Medici

Biography

The Red Angel's Remnants

Medici is an innate Mythical Creature who serves the Ancient Sun God as the Red Angel, one of the eight Kings of Angels. As the War Angel of the Red Priest pathway, he helps found Rose Redemption beside figures such as Ouroboros and Sasrir, while his descendants settle around Binsy and preserve the family's Hunter tradition. His loyalty is not passive obedience: later testimony describes him as proud enough that he would follow the Ancient Sun God's deputy only because he recognized that deputy as the Lord's own left hand. This original Medici is a living King of Angels and must be distinguished from the composite evil spirit that later uses his name. (Chapters 515–516, 666–671, 1117, 1159, and 2520)

In the Fourth Epoch, Medici sets a trap for the Sauron ancestor while concentrating his defenses on the Primordial Demoness. Adam and Amon instead help Alista Tudor turn the conflict into an apotheosis opportunity. Tudor captures Medici, Sauron, and Einhorn—three hostile Sequence 1 angels of the Red Priest pathway—and sacrifices them while forcefully switching from a non-neighboring pathway to become the half-mad Blood Emperor. Their deaths do not leave three independent, intact angels. Their remnant souls and hatred fuse into a single evil spirit, Sauron Einhorn Medici, sealed in the underground ritual chamber and internally divided among three former archenemies. (Chapters 735–736 and 963–965)

The sealed evil spirit manipulates Rafter Pound and competing descendants into supplying Sauron, Einhorn, and Medici blood, allowing it to escape while making Klein and Sharron believe they are its only possible rescuers. It later possesses Ince Zangwill, first struggling with him and then arranging a limited cooperation through the Quill of Alzuhod. When Klein's Fate Siphon plan transfers the spirit into Admiral Hell Ludwell, its three mouths still argue as separate Sauron, Einhorn, and Medici wills. The Underworld can contain it because this incarnation lacks a stable living body: without a Gatekeeper host and access to the Underworld, it weakens and risks dissipating, while Hunter characteristics can extend its existence. (Chapters 457, 607–608, 735–736, 934–943, and 965)

Rivalry on the Hunter Pathway

Medici eventually re-emerges from Fourth Epoch Trier in a restored body and at Sequence 1. His return is the endpoint of a plan built over years: he impersonates the great will beneath Trier through his rank, keeps selected Iron and Blood Cross Order members lucid enough to serve him, uses Gardner Martin to “conceive” the Hostel ritual, and coordinates with the Eternal Blazing Sun so the ritual draws Outer Deity bestowed and rival factions into one battlefield. Once Vermonda Sauron loses control and is weakened by purification, Medici imposes a conquering will, kills the Calamity Giant, and takes the second Conqueror characteristic. Holding two Sequence 1 characteristics returns him to King-of-Angels status after 2,081 years. (Chapters 1855–1866 and 1923–1926)

Medici then rebuilds the Red of War and works through Albus Medici in the contest over Salinger's Blood Banner. Albus can borrow power, distribute damage to his ancestor, and see through 0-01's soldier puppets, but Morora's seal sharply weakens the connection: Medici cannot descend, directly share Albus's senses, or prevent every local trap. Lumian Lee exploits those restrictions, survives the mausoleum, and leaves his own proxy mark on 0-01 before Medici can claim it. Medici and the Demoness faction also leave blood on the banner, so the result is not immediate ownership by any contender, but Lumian has formally entered the competition for the Red Priest position ahead of them. (Chapters 2239–2249, 2259–2275)

After Klein's dream collapses, Medici confronts Lumian directly and promises to hunt him only after he becomes an angel. The delay is calculated rather than chivalrous: Medici wants Lumian to trigger the resurrection traps and corruptions left by Alista Tudor, learning which path is safe before he advances himself. That makes Lumian both rival and pathfinder. Medici's taunt that pride is not something the war pathway uses against enemies expresses his method—he will provoke, observe, retreat, or postpone a duel whenever those choices improve the strategic position. (Chapters 2466 and 2511–2514)

Calamity and Lumian

The apocalypse changes the value of winning the Red Priest contest. Lumian argues that neither contender can complete a conventional apotheosis and master the City of Calamity before the Mother Goddess of Depravity finishes taking the Brood Hive, whereas Lumian's abnormal body can bypass critical delays. Medici rejects inheriting Lumian's mixture of Alista Tudor, Cheek, and primordial resurrection hazards, then accepts the reverse arrangement: Amon will extract Medici's two Conqueror characteristics and give them to Lumian. The choice is voluntary and leaves Medici below Sequence 1, not dead or secretly still a King of Angels. (Chapters 2551–2553)

Medici attaches three conditions. Lumian must protect the Sauron and Einhorn families and Medici descendants such as Albus, return two Conqueror characteristics after stabilizing as the Origins of Disaster, and punch Adam on Medici's behalf. Those demands reveal why the surrender is not simple capitulation: Medici converts his lost rank into a future for the three bloodlines fused into him, a route to regain power later, and an answer to Adam's ancient betrayal. He admits that, had Adam told him the truth, he might have joined the experiment or sacrificed himself first. Lumian fulfills the personal condition by striking Adam twice and naming one blow as Medici's. (Chapters 2552–2554)

After Lumian becomes the Origins of Disaster, Medici offers sacrifice to the essence of war and receives its feedback. This support extends his legion's range and lets his two Weather Warlock characteristics coordinate an army of angels that would otherwise exceed his effective reach. During the final defense he pools different pathways into a single war machine, uses allied blessings and borrowed destructive fire to cripple enemy angels, withstands attempts to provoke internal strife, and remains in command until the Outer Deity forces retreat. His latest state is therefore an alive Sequence 2 War Angel serving the greater calamity authority, still expecting the eventual return of the promised characteristics rather than occupying the Red Priest throne himself. (Chapters 2595, 2598–2600, 2602, and 2608)

Appearance and personality

Medici's characteristic angelic appearance is a young, handsome man with long fiery-red hair, blood-stained black armor, and a vivid red banner-shaped mark between his brows. The resurrected form initially retains two decaying wounds on the cheeks; after he regains King-of-Angels status they heal into mouth-like scars. In less ceremonial settings he can wear an ordinary shirt and trousers, but the red hair, aggressive bearing, and habit of occupying a throne made from iron weapons preserve the image of a warlord. (Chapters 942, 1923–1925, 2466, 2513, and 2552)

Sauron Einhorn Medici is visually and ontologically different. Extracted from Ince, the evil spirit appears as a translucent, red-haired young man in blood-stained armor with signs of decay. While possessing Ludwell, the dominant face uses Ludwell's eyes and mouth, while two bloody mouths open on the host's cheeks for the other remnant wills. Their quarrels are not cosmetic: disagreement can withhold possession powers at a critical moment, and the inability to maintain a host threatens the whole composite's existence. (Chapters 942–943 and 965)

Medici is proud, mocking, patient, and almost compulsively provocative, but his pride does not make him strategically rigid. He treats retreat, delay, expendable agents, and cooperation with an old enemy as legitimate tools of war. His deepest loyalties become clearest when survival is at stake: he demands protection for Medici, Sauron, and Einhorn descendants, resents Adam for denying him an informed choice, and recalls having once followed his Lord to save humanity. The final legion demonstrates that beneath the taunts is a commander who understands war as coordinated collective strength, not a series of solitary duels. (Chapters 965, 1924–1926, 2466, 2552–2553, and 2595–2600)

Pathways and abilities

Medici belongs to the Red Priest pathway, but his abilities occur in incompatible states: original King of Angels, bodyless three-remnant evil spirit, restored Sequence 1 Conqueror, King of Angels with two Conqueror characteristics, and latest Sequence 2 Weather Warlock with two characteristics after both Sequence 1 characteristics are removed. The fused evil spirit's possession and dependence on a Gatekeeper are properties of that remnant state, while the later metal army, conquering will, and legion command belong to a restored angel with an independent body. (Chapters 736, 942–965, 1923–1925, 2552–2553, and 2595)

Conspiracy and provocation

The pathway's low- and middle-Sequence foundations remain central at angel level. Medici provokes enemies into revealing emotional and tactical openings, then embeds those reactions in a plan whose real objective is elsewhere. The sealed spirit uses a false rescue condition to mobilize several families; the restored Medici lets the Hostel ritual appear to be Gardner Martin's revelation while using it to expose Vermonda, Mirror People, and Outer Deity bestowed simultaneously. Later he withholds action against Lumian so Tudor's hidden dangers will be triggered by someone else. These conspiracies require intelligence, time, agents, and believable incentives. Once the true arrangement is exposed or a necessary collaborator refuses, the plan must be revised rather than reality automatically obeying it. (Chapters 457, 607–608, 940, 1924–1926, and 2513–2514)

Provocation is both social weapon and acting principle. Medici insults Sauron and Einhorn until their reactions reveal priorities, pressures Lumian through contempt, and even turns requests into contests over dignity. It is not irresistible mind control. Targets familiar with Hunters can refuse the bait, while Medici himself repeatedly warns through action that a Hunter's pride should not replace judgment. His sharpest provocations work because they expose an existing fear, rivalry, or desire. (Chapters 736, 965, 2466, and 2552)

Fire, weather, and the body of war

Medici controls supernatural flame from crimson through white-hot and violet destructive fire. He can form burning spears and broadswords, move or attack in a flame-transformed state, ignite battlefields, and combine flame with iron-like bodily transformation. At Weather Warlock level, the pathway adds control of wide-area weather and calamity, Fog of War, and battlefield conditions; the fog can obstruct perception and organization while his forces exploit prepared routes. Fire remains subject to equal-rank resistance, sealing, purification, and environments that suppress the connection supplying power. (Chapters 942–965, 1923–1924, 2263, 2595, and 2600)

The restored Medici manifests armies of metal soldiers and turns weapons, flame, and disciplined formations into extensions of command. This is not unlimited creation detached from logistics or range. In Morora, Albus's connection to Medici permits only temporary Sequence 4 power, weakened higher effects, and partial damage transfer because the seal blocks their interaction. After Medici is reduced to Weather Warlock, even two Sequence 2 characteristics are insufficient to link the apocalyptic angel army over roughly twenty kilometers until the essence of war strengthens him. (Chapters 2244–2249, 2260–2263, and 2595)

Conquering will and destruction

As a Sequence 1 Conqueror, Medici can impose a will that subdues an enemy's resistance, identify and strike decisive weak points, and turn an army's momentum into a concentrated attack. Against Vermonda, he waits until purification and rival assaults reduce the out-of-control angel, suppresses the Calamity Giant with conquering will, and drives a purple-flame broadsword through its skull. The feat is a prepared execution supported by Saint Viève and the Eternal Blazing Sun, not evidence that Medici can effortlessly kill any Sequence 1 opponent alone. (Chapters 1923–1924)

His destructive attacks can follow meaningful connections rather than stopping at a false surface. During the apocalypse, Medici's Sword of Destruction cuts through an Observer's illusory body and strikes the weak link to the true body in another dimension; the resulting Fire of Destruction also invalidates revival and recovery arrangements. The strike depends on the legion holding the target in relation to reality, allied misfortune, and Franca lending Demoness black flames. It demonstrates how Medici combines pathways inside a war formation, not an innate ability to ignore every dimensional defense by himself. (Chapter 2600)

Red of War and legion command

The Red of War lets members concentrate power toward Medici, borrow a portion of his power in return, and distribute damage through the formation. Albus uses this network to access higher Hunter abilities and divert part of an otherwise fatal impact. In the final battle, Medici expands the same principle to angels from many pathways: Spectators stabilize minds, Fate angels provide fortune and misfortune, Door powers constrain escape, and individual attackers contribute specialized effects to a single campaign. The legion therefore magnifies collective compatibility and command; it does not erase each member's pathway, costs, or need to consent. (Chapters 2260–2263 and 2595–2600)

Range, seals, morale, and hostile influence are practical counters. Morora attenuates borrowing and damage transfer, while Cupids and Leviathans nearly break the apocalyptic legion by stealing hearts and amplifying jealousy. Sleep, Placate, Hypnosis, and virtual personalities are required to restore order. Medici's effectiveness depends on keeping the formation coherent and selecting the correct target; a disrupted chain of command or isolated member loses much of the pooled advantage. (Chapters 2263, 2595, and 2602)

Evil-spirit possession and its limits

Sauron Einhorn Medici can possess a Gatekeeper, draw on the host's body and Underworld access, and struggle or negotiate with the host for control. Its fused angelic memories make it exceptionally dangerous as a conspirator, while attraction to Hunter characteristics provides both prey and sustenance. However, the three remnant wills can veto or interrupt one another, and possession can be transferred through fate manipulation. Once Klein shifts it from Ince to Ludwell and Daly opens the Underworld, the composite is carried out of the battlefield with a host it cannot maintain indefinitely. (Chapters 934–943 and 965)

This state should not be described as three living Sequence 1 angels sharing an undamaged body. Tudor already consumed their characteristics in his apotheosis; what remains is psyche, hatred, pathway affinity, and later-acquired power in a fused spirit. Purification, exorcism, territorial sealing, severance from a Gatekeeper, internal disagreement, and Underworld authority all restrict it. Its later restored body and Sequence rank represent a new stage of recovery, not proof that the sealed evil spirit had possessed the full original King-of-Angels strength throughout. (Chapters 736, 934–943, 965, 1266, and 1923–1925)

Relationships

• Lumian Lee: Medici's principal later rival and identity mirror on the Hunter pathway. He first treats Lumian as a proxy and pathfinder, then yields the characteristics Lumian needs when the apocalypse makes Lumian's abnormal route strategically superior.
• Adam: A former divine-family ally whose hidden role in Medici's death becomes a lasting grievance. Medici says he might have accepted the ancient sacrifice if Adam had trusted him with the truth, and later makes Lumian deliver a retaliatory punch.
• Amon: Another ancient participant in the trap that enabled Alista Tudor's apotheosis. Their hostility persists, yet Medici accepts Amon as the only available specialist capable of extracting his highest-Sequence characteristics safely enough for the final plan.
• Alista Tudor: Medici's killer and enduring object of contempt. Tudor sacrifices the three rival angels to become Blood Emperor, while the hazards and resurrection arrangements he leaves behind shape Medici's competition with Lumian millennia later.
• Sauron and Einhorn: Former archenemies fused with Medici in death. Their independent mouths and disputes define the evil-spirit state, while Medici's later conditions protecting both families show that two thousand years of forced coexistence created obligations beyond simple hatred.
• Albus Medici: Medici's descendant, agent, and Red of War member. Albus carries his ancestor's power and plans into Morora, but the local seal limits the connection and leaves him responsible for reporting and tactical judgment.
• Ince Zangwill: The Gatekeeper host with whom Sauron Einhorn Medici reaches a limited truce. Their cooperation hides the possession and hunts Hunter materials until Klein's plan separates them.

Items

• Salinger's Blood Banner: The Red Priest Uniqueness, designated 0-01. Medici held it in the ancient era and later understands its soldiers and seals well enough to guide Albus, but he does not own it during the Morora contest. Lumian becomes its proxy, then takes and accommodates it on his own route to Red Priest. (Chapters 2260–2275 and 2554–2555)
• Cards of Blasphemy: The fused evil spirit possesses and displays the Red Priest card while bargaining for release. Its anti-divination properties and pathway convergence help conceal the spirit's activity, but the card is a knowledge-bearing artifact rather than the source of Medici's Conqueror or Weather Warlock powers. (Chapters 457 and 934)