Vigil (Hydra)
Name: Vigil
Class: Headhunter
Identity: Hydra
Weapon: Sickle on chain. (Like Moyo)
Gender: female
Appearance:
Master: Kazuma Higarashi
Abilities: Traps, Martial arts, and sleath
Noble Phantasm: 100 slashes of the hydra (AKA: 100 serpent slash)=
Vigil will slash at the oppenet lighting fast wit her sickles in
which seem to chage into the head of the Hydra, biting at the target
over and over.
Class: B
type: Anti-Unit
STR: Speed
Weak: Strength
Identity: The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient
city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the
Nemean lion was the offspring of Echidna (half maiden - half
serpent), and Typhon (had 100 heads), other versions think that the
Hydra was the offspring of Styx and the Titan Pallas. The Hydra had
the body of a serpent and many heads (the number of heads deviates
from five up to one hundred there are many versions but generally
nine is accepted as standard), of which one could never be harmed by
any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would
grow in its place (in some versions two would grow). Also the stench
from the Hydra's breath was enough to kill man or beast (in other
versions it was a deadly venom). When it emerged from the swamp it
would attack herds of cattle and local villagers, devouring them with
its numerous heads. It totally terrorized the vicinity for many
years.
Heracles journeyed to Lake Lerna in a speedy chariot, and with him he
took his nephew and charioteer Iolaus, in search of the dreaded
Hydra. When they finally reached the Hydras' hiding place, Heracles
told Iolaus to stay with the horses while he drew the monster from
its hole with flaming arrows. This brought out the hideous beast.
Heracles courageously attacked the beast, flaying at each head with
his sword, (in some versions a scythe) but he soon realized that as
one head was severed another grew in its place. Heracles called for
help from Iolaus, telling him to bring a flaming torch, and as
Heracles cut off the heads one by one from the Hydra, Iolaus
cauterized the open wounds with the torch preventing them from
growing again. As Heracles fought the writhing monster he was almost
stifled by its obnoxious breath, but eventually, with the help of
Iolaus, Heracles removed all but one of the Hydras' heads. The one
remaining could not be harmed by any weapon, so, picking up his hefty
club Heracles crushed it with one mighty blow, he then tore off the
head with his bare hands and quickly buried it deep in the ground,
placing a huge boulder on the top. After he had killed the Hydra,
Heracles dipped the tips of his arrows into the Hydras' blood, which
was extremely poisonous, making them deadly.
Other versions say that while Heracles fought the Hydra the goddess
Hera sent down a giant crab which attacked his feet). This legend
comes from a marble relief dating from the 2nd century BCE found at
ancient Lerna, showing Heracles attacking the Hydra, and near his
feet is a huge crab. Also other legends say that a stray arrow set
alight the forest, and it was the burning trunks which Heracles
ripped up and used to cauterize the open wounds.
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