The Legend of Maian

The Legend of Maian (마이언 전기 Mayan Chronicles) is a Korean novel and a 2007-2016 manhwa created by Lim Dall-young and illustrated by Soo-Cheol Jeong. The plot revolves around the story of Fenix Maian, a weak and naive young man who unknowingly unleashes the powerful sorceress Feicia Rand Philistine.

The Legend of Maian takes place in the fictional kingdom of Shurian. Here, the countries bid for power by using regular military means or by using joosts (mages) or people that can use madra (magic). Of all the countries, the countries of Shurian and Pennsylvania are the strongest. Each country is ruled by a king with its joosts often having a high-ranking position. So far, only Shurian, Meningrad and Pennsylvania are the only countries to be mentioned.

The powerful sorceress, Feicia Rand Philistine, once tried to Take Over the World. In the wake of her terror and destruction, a young man rebelled against her oppression and domination. The people called him Yongja Maian (Maian the brave) and it was he who was eventually able to seal away the evil sorceress.

A thousand years later Fenix Maian, a descendant of Maian the Brave has just probably made the biggest mistake of his life when he releases the sealed sorceress that his ancestors have tried so hard to imprison. Now he is charged with the task of trying to keep the sorceress from once again trying to take over the world...

Other works written by Lim Dall-young:
 * Aflame Inferno
 * Freezing
 * Koimoku
 * Kurokami
 * Onihime VS
 * The Phantom King
 * Re:Birth - The Lunatic Taker
 * Unbalance x Unbalance
 * Zero: The Beginning of the Coffin
 * Zero: Circle of Flow


 * Absolute Cleavage: C'mon, guess who...
 * Accidental Hero: Feicia
 * Badass Bookworm: Feicia
 * Badass Family: Except Fenix, the whole family is practically built on this trope.
 * Recently Fenix has been showing signs of Badassery as well.
 * The Berserker: Anyone with the Devilshu Curse.
 * Boring Invincible Hero: The main characters, except Felix and Ruby,
 * Call a Rabbit a Smeerp: Humans are called Shurian.
 * Co-Dragons: The Regis Knights to Feicia.
 * Post time skip, the Big Bad has a set of his own now.
 * Clothing Damage: Happens during Felicia's first match during the Tournament Arc.
 * Church Militant: The church sister Cornelia. Her church taught their nuns how to wield weapons and cast battle spells.
 * Crutch Character:
 * Deflector Shields: Another of Feicia's spells, simple called Absolute Defense Field. Seems to be limited to holding two people.
 * Don't Touch It, You Idiot!: The seal that kept Feicia a prisoner.
 * Did You Just Have Sex?:
 * Dragon Ascendant:
 * Dramatic Irony: Post time skip Lin Light and Meldra are searching for the descendant of Maian the Brave.
 * Evil Laugh:
 * Eyes Always Shut: Ma Jin
 * Fan Service: Surprisingly...
 * Fiery Redhead - Lyna Mia Delta
 * First Kiss
 * Folk Hero: Paiz Maian the Brave.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: when accessing the hidden power.
 * Hair of Gold: Feicia
 * Happily Married: Lans and Winia, Felix's brother and sister-in-law.
 * Heroic Lineage: Fenix, but he appears to be weaker than other members of his family. His younger brother is a better swordsman and his father leads an army. Fenix is hinted to have a hidden power that defeated Felicia 1000 years ago.
 * Which has shown itself during volume 6.
 * Hot Witch: Felicia, Lyna, and others. Post time skip, Ruby is on her way to being one.
 * Humans Are the Real Monsters: Pretty much the whole premise, although it could just be said humans are very human centric, and just happen to be the most powerful race so we hurt the most other species. We have not seen the other races acting any better or really at all mostly.
 * Ignored Enemy: Oh so many times. Then again there are very few enemies who take them on in a fight.
 * Jekyll and Hyde: Those who suffer the Devilshu curse are generally nice people until their curse acts up which will make them either very big Jerk asses or full on Berserker.
 * Kill It with Fire: Felicia tends to do this with her enemies.
 * Kill Sat:
 * Living Emotional Crutch:
 * Long Bus Trip: After not appearing since the second chapter of the series, Felix's brother Lans and wife appear in Volume 13 again and have several chapters about their times.
 * The Lost Lenore:
 * Lost Magic: The only reason Pennsylvania is a threat is that they have been learning all of Feicia's old magic spells and summons.
 * Love Triangle: Fenix is in love with his brother's wife, she kinda flirts with him, and his brother is well married to her. Then Fenix left that village and the whole thing took background to the plot.
 * Fenix, Felicia, and Ruby: it's quite clear that both the girls like Fenix, but his affections for them have not been specified although it seems like he gets jealous over Felicia.
 * Magic Knight: Fenix after the Time Skip.
 * Making a Splash: Ma Jin made quite an entré with a bit of water.
 * Major Injury Underreaction: Fenix expected this, most likely because of his family, but Feicia subverted it.
 * Men Don't Cry - Oh, Fenix...
 * Missing Mom: Ruby
 * Not Quite Dead:
 * Nuke'Em:
 * Older Than They Look: Ruby
 * Feicia does not look over 1000 years old either...
 * Try all the Regis Knights, plus Diha Shion.
 * Person of Mass Destruction: To be on the safe side all main characters and villains count, yes even Felix(eventually). For example Lyna is basically a walking nuclear warhead.
 * Playing with Fire: Another of Feicia's favorite attack methods and the weakness of the monster trees.
 * Lyna Mia Delta's and Anna Maise's favorite attacks too.
 * Please Put Some Clothes On
 * The Quiet One: Ma jin
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: The divine power that granted Paiaz Maian victory over Felicia turns its user's eyes red. Felicia has stated in no uncertain terms that if Felix ever manifests that power she will consider him an enemy and strike him down.
 * The Rival: Lyna Mia Delta is stated to be Feicia's rival.
 * Sealed Evil in a Can: Feicia's prison
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend
 * She's All Grown Up:
 * Shock and Awe: Feicia's most common type of attack so far.
 * The Slacker: Fenix
 * Lyna too. Though that's more because she simply outclasses everyone around her, including the inhibited Felicia.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Is it Fenix or Felix? And is his brother Lance or Lans?
 * Squishy Wizard: Feicia, despite her power is pretty weak physically. She's no more stronger than an ordinary woman and even Fenix can take her down.
 * Stripperiffic
 * Super-Powered Evil Side: Fenix, post Time Skip. He's clearly very powerful, but his inability to control himself makes him a danger to everyone around him.
 * Taking You with Me:
 * Tears of Blood:
 * And earlier Lyna Mia Delta
 * Time Skip: Part 2 starts about 5 years after Felicia's death. The Big Bad has started an all out war against the other nations and it isn't going well for them.
 * Token Loli: Ruby probable to balance out Feicia.
 * Not after the Time Skip
 * Took a Level in Badass: Felix during the Tournament Arc, as in caught a knife to the face. No it didn't hit his face he caught it both hands before it did.
 * Felix was actually forced into joining the tournament by Felicia so that he could take this level
 * Arguably
 * Felix, post Time Skip, has become one of the strongest characters in the setting. However, it also came with...
 * Took a Level in Jerkass: The years during the Time Skip were not kind to Felix, turning him into a cold and cynical Anit Hero.
 * Might have something to do with.
 * Jerk With a Heat of Gold: The old Felix still shines through on occasion
 * Tournament Arc: The sacred fighting tournament
 * Touched by Vorlons: It is said Maian the Brave was blessed by three powerful goddesses, including the Goddess of Creation Warna Val Nagasath.
 * True Companions: Two distinct sets in ancient times. Maian the Brave had Combat Expert Cein Meed, Kaizer Master Ultimate Dragoon Olienne Vishuel, Rand Seiron Mercenary King Diglant Filtnei, and Feil Master Blade Master Demisiren Ian Milicent. Felicia had her Regis Knights as well.
 * What the Hell, Hero?
 * When Trees Attack
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity:
 * Xanatos Gambit: According to Lyna, when Maian sealed Felicia away he didn't seal away her powers, probably assumed she might need them back for some greater evil. If none shows up, great no evil, but if one does then she'll come in handy.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Felix and his brother Lans.
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity:
 * Xanatos Gambit: According to Lyna, when Maian sealed Felicia away he didn't seal away her powers, probably assumed she might need them back for some greater evil. If none shows up, great no evil, but if one does then she'll come in handy.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Felix and his brother Lans.