Anna Fox (The Hidden Path)

"I can fight until the end of time, I just need something to fight for."

- Anna to Lilith

// This article covers events or characters in the Hidden Path', a non-canonical expansion to the White Wolves Universe. //

Dame Anna Charlotte Fox, VC, GC, DFC, DBE (born 9 August 2024) is an Elven soldier, spy, current leader, former second-in-command, of the White Wolves and the Elven Goddess of War and Lightning. She is also a United Nations Representative, pilot, physicist, tactical advisor, survivalist, activist and philanthropist.

Known as the "most dangerous woman on Earth", Anna is well-renowned in her combative and strategic abilities. She is known for vicious killings of enemies while in Fury, as well as her impressive accuracy and hand-to-hand combat.

Anna Fox is a White Wolves Flying Ace, typically flying her SMV Shockwave nicknamed "Hummingbird".

Birth
Anna Fox was born on 9th August 2024 to Jack and Serena Fox on the White Wolves Motherbase. All of her infant life was spent on her base, along with her education and teenage life.

Early Life
Anna started her training in 2036, at age 12, with Jack.

The Hidden Path
In 2044, at age 20, Anna was flying back to Motherbase in the SMV Wipeout Mk. III. All of a sudden, a brilliant light surrounded the ship and IRIS lost automated control of the ship. As Anna was fighting to reclaim manual flight controls, the blinding light faded out, revealing a place unseen by either Anna or her AI companion. Anna stayed onboard the Wipeout while IRIS scrambled to find where she was, but the Quantum Co-ordinates were not just unfamiliar, but impossible.

Reluctantly, Anna stepped from the ship onto a stone circle, seemingly floating the air. The stone circle was flanked by stone columns, with some tattered by age. Before her stood a mysterious woman, draped in white. The woman had a white glow to her, along with long silver hair.

Anna held her hand on her sword's hilt, preparing herself for a fight, however, the woman was calm and peaceful. After two minutes of silence, the woman spoke, introducing herself as Erin Daelys. Anna immediately retorts demanding to know where she is, and why she's there. Erin calmly replies, explaining that Anna has a hidden past, unbeknownst to anybody, not even herself.

Erin proceeded to bombard Anna with information, most importantly how she is actually an elf, a member of a secretive race who live in a realm alongside Earth, and that they were in a place called Transitum, a crossing point between Earth and the Elven Realm.

Anna's confusion was plastered on her face. To prove herself, Erin removed the disguising spell from Anna, revealing her elven ears, in the traditional pointed shape. This made Anna begin to believe some of the things she was being told, though she was still apprehensive. Erin elaborated that their connection is already stronger than it seems.

In reality, Erin was Serena's true mother and, by extension, Anna's true grandmother. Erin and {}, had their daughter conceived by a human couple, to keep her out of the conflicts brought on by the Great War. Due to this, Serena was a pure-blood elf, but was disguised with the same spell as Anna. This means that, despite having her daughter with Jack, a pure-blood human, Serena gave birth to an pure-blood elf.

Erin then brought Anna into the Elven Realm, to show her home.

Her Noble History
Once in the Elven Realm, Anna had begun to trust Erin somewhat, though not totally. She did however like what she saw, the Realm was a beautiful, unscarred landscape, dotted by small settlements scattered around grand lakes. It was a varied sight to behold, with the Realm showcasing mountainous regions, dense forests, flat marshland and vast, rolling hills.

After taking in the scenery, Anna returned to her lecture. Erin continued with her details, going on to explain that Anna is not just an elf, but she is a Goddess too, being the Goddess of War and Lightning. Upon hearing this, Anna was understandably confused, thinking that she was being fed lies. Desperate to prove herself, Erin showed Anna her powers.

Since Erin is the Goddess of Life, her daughter gained powers too, Serena was initially intended to become the Goddess of War, but the Elven Realm was still in the gripes of the Great War. Serena died before the war ended, therefore, the mantle was passed down to her daughter, a naturally talented, brave fighter.

Anna was curious as to where her control of lightning came from, as Serena never held those powers. Erin couldn't produce a reasonable answer either, she just had a vision of her grand-daughter and her powers.

Before Anna returned to her home, Erin enchanted her staff with light magic, the same used by her and other elves. Using this new power, she learned how to perform new attacks, such as Light Crash and Raining Arrows, protect herself with Tharian Shield, as well as other abilities like Dazzling Gleam and Moonlighter.

Meeting Lilith
Shortly after entering the Elven Realm, Erin brought Anna to meet Lilith, the Realm's weapon-smith and Goddess of Weaponry.

Anna's bow was forged by Lilith.

Sparks of the Past
After a few months within the Realm, Anna had become to grow accustomed to her new powers, and her new responsibilities. However, she was still pondering as to where her lightning control had come from, since neither Erin or Serena could manipulate plasma.

Anna's answer came from her sword, as she was holding it, it began to spark and arc to the ground. This reminded her of her father's use of electricity in battle, mainly from his Alpha Suit and his blades. Anna thought she had found her answer, but she had to be sure, so she set about testing her hypothesis. She went to the Bronze Plateau, a baron, flat, landscape, to test her powers.

She started by holding her staff in the air, and attempting to summon a strike down. At first, nothing happened, but she persisted, and eventually her staff conducted a lightning strike and she could fire it forward out of her staff. This would later be known as Jupiter Strike.

Building an Army
To protect her Realm from the oncoming storm of Dark Forces, Anna had planned to form and train an army.

She explained to Erin the need to form a military body to protect the realm while she is in the other realm.

Lilith's Vision
Following the successful defence of the {Grand Chapel}, the Elves reclaimed multiple ancient artefacts. Among this collection of items were the blueprints for an ancient bladed weapon, one that uses a seemingly naturally-powered crystal to cast a blade. The blueprints were handed to Lilith for safekeeping in her vault, until one night in which she had a vision of Anna using the weapon in defence of the Realm.

Upon witnessing the vision, Lilith set to crafting the ancient weapon, sending her sister, Valentina, out to the outer rim to locate the crystal necessary.

Rescuing Valentina
After Valentina hadn't returned in four days, Lilith began to worry about her well-being, thinking that she had sent her only sister to her doom. In her desperation, Lilith called upon Anna to help find Valentina. At first, Erin forbade them to search for Valentina, believing it was a lost cause, and that leaving the Realm would only result in further deaths.

Certain of their duty, Anna and Lilith left the Realm under cover of darkness to search for the missing Goddess of Love. Twenty-three miles from the Realm, they found Valentina, dazed and confused, but otherwise unharmed. Not only had they found Valentina, but sat in her knapsack, was a glowing crystal, which would become the basis of the weapon.

The Ancient Weapon
Upon returning to the Realm with Valentina in tow, Lilith returned to her project, and Anna left to the White Wolves.

When Anna returned to the Realm, Lilith showed off the new weapon to her.

Defender of the Realm
With her new ancient weapon in hand, Anna put forward a plan to her other Goddesses to strike the Dark Forces pre-emptively, using her army.

Appearance
Anna Fox has pale skin and pointed ears, typical of other Elves, along with the blonde hair from her mother. Her eyes are another striking feature, her purple irises setting her apart from humans, though her eyes can become blue when controlling lightning and red when in Fury.

She stands at 5 '9'' (1.75 m) and weighs 143.7 pounds (65.2 kgs). Her body is unassuming, as she hides incredible strength, resilience and durability.

Anna is often seen wearing purple, her favourite colour and symbol in the Realm. If she is not wearing purple, she usually selects a dark colour like black, to stay stealthy and inconspicuous. During combat she often wears a mask over her mouth and nose, this keeps dust and debris from her face, as well going with an ancient Elven adage of never bearing your face to the enemy. She also wears black metal gauntlets on her wrists, these help conductivity of lightning and offer more protection from bladed weapons.

She is often adorned with weaponry and equipment, most commonly one of her multiple swords and her quiver of arrows.

Personality
"Libera nos victoria"

- Deliver us to Victory!

Anna is a "tragic anti-hero" who blurs the line between good and evil in her lifelong battle for justice and peace. Like her father, she fights for what she believes in and everyone other than herself, but daren't look back at what she has done.

In 2046, Anna attempted to become an Olympian but was declined due to her "massive advantage over humans". She begrudgingly accepted this and stuck to doing things herself. She is sometimes allowed into official games to try and break her own records at sprints on an empty track.

Anna is a strong advocate for charities, especially those for mental health, and will often raise funds, performing huge feats such as running from London to Moscow in less than a week. In 2048, she became an ambassador for Mind.

Powers and Abilities
"Time can be mine. I have no limits"

- Anna

Heightened Senses
Ever since birth, Anna has noticed her five senses are very highly attuned, often noticing stimuli long before anybody else, if they notice at all. She has also developed something of a sixth sense, years of military experience have conditioned her to use instinct to spot potential dangers and intercept them before they happen. With her leadership experience, Anna has also learned many tactics of enemy forces, which helps her to predict her opponent's next move.
 * Sight
 * Smell
 * Hearing
 * Touch
 * Taste

Extreme Reflexes
An extension of her heightened senses, Anna's reflexes are of near super-human level. She has, on multiple occasions, used these lightning fast reactions to save herself and others, including dodging arrows and bullets and catching weapons as they are thrown at her.

Enhanced Physiology
Anna's elven blood has blessed her with many enhancements to her physiology. These natural enhancements were noticed from a young age, where she could best her parents in multiple feats of physicality. It is thought Anna's lightning powers directly effect her nervous system and muscles, improving her reactions and strength respectively. This may also explain her enhanced physical endurance, since she can suppress neuron impulses with her own electricity
 * Speed: Anna can move incredibly quickly, easily out-speeding even her father. While running, she can comfortably maintain a speed of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h), and while pushing herself, she has hit speeds of 49 miles per hour (78 km/h). At this speed, she could complete a marathon in approximately thirty minutes. and often does. She can further increase her short-distance speed by using Shadow Dash, an elven power while allows her to shift her body at near invisible speeds. As a personal test, Anna once completed the 268 mile Pennine Way in just 8 hours and 56 minutes, averaging a speed of 30 miles per hour. This is roughly 32 times faster than most walkers.
 * Jumping: Anna can both jump very high, and safely drop from great heights. From a standing point, she can jump upwards 32 inches, and can span a gap of 34 feet with a running jump. Anna has also fallen from heights exceeding 72 feet with no adverse effects, effective use of her staff, when fully extended, can increase that distance by up to 150%.
 * Agility: In addition to excellent running speeds and jumping ability, Anna is also very agile. Her light stature allows her to quickly move herself out of danger, typically a sword or an arrow. This is best exhibited during her times running through the forests of the Realm. She can effortlessly jump from one tree to another, evading enemies, or can shoot across the forest floor. Her agility also plays a large part in combat, especially where she it outnumbered, since the ability to dodge attacks and tire the enemy far outweighs being killed.
 * Strength: Anna is also incredibly, if at times deceptively, strong. Capable of easily lifting 200 kilograms and pulling closer to 300, she rarely gets stuck in situations. This impressive strength can reach greater heights during her Fury. Like her father, Anna can lift upwards of 400 kilograms while in Fury. This strength also helps her to fire her bow very quickly.
 * Endurance: Anna is extremely durable. She can consistently take physical punishment and stand back up. Much of this is due to her genetics and Elven blood, but also to her mental willpower. This endurance extends to being able to keep moving for hours on end. On multiple occasions, she has been struck in the face with blunt objects, and she has stayed standing perfectly still.
 * Eyesight: Part of her Elven blood, Anna's striking purple eyes can see much further than humans, as well as spot hidden objects and enemies. Anna's enhanced vision allow her to see objects clearly up to 800 metres away. This visual acuity twinned with her weapons proficiency makes Anna extremely dangerous with her bow.

Fury
Trained by her father from age nineteen, Anna has the ability to channel her Fury to empower herself. Like the leader before her, she uses the traumatic events of her past to build her anger to a point where it erupts in a violent display of power.

In Fury, Anna becomes stronger, faster and even more brutal, being known for spilling blood in Fury. She also becomes even more durable, with some fights resulting in sword and axe wounds, which she never registered. Her Fury can last as long as she wants, and can freely start and end it. At first, her use of Fury was condemned by many in the Elven Realm, as it was a form of dark energy, however, Anna's heart remained true and just even while in Fury, meaning it cannot envelope and corrupt her.

Lightning Control
As well as being the Elven goddess of War, Anna is also the goddess of Lightning, which she often uses in combat. She can summon, create, control, manipulate and conduct lightning.

Anna has a resting voltage of around 150,000 volts (150 kV), as shown by her electricity arcing between her fingers. Anna is capable of delivering bolts and shocks in excess of 1 TeraVolt (1,000,000,000,000 volts), though this is seldom seen. Her most common attacks range from 200,000 to 125,000,000 volts.

Anna can also control and manipulate ferrous materials, and rocks and ores containing them. Due to the electron formation in ferrous metals, including iron and steel, they can be controlled by the huge electromagnetic force she produces, this means she can stop swords in their path and can even stop some types of bullets.

Her lightning power also makes Anna near-immune to electrical attacks, including electroshock weapons and tasers. In fact, if Anna is attacked with electricity, it will only serve to charge her up.

Empath
As an elf, Anna is an empath, meaning she can read other's emotions. Though not exactly mind reading, her empathy enables Anna to discern the true emotions of those around her, and to detect when people are lying. Knowing other's mental states, especially during confrontations, gives her a certain edge, since she can accurately predict their next move.

Abilities
Espionage: A highly accomplished spy and covert agent, Anna has completed over 150 espionage missions, both in the interest of the White Wolves and for herself.

Weapons Proficiency: Trained from a young age in a variety of close-, mid- and long-range weaponry, Anna has developed a very respectable talent with many different weapons, everything from knives and swords to rifles and bows.

Intelligence: Anna was born with high intelligence, due in part to her parent's genetics as well as her blood.

Tactician: Born amongst tacticians and intelligence agents, Anna picked up a thing or two about tactical operations and strategy.

Survivalist

Weapons
Anna makes use of a small arsenal of weapons, mostly close-range. Most of her weapons were forged by the Elven Realm's weaponsmith, Lilith. While her high-frequency blade was crafted on Earth, it was later enchanted with Elven magic, which allowed Anna to summon it. Anna's affinity for bladed weapons shows in her arsenal, consisting mainly of swords, of various shapes and sizes.
 * High-frequency Blade (enchanted)
 * Arcus lumière (Stryx) (Elven bow)
 * Staff
 * Semoto (long-handled sword)
 * La Renarde (rapier)
 * Shinobigatana (straight sword)
 * Gemini (dual-bladed sword)
 * Xiphos (ξίφος) (short sword)

Vehicles

 * SMV Wipeout Mk. III
 * SMV Shockwave P1 Mk. I
 * SMV Thunderbird
 * SMV Ascension
 * SMV Horizon

Other Equipment

 * Alpha Suit

Family

 * Abigail Stark † - Grandmother
 * Charles † - Grandfather
 * Erin Daelys - Grandmother
 * Jack † - Father
 * Serena Fox † - Mother
 * Jessica Stone - Adoptive sister

Allies

 * White Wolves
 * Elven Realm
 * Lilith - Best friend, weapon-smith and partner
 * Valentina - Friend
 * Valentina - Friend

Trivia

 * Anna shares her birthday and forename with Anna Kendrick and the former with Gillian Anderson.
 * Anna's middle name, Charlotte, comes from an old friend of Serena.
 * Anna will often train by running on the Motherbase runways, covering 2500 metres in as little as 1 minute and 54 seconds.
 * Anna can allegedly wield Thor's mythical hammer Mjölnir.
 * Anna's Shockwave aircraft is nicknamed "Hummingbird" after Anna's Hummingbird and for it's quiet operation.