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Nate Futapie, real name Nathan Marlon, is the thirteenth son of the Elphen Royal Family who infiltrates the Kingdom of Lucifenia for his birth mother, Sohnica Elphen. He is one of Hänsel's reincarnations.

Early Life
Nathan was born in Elphegort in EC 482 as the illegitimate son of Sohnica Elphen and King Andre. He was given to Abyss I.R. to be experimented on. When he was eight, his brother Michael painted a portrait of him. In EC 491, after reporting his Aunt Presina's failed attempt to possess the six-year old Alenrice Lucifen d'Autriche to the sorcerer, Abyss I.R. sent the child back to infiltrate the Lucifenian palace. Nathan was later found unconscious by Lolita Futapie and subsequently adopted by her. Under his mother's tutelage, he learned the art of spying and assassination.

Sometime after, he became a servant at the palace, serving Princess Alenrice after the 13 year-old assumed the throne in early EC 499. Following Abyss I.R.'s instructions, he transplanted the Demon of Pride to Alenrice. Several days after Alenrice became the governing monarch, Marius Avadonia asked Nate to find Lolita so she could look at the new palace servant, Rinto. Obeying, Nate entered the Hall of Mirrors and found his foster mother speaking with Elluki Clockworker. Politely apologizing for interrupting their conversation, Nate alerted Lolita of Marius' request and the Head of Maids complied, leaving with Nate to fulfill his friend's request.

Reign of Evil
On December 27th, EC 499, Nate swapped places with Rinto Avadonia for taking care of Alenrice for the day. Around three o'clock, Nate entered Alenrice's room to present the princess with her snack but found it empty. He thought she had gone by the mirrors but then noticed the hidden passage dug inside the fireplace and realized she escaped. Shouting for Alenrice and on the verge of tears, Nate was found by Marius, Rinto, and Charles as he passed between some mirrors. He told Rinto that Alenrice was missing and joined the search for her in the Forest of Bewilderment.

That night, during the ball held for Alenrice's fourteenth birthday, Nate and the other servants were working to make up for lost time due to the search for the spoiled princess. Nate called out to Rinto and reminded him that they still had one more task to do; he, Rinto, and the other servants brought in the huge birthday cake for her highness. Nearly a week later in EC 500, Nate witnessed Marius stealing from the palace barns to feed the citizens and began spreading the rumor throughout the palace. While he and Rinto were busy preparing dinner, Alenrice stormed into the kitchen demanding to know where Lolita was. Nate explained that his foster parent had gone out for the day and, hearing this, Alenrice asked Nate if he knew who was stealing food from the palace.

Nate looked at a nearby chef as he explained he heard a rumor from the chefs about the incident, and justified that none of the servants were stealing the food. The princess noted Nate's inclination for gossip and asked why he knew about the rumor. Lost for words, the chef intervened and helped explain what he had seen and Nate finally admitted that Marius was the culprit, threatened with being beheaded otherwise. Later, Nate told the princess that he heard "rumors" about Marius being in multiple love affairs, killing many compatriots, kidnapping a baby from one warring countries, and attempting to overthrow Lucifenia.

The day following his confession, he entered the Servant Room. Asked if he was taking a break and he said he was. As the servant prepared to finish his break, Nate told Rinto he heard Marius and his mother conversing about him and listened in. Piquing the boy's interest, Nate continued and said he learned Rinto was the knight's adopted son and that he was sent to the palace for a reason. When ARinto explained the reasoning, Nate shook his head and said Marius planned to have the servant assassinate the princess, much to his mother's surprise and fury. Before finishing his gossip, Rinto left and ignored the rest of his words.

Shortly before Rinto and Alenrice had enacted their scheme to assassinate Marius that night, Nate had told Rinto about his mother's crushes. He was later bedridden due to the flu around the time Rinto was sent to visit Keela Sfarz at her mansion. After Alenrice learned that Michael broke off her engagement, Lolita was tasked with discovering the identity of the king's secret lover; sent to the Kingdom of Marlon to investigate, Nate arrived at the Sfarz's home with another messenger, explaining what had transpired at the palace. After learning of her maid, Kyla, the double agent returned to Lolita and told her he learned nothing regarding the mysterious girl's identity. At some point, he learned that Kyla was Elluki's disciple who was assisting him in collecting the Seven Deadly Sins.

Blue Hunting
During the Blue Hunting, Nate spied on Rinto as he visited Keela in prison and overheard their conversation about Kyla and her location. At some point, he learned from Mikino that Kyla was hiding in a well in the Millennium Tree Forest. He would later tell Alenrice about this in the Servant Room, asking to keep his information "confidential" when Rinto arrived. Appearing nervous, he left and waited outside the doorway for the servant. Overhearing their conversation, Nate apologized to Rinto as he exited the room, learning he was ordered to kill Kyla. Rinto forgave him and Nate asked if he was actually going to kill the blue-haired girl. When the servant responded that he wasn't sure, Nate disguised himself as Rinto and approached Kyla's hiding spot the following night.

Fooling the disciple, Kyla asked why he dressed in a cloak and sounded a bit different. Nate gave his excuse and said that the princess knew of her location and she needed to be moved. Kyla turned to prepare her luggage and Nate took advantage of the opportunity. Charging at her, the assassin knocked Kyla down the well, breaking her back at the bottom. Laughing, he descended the ladder and removed his disguise. Maniacally crying out to his mother of his success, Nate laughed again before stabbing the "Lonely Magi" Elluki's disciple in the chest. Confident the girl was dead, Nate left.

Lucifenian Revolution
Sometime later, Nate, Charles, and Rinto talked together in the Heavenly Yard. Charles justified her leaving the palace to buy books by blaming Nate for often leaving as well. Nate timidly responded he did so to meet with "friends" and Alenrice asked if his friends were women, which Nate said wasn't the case at all. Following Prime Minister Minisa's attempted assassination, Nate joined Charles and Rinto as they overheard the meeting.

In late EC 500, Nate was among the servants who fled during the invasion of the palace. He returned to the Heavenly Yard to find Lolita injured and told her he was looking for her. Once Lolita told him to flee, the golden-haired child stabbed his foster parent in the back and left her to die. After the revolution was over and his brother occupied the Lucifenia, Nathan reported to Michael that Albin, Elluki, and Geist were involved in Kyla's murder and fed them information on their possible whereabouts. Soon after, he returned to Elphegort and saw her mother, Sohnica, again for the first time in nine years. The agent reported of the princess' execution and the dissolution of Three Heroes. Sohnica was concerned that Elluki was still alive but Nathan assured her that the sorcerer wouldn't interfere. Congratulating her son, Sohnica told him to rest and leave the rest to her.

Military Service
When Michael asked to use the Espionage Task Force to assist in his Witch Hunt in EC 502, Abyss I.R. assigned Nathan as its head. With absolute freedom to anything in regards to the Witch Hunt, the golden-haired assassin and his underlings tracked and hunted down those listed in the Witch Hunting Order. In EC 505, the task force was ordered by Michael to travel to Retasan for his planned invasion of Beelzenia, expecting them to find and capture Geist, now the court mage and adviser to the Beelzenian Emperor. To assist with his mission, Abyss I.R. gave Nathan the Glass of Conchita and instructed him on its usage to add Beelzenia's deceased to Elphegort's ranks. Insisting Michael make him Retasan's commander in place of Antoine Mouchet, the king complied and gave Nathan the position. With his task force, Nathan traveled to Retasan and relieved Commander Antoine of his position. The Head of Espionage then crossed the border to the Beelzenian Empire after midnight and killed all guards on the night shift. The assassin then bought a bottle of red wine for the glass' reanimation ritual at the market in Rockbane and returned to the nearby cemetery. Soon after encountering Charles, the former servant mocked his residence in the graveyard but noted its convenience since his corpse could then be buried there immediately.

Laughing at his sick humor, Nathan approached his former colleague and reminisced how the former servants reunite as soldiers. When Charles realized Nathan killed his comrades and asked why he did it, the assassin continued to smile and jokingly tilted his head, asking why he needed a reason. Faced with Charles' response that it was unnecessary because they were at peace, Nate gladly explained he came to announce that the truce between Elpehgort and Beelzenia was dissolved. Noticing the boy accompanying his former colleague, he asked about him and noted he seemed familiar. The boy admitted he didn't remember her and Nathan gleefully introduced himself. Threatened by Charles for trespassing if he didn't leave the country immediately, Nathan scoffed an remarked that he was weaponless. The Beelzenian soldier retorted that his hands were enough and Nathan questioned if he was even authorized to do so.

Commenting that Charles intended to kill him like how he killed his mother, Nathan feigned being hurt and lost his smile. After Charles retorted in a panic that it wasn't him, Nathan's smile returned and he stated he was kidding before admitting that he had killed Marius. Brandishing his wine bottle, he offered to join him in a drink before "realizing" that he was the only one who brought a glass. The murderer said he'd drink alone, tearing off the bottle's seal, while Charles would drink with Rinto and the others later. After filling the glass to the brim, Nathan gave them his best wishes and poured the wine onto the ground, laughing hysterically as the ground shook and the two fled. With an army of the undead, Nathan made the former Beelzenian Emperor's reanimation the commander and directed her forces to assault Rockbane among other areas. While there the task force confirmed that Albin was also present in Beelzenia.

Although initially overwhelming the Beelzenian military, Nathan's strategy was soon overcome and Beelzenia launched a counterattack on Retasan. The golden-haired commander immediately requested for reinforcements but received only three thousand troops for his garrison. Armed with only eight thousand troops, Nathan forced the battle into a deadlock to hold the fortress city. Days later, nightly raids from the Beelzenian army and rumors caused disorder within the ranks. To bolster their defenses, Nathan conjured another legion of undead soldiers, which caused more disarray among his troops. With his deadlock broken and much of the city quickly being lost to Beelzenia in the following two months, Nathan fled with his task force. The group later identified both Albin and Geist had left the Empire.

At the royal palace in Lucifenia, Nathan requested an audience with Michael. Along with his task force, Nathan entered the Hall of Sounds and knelt before the Elphegort king. After Michael voiced his disappointment in Nathan's failure at Retasan, Nathan smiled and indifferently responded that the mission was more difficult than he had expected. With Michael's retort that his mission was incomplete and Geist remained at large, he reported what he had learned regarding the sorcerer and Albin and Michael asked when he would be capable to capture her. Nathan expressed his dissatisfaction with the undead soldiers' incompetence and, seeing Michael was speechless, cast the blame for his failure on Abyss I.R. instead. Michael retorted that the Espionage Task Force should have been better and Nathan stated they were not suited for the battlefield.

When Michael asked if he would hunt down the newly found targets, the Elphegort commander answered no and said he would return home to have Abyss I.R. confirm if he was misusing the Glass. Michael voiced his opposition but Nathan declared it was necessary to know the vessel's full potential for the Witch Hunt. The green-haired king bitterly complied but said the rest of the task force needed to remain. When Nathan asked why, Michael explained the task force wasn't needed for the assassin's visit and that he needed reinforcements in Lucifenia. Nathan apathetically accepted his terms before leaving the Hall of Sounds. He then departed for Elphegort.

Endgame
In response to Michael's voyage to Elpehgort after being freed from the Demon of Pride's influence, Nathan and Abyss I.R. headed to Aceid. She later followed his mother to palace and followed her order to begin building up an undead army via the Glass. Michael and the Elphegort army later assaulted the castle and engaged Nathan's army. Residing in the clocktower during the battle, Nathan watched Michael enter with two soldiers and fled out the back door. Pursued by Michael's troops, Nathan easily killed them before returning to his mother's chamber, expecting praise for his actions. However, as the queen dowager ignored him, Nathan's feelings of neglect caused him to succumb to his insanity and stab his mother, laughing maniacally as his matriarch perished. Submitting completely to the Demon of Gluttony, Nathan transformed and became dressed in the attire of Kronos Conchita.

Driven into a frenzy, Nathan attacked Michael with unwavering ferocity and stabbed him in the chest. As he prepared to finish him off, Albin intervened and distracted Nathan long enough for Michael to fire Charles' rocket glove at the assassin. Nathan was sent flying into the ceiling before crashing down onto the floor. Unconscious, the golden-haired boy was captured, tied up and left in his coma. Later that night, Nathan appeared to Michael in his dream from when he was six. Apologizing for the awful things he had done to those he hurt, Nathan told his half-brother that he hoped they could be reborn and play together with Alenrice and Rinto as friends. The Demon of Gluttony then appeared and laughed at the child, saying that his wish was futile and that he would be instrumental in bringing forth the Master of the Graveyard. Nathan, unaware of this, grabs the Demon's hand and bids Michael goodbye, walking into the sea. During this time, Abyss I.R., while using Mikino as his medium, killed Nathan and fled with the vessels of sin.

Legacy
By the time Michael awoke, Nathan was dead. He would be later buried in a cemetery next to his mother, Sohnica. When Abyss I.R. attempted to use the Glass of Conchita against Alenrice, Nathan hindered the glass' ability, stalling the sorcerer until Albin finally stabbed his cat familiar and subdued him. Nathan's soul, having merged with the Glass, would later awaken as the male servant in Evil's Theater.

Personality and Traits
While undercover, Nate appeared to be kind and timid at times. He would often stutter and hesitate when nervous and would consider his words carefully out of an apparent fear of Alenrice's anger, which he was careful never to provoke. He was considered honest but a bit "loose-tongued", gossiping about rumors and hearsay circulating within the palace often. In truth, he was ruthless and cunning. His gossip was carefully seeded lies used to manipulate Rinto and Alenrice in an effort to undermine the princess' rule and his timid personality was a guise to hide his carefully selected words.

Nathan was needy for affection from his birth mother, Sohnica Elphen, and appeased his mother's wishes so he could receive her affection. His psyche was affected by Abyss I.R.'s experiments and, after wielding the Glass of Conchita, took a turn for the worse and developed psychopathic characteristics. Eventually, the vessel of sin made him act and think like its original owner, Kronos Conchita, and the lack of affection from his mother drove him absolutely insane. Towards the end of his life, Nathan realized his sins and became consumed with grief before merging with the Glass of Conchita.

Skills and Abilities
During his stay in Lucifenia as a servant, Nathan was skilled at doing chores. Rinto stated that he was better at her work than both himself and Charles. He was also very skilled in cloak-and-dagger activity, having learned the art of assassination from his foster mother, Lolita. As part of this, Nathan was also skilled in deception, maintaining his cover as a Elphegort spy while feeding false information to both Alenrice and Rinto, which ultimately lead to the Lucifenian Revolution and the overthrow of "The Daughter of Evil". Similarly, he was able to disguise himself as his half-brother Rinto and impersonate him well enough to fool Kyla.

As a reincarnation of Hansel, Nathan was able to wield the powers of the Glass of Conchita. After obtaining it, he utilized its powers over death easily, reviving an entire graveyard and transforming it into his undead army, commanding it with the strategic expertise of Kronos Conchita.

Character Connections

 * Sohnica Elphen: Nathan's birth mother. Nathan expressed that her whole existence revolved around Sohnica and he took an addictive satisfaction in receiving praise from the latter. This need to be praised by Sohnica became Nathan's entire motivation through the Story of Evil; due to this, Nathan became infuriated in a moment when Sohnica failed to praise her and so murdered her.


 * Michael: Nathan's half-brother. Nathan expressed no love for Michael, seeing him as unimportant compared to Sohnica and manipulating him for his mother's ends; when he began to oppose Sohnica, he saw him as another enemy. Despite this, when momentarily free from his insanity a childlike Nathan expressed the wish to play with him in another life.


 * Abyss I.R.: The mage who experimented on Nathan. Nathan's mental instability was due to the experiments performed on him concerning the Glass of Conchita.


 * Lolita Futapie: Nathan's adopted mother. Nathan held no loyalty or love for Lolita, only deceiving her into believing they had a mother-son relationship on orders from his real mother; he later murdered her during the Lucifenian Revolution.


 * Charles Langley: A fellow servant of Alenrice and later opponent. Nathan often quarreled with Charles over trivial things in their employment and he held no affection for him, seeing him only as an obstacle to his mother's plans. He later took pleasure in revealing herself as a Elphegort agent to him and attempting to kill him.


 * Kyla: Nathan's victim. Nathan took great delight in killing Kyla as the apprentice of Elluki Clockworker, one of his mother's enemies, and as a catalyst for Sohnica's designs towards Lucifenia.


 * Alenrice Lucifen d'Autriche: Nathan's half-sister and employer. Nathan often manipulated her in order to fulfill Sohnica's aims, such as in feeding her rumors and betraying Kyla's location to her.


 * Rinto: Nathan's half-brother and fellow servant of Alenrice. Nathan often manipulated Alenrice during their employment together according to Sohnica's orders, such as telling the servant falsehoods about Marius so he would kill him and using him to discover Kyla's location.


 * Hänsel : Nathan's first incarnation. Nathan got his loyalty to Sohnica from Hänsel's relationship with Palea Noël; he associated his mother figure with Palea, and so wished to please her.


 * Helio: Nathan's previous incarnation. Nathan's relationship with the Demon of Gluttony is credited to his connection to Helio, and the latter passed on to his fanatic loyalty towards his parental figures.


 * Male Servant: Nathan's later incarnation. Nathan's absorption into the Glass of Conchita led directly to the Male Servant's existence. They shared the same soul and Nathan passed on his fanatic loyalty to him as he served the Master of the Graveyard in Evil's Theater.