Kerry Saunders

### Likes

Anime and Children's cartoons, Stories where everyone has a happy ending and seeing her friends smile, American food, Slow days.

### Dislikes

Bullies, People telling her about her terrible eating habits

## Magic

### Gate Quantity/Quality/Output

B+ (originally D but the Sabragash in her body the amount has increased dramatically) /C/B

### Principle

Destruction, the act of destroying everything.

**Kerry Saunders** is a member of the Heavenly Hosts, serving with the rank of Throne. She is currently the host to Samael, the Sabragash who has donned the title of "Accuser of God" for the Hosts. A talented fighter, Kerry has risen through the ranks through merit, showing strength and skill that made her worthy of the title of "Samael". Despite her strength and unwavering smile, however, her past and present traumas and worries hide beneath her façade of cheer and power.

## Background

Kerry was born the younger daughter to the Saunders family branch in America. Originating from Norway her father being one of the notable members of the clan was expected to set a foothold in America. Instead he sought out pleasures of the flesh and instead ended up siring children with a Jamaican-American woman he was physically obsessed with. Kerry was often judged for her appearance growing up with brown skin and blonde hair she would get bullied, deemed a freak, her extended family from overseas taking issue with a non-Scandinavian member especially one with lackluster ability.

Kerry's older sister being the talented one, fought through the adversity, whilst Kerry was unable to do so. Her complacent mother and uncaring/(uncomfortable feeling) father made her home life well one she would wish to run away from. She was awkward as a kid growing up and struggled to make friends. She was stuck in a dark place being unremarkable as a magus let alone as a normal person. That was the case for her until her senior year in High School. She met a new student that year who was instantly fascinated with her. What others saw as a klutz and weirdo she saw a beautiful woman who needed a friend. Kerry was stand off and apprehensive, she didn't want to talk to her as she's been hurt constantly before but the transfer student insisted. Slowly but surely the two became friends and more. Kerry's frozen and lonely heart melted.

One night, the two were walking home together from a private outing and she told Kerry that she wanted to be together forever with her. Kerry of course was eager to reciprocate her words but the air felt off. Like if a wild animal was in the air. The two wandered into an upstart Baron vampire territory. He was injured and was hungry for blood. It attacked the girls but the creature was intercepted by a man in white with flowing blonde hair. Lucifer and the creature battled but it was obvious that the fiend was losing ground. Backed into a corner, the creature went to use the two girls as a hostage. It had one of its ghouls go after them to restrain them. It was then Kerry acted. All her fear, frustration and anger built up as she saw the creature come for them. In a display of might she attacked the creature with her power and destroyed the ghoul surprising the Baron and Lucifer. Her friend passed out from shock as Kerry caught her in her arms. Lucifer was impressed by Kerry's might and offered her a place in the Heavenly Host seeing potential in her and promised her a place where she could use her abilities for the greater good. Kerry was happy that she was told this but knew in her heart that she would rather be with the one that she loved over anything.

After the event, Kerry became aware of the destruction she caused more. It started to become apparent it wasn't just klutziness but magic. At the same time she began to notice a rift growing between her and her only friend. Was it the trauma of the event or something else? Kerry was persistent in wanting to help but all it did was increase the rift between them. The isolation and loneliness she felt long ago was coming back but she couldn't bear to go back to that.

She was soon contacted by the Heavenly Host and was invited to be interviewed by the recruiter. Investigation into her background and taking note of her bloodline offered her a chance to join them at only 16. She moved down to the headquarters and after an orientation she was brought to the tree. She took note of its size and the mysterious aura it gave off taking the fruit she consumed it making note that it tasted worse than anything she ever ate in her life, but she felt a strange presence she couldn't describe but before long her perception changed and she was brought to a place she never been before but felt strangely familiar. It was a beach with a beautiful large hut house and calm waves crashing and an endless horizon as far as she could see and before her a beautiful winged woman.

Kerry was transported to her inner world and the new being occupying it was the Angel Samael. A shared space for the two to converse. It was friendship at first sight for her being kind and friendly and it earned her the name of the Angel as well as the manifestation of her Malak Instrument, a long staff like object that felt entirely natural for her to hold. Back to reality, Kerry was soon assigned to a team replacing a member who was killed in duty under the current Dominion ranked Lucifer and future Seraphim of the Heavenly Host. She was embarrassed to be sure working under the man she admired but quickly acclimated. She worked hard gaining a closer relationship with Samael as well as a bond with her teammates. She rose through the ranks quite quickly but was saddened when Lucifer ranked up, rarely having time to be a squad leader leaving their senior member to take over upon their promotion. Kerry's goal was to work under Lucifer again and devoted herself entirely to reach the level necessary. By the time she was 24 she had reached Dominion rank and became a squad leader herself. Admittedly she didn't quite believe herself the best at it, lacking the ability to truly harness teaching others but she did have a successful stint as one and even brought up two Virtues before she was promoted to Thrones rank two years later. She does believe she got lucky getting extremely competent squad members with much better talent than herself.

As a Throne, she occasionally has interactions with her team but has a recently promoted Dominion in charge of her squad for the most part. She is happy to be working under Lucifer again whenever there's a high ranking mission requiring a large team. She has numerous successful missions under her belt and have a claim to fame as eliminating a baron rank vampire in combat though she admits that it was more so out of luck and her being the worst type of matchup for him at the time still requiring use of her Testament to eliminate him in a day long battle ending at sunrise. Currently her focus is on preparing for the Cherubim promotion exam to take in a year hoping she'll meet at least the minimum requirement, with her dream to be directly under Lucifer again.

## Appearance

Kerry has brown-tan skin and a woman of above average size in build. She has irregular blonde hair thanks to her biracial heritage. She is described as a full figure woman with a great smile hiding sadness.

## Personality

Kerry shows a very kind and welcoming face. Despite her being such a high rank she is very care-free now as an adult. She is very kind to the fellow members and is even doting on her lower ranked squad members much to some of the latter’s dismay. She is like a ray of sunshine to those of the Heavenly Host that know her well.

Kerry is very open and affectionate, even to those below and above her. It may seem rude or lacking in social norms, but she sees it as her way of destroying the social norms set up in this bureaucratic organization. One thing that is made obvious is her lack of knowledge and willingness to study the scrolls in its entirety. She only picked a few stories she likes and the rest she admittedly finds dull. Her religious fate has been called into question but she assures that she believes in God but all these human aspects and interpretations even the Heavenly Host model kind of bores her.

Despite her kind and open demeanor Kerry is very emotional and sensitive. She puts this off by acting dense and or airheaded to others' words. She dislikes inconveniencing anyone with her problems. No matter her problem, she would wear her smile and confidently announce that she's okay and with her reassuring smile and charismatic voice they all would believe her. Though some of the more perceptive members such as Lucifer can always tell when she's down.

While she is carefree she does display competence on missions. She can be serious to an extent despite the still warm air around her. But when her friends and allies are in danger she displays a calm rage behind her smile. The kind that she would claim "I'm not angry." Yet an aura of rage would be behind her says otherwise.

## Samael

Samael is the Angel or rather Sabragash that currently inhabits Kerry. Samael was one of the Sabragash that found a fondness with the Angel Samael, Principle-wise and believed in what the Angel Samael stands for. She is sympathetic to humans and sees them as needing guidance in an effort to avoid the same fate the Sabragash were doomed to.

Samael speaks almost like an aristocrat from a stage play. There is an affliction to her tone that can come off as arrogant but instead it's more so better to say it's how she wishes her hosts to recognize her. She comes across as purposely enigmatic and ambiguous, but also darkly sarcastic. She uses cryptic phrases, and will occasionally answer Kerry questions with evasive, and sometimes even mocking answers. She constantly presses Kerry on morality, though Samael's own antics seem to be entirely neutral, telling Kerry to solve a situation, but not telling her what solution to pick.

    This plays into the role Samael took in early Abrahamic faith. Samael was something of an accuser for God to purposely test humans morality and in this case for her host Samael fascination and desire to understand humans has her often setting trials to her host that decisions affect their Resonance levels. It is noted this can make Samael a difficult angel to partner with. As even though the Angels choose by compatibility, the nature of humans is hard for many Angels to comprehend.

When Samael isn't in her “accuser mode” she comes off as a distant yet reliable big sister for Kerry. She does seem somewhat sympathetic when Kerry's trials cause turmoil to her heart even after her decisions but nevertheless continues this. She does give words of encouragement and trust Kerry to follow her heart into decision making.

She looks like an extremely tall woman being just over 2 meters tall with a beautiful figure and six wings. When in casual conversation and in a state of laid back she will usually materialize a black suit, however there are times where she'll wear more casual clothing. When in battle she sports a mask and more so traditional Angel garb.

## Abilities

### Martial Arts

Kerry is in the running for the top ten in hand to hand combat with the Heavenly Host and can match a vampire in strictly hand to hand if conditions are right. As a member of the Heavenly Host she is considered a master of Jacob's limbs, which she incorporates with her knowledge of Ancient Glíma, combat style based directly from the Norse Gods. With the combination of the two, she has an innate advantage at fighting beasts and non humans.

### Magic

Kerry is a close combat oriented mage who specializes with overwhelming might. She can generally only use magic to destroy even when using more simple generic spells such as reinforcement the buff is there but the end result such as hitting an object results in a destruction like effect. When utilizing weapons she tends to degrade them with the magic she uses to the point that even a high quality long sword would be destroyed in just a few uses. Seemingly possessing super strength it's easy for others to mistake it as such but a very keen observer with great knowledge can recognize it's not her strength but her magic casting effect that's great. Adopting a “simple is the best” approach; she performs great feats with her only type of magic.

Kerry's Destruction magic carries a similar base concept of Seidr. Its system however draws upon the nature of Destruction as a concept or rather towards the spirits of nature. Her Destruction craft is comparable to Entropy, though not the same as thermo dynamics. A comparison can be made to the Entropy of Norse mythology, the unpredictable chaos and destruction that creates something new, the embodiment of the phenomenon being the creation of the Nine Realms and its destruction (Ragnarök). It doesn't operate on range destruction, actually being localized to Samael herself as well as adding to short range effect. Instead of having numerous spells and effects Samael primarily has one move that she can adapt to a set power level and range. With the activation she creates an aura of destruction that works similarly to reinforcement but on a different outcome. Coating her body in a  destruction spell she can break through limits around her allowing her body to move faster and deliver strikes with more destructive force. It also doubles as protection such as a destructive field against spells of equal level. The strength increases with incantation and chant which are designated levels for the strength and effect.

#### Ødelegge

Ødelegge is her destruction spell at its weakest release also known as Ødelegge level 1. The destruction aura is faint around Kerry and the results emphasize increasing the force of her points of contact. Such as giving her more bursts when jumping, an increased force of point of contact with something. Ødelegge level 2 is an increase in level requiring more time and energy. The effectiveness is doubled and the outcome of her attacks also increases. The color of the magical energy veiled around Kerry becomes more pronounced.  Ødelegge level 3 is an even bigger step and increase in power. The destructive impact at this level is increased even more, doubling from the last. Making her capable of striking straight through stone and even metal. Her destructive force of her strikes at this level is capable of blasting limbs off of monsters that the Heavenly Hosts hunt.

### Angel Techniques

Kerry high Resonance rate and rank has her have gotten experience in some of the exclusive Angel techniques. She has basic applications of Angel vision, Exorcism, which she acknowledges she isn't suited due to the chance she might destroy the person she's trying to exorcize, and Angel Step and Angel pulse being two she has confidence in being considered at a master level.

Kerry's use of Angel flash is augmented by her destruction magic. Thus applying a destructive burst to her targeted area causing a range shockwave in all directions. Angel pulse whose effect is suited to Kerry is another one she shows to have mastered. It is at the point hers has reached the state to cause physical and external damage as well as the spiritual and internal.

### Malak Instrument

A Malak Instrument is the tool that Hosts use as conduits for the Angel's powers. The tools are spiritual weapons that come from the soul that can manifest at any time as if coming from hammer space. They embody the ability and the concept of the Angel with modifications to suit a specific host. In Kerry's case, she manifests a full size metal polearm. It looks unassuming in its sealed state but it is the weapon that Kerry can use with her destruction magic on without fear of degradation.

#### Advent: Venenum

Upon activation, the polearm takes on a more aggressive state and a smog radiates off of it. It is a type of poison that specifically is made to afflict monsters to the Angels such as vampires, demons and other unholy creatures such as chimera or werewolves. The poison has no effect on the user and does no damage to humans in fact to other Angel hosts it has a healing and calming effect when in contact with it. The poison has a paralysis effect as well as inducing great pain to creatures it comes in contact with. It has been noted that even though humans are not on the list it effects normally humans with evil in their hearts get an extreme sense of paranoia and nausea if contact with the poison is made.

#### Testament: Divinum venenum

The second stage and a glimpse of Samael's true power. Kerry's polearm goes through a drastic change increasing in size and ferocity. The smog aura around her instrument increases. The true nature of the venom is in full effect embodying the concept of Decomposition. Divinum venenum primary ability works by striking the target, the target then becomes "infected" with spontaneous decomposition that disintegrates and spreads like a virus to the demonic and nullifies any regenerative properties that the target may have had. In addition, the remaining decomposition would continue to spread to any demonic being that comes into physical contact with the original target, causing a chain reaction. Such as striking a demon and it getting into contact with others before it decomposes causing mass affliction to spread. In the case of single powerful targets such as high ranking vampires or demons it means any infected spot will have to be removed permanently meaning they would have to use more energy or other methods to replace the affected area that is if they're able to remove the effected area in time.  **Daemon Dromonem** is the offensive attack and ranged ability of Divinum venenum. The poison is compressed around the Malak Instrument and magical energy and is fired off as a destructive wave of poison capable of blasting away an army of demons and poisoning any survivors.