Maiden of Versailles

The Maiden of Versailles (ヴェルサイユの聖女) is a character introduced late in the Toaru Majusu no Index series. She is the true power behind France, and is the twin sister of Elizalina. She allied herself and her country with the Roman Catholic Church and met in battle with the Anglicans in the frozen waters of Dover Strait.

She is one of the most powerful magicians in Europe and has been secretly ruling France but had been put on house arrest by the French government and lost all political power. After the end of the World War III she regained some influence again.

Appearance
Being of twins, she shares the same appearance as Elizalina, skin that looks unhealthily pale and sunken eyes. She wears a splendid dress mostly made of loose white cloth that is a contrast to her physique.

World War III Arc

 * Main article:World War III Arc

In the Battle of Dover Strait, it is revealed that her house arrest was in fact a ruse to fool her enemies and that she is still in power. She takes advantage of this to invade England, where she fights against the Second Princess Carissa from the United Kingdom.

In Volume 21 she works together with Carissa and Knight Leader to try to defeat Misha Kreutzev. Despite the best efforts of both the Maiden and Carissa, their weapons prove to be incapable of harming the angel, nor can they keep up with the creature's sheer strength and speed. When Misha begins targetting the vulnerable troops of the Russian Army and Academy City, both women move to protect them as English and French troops help evacuate the wounded.

Lance of Gungnir Arc

 * Main article:Lance of Gungnir Arc

GREMLIN invasion of Tokyo
The Maiden of Versailles is the first representative to arrive for the conference called upon by Roberto Katze in the United Nations Building.

Most of the time, the Maiden sits quietly by herself sipping her tea. When Roberto Katze still doesn't understand the dangers of GREMLIN and the lance of Gungnir, the Maiden takes over Pietro Yogdis' explanation, borrowing the concepts he used in his speech. Here, she says that with the world under the heel of the magic god Othinus, that if she strays from the proper path, no one can tell her that she is doing something wrong.

Later, after Roseline inquires about the origins of the information, Elizard says that she is correct and that the information comes from a spy in GREMLIN. She then says that what matter most is the creation of the lance at Sargasso as it is very dangerous. Roberto doesn't understand and compares it to a nuclear weapon. After the other state heads take turns explaining the danger of the lance of Gungnir, Elizard says that it must be stop before it is finished. Roberto then asks how they will find it, noting the extremely difficulty of such a task in such a short timeframe. Elizard says that it is not impossible, surprising Roseline. Elizard not only gives an example but confides to them that England had a secret secret transportation network that allowed them to fill the entire world with their magicians. Elizard comments on the Roman Catholic Church and its countless followers, assuming that the Church may have a large scale magic to utilize each member of the Church who is wearing a symbol of their Church. Pietro Yogdis says that he can think of a few but has shut them all down since the dissolution of God's Right and shall never see the light of day so long as he is around. And thus it is revealed that already know the location of Sargasso, apparently waiting for a proper deliberation from all the members of the conference before making a decision. Elizard suggests the use of standard forces comprising of America, Russia, England, and France, while the magical forces however, will be led by England, Rome, Russia, and France, though requiring other countries to double duty. Hearing this, Russia and France readily agreed, with the latter saying that she does not recall having a weak country.

Elizard then asks President Roberto Katze on how much firepower they could use. Roberto answers that since the House of Representatives is still itching for revenge over the invasion of Hawaii, he can get immediate approval from them for an attack on Sargasso. Roberto states that he can officially use the military stationed at four overseas bases in allied nations and if Sargasso is in international waters or the territorial waters of America, the European Union, or any other allied nation, he can have ballistic missiles fired in the name of having a test launch. And though he cannot use any nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, he can at least have them fill the warhead with bunker clusters. Concerns over straining of the relationships between the countries later arise after Roberto's politically dangerous suggestion, to which he concludes by saying that he'd rather have countries gaining grudges with each other for what they will do than have the world destroyed today. Krans R. Tsarskiy then asks where the Sargasso might be, to which Elizard states may be in the North Sea or the sea near Iceland. And thus begins the Anti-GREMLIN Alliance attack on the North Sea Sargasso. After receiving word of the disastrous mission, the members do not have time to grief over their failure as immediately after they are forced to counter GREMLIN who has begin their move, an invasion of Tokyo.

The alliance have their work cut out for them as GREMLIN puts pressue on their enemies, distributing what people desired to gain in order to prevent their enemies to unite and defeat just like what happened against Fiamma of the Right during World War III. With this, the alliance could not launch a counteroffensive against GREMLIN quickly enough. Roberto chastises a Japanese representative over the phone, asking why they have yet to make a move against GREMLIN, demanding consent that the United States should intervene. After the representative doesn't give a satisfactory response, Roberto ends the call. Elizard says that he should've asked what Academy City intends to do, though Roberto doubts that they would've known anyway. Roseline says that the Japanese government is divided on the issue, and Academy City has made no announcement. She is amazed at GREMLIN for intentionally created this current balance of power. With the clock ticking and with the Japanese government neutered into focusing in moving their government elsewhere before taking action, Roberto deliberates on his choices. Pietro then says that Academy City will make their move soon, though he has doubts if Academy City will bother distinguishing between friend or foe. The Maiden of Versailles then says that she doubts that Academy City even completely trust them, conjecturing that they may think another magical group will try to attack them within the confusion caused by GREMLIN, something that is only favorable to GREMLIN itself. The Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Krans reminds them that doubts and constraints are all part of GREMLIN's attempt to buy time, and that they need to have as many people they can at least trust. However, no one agrees with his assessment as there was no time. Roberto then asks Elizard if the Anglican Church have a hotline with Academy City, as they have joined forces during World War III. Elizard points out that it was the Anglican Church's doing and the British Royal Family was barely involved. Elizard then sates that the Church as well wasn't able to contact Aleister since the end of the War. Out of allies, out of options, and out of time, Roberto contemplates what they should do. His stupor is later broken by Roseline, and there Roberto gave a small smile. He says that what they should do hasn't changed, and tells them that they should make a vote. One of the people there asks if they are using democratic decision to distribute responsibility, to which Roberto says that only those who go along with their plan will become responsible. Thus the alliance finally makes their move against GREMLIN.

Abilities
She has in her possession the artifact 'Durandal Sword', which has similarities to Curtana Original but differs enough to be stopped by a fragment of Curtana. The power and theory behind this sword are related to the Royal Families of both France and England, thus it meets the rule of Knight Leader's "Thororm's Defense Formula."

She also has good combat skills which she performs at faster than the speed of the sound and as a magician is also shown to have used a long-distance lightning strike to attack Carissa at Dover Strait, but was blocked by the Knight Leader.

In the fight against Misha Kreutzev, the Maiden of Versailles displays a similar level of speed and strength to her erstwhile foe Carissa. The two work together to thwart the archangel's murderous rampage, protecting the exposed Academy City and Russian troops.

Design evolution
Her design remains static throughout her appearances. Like her sister, she was designed by Haimura to look like supermodels with an odd sense of style, but had a sense of being unhealthy, as such, Haimura made her look gaunt, and had her eyes deep set.