Astal, Sion

シオン・アスタール

The current king of Roland. Born to a noble and a lowly commoner, he was shunned and hated by his half-brothers. He vowed at a young age to become king so he could fix this corrupted world. A tactical genius, he is perfectly willing to make sacrifices so the greater good can be accomplished, even if the method is often extreme. Well loved by his people and his servants, he considers Ryner to be his best friend. He is torn by the knowledge that sooner or later he must kill Ryner to secure his kingdom from within. He secretly authorizes constant surveillance on all of Ryner's activities and conducts inhumane medical experiments on other bearers of Alpha Stigma and other types of "cursed" eyes to harness their powers as weapons. It is hinted that he is the reincarnation of one of the legendary Heroes spoken of in old stories.