Valaciel

Valaciel — Val to his inner circle — is the story's protagonist: a Grade 10 transfer who regressed to January 2009 with [Pre-Rewind] memory intact, Master Aura skill, and Divinity 1 retained from the Void while his bloodline still reads Human only. He hides behind Aura concealment, befriends Dawn and the Gu twins, and carries a one-sided love for Lateresa (Tess) until the second ascent arc unfolds.

Appearance

Height: ~178 cm — taller than most school peers
Hair: Black, a little past the shoulders; falls into eyes when tired
Build: Lean, wiry — shoulders still carry "used to hold a line" posture from [Pre-Rewind]
Face: Handsome in a guarded, tired way rather than pretty
Wings: Present Jan 2009 – early Feb 2010: none; Level 68+: 1 pair (Messenger-tier)

Personality

Guarded and deliberately ordinary at school — feigns weakness when useful, concealment as habit. Cherishes people he failed on the erased branch — transfer circle, childhood friends, Dawn, Gu twins — without revealing [Pre-Rewind] history. Sadist pacing in real fights unless kill intent; thick Aura body cloak. One-sided romantic fixation on Tess before memory restore.

Background

Topic	Detail
Born	1994
Birth class	Thief @ birth — Val never knew the class framework as a mortal
[Pre-Rewind]	Mortal life to age 61 @ Level 1; Heaven path Thief → Shadow; fall by Daniel — wings torn, devil energy, Void Gate
Regression	Rewind — January 15, 2009; only Val retains erased-branch memory
Fixed stats	4 / 3 / 5 / 1 @ Level 1 — named exception; `Divinity 1` floor retained

Plot

Season 1 — Still Falling and Rewind (January 2009)

Still Falling replays [Pre-Rewind] fall sensory memory — Daniel's hands, wing tear, Gate toss. Rewind: wakes January 15, 2009 — concealment slides on before his feet touch the floor.

Season 1 — School year 2009 (January–March)

First day — only Val has [Pre-Rewind] memory. Silver Cross gate — Level 1 → Level 6 first Present gate; saves Dawn; Gu twins threaten report (never filed). 27 January — befriends Dawn + twins. Backyard Spar — teaches Initial Aura; still refuses Silver Cross tag-along. Tang Wei feud — feigned losses, Dawn shield, gate weekends — Level 6 → Level 12 by Something Under Cotton.

Season 1 — School year 2009 (April–June)

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Season 1 — School year 2009 (July–October)

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Abilities

Topic	Rule
Aura	Master — retained after rewind; Aura Sword from first gate
Concealment	Aura concealment — masks Divinity, Level, Combined to plausible school read
Class	Thief (birth) — [Pre-Rewind] reached Shadow; Present path TBD
Future	Seraph Sovereign — sole character with that terminal class

Relationships

Lateresa — Tess / Tesa — one-sided love [Pre-Rewind] and Present until memory restore.

Samauel — Lucy — twin bond; voice-only [Pre-Rewind] contact.

Dawn · Gu Mei · Gu Xian — close friends from 27 Jan 2009; gate weekends, sleepovers.

Daniel — [Pre-Rewind] torturer; hunt.

Gu Feng — January night spar; learns Human, Angel.

Quotes

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Statistics & class history

Base stats

Str	Agi	Sta	Int	Divinity (start)
4	3	5	1	0 (mortal) → 1 @ rewind

Fixed roll — Divinity 1 @ Present anchor.

Class

Base	Current (Jan 2009)	Path
Thief	Thief	Ghost → Shade → Shadow ([Pre-Rewind]); Present TBD

Stat history

Date	Level	Rank	Class	Divinity	Combined	Notes
Present (Jan 2009)	1	F	Thief	1	15	Rewind anchor; Divinity retained
26 Jan 2009	6	F	Thief	1	~51	Silver Cross gate

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