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Smile of Heaven is Nephis' mother.^[6] She was famous for being the daughter of Immortal Flame^[6] as well as the first among the few who received a True Name from her First Nightmare^[5].

Appearance

As a young girl possibly eleven or twelve years old, she wore a frilly gown resembling a little princess, with a bright and radiant smile.^[7] In Chapter 2155, Jest described her as an impossibly cute girl. She had a bright smile and adorable dimples on her chubby cheeks. (Refer to Jest's early memories)

In the Academy, Smile of Heaven was a bright and beautiful girl who had received a True Name in her First Nightmare. She was incredibly strong, with a subtle warmth that made people feel at ease.^[8]

Personality

When she was young, she was a bossy little girl and seemed to be the ringleader of the group.^[9]

In the Academy, her physical prowess, martial technique, combat intelligence, and willpower made her a natural leader among the Sleepers. Her personality was not serious enough to settle in this position, making her a favorite person.^[8]

Aspect, Ability, & Flaw

Her Aspect was a mystery, but her extraordinary talent was evident.^[8]

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Received in	Ability	Chapter Mentioned	Status	Aspect Abilities
First Awakening (After First Nightmare)	Dormant (Sleeper)	2166	-	Her Dormant Ability allows her soul to wander freely, enabling her to explore the world as a bright spirit. Additionally, she possesses the capability to occupy and animate objects. While Jest has no knowledge of her ever displacing someone's soul to take over their body, he acknowledges that this does not necessarily mean she is incapable of doing so.^[10] Her soul to wander as a free spirit and animate various things.^[2]
Awakening (After first escape from Dream Realm)	Awakened (Awakened)	3192^(Mentioned)	Active	Her Awakened Ability allows her to heal her own soul.^[2]
Ascension (After Second Nightmare)	Ascended (Master)	3192^(Mentioned)	Active	Her Ascended Ability allows her to infuse others with her essence to heal or empower them.^[2]
Transcendance (Within Fifth Nightmare)	Transcendent (Saint)	3192^(Mentioned)	Active	Her Transcendent Ability or Transformation Ability gives her a corporeal form that she describes as very beautiful, very magnificent, and way more majestic and impressive than her vessel, Snuggle. However, she can only heal souls, not flesh, and she has misplaced her real body, leaving her unsure how her Transformation would work if she were whole.^[2] Other Details She can heal souls infected by Corruption, which she explains as an infection of the soul. Her ability allows her to restore corrupted souls to their intended shape. Her essence is infused with the Flame of Divinity, described as the antithesis of the Void and Corruption. She also possesses a fearsome resistance to being Corrupted, although she is not completely immune. During her battle against the Great Beast, she weakened the sea of Corruption in its soul and destroyed some of it.^[2]

Other Abilities

Reveal

“ Broken Sword and his cohort. He might have been the deadliest among us, and Anvil might have been the most stalwart. I had my uses, as well — a perfect Utility Aspect to complement their fearsome power, and enough tenacity to survive the most dire perils. And then there was the Dreamspawn, whose cunning and insidious Aspect could solve problems that strength and courage could not. But it was Smile of Heaven who was the glue that held us all together. ”

― Ki Song to Cassie,
Chapter 2187 Seeds of War

Smile of Heaven was not only exceptional in ability but also seemed as though the world itself revolved around her, as if she was beloved by the heavens or at least by the Nightmare Spell itself. She was the daughter of the first man to become a Master and the first to receive her True Name in the First Nightmare. She possessed a unique talent for bringing people together, which was crucial for survival in the Dream Realm. Her influence was so great that her presence held together a group of individuals who, without her, would have been at odds.^[11]

Background

Childhood

Reveal

Based on the stories from older retainers of Clan Valor, who had a good relationship with Broken Sword and Smile of Heaven — the comrades of the patriarch's son, Anvil. She and Anvil practically grew up together. In the past, few powerful families were renowned and powerful, with Lord Valor and Immortal Flame being patriarchs. Their children, Anvil and Smile of Heaven were close friends since they were more or less the same age. Jest has many stories about their mischief, but listening to them is not for the faint of heart.^[12]

Tragedy

Reveal

The circumstances of Smile of Heaven's tragic death seemed fine on the surface, but she was not technically dead. She was a Hollow. She became hollow while pregnant with Nephis.^[3] According to the book, at that point in time, Broken Sword had already become a Master. The two of them were partners both in life and in battle, leading their cohort together. That would suggest that Smile of Heaven was a Master too.^[4]

“	...even though Smile of Heaven was gone, we still achieved all those things because of her. It was just that we weren't held together by the woman herself anymore — instead, we were held together by her ghost.	”
― Ki Song to Cassie, Chapter 2187 Seeds of War

In Ki Song's narration, Smile of Heaven and her father died during a Category Five Gate calamity in North America while stalling Nightmare Creatures to allow civilians to evacuate. Broken Sword refused to believe she was truly dead, convinced her soul had not been destroyed but was lost. This belief stemmed from her Aspect, which allowed her soul to wander and explore, making him think she was merely unable to return. The only way Smile of Heaven could have survived, even in theory, was if she somehow reached the Category Five Seed beyond the Category Five Gate and challenged the Fifth Nightmare before being consumed by Cursed Ones. This idea was incredibly unlikely, bordering on impossible as her soul was merely Ascended, yet Broken Sword became fixated on the idea.^[11]

Smile of Heaven's death was not just a personal tragedy but the catalyst for the war that followed. Her legacy bound her former allies together, but in the absence of her unifying presence, their differing convictions ultimately tore them apart.^[11]

Trivia

Orum stated that she displayed impressive physical strength and endurance that is a little monstrous.^[8]
It was mentioned in Chapter 1942 that Smile of Heaven and Broken Sword, who had been together since their Academy days, were officially married. Smile of Heaven's mother personally made her wedding cake.
In Chapter 2163, Anvil was determined to challenge Second Nightmare that he recruited exceptional talents to join his cohort, including Ki Song and a boy named Asterion.
In the flashback in Chapter 2163, Anvil recruited exceptional talents—including Ki Song and Asterion—to challenge the Second Nightmare, and by Chapter 2166, his cohort—Broken Sword, Smile of Heaven, Ki Song, and Asterion—had entered the Seed of Nightmare and had not returned after two months; by Chapters 2171–2172, Anvil had become Ascended, implying the cohort succeeded and thus that Smile of Heaven also reached the Ascended rank, which aligns with later details that although Smile of Heaven became hollow while pregnant with Nephis (mentioned in Chapter 210), and Broken Sword, heartbroken after her supposed death, eventually rose to Saint after succeeding in the Third Nightmare (mentioned in Chapter 367), he had already become a Saint when Nephis was three (mentioned in Chapter 2188).
- Broken Sword refused to believe she was truly dead, convinced her soul had not been destroyed but was lost. This belief stemmed from her Aspect, which allowed her soul to wander and explore, making him think she was merely unable to return. Given the devastation in North America, her survival was only possible if she had reached the Category Five Gate and entered the connected Category Five Seed to challenge the Fifth Nightmare.^[11]
- Broken Sword's obsession with challenging the Fifth Nightmare became his driving goal, believing he had to rescue Smile of Heaven.^[11]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Chapter 3188 Lost Soul
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 Chapter 3192 Miraculous Soul
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Chapter 210 Shadow of the Past
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Chapter 367 Fog of Time
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Chapter 25 Wilderness Survival
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Chapter 27 Measure of Power
↑ Chapter 1931 Torch Bearer
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Chapter 1936 Adulthood
↑ Chapter 2155 Human Connections
↑ Chapter 2166 The Returned
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 Chapter 2187 Seeds of War
↑ Chapter 1877 Secrets of the Past

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List of True Name Awakened Humans

First Nightmare	Changing Star Lost from Light Smile of Heaven
Awakening	Nightingale Raised by Wolves Song of the Fallen Promise of a Distant Sky
Unknown	Beastmaster Bloodwave Broken Sword Death Singer Dire Fang Dream Merchant Immortal Flame Lightslayer Lonesome Howl Black Moon Nightwalker Not So Funny Anymore Ravenheart Ravensong Shield Wall Silent Stalker Sky Tide Summer Knight Wake of Ruin Whispering Blade Wind Flower

List of Awakened Humans affiliated to Legacy Clans

Known Clans

Immortal Flame Clan	Immortal Flame ^* ^† Smile of Heaven ^○ Nephis Broken Sword ^† ^*
Valor Clan	Warden ^* ^† Anvil ^† Madoc ^† Mordret Morgan Cormac ^† ^* Gilead Pierce ^† ^* Welthe ^† ^* Amiran ^† ^*
Song Clan	Song Jiwon ^* Ki Song ^† Beastmaster ^* Lonesome Howl Moonveil Seishan ^* Silent Stalker ^* Revel Hel Bast Dire Fang ^† Morrow ^†
House of Night	Aether Bloodwave Knossos Naeve Nightwalker Typhaon
Aegis Rose Clan	Rivalen Tristan
Dagonet Clan	Jest Mercy
Han Li Clan	Caster ^†
Maharana Clan	Dar Karna
Pandavar Clan	Stephen ^†
Sorrow Clan	Saint of Sorrow Tamar
White Feather Clan	Tyris Roan ^* Telle
Unknown Lesser Clan	Ceres Siord Orum ^†

Hidden from the world

Shadow Clan	Sunny Rain Tamar Aiko Luster Kim June Quentin Ray Fleur

List of Awakened Humans by Rank

Sleepers	Andel ^† Caster ^† Gemma Gunlaug Harper ^† Harus ^† Kido Park Scar ^† Stephen ^† Stev Tessai ^†
Awakened	Aiko Ardon ^† Auro ^† Belle ^† Carin ^† Dorn ^† Elyas ^† Julius Luster Kim Kurt ^† Nameless Guy Pill Samara ^† Song Jiwon ^† Yutra
Masters	Amiran ^† Bast ^† Dale ^† Davis ^† Felise Fleur June Immortal Flame ^† Jesse ^† Karna ^† Mercy Morrow ^† Orum ^† Pierce ^† Quentin Rain Randall ^† Ray Rock Sean ^† Skif ^† Telle Tristan Tyrant (Alias) Verne ^† Warden ^† Welthe ^† Winter ^†
Saints	Aether Arelen Aidre ^† Beastmaster Bliss Bloodwave Ceres Cor ^† Cormac ^† Dar ^† Dire Fang ^† Erlas Gantry Gilead ^† Gorn Hel Helie Irian Jack ^† Jest Kaor Knossos ^† Lonesome Howl Ling Madoc ^† Moonveil Naeve Noctis ^? One in the North ^† Revel Rivalen Roan Sagramore ^† Saint of Sorrow ^? Shadow Lord ^† Shakti Shim Sid Sevras ^† Silent Stalker Smile of Heaven Siord Solvane ^† Sun Prince ^† Tamar Tatal ^† Thane Typhaon Tyris Wind Flower of the Twilight Sea ^†
Sovereigns	Ananke Anvil ^† Asterion ^* Azarax ^* Broken Sword ^† Cassie Daeron of the Twilight Sea ^† Effie Eurys ^* Jet Kai Ki Song ^† Mason ^† Mordret Morgan Nephis Nightwalker Seishan Sunny

“	Broken Sword and his cohort. He might have been the deadliest among us, and Anvil might have been the most stalwart. I had my uses, as well — a perfect Utility Aspect to complement their fearsome power, and enough tenacity to survive the most dire perils. And then there was the Dreamspawn, whose cunning and insidious Aspect could solve problems that strength and courage could not. But it was Smile of Heaven who was the glue that held us all together.	”
― Ki Song to Cassie, Chapter 2187 Seeds of War

Appearance

Personality

Aspect, Ability, & Flaw

Other Abilities

Background

Childhood

Tragedy

Trivia

References

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