Rachael
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| Title | Time Alchemist |
| Hometown | Mirror World |
| Current Residence | Mirror World |
| Gender | Female |
| Emblem | Spider |
| Affiliations | Will |
| Enemies | Maple Alliance Zero Rhinne |
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| KoreaMS | 레이첼 (Rachel) |
Rachael, also known as the Time Alchemist, is a minion of Will created to stop Alpha and Beta from awakening as the Transcendents of Time. Following the events of Black Heaven, Rachael was tasked by Will with testing the resolve of the Adversary to ensure that their future actions in Esfera would adhere to the Black Mage's expected outcome.
Story
Testing the Transcendents
Rachael was a minion created by Will, who used the power of time from a captured Rhinne to trap Alpha and Beta within Mirror World. After the twins escaped from Will and began collecting the scattered Goddess Teardrops to regain their full Transcendent power, Will began dispatching fake Goddess Teardrops to mislead the twins on their mission. After they discovered one such false Teardrop - a man named Arsen, who had been brainwashed by Will into believing himself to be a true Goddess Teardrop - Alpha and Beta encountered Rachael in Mirror World Magatia, where she approached them and introduced her as the Goddess Teardrop, though she told them that the locals called her the Time Alchemist. She explained that she wanted to test them in order to determine whether it was worth returning back to the temple with them, and so she had them fight separately in a special dimension in order to test their individual combat skills. During their tests, she attempted to goad the twins into believing that they were better apart. Even when the twins passed, however, Rachael decided to test their intelligence. However, the twins first returned to the temple in order to tell the priests about the latest development. As they all believed that Rachael was a fake Goddess Teardrop, Alpha and Beta decided to keep their guard up when they returned.
For the next test, Rachael teleported them to a replica of Orbis Tower within her dimension. For each question they answered right, she would transport them to the next level. However, if they got the question wrong, she would summon monsters. She also added that she would send them to the top if they learned the secret of the tower. As the two struggled to reach the top, Beta figured out that the secret of the tower was that it was infinite, as it didn't exist in a physical space. Impressed, Rachel sent them to the top, where Alpha asked her to prove that she was real and told her to hold hands with him. Rachael then revealed a spider tattoo on her wrist and told them that Will had sent a message: “You never see what's right under your nose”. She warned them that the mark of the spider signified one who had been corrupted by Will before vanishing. Because of Rachael's warning, the twins were able to deduce that Cassius - one of the temple's priests - was secretly working with Will.
Luring the Adversary
After the events of Black Heaven, Will decided to conduct an experiment to ascertain the Adversary's choices to ensure that the ritual in Esfera would proceed as expected. To this end, Will dispatched Rachael to carry out the experiment in his place as he watched from the shadows. Rachael then sent an anonymous letter to the Adversary, claiming that she had been watching their progress, and invited them to meet at the Edelstein City Hall in order to tell them something important. Though suspicious, the Adversary nevertheless decided to investigate and headed to the city hall. Inside, they found the room to be completely empty, causing them to believe that it had all been a prank. Just as they turned to leave, however, a dimensional crack appeared and pulled them inside a dark void. As they began searching for a way out, the Adversary quickly noticed Rachael, who was covering her face with a fan. Wondering whether she had sent the letter, the Adversary decided to meet with her.[1]
Rachael told the Adversary that she hadn't expected to see anyone in such a place and asked whether they had received a mysterious letter. The Adversary noted that she seemed to be trapped as well and asked how she had ended up in the void. Rachael revealed that she was a Time Alchemist who could magically navigate spaces, and that the reason why she hadn't left was because there was something important that she needed to do. She explained that her younger sister was sick, and that she had ended up in the void while following the mysterious letter's invitation, where she had discovered that she could find medicine for her sister inside the strange dimension that she had found herself in. However, she told the Adversary that she wasn't strong enough to obtain the medicine herself, for which she requested their help as an experienced warrior, promising to help them escape the strange dimension in exchange for their help.[2]
After the Adversary agreed, Rachael transported them to Mu Lung, which she claimed was home to many medicinal herbs. However, the Adversary began to wonder whether they had really arrived in Mu Lung, as there were no people around at all. Rachael noted that the energy of the area felt strange and revealed that they were actually in a replica of Mu Lung, though she added that she had no idea how that could be.[3] Rachael then told the Adversary that the monsters nearby were quite powerful and asked them to collect Broken Deer Horns and Bellflowers from the Cute Reindeers and Bellflower Roots. After the Adversary brought the ingredients back, Rachael noted that the powerful monsters' energy would make the ingredients even more potent, which would go a long way in curing her sister.
The Adversary then noted to themselves that they were definitely in a different dimension altogether, as the scenery around them was different from the Mu Lung that they knew. They began wondering where they really were, and why someone had brought them there.[4] They also noted that Rachael was quite suspicious, as she seemed far too calm in their situation. Though they wondered whether she was trying to remain calm for her sister's sake, they nevertheless decided to keep a close eye on her. Rachel then asked the Adversary for another favor, explaining that she had discovered that there was a King Centipede whose jawbone was a powerful medicine. The Adversary defeated the King Centipede and brought its jawbone to Rachael, who thanked them for their help and lauded them as a powerful warrior. In accordance with their deal, Rachael used her powers to send the Adversary back to the real world, where they collapsed in the middle of Perion, right next to Starling, Elwin, and Lily.
Mirror World Invasion
After sending the Adversary back, Rachael began sending out Mirror World monsters to attack Maple World, with Will's magical red spider mark allowing the monsters to exist outside of Mirror World. As the Adversary worked with the Silent Crusade to stop them, they soon encountered Rachael once again inside a dimensional crack after defeating one of the monsters inside. Rachael thanked them for their help, claiming that she had been too weak to defeat the monster on her own. She revealed that she had returned back to look for more medicine for her sister, who was showing signs of improvement. She then asked them why they had returned, to which they replied that they were looking for someone. Rachel told them that there was no one around, though she added that they were truly a good person for blindly jumping into danger for them. She then asked them to help her once again collect ingredients for her sister, promising to help them escape if they did. Using her powers, Rachael created a portal that led them both to a replica of the Cursed Temple, which she noted must feel both familiar and different. The Adversary realized that, just as Elwin and Lily had said, the area appeared to be a manipulated space. However, they also realized that it must be difficult to freely move between such spaces, which made them wonder who exactly Rachael was. Nevertheless, they decided to hide their suspicions from Rachael, who asked them to collect Taurospear Hooves, Tauromacis Hooves, and Wild Kargo Eyes.[5] After the Adversary returned with the ingredients, Rachael agreed to send them back, though she added that she would also answer any one question that they had for her. The Adversary asked Rachael who she was and how she could travel around so freely within the crack. Rachael revealed that she had once been a subordinate of the person who had created the space, which was how she was able to move easily around it. However, she assured them that she no longer worked for him, though she acknowledged that the Adversary had no reason to believe her. Nevertheless, she claimed that she was now just an older sister trying to protect her younger sibling, after which she opened a portal to send them back.[6]
The Chimera
With both the Adversary and the Silent Crusade growing suspicious of Rachael, the group began defeating the monsters emerging in Ariant, with the Adversary and Lora entering another dimensional crack. After defeating the powerful monsters inside, the pair attempted to leave the crack, only to find that it had already closed up behind them, trapping them inside. As they began searching for a way out, Rachael appeared before them and asked the Adversary whether Lora was a friend of theirs. She then laughed that she seemed to see them in the space quite often and asked whether they liked being stuck inside it. The Adversary asked Rachael what she was doing, to which she replied that it ought to be obvious to them now that she was searching for a way to cure her sister. At Lora's confusion, Rachael explained how her younger sister was ill. After a pause, Lora asked Rachael whether her sister was very sick, to which Rachael told her that her sister's life was in danger, which was why she had come seeking Cactus Stems and Scorpion Venom, which could be used as a potent medicine if used properly. Once again, Rachael offered to use help the Adversary and Lora escape if they acquired the ingredients for her. The Adversary asked Lora what they should do, noting that it might be better to wait for Elwin and Lily to free them, rather than helping Rachael. However, Lora noted that Rachael's sister was sick, adding that while it was most likely a lie, she would feel uncomfortable about ignoring Rachael's situation if there was a chance that it was true. Reluctantly, the Adversary agreed and collected the ingredients, which they brought back to Rachael.
Rachael thanked the Adversary and turned to Lora, who revealed that the reason why she had wanted to help was because she herself had lost her younger brother, who had disappeared in the Verne Mine while fighting the Black Wings, leaving behind his jaguar, Sun, for her to inherit. When the Adversary told Lora not to believe Rachael's story, Lora replied that it wasn't that she believed Rachael, but rather, it was because she wanted to give peace to herself by helping. She then told Rachael that she didn't require gratitude either, claiming that she would have taken Rachael into custody if she could. Offended that they still didn't believe her story, Rachael offered to show her younger sister to them, surprising both the Adversary and Lora. She then created a portal that brought them to a dark laboratory, where she presented her sister floating inside a large tank. Though the tank was dark and opaque, making it impossible to see inside, the Adversary was able to see a grotesque shape floating inside it, causing them to wonder whether the thing inside it was really a person. Rachael revealed that thanks to the ingredients that the Adversary had brought her, she had been able to slowly reconstruct her sister, to which the Adversary asked Rachael whether she was creating a chimera by fusing together parts of different creatures.
Rachael was offended to hear the Adversary calling her sister a chimera and flatly denied their accusations before sending them and Lora back to the real world. Back in Ariant, a disturbed Lora noted that the creature which they had seen was definitely a chimera and wondered whether it was really Rachael's sister. Though she didn't wish to jump to conclusions, she noted that what was certain was that Rachael was extremely dangerous. As they continued facing the monsters invading Maple World, the Silent Crusade began debating on whether Rachael's story was true. Though Lora admitted that she couldn't be sure of the truth, she noted that it was possible that if Rachael's sister really was sick, Rachael may have wanted to save her at any costs, even by turning her into a monster. She added that if the chimera really was Rachel's sister, she believed that they ought to save her, as she was an innocent party in the whole affair.
The Adversary's Choice
Suddenly, a crack opened up and pulled the Adversary inside. As the shocked Crusaders wondered what had happened, Lora noted that just as she had suspected, Rachael had been targeting the Adversary all along, though she wondered for what purpose. Meanwhile, the Adversary was brought before Rachael, who had lowered her fan to reveal a red spiderweb mark on her face. Rachael revealed that repairs on her sister had almost completed, thanks to their efforts. She then presented her sister, who emerged from her tank and revealed herself to be a chimera created from a fusion of the many different parts that the Adversary had collected for her. Rachael explained that her sister was nearly complete, and that all she needed to be fully functional was a mechanical heart and core from Magatia. The Adversary then wondered whether the fact that the chimera needed mechanical parts was the reason why Rachael has said that it had been nearly ‘repaired', rather than ‘healed'. The Adversary demanded to know how she could have done such a terrible thing, to which Rachael laughed and asked whether they thought that her sister was hideous, adding that she found her to be cute. She then asked whether they believed that it was the result of her experiment, and whether he really was her sister, causing the Adversary to wonder what she meant by that. She explained that her sister had been sick from a young age, and that she had needed to replace her sister's body with stronger parts, eventually leading her to appear as a monster. However, she claimed that she was nevertheless her precious little sister, even as her sense of reason had been lost after being replaced with the body parts of so many mindless, vicious monsters. She revealed that the creature was nothing more than a monster now before asking the Adversary what they planned to do now.[7]
Kill the Chimera
After thinking for a moment, the Adversary decided to defeat the chimera, to which Rachael asked them whether they were really raising their weapon at her sister. However, the Adversary declared that there was no way that the creature was her sister, claiming that she had been lying to them from the beginning. Realizing that she was the one who had sent them the letter, the Adversary demanded to know what her plan was by creating the cracks and monsters, to which Rachael laughed and congratulated them, declaring that her prediction had been correct. At the Adversary's confusion, Rachael revealed that her master had arranged for everything in order to test them and see what choice they would make in such a situation. Having seen their decision for herself, she told them that she would now step back and let them deal with that ‘horrible' chimera before disappearing, leaving behind a horde of monsters to attack them.
Spare the Chimera
After thinking for a moment, the Adversary noted to themselves that though Rachael's story was most likely a lie, there was still a chance that she was telling the truth, leading them to hesitate at the thought of potentially killing an innocent person. Satisfied, Rachael told the Adversary that their choice in such a situation had been noted, and that her prediction had been correct. At the Adversary's confusion, Rachael revealed that her master had arranged for everything in order to test them and see what choice they would make in such a situation. Having seen their decision for herself, she decided to put their mind at ease and revealed that the chimera was not her sister, but merely a creature that she had created in order to test them. Laughing that she could hardly believe that they had believed such an obvious lie, Rachael told them that she would now step back and let them deal with that ‘horrible' chimera before disappearing, leaving behind a horde of monsters to attack them.
Mirror World Recalled
After defeating the chimera and the monsters, the Adversary emerged back in Magatia, after which the Silent Crusade debriefed back at headquarters. Meanwhile, in Mirror World, Rachael met with Will, who asked them how it had felt to meet the Adversary in person. Rachael laughed and told Will that she hoped that he had watched it all, to which he replied that it was different seeing it in person. Rachael then asked Will whether he believed that the Adversary was truly capable of reaching the Black Mage. Will replied that he believed that everything had happened within the expected range. He then thanked Rachael for her hard work, adding that with Mirror World having served its purpose, it needed to be recalled. Using his powers, he absorbed Rachael before noting that it was about to slowly start. Though he didn't know how long it would take to unfold, he added that he would wait patiently, as waiting was one of his favorite pastimes.
NPC
Mirror World Magatia
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Silent Crusade Quest
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Uncanny Ariant
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Gallery
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NPC Portrait of Rachael (Mirror World storyline)
References
- ↑ Zero gets exclusive dialogue in place of this, in which Alpha and Beta immediately recognize the woman as Rachael and wonder how a resident of Mirror World can exist outside of it. Wondering whether the letter was a trap that she had arranged, the twins decide to confront her.
- ↑ Zero gets exclusive dialogue in place of this, in which Rachael tells Alpha and Beta that she hadn't expected to see anyone in such a place and asks whether they had received a mysterious letter. Alpha immediately tells Rachael to drop the act and demands to know what sort of trickery she had used, and why she had brought them in the void. Rachael laughs and tells him that she hadn't known whether they would still remember her, which was why she had pretended not to know them, though she adds that she's glad to see them again, especially in such a place as the one where they are now. She then tells them that they're mistaken if they believe that she had invited them, though the twins are dubious. Rachael tells them that though she can't blame them for being suspicious, she reveals that the only reason she had followed Will in the past was because he had been holding her sister hostage. She explains that she no longer follows him, and that the lack of a spider tattoo on her hand is proof of this. Alpha asks Rachael what she means by her sister, to which she explains that she has a precious younger sister whom she had tried protecting from Will. She tells them that her sister is very sick, and that she had broken free of Will in order to find a cure for her sister by wandering Maple World, which was when she had ended up in the void after following the mysterious letter's invitation. She then offers to help the twins escape in exchange for them helping her save her sister, explaining that the two Children of the Goddess helping her would make things go much faster. Realizing that they have little choice, Alpha agrees to help her. However, Beta whispered to Alpha and asked him whether he really believes her story. Alpha replies that there's no way that Rachael's story is true, to which she asks him why he had agreed to help. Alpha explains that they need Rachael's help in order to escape, and that playing along might help them learn more about the space which they've arrived in, as he notes that its energy feels quite unusual. Beta agrees and tells Alpha that she'll play along as well.
- ↑ Zero gets exclusive dialogue in place of this, in which Alpha asks Rachael whether they're really in Mu Lung, to which she asks them where else they would be. Beta then whispers to Alpha and tells him that she believes that they're in Mirror World. Alpha agrees and notes that it seems that Rachael had been lying, and that she still serves Will. However, he wonders how Will could have created a new Mirror World without Rhinne's power, to which Beta suggests that they continue to observe Rachael.
- ↑ Zero doesn't get this line, as they already know that they're in Mirror World.
- ↑ After Rachael notes that the replica of the Cursed Temple must feel both familiar and different, Zero gets exclusive dialogue, in which Alpha whispers to Beta that they're definitely in Mirror World. Beta notes that she can't feel Rhinne's power, meaning that the copy of Mirror World that they're in was created by a different force altogether. Wondering whether Will has gained new powers, Alpha and Beta decide to continue investigating.
- ↑ For Zero, Alpha instead asks Rachael why the creator of the space had invited them in. Rachel replies that though she isn't too sure, she believes that it's because he wants to see what kind of people they are. Beta asks her what she means, to which Rachael clarifies that he had wanted to see whether they're noble enough to help someone trying to save her younger sister. However, upon seeing the twins' expression, Rachael notes that they don't believe her, though she insists that she's no just an older sister trying to protect her younger sibling, after which she opens a portal to send them back.
- ↑ Zero does not get a choice here, and instead chooses to kill the chimera no matter what. When Rachael asks them whether they're really raising their weapon at her sister, Alpha declares that there's no way that the creature is her sister, claiming that she had been lying to them from the beginning. Realizing that she was the one who had sent them the letter, Alpha notes that Will was the one who had created the copy of Mirror World and demands to know what their plan is. Rachael realizes that the twins had likely known from the beginning, since they were the Children of the Goddess. She then reveals that Will had arranged for everything in order to test them and see what choice the Children of the Goddess would make in such a situation. A furious Alpha and Beta demand to know why he would go to such lengths, to which Rachael laughs that she feels sorry for them because of how much they hate her, though she adds that it had all been quite necessary. However, she tells them that they had both made a good choice, and that she would now step back and let them deal with that ‘horrible' chimera before disappearing, leaving behind a horde of monsters to attack them. Alpha decides to fight the creatures, with Beta noting that she feels at ease knowing that the chimera isn't really Rachael's sister.