Lore Glossary

Raw power of one’s soul. Can be strengthened through training like a muscle. All life is connected by the Creator and shares a fragment of God’s Imperium. Individuals have Imperium limits. Imperium can be stolen/absorbed; uncontrolled absorption can corrupt and drive someone insane. Imperium dust can carry memory shards (Rush experiences Jarzkon’s memories).

Story Importance

Core power system for Holy Knights training, Hell combat, Black Hand hierarchy, and weapon-bearing thresholds such as Aethernus.

Related Characters / Factions

• Soren Eyer
• Rush Cohen
• Az / Holy Knights
• Karner / Hell forces
• Black Hand (limits over 50; Baron over 100; combined over 300)
• Michael (divine Imperium used as invasion fuel)

Open Questions

• Exact measurement method for Imperium limits.
• Full long-term cost of absorption for Rush.

Wiki Page Notes

• Primary “What is Imperium?” explainer target.

Aethernus, also known as the feather, is Soren’s true sword. It is the signature blade of Michael, the Celestial Beacon of Light, given to Soren by Michael. Soren is currently too weak to use it properly: it requires an almost unlimited / enormous Imperium reserve to wield, and Soren’s Imperium is still unstable and undernourished. Az was able to temporarily activate Aethernus, showing that the weapon has power beyond Soren’s current ability to control. Az warns Soren never to release it from its possession again until ready. In Chapter 15, Soren’s sword activates against Rush even though Rush thought it only worked against demons.

Aethernus should not be confused with the Knight Templar Sword. The Knight Templar Sword is the merchant/training blade Soren currently uses until he is strong enough to wield the feather.

Story Importance

Central holy weapon and trust symbol linking Michael to Soren’s path. Soren’s true sword, not the blade he currently fights with.

Related Characters / Factions

• Michael
• Soren Eyer
• Az
• Rush Cohen (activation/spar context)

Open Questions

• What “ready” fully requires.
• Full list of Aethernus abilities beyond current feats.

Wiki Page Notes

• Pair with Michael, Soren, and Knight Templar Sword pages.

The Knight Templar Sword is the training sword Az obtained for Soren from the merchant (Bardo). Soren currently uses it for training and combat while he is still too weak to properly wield Aethernus. It is not Soren’s true sword; it is a temporary weapon until Soren becomes strong enough to use Aethernus. Relics of this tradition include a blade with holy runes Leve (lightweight), Critica (increased damage against demons), and Obice (resistance to evil spells).

The Knight Templar Sword should not be confused with Aethernus (the feather).

Story Importance

Soren’s current training and combat weapon while he is still too weak to use Aethernus.

Related Characters / Factions

• Soren Eyer
• Az
• Bardo (merchant)
• Contrast with Aethernus

Open Questions

• Full origin of this specific blade beyond the merchant purchase.

Wiki Page Notes

• Keep distinct from Aethernus and from the TCG card Flaming Sword.

Barrier spell used for defense/protection. Taught to Rush by Karner.

Story Importance

Shows Rush’s protective focus rather than pure destruction during the Chapter 15 reunion; evidence he is training under Karner, not as a Holy Knight.

Related Characters / Factions

• Rush Cohen
• Karner

Open Questions

• Full spell limits and variants.

Wiki Page Notes

• Useful “spell spotlight” entry.

Spell/portal used by Karner to move Rush through Limbo/Hell.

Story Importance

Transit key from Earth pursuit into Rush’s Hell education.

Related Characters / Factions

• Karner
• Rush Cohen

Open Questions

• Who else can cast it.

Wiki Page Notes

• Cross-link Limbo location page.

Karner’s life-force/soul-draining spell. Used to suck out Sigrid’s life force and kill Sigrid as punishment.

Story Importance

Demonstrates Karner’s bottomless-seeming power and zero tolerance for low-level interference in Lucifer’s plan.

Related Characters / Factions

• Karner
• Sigrid
• Black Hand witnesses

Open Questions

• Whether the victim’s Imperium/soul is stored or simply destroyed.

Wiki Page Notes

• Signature Karner cruelty spell.

Restraints used by archangel forces to imprison Lucifer on the 9th floor of Hell. Later, Michael is bound by the same Ethereal Chains. Rasiel is not the imprisoner and is not credited with using the chains against Lucifer.

Story Importance

Defines both Lucifer’s historic containment and Michael’s catastrophic captivity.

Related Characters / Factions

• Lucifer
• Michael
• Archangels

Open Questions

• How chains can be broken or transferred.
• Exact mechanics of binding.

Wiki Page Notes

• Critical to Michael’s fall and Lucifer prison lore.

Odd-looking book/relic sought by Nolan Bates and pursued as a lead by Karner. Could change everything. Linked to ancient tablet instructions, creation-of-mankind mystery, and coordinates in Arizona, Turkey, and Antarctica.

Story Importance

Major mystery MacGuffin connecting Earth science elite, Black Hand escort work, and Hell-side strategy.

Related Characters / Factions

• Nolan Bates
• Dr. Nadir
• Rush Cohen
• Karner
• Black Hand

Open Questions

• Exact contents and authorship.
• Whether it is truly the key to mankind’s creation.

Wiki Page Notes

• Central mystery page for wiki and content series.

Portals/invasion gates allowing Hell forces into Earth. Michael’s captured Imperium is to be used as fuel for continual invasions. Stored Imperium can open a gate large enough for Algolga at half the usual time.

Story Importance

Operational heart of Hell’s Earth assault logistics.

Related Characters / Factions

• Lucifer’s forces
• Argaun
• Algolga
• Michael (fuel source)

Open Questions

• How many gates exist and how they are closed.

Wiki Page Notes

• Cross-link invasions and Michael captivity.

Dimensional space between worlds; floor zero between Earth and Hell.

Story Importance

Threshold realm for Karner’s recruitment/transport of Rush.

Related Characters / Factions

• Karner
• Rush Cohen

Wiki Page Notes

• Distinguish from the nine named Hell floors.

Hell’s floor structure taught to Rush: 1. Greed 2. Lust 3. Gluttony 4. Sloth 5. Wrath 6. Envy 7. Heresy 8. Violence 9. Treachery

Limbo is separate as floor zero / between worlds. Lucifer is bound on the 9th floor. Lust is the first floor Rush is taken toward after his initial combat test.

Story Importance

Maps Rush’s Hell education and Lucifer’s prison depth.

Related Characters / Factions

• Rush Cohen
• Karner
• Lucifer

Open Questions

• Full ecology/rulers of each floor beyond names and key beats.

Wiki Page Notes

• Strong explainer/listicle canon page.

Ancient war after which many continued practicing Imperium; some secret societies awaited Lucifer’s return. Important backdrop for later divergence of holy warrior traditions.

Story Importance

Historical hinge between ancient Imperium culture and modern secret societies / Holy Knights / Templar legacies.

Related Characters / Factions

• Holy Knights tradition
• Knights Templar tradition
• Secret societies awaiting Lucifer

Open Questions

• Exact combatants, date, and outcome details beyond aftermath notes.

Wiki Page Notes

• Ancient-history pillar entry.

Secret society / holy warrior tradition distinct from Holy Knights. Began as purely holy, became fascinated by black magic, and was destroyed by imbalance. Relics include a blade with holy runes Leve (lightweight), Critica (increased damage against demons), and Obice (resistance to evil spells).

Story Importance

Shows a failed holy path corrupted by black-magic fascination; supplies anti-demon armament through Bardo.

Related Characters / Factions

• Bardo (dealer of Templar blade)
• Az (buyer/user for Soren’s path gearing)
• Contrast with Holy Knights

Open Questions

• Full destruction timeline and surviving remnant status.

Wiki Page Notes

• Must remain clearly distinct from Holy Knights.

Organization led by Az. Uses spiritual science, training, meditation, and knowledge to become an incorruptible pillar of light that cannot be swayed. Distinct from Knights Templar. Early chapters frame Holy Knights as endangered. A Holy Knights figure offers Soren “truth or death” before/around his Aethernus path.

Story Importance

Soren’s training home and philosophical opposite to Karner’s cruelty curriculum.

Related Characters / Factions

• Az
• Soren Eyer
• Holy Alliance context

Open Questions

• Full roster and current strength after being endangered.

Wiki Page Notes

• Core holy faction explainer.

Source/order tied to rare magical currency used by Bardo in artifact bargaining.

Story Importance

Indicates a wider magical economy behind relic trade.

Related Characters / Factions

• Bardo
• Az (uses currency in trade)

Open Questions

• Structure, location, and goals of the Order of Babylon.

Wiki Page Notes

• Economy/worldbuilding stub with confirmed currency use only.

Ancient/holy artifacts connected to the larger supernatural war. Referenced from early chapters and Holy Knights teaching.

Story Importance

Part of the sacred-object landscape alongside Aethernus and other relics.

Related Characters / Factions

• Holy side / Holy Knights teaching context
• Broader war participants

Wiki Page Notes

• Keep provisional until itemized canon appears.

Powerful weapon concept established in early chapters (Chapter 1).

Story Importance

Early signal of mythic-scale armaments in the war.

Open Questions

• Wielders, number, and present-day status.

Wiki Page Notes

• Name-preserving stub for later expansion.

Early important term connected to power/weapons (Chapter 1).

Story Importance

Part of opening mythic vocabulary of the invasion/war setup.

Open Questions

• Exact meaning and current relevance.

Wiki Page Notes

• Preserve terminology; expand only with confirmed definition later.

Early important term connected to demon passage / Hell invasion (Chapter 1).

Story Importance

Linked to Hell invasion setup language.

Related Characters / Factions

• Hell invasion forces

Open Questions

• Precise translation/function in-universe.

Wiki Page Notes

• Preserve Latin/terminology exactly.

Story Importance

Part of the divine-power vocabulary surrounding Imperium and Aethernus.

Related Characters / Factions

• Az
• Soren Eyer
• Holy Knights

Open Questions

• How God Power differs from Imperium fragments of the Creator.

Wiki Page Notes

• Cross-link Imperium and Aethernus.

High divine warriors. Michael is one of the four Great Archangels and is called the Celestial Beacon of Light. Rasiel is not an archangel; Rasiel currently acts as a soldier for Lucifer (not involved in Lucifer’s imprisonment) and later dies/falls into Algolga. Archangels believed Lucifer’s Ethereal Chains imprisonment was eternal.

Story Importance

Defines the top holy military caste and the shock of Michael’s capture.

Related Characters / Factions

• Michael

Open Questions

• Identities of all four Great Archangels.

Wiki Page Notes

• Do not list Rasiel among the archangels; keep Rasiel/Algolga on a separate page.

Demonic/evil side of the central war. In story terms, opposed to the Holy Alliance. Rush’s path under Karner aligns with this dark side. Card-game faction labels remain HOLY/EVIL separately and should not overwrite manga faction naming.

Story Importance

Umbrella for Lucifer, Karner, Hell floors, Algolga operations, and Rush’s dark mentorship track.

Related Characters / Factions

• Lucifer
• Karner
• Argaun
• Algolga
• Rush Cohen (trainee path)

Open Questions

• Full command structure under Lucifer while chained.

Wiki Page Notes

• Keep terminology consistent with manga usage.

Holy/divine side of the central war, associated with Holy Knights, archangels, and Soren’s path.

Story Importance

Umbrella for resistance against Hell’s invasion and Lucifer’s plan.

Related Characters / Factions

• Soren Eyer
• Az / Holy Knights
• Michael
• Archangels

Open Questions

• Political structure beyond Holy Knights and archangel forces.

Wiki Page Notes

• Contrast page with Legion of Darkness.

Fatal degenerative disease damaging nerves, spine, and brain. Hannah (Rush’s mother) suffers from it. Treatment costs as much as a house per year.

Story Importance

Human medical/financial pressure that shapes Rush’s soccer grind, family abandonment trauma, and desperation.

Related Characters / Factions

• Hannah
• Rush Cohen
• Rush’s father

Open Questions

• Whether a supernatural cure exists.

Wiki Page Notes

• Important non-combat lore for Rush’s motivation.

Means/spell or command used to open a hidden chamber in Bardo’s artifact shop.

Story Importance

Access key to superior armaments scene in Chapter 14.

Related Characters / Factions

• Az
• Bardo
• Rush Cohen

Open Questions

• Broader uses outside Bardo’s shop.

Wiki Page Notes

• Minor but searchable spell/term.

• Holy runes on the Knights Templar blade acquired by Az:
• Leve: lightweight
• Critica: increased damage against demons
• Obice: resistance to evil spells

Story Importance

Concrete anti-demon enchantment set; also linguistically related to Rush’s Lux Obice barrier naming.

Related Characters / Factions

• Az
• Bardo
• Knights Templar relic tradition

Open Questions

• Whether Obice rune and Lux Obice spell share origin.

Wiki Page Notes

• Good short lore-fact content set.