Lena

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lena (莲娜)
Alias(es)	Captain Lena; Night Watcher Captain
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Fire-Stealing Village; Night Watcher Squad
Occupation/Role	Captain of the Night Watchers; defender of Fire-Stealing Village
First Appearance	8

Background

Lena is the daughter of Porter, the former Night Watcher captain. Porter disappeared while investigating the Moonlight Ancient God Altar alongside other Night Watchers; Lena later learns that the Remains of the Night Watcher carried by Yang Qizhou are her father’s remains. 9

As a child, Lena wandered into the wilderness, fell from a cliff, and discovered a stone tablet bearing the word “Blasphemy.” The tablet recorded secrets concerning wizards, but she fled without studying it further and kept the discovery secret even from Porter. 10

She commands the Night Watchers during Fire-Stealing Village’s decline, after the Divine Path to the Hundred Tribes of the Forest collapses and the village loses contact with its former allies. 9

Appearance

Yang Qizhou is immediately struck by Lena’s beauty upon meeting her. She is repeatedly described as having beautiful eyes, while her appearance and presence strongly affect his judgment. 9 21

• Carries a flaming short sword. 20
• Her eyes can flare with fire when angered. 10
• Appears bloodied and severely injured after discovering the Fire-Stealing Priest’s hidden altar in one timeline, having lost her left arm and part of her face to Invisible Hounds. 10

Personality

Lena is devoted to Fire-Stealing Village and consistently places its safety above her own. She refuses to accompany Yang Qizhou to Dark Fog Town because the fading protection of the Ancient Fire-Stealing God leaves the villagers exposed to wilderness horrors. 21 22

Initially, she places deep faith in the Fire-Stealing Priest’s status as the Ancient Fire-Stealing God’s messenger. When Yang accuses him of secretly worshipping an evil god, Lena condemns Yang as a deceiver and burns him to death. Her later discovery of the evil altar forces her to confront her error. 10

Though capable of trust and vulnerability, Lena remains practical. After Yang promises to protect her following her erasure, she bluntly notes that he cannot even defeat her. 20 She also fears being erased again after enduring a timeless gray-and-white void where she could observe reality but could neither act nor hear sound. 20

Abilities & Skills

Night Watcher Combat

Lena is a formidable combatant whose strength is described as not far below that of the Fire-Stealing Priest. 20

• Blocks attacks from Invisible Hounds to protect Yang Qizhou. 16 17
• Can trade blows with Root-Court Hounds, creatures able to traverse illusion and reality. 17
• Helps defeat the Fire-Stealing Priest alongside Yang’s two Root-Court Hounds. 20
• Kills the priest by driving her flaming short sword through his chest. 20

Fire Manipulation

Lena can invoke destructive flame.

• Her eyes flare with fire when enraged. 10
• She causes Yang Qizhou’s body to combust after rejecting his accusation against the Fire-Stealing Priest. 10
• Wields a flaming short sword in battle. 20

Knowledge of Ancient Earth

As captain, Lena possesses practical and religious knowledge needed to protect the village.

• Explains that dreams can draw the attention of beings with corresponding authorities, including gods, evil gods, and hidden lifeforms. 21
• Knows of the Radiant Kingdom, its three ancient God-Kings, and the King of Oaths. 21
• Arranges an Oath Ritual with the King of Oaths as witness. 21
• Warns that wizards are regarded as blasphemers and a catastrophe by the ancient gods and other powerful beings. 22

Equipment / Items

• Flaming short sword — Used to kill the Fire-Stealing Priest. 20
• Ancient God Fire Lamp — Given to Yang Qizhou in gratitude after he returns Porter’s remains; it can dispel illusions in fog when fueled by Fire Kindling. 9
• Divine Road Signpost for Dark Fog Town — Revealed after the Oath Ritual to guide Yang toward Dark Fog Town. 21

Relationships

• Yang Qizhou — Initially questions him about Aliceina and the Moonlight Ancient God Altar. Their relationship shifts from distrust to cooperation after Yang uses knowledge of her Blasphemy Slate secret to prove that he knows events he should not know. 8 10 11
• Porter — Her father and the previous Night Watcher captain. His remains are returned to her by Yang Qizhou after he vanished on the way to the Moonlight Ancient God Altar. 9
• Yixiu — A Night Watcher under Lena’s command. He openly admires and is affectionate toward her. 7
• Fire-Stealing Priest — Once trusted by Lena as the chosen messenger of the Ancient Fire-Stealing God. She turns against him after uncovering his worship of the Lord of the Dreamy Hidden World and ultimately kills him. 10 20
• Ancient Fire-Stealing God — The deity whose fading protection endangers Lena’s village. Lena is deeply concerned by its dream-induced crisis and shrinking divine domain. 20 21

Story Role / Major Arcs

Investigation of the Moonlight Ancient God Altar

Lena meets Yang after learning he has information about Aliceina, a suspected Old God believer, but first questions him about the abandoned Moonlight Ancient God Altar. She explains that the collapsed Divine Path has cut off Fire-Stealing Village from the Hundred Tribes of the Forest. 8 9

When Yang returns Porter’s remains, Lena rewards him with the Ancient God Fire Lamp and gains favor toward him. 9

Discovery of the Fire-Stealing Priest’s Betrayal

Lena initially rejects Yang’s warning about the priest and kills him. In the resulting timeline, however, she investigates his residence, discovers an altar to the Lord of the Dreamy Hidden World, and barely escapes the priest and his Invisible Hounds. 10

After Yang rewrites fate and reveals her childhood Blasphemy Slate secret, Lena accepts his warning and assists his plan to hijack the divine descent ritual. 11

Divine Descent and Erasure

Lena escorts Yang to the ritual site and repeatedly shields him from the priest’s hounds. 16 17 When the hijacked ritual succeeds, she is erased from reality by the descending Lord of the Dreamy Hidden World. 17

Following the Lord’s death, Lena reappears. She recounts being trapped in a silent gray-and-white void between illusion and reality, unable to affect the world around her. 20

Defense of Fire-Stealing Village

Lena and Yang’s Root-Court Hounds defeat the Fire-Stealing Priest, after which she learns that the Ancient Fire-Stealing God has fallen asleep and that its divine protection is fading. 20

Facing the likely destruction of Fire-Stealing Village, she commissions Yang to travel to Dark Fog Town for reinforcements. She offers the secret of the Blasphemy Slate as payment and seals the agreement through an Oath Ritual. 21