Jestel Aegis

"The silver moonlight reflected on my scales is the beacon I activate in the darkness to light my way forward."

I thought it was all over, that all the deception and hatred had settled into dust.

But when Jestel returned to her true homeland, a voice she had never heard before began to ring in her heart—

Do you crave power? Do you desire true revenge?

The heat of the volcano vows to melt everything in this world to nothingness.

As agreed with Jestel, I met with her.

It turns out that the hot-tempered, chattering "Jestel" who briefly appeared in her letters has been hiding in a corner of her heart since she was old enough to understand the world.

This "Jestel" is the symbol of the volcano. She brings power, but also the pain of childhood. Although the current Jestel has mastered this power, the scars carved into her heart still ache from time to time. And that is when the other her takes advantage of the weakness to slip in.

There is no blood of the Aegis line in Jestel's veins.

To absorb the power of the volcano, under the orders of the Bathory family, the Aegis line purged the Gravekeeper Liske line. Yet Jestel was adopted and survived.

She wanted to avenge her family, only to discover that the people she cherished were her true enemies.

The Aegis line hid the truth from Jestel, but during the purge, they also deceived the Bathory family, leaving behind the last Spark.

Was it compassion? Or were they coveting greater power and plotting deeper conspiracies?

The truth of those years remains unknown, leaving only the struggling Jestel behind.

She has always taken pride in protecting others, proud of her Shield. Even when fear struck her heart, she never laid down the Shield in her hands.

But now, why has she left her Shield at my door?

"If there is no one to protect, the Shield loses the meaning of its existence." I remembered these words she once told me herself.

I asked Feuler for help, and together we searched every corner of the Bathory castle where she might be, but there was no sign of Jestel.

Something clicked in my mind, and I checked tonight's Moon Phase.

Tonight is a Full Moon.

A gift meticulously prepared by Jestel.

A tiny Shield carved from scales, symbolizing protection and peace.

I once asked her where these scales came from, but she always dodged the question.