Arba



Arba is one the main antagonist from the manga and anime series Magi. She was one of the supporters of King Solomon and also the maternal ancestor of Gyokuen Ren whom she later took possession.

Background
Arba was essential part of Salomon resistance to overthrow the Orthodox Church whom she was part formerly. After Solomon took away part of the will of Ill Ilah, she betrayed Salomon and created the terroristic group Al-Thamen. She has been in a sealed world with Al-Thamen and Ill Ilah for a millennium. In the new world created by Ugo (on Solomon's behest), she possessed her descendant Gyokuen Ren, the Kou Empire's third Empress, and then possessed her daughter, Hakuei Ren until Aladdin used Al-Kimia Al-Qadima to replace her body with one Arba cannot possess.

Personality
Before falling into depravity, Arba was a caring person as she was closer to Solomon, who he saw her as a sister figure. However when Solomon took away the will of Ill Ilah, she turns against him creating most of the conflicts in the story and also possessing the body of her many successors just to further her goals.

She also as been known to be the most sadistic and deranged character of the series, going to as far as killing her opponents with a gigantic smile in her face for no reason at all.

History
Arba was first see alongside Salomon and Sheeba (who was her friend), during the first years. According to the story, Arba was the one who taught Solomon to master his powers and also the one who take care of him when they were young. However one day during the battle against the orthodox church, Solomon remove the last part of Ill Ilah (the majority part of the being was taken by David). This act causes Arba to simply attack Solomon for no real reason and later murder Sheeba (Solomon wife), declaring that she will destroy everything he has created. In order to make this possible, her current body was destroyed but her spirit was ready to take possession over her descendants namely Gyokuen Ren by her child who was unwillingly possessed and made to murder her husband and take the throne of the Ren Empire. After Gyokuen was killed by Hakuryuu, she was sealed away in a body where she will no longer be able to escape.