Pirun (ピルン, Pirun) was a young girl from Luberia who greatly admired Nanashi.
Appearance[]
Pirun has long dark brown hair and eyes, and wears a red headband just like Nanashi. Her shirt is a short sleeve turtleneck with a "v" slit at the top and green stripes at the end of the sleeves. Her capris are dark blue and shoes light brown. Pirun also wears a pale green shawl with a matching cloth bracelet on her left wrist.
Personality[]
Pirun was viewed as exceptionally sweet among her fellow Luberians, often waiting for Nanashi and his fellow bandits to return home to the fort with treasure and giving handmade gifts to those whom she's grateful to.
Etymology[]
Depending on the spelling, Pirun's name can have a couple of meanings. From Proto-Slavic Perunъ, "Perun" is the the highest god in the pantheon of Slavic mythology, being the god of thunder and lightning, alluding to Nanashi's affinity for lighting nature. Whereas "Pirun" is derived from Greek πιρούνι (piroúni), and in languages such as Albanian means "fork" (as in the eating utensil). This could also allude to Nanashi's past (as Joker) having wielded the Taishaku Kaiten, a trident (fork) that allowed him to manipulate gravity.
History[]
Even before the second war, there were occasionally minor skirmishes between the bandits and the Chess. Pirun was once saved by Nanashi when she was under the attack of a few Chess Pieces. Pirun and Nanashi would grow close together, with Pirun affectionately calling Nanashi "big brother".
One day, Nanashi returned with a haul of treasure that included several ÄRMs. The bandits tell the women at the fort that they intend to sell the haul at the market and for anyone who's interested in any items in it must take it now. Pirun noticed an ÄRM that was shaped like a shield with a white maiden etched into it. When she asks what it is, Nanashi responds that it was an ÄRM that none of them knew how to use or what kind it was. He then gives it to her as a present.
However, soon after, Pirun and many other Luberians would be killed by Peta during his attack on Luberia Fortress.
Second Great MÄR-Heaven War[]
Nanashi holding Pirun's dead body in grief.
That night, as Nanashi and other bandits were returning to the the fort, Mock and Chap ran to meet Nanashi, crying that the fort had been attacked and most of the people inside had their blood sucked out by a Chess Piece. Chap mentioned Pirun as one of the victims. Horrified, Nanashi and the other bandits ran to the fortress to assess the the damage and death toll. What few survivors there were had already collected the dead bodies and arranged them for identification and burial. Nanashi walked through the hall, glancing at how many there were, when he noticed a hand sticking out from under the woven blanket clutching onto a shield ÄRM. Nanashi realized it was Pirun, and got on his knees to hold Pirun's body while she was still wrapped in the blanket.
The next morning during a storm, a funeral procession carried all of the deceased victims to a hastily readied cemetery near the river gorge. When the wagon that carried Pirun's body hit a pothole on the trail, Pirun's ÄRM which had been laying on top of the blanket covering her fell off and into the river at the bottom of the gorge. Nanashi initially tried to go after it, but stared down to the river below, accepting that it was lost.
At her grave, Nanashi grieved, vowing to avenge Pirun and the other victims by killing whoever attacked Luberia's fortress, no matter the cost.
War Games[]
The night before Nanashi's match against Peta, Galian ambushes Nanashi outside the fort and chases him to a rope bridge, in an attempt to stop him from fighting Peta the next day. Nanashi catches him off guard by destroying the bridge they stood on, both of them falling in to the river below. Before swimming back up to the surface, Nanashi sees Pirun's ÄRM on the riverbed glowing red, prompting him to grab it. The other bandits help him up from climbing back up the cliff, and Alviss inquires about the ÄRM in Nanashi's hand. Nanashi says it's nothing before suggesting that they all go back to the fort. Galian climbs back up behind them, calling out to Nanashi that he'll die tomorrow if he goes through with fighting Peta. Nanashi says nothing, continuing back to the cemetery to return Pirun's ÄRM to her grave marker. After Nanashi returns to Reginlief Castle alone, Dorothy glances at Alviss, who's thinking of the ÄRM at the grave marker that resumed glowing.
The next day, Alviss meets with Nanashi to hand him Pirun's ÄRM, saying that it wants him to take it with him into battle. Nanashi finds much difficulty in the battle, being unable to harm Peta with physical attacks and having any lightning-based attack reflected back at him thanks to his Blood Body and Dark Reflector ÄRMs. Peta activates his Blood Syringe, attaching to Nanashi to drain him of his blood, magic power, and energy, just as he had to Pirun and the other Luberians. Nanashi, becoming faint and pale, uses what scarce amount of magic power he has left to cause the full orbs to shatter, but is unable to get back up to fight and is at death's door.
Just as Peta swings his Sickle Death down, the scythe breaks in two upon impacting a barrier that formed around Nanashi. Pirun's spirit appears above him praying, as her ÄRM, the Legendary Holy ÄRM - Aegis, activates in response to the threat to his critical condition. The ÄRM not only protected him from further harm, but also restored Nanashi to full health and replenished all of his magical energy that was previously lost in the battle. Nanashi stands up again, fully healed and with a full tank of magic power, whereas Peta used up a great deal with his own ÄRMs. Peta attempts to use Blood Syringe once more, but Aegis manifests itself into a larger form to block the attack, and hiding Nanashi from his sight. Out of frustration, Peta summons his Guardian, Body Eye, to destroy the shield. Despite success, Nanashi was able to turn the battle in his favor and kill Peta, finally avenging Pirun and the others. Nanashi picks up a broken piece of Aegis and says it's the best charm he could ever have, thanking Pirun.
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