Gaias Nishiki

"In the center lay everything; in the center lay nothing; in the center...lay the heart."

- Phantom

Gaias Nishiki (二指揮 ガイアス Nishiki Gaiasu; Lit. "Two Directions, Earth") is a well-aged, supposedly immortal entity who descends from the time following the initial defeat of and the  by mankind, allowing them to prosper. He was taught how to use the magic now known as Aura from a very young age, and through it, attained a form of immortality through constant regeneration of his magical and physical energy, thereby being in a repetitive cycle of aging, though he hasn't reached the point where he must regress, as of yet. At one point in time, he combated against the second invasion of single-handedly, leaving them both to the brink of death before the  had fled. As of now, he simply exists on a lonesome volcano in the, occasionally taking in apprentices whenever he wishes. He is known as Monk of the Heart (心の坊さん Kokoro no Bōsan).