Samantha Arcand

Samantha Arcand is an eighteen year old woman, easily an S-Class Mage with no known guild affiliations. Reputed for her otherworldly talent in the mystical art of Requip Magic, Samantha has made an name for herself as Madame Mystical Gunslinger, even blessing the title of her application of the magic with a portion of her own epithet. That being said, Samantha's skill is said to be terrifying in a manner not seen since Erza Scarlet of the Fairy Tail Guild. An Independent Mage to the core, Samantha is often contracted as a bounty hunter or mercenary, despite her personality being in constant conflict with the ruthlessness considered necessary for such an occupation. Samantha refers to herself as a Mage Hunter, hunting down powerful individuals or corrupt targets and bringing them back to justice.

Appearance
"Her beauty, as spellbinding as the bullets she wielded in battle and as graceful as her lethal maneuvers struck me dead, halting my tracks. However, as I slowly came to realize, it was not solely her beauty that had ensnared me (I had acquired far too much experience with beautiful women for such a trick to impair me as it would have my younger apprentices), as before I knew it, a bullet, like a graceful sign of certain doom, caressed my back, before stretching it apart. I could not move. I could not think. I could not breathe, but ,even then, that was before the bullet struck."

''-Description of Samantha Arcand by an elderly mage, physically incapable of doing much damage to her. The old mage is unable to move before Samantha eventually puts him down.''

Breathtaking. Alluring. Mouthwatering. Enchanting. All of these words, and more, increasingly descriptive adjectives and phrases, are among the long list of compliments Samantha has received in her life, and even then, one could argue, that even each and every last one is completely insufficient to represent what she truly appears to be. The women of the Arcand Tribe are said to be the Amazons of legend, towering over the normal female and having a beauty unlike any other. Even by Arcand Tribe standards, Samantha is an exceptional eye-candy, leadng her to be called the Jewel of The Arcand. As a woman who is said to have a natural beauty that most other women could only come close to by applying cosmetic enhancements, Samantha dons an intimidating/imposing tall, slender figure, and an overwhelmingly powerful aura of utter nobility. In fact, so overwhelming, that it is a tad bit of an understatement to compare her refined, superior atmosphere to that of an artistocrat, a comment she will noticeably take offense to. From a young age, Samantha's body seemed to have blossomed and grew much more fruitfully than any other girl in the tribe and of the same generation.

There is no part of Samantha's body that she is timid about, from her long, flowing silky hair all the way down to the soft, smooth soles of her feet. Taking pride in the astounding condition of her soft, pale, unblemished skin, her physique can only be described as completely Amazonian, and even then, it is not even certain if that describes it enough. With powerful, toned legs, capable of inducing fear into the hearts of lesser men with just a glance, and similarly toned abdominal and arm muscles, the symmetry of Samantha's muscular definition is considered abnormallly exact. This Femme Fatale's body is then blesssed by the natural complimentary accessory that is her shimmering raven-black hair, plunging down her back and curving itself in a very serpentine manner around her body. This luminosity is then contrasted by her deep crimson lips, their inherent colour often assumed to be the effect of lipstick, when in fact, their rosiness is completely natural. The red colour of her lips seems to trickle through her cheeks, having a subtle rosiness themselves, before completely vanishing, cowering in utter terror at the appearance of the masters of her ocular region, perleascent, green irises surveying the "creatures" that dare come before her visage and invade her viewing area.

Her well-endowed body is also coupled with the additional boon of being well-adorned, with mild wrappings of cloth covering her breast area (albeit in a revealing fashion), which are then tied around the rest of her curvaceous frame to effectively make a loincloth/rearcloth/skirt that bridges out at the sides of the hip, the traditional wear of a woman of the Arcand tribe. While many may consider it somewhat revealing and unfitting of a woman who carries herself with such remarkable grandeur, Samantha wears her clothing with pride, going so far as to accesorize and add more to her look. With teardrop-shaped earrings crafted out of the shattered remains of a beautiful pink Lacrima, fused together to make for all intents and purposes what is a magical jewel, a faded blue-light violet arm wrap, and even thigh high brown combat boots (complete with a holster on it), any doubts of Samantha's pride over her appearance should have been completely washed away.

Many persons believe her appearance to be, well, lacking guns, or any indication to her fighting style. However, Samantha actually prefers her appearance to be like this (element of surprise), to the point that she carries what may appear to be a sword in the small red holster attached to her excessively high boots at all times. However, the truth of what she carries is indeed a Magical Gunblade, one of many examples of Samantha's ingenuity. Knowing that Gunsmith only allows her to create weapons that contain the concept of a gun within, Samantha decided to combine the sword with the gun and create a formidable weapon capable of effectively fighting enemies at any distance.

Gunner's Vest
While under the influence of her Requip Magic, Samantha is able to conjure the equivalent of a mystical body armour, usually coming in the form of military apparel, that greatly increases her defensive and physical capabilities. Everything related to her body already described prior to this is maintained, however, it is the equivalent of simply changing her clothes in practically a second. In this form, Samantha's otherwise revealing outfit is now replaced with a camouflaged military shirt, along with a matching pants and even a hat, with a black shirt made completely out of wool covering her underneath as an undergarment. However, when equipped, Samantha feels no different than how she would normally feel if she was wearing normal clothes, something later revealed to be attributed to her talent with Requip Magic. In essence, Samantha can simply Requip, "the appearance", or her normal clothing while maintaining the full defensive bonuses afforded to her by the combat vest. This also allows her to hide from opponents who simply looked for the exact appearance instead of the same magical signature.

Personality
Despite being at her core, a generous woman who actually retains a heart, an attribute hardly held today by the more ruthless Mages that choose to refer themselves as her fellow Mage Hunters, Samantha's occupation often involves the killing of innocents just to get the job done, a case example of doing things for the greater good. This has led to what can basically considered a split in her personality between when she is on-duty and off-duty, between when she becomes Samantha the Mage Huntress and when she reverts to being Samantha the "Civilian". However, should events between the two that one personality is better at dealing with occur, Samantha's "seperated personalities" may find themselves literally blending together, her ruthlessness perhaps being carried over to her more emotional, compassionate (yet simultaneously nonetheless condescending) side, or her emotional capacity being carried over to her Mage Hunter side.

As a Mage Hunter, Samantha is the epitome of effciency, trading her emotional capacity for the sheer ability to feel bloodlust and negative emotion, complete usage of her logical faculties, and a disregard for the amount of causalties caused as long as she gets the job done. When in this state of mind....

Physical Abilities
Physical Prowess

Seishin-Ryoku
"While the art of Magic and the art of Magecraft as practiced by the Arcand Tribe may have the same source, Ethernano, the way they use it is completely different. We Mages blend our personal spirit with the spirit of nature, and create supernatural phenomena by creating alterations in the combination. However, Magecraft instead blends their own spirit with the energy capable of being derived by the physical manifestation of their mystically and energetically infused particles of Magic Power, fusing it, creating feats only capable of being expressed as Miracles, in a sense being a realization of the user themselves and their power. Instead of Magical Power, they call their energy, Mana."

-Arthur Carceus, in the tome "Arcanus Manipulatorium".

A martial arts form originally created by the ancient ancestors of the Arcand Tribe tha focuses heavily on the manipualtion of one's constituent magical particles, or one's internal sub-atomic Magic Power particles, known as Ethernano, Samantha has been extensively trained in the fighting form of her clan from a very young age, becoming an extremely skilled practicioner of the legendary mystical martial art. Fundamentally, the fighting style revolves around several pillars, with each pillar having principles to it's usage. While it is rumored that the Arcand Tribe hold a special origin known as a Mana Origin, due to similarities between Magical Power and Mana such an idea is quickly dismissed, as Mana is simply their life force and has no need to be stored in a physical organ like Magical Power. Magical Power is externally derived energy being turned into personal internal energy, while Mana is intenally derived energy being turned into external energy. Beings capable of using Mana are known as Warlocks and Sorceresses.

Techniques

 * Pillar One:Internal Universe: Within a magical universe such as our own, there is an omnipresent force, linking all living organisms and all environments/atmospheres. Eternano (エーテルナノ Ēterunano) is the term coined to name particles of Magic. Eternano dwells inside all living organisms and throughout the atmosphere. The Eternano within a star, is the same as the Eternano within a human being, the only difference being that they may form different patterns. In essence, a Mage constantly molds these particles into particular structures that allow for a connection to be made between their own spirit and the spirit of nature, producing the realization most call Magic. However, the Arcand believes that the Eternano within oneself is the same as the Eternano at the beginning of the universe, allowing them to expand and increase their Eternano levels until it explodes. The energy obtained from this explosion is similar to that of magical nuclear fission, however, this energy strictly cannot be used to cast spells. Instead, this forms the backbone for all other techniques and pillars of Seishin-Ryoku, allowing the user to greatly enhance their physical power to amazing levels, usually requiring the use of Strengthening Magic. Because this works on the very same principles as Magic, the First Pillar of Seishin Ryoku can also derive power from emotions/feelings, enhancing the power increase obtained. The energy obtained from this can also be rerouted to the upgrading of one's latent abilities, though Samantha has not actively shown interest in that ability. There are several names given to the energy derived, but the most notable name is mana. The role of this pillar is known as the Generator.


 * Pillar Two: Mind Force: While Eternano may be the source of Magical Power for all mages, it should be noted expressly that there is no known evidence that Magic Power is exactly one's life-force, as while it may be similar in nature, one does not necessarily run the risk of dying once one's Magical Power is used up. In fact, Eternano simply replenishes itself within the body, refilling one's internal supply of Magic Power. However, the energy derived from the Internal Universe pillar is assumed to truly be one's lifeforce, and while even it may be regained, upon running out of it, one dies.  It is the mystical life-force of all mages and is directly the reason for exhaustion after the depletion of Magical Power, and is the reason why Mages can end up dying from utilizing massively powerful spells, excess magical energy being placed into the spell in the form of mana, which usually kills the person as they are not capable of actively controlling it. Mana, as one ages, slowly disspates from the mage back into the environment as one ages if not controlled, eventually leading to death from old age, the body decaying the more mana is lost. In the perspective of a more traditional Mage-esque point of view, as one ages, the energetic content of one's Ethernano decreases as one's Magical Origin weakens. While the Magical Origin will attempt to store more Ethernano, eventually the deficit becomes so large that the regular amount of Ethernano intake can no longer match what is needed, resulting aging and eventually death. As can be guessed, mana is not intended to be placed in the traditional spells of a Mage, as doing so can have self-destructive consequences on themselves. Instead, apart from the basic abilities capable of being obtained by the generation of this mystical life-energy, Mana is meant to be controlled and turned into an art. At it's core, this is the manipulation of the generated energy, which can then be used to create it's own list of para-psychological abilities.The basic and common abilities between all users of Mind Force are the ability to keep mana inside of their bodies, greatly slowing down aging and boosting recuperative capabiltiies, the concealment of one's mystical energy signature (a more efficient form of cloaking that also cloaks one's Magical Power), shrouding oneself in an aura of mana to increase one's physical and defensive powers, to apply these basic principles to create their own personal applications, and even channel one's mana to specific body parts and external objects to increase their efficiency and power (for example, channeling mana to the eyes alllows them to see what should not be readily capable of being seen in the first place, in a similar vein to Stealth). The role of this pillar is known as the Manipulator. Where Ethernano is powered by feelings, mana is powered by conviction, and if the user sets a rule about themselves or what they are going to do and adheres to it, their power increases similarly. In addition, Samantha is also capable of manipulating the aura generated by her mana in combat to create corporeal limbs capable of fighting powerful enemies and casting spells should the user's body parts be restrained (however, the mana making it up does not power the spell).


 * A Thousand Forms of The Second Pillar- By controlling her mana, Samantha is capable of exciting the cells in her body, controllably splitting them, allowing to reconstruct any part of her being. From her voice, to her physique, to even her scent, Samantha's shapeshifiting ability allows her to replicate the appearances of almost any entity she has seen before, though it costs her more mana for things she is unfamiliar with. Where magic is said to specifically not be a miracle, the use of mana to create spells is likened to the usage of one's internal mystical/spiritual energies to realize miracles only capable of being awakened by tapping into to one's own power rather than the power of nature. Seishin-Ryoku is simply a name that the Arcand Tribe calls this art, but several outsiders instead have referred to this power as Magecraft. A powerful skill for stealth, Samantha can hide in the middle of a crowd without them ever truly detecting who she is until it is too late, though members of one's family are able to see through the conjured appearance slightly. A unique application of Mana, all members of the Arcand Tribe name their abilities around the pillar they are derived from, though they name techniques much more freely.

Impact Release: Derived from...

Magical Abilties
Immense Magical Power

Magic Sensing

S-Class Aura

Trivia

 * The quote in the Appearance section is completely original.