Rouge Bellerose

* Wraith
* Blossomed
* Prototype Comic

> '*I’ll lend you my powers only if you call out my name.’*
>
> — **Rouge Bellerose**

**Rouge Bellerose** is an ally in the *Cerberus High* series. She is a demoness originating from The Underworld who is the past life of Kazuki Akai and the daughter of the late Casimir Bellerose, the benevolent yet unorthodox archdemon of Hades. Miraculously, by the divine power of Hades, she was granted a second chance at living in another world on the night her whole family was slain by the nefarious anarchist group called the Viscera Purgers led by Vincent Fowler. However, due to the transfer process being too great even for a demonic deity of his caliber, Rouge doesn’t have any influence on this body until another 15 years when Kazuki has his heart ripped out by Axel Amsel in the A Mere Human Arc.

## Background

### Early Life

Rouge was born 30 years ago in The Underworld realm to parents Blair and Casimir Bellerose. Rouge was meant to wield the bladed tonfas as her Eternal Onyx Blade but her power was sealed by her father when she was an infant. Casimir believed that, by doing this, Rouge would be enough to ensure that his daughter will live a normal peaceful life and that fighting was never on her mind.

### Final Moments

On the night of September 14th, the middle of Casimir Bellerose and Vincent Fowler's fight unfolding just downstairs, Rouge awakes with the overwhelming desire to quench a sudden thirst. Rouge plants a small kiss on Rey's forehead as he slept before existing the bedroom where she is grabbed from behind by a cloaked Nadia Edwards. In her terror, Rouge dropped the candle she was holding which starts a small fire but before she could cry out, Nadia hand clasped over her mouth and the two were gone in a heartbeat.

As Casimir listened to Vincent ramble on about his philosophy, Nadia appears behind the older demon holding a knife to Rouge's throat. This horrified Casimir, distracting him from Vincent who thrust his saber into his gut. Rouge screamed but she was swiftly silenced by Nadia slitting her throat.

After kidnapping Rey, Vincent and the rest of his followers leave, leaving Rouge and Casimir to bleed out on the ground. As their mansion was being consumed by flames, Casimir used the last ounce of strength left in his gravely wounded body to crawl over to his equally dying daughter to comfort her in their final moments.

Rey's name was what Rouge managed to sputter out in her guttural and hoarse voice that was a result of her having her vocal cords so severely damaged. Casimir saved her from experiencing any more pain by gently hushing her and while cradling his daughter close, he cursed the whole Underworld for bestowing such a cruel fate to his dear family.

Hades heard the archdemon’s lamentations grants his daughter a second choice at life. Rouge's physical body disintegrates while her soul is stored inside an artificial human in The Overworld. Unfortunately, the transfer process between different worlds proved too great for even a deity of his caliber. And thus, for the next 15 years, Rouge lied dormant inside her heart while the body was given a will of his own along with the name Kazuki Akai.

## Appearance

Rouge is a beautiful young woman who possesses alabaster skin and tired, narrow grey eyes. She has long black hair with a dark red sheen and highlights on her right side lock. Being a demoness, Rouge has downward-pointing silver horns that sprout from the sides of her head. Rouge is notably tall in stature, towering over most females at 6’0.

### Wraith

Her initial wraith form shown briefly within Kazuki’s consciousness in the A Mere Human Arc has her floating nude in a fetal position with dark shadows obscuring her eyes and a ghostly white aura engulfing her.

In her second wraith form, as shown in the majority of the Brazen Youths Arc, Rouge is depicted as having a white astral body with purely black glassy eyes and no mouth. The only article of clothing she wears in this form is a pair of black knee-length boots with white trim and matching bridal gauntlets as well as a black choker. She has the same ghostly white aura expelling from her body.

### Blossomed

In her reanimated “blossomed” form as seen in the Underworld Arc, Rouge has a notably more mature body with a ghastly scar going across her thin neck. Her hair now reaches down to her knees and now has a messy, disheveled look to it. Due to being naked when she was ejected out of Kazuki’s body, Rouge borrows Ember’s clothes when they embark which consists of a black sleeveless zip-up turtleneck and baggy beige shorts. Shoes are not included in this outfit.

### Captive

When she’s held prisoner by Neo, Rouge is wears a pale rose-colored bodice adorned with pink colored lacing plus a large ribbon in the back. The brassiere part of her outfit is ivory and is quite revealing, mainly to show off the scar that Neo finds so beautiful. She has puffy off-shoulder long sleeves that feature ivory frills and a matching pleated mini skirt completed with a large pink ribbon in the back. Rouge is also seen sporting black thigh-high stockings and white dress shoes.

### Childhood

As a young child, Rouge's hair was much shorter and she wore a white off-the-shoulder dress with short puffy sleeves and frills. Around her neck was a white choker with a large ribbon on the back and frilly white socks with white dress shoes were on her feet.

## Personality

In life, Rouge was a very selfless and soft-hearted girl who always had a warm welcoming aura surrounding her. Disrespecting her father Casimir is the only thing that she absolutely can not tolerate. Rouge had a big sweet tooth which Rey soon developed from being around her all the time. They both share the same love for macarons.

Rouge always dreamed of working at a nursery to teach young demons about peacemaking and compassion just like how her father taught her but that dream, unfortunately, died along with her original body in her homeworld.

Since being reawakened inside of Kazuki, Rouge has become callous and jaded, caring only for Kazuki’s well being and nothing else as she views all other characters as expendable. This is shown to tick off Kazuki and at times, causing him to completely disregard her guidance solely for the sake of his dear companions.

## Abilities and Powers

* **Sleep Inducement:** When she still lived within Kazuki's heart, Rouge had the ability to put the human to sleep whenever she liked.
* **Regeneration:** She acquired this ability in her blossomed form. Her body is able to heal itself from any wound it sustains, making her practically immortal. However, if Kazuki were to take any damage and heals, Rouge would be permanently marred. This is shown at the end of the Underworld Arc when Kazuki is stabbed in the heart by Neo D. Fowler's Ephemeral Platinum Saber.

## Trivia

* In the early stages of the book Rouge was supposed to be the main antagonist., using Kazuki’s body as a way to wreak havoc on The Overworld. Rey was going to be her servant/lover and the one responsible for her murder.
* Like Kazuki, Rouge is ambidextrous.
* The thing that Rouge whispered to Kazuki before her permanent death in the Underworld Arc was for him to kiss Axel for her.

## Quotes

* (To Kazuki Akai) *‘Congratulations on entering the space on your own accord, My Little Kazuki…’*
* (To Rey) *“The body that you’re seeing before you is nothing more than a tangible illusion. I only came back to retrieve someone.”*
* (To Neo D. Fowler) *"Whatever you’re planning to do to me just get on with it. I’ve been long broken."*