Bella

Bella
Race	Human
Gender	Female

Description

Bella is Shakespeare's lover, although there is not much known about her other than the fact that she aids Morrighan.

Mainstream Story

Past (Spoilers)

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She met William Shakespeare, the first Milletian, after he was brought into the world of Erinn. Three years later, Shakespeare was killed trying to protect her, and was soon reborn. Three months after revival, Cichol takes Bella, remarking how foolish it is for Shakespeare to love her. According to Shakespeare's Journal, Shakespeare constantly dreams of her.

Generation 15: Merchant of Venice (Spoilers)

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“	What a nightmare... I remember it so clearly. The Milletians...they were all dead. Dead...by Bella's hand. This is war on the Milletians!	„
—Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Journal

Many years after the 'specific' Milletian's arrival, Morrighan fears the Milletian race and Bella begins executing them after the Soul Stream was sealed. Shakespeare foresaw this and told the specific Milletian to stop this from happening. In the finale, she executes the specific Milletian, along with Morrighan claiming their extinction.
In an "alternate" ending, Bella ends up not stabbing the Milletian, but herself.

However, the endings seen in this Generation were merely visions of what was to come.

Generation 16: Macbeth (Spoilers)

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Under Morrighan's orders, Bella plotted to overthrow the Aliech Kingdom. She convinced Shakespeare to assassinate Morrighan, who was actually King Ethur Mac Cuill the Second. Shocked, Shakespeare immediately tried to flee with Bella, but she stops him and apologizes. Just then, Lugh stabs Shakespeare from behind, "killing" him; Bella apologizes once again. Lugh then considers Bella as Triona and demands the throne of Aliech Kingdom.

After Cichol saves Shakespeare from Morrighan's grasp, the god reveals that Bella is the Emissary of Destruction, a rival to the Milletian's Brionac, the Emissary of Creation. She has the ability to control and corrupt the minds of others; Lugh and Tara's citizens were brainwashed by Bella into thinking her as Triona and denying Eirawen the throne so Lugh can rule the Aliech Kingdom. Cichol tasks Shakespeare to create the Sphere of Truth in order to form the Truth Helm, which allows him to resist Bella's mind control.

Later, when the Milletian spies on Lugh and Bella, Lugh reveals his plot to his "daughter" true ultimate goal was to rid the world of all living beings, leaving her full of regret. After Lugh leaves, Bella immediately uncovers the Milletian, stating they cannot hide from her. She then asks what Shakespeare foresaw, and is more regretful if they tell her about the future consisting of her massacring Milletians. However, she does not divulge any details, and then knocks them out where they awaken in the Scathach Caverns.

When Eirawen leads the assault to overthrow Lugh, he is driven to insanity; he realizes that Bella is not Triona, and kills her. In her dying breath, she apologizes for her unforgivable actions, which she claims was done in order to protect Erinn. She gives Shakespeare her notebook and says good bye; the souls from the deceased gather which are all sacrificed along with Bella to purify the Soul Stream.

Morrighan reveals to have ordered the Emissary of Destruction to sacrifice herself, which angers Shakespeare, stating she has no right to speak Bella's name nor mourn her.

Bibliography

Bella has authored a book:

• Bella's Notebook

Trivia

• Strangely, after Shakespeare is sent back to his home world, there is a portrait of Bella in his room.