Maria Moonlit

Maria Moonlit, publicly known as Alice Merry-Go-Round, was the Queen of the Magic Kingdom Levianta and the mother of Adam Moonlit. Established as the kingdom's figurehead and prophet under her public identity, she prophesied the destruction of the world if the twin dragon gods Levia-Behemo weren't incarnated as humans.

Early Life
Born sometime during the BT era, Maria became the Magic Kingdom Levianta's queen and prophet for her ability to commune with the twin gods Levia and Behemo, given the public name of "Alice Merry-Go-Round". At some point, Maria sired a child. Afterward, she showed her newborn baby to the Leviantan senate, insisting to have bore the infant as a virgin. Denied the senate's recognition of her claim, the child was taken from her and dumped in a river. In BT 022 she had a son, Adam, only for Seth Twiright and the Senate to separate her from him sometime later.

Project 'Ma'
Around BT 005, Alice heard the voices of her mother and father and saw a vision of the twin gods in her glass vial. Her "parents" then told her they would destroy Levianta if the nation didn't cleanse the ark Sin by incarnating them into human vessels. Asking how turn gods into people, Maria was instructed to create the vessels for their souls in the same manner she created Adam, and Alice announced her prophecy of the future to her subjects.

The senate soon established Project 'Ma' to birth suitable twin vessels for the gods to inhabit, and eventually the twins Hänsel and Gretel were born. Queen Merry-Go-Round then commemorated the event by establishing the Evillious Calendar, marking their births as December 27, EC 0.

Personality and Traits
Maria was a weak-willed and troubled woman. After becoming the Queen of Levianta, she acted as a puppet ruler for the senate. She was also extremely devoted to the twin gods Levia and Behemo, believing them to be her parents. As a result, Alice was dedicated to seeing her mother and father and looked to them for guidance, allowing them to lead her in the path she desired. Despite this, she still considered herself a failure for issuing her false prophecy, and even began questioning whether her choice was right and if the gods really were her parents. Eventually, Maria came to believe she was merely a doll, both lifeless and heartless to truly know the right answer to anything.

Skills and Abilities
Maria was proficient in magic. Among her magical abilities included the powerful Swap Technique, allowing her to transfer a nearby soul, including her own, to another nearby body or object at will. She was also one of the few humans able to hear the voices of Levia and Behemo and could view their images through a glass bottle, allowing her to commune with the twin gods and make prophecies based on their gospel. Despite her position as Queen of the Magic Kingdom Levianta, Alice Merry-Go-Round lacked much actual political power and was instead used as a puppet ruler by the senate; regardless, her prophecies were considered absolute gospel and had great influence in her country's politics.

Character Connections
Adam Moonlit: Maria's son. Maria cared for her son enough that the boy was worried over her wellbeing and angry at how she'd been manipulated. Due to this manipulation, however, Maria appeared to be less concerned with her son than she was with seeing her parents again.

Levia: Maria's perceived mother. Maria loved the god and believed her to be her mother, despite having never met her in person. Often looking to her and her "father" for guidance, she did whatever she could to meet with them one day and trusted them earnestly, despite occasional doubts that she was being manipulated.

Behemo: Maria's perceived father. Maria loved the god and believed him to be her father, despite having never met him in person. Often looking to him and her "mother" for guidance, she did whatever she could to meet with them one day and trusted them earnestly, despite occasional doubts that she was being manipulated.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Maria is possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary of Christianity; like the biblical Mary, Maria claimed to have birthed a child as a virgin and shared a similar venerable position as "Queen".
 * Maria's name is the Latinized form of the Virgin Mary's Hebrew name.
 * The English name Alice means "noble natured" and was first popularized by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.
 * The word "merry-go-round" is another name for a carousel, an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.

Curiosities

 * Several of Maria's lyrics in Queen of the Glass parallel lyrics recited by the Master of the Court in the song of the same name; interestingly, Maria is also represented by Miku, compares herself to a doll and shares a similar alias as "Merry-Go-Round".