Xia

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Drake D. Xia
Alias(es)	Xia; King of All Ages; Unbeatable Emperor; King of Eternity; Returner
Species/Race	Human; later a resurrected Returner and a soul-derived thought-form
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Alaya / the Silent Sea; Einzbern faction during the Fourth Holy Grail War
Occupation/Role	Guardian candidate of the Silent Sea; emperor; Heroic Spirit-class Returner
Master	Beiju Kudeberu
Height	185 cm
Weight	62 kg
Blood Type	O
Alignment	Chaotic Mad / Neutral Good
First Appearance	8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Returner, sealed manifestation	15	Summoned by Beiju as the anomalous ninth Heroic Spirit. His listed parameters and Noble Phantasms are initially sealed, though his unsealed potential reaches A+ parameters and MAX Noble Phantasm capacity.
Eternal Throne, restricted	15	His innate Reality Marble, formed through countless battlefields and reincarnations. Its forced-seal limit is a battlefield of ten thousand.
Eternal Avalon activated	20	Deploys an absolute domain that draws everyone in the park into a distorted Avalon: an unreachable paradise surrounded by a hellish prison-landscape.
Eternal Throne fully deployed in battle	30	Uses its seven-line invocation to engulf the combatants in crimson territory and sever Masters’ connections to their Heroic Spirits.
Thought-form resurrection	34	After death, divides his soul to create a thought-form capable of fulfilling his oath to Artoria; unleashes the finishing move Pangu.
Magical core restored	40	The magical core he had personally removed and sealed returns to his body, restoring a major source of his power.

Background / History

As a teenager in Shanghai, Xia murdered Mayor Wu Xiong’s family and confessed at trial. Wu’s bribery had caused the death of Xia’s six-year-old sister, after which Xia’s mother died of grief. Sentenced to life imprisonment, Xia committed suicide three days later. 8

After death, Xia awakened in the Silent Sea, the convergence of humanity’s goodwill, and identified its host as Alaya. He accepted Alaya’s invitation to become the Sea’s guardian only after securing three conditions: passage to the Fate world, permission to bring back one Heroic Spirit, and a 400-year period to grow stronger. His chosen destination was Knight King Britain, where he hoped to meet Artoria. 8

In Britain, Xia witnessed Artoria’s humiliation as a servant and killed the steward responsible. He offered her a way to leave, then lived with her in the Fairy Forest for two years, where they trained and survived among dangerous magical beasts. His fear of altering Artoria’s destined path and losing her became possessive overprotection, culminating in him nearly dying while saving her from danger. 9 12

Before Artoria’s tournament for the Sword in the Stone, Xia spent their final days together with her, then disappeared without explanation, leaving a white flower behind. Separated from the Sea of Benevolence that sustained him, he was expelled into parallel worlds and repeatedly died, reincarnated, fought, and ruled as everything from a soldier to an emperor. 14 15

Appearance

As the Returner, Xia is a tall, black-haired young man with dark, hawk-like eyes and a commanding presence. His appearance shifts with his manifestations, but he is repeatedly associated with imperial clothing, cloaks, and his dragon-patterned spear. 15 16

• Black hair, at times falling over his eyes. 16
• Sharp, eagle-like or hawk-like gaze. 16 35
• Often wears a platinum cloak or imperial-style attire. 20 33
• His later identity as Xia Er is a fair, slender fourteen-year-old boy. 38

Personality

Xia’s defining trait is his extreme devotion to Artoria. He considers her more important than his own soul and existence, and his stated purpose is to return to her side regardless of reincarnation, injury, or death. 8 15 26

This devotion is both protective and possessive. Xia forbids Artoria from taking risks, deploys guards to restrict her movements, and treats threats to her as enemies to be eliminated. He eventually acknowledges that Artoria wants strength not to reject his protection, but to protect him in return. 12 32 33

Outside his relationship with Artoria, Xia can be arrogant, ruthless, and provoking—particularly toward enemy kings. His later life as Xia Er leaves him isolated, irritable, and misanthropic due to the danger his power poses to everyone around him. 15 19 38

Abilities & Skills

Returner Physiology

Xia is not a conventional Heroic Spirit. He signed a contract with Alaya after death despite lacking legendary deeds, and identifies himself as a “Returner.” His existence has persisted through repeated resurrection and reincarnation across parallel worlds. 15 42

• Retains knowledge and combat experience from countless lives as soldiers, generals, nobles, and emperors. 15
• Can create a thought-form from a divided soul to continue acting after death. 34
• His soul is heavily damaged by repeated temporal travel and soul division; after three time-traversals and one split, he cannot reliably travel through time and space again by his own power. 37

Danger Sense

A Class Skill described as near-terrifying intuition toward danger and hostile intent. 15

• Can recognize and eliminate potential threats before a crisis develops. 15
• Its perception is stated to reach the level of influencing “cause and effect.” 15
• It is notably ineffective against Artoria’s anger. 15

King of Wrath

A personal skill that transforms Xia’s fury into explosive combat power. 15

• Can increase his combat power threefold in an instant. 15
• Normally has a low activation chance. 15
• Activates with frightening reliability when Artoria is endangered or harmed. 15

Riding

Xia possesses Rank A Riding. 15

• Can control most mounts beyond ordinary skill. 15
• Can freely command beasts and holy beasts below Saint Beast rank. 15
• Can operate modern vehicles. 15

Reality Marbles

Eternal Avalon

Xia’s domain manifests a peaceful Avalon-like paradise that is also enclosed by volcanoes, rivers of blood, and devastation. Heroic Spirits cannot advance into the apparent paradise, making it a prison as much as a sanctuary. 20 21

• Draws all combatants in the surrounding park into Xia’s domain. 20
• Reveals Artoria’s self-imposed memory seal and the memories she locked away. 21

Eternal Throne

Xia’s primary Reality Marble is an imperial battlefield built from his history of conquest. 15 30

• Contains hundreds of thousands of soldiers and attacks from mythological creatures. 15
• Its offensive torrent continues as long as the General’s Platform in the King’s Citadel remains standing. 15
• Can turn its interior into the “Land of Death,” draining mana and exposing intruders to Xia’s Assassin Squad. 31
• Allows Xia to summon Loyal Guards, including twenty personal guards tasked with protecting Artoria. 32

Eternal Celestial Palace

Xia can reshape the environment into a grand palace suitable for a gathering of kings. 27

Spear Techniques

Xia is a highly skilled spear fighter who can use mana manifestation and transform his spear-based attacks into overwhelming destructive force. 18 20 35

• Fought Saber while deliberately avoiding her vital points and provoking her knightly pride. 18
• Transformed golden energy into a colossal battle axe to counter Ea’s crimson mana attack. 35
• Uses Lightning Spear, turning his weapon into a lightning-wreathed beam of light. 35
• Major techniques consume enormous amounts of mana; his final attacks against the Hero King expend more than half his reserves. 35

Pure Evil Power

As Xia Er, Xia possesses a curse-derived force linked to the evil Holy Grail. 38

• Can shatter a magus’s mental and spiritual defenses and consume their soul. 38
• Causes ordinary people and magi to fear or avoid him. 38
• Xia Er learns to control it well enough to prevent indiscriminate harm, though its existence still isolates him. 38
• The power remains a source of misfortune for those around him. 40

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon Crest Golden Spear — Xia’s spear from his first reincarnation; it has accompanied him across thousands of worlds and countless wars. Its traits are Crush and Destruction, and it can shatter an A+-rank Noble Phantasm within eight direct clashes. 15
• Golden Crest Imperial Armor — A set forged from the beliefs of Xia’s soldiers and representing his undefeated glory. It possesses exceptional magical defense, compared to King Arthur’s Avalon; while sealed, it appears red. 15
• White chains — Used to bind the descending Holy Grail when Xia expends his last reserves of magic. 37

Relationships

• Artoria Pendragon / Saber — Xia’s beloved “goddess,” training partner, and central reason for surviving reincarnation. Their bond is strained by her memory seal and Xia’s possessiveness, but they ultimately affirm their mutual love and protection. 8 21 33 37
• Alaya — The convergence of human consciousness who offers Xia guardianship of the Silent Sea and fulfills his conditions to enter the Fate world. 8
• Beiju Kudeberu — Xia’s inexperienced Master in the Fourth Holy Grail War. They bicker constantly, but Beiju’s contract enables Xia’s summoning. 15 25
• Kiritsugu Emiya — Einzbern’s representative, who secures Xia’s support in exchange for Saber’s aid at the Grail’s descent. Xia later helps him confront the Holy Grail’s disaster despite his resentment. 25 37
• Gilgamesh / Hero King — A hostile rival whose arrogance and interest in Artoria provoke Xia. Xia defeats him with Lightning Spear, while regretting that Gilgamesh might have become a friend. 19 35
• Emiya Shirou — Xia Er’s companion during the later Fuyuki events. Both attempt to protect one another when attacked by Lancer. 38 40

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fairy Forest and Artoria’s Departure

Xia enters Britain to find and train Artoria, killing the steward who humiliates her and living alongside her in the Fairy Forest. Their relationship develops through mutual reliance, but Xia disappears before she becomes king, leaving Artoria to endure war and abandonment without knowing why he left. 9 12 14 22

Fourth Holy Grail War

Summoned as the ninth Heroic Spirit, Xia reunites with a Saber who no longer remembers him. He battles Saber, Gilgamesh, and other Servants, reveals himself as the Returner, and repeatedly deploys Reality Marbles in pursuit of Artoria and the Grail. 17 19 20 30

Zero Countdown and the Holy Grail’s Destruction

After being killed and trapped in a nightmare, Xia returns as a thought-form, defeats the Hero King, and joins Artoria and Kiritsugu against the corrupted Holy Grail. He gives Artoria his remaining magic, binds the Grail with chains, and throws her to safety before the final strike. 23 34 35 37

Xia Er and the Recovery of Memory

Ten years later, Xia exists as Xia Er, a cursed orphan isolated by Pure Evil Power. After transferring to Shirou’s school and becoming caught in renewed conflict, his sealed magical core returns and his memories of being Drake D. Xia resurface. 38 39 40

Notable Quotes

“My name is Drake D. Xia! The man who has descended to return to the side of that goddess!” 15

“Artoria’s will is my destination, Drake D. Xia! Even if my soul shatters, I will strive to reach it!” 21

“What Artoria desires, Drake D. Xia will obtain with his life...” 37

Trivia

• Xia is particularly fond of lions, especially when Artoria wears lion-themed attire. 15
• His first name in the Silent Sea is simply “Xia,” the name Alaya adopts after he rejects being called her child. 8
• Xia’s affection for Artoria is so absolute that he regards even snowflakes as unable to compare to a single strand of her hair. 16