▁despite ▁having ▁no ▁one ▁to ▁pray ▁to ▁and ▁despite ▁Bel ▁Pe ol ▁considering ▁it ▁an ▁odd ▁thing ▁to ▁do ▁- ▁and ▁frequently ▁l aments ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁' empty '. ▁In ▁the ▁light ▁nov els , ▁it ▁is ▁imp lied ▁that ▁H ec ate ▁is ▁pray ing ▁to ▁the ▁Bal ▁Mas qué ' s ▁god , ▁the ▁S nake ▁of ▁the ▁Festival ▁( G od ▁of ▁Cre ation ). ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁her ▁counter part ▁in ▁the ▁an ime , ▁the ▁light ▁nov els ▁dep ict ▁H ec ate ▁as ▁a ▁cold ▁and ▁fe ared ▁leader ▁that ▁even ▁the ▁entire ▁Bal ▁Mas qué ▁itself ▁fear ▁her . ▁She ▁has ▁h ob by ▁of ▁tre kk ing ▁in ▁mountain ▁to ps , ▁yet ▁she ▁des pis es ▁mountain ▁clim bers ▁who ▁l itter ▁her ▁favorite ▁sites , ▁so ▁she ▁sla ugh ters ▁them ▁on ▁sight . ▁She ▁is ▁extremely ▁sk illed ▁in ▁combat ▁using ▁A ster , ▁a ▁Power ▁of ▁Un rest raint ▁which ▁sho ots ▁energy ▁be ams ▁like ▁meteor ▁show er , ▁and ▁is ▁capable ▁in ▁gra pp ling ▁as ▁well ▁which ▁equals ▁to ▁Sh ana ' s ▁skill . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁fl ute ▁that ▁can ▁sum mon ▁drag ons ▁of ▁blue ▁fl ame ▁body . ▁She ▁also ▁plays ▁this ▁fl ute ▁when ▁announ cing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁S erei - den ' s ▁anch oring . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁an ime , ▁H ec ate ▁synchron ized ▁with ▁Yu ji , ▁allowing ▁her ▁to ▁draw ▁on ▁his ▁sense ▁of ▁self