Cecilus Segmunt

Cecils Segmund (セシルス・セグムント) is the "1st" ranked member among the Nine Divine Generals of the Vollachia Empire and Emperor Vincent Vollachia's sword. He's hailed as the indisputably strongest individual from the Empire

Despite still not having a formal debut in the main story, Cecils played a pivotal role in Re:Zero EX Light Novel Volume 4, especially in the Royal Selection Prequel: Reinhard vs Cecilus side story. He has also been mentioned in the main story by Ram during the events of Arc 6 where he's noted as one of the only three individuals capable of tackling the Sword Saint.

Appearance
Cecils is a young-looking man with a rather soft and feminine look to his face; such that some people could easily mistake him for a woman if they were to glance over him. He is relatively tall and has a very slim frame which gives off a youthful and rather easy-going impression, with a hint of childishness. His long deep-blue hair is tied back behind his head. Just like his hair, Cecils' eyes are of blue color and give off a rather playful and relaxed aura; his friendly and gentle smile accompanies his face rather perfectly. Perhaps his most striking facial feature is a small black mole resting on the left side of his chin, just under his mouth. To complement his hair color, Cecils can most of the time be seen wearing primarily bright blue and peach-pink robes with an intriguing design at its edges. He can also be seen wearing a golden hairpin holding his left bangs behind his ear, which seems to be similar to the edge designs of his blue robes. Finally, finishing his classical Japanese look, Cecils can be seen wearing handwoven zori and two katanas held to his waist by a white strip of cloth; the katanas are red and blue respectively. All in all, Cecils is dressed in a typical outfit one would find in the western city-state of Kararagi.

Personality
Although considered a rather charming and easy-going person, as the strongest member of the Nine Divine Generals, Cecils is incredibly prideful of his position, to the point he believes that he should be the center of the universe and therefore receive attention and praise, which in turn often results in him looking down of other people and treating them as inferior. He's shown to be rather childish as well, overreacting to small and insignificant things which often tick Vincent off. Despite this, he is absolutely loyal to the Emperor, referring to himself as his sword, and is nigh impossible to bribe.

Although he rarely took his opponents seriously, he was shown to be passionate about fighting, as he was elated, seeing how skilled Julius when he attacked him, and also desired to fight the famed Sword Saint to prove his strength.

He is also implied to be somewhat of a flirt as he told the thugs that attacked him that he would be far happier to give them his signature if they were women. He is also shown to be generous, as when he gave the owner of a restaurant too many holy coins and he mentioned that she deserved it.

His sole goal is to achieve the "Heavenly Sword" title, a title that is made for the strongest swordsman existing. Contrary to belief, if it means achieving the Heavenly Sword, he would easily go against the word of his majesty Vincent.

History
Well over ten years ago, Vincent came into contact with young Cecils and took him under his wing as he recognized his insane prowess with a blade. From there on out, Cecils acted as Vincent's sword.

Roughly 7 years before the start of the main story, Vincent and the rest of Drizen Vollachia's children entered a competition known as the Emperor Selection Ceremony in which they slaughtered each other with a sole goal of surviving and claiming the title of the 77th Vollachian Emperor. During those dangerous times, Vincent often employed Cecils on different missions, most often on assassinations. One event in particular catapulted Cecils' name amidst the ranks of the most feared and renowned swordsmen alive; Lamia Godwin and Prisca Benedict orchestrated the sieging of the Abellux Castle. Lamia commanded her army known as the Pruning Corpse to siege the manor's entrance. As a countermeasure, Vincent employed a single swordsman- Cecils Segmunt. Cecils single handedly slaughtered the entire army which numbered in hundreds. The word of a one-sided slaughter soon spread throughout the Empire and soon reached the ears of the neighboring countries and kingdoms as well, forever engraving the Blue Lightning's name in history.

A couple of years before the main story, Cecils was tasked to escort a convoy in Vollachia and act as a bodyguard of an important person; the very same person Elsa Granhiert was sent to assassinate him. Cecils and Elsa proceeded to fight; Cecils easily came out victorious but slipped up and gave Elsa an opportunity to kill the VIP - which she did.

Shortly after the death of the Lugnican Royal Family (roughly 6 months before the start of the main story), Reinhard van Astrea, Julius Juukulius and Ferris accompanied Miklotov McMahon and Bordeaux Zellgef, two members of the Sage Council, on a diplomatic mission to Vollachia in order to negotiate a pact of non-aggression between the Kingdom and the Empire. After an unprecedented turn of events which lead to the three Royal Guards and Vincent escaping to a nearby forest, Cecils was dispatched and ordered to retrieve the Emperor and kill the "murderers". After locating the trio of Julius, Ferris and Vincent, Cecils began his faceoff with the Spirit Knight. Seconds before finishing the fight and beheading the knight, Reinhard came to the rescue and swiftly defeated the Blue Lightning with a single kick to his neck. Cecils and the two Divine Generals accompanying him retreated.

Roughly a month after the Vollachian Incident, Cecils was sent on a secret mission to assassinate or bring back the perpetrator who wanted to seize the Vollachian throne in the events of Imperial Diplomacy of Bloodshed - Gramdart Holstoy. On his unannounced trip to the Kingdom, Cecils encountered Julius and Ferris. After exchanging words over a nice cup of tea, Cecils requested their help as he wanted an opportunity to fight the Sword Saint for real. After initially refusing to give him help, Julius and Ferris finally gave in as if they'd continue refusing, they'd lose their heads and risk further unnecessary bloodshed. They told the Blue Lightning about Reinhard's whereabouts and upon realizing there's no way to fight him, Cecils decided to stay in the Capital and eagerly await the red haired Knight's return. He spent the next couple of days in the Juukulius Household where he spent his time talking with Joshua Juukulius and sharpening his sword skills. Not long after, Cecils ran away in search of the Vollachian traitor; it took him no more than a couple of hours to locate him, slaughter his guards and behead him - or so he would have done if Chisha Gold, the Divine General sent to help Cecils retrieve Gramdalt, wouldn't interrupt him. After their successful mission, they were preparing to return back to the Empire when news came of the Sword Saint's return and Cecils was finally given an opportunity too face off against the most powerful opponent in the world. Reinhard van Astrea with his Dragon Sword Reid unsheathed and Cecils Segmunt with his beloved Murasame and Masayume fought; both survived the battle but Reinhard came out victorious.

Abilities
Blue Thunder (青雷 Seirai): Cecils is able to attack his opponents with blue thunder, which is the origin of his epithet. He can also imbue his katanas with its power.

Extraordinary Speed: Cecils is able to move as fast as lightning, surpassing human senses, being able to run right through checkpoints without being noticed. When he's serious, he removes his zori before he runs and is even able to surpass the speed of an actual lightning.

Extraordinary Swordsmanship: Cecils is extremely skilled with the sword. Utilizing his inhuman speed and reflexes, Cecils can move at breakneck speeds, circle the enemy and strike them down with extremely precise and powerful slashes. It is noted that most opponents do not manage to block more than one of his half-serious attacks and when Julius was able to block all seven slashes, Cecils was left genuinely impressed and decided to take the opponent a bit more seriously. When serious, he can move at such speeds that his opponents think they're fighting hundreds of Cecils clones at the same time. In combination with his insane sword talent, inhuman speed and razor sharp katanas, Cecils in his early teens, single handedly slaughtered an entire army that was sent to kill Vincent Vollachia, more than seven years prior to the beginning of the main story.

Equipment: Cecils wields two katana in a red and a blue scabbard respectively which he usually keeps at his waist. His main katana is called Murasame (村雨) which is also known as the Fiend Sword (邪剣), and his second katana is named Masayume (正夢) which is also known as the Dream Sword (夢剣). Those are his best and second best swords, but he also possesses a variety of other swords, as collecting them is his hobby. His fifth best sword was broken by Julius.

Immense Power: Cecils is extremely powerful. He's well known around the world as one of the most powerful swordsmen alive; as a mere teenager, he single handedly slaughtered an entire army. Alongside Kararagi's Admirer and Gusteko's Mad Prince, he is one of three characters that are around Reinhard's level of power and has caused the latter to draw the Dragon Sword Reid.

Trivia

 * Cecils Segmund is stated to likely be responsible for more deaths than any other single person in the world.
 * Both of Cecils' katanas are part of the so-called Ten Swords of Power. As mentioned above, he wields the Fiend Sword and the Dream Sword. Apart from the Dragon Sword Reid and Yang Sword Vollachia, they are the only Swords of Power whose whereabouts are known.
 * Cecils is said to be capable of defeating the previous generation Sword Saint Theresia van Astrea with relative ease.
 * He's stated to be so powerful that he'd easily be able to slaughter the whole Vollachian army, if he was given the chance to.
 * His swordsmanship is said to be on par with Wilhelm van Astrea in his prime.
 * Cecils ordered his kimono to be custom-made for him after he fell in love with the special type of attire one could find in Kararagi.
 * As the strongest person in Vollachia, Cecils has a considerable income. Sadly though, he spends most of it for his amusement so he has little left for things like hiring personal maids.
 * His biggest hobby is collecting swords from all around the world. Ancient or new, if he sees it, he buys it. Naturally, Murasame and Masayume are his most prized swords and he spends a great deal of his income on their maintenance.
 * Despite common misconceptions, the author stated that Cecils survived the events of the Oboreru IF story. After Reinhard broke both of Cecils' katanas, the Blue Lightning decided on escaping with his life, effectively making him one of the few survivors from the Pleiades faction.