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] Fay is first shown sealing away King Ashura of Selece Country (which has also been romanized as Celes Country, Ceres Country and Seresu Country), at the bottom of a pool. He transforms his creation Chī (originally from Chobits) into a net-like shield, instructing her to alert him if King Ashura should awake. He then uses his magic to transport himself through dimensions, to the shop of the Dimension Witch, Yuuko Ichihara.
Out of his traveling companions, Fay's motives for joining the group are the least clear. He is the only one to arrive at Yūko's shop purposefully, by use of his own means. His wish is to never return to Selece, but as the price for this would have been too great, he travels worlds with the group instead. He fears King Ashura’s awakening, believing King Ashura would chase him through different worlds.
In "Horitsuba Gakuen", an alternate universe storyline created by CLAMP, Fay is the happy-go-lucky chemistry teacher at a prestigious private school in which Yūko is the principal, Kurogane is the gym teacher, and Sakura and Syaoran are students. He and Yūko frequently team up to fool and pull pranks on people, especially Kurogane, who labels them, "A demon and a witch". He also has a twin brother, named Yūi, who works as the cooking teacher at the school. In the Holitsuba universe, Fay and Yūi's names are switched so as to avoid confusion, making Yūi, who in Tsubasa would have been the one known as Fay, be the twin brother Tsubasa's Fay lost as a small child.
Of Syaoran's group of allies, Fay is the most enigmatic. He appears to be happy-go-lucky and good-natured, and acts very carefree. He often teases Kurogane, calling him ridiculous nicknames such as "Kuro-rin" and "Kuro-tan". However, Fay has been shown to be as perceptive and a skilled fighter as Kurogane. He also appears to carry a deep emotional burden, and values his own life very little. In battle, Fay doesn't bother to fight very hard for his life, and will only do so if someone he cares for is in danger. Though he hides his unhappiness well, Kurogane is able to sense the disguise. When he confronts him about it, Fay usually gives very dark and enigmatic answers. His past is a profound motivating factor for his actions and is something Fay cannot seem to overcome; instead he masks it all with a smile.
Fay is emotionally distant, refusing to allow anyone to become too close to him. Despite this, Kurogane has noted that the mage has become attached to Syaoran and Sakura. Fay's behavior changes significantly after he becomes a vampire and is forced to regularly drink Kurogane's blood to survive. Fay becomes much colder and very solemn around everyone, and begins addressing Kurogane by his real name in order to try to kill the bond between them, confessing to Yūko that he had 'crossed the line' that he had drawn for himself and become too close to Kurogane. However, after the events in Selece, Fay seems to have gone back to the way he was at the beginning of the series, as he once again addresses Kurogane with strange nicknames, and he seems to give a real smile.
Fay worries about his companions and would go as far as breaking his own personal vows to ensure their safety. Kurogane confronts Fay about this, and states that Fay should figure out what he's doing with his present and future, because his past has nothing to do with either Kurogane or their younger companions. Fay tells Kurogane that he should not worry or care about him, which Kurogane responds with "I don't care about your past. So prepare your current self." After Kurogane leaves, Fay collapses, emotionally exhausted, and states that this is too hard for him.
When Fay's past is disclosed, it is revealed that his real name is Yūi. "Yūi" was born in Valeria Country, with a twin named Fay. Though the birth of the second prince's son was highly anticipated, the birth of twins was considered to be a bad omen. Shortly after their birth, the second prince died, and their mother committed suicide out of guilt for giving birth to them. In addition, the country suffered many misfortunes, and the twins, when combined, bore powerful magic that rivaled that of the current king.
The king decided that making them unhappy was the only way to break the "curse", and since each refused to kill the other, they were locked up separately in a place where magic is ineffective and time does not flow: a tower residing in a deep valley. Fay was imprisoned atop the tower, and Yūi was confined at the base of the tower. Both were condemned to stay there "until the world's destruction."
Despite their unhappiness, the number of bodies dumped into the base of the tower began to grow. Yūi tried endlessly to climb up towards Fay, so they could escape, but he did not succeed. Eventually, the king became insane, and he executed everyone in the country, except for Yūi and Fay. He then jumped into the valley himself and committed suicide in front of a horrified Yūi, reminding him that their birth was the reason for the country's misfortune, and that they would now "pay for that sin" by being the only people alive in Valeria.
Eventually, Fei Wang Reed appeared from another world, and offered to free one of them. Fay chose to save Yūi, resulting in Fay being thrown from the tower to his death. Fei Wang then tampered with Yūi's memory to make him think that Yūi had chosen to save himself at the cost of his brother's life, allowing Fei Wang to use his guilt in order to turn him into his servant. In order to bring his twin back to life, Yūi allowed Fei Wang to bestow two curses upon him, one of which was removed from Yūi's memory. Fei Wang then told Yūi that someone would free him from the valley, and that he would have to go on a journey, protecting "a princess" (Sakura), and killing any obstacles along the way. Fei Wang then tells Yūi that when he finds a magical feather, he should put it into Fay's body to prevent it from rotting, and that he should begin his journey when he finds a second feather, which he should give to Sakura.
Later, King Ashura came to Valeria from another world in order to retrieve Yūi and took him to Selece. When Ashura asked what Yūi's name was, he replied "Fay". Ashura later gave Fay the last name "Flourite", the name of a precious talisman mineral, and he eventually earned the title 'D', given to the highest magician in Selece. And thus, Yūi became the protagonist "Fay D. Flourite". He found his two feathers while helping villagers during an avalanche, and decided to use one to create a person in his mother's image; Chī.
Ashura eventually tutored Fay in magic and comforted him whenever he felt unable to overcome his dark past. When Fay discovered that he could only learn "magic that kills people", Ashura told him that his smile held the ability to heal others. In exchange for everything that he had done for him, Ashura asked Fay to promise that he would eliminate anyone who threatened Selece.
Due to Fay's first curse, Ashura traced a magical seal on Fay's body in the form of a Phoenix tattoo, which suppressed his powers from growing any further, and though Fay protested, Ashura told him that Fay's first curse would break after it was fulfilled once, and he wanted to be the one that Fay would kill. Ashura then erased what he had told him from Fay's memory.
Several years later, a mysterious and deadly monster began to kill Selece's innocent civilians. Fay swore to defeat the beast, but found out that Ashura was the monster. Fay, at first, blamed himself for what happened to Ashura, thinking that "the curse of the twins" was what had caused Ashura to kill, but Ashura told him that his magic grows when he kills, and that he always knew that he would become a murderer, even though he was not sure why. Fay realized that Ashura had brought him under his care for the sole purpose of killing him when he reached this state. Unable to bring himself to kill Ashura, Fay cast a spell on him, putting him into a deep sleep. While it is not bluntly stated in the manga, Fai did spend some amount of time waiting in Selese (alone), until the events in the Clow country occurred. All we know about this time is that the only way he could sleep was underwater with Ashura and his brother. Somehow Fai knew when Syoaran would be at the Witches shop, and do to the first curse he was forced to join him at this time stating "time to go see the Witch". Knowing his spell on Ashura would not last forever, before he leaves he turns chi into a device that will inform him of the king awakening.
Syaoran reveals that Fay's past may have been changed after Syaoran created the distortion due to his turning back time, and that Fay might have been born originally without a twin
Fay's greatest strength was his magical abilities. Unlike previous magic-using characters created by CLAMP, Fay's magic is "written" out as he casts it, either by using a magical staff or his hand, rather than summoning a magic circle like Yūko Ichihara, Clow Reed, and Sakura Kinomoto. The extent of Fay's power is only alluded to throughout most of the series as he refused to use it. However, he was the strongest magician in Selece prior to its destruction, and as a child, was as strong as his country's king when his magic was combined with that of his twin brother's. He is also able to fight toe-to-toe against Kurogane and Ashura while using only half his magic, as the other half of his magic was stolen by the clone of Syaoran.
Also, upon meeting Seishirō in the beginning of the series, Fay's curse which forced him to kill those with magic stronger than his own did not activate, therefore it's possible that he was stronger than Seishirō in terms of magic (before his magic was halved, then completely taken away). There also seems to be an emotional element to his magic; the stronger his emotions are, the more powerful his spells. In an emotional breakdown after he discovers that he stabbed (and presumably killed) Sakura, his magical energy alone destroys the surrounding area.
The source of Fay's magical powers is the blue color of his eyes. Since his powers are directly connected to his eyeballs, a loss of vision leads directly to a loss of magic. His powers are effectively halved when the clone Syaoran gouges out his left eye and consumes it in Tokyo. This caused the clone Syaoran to possess half of Fay's magical powers. Fay's powers will disappear when he dies, regardless of who is in possession of his eyes. Additionally, according to Seishirō, the magic of Fay's right eye diminishes the more it is used, while that of his left eye grows stronger.
In addition to magical powers, Fay is also a strong and agile fighter able to knock back multiple opponents in battle just as easily as Syaoran and Kurogane. Since becoming a vampire, he has also gained a healing factor as well as enhanced strength and speed.[6] He gave up the rest of his magic in Nihon Country, and the resulting loss of magic has rendered his remaining eye golden. However, when the clone Syaoran died, he ejected Fay's left eye, giving him his magic and his lost eye back. Fay remarked that the magic was stronger, but it would have been better for Syaoran to live.
Though sworn off magic, Fay is able to sense magic passively, such as detecting barriers. For example, he detects the source of power in the castle in Koryo, and in the Central Library of Rekord. He is also able to detect magic within people, so he knew the Syaoran he met at Yūko’s shop was a clone and that Seishirō also possessed magical powers. Fay writes off these instances of detection as ‘intuition’ and common knowledge for anyone with a basic understanding of magic.
In addition to various forms of offensive magic, Fay has aptitude with seals, having sealed Ashura underwater at the beginning of the series. Additionally, Fay is able to create protective barriers by whistling, as demonstrated in the group's escape from Rekord country. He later claims that magic using sound is not the type of magic that he typically uses.
Fay confesses that he is unable to use healing magic after Sakura is injured in Rekord. He is also able to teleport to dimensions on his own, though for most of the series, he pretends that he could only do so once. Fay has also used magic to magically seal Kurogane's sword Sōhi into his left hand, saying that if Mokona is not around or if they are separated, he could take it out of his hand in the same fashion as the real Syaoran.
Fay's magic is powerful enough to slow his aging process; in Tōkyō Yūko reveals to Kurogane that he had already lived many times Kurogane's age.
Fei Wang Reed had placed two curses on Fay, however, he is now free of both these curses.
The first curse causes him to kill anyone possessing greater magical power than himself; this curse activates automatically, leaving Fay in a trance-like state and powerless to control his own actions. The curse is activated when Sakura gains two more feathers in the Infinity arc, but she saves herself by using a robot she had won to transport herself to another dimension. Since this curse can only be fulfilled once, it has now been broken.
The memory of the second curse was erased from Fay's memory because Fei Wang felt that he had "no need to remember it". This curse is activated when somebody other than Fay kills Ashura. Later, it is revealed that the second curse is that he would use his magic to suck up the world of Selece and trap everyone inside
Phoenix tattoo: At the beginning of the series, Fay sports a tattoo in the shape of a phoenix across his back, which he pays to Yūko as the "most precious thing" in order to have Yūko grant his wish to travel across dimensions. It is later revealed that Ashura bestowed this tattoo onto Fay, in order to suppress his magical powers; as Fay's powers grew, the tattoo's effects would weaken (his use of magic also weakened it). The tattoo itself would completely disappear when Ashura dies.[10]
Magic staff: Fay first traveled with an ornate, magical staff, which facilitated his spell casting. After he vows to not use magic without his tattoo, he makes a trade with Yūko: his staff in return for a method to enter the castle in Koryo Country
Story
At the beginning of the series, Fay vows that he would not use his magic again without the tattoo on his back, but breaks the vow when he creates a shield in Rekord Country around the group in order to save them. In the Tōkyō arc, he again uses his magic to try and reseal the living heart of the clone Syaoran. The clone then proceeds to eat Fay's left eye, which contained half of Fay's magic, saying he needed Fay's powers in order to get Sakura's feathers for himself. Brought to the brink of death from the shock of losing one eye, Fay resists attempts to save himself, reasoning that the clone would be unstoppable with his powers, but that the magic would perish if Fay dies.
Fay's request to die is ignored by Kurogane, who saves him by following Yūko's advice. Fay is then fed Kamui's blood and turns into a vampire, one with accelerated healing abilities but who needs to consume blood to survive. Because it is Kurogane's wish and not Fay's that he should live, Kurogane from then on has to take responsibility for Fay's life: the blood Fay received was mixed with Kurogane's blood, so that Fay can only feed from him. Fay now has to drink Kurogane's blood on a regular basis in order to survive; he literally needs to depend on the ninja to live. After these events, Fay stops addressing Kurogane by silly nicknames and begins to use his full name in order to distance himself. Fay confesses to Yūko that he had not realized how close the two of them have become, and that, if he forgives him for saving his life, they would be even closer.
Fay's outward behavior becomes much colder in the following volumes. He drops his joking and happy-go-lucky demeanor, and smiles less. His interactions with the rest of the group becomes very distant and formal. The exception to this is Sakura, whose behavior (at the time) is as dark as his. Fay grows close to her in their mutual suffering and pledges loyalty to the princess. When Sakura informs him of her wish, he promises to help her without informing the others and without asking for more details.
At the end of the tournament in the Infinity arc, it is revealed that Fay had a curse placed on him: he would kill anyone with magical abilities that surpassed his own. Seemingly possessed, Fay stabs Sakura after she receives two additional feathers; one from Chī, and another from a robot resembling Freya from Chobits. Yūko states that the additional feathers increased Sakura's magic, thereby surpassing Fay's halved magic. Sakura foresaw this in a vision, however, and made a wish to Yūko to prevent herself from dying: her body is taken to Selece and her soul to the world of dreams.
It is later revealed that Fay has lied to the group on several occasions. He lied about the whereabouts of two of the feathers; the first one, which he seemingly removed from Syaoran's clothing in Hansin, was actually with him from Selece. The other one was the one he had used to make Chī, which he pretended to know nothing about. After this revelation, he resolves to return to Selece in order to save Sakura's body, but a price had to be paid for the four of them to go to a specific country. Fay offers up everything that could be seen with his right eye in order to return to Selece, meaning that he would go blind. To prevent this, everyone agrees to offer up a fourth of the price by handing over their tournament money. Fei Wang Reed, who is secretly watching the group, then states that Fay was supposed to have stabbed Syaoran after the latter regains his original powers, but Sakura foresaw this and created a situation to activate Fay's curse before that happened. He also reveals that, even though Fay's first curse is now broken, he has yet another curse which only works in Selece.
Later, after entering Selece Country, Ashura uses his magic to show Syaoran, Kurogane, and Mokona visions of Fay's tragic past. This causes Kurogane to unsheathe his sword and attack Ashura and Fay. Though Fay is horrified that his comrades now know the extent of his secrets and betrayal, he decides to fight back with magic to protect Ashura, and also due to his vow not to die before he saves his brother. The two engage in a fierce battle, and in the mayhem, Kurogane damages the body of Fay's twin, and in that moment of weakness, manages to overpower Fay. Kurogane then demands Ashura to tell him why he showed them Fay's memories, and he responds by saying that he only wanted Fay to "grant his wish" and kill him. Ashura then launches vicious spells against Fay's comrades in order to force his hand, which causes one of the massive ice stalagmites that he conjured to pierce Kurogane in his right side. Angry, Fay attacks Ashura, retrieves Sakura's body, and places her with Syaoran for protection. Fay then decides to kill Ashura for the sake of both their wishes, but Fay's lack of a will to live and the loss of his eye prevents him from fighting at full strength. Ashura overpowers him, and tries to kill Syaoran and Sakura in order to draw out his true power. However, Kurogane intercepts the attack and stabs Ashura with his sword, killing the king. The feather in Fay's brother's body then shows Fay the true reason for his death. It returns to Sakura's body and the corpse disintegrates, finally at rest.
Just when Mokona begins to transport the group to the next world, Fay's second curse activates, which causes Fay's magic to create a form of cage, trapping the group in Selece. Fay then declares that his magic does not get stronger the more he uses it -- in fact, the more he uses magic, the closer he is to death. With everyone unable to transport to another world, Fay attempts to use the last of his magic to transport his comrades, intending to sacrifice himself in order to save them. However, due to his halved magic, Fay is only able to transport Sakura, Syaoran, and Mokona. Using a magic earring Mokona wears, Syaoran creates a hole in the sphere where Fay and Kurogane are trapped, but Fay's curse uses him as the spell's anchor, meaning Fay cannot leave. Since Fay had used up all his magic in evacuating the others, Kurogane cuts off his own left arm, which Fay cast magic on earlier, and leaves it behind in the sphere in exchange for Fay.
In Nihon Country, the next world they travel to, Fay punches Kurogane, smiles, and playfully tells him that it was for revenge while addressing him as "Kuro-sama," which shows that Fay is willing to call Kurogane nicknames again, reinvigorating their relationship.[12] Fay then trades his remaining magic to Yūko in exchange for a false arm for Kurogane,[13] and because he lives off of Kurogane's blood, Fay does not lose sight or die from offering up the last of his magic.
Later, when Sakura is killed during the two Syaoran's battle, he reveals that he knew Sakura was a clone all along.[14] He then offers to go with Syaoran and Kurogane to save both Sakuras. That night, Fay goes to meet Syaoran, who was sitting on the roof, and tells him that he should rest. There, Syaoran thanks Fay for taking care of and supporting Sakura. When leaving the Nihon Country, Fay is seen in the clothes he wore at the beginning of the series.
After arriving in Clow Country, Fay finds out that Kurogane's new arm is causing him pain, leading Fay to punch and scold Kurogane for not informing him. Their relationship returns to normal after this, even though Fay promised he wouldn't get close to him again.[15] Later, during a confrontation with Fei Wang,[16] Syaoran's clone dies, but not before the clone ejects the magic he stole from Fay and gives it back, also returning his left eye. He then attempts to draw out Fei Wang.
Selece and Leval Castle
In the beginning of the series, Fay is revealed to have come from the country of Selece. Little is known about his world except it seems to be a magical based country. Two of Sakura's feathers had fallen into Selece, and with that feather's power he was able to create Chī, who he made in the image of his mother to comfort the inanimate corpse of his twin brother. He also imprisoned Ashura in a deep slumber, which Chī guarded until Ashura's awakening.
It is cited that Ashura resides in Leval Castle, a floating castle with wings. Selece country is covered in what appears to be an eternal blizzard.
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