Cleo

Cleo is an Agarthian Saintess who first escorts Lux and Gaap as captured trespassers and later serves as their guide under King Septimius's protection decree. Her knowledge of Agartha, compelling power, and Saint-ranked presence support both internal security and the kingdom's eventual defense against the Abyss. (Chapters 833, 845, 1138)

Biography

The Dragon kingdoms and the Abyss

Cleo initially transports Lux and Gaap to Shambala as prisoners, warning them not to cause trouble while proudly explaining Agartha's isolation and duty to intervene only in world-ending crises. After Lux earns freedom in the Coliseum, King Septimius assigns her as the official escort whose decree prevents lawful Agarthians from harassing the travelers. Shared travel and ordinary shopping soften her custodial posture into genuine concern: she warns Lux against defying Lilian, feels guilty when royal orders compel her to use her power on him, and ultimately refuses to cross the Purple Sea because even a Saint cannot safely survive its hazards, choosing instead to wait and pray for the group's return. (Chapters 833, 845, 854, 866, 870)

The rescue from the Abyss and the final war

When Agartha itself becomes the target of an Abyssal invasion, Cleo no longer stands at the edge of someone else's dangerous journey. She joins Sion, Darius, and Garen at the head of the Agarthian Army and clashes with the invading force while the kingdom's rulers engage its Demigods. The motive is explicitly communal—family, lovers, children, homeland, and future—and her position among the four named commanders confirms that the guide who once feared the Purple Sea accepts direct responsibility when retreat would expose her own people. (Chapter 1138)

Appearance and personality

Cleo is described as a beautiful Saintess, but the supplied chapters do not give a reliable hair color, eye color, or distinctive outfit. She is proud of Agartha and quick to threaten suspicious outsiders, yet also sociable enough to share history during a long carriage ride and practical enough to bargain in markets. Her caution can look fearful around Calamities or the Purple Sea, but it is informed rather than cowardly: she understands when her Saint rank is insufficient and still fights when Agartha has nowhere else to withdraw. (Chapters 833, 853–854, 866, 870, 1138)

Abilities and skills

Cleo's unique compelling ability invades the will of someone weaker than she is and makes the target carry out a command. She uses it during interrogation at royal order despite personal reluctance. The power is neither universal nor irresistible: it depends on the target being weaker, and Lux defeats the interrogation by filling his mind with an unrelated “profound” thought until he no longer processes the question. Cleo recognizes that the counter makes repeating the technique useless against him, showing that focused mental disruption can break its practical result. (Chapters 862–863)

As a Saint, Cleo can project pressure strong enough to paralyze lower-ranked opponents, which she and Maeve use while protecting Cai and Cethus. She also has the durability and authority expected of one of Agartha's battlefield leaders, but the corpus does not give her a named offensive spell, weapon art, or later formal breakthrough. Her latest documented application is therefore command and frontline support during the invasion, not an unsupported claim that her compulsion works on Demigods or equals. (Chapters 1036, 1138)

Relationships

Cleo's relationship with Lux and Gaap develops from captor and captives into guide and companions. She comes to respect Gaap after his Covenant contends with Sion, and she apologizes to Lux after obeying the king's coercive order. King Septimius remains her sovereign, creating the conflict between duty and conscience, while Sion, Darius, and Garen are fellow Agarthian defenders alongside whom she commands the army. (Chapters 833, 845, 863, 1138)

Items

No generated notable item is individually assigned to Cleo in the supplied inventory.