Cipher

Biodata

Background / History

Cipher was one of the Chrysos Heirs who accompanied Xiao Bai during the Journey of Flame Chasing. In the 134th recorded cycle, Xiao Bai revealed to Cipher and Anaxa that their world, the Re-creation, and their journey were part of a programmed script. He told them that they died in every cycle before he reset the world with the Coreflame. 86

The revelation caused the gathered companions' reactions to shift from confusion and shock to anger and cold indifference. Bai Yuan later recalls Cipher's cat-like eyes and the disgust she showed toward Xiao Bai. 86 88

Appearance

Cipher is only briefly described through Bai Yuan's memories.

• Cat-like eyes. 88

Abilities & Skills

Godspeed

Cipher's defining power is Godspeed, an ability associated with the Flipping Coin and capable of tearing through space-time.

• Allows movement faster than wind and light. 87 129
• Is maintained through the lie that tossing the Flipping Coin upward grants incomparable speed. 87 90
• Its effectiveness depends on belief in that stated falsehood. 87 126
• Bai Yuan later inherits and adapts Godspeed through the Cat Ear Coin, using it as a battlefield movement technique. 87 90

Law of Trickery Divinity

Cipher possesses the Law of Trickery Divinity, a power connected to belief and deception.

• Bai Yuan channels this law through his Coreflame while experimenting with the declaration, “I am invincible, because I believe I am invincible.” 126
• The power does not inherently increase or diminish; it requires belief to manifest. 126

Equipment / Items

• Flipping Coin / Cat Ear Coin — A weathered dark-gold coin containing the power of a demigod described as cunning, light, and elusive. Tossing it upward can tear through space-time and grant Godspeed. 87

Relationships

• Xiao Bai — Fellow Chrysos Heir and companion during the Journey of Flame Chasing. Xiao Bai disclosed the truth of the repeating scripted world to her and the other heirs. 86
• Bai Yuan — His memories of Cipher influence his understanding of Godspeed; he later gains and incorporates her Godspeed and Law of Trickery Divinity into his own Coreflame-based abilities. 87 126 129
• Anaxa — Fellow Chrysos Heir present with Cipher when Xiao Bai disclosed the truth of the cycles. 86

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Bai's Repeating Cycles

Cipher appears in Bai Yuan's recovered memories of Xiao Bai's previous cycles. Her presence establishes that the Chrysos Heirs were repeatedly drawn into Xiao Bai's attempts to collect the Coreflame and reset their world. 86

Legacy of Godspeed

Cipher's Godspeed becomes a major part of Bai Yuan's growing power. While Cipher's version relies on deception and collective belief, Bai Yuan obtains Godspeed directly from the Cat Ear Coin and seeks to restructure it for his own combat style. 87 90 129