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Alus the Star Runner is a wyvern champion from the anime and light novel series Ishura, known for his unique physiology, insatiable desire for treasure, and unmatched combat versatility. His nickname, Star Runner, reflects his legendary speed and his tendency to travel alone across the world in search of powerful artifacts.
Alus was born with an unusual and rare physical anomaly: three fully developed arms, whereas ordinary wyverns have no arms at all. Initially appearing as small, useless stubs in his youth, these arms grew strong and dexterous over approximately forty years, granting him the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with opposable thumbs. This physical difference set him apart from his own kind, who value perfect wing and body shapes, leading to him being considered ugly and abnormal by other wyverns. His body is light blue with a pale underbelly, and he typically wears leather armor and goggles that protect his eyes during high-speed flight.
In terms of personality, Alus is consistently calm, quiet, and reserved, rarely raising his voice even in the heat of battle. He speaks slowly, often pausing between words, and presents a gloomy and detached demeanor that contrasts sharply with the typically fierce and wild nature of wyverns. Beneath this placid exterior, however, burns a powerful, dragon-like obsession with hoarding treasure, collecting legendary magical items, and achieving widespread glory. Unlike other wyverns whose thoughts focus on survival and reproduction, Alus lacks biological mating and eating drives, existing solely to conquer, accumulate unique artifacts, and prove he is something more than just a common wyvern. His greed is described as a kind of fixation that drives him relentlessly onward, willing to strike down anyone, whether innocent civilians or members of his own species, who gets in his way.
Alus's primary motivation is to chase ever greater heights of wealth, glory, and renown. He travels the world as a solitary adventurer and treasure hunter, entering deadly labyrinths and challenging legendary monsters to claim their possessions. His actions are driven by a desire to grasp new and unique treasures in his hands and to live freely without being bound to any nation or flock. He abandoned his own wyvern swarm when young to pursue this personal ambition, a choice seen as a betrayal by others of his kind, such as Regnejee the Wings of Sunset. Eventually, his aspirations grow to include owning his own country.
Within the story's narrative, Alus plays a significant role as a powerful Shura, or champion. He first becomes known for his numerous exploits, including slaying Vikeon the Smoldering and defeating the original Toroa the Awful. He is drawn into the larger conflict of the Sixways Exhibition, a tournament to determine the mightiest warrior, where he seeks sponsorship from the nation of Aureatia. His actions have major consequences, including a pivotal aerial battle against Regnejee over the skies of Lithia, where he uses his magical flames to fatally wound the wyvern commander despite sustaining severe injuries himself.
The most crucial relationship in Alus's life is with Harghent the Silencer (also known as Hargent the Silencer or Harghent the Still). Decades before the main events, a young Alus crashed into a boulder while learning to fly, breaking his wing. He was saved by a boy named Harghent, who hid the injured wyvern and fixed his wing. This act forged a deep and lasting bond. Alus deeply values Harghent as his only friend and kindred spirit, and he will appear without warning to protect him whenever Harghent is in danger. Despite this friendship, their relationship evolves into a complex rivalry. Harghent eventually comes to consider Alus his greatest enemy, while Alus, even as his mind deteriorates, continues to regard Harghent as a friend.
Alus undergoes significant development, much of it tragic. After suffering devastating injuries, he resorts to using a powerful magical item called Chiklorakk the Eternity Machine. This artifact grants him rapid regeneration and near-immortality by replacing damaged body parts with mechanical components. However, this deadly upgrade comes at the cost of his humanity. Chiklorakk steadily erodes his memories and consciousness, transforming him into an increasingly emotionless, greedy monster obsessed solely with acquiring more magic items. As his mind corrupts, he becomes an immortal automatic machine, slaughtering without goal or reason, though his combat expertise remains terrifyingly intact.
Alus the Star Runner is renowned for his extraordinary abilities, which make him one of the most dangerous fighters in the world. His three arms allow him to wield multiple weapons simultaneously with dexterity and aptitude that surpasses most humanoid races. He can accurately fire a musket with one arm while wielding separate weapons, such as a whip or a magic sword, in his other two hands. He is also known as the fastest being in the sky, capable of flying faster than any other wyvern or dragon.
His true power, however, lies in his vast collection of legendary magical items acquired from across the world. Key pieces of his arsenal include a Musket that serves as his main weapon, which fires various abnormal ammunition such as Poison Bullets that cause nerves to burst, thunderclap magic bullets, and other enchanted rounds. He possesses Hand of Kio, a snake-blade whip that can strike targets from over twenty meters away. Among his magic swords are the Light Sword of Hirenjingen, an energy blade capable of cutting even dragons in half, and the Trembling Bird, a dagger-shaped sword that screams loudly and flies autonomously to attack. For defense, he carries the Shield of the Dead, a charm that generates a glowing barrier capable of blocking any attack by displacing space. One of his most destructive items is the Ground Runner, a magical flame that chases enemies at his will and can incinerate an entire city district in a short time. His skill with these items is such that he can master new weapons almost instantly, as demonstrated when he turned an enemy's own enchanted sword against them.
Alus was born with an unusual and rare physical anomaly: three fully developed arms, whereas ordinary wyverns have no arms at all. Initially appearing as small, useless stubs in his youth, these arms grew strong and dexterous over approximately forty years, granting him the ability to grasp and manipulate objects with opposable thumbs. This physical difference set him apart from his own kind, who value perfect wing and body shapes, leading to him being considered ugly and abnormal by other wyverns. His body is light blue with a pale underbelly, and he typically wears leather armor and goggles that protect his eyes during high-speed flight.
In terms of personality, Alus is consistently calm, quiet, and reserved, rarely raising his voice even in the heat of battle. He speaks slowly, often pausing between words, and presents a gloomy and detached demeanor that contrasts sharply with the typically fierce and wild nature of wyverns. Beneath this placid exterior, however, burns a powerful, dragon-like obsession with hoarding treasure, collecting legendary magical items, and achieving widespread glory. Unlike other wyverns whose thoughts focus on survival and reproduction, Alus lacks biological mating and eating drives, existing solely to conquer, accumulate unique artifacts, and prove he is something more than just a common wyvern. His greed is described as a kind of fixation that drives him relentlessly onward, willing to strike down anyone, whether innocent civilians or members of his own species, who gets in his way.
Alus's primary motivation is to chase ever greater heights of wealth, glory, and renown. He travels the world as a solitary adventurer and treasure hunter, entering deadly labyrinths and challenging legendary monsters to claim their possessions. His actions are driven by a desire to grasp new and unique treasures in his hands and to live freely without being bound to any nation or flock. He abandoned his own wyvern swarm when young to pursue this personal ambition, a choice seen as a betrayal by others of his kind, such as Regnejee the Wings of Sunset. Eventually, his aspirations grow to include owning his own country.
Within the story's narrative, Alus plays a significant role as a powerful Shura, or champion. He first becomes known for his numerous exploits, including slaying Vikeon the Smoldering and defeating the original Toroa the Awful. He is drawn into the larger conflict of the Sixways Exhibition, a tournament to determine the mightiest warrior, where he seeks sponsorship from the nation of Aureatia. His actions have major consequences, including a pivotal aerial battle against Regnejee over the skies of Lithia, where he uses his magical flames to fatally wound the wyvern commander despite sustaining severe injuries himself.
The most crucial relationship in Alus's life is with Harghent the Silencer (also known as Hargent the Silencer or Harghent the Still). Decades before the main events, a young Alus crashed into a boulder while learning to fly, breaking his wing. He was saved by a boy named Harghent, who hid the injured wyvern and fixed his wing. This act forged a deep and lasting bond. Alus deeply values Harghent as his only friend and kindred spirit, and he will appear without warning to protect him whenever Harghent is in danger. Despite this friendship, their relationship evolves into a complex rivalry. Harghent eventually comes to consider Alus his greatest enemy, while Alus, even as his mind deteriorates, continues to regard Harghent as a friend.
Alus undergoes significant development, much of it tragic. After suffering devastating injuries, he resorts to using a powerful magical item called Chiklorakk the Eternity Machine. This artifact grants him rapid regeneration and near-immortality by replacing damaged body parts with mechanical components. However, this deadly upgrade comes at the cost of his humanity. Chiklorakk steadily erodes his memories and consciousness, transforming him into an increasingly emotionless, greedy monster obsessed solely with acquiring more magic items. As his mind corrupts, he becomes an immortal automatic machine, slaughtering without goal or reason, though his combat expertise remains terrifyingly intact.
Alus the Star Runner is renowned for his extraordinary abilities, which make him one of the most dangerous fighters in the world. His three arms allow him to wield multiple weapons simultaneously with dexterity and aptitude that surpasses most humanoid races. He can accurately fire a musket with one arm while wielding separate weapons, such as a whip or a magic sword, in his other two hands. He is also known as the fastest being in the sky, capable of flying faster than any other wyvern or dragon.
His true power, however, lies in his vast collection of legendary magical items acquired from across the world. Key pieces of his arsenal include a Musket that serves as his main weapon, which fires various abnormal ammunition such as Poison Bullets that cause nerves to burst, thunderclap magic bullets, and other enchanted rounds. He possesses Hand of Kio, a snake-blade whip that can strike targets from over twenty meters away. Among his magic swords are the Light Sword of Hirenjingen, an energy blade capable of cutting even dragons in half, and the Trembling Bird, a dagger-shaped sword that screams loudly and flies autonomously to attack. For defense, he carries the Shield of the Dead, a charm that generates a glowing barrier capable of blocking any attack by displacing space. One of his most destructive items is the Ground Runner, a magical flame that chases enemies at his will and can incinerate an entire city district in a short time. His skill with these items is such that he can master new weapons almost instantly, as demonstrated when he turned an enemy's own enchanted sword against them.