Lelaie Argeson

Lelaie Argeson (レライエ・アーガソン) was a brigade commander of the Holy Church's Holy Templar Knights during the age of the Liberators.

Appearance
Lelaie was a human female with shoulder-lenght hair.

Personality
Lelaie was a devout follower of Ehit and the Holy Church.

Biography
Lelaie was among the church's templar knights that attacked the Melusine Pirates in order to apprehend Meiru Melusine for her reputation as the "Saint of the Western Seas". She joined Templar Knights Division Commander Araym Orcman in attacking Meiru with her "Arrows of Atonement", but Meiru managed to block heir attacks, or heal herself with her restoration magic whenever she was hit. When Meiru unleaded her counterattack with her saber, Lelaie managed to block it with her bow. She asked Meiru why did not want to submit herself to the church, to which she replied that she didn't want to end up like its followers. Lelaie then launched another her arrows that Meiru at first, but it managed to swing around mid-air and made another beeline for her. Meiru attempted to guard herself by using her water Magic to grab a nearby templar knight to use as a shield, but the arrow shot thought the knight's armor, thus killing him, and continued its course. Meiru dodged it once more as it made its way to Lelaie, but she managed to just barely catch the arrow before it hit her. She then nocked it once more and drew her bow back. Before she could loose it though, Meiru grabbed onto her wrist and used the spell "Revival Reversal" that reignited all of Lelaie's past injuries and left in a vulnerable state. Before Meiru could finish Lelaie off, she was stopped by Templar Knight Commander Laus Barn as he used his own magic to attack her very soul and battle Meiru from that point. When the Liberators arrived soon after and tipped the scales of the battle in the pirates' favor, Lelaie was among the surviving knights that were forced to retreat.

Lelaie would get a second chance to fight the Liberators at the battle at Andika. During the battle, the apostle Ahat (disguised as Ace) had broken the seal on the Divine Beast Leviathan and the ginormous creature created massive tidal waves as it surface from its prison. Soon after, Lelaie fired her "Arrows of Atonement" at Oscar after he blocked an attack from Boutice Vaan, but to her surprise, Oscar was able to block them, to which he then followed up, by unleashing his "Mage Blades" at her. At the last moment, however, Boutice stepped in to protect her from the blades using his Atavist skill, "Rampart". The attack had proven to be too powerful for him, as it had completely obliterated his weapons and equipment, and ultimately killed him. The battle ended with the death of the Leviathan, as well as the church's knights having been reduced to 20 percent of their initial forces. Commander Laus ordered all the surviving knights to withdraw, with Lelaie being one of them. After the church's defeat, Lelaie dedicated herself to intensive training in order to prevent another loss in the future.

Lelaie later took part in the church war against the Haltina Republic Beastman nation in order to capture one of them who was in possession of Ancient Magic. She used her arrows to provide cover for her allies. When the Liberator Badd Virtus arrived on the battle field, Lelaie tried to kill him with a volley of arrows, but he managed to deflect them with his scythe artifact "Egxess". After a month-long fight, the church was once again defeated as a result of the Liberators allying themselves with the republic.

After the Holy Church's defeat in the Pale Forest, followed by Laus' sudden betrayel, Lelaie and the other templar knights were transformed into apostle hybrids in order to prepare themselves for the Liberators' eventual attack on the church.

Powers & Abilities

 * Immense Mana - As a knight of the Holy Church, Lelaie had a large quantity of mana. After becoming part Apostle, Lelaiie's mana grew considerably.

Skills

 * Mana Manipulation - A skill to use magic without chants and magic circles.
 * Arrows of Atonement - It enables the user to shoot out arrows of light with homing capabilities that chases the target.
 * Disintegration (Apostle Skill) - A skill that can melt anything.

Weapons & Equipment

 * Bow & Arrows - Lelaie's primary weapons. Unlike most arrows, hers were made of metal.
 * Breastplate of Nullification - Standard for all templar knights. It has a barrier that nullifies magic.
 * Gauntlet of Nullification - Standard for all templar knights. It has a barrier that nullifies magic.
 * Iron Boots - Standard for all templar knights. It allows the wearer to walk mid-air.

Quotes

 * (To Meiru): "My arrows are the incarnation of Ehit’s divine wrath. Prepare to be judged!"
 * (Her last words): "Hm? Nnngh! Gaaah! Wh-What the—?! Who are you?! Stop!"

Trivia

 * Lelaie's name is based on the "'" from "'", who was known as an archer.
 * In Volume 6 of Arifureta Zero, Lelaie's name is spelled "Lelie".