Charles (Cheollima)

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Charles
Biographical information
Gender	Male
Family	Maru (wife)
Residence	Godrealm
Status	Alive
Physical description
Species	Cheollima
Behind the scenes
Appearances	The Last Fallen Star The Last Fallen Realm

Charles is a Cheollima who guarded the library at the Temple of the Gifted Community Los Angeles.

The Gifted Clans series

The Last Fallen Star

As he is guarding the library, two teenage girls approach him and request access. Charles threatens to kill them before revealing he was joking and says they are at the library. After one of them offers him cookies, he allows them access if they can answer one of three riddles on which is stronger, elephant or ant, silk or steel, and wind or sun. They get the first two wrong and correctly answer the third question. Charles let’s them enter by putting them in a washing machine and says the right book will find them and they will have a hoot.

The Last Fallen Realm

As the realms fall onto each other, he decides to marry Maru in Las Vegas. Shortly before the ceremony, Riley and Emmett speak to Charles, but he does not recognize them as them as they were disgusted as Adeline and Cosette during their first encounter. After the wedding, Riley and Emmett explain the circumstances of their last encounter and Charles explains that he and Maru decided to get married quickly as Mago's Fire, the first fire in the universe and strongest energy source in existence, was stolen from Mount Baekdu. When Riley mentions Wongdang, Maru mentions one of her bridesmaids heard he was in the Strip after relocated to the Mortalrealm six thousand years ago, confusing Riley as she believed the dragon king left the Soiritrealm six hundred years ago. Maru also says he is rumored to be at a hotel with a canal running through it.

During the second round of the tournament to select a prime minister for the Megarealm, Charles and Maru watch with excitement as Riley, who is participating, comes over to them and convinces the two to help her get a bulgae to set junk on fire. They agree after she offers them gummies. After building an obstacle course out of the junk, Charles is coated in clouds to keep him from getting burned and the three succeed in setting the course on fire.

After the goddesses lure Riley into a trap in a theater, Namjoon, Boris, Hattie, Emmett, James, Eunha, Taeyo, Cosette, Noah, Jennie, Sahm, Charles, Maru, Okja, Sora, Austin, Emmett, the Haetae- with the mayor in its jaws, Phoebe, and two other members of RilOh arrive. As the goddesses are distracted, Riley destroys the key and gives a piece of Mago's Fire to everyone, including the goddesses, who revert to infant animals. As everyone takes in their victory, Emmett suggests the Yeomra be made a janitor as the mayor pleads for death instead. As everyone thinks of ways to separate the realms, Riley knows the only way is for her to become the new sun. The others try to talk Riley out of it, but she insists it is the only way. They say their goodbyes and Riley uses Emmett’s bracelet to link herself into her loved ones and the goddesses. Charles and Maru promise to name their first born after Riley. The Haetae takes Riley to the stratosphere and she becomes the new sun, giving magic to everyone.

One year later, Charles, Maru, and a tiger named Pyo Beom , have created a directorial-style government with each species in the realm having a representative to run the Godrealm.

Appearance

Charles is small for his kind with black fur.

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