Tammuz Oni

Jewel Mikoto

Incu Oni

Guliani D. Montoro

**Tammuz Oni, previously known as Tammuz Duizmuid,** is a perfect chaotic lilliuth demon, the cat aspect of the Midrun Chimera, and a member of the

Oni Brothers. He is also known by his epithets of "**Adonis**" and "**The Red Man of the Mountain"**.

## Appearance

Tammuz is a tall, dark skinned man with prominent vermillion red hair in a messy fashion with a long, messy strand on the left side of his face and golden eyes, the pupils of his eyes similar in function and appearance to a cat. On his face, he wears kohl eyeliner with messy eyeshadow, although after his reformation, he simply defaults to eyeliner with subtle shadows underneath his eyes. Tammuz also possesses a hooked nose similar to Jewel.

In his base form, Tammuz is much shorter and lacks makeup, as well as possessing blonde hair instead of vermillion, although depending on his mood, his vermillion hair flares in color or fades, leaving behind his base color of blonde hair. In his original form, his hair is styled to a simple parted-in-the-middle look, with a rebellious strand usually brushing or moving across his forehead.

## Personality

Tammuz is a very emotional individual. Because of his past, as well as factors influencing his personality, he acts on instinct and emotion, usually getting lost in his negative moments. However, despite his emotional nature, Tammuz is a very kind, genuine, and empathetic person who sees emotions and understands other's easily, and often feels guilt when messing up.

Despite his tall stature, Tammuz is very submissive and nervous, often pushing others away and refusing to initiate conflict. But when in a safe space, he is quite sassy and often cracks jokes, and prefers to express his chaos by bothering either Caius or Bakyu, but usually in a very harmless manner as he is very insecure about using his Chaos Magic due to his upbringing.

## History

Not much is known about Tammuz's life before his involvement with Meriedia. Born in Zanziara City in Midrun, Tammuz says he remembers being alone for his first moments alive. His siblings, who were an Ibis and Bat Chaotic Demon respectively, had tragically died due to a sandstorm killing the Midrun Chimera, leaving Tammuz the only survivor of the trio. After a few days of crying, which sounded like the mewls of kittens, he was found by a merchant and his wife. Due to being raised around mostly humans, Tammuz grew at the same rate as humans, although with a bit of lag in certain times. Soon, once he had become physically 16, he grew into a very handsome young male. Girls and others in his city began fighting over him due to his beauty, and to solve the issue, Tammuz's adoptive parents decided to send him off to the Sharizar Caravan, with his appearance maybe earning their family some riches along the way.

While traveling with the caravan, he met Meriedia, whom was deeply charmed by the young man. Offering to teach him how to control his magic, Meriedia took Tammuz under her wing. However, Meriedia soon began pressuring Tammuz, and it wasn’t long before the boy was easily groomed by the older woman, even coercing him into more promiscuous situations. Confused and scared, Tammuz didn’t know what to do until he met Kumari, the leader of Endanta. When the first two met, Kumari took his hands in her own and asked him what he wished for most in the world, which surprised Tammuz as he had never been asked such things before in his life.  Tammuz answered that he simply wanted “to love and be loved in return”, making Kumari smile and promise she would create a future where such a wish was possible for him.

The two became very close, with Tammuz making many friends, especially with Caius and other demons fighting for their freedom, and on one occasion, where Tammuz confessed not only his feelings, but intense loyalty and desire to make Kumari happy, which made Kumari hold him with such awe that the two began to fuse for the first time, although unsuccessfully. Eventually, as Kumari realized what she would have to do in order to free Tammuz and others like him, Kumari resumed her previous, more masculine form and pretended that Tammuz was her slave, allowing the demon to be one of the few not part of the royal family to see the palace and the vastness of heaven. While the two continued their charade, one of Kumari’s cousins attempted to punish Tammuz for no discernable reason, making Kumari attack her own family for even laying a finger on her friend. Eventually, once the war was over, and Kumari had turned into Tzusurao, Tammuz finally felt the courage to stand up to Meriedia, which was quickly dashed as the woman tricked him into staying on a mountaintop, foolishly believing she would come back for him one day, and that all of this was to keep him safe.

However, as days turned into years, and years turned into centuries, a deep rage settled in Tammuz’s heart as he felt he had been abandoned by everyone he thought had loved him, and reformed, his hair a brilliant, vibrant vermillion, which reflected his rage.

### Ending Her Chapters Arc

Wishing revenge against Meriedia for all she had done, he tracked down the essence of her magic, finding Caius and others he had recognized safe and happy, which only served to anger him further as he attacked the others. Using a special spell, he reversed each of the lite-based members back to their most basic forms, causing them to lose their memories as well, which Tammuz was caught in. When he reformed, instead of angry and violent, a blonde, well-dressed man appeared in front of Mikki, acting friendly and more like a classic film star than a violent stranger. This confused her, but as soon as she saw her friends, very different and incapable of remembering her or each other, she realized that Tammuz had reset himself and everyone else’s memories. Now attempting to bring back their memories, she first was able to bring back Incu’s then, Caius’, and then Jewel.

Eventually, Jewel recognized Tammuz’s original form, and when she called him by the special name she had for him, Tammuz suddenly felt a pain in his chest as he began crying, running away before teleporting, which Jewel got caught in just in time to teleport with him. The two then were in the mountaintop ruins Tammuz had been waiting for centuries, and as the two walked around, Tammuz’s memories finally returned and he reformed into his present form. After managing to calm him down, Jewel apologizes for not being able to see his suffering so long ago, and that she should have done something sooner to help him. Tammuz then cries into her arms, feeling the warmth of another since nearly a millennia ago.

The two then returned, reconciling with the others before Tammuz felt anxious at the sight of Jewel interacting with the others. Feeling abandoned by Jewel, Tammuz flies into a rage, and Jewel is forced to fight him. However, during the fight, Jewel does not lay a hand on Tammuz, only acting defensively, which angers Tammuz even further. Eventually, as he is beating down on her shield, he begins ranting about his insignificance in the world, that he was never good enough for anyone, and that his only purpose is to be used and then thrown away.

After striking his final, most powerful blow, Tammuz falls to his knees, sobbing uncontrollably as he begins to break down and wonder why he is being so violent, wondering why he wants to hurt someone who was so kind to him so badly. He then confesses his true wish to Jewel once more, to be loved and love in return, which makes Jewel lower her shield and attempt to comfort him. However, due to his previous attack, the platform the two are on begins to break, and as Tammuz accepts his fate to die, Jewel grabs him and jumps off the platform, the two safely landing on the ground. When Tammuz asks why she didn’t leave him to die, Jewel answers that it is because he is loved, and will always be loved, which makes Tammuz break down crying once more.

After everyone has reconciled, Caius recognizes Tammuz and rushes towards him, hugging the demon and apologizing for not finding him. Caius then fills in Bakyu and Incu of who Tammuz is, and even offers him to live with the Oni Brothers. Happily, Tammuz accepts and now resides with the brothers in their castle, now known as Tammuz Oni.

## Relationships

### Family

**Incu-**Tammuz's favorite person besides Jewel or Caius. After moving in, Incu was the first person to truly accommodate the nervous demon, even offering to spend time with him by sharing his video games. Alongside gaining new skill and interest in video games, Tammuz gained a quick but soon deep and affectionate, brotherly relationship with the young demon, now acting in mischief with the boy and much more.

**Caius-**The first true friend Tammuz ever had. Viewing the older demon as a cool friend, while Caius views him like a younger brother, the two get along very well, although Caius will sometimes become annoyed by Tammuz's emotional states. Also, Tammuz is one of the few people Caius will aid in romantic endeavors, especially when concerning Guliani.

**Bakyu**-

**Unnamed Adoptive Parents** (deceased)-

### Friends

**Guliani D. Montoro-**Initially someone he did not know much about, but after Guliani defended him from a group of girls that were harassing him, the two shared a moment of quiet conversation. Tammuz, now realizing that the person whom he thought was initially just a rude and crass girl actually held a strong degree of confidence and emotional intelligence, and her sympathy which was rare to see flattered him. After spending more time with her, he realized he had developed feelings for her, which made him both angered and embarrassed, as he had never been the one to crush on someone before. Eventually, the two began an affectionate and joking relationship, with Tammuz being incredibly shy with sharing affections in public, while Guliani being much more open and proud about her feelings. Tammuz and the love the two held for each other was the key Guliani needed in order to unlock her Convergence form, with her fulfilling the promise to save his life from falling off a balcony causing her status as the Pillar of Earth advance to becoming the Pillar of History.

**Jewel Mikoto-**

**Alita Ahtohalan-**

**Juliet Velona-**

## Trivia

* Tammuz's original design is inspired by the character Jack Dawson from the hit James Cameron film "*Titanic*".
* Like the other Oni Brothers, Tammuz's inspiration is 90s Leonardo DiCaprio, a famous male sex symbol in the 20th century.
* Tammuz' name is a direct reference to Dumuzid/Tammuz, a prominent god/figure in Mesopotamian Mythology.
* Tammuz is the tallest of the Oni Brothers.
* Tammuz' birthplace equivalent to real life would be Syria.