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History[]
Rainsworths' ancestor
A matriarchy that had been completely uninvolved in the Tragedy of Sablier, Jack had chosen the Rainsworths as the final component of the Four Great Dukedoms. The Rainsworths had been chosen by Jack because of their long-descending royal lineage, in addition to having them as an unbiased third party should Jack have run into a quarrel with either the Nightrays or the Barmas.
The Rainsworth Dukedom has been rather close with the Barma Dukedom for more than 40 years. While Sheryl Rainsworth had been at odds with Rufus Barma for many years, this ultimately ended up attracting Rufus to her. As a result, after Sheryl had been married, Rufus approached her with a proposal – one which had been immediately shot down. As Sheryl detested the roses Rufus had brought for her, Rufus extended a pair of earrings to her instead – which contained a rare flower and had previously belonged to his mother; while also acting as the vessel for Dodo’s Key to the Abyss. Shocked by this gesture, Sheryl accepted the earrings, and in turn, gave Rufus the silver locket in which she had hidden Owl’s Key to the Abyss to symbolize an alliance between the two families, so that they could never betray one another.
Eventually, Sheryl would give birth to Shelly Rainsworth, who would herself get married and give birth to Sharon Rainsworth. When Sharon was 9 – she came across a man covered in blood in front of Owl’s Door to the Abyss. This man would come to be known as Xerxes Break, and while he began his days slumped in a deep depression after learning that the Sinclair Family had been eradicated, Shelly eventually managed to get through to him and open him up to the world around him. Five years later, Shelly grew gravely ill, requiring Sheryl to miss Oz Vessalius’ Coming of Age Ceremony – though she sent Sharon in her place alongside a plethora of floral arrangements as an apology for her absence. Eventually however, Shelly succumbed to her illness and died. Sometime after her mother’s death, Sharon was motivated to form a Contract with the Chain Equus.
Upon getting wind of what had happened at Oz’s Coming of Age Ceremony, the Rainsworth Dukedom – named Sharon and Break, conspired to retrieve Oz from the Abyss using his friend and valet – Gilbert, who happened to be the brother of the Nightray Dukedom’s adopted son, Vincent. Gilbert allowed himself to be inducted into the Nightray Dukedom in order to forge a Contract with Raven so that Raven could open The Path and they could reach Oz – however it took Gilbert 10 years to do so. Upon readying the ceremony, Sharon, Break and Gilbert were surprised when Oz freed himself from the Abyss; having formed an Illegal Contract. From then on, Oz was under the protection of the Rainsworth Dukedom, and would often conduct missions for Pandora under them, all while searching for Alice’s memories along the way.
Following the chaos of The Feast at Isla Yura’s estate, Sheryl and Rufus would be confronted by the Baskerville Clan. Rufus would then be revealed to be aligned with the Baskervilles, resulting in his concentration of Dodo’s powers into his bladed fan so that he could attack Sheryl and steal back Dodo’s Key – which he masqueraded as Owl’s Key. Unbeknownst to Rufus, Sheryl had created a tether to Rufus through Owl that would lead anyone holding it directly to him and the Baskervilles; later giving it to Break, who gave it to Sharon, who gave it to Gilbert, all in pursuit of the Baskervilles. Sheryl was relocated and treated medically shortly thereafter – where it was revealed that none of her wounds were made to kill and that she would make a speedy recovery.
After the destruction of the second last Sealing Stone – revealing Oswald to have been used for their creation rather than Jack – Rufus revealed the truth of the Tragedy of Sablier, in which Jack was the true villain who had framed the Baskerville Clan. As well, Jack severed the Chains of the world once again, in an attempt to drop the world in its entirety into the Abyss. As the Baskervilles scrambled to take control of the situation, Rufus allowed Break to attack Dodo, while also destroying Dodo’s Key – all while suppressing the flow of power to Owl’s Key – as a ploy to deceive the Baskervilles. Rufus would later orchestrate it so that Reim Lunettes would reinstate the flow of power to the Rainsworth Contracts, allowing Sheryl, Sharon and Break to escape their imminent executions by the Baskervilles.
From there, the three then traveled to Lutwidge Academy to reunite with Oz, Alice, Gilbert and Reim, before making their way to Sablier on Owl in order to stop Oswald – who had taken control of Leo’s body, as the reincarnation of Glen Baskerville – from rewriting the past by killing Lacie. In Sablier, Sheryl stayed behind with Pandora in order to fight back the Chain invasion as Chains poured into the 1st Dimension through the tears in The Path created by the breaking Chains of the World. Sharon and Break proceeded through Sablier – though they were separated; resulting in Sharon coming face-to-face with Lottie, Dug and Lily. Meanwhile, Break discovered the Courtroom Dimension where Oswald and Vincent had been sealed inside, breaking through with his powers as a Child of Ill Omen. Break then continued to fight both Oswald and Vincent – cutting off Leo’s hand in the process – all while condemning Vincent for trying to erase his existence in order to make Gilbert’s life better. All in all however, Oswald escaped into the past, and Break is left dying as a result of how much power he had used. But, before he died, Break brought Oz, Alice and Gilbert into the Courtroom Dimension so that they could pursue Oswald in his place. Sharon and Reim arrive later, and Break explained how he didn’t want to die, and how he wanted to stay with them; though he died moments later.
In the events that followed, Lottie and Dug continued on through Jabberwock’s Door after Oz, Alice and Gilbert, while Lily and Ada Vessalius remained with Reim and Sharon as the Courtroom Dimension collapsed around them. Sharon acted as a means of contact through Equus – who she’d placed in Lottie’s shadow, while Lily defended against the Chain Invasion with Bandersnatch, all so that they could get Break’s body out of Sablier in order to lay it to rest properly.
With the Oz’s success in preventing the past from being changed and the mending of the Chains from the lowest level of the Abyss, the remnants of Sablier which had appeared in The Hole shattered into a flurry of golden light, allowing Sharon, Reim, Ada and Lily to safely escape The Hole. Meanwhile, The Paths around Sablier closed, allowing the members of Pandora under Sheryl’s command to wipe out the remaining Chains. Surprisingly though, one Chain attacked Sheryl – only for Rufus to hit it over the head with a rock. While Sheryl condemned Rufus for his attack against her, turning his proposal down yet again, she was grateful to see that he was still alive. In the time that followed, the Rainsworth Dukedom had to take responsibility for the near cataclysmic event alongside the rest of the Four Great Dukedoms – and were stripped of their political power as a result. As Rufus died 3 years after the event, Sheryl would often spend her days drinking tea with him at his grave. Meanwhile Sharon’s age finally began catching up with her inexplicably, and Reim proposed to her soon after. Though Sharon initially refused Reim, she ultimately accepted, marrying Reim 4 years after the event.