Ancesta

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ancesta (安塞斯塔)
Alias(es)	Melancholy Uncle
Species/Race	Holy undead; formerly human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	High Tower; Virtue Knights Order
Occupation/Role	Knight, guardian, knight mentor
Status	Active; transformed into an undead Knight of Holy Light
First Appearance	85

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mental Overclocker / Wizard Apprentice	85	Achieved mental overclocking through self-cultivation in the Mind Flow Knight Training Method; became a magic book Contractor.
Knight — Heart of Mercy	129	Integrated his Mercy creed with inherent magic power, creating Heart Power and becoming a Knight among the wizard faction.
Formal Knight	293	Absorbed refined life-essence material; his Mercy Rune solidified and drew the Virtue Holy Light.
Azure Holy Light Knight	349	Wielded Azure Holy Light against Alex and left a Holy Mark with an Azure Holy Light Lance.
Great Knight	357	Reached the Great Knight realm while carrying both Mercy and Sacrifice Holy Light.
Undead Knight of Holy Light	417 418	Revived through Soul Fire, Virtue Holy Light, and negative-energy transformation; retained a pure white true spirit and stable mind.
Golden Undead Knight	419	Formed a more complex Heart of Virtue centered on Mercy and Loyalty, reaching the peak state of Level 2 life.
Legendary Knight	610	Later credited alongside Arno as a Legendary Knight whose experience contributed to the development of Faith Mimicry — Holy Light of Virtue.

Background

Ancesta was a downfallen knight and the last successor of the Mind Flow Knight Training Method. He attained mental overclocking through training rather than drugs or rituals, faked his death to escape the Punishers, and traveled to the Demon Hunting Wilderness in search of a path that could unite his knight lineage with wizardry. 85 86 87

Mirror Ace inducted him as a magic book Contractor through an illusion, learned his history, and left him unconscious with a remote Hammer of Oblivion. Though he recognized the systematic superiority of wizard studies, Ancesta retained pride in his identity as a knight. 85 86

Appearance

Before his death, Ancesta was a handsome, melancholy-looking knight with golden wavy hair and a Knight’s longsword. 85

• Golden wavy long hair and melancholic eyes in life. 85
• Often wore worn armor and rode an old horse during his wandering-knight days. 371
• After revival, possesses crystalline golden bones, burning Holy Flame, and a still-beating heart. 418 419
• Rides a skeletal flying Pegasus empowered by Holy Light. 418 419
• Received Golden Grade full-body armor forged from Level 2 mystery iron. 419

Personality

Ancesta is defined by mercy, duty, and a knight’s commitment to promises. He treats protection as meaningful only when directed toward a faction or those unable to defend themselves; after joining the wizards, he chose to become their guardian rather than remain a wandering knight. 129

He is self-sacrificing but not reckless. When facing a demon swarm, he distinguishes between a meaningful delaying action and a futile death. Even so, he repeatedly chooses to remain behind when others—especially children, Arno, and Auli—need protection. 131 344 357

His loyalty is ultimately directed first toward his own path, then his faction, and finally its leader. This belief enabled his Golden Undead Knight advancement. 419

Abilities & Skills

Mind Flow Knight Training

Ancesta inherited the Mind Flow Knight Training Method, an acquired method of mental overclocking based on synchronizing one’s breathing, movement, rest, and daily life with the rhythm of natural magic power. 85 87

• Can use the method to cultivate mental power without potions or rituals. 85 87
• Passed its principles on to Arno through endurance, evasion, and knight training. 86 87
• His creed’s interaction with inherent magic initially prevented normal magic use and meditation. 188
• Ace later resolved this meditation problem through a Courage Rune-based experimental method. 197

Heart Power

Ancesta created Heart Power by returning willpower infused into inherent magic power back to the heart. His personal Heart Power is founded on the creed of Mercy. 129 131

• Greatly enhances physical ability beyond inherent magic alone. 188
• Grants danger intuition and improved combat prowess. 132
• Can be circulated through another person’s heart to help them experience its principles. 131
• Requires a stable creed and will; Knight power is fundamentally dependent on the Virtue Rune condensed from will. 293

Mercy Holy Light

As a Mercy Knight, Ancesta manifests azure Holy Light that is especially effective against Abyssal forces. 293 349

• Forms an Azure Holy Light Lance capable of wounding Alex and leaving a Holy Mark. 349
• Can transform into an azure light-goose to rescue allies and separate wind-elemental and shadow power. 357
• Combined Mercy and Sacrifice Holy Light after Donna’s sacrifice, enabling his Great Knight breakthrough. 357
• His Virtue Holy Light later purified his undead transformation and empowered his Soul Fire. 417

Collective Knight Techniques

Ancesta leads knight squires by synchronizing their Virtue Hearts with his Mercy Heart Power. 344 348

• Knight Charge — A collective charge effective against demon forces. 344
• Mercy Holy Light — Combines seven virtue creeds, with Mercy as the core, to oppose Alex’s demonic power. 348
• Can coordinate fellow knights’ Heart Powers during major engagements. 348 349

Holy Undead Physiology

Ancesta’s body was revived as an unusual holy undead being rather than an ordinary undead creature. 417 418

• Soul Fire and true spirit are bright white and empowered by Virtue Holy Light. 417
• Maintains mental stability and his commitment to Mercy despite negative-energy transformation. 418
• Holy Flame burns across his skeletal body and can be withdrawn when not in combat. 418 419
• Possesses a skeletal Pegasus capable of supersonic flight. 418

Equipment

• Knight’s longsword — Carried during his life as a wandering knight. 85
• Golden Grade full-body armor — Forged by Ace after Ancesta’s undead transformation. 419
• Skeletal Pegasus — A Holy Light-infused skeletal flying mount that answered Ancesta’s soul fluctuation. 418 419

Relationships

• Ace — His Fire-Bearer, faction leader, and later the one who revived him as an undead Knight of Holy Light. Ancesta respects Ace’s pursuit of truth and urges him to remain true to the wizard’s path. 188 417
• Arno — Disciple and surrogate family. Ancesta recognized Arno’s courage, taught him the knight’s oath and Heart Power, and chose undeath so that he could guide Arno away from the Abyss. 86 131 372
• Auli — Fellow Contractor and Arno’s closest companion. She initially mistook Ancesta for a threat but came to trust him; Ancesta later risked himself to save her from Alex. 86 357
• Donna — Knight of Sacrifice who loved Ancesta and sacrificed herself to protect him from Alex. Ancesta grieved deeply for her and later resolved to care for her father. 351 417
• Xavier — Knight attendant who answered Ancesta’s call during the battle against Alex and contributed his Justice Heart Power to the collective Holy Light. 143 348
• Virtue Knights Order — The knight order aligned with Ancesta’s virtue path after the High Tower’s knights divided into Virtue and Abyss factions. 419

Major Arcs

Becoming a Contractor

Ancesta receives a magic book, discovers the Contractor rules after meeting Auli, and begins exploring wizardry while preserving his knightly identity. 85 86

Arno’s Mentor

At the relief house, Ancesta trains Arno in endurance, evasion, the eight knightly virtues, and the Mind Flow method. He identifies Courage as Arno’s Core Creed and later entrusts him with the foundations of Heart Power. 86 87 131

Guardian Knight of the Wizard Faction

While helping Auli and Arno study, Ancesta realizes that he no longer needs to be a wandering knight. He embraces Mercy as his creed and becomes a guardian Knight dedicated to the wizard faction and vulnerable mortals. 129

Formal Knight Advancement

After reaching the limits of physical and mental growth, Ancesta undergoes Ace’s life-essence ritual. His advancement to Formal Knight summons Virtue Holy Light and indirectly enables Arno’s own breakthrough. 292 293

Battle of Mount Baal

Ancesta leads the knight squires against Alex’s demonic army, activates the collective Knight Charge, and unites seven virtues under his Mercy Heart Power. Donna’s sacrifice and Arno’s intervention keep him alive temporarily, but Ancesta eventually exhausts his vitality while buying time for Arno and Auli to escape. 344 348 351 357 358

Death, Revival, and the Knight Orders’ Division

Though declared dead, Ancesta remains suspended between life and death because of Black Mud, his heart, and preservation in an ice coffin. Initially rejecting undeath, he changes his mind after seeing Arno’s Abomination Creed and accepts transformation to guide him. 365 371 372

Ace revives him as an undead Knight of Holy Light. Ancesta later fights Arno, after which the High Tower’s knights divide into the Virtue Knights Order and the Abyss Knights Order. 417 419

Notable Quotes

“This enemy is worth fighting!” 87

“From today onwards, I am no longer a wandering Knight, but a guardian Knight of the wizard faction.” 129

“Loyalty to the path, loyalty to the faction, loyalty to the leader – these are the three layers of loyalty. The most important among them is loyalty to one's own path!” 419