Sharon Kreuger

Sharon Kreuger (シャロン・クルーガー), also known as the Severing Eclipse  or in its abbreviated form as the Severing Chains, is introduced as the maid of the Reinford family and personal servant to both Irina and Alisa Reinford.

Appearance
Sharon is a young woman with turquoise eyes and lavender hair reaching her neck. In her default appearance, Sharon wears an elaborate dark violet maid's outfit with a white apron, leather knee-length boots, and brown leather corset around her torso.

She utilises an unusual ornate knife with demonic patterns in red all over the blade. The hilt is covered in several small round blades. She also uses steel wires in battle, with the light often seen reflecting from them when entering a combat situation. She is a fiercely skilled fighter, standing up to several threats including Panzer Soldats and Zephyr members Xeno and Leonidas.

During her time as an assassin for the Order of the Moonlight Horse, Sharon wore a black outfit consisting of a idriff-baring sleevless top and shorts, togteher with gloves belts and boots. Upon resuming her role as 'Krueger', sharon weras a mofidied verison of his outfit- a black high-collared leather leotard exposing the sides of the torso and bust, poofy sleeves, elbow length leather gloves and thigh high leatehr boots. She wears two crossed leather belts around her chest which trail behind her. The Ouroboros insignia is displayed on her right boot.

Personality
Sharon displays herself as a humble and cheerful woman, devoted entirely to her work for the Reinford family. She never makes any objections to orders given by Irina, and rarely finds herself conflicting with Alisa, unles sit is to tease her. Her devotion to the Reinfords is so great that she willingly extends her services to any on good terms with the family, as seen with Class VII. Sharon also tends to tease Alisa about her relationships with others, as well as say various things to Alisa to make her feel embarrassed, most notably, bringing up any possible romance with Rean. A maid whose multitasking abilities reach no end, Sharon performs extraordinary feats of organisation and housework.

Upon revealing her proficiency in combat, hints of sadism towards her enemies are displayed. When asked about her alternate affiliation, she claims to be "on leave" from her other position and devotes as much time as possible to the Reinfords.

Sara is the only character who Sharon displays a hint of hostility towards due to a previous interaction, though this interaction is mild passive-aggressive behavior from both parties. Despite this, they tend to get along on the battlefield, though Sara remains highly suspicious of Sharon's day-to-day activities, due to her other allegiances.

She also has an unusually high tolerance for alcohol, and is capable of drinking down bottles of such drinks with no apparent side effects.

Background
Sharon was born under a different name. At the age of 13, she was part of the assassination organisation Order of the Moonlight Horse, where she inherited the name 'Severing Chains' and was identified as 'Kreuger'. In S.1194, the organization was destroyed when the powerful agents of the then-emerging organization, Ouroboros, launched an assault on it. These agents included McBurn, Loewe and Arianrhod. Sharon survived her former organization's destruction and was recruited into Ouroboros as Enforcer No. IX.

Despite the change in organisation, carrying out missions from the Anguis were hardly different from the work she had to do for the Order of the Moonlight Horse. The foremost difference was that she was now allowed to refuse missions, but she continued to accept them indifferently like she had always done.

Sharon was close to Loewe before his death in S.1204, commenting to Joshua in S.1206 that she owes much to him.

In S.1196,  she received a mission from F. Novartis, the sixth Anguis, to infiltrate the Reinford Group's headquarters in Roer and make contact with Franz Reinford. However, she failed her mission, as Franz had been possessed by Alberich well before her arrival, which resulted in a battle that apparently killed Franz and badly wounded her. Franz's wife, Irina Reinford, decided to help the girl. Since the Order changed aliases for each mission and she had ever only referred to herself as 'Kreuger' or 'Severing Chains', Irina decided on the name 'Sharon' for her. She was provided work as the maid of the Reinford family, which she accepted, making use of the freedom granted to Enforcers of Ouroboros. Her contract was to end upon the return of the thought-dead Franz Reinford.

Sharon acted as an elderly sister figure to Alisa Reinford, being very close to her. She deprioritized her work with Ouroboros during this time.

In S.1202, during the early phases of the Gospel Plan in Liberl, top Liberlian Bracer Cassius Bright was perceived to be a threat to the plan. The strongest bracer in the Erebonian branches at the time, Sara Valestein, was at North Ambria. Sharon initially intended to focus on her duties to the Reinfords, only to take the task when Campanella personally asked her to. Sharon went to North Ambria and successfully stalled Sara long enough as the society attacked Erebonian branches, causing them to request Cassius for help. Cassius ended up falling for the bait, allowing the initial stages of the Gospel Plan to go unchallenged.

She returned to being a maid of the Reinford family after the attack. In S.1204, after Alisa became a student, Sharon became the maid of Class VII (the class Alisa belonged to), living in their dormitory and often preparing food for them. She also became supportive of the Thors campus in general during her time, despite her past as an Enforcer. At the outbreak of the October War, Sharon helped the Thors instructors repel the attacking Panzer Soldats.

A few weeks into the war, when members of Class VII including Alisa were held up by fellow Enforcer Bleublanc atop a watchtower in the Nord Highlands, Sharon reappeared to help save them and repel the Phantom Thief. She assisted Class VII for the rest of the war, including helping them rescue Irina, and at the end of the war, helping Claire Rieveldt fight off Zephyr members Xeno and Leonidas.

Around this time, Anton also proposed to her, which she rejected, but appreciated his honesty and the gifts he gave her. They would continue to keep in contact with each other through letters.

Sharon helped Rean, Alisa and co. during their final incursion into the Reverie Corridor before Class VII all went their own ways.

Sharon continued to accompany Alisa, saving Rean and New Class VII from the Magic Knight Heavy Ruby in Geofront's Sector F. After learning why they were in Crossbell, she decided to accompany the class; during this time, she also told Rean about her past as an Enforcer, something which she had kept hidden from Alisa. She later confronted McBurn atop Orchis Tower, taking an attack that was meant for Rean. Sharon survived but was incapacitated for the remainder of the field study.

In the hours leading up to the Great Twilight, when Franz Reinford (now known as Black Alberich) revealed himself, Sharon's contract with the Reinford family ended and she returned to her position as an Enforcer. She fought Alisa and co. inside the Gral of Erebos as the second roadblock, alongside Rutger Claussell, Shirley Orlando and Azure Siegfried.

Sharon continued to work as an Enforcer into the Twilight and crossed paths with Class VII on a number of occasions. In the marshlands of Crossbell, Sharon worked with Campanella and Lechter Arundel to keep Class VII at bay while Rufus Albarea was undergoing El-Prado's trials. Later, Sharon appeared aboard the Pantagruel, where she fought alongside Stahlritter members Ines and Ennea. Despite not being a knight or fellow member, Sharon was able to work with them to form the Radiant Star Formation in place of the turncoat Duvalie.

Alongside Copper Georg, Sharon battled Class VII for the final time aboard a Gargantua-class battleship, attempting to protect a shield generator concealing the Draco Shrine. Despite their efforts, the two of them were defeated. After Alberich's Leviathan unit went berserk and attempted to target Irina and Schmidt, Sharon used her wires to restrain the rampaging Zauber Soldat. Irina then offered Sharon her position back, which she accepted. Sharon quickly donned her maid outfit and formally apologized to Class VII on the Merkabah.

Before the World War started, Sharon accompanied her friends to Mishelam Wonderland, where she participated in a drinking contest, easily besting Sara and Scherazard, who were paired with her in the first round. She was later pitted against Edel and Aurelia, but none of them were able to outdrink each other. She later met with Anton, initially believing that he was trying to date her, but Anton explained the reason for his visit, which surprised her, but she thanked him for both the visit and his honesty.

Later, she, along with Angelica Rogner, Roselia and George, led a charge on one of the Salt Pales to help Class VII infiltrate Tuatha De Danann. She was later teleported in with the rest of the teams to help defeat Ishmelga-Loge. Following its death, Franz met with the group, and asked Sharon to continue serving his family. She later attended the Imperial wedding of Olivert Reise Arnor and Scherazard Harvey.

Sharon provides assistance to Claire Rieveldt alongside Sara in locating a mystery thief who raided the RMP headquarters. They later work together to confront the cloaked figure who abducted Isara per Michael's request. Confronting the cloaked figure in the catacombs of Heimdallr, he remarks on how Sharon was a former member of the Moonlight Horse, which surprises her.

Sharon reappears once more as a maid to the Reinford family, accompanying Alisa in Crossbell State to oversee the dismantling of the Reinford Company's war infrastructure and facilities, including the Tangram fortress and munitions factory. Upon arriving at the factory, the pair intervene in a fight between the Special Support Section and a new type of archaism, destroying it before it could overwhelm the party. They soon discover the factory itself has been modified beyond recognition by Professor F. Novartis and join in the attempt to reach him within.

Sharon would later assist in the attack on Reverse Babel, joining the infiltration party.

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 * colspan=3 |どんな自分も どんな自分でも恥じる事は無いとアントンから言葉を貰ったシャロン. 自分を認め“家族”と向き合う勇気となった.
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Trivia

 * Sharon's corresponding Tarot number (IX- The Hermit) appropriately matches her self-imposed seclusion away from Ouroboros following her personal need for atonement after killing Franz Reinford.