Mage of the Beginning

"One day you will come to realize that the "Eternity" of which I speak is the only compromise capable of saving all souls!" - the Mage of the Beginning to Nagi Springfield

The Mage of the Beginning, also known as the Life-Maker is an unfathomably powerful archmage said to be of divine origin, who created the secret society Cosmo Entelecheia and is as such the main villain of the manga ''Negima! Magister Negi Magi''.

The supreme leader of Cosmo Entelecheia, the Life-Maker, also known as the Mage of the Beginning is a very tall man clad in black robes and cloaks, whose face is concealed by his hood. Nothing is known about his origins, his true purpose and even his real name. Apparently, he created the Mundus Magicus himself. It is said that the royalty of Vespertatia are his descendants and that they inherited from him the "Divine Magic" of which nothing is known, save from that it is the source of Asuna's (the vespertatian "Princess of Twilight") ability to cancel magic.

The Mage of the Beginning is assumed by some to be of divine origin, which could explain his unfathomable level of power; even higher than Nagi Springfield's and Jack Rakan's, who are the most powerful members among the already incredibly powerful Ala Alba. He also seems linked to Nagi's master Filius Zect: an equally mysterious character. Both are 2600 year old with white hair and a similar face, and seem to be like two different aspects of the same being.

The Mage of the Beginning is seemingly able to warp reality, an ability channeled into magical key-shaped staffs called the Code of the Life-Maker, which are in possession of his highest-ranking followers. He also apparently wields power over the elements, the source of every attack spell displayed in the series, as every Averruncus was granted control over one of said elements. Finally, the Mage of the Beginning was seen fighting by hurling dark beams or tremendous onslaughts of magical energy, and by creating an immense array of pentagrams which generates a devastating tempest of dark energy.

Contrary to what everyone believes, the Mage of the Beginning survived his defeat (and every other attempt on his life) and always managed to return. He came back after his defeat by Nagi's hands using Zect's body as a vessel. He was defeated for the second time, likely when Fate and Nagi fought in Istambul and he is currently sealed in a magical slumber below the roots of the magical World Tree in Mahora Academy.