Shen-Yue-Ye 神月夜

Shen Yue Ye was the former 7th court deity of Phantom Paradise.

History and Overview
As formerly the new recruited Court Deity, she quickly proved herself to be a useful chess piece for war and carrying criminal executions. However, she died under mysterious circumstances from what's most likely her severe injuries by Empress Madonna. Her fate in the living world was just as grim, she was the victim of rape and torture by Japanese soldiers and the target for countless of Ryusaki's schemes.

Initially she was a replacement for Puyi's Empress as a mean to produce an heir, much to Puyi's disgust. However he came to love her and bestow her the title of Consort Xiang upon being revealed about her pregnancy. Her life ended tragically as she was used as a shield and stabbed by Puyi after giving birth.

Thinking that she was once again betrayed by her own husband, she cursed him on her last breath before descending into Hell, taking grief and anger down with her.

During her time as 7th Court Deity, she acted as the executor and one of Madonna's war Generals. Shen Yue Ye became the victim of bullying to other court deities. Among other cut-throat officials, she met the 1st Court Deity, Ji Ruqian and befriended the Imperial astrologer. Ji-Ruqian accompanied Shen Yue Ye on many battles and their friendship blossomed. On one incident during one battle, Yue was stopped by Ruqian from killing a child soldier which leads to her having an emotional breakdown.

In the aftermath of the battle, when the two reported to the Empress, claiming that the battle was a victory with all enemies dead, Empress Madonna retaliated and have General Xue throw out the decapitated child's head to Yue and Ruqian, exposing their minor disobedience. This leads to Shen Yue Ye being brutally punished by 100 whips and Ji Ruqian given the minor punishment of kneeling and listening to Yue's tormented screams.

After being treated, she gave Ruqian her mother's pendant before she passed away later on.

Appearance
Shen Yue Ye's feature is most similar to her son, with long black hair and amethyst eyes. Like Hayate, she has two 'wings' at the sides of her head and a spade mark below her left eye. She is seen wearing a light purple dress with black fur, a flowing purple shawl, and two yin-yang signs at her hips. She also wears a crown with the yin-yang symbol on it and wears a cross necklace with black heels.

In addition she wore fingerless gloves to hide the calluses and scars. According to the Astrologer, she's described as having tiny and warm hands.

During her time in the living world, she was a university school girl in 1920s China. She had a bob cut with a braid and adorned the simple vintage school uniform consist of a simple Qipao-styled blouse and a long dark skirt completed with black heels. After she received the title: Consort Xiang, she wore an elegant emerald Qi-Pao with white heels and a jade bracelet overflowed with a fur shawl.

Personality
Shen Yue-Ye was described for being a cold, short-tempered, and ruthless court deity among other officials. With her brutality and merciless nature on the battlefield, she garners the fear and resentment of other officials and deities. However, she sometimes would go against the Imperial orders much to the Empress's annoyance.

Deep down, despite being the mighty general of the Phantom Empire, she loathes the empress and hated killing others to satisfy the Empire and its tyrannical monarch. This reveals her more fragile side of pure loneliness. In addition she despised being a loyal dog to Madonna, because of this, she conspires with Ji Ru-Qian and the Astrologer to find an alternative without eradicating more innocent lives.

In the end, her desire for justice and act of defiance to change leads to her ultimate demise and vengeance.