Rake is a character in the Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon.
Information[]
Rake was one of the first humans Karsearin meets on his adventure, he sold Arin into slavery to his friend Casan.
Apperance[]
Rake was a young man of average height, with slightly dark skin tone, brown hair, and black eyes.
He wore brown armor that covers his entire body, with a matching cape ripped off the ends.
Personality[]
Rake is a charismatic, cunning and somewhat manipulative person since he tricked Arin to sell him as a slave, however when Arin was going to use his powers as an elementalist to take revenge on him when he met him for the second time, he quickly begged for his life, trying to convince Arin not to kill him, which he almost failed to do.
He hates people who are superior to him in terms of mana, like the Sword Masters. He said to Seria that dammit, why do Sword Masters even exist in this world, try as they might, they don't stand a chance against a Sword Master's Sword Aura. [1]
Biography[]
Season 1[]
In 304 AC, in the Al Kreed Mountains, at this time, several arrows suddenly fly and attack the Orcs. Karsearin saw him cutting down Orcs with a sword. Karsearin thought he's pretty good, a human, who was he. At this time, an Orc hits Karsearin on the head with a club. Karsearin lost his mind. Karsearin falls down. [2]
Port city Lael. Arin looked around and shouted wow, whoa, and amazing, so this was the human world. Arin kept looking around and shouted ooh, wow. He said to someone that the kid's bursting with energy. Someone asked to him that what he's going to do with that kid, sure, they saved him form the Orcs, but he's not in the best shape, after his head injury, he doesn't remember anything except for his name, Arin. He said well for now, he'll look for some way they can put him to use. Arin rushed and shouted whoa, amazing. Arin said there are so many humans and houses, and there are a bunch of mysterious items everywhere too, just as Karstein said humans really like living in groups. He said Arin should stop looking around, let's go. Arin asked where to. He answered he was said he had nowhere to go, there's someone who can help him. Arin asked oh, really. He answers yeah. Arin thought hehe, just as he thought, faking amnesia sure was handy, all he had to does were say, "He doesn't know, Ugh, his head..." and no one suspects him. Inside the old-looking brick building, people are noisy. Tables and chairs and people sitting on chairs or on tables drinking alcohol. They all looked happy. In front of the room under the stairs on the second floor, he and a man who appeared to be in his mid-40s looked at Arin and said hmm, memory loss, he said. Arin laughed. He asked what he does thought. The man said good, very good, come follow him. He said stay here and watch their things, Arin, he'll be right back. Suddenly, Arin saw a book sticking out of the backpack that Rake had roughly thrown away earlier. Arin thought he wouldn't hear anything even if he looked through it, so he quietly took out the book. Arin thought since he's not here, it should be okay to take a peek, right. Arin started reading the book. Arin said Mountain Structure and Monster Habitats for Travelers, hehe, that's great, he was bored anyway. At this time, he appeared and said Arin must've been bored. As Arin closed the book, he quietly asked a question that oh, what he was doing. Rake said nothing much, he has put in a good word for him, so Carsan will help him, he doesn't have to worry about a thing, just listen to him well, he'll take a while for him to get his memories back, but he hopes him recover well. Arin smiles and said oh, thanks. He said he has work to does and won't be able to tag along with him anymore, well, he only promised to take him to the port city of Lael in the first place, it's a shame, but they'll part ways here. Arin was also guessing that he would soon break up with him, but then he sensed the faint expression of joy on Rake's face so he thought huh, because there was something a little strange. Arin thought it's been about ten days since he met him, they've been traveling together for a while, yet he's not sad to say goodbye, but he said it's a shame, does why he look so happy then. Arin drank juice and thought it seems that all humans like that. He was so busy that he left. At the night, Carsan and he went somewhere. Arin asked where they are going right now. Carsan answered that to the auction house. Carsan said he bought Arin form him, but his family's not wealthy enough to keep a slave around, he looked healthy and has a pretty face, he should be able to sell him for at least 1,000 gold. The building was the Ladael Sh'Lael Slave Auction House. [3]
Arin sighed and said geez, if he was here, he'd explain what's up. The black-haired boy asks to Arin that so, how long has it been for him. Arin answered uh, how long, he mean his age, he's 300 years, he means, he said he should be around 20 years old. The brown-haired boy asks to Arin that huh, he meant, how long he have living as a slave, or it was his first time. Arin said uh, well, he doesn't know anything, he said he has amnesia. Arin finally realized what his situation was. Arin shouted in anger that hold on, that does mean he sold him. The black-haird boy asks to Arin that he has finally realized that he has been conned. The brown-haired boy said how naive, he must've looked after him with the intention of selling him from the beginning. Arin thought he bastard, so he weren't a kind human. Arin thought what now, he did get sold as he planned, but they gave him new clothes and food, he should stay here a little longer, they seem nicer than the other humans he has met so farm he should just wait and see if he sold him out like he did. [4]
The four stringest mercenaries in the Six Nations Alliance include... ...Gabein the Storm, Elkryl the Gale, he the Gust, and Crayson the Squall... ...or so the mercenaries called them. But they were famous enough for even ordinary soldiers to recognize them as well. [5]
In the Anasteid Mercenary Guild, he shouted what another did say. He shouted the royal investigation team left. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid said yes, the royal investigation team concluded that it wasn't a dragon. He shouted he meant, of course it wasn't a dragon, but... ...goddammit. He thought so what if it's not a dragon, the royal investigation team aren't going too far, how could they conclude that it was arson committed by someone living nearby... The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid said to him that as he may knew, Sahan Village has committed a lot of atrocities, in the end, it led to their demise. He leaned one arm on the desk and asked even so, there were eye witnesses... ...what if someone's pulled some strings. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid sighed and answered that's probably it, but what can they do even if that is the case, if someone was indeed behind it, then they are powerful enough to wife out an entire village, what can mere mercenaries like them do against such a high-ranking official. He thought right... if he meddle in every affair like this... ...he wouldn't last long as a mercenary. He said oh dear, he thought it'd be an interesting mission but he wasted his time, haha. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid held out the papers to him, trying to appease him and said since he's here anyway, why he doesn't take on something else, this assignment just came in. He was surprised. Arin, who had been staring blankly, folded his arms and placed them behind his head and thought humans... ...were so hard to understand, anyway, what's taking him so long. His eyes lit up as he looked through the documents and said hmm, this is a tidy sum. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid asked to him that which mission he's talking about. He answered oh, that one... The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid asked to him that ...well, it doesn't apply to him, it does. He answered not at all, but... in any case... ...all they're looking for is a red-haired boy with no connections whatsoever, a whole 500 Gold for that. He thought this mission is totally... ...tailored to Arin, red hair... ...with no connections. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid asked to him that why, he does has someone in mind. He smiled broadly and answered yep, he knew just the person. He put his hand on the paper and said in fact, he's very much interested in becoming a mercenary himself. Still, the Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid looked uneasy and asked to him that it will be okay, the fact that they're looking for a person with no connections... meant they're expecting trouble. He responded calmly to the Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid's nagging that's not a problem, he's sure he can take care of himself, he almost killed him, he saw. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid's expression changed in surprise and shouted what he did, that's incredible, he's not the child of an aristocrat, he's, that'd be a real problem. He said he doubt it, he had no problem selling him as a slave-- The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid asked to him that what, a slave. He said with a hearty laugh that n-nothing, anyway, there's anything he can do. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid handed him another document and asked what about this one, this also paid well. He asked which meant... it's also dangerous, what it's, he would be guarding someone, or it's an assassination. The Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid answered to him that it's more like a hunt, he needed to get rid of a vampire, it's recently turned, but it's still a vampire, not many mercenaries can handle that. He asked hmm... a vampire, huh. He said to the Mercenary Commission Head of Anasteid that he should give him the full details. He asked Arin, he has been waiting like he told him. Arin shouted him. Arin was angry and shouted he was bored to death, what he took so long. He said he got Arin an assignment. He looked back at Arin. congratulations, Arin, he's now officially a mercenary. Arin smiled and shouted an assignment. He said that's right, and it's worth 50 Gold. He smirked and thought huhu... this kid's great at helping him fill his pockets, he thought he'd use Arin's spirit magic and ended up hitting the jackpot, it's actually worth 500 Gold. Even though he's Arin, something was suspicious at this point and asked with his eyes half-open that huh, wait, he got an assignment, why they did assign him a mission without even meeting him. He was surprised. He, who does a double take, quickly whispered in Arin's ear what he wanted to hear that h-he was lucky, thank his red hair, he can even learn swordsmanship like he wanted. Arin quickly abandoned his doubts when he heard that he could learn swordsmanship, his eyes lit up and shouted swordsmanship. He thought what a simpleton... He said first, let's grab something to eat. he'll tell him the details over dinner. Arin was delighted and thought great, at last... ...he will learn to wield the sword. An inn restaurant in the city of Anasteid. He took a seat in the hall, and when Arin ate a modest dinner, he tilting his beer and said from now on, his mission is to... ...infiltrate Shihad Academy as a student. [6]
He said let him explain what the assignment is. He tapped his finger on a city on the map and said this here... is Cahillan, the capital of Libeid, this city is where the Shihad Academy is located. He smirked and said Arin's first assignment... ...is to sneak in as a student and fit in naturally. Arin asked Shihad... Academy. He answered yeah, formerly known as an academic research institutes of sorts, they used to teach magic, pharmacology, medicine, law, and such, but because Libeid Kingdom upholded chivalry to its highst form... ...the academy has become a place to train knights. He shrugged and said basically, a training school, ridiculous, it isn't, even though being a knight isn't an occupation, it's a title, unlike the other nations, Libeid enforces an examination system to appoint knights. Arin drank water. He said simply put, one must pass the test to become a knight here, that's why students in their teens, when they're most receptive to learning, were trained as knights... ...right here in Shihad Academy. The two were silent. He said in other words, if Arin take on this assignment, he can finally learn to wield a sword as he wished. Arin smiled and shouted oh, he got it. He said just enroll Arin himself in the academy and focus on learning swordsmanship, then later, he does one favor, and the job is done, simple, it isn't. Arin asked what kind of favor. He answered that's a secret, first, let's get Arin all freshened up, from now on, he will become Arin Aslan, the son of Aslan the multimillionaire, he should doesn't forget he's now Arin Aslan. Arin thought let's see, he successfully entered the academy... [7]
Season 2[]
Suddenly he looked up at the sky and was surprised and said huh. He asked something didn't zip through the sky just now. Seria answered it was probably a bird, there's no way anyone else survived... after yesterday's meteor shower. He sighed and said that's true, he survived thanked to Seria, the moment she used her charm skill to infiltrate the academy... ...meteors fell from the sky and destroyed everything, but they made it through safe and sound thanked to her vampiric supernatural perception, plus, the barrier around the academy fell apart... ...so all in all, they were lucky. He shouted only god can create a meteor shower, that doesn't mean god's on his side. Seria said okay, she get it, so he please hurry and get digging. After a long search, something caught on the shovel and he shouted oh. A huge iron gate appeared. He smiled in satisfaction and said found it, Shihad Academy's 13th crypt... ...where Parousia, the Second Coming, is sealed. [8]
He said Seria, let's get out of here, the servants are getting closer, they'll be in trouble if they find them. Seria and he ran and sneaked out of the mansion. He said Jelinek's soldiers fell so easily... dammit, why do Sword Masters even exist in this world, try as they might, they don't stand a chance against a Sword Master's Sword Aura. He asked all that aside... ...Seria did manage to overhear anything. Seria answered yes, they say this was located in the basement of Lastanien Palace. A deep smile appeared on his lips as he said oooh, lucky break, even Lord Aslan didn't know that, the stalking paid off. Seria said lucky, her ass, he did forget she almost died. He prepared to climb over the wall and said well, Seria was safe now, she doesn't forget he had to put on an act to save her life, if Pluto had found out, he'd has been dead meat too. He jumped over the wall and landed on the ground. Seria said fine, she's grateful for that. He said he can't believe it, but if it's true... then a good chunk of Karsel's troop in Lastanien will withdraw, they should use the oportunity to sneak into the palace's basement, no, Lastanien was a kingdom of sorcery, it must be full of magical traps... Seria jumped over the wall and landed on the ground. Seria grinned and smiled at him, who was in front of her while thinking about it and asked it's really going to be a problem, he doesn't have tricks up his sleeve. He answered ...that's supposed to be a compliment... Seria continued speaking as if she had suddenly been struck by something that oh, right, him, that remined her, the Almighty Creature they talk of... seemed quite different from that they knew, according to their version, the Super Dragon is the Almighty Creature... ...but they made it sound like nothing can stop the Almighty Creature except the Super Dragon, the two could actually be different creatures. He asked then which one they were looking for, the Super Dragon, or the Almighty Creature. Seria said well, it doesn't matter either way, she's sure they're both incredible beings. [1]
Lastanien Kingdom, Lagarun Palace, underground treasury. He said there it was, this must be Liegis. He said to Seria that this was their second discovery, they're making great progress. A man in his late 30s wearing a mage's robe said damn he... he kept his promise, so he'd better live up to his end of the bargain. He said oh, of course he will, Captain Eyke, thanked to him, they made it past countless magical traps, now, if they can leave here safely... ...then his son will also return home in one piece. Eyke said he had better not be deceiving him... for he's a mage of the Seventh Circle. Eyke glare to him and said facing a mere mercenary and a puny vampire wasn't much of a challenge for him. He said he did ask. He snorted and said Eyke just focus on guiding them. They left the stone chamber. He said ugh... He said they're almost there. Eyke stopped and was surprised. He said now, if Eyke could distract the guards... At this time, someone shouted wh-what. Eyke shouted the guards... At the back of the palace, which was covered in thick darkness, with the moonlight occasionally shining on their heads, the guards guarding the back gate were all headless or with their bodies completely burned from the waist up, and their bodies were lying everywhere. Eyke looked back and shouted did he two do this. His face had an expression of bewilderment, not much different from Eyke's own. He answered o-of course not, Eyke was with them the entire time. At the moment, someone said to Eyke that ah, he seem to be quite the talented mage, perhaps he knew... Eyke was surprised. In the darkness of the back door, wearing a black robe that seemed as if he had assimilated into the darkness, Terold Croword floated above the sky and spoke in a low, deep voice, as if he was scratching metal. Terold Croword said where Liegis was. He and Eyke frowned and tensed. Terold Croword said where Liegis was, if they knew, they'll live, if not, they'll die. Terold Croword asked now, answer him, which it's. He thought he's after Liegis, he should be working for Gaster. As if he had been waiting, he held Seria's hand and ran backwards and said they have an intruder, he'll call the guards over so hold him back in the meantime. Eyke was surprised. Eyke thought that annoying scoundrel, he was preventing him from teaming up with the person who just arrived. Terold Croword said to him that he was going to fight him, even though he offered to spare him, what a fool... Dark Flame. The air was torn apart by a strange, low-pitched roar. Jet-black flames rise between the deflagration and flew towarded he and Seria who were running away. At that moment, Eyke used Mana Barrier. Eyke thought Dark Flame, that's a high-level spell even within the Eighth Circle, his skills were above his. He angry and shouted to Terold Croword that h-he's making so much noice in the palace, no less, the soldiers will rush over here soon. Terold Croword said hehe... ...he's placed a Barrier of Silence around this area, not a single sound will be heard from outside, even if the palace collapsed. Terold Croword tried to cast a spell and said to him that his reactions tell him.... that he does knew about Liegis, let's see how long he can hold his tongue. A storm of mana spread everywhere along with the eerie voice that rang out. A gloomy light lingered throughout the back gate, reaching up to the sky. He was embarrassed and asked wh-what now. Seria answered they have no choice but to trust the mage, she's sure Eyke will do anything to save his son, he looked like he's about to die, though. Eyke groaned ugh... and blocked Dark Flame with his defensive magic. Eyke thought his opponent was too strong, this was it for him... Suddenly the situation turned around. Someone shouted stop. An army came rushing from the other side of the palace. The army shouted to Terold Croword that he should reveal himself, intruder, and he doesn't even think about running away. Terold Croword said backup... but how, he knew he blocked out all noise... The army said to Terold Croword that huh, what he's, a fool, so what if they can't hear him, his spells have been continuously lighting up the sky. In a luxurious mansion, Aslan smiled and spoke well done, him, now, they've got their hands on Parousia and Liegis. He said the problem was the remaining two, Mr. Aslan, infiltrating the imperical castle was a challenge even for him. Aslan asked he was referring to the Rod of Authority and the Imperial Seal. Aslan said it would certainly be impossible for a person of ordinary abilities, however... ...weren't there certain individuals with extraordinary abilities who were also looking for the seal. He said Mr. Aslan was suggesting that they steal the seals from the Dragon Slayers, he'd rather infiltrate the Imperial Palace. Aslan laughed and said worry not, he won't ask him to steal the seals from them. Aslan grinned and said he should leave that part to him, in any case, he has sorted everything out with the mage. He smiled and said oh, yes, of course, Mr. Aslan mean Eyke, right, he returned his son with a sack of gold coins as promised. Aslan said good, soon, the world will be theirs, 10,000 Gold was a cheap price to pay. He said it's wrong, they'll have their 10,000 Gold back, if they want to protect their secret... wouldn't it be best to seal their lips forever, he hired an assassin, even if Eyke was a mage capable of Seventh Circle spells... ...it won't be hard to assassinate him when he lowered his guard as he reunited with his son. [9]
Aslan laughed as if he were truly cheerful and pointed at him with his finger and said what a fantastic idea, he's one dependable man, he liked it, meeting him has ben his greatest fortune. He stood up and said then he'll get going now. Aslan said yes, get some rest. He left the room and Aslan was alone. A fog suddenly rose outside the mansion, and at the same time, a strange shape emerged from one side. A pure white woman appeared like a ghost. He wasn't surprised. He said to Seria that her ability to turn into mist was perfect for infiltration, so she did manage to learn anything. Seria said yes, she found out where the Almighty Creature was sealed. He shouted as he thought, Aslan already knew... so, where it was. Seria continued hesitantly and said well... ...it's in the Lartead Mountains, situated along the border between the Gaianes Empire and the Six Nations Alliance of Heid, specifically, it's inside Ezekie Sh'Karstein, the biggest volcano there, in other words, it's where the Ancient Dragon Karstein's lair was, it's the perfect place, really, it can't get any safer than an Ancient Dragon sitting atop the seal. [9]
His complexion hardened for a moment and shouted n-no... that's the worst. [9]
Season 3[]
Frowning, he paced around his room. He said goodness... he's so damn restless, it's been two months already, yet they haven't made any progress, so what if they have Liegis and Parousia, they can't do anything with only two seals. Rake thought he can't believe Aslan intended to take the last seals that the Dragon Slayers stole, even if he succeededm the Almighty Creature is sealed inside ancient dragon Karstein's lair in the Lartead Mountains. Someone's voice echoed faintly behind him and asked that's why he called her over again. He looked behind Seria and answered yes, he need her help again today, she can do it. Seria said as long as he prepare enough blood for her, she want elf blood. Seria's body began to turn into fog and scatter into the air. Aslan said so... breaking the seal will give them the absolute power of the Almighty Creature, if that's true, then he can't go on using him, the instant he acquired this power, he'll betray him, but he doesn't want to get directly involved in something so uncertain... ...there must be special conditions to acquire such remarkable power. He crawled out from under the table and said crap, that came out of nowhere, it was an earthquake. He looked around and shouted hello, anyone is there. Seria said umm, him... He was surprised. A young girl, who looked to be about ten or twelve years old, appeared in front of him. He said Seria... ...why she did turn into a child. At this moment, debris fell from the ceiling. He picked up Seria, ran down the hallway and shouted first things first, let's get out of the mansion. Seria said her hiding spot must have been within their magic range, she lost half of her body when she turned into fog, so she restructured her body and ended up as a child... He shouted magic, Seria is saying someone cast a spell, but who. Seria said Gaster. He was surprised. He shouted he saw what's going on now... ...that snobby Aslan must have screwed up. He thought if the Dragon Slayers are targeting Aslan, then he's done for, they must have taken the seals too. He looked at Seria in his arms for a moment. He thought what he should do with Seria... she won't be much help in this state, he should just leave her behind, no, he invested way too much blood on her, he need to get more use out of her, then the next thing he must do is... He said they're left with only one option, here over to the final destination and wait there. Seria was surprised and shouted what. [10]
Seria shouted he's suggesting they go to Karstein's lair, that's a suicide mission. He said at this rate, the only way to attain the Almighty Creature's power is to intercept the Dragon Slayers when they break the seal, yes, it's dangerous, but a dragon won't bother itself to get rid of just him. He shouted dammit, he has come too far to give up. [10]
Powers and Abilities[]
- Peak Human Swordsmanship - Karsearin: Adventures of a Red Dragon (Webtoon) Episode 1: Rake is very skilled with a sword, able to sustain a long fight with any monster and win.
- Persuasion: He's very good at persuading people to get his way.
