Arcius

The suave, cunning and sarcastic member of the Sequence Destroyers division, Arcius is one of many recurring antagonists throughout the Control Sequence saga. 
==Basic Info==
Not much is known about a man who is known as Arcius, as a lot of the information is classified about him. The only confirmed facts are that he was apparently "killed" and brought back by the NOS during the Phantom Operations, enlisted in their ranks and quickly rising through the hierarchy. He's been offered a position in the experimental squad of Sequence Destroyers, outfitted with a newer version of the Nex Exitium design, a gauntlet and naginata combo known as Belial.
Arcius, much like his fellow Destroyers, has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to the SIA, becoming an expert tracker due to both his innate abilities and the power of Belial. He possesses some of the memories of what he used to be, but his fractured psyche makes it incredibly painful for him to access those, so Arcius stopped caring about that at some point and embraced his new lifestyle, and any mention of his past angers him so no one ever asks him about it.
At some point in his tenure as a Sequence Destroyer he was appointed as a guardian of a powerful individual inducted into the ranks of the SIA, a teenage boy named Agnos. Though initially their relationship was cold, in time they started to build up rapport, with Arcius taking the role of the "big brother", taking care of the younger male and keeping him out of the most dangerous situations.
==Plot Info==
===Children of Sin===
Arcius is one of the Destroyers to be sent after Nex, specifically brought in to track him down. 
===Control Sequence Storyline===
Arcius makes appearances in Verse 3.
==Personality==
Most of the time Arcius is a suave and sarcastic ladies' man, friendly to others and respected by his colleagues for his diligence and sharp wit and feared for his unpredictable mood swings and outbursts. He is one of the most brilliant Sequence Destroyers, able to devise various schemes and use everything around him to his advantage. He is also a noted history and philosophy buff, as he likes to engages in conversations about the past of this world and keeps many books at the HQ. His excitable side is demonstrated when he starts talking about things he enjoys, such as favorite TV series.
But this facade hides a pained and ruthless visage of a man who lost knowledge of his previous life and desires not to find out the answers, as he has already got used to his new life, and when someone asks him about his past, Arcius feels pain and anger. His weapon's influence also corrupts him, demonstrated by his sudden mood swings and bloodlust.
In battle he loves to taunt his opponents in attempt to make them angry so they will lose their cool and leave themselves open for a killing strike while acting like a berserk, ready to slaughter anyone in his way. He also enjoys taunting his allies and compete with them for a greater number of kills. However, he is wise enough not to insult his superiors, so he remains mostly suave around them.
Around women he exhibits a gentlemanly facade, being courteous and polite. He also shows aversion to hurting women, although under certain curcumstances, he can break this personal rule.
==Appearance==
Arcius is a very intimidating individual who can be charming at times. He is fairly tall and maintains pale skin tone and fair complexion, being slender but unusually strong. He wears an eyepatch over his left eye, which is intact but has to be hidden for some reason, and only his red-colored right eye can be seen. Arcius's hair is colored white, but it wasn't always like this, since he claims that white is not his natural hair color. He is also considered quite handsome by those who have seen him without his mask.
For his attire, he wears a dark brown leather duster that splits down at the back beginning below his waist and sports midnight blue designs and patterns. The coat also has several loops for Arcius's naginata and a hood that hides his hair from the sight, with only several white fringes seen. Arcius constantly keeps his hood on, unless he takes off his duster. He wears a dark purple SIA unform underneath with the collar usually kept unbuttoned, revealing some of his chest. His choice of footwear are elegant brown boots with silver buckles on the side. Belial is almost always kept on his person, taking an inactive form when not in use.
==Powers and Abilities==
Arcius is a member of the Sequence Destroyers and one of the initial recruits in the program, thus he's had a lot of experience with his Exitium, Belial.
His usual personality is excitable and light-hearted, but Belial drastically alters it, making him a bloodthristy murder machine that only cares about slaughtering his foes in the most brutal manner possible. His Alter Drive gives him a jolt of pleasure as he keeps on spilling blood and draining it from others. The lust for combat also lowers his inhibitions and pain threshold, making him unable to process pain until it becomes completely unbearable and shuts him down.
===In Combat===
Blood Edge allows Arcius to use blood stored in Belial to create shapes and constructs that hurt his enemies or help him traverse the terrain, often manifesting the shape of daggers, whips and various deadly objects. He specializes in close combat, with his ranged options being limited by the amount of blood he currently has.
Belial manifests as two separate parts: a double naginata decorated with red runes and a crimson gauntlet made of metal that is harder than diamond. The gauntlet can be used for both offense and defense, allowing Arcius to deliver bone-crushing punches and shape blood to his content while also absorbing the kinetic energy of any physical attack, distributing it throughout its body to minimize the impact. Blood is stored in the system of microtubes that quickly release it and gather any spilled vital fluids. The primary way to drain blood is two syringe-like blades on the underside of the gauntlet, extending into the victim's flesh and sucking the necessary substances into their hollow bodies.
Arcius' fighting style is based on powerful punches and kicks that have an unrefined style behind them, lacking in finesse but making up for it with sheer strength of every blow. His ingenuity in using his blood shaping is weaved into the core of his techniques, often manifesting through uses of weapons. However, he also has much more polished combat abilities at his disposal, only using them when his opponent gives him a better fight than anticipated.
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