Beta/Chronology

Tragic Childhood
During her childhood, the girl, later known as Shadow Garden's Beta, was living with her family in the country of elves where she would also become acquainted with another future member, Alpha. However, after contracting Demon Possession, she would be persecuted by her family and society before being exiled from her home.

Fortunately, Beta was eventually found and rescued by Alpha and her friend's master, Cid Kagenou, the leader of Shadow Garden. She would also be cleansed of her Demon Possession and told the truth of the conspiracy with the Cult and Demon Possession, spurring her to join her rescuers. Although the young elf was initially frightened by Shadow, she would slowly come to accept and care for him while training under his tutelage. Furthermore, along with Alpha and Gamma, Beta would participate in the planning of expanding the organization to further their resistance against the Cult of Diablos.

However, being that she was still a young girl and followed loyally under Alpha's commands when hunting the Cult's connections, Beta would feel intense guilt and trauma from killing those she was ordered to end. As her restlessness worsened, she was comforted by Shadow giving her bedtime stories every night, documenting each tale to read to herself again. Beta was eventually able to cope with her duties, eventually accepting the killing she had to commit for Shadow Garden's mission, as it allowed her to stay by Shadow's side. She eventually noted down all the stories Shadow regaled her after a couple of years.

First Assault on the Cult
Three years after joining Shadow Garden, Beta aided in the search for her master's elder sister, Claire Kagenou, who was abducted by the Cult of Diablos. Beta later met with him to report the results of Shadow Garden's investigations and was supported by Cid's insight, to which they could then determine their enemy's and Claire's location.

Afterward, Beta joined the other members of Shadow Garden and participated in the assault on the Order's hideout, eliminating many of their soldiers before confronting the perpetrator behind the kidnapping, Viscount Grease. Despite the culprit's escape, the girls allow him to proceed, realizing that their master had foreseen the Viscount's actions and left the issue to Shadow to handle.

Following the successful rescue, they had to allow Claire to return home on her own merit so as to hide their involvement. The "Seven Shadow" would later report the fruits of their research into the Cult of Diablos to Shadow, and determining that leaving was necessary to expand the organization, the girls would tearfully depart after receiving permission from their master.

Becoming Natsume Kafka
In order to get more intel, Alpha assigned Beta to go to Lindwurm to secure a new source of intel from the headquarters of the Midgar Kingdom's oldest and most influential information guild, the Midgar Newspaper Association. Beta intended to infiltrate the MNA in order to gain a foothold to gain access to their archives and information-gathering abilities without revealing her identity.

Beta learned from Zeta's intel that the association had no ties to the Cult of Diablos, as the long-established MNA had consistently maintained a neutral position on kingdom politics since its inception. Beta then saw that MNA was looking for writers for serial Novels, so she decided to become a writer in order to gain access in MNA. She heard from Zeta that the McRonald/Tuna King food stalls, operated by Gamma, would be interviewed by MNA in Lindwurm due to the business being the first expansion as an emerging stall venture outside the capital.

The next day, Beta went to see the editor of MNA under the pen name "Natsume Kafka" to evaluate the story that she wrote, based on one of the stories told to her by Shadow. Later, Beta was accepted into MNA after signing an exclusive contract in the Midgar Kingdom through Luna, Ltd., the predecessor name of what would become Mitsugoshi Company. After becoming a popular author, Beta continued to use the pen name "Natsume Kafka" and gained a huge fan following by writing numerous novel stories across different genres, all of them based on the stories told to her by Shadow, and thus she gained easy access to information in the highly guarded MNA archives.

Kidnapping of Princess Alexia
2 years later, Beta would reunite with Cid as he was being framed by the Cult for the abduction of Princess Alexia Midgar, discovering him among a collection of rare antiques and luxury items to her admiration. Supporting Shadow Garden's raid on several of the Order's secret locations, she was able to witness her master eliminate several members of the Knight Order, which were actually a cult's men preparing another attempt to entrap him while recording the event in her secret chronicles. Following the incident, the two would separate and she would continue to support the operation.

Sanctuary Infiltration
Under the disguise of her pen name "Natsume Kafka", Beta accepts an invitation to participate in the "Goddess Trial" event as a V.I.P. to perform reconnaissance for Shadow Garden. While performing her duties, she also happens to encounter her master, Cid, secretly providing details of their plans to him.

Later, she is joined by Princess Alexia and Rose Oriana during the opening ceremony, however, due to her dislike of the princess because of the former's previous relationship with Cid, the two become irritated with one another, while the latter remains unaware of the atmosphere.

Afterward, during the Trials, Beta is shocked by the unexpected participation of Shadow and the appearance of the Witch of Calamity, Aurora. However, she nonetheless quickly adapts to the situation and orders the continuation of the plan while witnessing the battle between her master and the witch. Following the conclusion with victory for Shadow, Natsume is captured by Shadow Garden and forced to enter the Holy Ground with them along with Acting Archbishop Nelson, before Alexia and Rose also compulsively joins them as well.

Inside, the history of the Hero Olivier and the Cult of Diablos is revealed, as well as Nelson's connection with the Cult as the Eleventh Seat of the Knight of Rounds. Upon this revelation, the Acting Archbishop unveils his true nature and begins his assault on the group, but Alpha and Delta can withstand his onslaught. Eventually, the party decides to temporarily retreat and return to the normal world.

In the aftermath, Beta is reported to be guiding the two princesses while further developing her relationship with them under an alliance in hopes of protecting what's most dear to them (Cid).

Bushin Festival Tournament
During the Bushin Festival, Natsume (as Beta's disguise) and Alexia learn of Rose's assassination attempt on her fiance and becoming a fugitive from the law. Despite the political nature of the crime, the princess still intended to search for her friend, despite the author's protest from escalating it into an international issue. Nevertheless, the princess refuses to abandon Rose, forcing Beta to relent and provide support.

From their investigation, the two then follow a lead on Rose's location, believing their friend is hiding in the capital's tunnel system. Despite Beta's reluctance, the elf nevertheless decides to follow Alexia to protect the princess as part of her job.

After exploring for a while, the duo has yet to find success until a tremendous surge of magic suddenly is detected, leading them to discover Rose among a group of fresh assailant corpses. Realizing the situation, Beta silently observes as Alexia attempts to learn the truth behind her friend's motivation, however, the former student council president refuses to involve them in her plight to the former's anger. As a result, the two princesses confront one another in a duel which ultimately concluded with Rose's victory as Alexia was left unconscious. Subsequently, Natsume then allows the princess of Oriana to depart after giving her farewells before tending to the immobile princess of Midgar, pondering the decision of her master, Shadow.

In the anime at the time before or during the Bushin match between Mundane and Iris Midgar, Beta and other Shadow Garden Numbers appear in front of Rose and tells her that she can proceed and fulfil her mission as they already clear her way by killing cult members that stationed in the arena and subduing civilians.

Red Moon Incident
While reporting the latest developments regarding Shadow Garden, Beta is suddenly surprised to learn from her master that a Red Moon will soon occur. Despite her initial concerns due to the event's dark history, she nevertheless becomes confident in Shadow's strength and accepts an invitation to participate as well.

On the eve of the Red Moon, Beta infiltrates the Red Tower in Lawless City along with a squad consisting of 664, 665, and 666 to research the blood of the vampire's progenitor. However, they are unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of her master's elder sister, Claire and the Vampire Hunter Milia who are attempting to rescue her brother from being sacrificed to revive the Vampire Queen. Despite being suspicious of one another's motivations, both parties agree to leave each other alone and resume their original goals.

Unfortunately, Claire is gravely injured by the awakened Blood Queen, Elizabeth, forcing Beta's party to intervene but the progenitor's strength overwhelms them even with two of Outlaw City's Monarchs present, Yukime and Juggernaut. Luckily, they are still able to stall for time for Shadow to arrive and duel against the vampire himself. Although Beta believes strongly in her master, she becomes worried when he initially struggles during the battle before assuming that their presence has become a hindrance to him. Nonetheless, her fears are assuaged when he finally unleashes his magic and performs his ultimate spell.

Upon regaining conscience, Beta discovers that her leader has already departed after destroying the Red Tower and healing every person's injuries. Notably, while retrieving the progenitor's blood sample, the elf unexpectedly learns that she has become capable of controlling the red liquid itself. With the mission a success, the member lastly witnesses the reunion between Milia and Elizabeth, wishing them success in achieving their dream before retreating into the night along with her team.

Great Trading Company Conflict
As the conflict with the Great Commerce Alliance begins to escalate, Beta participates in an operation to dispose of several of the Alliance's private army and assassins while also acquiring information in the process. Unfortunately, the hostility between them continues to result in innocent deaths.

Later, Beta would provide her report to Shadow regarding the recent circulation of counterfeit bills, as well as Delta's disappearance after a confrontation with the enigmatic John Smith. Although her master is unable to support them, she does receive a memo from him which the elf proceeds to send to Eta for decryption.

Luckily, Eta was able decipher their master's message, which Beta promptly reveals to Alpha and Gamma that Shadow had not betrayed them. In the message, he explains his intentions while securing the funds to reimburse the counterfeit banknotes while increasing their influence in relief and joy. When Delta also soon returns, the group then proceeds to the destination to retrieve the coins their master had hidden for them.

Oriana's "Black Rose" Civil War Wedding Incident
Upon the abrupt end Rose's wedding and Mordred's arrival, Beta alongside Epsilon came in to intervene when Magical Beasts ran amok. The two shadows confronted the knight to a standstill. Beta analyzed the artifact the round knight was using and accused him stealing "Invisible Magic Sword" from the elven capital and demand him to return it. Mordred summoned Ragnarok in attempt to kill the two but was stopped when Shadow intervene and redirect it's attention to him.

Shadow defeated and slayed the interdimensional entity with ease and in a last ditch effort, the knight consumed a piece of his flesh to mutate. In their final encounter, the mutated knight was nearly vaporized when Shadow used his Atomic attack. This attack had caused the Black Rose to activate creating a portal taking the knight's severed head alongside Shadow. Upon realizing that her master would be taken into the portal, Beta rushed in and clung onto him before being sucked into the portal.

Return to Earth
Beta found herself in a post-apocalyptic Japan and concluded that the land was neither Midgar's or Oriana's when she met up with Cid. The two changed attires at the deceased Tanaka's house with Beta trying various cosplays to which Cid informed her of their purposes. Beta begrudgingly changed into an attire that blended in with the environment and recognized the text Cid used during the Great Trading Conflict from a newspaper they stumbled upon. Cid realized that none of the skills he taught to the other members were his and it was going to be exposed if she learned the language. Ultimately he concluded that the two should find a way home before she can learn Japanese when they noticed stenches of death.

The two arrived at the abandoned hospital where they witnessed the corpses of the missing Messiah members that were deployed there. During the autopsy, Cid noticed something amiss and the two prepare for an ambush by magical beasts. The two were able to slaughter them in ease and in the aftermath, Beta heard footsteps from the lower floor and suggested that they should interact with the approaching party. Cid however suggested that they should pretend to be unconscious when Akane took them in despite reluctance form her squamates.

At the Infirmary of the Messiah, Nastume pretending to be unconscious overheard a conversation between Cid, Akane, her brother Akira, and the nurse Yuuka regarding their conditions. The three Messiah members concluded Beta is an awaken and suffered side effects such as pointy ears, hair discoloration, and muteness. Impressed by his knowledge of the situation, Cid would later explain to Beta what they thought of her and that they'll be taking on the alias "Minoru" and "Nastume" respectively. The two parted ways with the Minoru acting on his own and Natsume taken in by Akira. Under Akira's "care", Natsume would infiltrate the organization under a cutesy little sister façade while stealing technologies such as Yuuka's watch and Akira's digital camera.

Within a short timespan, Natsume was able to learn Japanese though not to a fluent degree and went onto the Nishino University's forum to discuss what had happen regarding the murder of Yuudai Saejima. The anonymous posters questioned the legitimacy of the "Black Knight's" actions when the thread was however derailed when Nastume "xXxSilverhairedElfBabeXx" defended him. Minoru stepped into fray as "FallenAngelofRebellion" and two unknowingly argued with each other. Their online argument would come to a end when Natsume sent death threats to the users and got banned. This hilariously resulted in her vowing to murder the named user without knowing it was her master, Cid.

When the alarm for a magical beast Stampede went off, Akira tried to run off with Natsume and the Brute's head before being gunned down by Yuuka. Natsume easily survived and deleted the files in the research facility. Akira was shocked and surprised when he assumed that she was the spy for the Alliance. Natsume retorted by revealing herself as Beta and asked the dying researcher who was FallenAngelofRebellion with the him answering her that he doesn't know before leaving to meet up with Shadow. Upon meeting up with her master, the two stumbled upon Yuuka to find out that she was the spy and murderer with her revealing her story and using the brute's head to reawaken the unconscious Akane.

After pacifying the berserk Akane who was reverted back to her First Knight state, the Black Rose would activate once more. Beta couldn't fit in the technologies she stolen due through the portal so ended up smuggling in the unconscious Akane in hopes pawning her off to Eta. Upon arriving home, Alpha reprimanded and ordered Beta to have the other worldly alien under her care.