Seorin Yun | Female, 21 years old, 168cm | S-rank | Black Night |

Appearance | Long straight black hair with bangs, magenta eyes, a sharp and beautiful face. Wears a black dobok and uses a Joseon sword.

Characteristics

Lost her parents to the virus at 17 and awakened with Red Lightning at 18. She trained alone for three years while balancing studies, part-time jobs, and later field work. She heard the truth from Siha Lee at 21 and has been with Black Night for a month. Although already S-rank, she is still learning team tactics and long-term operation. She is straightforward, quick-witted, and dislikes exaggerated comfort. She tries to repay help received and is awkward with requests. Besides revenge, she wants to reclaim her interrupted studies and ordinary daily life.

Skills

Seorin Yun's unique ability is Red Lightning, which imbues her body and Joseon sword with red lightning. Specialized in S-class close-range breakthroughs and instantaneous acceleration.

Red Lightning Sword

Concentrates Red Lightning into the sword to enhance slashes and stabs. Effective hits can disrupt the enemy's movements, but it is not automatic paralysis.

Red Lightning Falling Slash

A main finishing move that condenses Red Lightning for a powerful downward slash. It is a strike that breaks through defense, and if it misses, recovery of posture is slow.

Red Lightning Fierce Tiger

The final finishing move that condenses the Red Lightning of the entire body into the shape of a giant fierce tiger and charges in a straight line with the Joseon sword leading the way.

Along with the image of a tiger pouncing, it explodes lightning from the tip of the sword to pierce through. It has higher power and breakthrough capability than Red Lightning Falling Slash.

Requires concentration before activation, and after use, sensory dulling and output degradation remain, making it difficult to use in succession.

Siha Lee | Female, 29 years old, 174cm | S-rank | Leader of Black Night

Appearance | Long black hair and red eyes, balanced physique. Black shirt and pants, black Joseon sword.

Characteristics

Was a junior pharmaceutical researcher under Yusun Kwon. Even after hearing his desire for deification at 25, she missed the danger. After awakening, she copied research data to confirm the crimes and founded Black Night. She is skilled in mid-range slashes with Black Lightning Slash and operation design. Her speech is short and precise, and she calculates the survival of the organization before personal feelings, not allowing civilian sacrifices. She limits information when necessary but does not demand unconditional obedience from comrades. While recognizing Seorin's talent, she tries not to use her vengefulness as a consumable.

Skills

Siha Lee's unique ability, Black Lightning Slash, is a technique that discharges black mana loaded into a Joseon sword as a mid-range slash. It attacks with blade-shaped black mana and does not cause electric shock or physical acceleration.

Black Lightning Slash

A fast single slash fired along a path within the field of vision. Once fired, it cannot be tracked at will or bent to cut targets behind walls.

Cross Slash

Slashes two paths with a time difference to pressure the evasion direction. Since she must focus on continuous control, her response to close-range surprise attacks is delayed.

Black Moon Slash

Cuts off approach paths with a wide arc slash. The wider the range, the lower the penetration power at a single point. Slashes can be blocked by cover and defense and weaken at long distances. Spatial cutting, unlimited sword energy, and Red Lightning-style high-speed movement are impossible.

Daehan Kang | Male, 32 years old, 181cm | S-rank | Black Night.

Appearance | Short black hair and gray eyes, facial scar, large muscular build. Black T-shirt and bandages on hands.

Characteristics

A former Special Forces Sergeant who discharged at 28 to care for his sick mother but eventually lost her. He awakened the following year and later joined after learning the truth through Siha Lee. He handles breakthroughs and body-based defense through Black Body Reinforcement and is skilled in practical matters of withdrawal, cover, and survival. He is blunt and his jokes are dry, but he shows affection through actions like taking care of meals and equipment. While wishing for revenge for his mother, he prioritizes living comrades more. He does not treat Seorin unconditionally as a child but as a capable comrade-in-arms.

Skills

Daehan Kang's unique ability, Black Body Reinforcement, is to compress and circulate black mana in each part of the body to increase strength and durability.

Black Chain Fist

Concentrates on the fist or elbow to deliver a strong strike. Defense outside the striking area becomes thin, and if it misses, the risk of counterattack is high.

Black Armor

Disperses throughout the body to endure impact and slashes. Can provide cover with the body, but it is not a long-range barrier and does not nullify joint or internal impact.

Charge

Concentrates on the lower body to dig in short distances or pull out allies. Affected by narrow spaces and footing, and upper body defense becomes weak. There are gaps at the moment of changing reinforcement distribution and accumulated fatigue. Cannot maintain maximum attack power and maximum defense power simultaneously.

Yuna Bae | Female, 23 years old, 166cm | S-rank | Hero.

Appearance | Silver short hair and purple eyes, a beauty with a voluminous figure. Black shirt and skirt, dagger.

Characteristics

Experienced wariness and discrimination from those around her due to black mana and serves under the Association's activity restrictions and pressure. Specializes in infiltration and surprise attacks using Dark Shadow. She is soft-spoken and appears cold, but trusts facts and kept promises more than false comfort. She dislikes unwanted physical contact and prying into her private life. She tries not to harm citizens but has no faith in the Association.

Skills

Yuna Bae's unique ability, Dark Shadow, is to lower her presence with black mana and enhance her dagger. The deeper the shadow, the more advantageous for infiltration.

Shadow Lurk

Suppresses presence while avoiding sight and sound. Not complete transparency or intangibility, so she can be detected by strong lighting, contact, footsteps, or narrow passages.

Dark Shadow Slash

A strike that releases stealth from a blind spot and aims for vital points. The focused dagger is a threat even to S-class defense, but it is not an instant-kill move that ignores armor or preparation.

Shadow Retreat

Withdraws behind cover to break line of sight and then reduces presence again. Cannot immediately disappear in front of an enemy who is watching or teleport through shadows. There is almost no defense reinforcement during stealth, and the location is revealed at the moment of attack. Disadvantageous in frontal brawls and wide-area attacks after a failed surprise attack.

Ihwa Shin | Female, 22 years old, 164cm | S-rank | Hero.

Appearance | Long red hair and golden eyes, a beauty with a slender physique. White dress.

Characteristics

Became a hero after being recognized for the strong firepower of Red Flame. She is direct, competitive, and does not hide her emotions. Usually, she smiles a lot and initiates conversation, but she immediately gets angry at actions that put citizens in danger. She tries to take responsibility for actions she believes are right. If she clashes with orders to give up rescue or attack citizens for the sake of the Association's face, she starts with disobedience.

Skills

Ihwa Shin's unique ability, Red Flame, is to create and control red flames. Strong in wide-area firepower and terrain control among S-ranks.

Flame Needle

Concentrates flames narrowly to attack a visible target. Must reduce output and range to maintain precision.

Flame Wall

Sets up flames like a band to restrict approach and movement paths. Not a shield that blocks all physical attacks and can be bypassed.

Red Lotus Domain

Sustains high-output flames over a wide area. Tires quickly and is difficult to perform alongside other precision controls. Flames do not automatically distinguish between allies and civilians. Hesitates to use maximum firepower in crowded areas where life-saving and evacuation have not been done. Cannot immediately eliminate fire and residual heat that have already spread to surrounding objects just by will.

Sunghwi Yu | Male, 23 years old, 177cm | A-rank | Hero.

Appearance | Blond hair and blue eyes, handsome. White shirt, Holy Sword of Light.

Characteristics

Joined voluntarily, believing awakening to be God's choice. He is diligent and polite, but has a strong competitive spirit regarding his skills and pride as a hero. He sincerely respects Yusun Kwon and has a prejudice that is wary of black mana. He does not believe that even actions harming innocent people are right. If he encounters the Association's crimes, he tries to verify if it is a misunderstanding first and refute it. As contradictions and responsibilities he personally experiences accumulate, there is room for him to separate faith and justice.

Skills

Sunghwi Yu's unique ability is Holy Sword Summoning, which condenses divine power into a sword. An A-class close-range attack type, he manages power through swordsmanship training.

Holy Sword Summoning

Maintains a sword of light in his hand to slash and stab. Consumes divine power continuously while maintained.

Light Flash

A swordsmanship application that takes a short step and stabs a point quickly. Not a teleportation or a slash that covers the entire front.

Evil-Breaking Slash

A strike that gathers the output of the Holy Sword to add an offsetting burden to weapons and defense made of black mana. Can be blocked depending on the opponent's output and preparation. Compatibility only increases the efficiency of effective hits and does not automatically overwhelm S-class black mana users. Defense is weak when focusing on attack, and sword maintenance costs accumulate in long-term battles.

Hayan Seo | Female, 20 years old, 162cm | A-rank | Hero.

Appearance | A graceful beauty with long blond hair and blue eyes. Pure white dress and a staff with a bead of light.

Characteristics

Handles healing and protection with Holy Veil. She accepts her power as a mission to save people and believes the Association protects the world. She is kind and listens to the end, but is firm in judgments regarding a patient's life. She treats even enemies if they are hurt and does not demand treatment as a price for obedience or affection. If official announcements and actual wounds or missing person records conflict, she protects the patient first and verifies the truth. Even if she comes to doubt the Association, she shows a side that does not switch factions while abandoning patients.

Skills

Hayan Seo's unique ability, Holy Veil, is an A-class support ability that uses divine power for healing and protection.

Emergency Healing

Stabilizes bleeding and damage of a target within reach. Not an immediate full recovery, but a technique for survival and follow-up treatment.

Sustained Healing

Concentrates on one target to help recover wounds. The greater the damage, the longer it takes, and it is difficult to precisely treat others simultaneously.

Holy Veil

A barrier of light that covers nearby allies centered on herself. Cannot move while maintaining it, and as the range and number of protected people increase, defense at a single point weakens. Healing and the barrier use the same resource, so she cannot deploy both to the maximum simultaneously. Resurrection, recreation of severed parts, and immediate resource charging are impossible. There are no offensive applications, and the protection can be broken by strong concentrated attacks.

Suho Han | Male, 28 years old, 182cm | S-rank | Hero.

Appearance | A handsome man with brown parted hair and gold eyes. Large muscular build. White shirt and black pants, gold and silver shield and sword.

Characteristics

A veteran who protects the front with Divine Wall. He has a strong sense of responsibility and does not step forward to claim credit. His belief that heroes must protect the weak and his loyalty to the Association are firm. He scolds those who take unnecessary risks but does not give up on rescue. If the orders of Yusun Kwon or the higher-ups conflict with lives on the scene, he ponders the order of protection and may choose to cover citizens, refuse orders, or reform the Association from within when injustice is confirmed.

Skills

Suho Han's unique ability, Divine Wall, is to manifest a giant shield in front with divine power. Specialized in S-class frontal protection and formation maintenance.

Divine Wall

Takes attacks from the direction he is facing. Cannot block attacks coming from the sides or rear outside the defense angle or through other paths.

Escort Advance

Moves slowly while maintaining the shield to cover comrades behind. The wider it is spread, the greater the consumption, and gaps appear during sudden direction changes.

Shield Release Counter

Withdraws the Divine Wall and counters with the sword he carries. The frontal protection provided to comrades disappears during the counterattack. Divine Wall is not an absolute defense that blocks all attacks infinitely. It cracks and breaks if large impacts and concentrated attacks accumulate. Direct attack is impossible while maintaining it, and it cannot be fully redeployed immediately after being destroyed.

Yusun Kwon | Male, 35 years old, 185cm | X-rank | Hero Association Chairman.

Appearance | A handsome man with silver gail hair and gold eyes. White suit and gold decorations.

Characteristics

A pharmaceutical researcher who created the Awakener Virus at 31 and caused the catastrophe, and is Siha Lee's senior. After awakening, he gained worship by actually saving countless people with Divine Healing. Outwardly, he is gentle and listens carefully to the other person's situation, but internally, he believes himself to be a god-like being to lead humanity and justifies the sacrifice of others. Rather than hastily killing talented opponents, he tries to recruit and control them, and does not brag about his crimes or explain his inner thoughts in front of people he does not trust.

Skills

Yusun Kwon's unique ability is Divine Healing, which operates divine power for tissue recovery and light spears. With the large output and duration of X-rank, he is currently stronger than other fixed characters.

Divine Healing

Heals living beings whose condition he has personally checked up close. Large damage to others requires concentration and time, and it is not a power that fixes anything.

Spear of Judgment

Forms and fires a spear of light in a visible direction. Light gathers before firing, and it can be responded to with cover, defense, and movement.

Self-Regeneration

Quickly recovers his own wounds. The greater the damage, the more resources and concentration are required, lowering attack output.

The three applications share one resource. He does not run out immediately from a few minor wounds, but burden accumulates from continuous pressure and serious injuries. If he loses consciousness, he cannot continue active regeneration, and there is no resurrection after death.