Valax

Valax, a character from the Blades of Light and Shadow series, is the Princess of the Empire of Ash and one of your love interests. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 1.

Appearance
Valax has long straight purple hair with a gray strand, light purple skin, black eyes, and pointy ears. She wears a leather black top with one sleeveless arm, a long black leather cape, and black boots.

Personality
"Loneliness is a weakness. I do not indulge in weakness of any kind."

- Valax

Valax is described as a cold and charismatic killer, although her personality is much more complex. On the one hand she's deeply loyal to her mother and creator, and on the other hand she believes in doing the right thing and using her powers to help her people. Despite her persistence in hunting you to harness your blood, she says she doesn't enjoy violence or war, and that she only does what she does because she cares for her people and wants to build a better world for them. Valax also mentions that she doesn't have friends and that she has never cuddled nor kissed anyone, as she doesn't understand romance or what could be enjoyable about it. She says that a nobleman tried to court her once by telling her that she has beautiful eyes and that she should smile more, but Valax rejected him.

Background
Instead of being birthed, Valax was forged by the Ash Empress for a singular purpose using Shadow Magic, which is why she has always known how to do magic. She spend centuries training with her warriors, counselling her mother's generals, and scouring the Shadow Realm for magical artifacts that could aid their cause. Valax considers herself a construct and her mother's will made flesh, and says that she doesn't need to eat, sleep, or feel. However, despite being immortal and not being able to die, she can still feel tiredness and excruciating pain. If you ask her what she does for fun, Valax hesitantly tells you that she finds music and singing relaxing, but doesn't carry an instrument because it'd be extra weight.

Book 2

 * Chapter 1: Through the Looking Glass
 * Chapter 2: Coming Home (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 3: The Priestess and the Rogue (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 4: Our New Nemesis
 * Chapter 5: Into The Woods (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 7: Conflict and Compromise
 * Chapter 11: Healing and Hard Truths
 * Chapter 12: Surprises in Shadow
 * Chapter 13: Just The Two Of Us
 * Chapter 14: A Night to Remember
 * Chapter 15: Watch Your Back
 * Chapter 17: The Longest Night
 * Chapter 18: It All Comes Down To This

TTRPG Companion

 * Chapter 1: The Adventure Continues

Your Character
She kidnaps you and holds you captive in the Shadow Realm, and tells you that because you are a realm-walker, she will use your blood to conquer the mortal realm. You eventually manage to escape her by realmwalking back to Morella. In Chapter 4, she attempts to kidnap you once again and tortures your friends as a way to get you to "serve your purpose". If you have the Dream Essence, you make her channel dream magic that makes her have a waking nightmare before shoving her back through the portal.

Ash Empress
The Ash Empress is Valax's mother and creator, and although Valax considers her her favourite person, the two don't seem to have a particularly close relationship. According to Valax, the Ash Empress trained her ruthlessly, and once she thought she was ready, all of the Empress's top mages did their best to destroy her. In Book 2, Chapter 14, Valax betrays you to her mother, claiming that it is for her people.

Miscellaneous

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Trivia

 * She is shown on the cover of Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 2.
 * Her crimes include kidnapping, conspiracy and torture.
 * If you gained the dream essence in Chapter 1 and use it against her in Chapter 4, it's inferred that she's terrified of the large skeletal monster that's mentioned in Chapter 2 if you captured Aerin.
 * In Chapter 13, it is revealed that her mother created her instead of giving birth to her. It is also revealed that she is centuries old.