Eden Aria

"Unnerving resolve."

- Zicoihno

Eden Aria ( イーデン アリア, Aria Iiden) is a direct descendant of Richard Aria and heir apparent to the storied Aria Family. He stands amongst a rising generation of young talents amongst the council's illustrious Ranger Corps and has established himself as a mage to be reckoned with amongst the council's community. Like his partner and childhood friend, Kane Vista, Eden has not yet attained genuine renown in the wider magic world, but is noted amongst the mages of the council and the residents of Nova Era. As a result, he has come to be known by his comrades as the Scarlet Crystal Knight (赤結晶騎士, Akakesshōkishi), mostly due to a charming combination of his masterful use of Crystal-Make, aristocratic blood, and striking, red hair—the latter-most being a divergence from the usually pale hair colors of his lineage. Eden uses a special variant of Crystal-Make where his crystals take a dark red hue, leading to be known as the Blood Crystal Style  (朱鉱石型, Akekōseki Kata) by his peers, young and old. His mastery of crystal-make has been said to be beyond his years, and numerous members of his family suspect him to be the greatest prodigy their family has ever seen—a burden of expectation the young ranger takes head on.

Energetic, ambitious, and not without exceptional cunning, Eden is one of the many great assets for the council's future. At the turning of the millennium, he is poised for greatness and tribulation, glory and heart ache. The young ranger is one of the major characters of Fairy Tail: ARISE, a tale centering around his partner in crime, Kane.

Synopsis
Main Storyline = Grand Conspiracy Arc
 * Prologue: Future Now
 * Magic World
 * A Devil in High Heels
 * Painted Targets
 * Millennium's End

Trivia

 * Eden's appearance is based off Souma Yukihira from Shokugeki no Souma, an anime and manga series.
 * As with Kane, the monikers held by Eden are relatively insignificant outside the council. In the grand scheme of things, he is still a nobody in the magic world even though there are mages of the same age that enjoy national-scale fame. In terms of the story, fame comes much sooner to those in the world of guilds compared to members of the council's ranks or self-employed mages—this is of course non-canon and a fanon-only aspect of the story.
 * Eden wishes to fight Jaime Cosway.
 * Eden's favorite meal is deep fried oysters.