Arba

Arba (アルバ, Aruba) is a Magician from Alma Torran. She was an essential part of Solomon's resistance to overthrow the Orthodox Government and the wielder of one of the Divine Staves. She is one of the former Magi from Alma Torran, but betrayed Solomon and formed Al-Thamen. In the current world, she is Gyokuen Ren, the Kou Empire Empress.

Appearance
Arba appeared as a rather tall and attractive young woman. She had long, messy brown hair that she usually kept tied in pigtails, as well as bright, kind eyes. She was often seen with a smile on her face whenever she interacted with her comrades. She carried one of the 72 Divine Staves.

After becoming Solomon's Magi, she wore headwear resembling a turban with a wing-shaped jewel in the center and a long, layered robe draped around her body. She also wore several necklaces, bracelets on her wrists and ankles, and no shoes. After she killed Sheba, she stole Sheba's turban with a crescent moon jewel include her Divine Staff and switched it. Her right braid was cut off when her Borg was broken by Sheba's Borg attack during their fight, which left her with only one braid.

Personality
Arba seemed to be quite caring, as she tried to make Sheba feel welcome after the latter awoke, and openly expressed her worry when the deranged girl proclaimed that she wished to go back to her "tower." Arba continuously displayed her deep and genuine loyalty towards Solomon, always referring to him as "young master," despite the latter's assertion that this was not necessary with her no longer being his servant. She was fearless in battle and refused to show her enemies mercy, but was by no means a cruel person.

Arba apparently had a rather impish side too, as seen when she intentionally held back during her training session with Solomon, and cracked jokes with him right after their sparring match, telling him that his swordsmanship "sucked" and that he should grow taller, which caused both of them to laugh.

After Solomon replaced Ill Ilah as god, she started to act stranger than she used to, according to Ugo. She shows a more devious side, smiling sinisterly and crying when she saw Ill Ilah, which is very similar to her later actions as Gyokuen Ren.

History
Arba was created as Solomon servant and knew him since his birth. They shared a close bond, but due to her being his servant, she felt obliged to address him more formally. However, Solomon did not approve of this, and would constantly scold her for it after their escape from the church. She was the person who taught him his swordsmanship. Despite their previous difference in status, her devotion and admiration for him never waned. She soon turned into one of his most trusted and powerful supporters, and together with Ugo, Ithnan, Setta, Wahid and Falan, helped him lead the Resistance.

Abilities
Despite her being a magician, she doesn't rely solely on magic to fight. She is a capable commander and duelist and is, in fact, the person who trained Solomon in swordsmanship.

Master Swordsman
 * Arba has been trained in swordsmanship and is shown to be quite good at it, as she was the one who taught it to Solomon in his childhood and he has yet to beat her.

Magic
Borg
 * This is said to be the proof of a magician. It is a defensive ability that blocks out magical attacks with evil intentions. It blocks out physical attacks to some degree as well. However, its strength depends on the person.

Wand
Arba owned one of the 72 Divine Staves, which enabled her to open her "third eye" and utilize extremely potent magic. Her Divine Staff has two wings on the head. Though, after she killed Sheba during the war between Al-Thamen, she stole Sheba's staff and left hers' beside the latter's corpse.

Strength Magic
Arba was very proficient in the use of Strength Magic as during the fight with the Magician Orthodox she was able to extend her staff into a blade large enough to split several airships in one strike.

Solomon Jehoahaz Abraham
She was Solomon's dear friend and former servant; she kept calling him "young master" even after she was relieved of her duties, which often vexed him. She had great respect and faith in him, arguably second only to Sheba. Arba enjoyed spending her free time with Solomon, and even playfully mocked him about his height. He would also serve as her sparring partner of choice. They both wear the same accessory shaped like a crescent moon on their foreheads.

Arba arguably took Solomon's fusing with Ill Ilah the hardest. Strictly loyal to what she believed to be the one true God of their world, Arba saw Solomon's sacrifice as an act of extreme blasphemy and betrayal. In the aftermath of Solomon's ascension, Arba's personality drastically changed, becoming much more cold and quick-tempered. Her relationship with Sheba even slowly began to deteriorate to the point of constant argument. Arba collected many of Solomon's former followers and the magicians who bore ill will towards him and led a revolt against her former leader. She would go on to found Al-Thamen, the organization that exists to restore Ill Ilah to power and create chaos in the world once again.

Sheba
Arba was always very kind to Sheba, even after the latter's unpleasant nature became apparent to Solomon. They grew to be such great friends over time that they even shared the same bunk on several occasions. As the years went by, however, Sheba began to develop feelings for Solomon, and became jealous of Arba's close relationship with him. This caused some tension between the two; however, Arba would eventually convince Sheba to become Solomon's lover and partner, demonstrating how much trust she had for her friend. Arba began to develop an almost sisterly relationship with Sheba as time passed.

Unfortunately, in the aftermath of Solomon's ascension, Arba viewed this as an act of overthrowing God. Sheba, however, would continue to support Solomon even through all of the tension that was beginning to build between her and her former friends. Arba recognized that Sheba had thrown in her lot with Solomon and the other species and led a revolt against her former leader and friend. Under the influence of her newer, colder personality, Arba had no qualms about battling Sheba and even killed her with no hesitation, viewing her old friend as an obstacle in the way of her own aspirations.

Trivia

 * Her name is derived from the Arabic word أربعة (Arba3a), meaning Four.