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Who is who
The story stops where it stops. Here are the people in it, and when it all happened.
LaylaMiss Hikari
A proud top student with a cannon she built herself. She hides how hard she works.
FannyBlade of Kibou
A soldier-trained transfer student who flies with blades and a cable. Layla’s rival, then her teammate.
RubyMecha Maiden
The heir of a ruling house on Oro. She builds Angela, then runs away with her.
AngelaCyber Cherubin
An android built by Ruby. She learns what warmth, pain and friends are.
LesleyDeadeye Spectre
The Academy’s Chief Combat Instructor and a sniper. She lost her family and her left eye as a child.
Chang'eTech Tensai
The director of the Science Division and the youngest Chief Scientist in Terrinia. Mr. Bunny, a floating robot, is her best friend.
GuinevereDaybreak Halo
A proud, rich, loyal fighter who never gives up on Vexana.
VexanaTwilight Star
A quiet fighter who carries a deep guilt. She takes the Enders’ side to protect Guinevere.
SelenaSilverbolt Raiko
A Science Division student who rides a dragon-like machine, Silverbolt. She is an Ender who grew up among humans.
ObsidiaImperatrix Arashi
The first Ender to wake. She commands the Storm Citadel.
Also: Joe, the Combat Division professor. Roger, the thin boy on Joe’s team. Hester, the chief of Guinevere’s security detail. Karina, a rescue worker who raised Selena. Tetra, Angela’s doll and camera.
Timeline
- 978: The Catastrophe. In the years after it, the Enders are everywhere, and the Shield of Dawnbreak fights them.
- 983: The Storm Citadel strikes Terrinia. Obsidia sets a child among the survivors.
- After the first Aspirant suit: Selrick Academy is officially founded.
- The year before Fanny came: Guinevere and Vexana team up and win Best Aspirant Duo. Chang’e teaches the Core lesson.
- Fourteen years after 983: Fanny arrives at the Academy. Layla loses first place. The Enders break the dome, and Layla and Fanny become a team.
- Soon after: Ruby and Angela arrive from Oro, escape their cell, and join the Academy.
- In the weeks before the Crisis: Vexana is dragged into the void and takes the Enders’ side.
- May 997: The Singularity Crisis. The Storm Citadel arrives, and the Mother Matrix comes through the Singularity. Guinevere and Vexana are swept into a black hole and return. Obsidia’s field cancels aspirant power. Selena goes up to face Obsidia, and the duel is still going when the story stops.