“ | Never fight a river, and never fight Aja. | ” |
— Lorn au Arcos
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Aja au Grimmus is a Gold of the Terran house Grimmus and the eldest daughter of the Ash Lord. She is the Protean Knight of The Society and the chief bodyguard of Octavia au Lune.
Personality[]
While Darrow considers her to be a sadistic beast, and many others find her to be amoral and cruel, her former mentor Lorn tells Darrow that Aja has her friends, her families, and her own people to protect. She is immensely loyal to Octavia, who treated her like a daughter, willing to risk her life to defend her against immense odds, and is furious and saddened by her injuries.
Appearance[]
Aja is tall and powerful, with large hands. She has dark skin and extremely white teeth.
Abilities[]
As one of the last students of Lorn au Arcos, Aja is trained in the Willow Way and is supposedly even stronger than Lorn.
Aja has a keen sense of hearing, able to detect an individual's heart rate from across a room.
Involvement[]
Pre-Saga[]
At some point before the beginning of the saga, Aja became an Olympic Knight and was appointed as one of Octavia's Furies.
Aja trained under Lorn in 712 PCE.
She eventually replaced her father as the commanding officer of Legio XIII Dracones, and personally trained many of its legionnaires, including Rhone, Demetrius, Markus, and Drusilla.[1]
In 730 or early 731 PCE, Aja became pregnant with her and Atlas au Raa's son Ajax as part of an experiment by Octavia at mixing the Grimmus and Raa bloodlines.
At some point between 733 and 743 PCE, Aja executed a Gold named Flavius au Grecco on her father's orders.[2]
When Octavia used the Pandemonium Chair to erase Lysander's memory of his parents, Aja objected strongly and nearly broke her Olympic oath over the act.
Golden Son[]
Aja is present on Luna as part of Octavia's retinue at the Summit in January 742 PCE, and attempts to call for order when Darrow challenges Cassius to a duel at the closing Gala. When the Gala Massacre begins, she and the Praetorians escort the Sovereign to safety. She remains at Octavia's side when Darrow is brought to the Sovereign's chambers.
Aja then leads the Praetorian Guard and House Bellona forces in attempting to exterminate House Augustus, but are stopped when Darrow and the Howlers use Lysander as a hostage. As the survivors evacuate aboard a stolen Stork, Aja beats Quinn on Octavia's orders to call Darrow's bluff about hurting Lysander, leading to Quinn's subsequent death during their escape into orbit.
As the Martian Civil War begins, Aja travels to Europa with Tactus and a group of Praetorian guards to make contact with Lorn and capture Darrow when he tries to recruit his teacher. Darrow wipes out her entourage with hidden grenades, but Aja escapes by jumping into the ocean and swimming away, returning to the Sovereign's side in time for the Lion's Rain.
When House Augustus invades Mars, Aja remains in Agea by Octavia's side and escorts her to an escape shuttle when the city's defensive shields fall.
Morning Star[]
Aja and Cassius meet with Adrius au Augustus in Attica to collect Darrow for transport back to Luna. When Holiday and Trigg ti Nakamura help Darrow and Victra escape, Aja intercepts them and kills Trigg.
She and Cassius later accompany Moira to Phobos in June for a secret peace conference with Virginia au Augustus hosted by Quicksilver. When Darrow, Mustang, Ragnar, and Holiday sneak away during the Battle of Phobos to recruit the Obsidians for the Rising, Aja and Cassius intercept them and shoot their ship down before they can reach Mars's south pole.
Aja, Cassius, and their retinue attempt to reach Asgard station to contact a ship for help, but are confronted by Darrow, Mustang, Holiday and Ragnar. During the ensuing skirmish, Aja mortally wounds Ragnar and escapes. She eventually makes her way off the surface of Mars and returns to Luna over the next four months.
As the Protean Knight and Bodyguard of Octavia, she makes a final stand defending Octavia from Cassius, Mustang, Darrow, and later Sevro during The Fall. She is killed by Sevro.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Atalantia au Grimmus[]
Ajax au Grimmus[]
Allies[]
Octavia au Lune[]
Aja was treated like a daughter by Octavia, and was fiercely loyal to her in return.