June Lucia

Vessel of Vala "Vala's Heart"
June Lee Sung "The Jubilee"
Player: Darwin
Basic Data
Class Focus:	Crowd Controller, Debuffer
R & D:	None
Level:	Unknown Rank (Vala's Vessel) A+ Rank (True Jubilee) C Rank (Psychologically Suppressed)
Occupation:	Vala's Vessel (Current) Black Legion Auxiliary Shadow (Reporting to Aaron Hope, Formerly)
Personal Data
Real Name:	June Lucia
Known Aliases:	Jubilee, Coal Monkey (By Aaron), That Little Korean Loli (By Bryce)
Identity:	Secret
Species:	Human
Age:	16 (Current) 15 (Before first death) 13 (Before meeting Aaron Hope)
Height:	5' 4" (Current) 4' 11" (Before first death)
Weight:	72 lb (Current) 83 lb (Before first death)
Eye Color:	Blue
Hair Color:	White-Blonde (Current) Blonde with Blue highlights (Auxiliary Shadow)
Blood Type:	Confidential
Biographical Data
Birthplace:	Confidential
Birthdate:	Confidential
Nationality:	Korean
Current Residence:	Jun Gasket's Barracks (Formerly)
Religion/Faith:	Unknown Faith
Sexual Orientation:	Straight
Marital Status:	Achilles (Lover)
Known Languages
English, Korean
Known Relatives
Unnamed Father (Deceased), Unnamed Mother (Deceased)
Known Powers
Jamming Mark of Vala's Heart
Training / Abilities
Marksmanship
Equipment
Aaron's Glock 43 Pistol Replica
Footnotes
June Lee Sung is a character from Darwin's Great Akuma Universe

"Hope manifests everywhere. But Hope itself cannot be used to hurt others. Hope is kind. Hope is warm and sweet. And I have become the manifestation of the strongest aspect of Hope there is. Vala's Heart.

Your grief and your wish to see me again... to your wish to see me alive and well. My smile... everything about me... everything about me is a lie. I'm the most dangerous threat to The Black Legion."

- June revealing her true nature to Aaron

WARNING: The information on this page is considered MATURE. Darker and heavier themes are utilized in this character's story.

June Lee Sung was a C Rank Auxiliary Shadow to The Black Legion Organization under the codename Jubilee and reported to SS Ranked Outer Shadow Aaron Hope. Due to being Aaron's youngest and closest Auxiliary Shadow, Aaron affectionately referred to June as his favorite, buying her gifts, spoiling her, and as such, June was one of the most important people in Aaron's life, as she was the one to help Aaron come to terms with the death of his late girlfriend, Jessie Lane.

Specializing in Magic Jamming, June was capable of severely weakening, and at times, inflicting lethal damage to her enemies by draining their life force. The extent to which June's abilities were capable of reaching was never fully explored, but when June was psychologically broken by Baron Dallas for several months, part of her true power as The Jubilee fully manifested, allowing her to fight on equal grounds with Aaron Hope when he was still an A+ Ranked Outer Shadow. However, Aaron was arguably extremely reluctant to hurt her.

On one fateful mission involving the assassination of Jekyll the God of Warfare, June, Aaron, and her fellow Auxiliary Shadows were brutally defeated due to Jekyll's immense might. In a desperate attempt to allow Aaron, Sarah, Annelise, Bryce, and Robbie to escape from Jekyll, who used Vala's Mark to inhibit the Shadows, June unleashed the full power of her Magic Jamming Ability to nullify Vala's influence. However, the sheer amount of power that coursed through her body caused June to remain frozen throughout their escape, allowing Jekyll to land a fatal blow to June by shooting the young girl in the head, killing her instantly.

June's death was one of Aaron's most heartbreaking and difficult losses in his entire career, as her death haunted both Aaron and June's fellow Auxiliary Shadows for many years. Aaron in particular, harbors an extreme grudge against Jekyll as well as himself, believing that he had gotten a fourteen-year-old girl killed on duty under his orders.

During the events of Beyond the Gods, it was revealed that June had survived her ordeal against Jekyll, and that she was a Vessel of Vala, representing her heart. Her true name was revealed to be June Lucia, and had acted as a sleeper agent to become loved by Aaron, allowing her to be able to kill the man she loved against her wishes.

Appearance

As Auxiliary Shadow Jubilee

June is described to be a petite, short, young girl with blue hair and blue eyes. Aaron found June to have a cute, innocent, and adorable face despite her circumstances.

In her casual wear, June frequently wore baggy clothes including a large hoodie and sweatpants, as she claimed that the bagginess made her feel warm and cozy. In warmer weather, she would wear baggy t-shirts.

During missions, June wore a black leather jacket with bright accents that had the words "JUBILEE" written along the side. The bright colors on her jacket contrasted with the attire of many other operatives in the Black Legion.

As June slowly developed romantic feelings for Aaron, she began to dye her hair blonde, causing her hair to be streaked with hints of her original blue as her hair would grow out over time.

Beyond the Gods

June's gaunt appearance in Beyond the Gods

In Beyond the Gods, June's appearance changes drastically, causing Aaron to momentarily be unable to recognize her despite his usual perceptiveness. June's hair was no longer combed neatly, causing her messy bangs to cover her face. Additionally, the stress and emotional despair that June had experienced due to feeling abandoned by Aaron, as well as the abuse she suffered from the other Vessels of Vala caused her hair to turn white-blonde. Due to her circumstances, June's face, though matured over time, has now become an emotionless husk, with noticeable red bags under her eyes. June's body, though taller and more mature, was noted to be slightly more emaciated, evidence of malnutrition.

As a result of the contradictory nature of her powers, June was discarded by her comrades, causing her to be neglected and deprived of basic necessities, including clothes. This was reflected by the fact that June was frequently seen wearing rags and tattered dresses.

Background

Born as June Lee Sung, she was the daughter of two coal miners in what Aaron had referred to, as the Dystopian Coal World. Being a daughter, June's fate was to be a concubine to The Baron in exchange for additional financial aid to the family. June lived her life under the impression that she was someone who did not deserve dreams, however would play with pieces of coal in secret, revealing her desire to find a husband who could save her from her abysmal life. This would come true when Outer Shadow Dainsleif appeared in her world under the contract to assassinate the Baron as per Inner Shadow Jun Gasket's command.

Despite the two being close, June and Aaron had differing ideologies as to how one would approach life. Believing that a true friend meant to sacrifice oneself for the sake of others, June insisted Aaron kill the Baron even if it meant sending her family into bankruptcy. Aaron, on the other hand, refused to finish his contract if it meant causing June's life to become worse. The differing opinions eventually escalated into a full-blown argument and Aaron chose to sever ties with the girl. Depressed and with no direction to the future, June accepted her fate to Baron Dallas, who captured her and subjected her to severe physical abuse amongst his friends, breaking her psychologically. June would remain broken and traumatized even when Aaron returned to rescue her. After many months of recovery, June finally opened up, returning to her kind and innocent nature.

June quickly became Aaron's most loyal Auxiliary Shadow, accompanying the Outer Shadow wherever he went and even joining in on his pranks and antics, taking responsibility for her significantly more childish superior and apologizing for the trouble he caused. Aaron would take June on motorcycle rides through Millennium City, showing her the sunset that she longed to see during her childhood. June would always be the one to remember Aaron's birthday, planning gifts and celebrations in secret, and doing many things for him. As June spent more time with Aaron, she slowly began to fall in love with her Outer Shadow due to his kindness, energy, and caring nature, while also being the one who rescued her from her cruel world.

First Death

During a mission to assassinate the God of Warfare, Jekyll, June was killed in an attempt to allow Aaron and their comrades to escape. Jekyll fired a bullet that pierced June's skull, killing her instantly. When a frenzied Aaron fought Jekyll in response to what he did to his Auxiliary Shadow, June's body was whisked away from the breached hull of X8, causing her to tumble across reality where she ended up in an unknown universe. There, June was resuscitated by Vala's followers. It is unknown what happened to June during this time, however, June stated that when she was brought back to life, someone who "bore a remarkable resemblance to Aaron" took advantage of her weakened state, subjecting her to psychological ridicule and physical beatings. The severe treatment June received from "Aaron" sent the young girl into an ordeal of heavy heartbreak. Betrayed and hurt, June slowly reverted back to her emotionless self.

Beyond the Gods

During the events of Beyond the Gods, it is learned that June was sent back to Jun Gasket's world, where she, alongside the Vessels of Vala would take over the realm under the influence of Supreme Primordial Aran Sol. Though what happened to June during this duration is not explicitly stated, it can be assumed that June was horribly mistreated by her fellow Vessels. June was stationed on Everbreak Hill, and at some point, she had assisted Auxiliary Shadow Sigurd in locating Jun Gasket. However, it was revealed that June's desire was to either kill Aaron or have Aaron kill her, as she was Vala's Heart - an entity whose powers became more effective against individuals whom she had fallen in love with. Sigurd's desire to protect Aaron against anyone meant that she would protect Aaron from even June, causing June to accuse Annelise of taking her place as Aaron's right hand. The cyborg berated June, claiming that Aaron did not need someone mentally unstable like June in his life, causing the two to part ways.

As June had been involved in Sigurd's escape, the Vessels of Vala did not take her betrayal lightly. Followers of Aran's religion frequently visited Everbreak Hill, interrogating June in which June was nonresponsive. By the time Aaron, Ironclad, and Marty had arrived at Everbreak, the Outer Shadow caught several cultists raping June. The sight enraged Aaron, leading to him slaughtering the entire horde of cultists to save his former Auxiliary Shadow. Upon being rescued, however, June refused to respond to Aaron's questions of Sigurd's whereabouts, even going as far as to slap him in the face, believing it was Aaron who had betrayed and assaulted her that day.

When Aaron returned to Everbreak Hill a second time to rescue June from another round of Cultists, June realized that the Aaron Hope who was holding her in his embrace was not the same Aaron Hope who had broken her that day, as June felt the amputated stump of where her Outer Shadow's right arm used to be. Remorseful, June revealed to Aaron her true identity: as Vala's Heart and attempted to get Aaron to hate her by showing him an old memory of the day the two argued. However, due to Aaron's love for June, the memory extended to reveal that despite the argument, Aaron had returned that day to rescue her. When the memory dissipated, Aaron reaffirmed his desire to keep June safe, and that he would always be there for her. Overwhelmed with regret, pain, and hurt June demanded that Aaron hate her and kill her, even going as far as to attempt to maim the man she loved. However, June's pain had the opposite effect, as the love she had for Aaron caused her to begin overpowering him. June's assault on Aaron was stopped by Auxiliary Shadow Sigurd, who defeated June easily due to June's innate jealousy of her rival Auxiliary Shadow. Aaron and Sigurd left June, who lay on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.

Sometime after the ordeal, June was revealed to have been retrieved by the rest of the Vessels of Vala, guarding the entry to The Omega Upgrade, in which Sigurd was after to assist in Aaron's fight against Loyce Hal. Enraged at her betrayal, Sarina Ultear brutalized and humiliated June, beating her viciously, with June being apathetic to the pain, showing that she had now become numb to her situation. It was also revealed that the entire time June had been with the Vessels of Vala, the Vessel for Vala's Shield, Achilles of Thetis had made June his lover after having learned of June's relationship with Aaron. With the constant defeats Achilles suffered at the hands of the God Eater, Achilles would direct his frustrations to June by brutally mating with her as an act of compensation.

Personality

"I was created in response to your narrative. To your character. You are someone who is kind, who would go to great lengths to protect the people he loves. The worst enemy is someone who you never wanted to be the enemy. That is what I came to realize, that day I was resuscitated after nearly being killed by Jekyll."
- June to Aaron in "Truth", Beyond the Gods

June is an extremely complicated individual due to numerous emotional conflicts brought upon by her circumstances and her traumatic past. Early on in her life and up until her pre-teenage years, June had very little regard for her own well-being and was extremely selfless. As a concubine, June was plagued with nihilistic views that were forced upon her by both her dysfunctional family as well as Baron Dallas.

In spite of her circumstances, June desperately searched for a way to escape from her cycle of inner turmoil. Whether it was by spending time with Aaron, roleplaying with pieces of coal, or even daydreaming, June subconsciously denied the reality of her situation. These qualities are manifested by an outwardly innocent and pure impression she gives to others. June's selflessness was reflected by her desire to see the people she cared about to be happy, and this was shown when every member of Aaron's cohort saw June in a positive light. Even members outside of Aaron's cohort who outright showed their disdain for the Outer Shadow had a soft spot for June, seeing her as adorable and "wholesome".

However, it was later revealed that the kindness June had for others, as well as the kindness people displayed to June, would ultimately be her undoing, as she was the "Heart of Vala". Against her best wishes, the narrative of June's character was such that her kindness would attract the kindness and care of others, resonating with her powers, and allowing her to cause destruction to all she cares about - as kindness and hope exist hand in hand, and June manifested the purest form of Vala there was.

Throughout her time in The Black Legion, this realization never occurred until June's first death to Jekyll, in which "Aaron" tormented the girl and forced her to face her reality. After recognizing this, June became extremely torn about her views on the people she loved and the people who loved her. This was especially so when June faced Aaron a second time, being unable to tell if the resentment she held was to herself, to Aaron's kindness, or to Aaron himself. However, this resentment was in itself, extremely painful to her due to the irony of hating the idea of being loved, while also longing for it.

As these feelings continued to plague her, June began reverting back to her emotionless husk, believing the solution to her situation was to find a common ground - where she would be unable to love anyone and have no one love her, she would need to completely eliminate this longing altogether. June became more indifferent towards how people treated her, as evidenced by the cruel treatment and humiliation the followers of both Vala and Aran Sol put her through. When Achilles approached June and demanded her to become his lover, June accepted his offer and allowed the Vessel to violently make love to her with little to no resistance.

Despite the choice June had made, it was clear that her feelings had never been entirely destroyed. When June realized that the Aaron Hope that had tormented her that day was likely a fake, June's longing for Aaron's affection quickly returned, feeding back to her self-destructive and conflicting loop. When Sigurd defeated June and convinced Aaron to temporarily leave her alone for her own good, June cried profusely.

Powers and Abilities

June's powers are unique in that they are only effective against opponents for which June does not wish to harm - as she represented Vala in her purest form. As a result, June was considered one of the most dangerous Vessels of Vala to the Big Three, in particular, Outer Shadow Aaron Hope, who was June's superior and love interest.

Extreme Pain Tolerance: Throughout most of June's life, the former Auxiliary Shadow was subjected to continuous and seemingly lifelong torture which left behind severe psychological trauma. However, as a result of the torture June experienced, especially at the hands of her own "allies" as a Vessel of Vala, June's pain threshold was so high that she would seemingly shrug off otherwise mind-breaking levels of physical pain. By the time June had been reintroduced in Beyond the Gods, June's appearance had degraded so much that her hair became naturally white-blonde, which ironically was the hair color she once sought after when she was still a Shadow to Aaron Hope, with no semblance of its natural blue she once had. When June fought Auxiliary Shadow Sigurd, her body was torn apart by Sigurd's Eight Blades Trigrams style, but rather than succumbing to her physical wounds, June lay motionless due to her emotional grief for Aaron. June's tolerance for pain was so high that she was able to withstand a physical beating by the Demon Sarina Ultear, who was rated SS Rank.

Jamming: June's main ability was to jam and inhibit the abilities of her targets. Initially, June was able to jam magic spells and skills that utilized mana, as shown when June completely inhibited Aaron's ability to call upon his Convocatio spells to summon his guns. By the time June fought Jekyll, her ability had evolved to the point where she was able to jam the abilities of Vessel Holders, as evidenced when June was able to inhibit the powers of Jekyll's Mark, which allowed her team to escape. However, the effectiveness of June's jamming ability is highly dependent on her nature as Vala's Heart. If June uses her powers against an opponent that she dislikes, the power will negatively impact its user, as shown when June ends up completely immobilized giving Aaron and the rest of the team a chance to escape Jekyll, leading to her demise.

• Degrade: In Beyond the Gods, June's jamming abilities were revealed to have been further developed, allowing June to not just inhibit the powers of her opponents, but also their ability to think, and strategize, as well as their motor skills. An example of this was when June attacked Aaron, causing Aaron to be unable to strategize even with his Hyperthought Processing, causing him to be more indecisive and be defeated in a gunfight despite being one of the strongest marksmen in the entire series.
• Reality Jamming: June is also capable of jamming the fabric of spacetime itself, though she has no control over this ability and is only able to manifest during moments of extreme emotional pain. When Aaron insisted on helping June, the hurt caused her to instinctively pause the continuity of time itself, warping the two into a pocket dimension where June and Aaron's memories mixed and intermingled. By jamming reality, June is also capable of pulling weapons out of pockets of space, as shown when she is able to manifest the physical form of her Glock 43 pistol.

Expert Gunfighter: As Aaron's Auxiliary Shadow, June drew great inspiration from her Outer Shadow. One of which was his marksmanship skills, in which June began learning to fight alongside him in battle. During the time Aaron mentored June in the art of marksmanship, Aaron's main weapon was the Glock 43. As a result, this also became June's main weapon of choice. June's great diligence allowed her to demonstrate impressive accuracy and dexterity with the weapon. In battle, June manifests an exact replica of Aaron's weapon, down to the finest detail, including the wear marks that were on the handle from the many years of use.

• Trigrams Six Hands Combination Style (Incomplete): June also partially learned Aaron's infamous Six Hands Style, though she was unable to replicate it due to her marksmanship skills being far inferior to her Outer Shadow's. Despite this, June was still able to execute part of the repertoire, allowing her to be extremely fluid and dextrous in battle. The extent to which June was able to call upon the style allowed her to fight in both long range and close range, which is a skill that is extremely rare in a gunfighter who strictly is at a disadvantage in close-quarters combat.

Mark of Vala's Heart: As a Vessel of Vala, representing the Spirit of Hope's heart, June is presumably also capable of resurrecting from the dead, being unkillable. The location of her mark is found on the left side of her chest.