Ben

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## Early History

Ben was born to a mortal mother and a divine father in a village at the base of the Caucasus Mountains, His village loved the gods, but he was living proof of that love. His birthright explained his invincibility in battle, which he fought to keep their village safe. Despite his father, he had no use for the gods. They had never revealed themselves to him, nor did he ever ask anything of them until the day that Ashur, his best friend and lover, fell ill.

The gods of their village lived atop the high mountain and Ben attempted to bring Ashur to the threshold beyond which mortals could not pass. Denied by his father, Ben took matters into his own hands. Leaving Ashur at the threshold as he crossed past the barrier, he claimed his birthright and stole the fire that mortals would come to know as magic, hoping it would save Ashur's life. Though it was too late and Ashur died.

Out of spite, he gave the magic he stole to the village, believing that the people could help themselves instead of worshiping fickle, uncaring gods. He was foolish, however, and humans sought the same power and privilege the gods abused. They didn't want to stop worshiping the gods, but, in turn, they wanted to become them and in their lust for that power, monsters were born, along with many of the world's ills.

At some point, he was cursed to this day because he trusted them; cursed to heal and be attacked by monsters.

## Throughout Legacies

### Debut In Four

 File:LGC409-002-Ben.jpg  In *I Can't Be the One to Stop You*, night has fallen and Jed crawls across the pavement from Kaleb's burning car towards him. Despite his injuries, which he appears to have flayed flesh, he's alive. Jed notices he's got eyes now, but still no tongue. They need to get out of there before Kaleb returns, but it's too late. Kaleb is already behind him, wings outstretched. He approaches Jed and tells him this doesn't concern him and throws him into the air and away from them. Unable to defend himself, Kaleb unleashes his dragon fire.

Eventually, Jed manages to get him back to the Salvatore School. At least recovered from Kaleb's dragon fire, he's still barely more than a walking corpse. Mr. Springthorpe faints at the sight while Jed explains that they still have a monster problem, and it's Kaleb.

Jed, Cleo, MG, and Ethan bring the man into the gymnasium and Cleo bandages him. Jed explains that they don't know who he is and when he and Kaleb found him, he'd just been ripped apart by an Argus. Then he literally started putting himself back together. They were on their way back to the school to get answers from him when Kaleb blew up his car and burned the guy. Regardless, they won't be able to get any answers until his mouth heals. MG elects to go look for Kaleb and Cleo joins him. Jed will remain behind to watch over the man. Ethan decides to stay behind, too. If this guy is dangerous, then he'll help keep people safe.

Later that night, startling Jed, he's fully recovered and healed of all injuries. He apologizes to Jed for the unpleasant noises. It's always like that when his tongue grows back. Jed mistaken the man for a monster, but he tells Jed that monsters are the least of their problems now.

In *The Story of My Life*, Ben in the memorial library slumped over on a desk when Jed finds him. Believing him to be asleep, Jed rouses him to discover that he's been attacked and has several wooden quills sticking in his chest and neck, though he's not dead. Ben, gasping with each breath, tells Jed that the creature is still there. The creature appears behind him and attacks Jed with one of the quills stabbing him in the shoulder. Jed removes it and attempts to attack the monster, but it vanishes before them.

Later, Cleo spells Jed and Ben behind a barrier spell that should keep the monster out of the library. After some time, Jed wants to hear Ben's story. Ben scoffs at the thought, as he's living it now and nothing has changed. Jed reiterates his words from the previous night, that monsters were the least of their problems. Monsters are nothing compared to gods. Jed wants to know more and Ben decides to tell him his story.

Despite his story Jed still wants to help him and though he can't uncurse him, he can offer him a place to stay. Jed gives him his vote. Ben is grateful, but can't accept it. Ben turns to leave, but Jed tells him he can't because of the barrier spell. Ben, however, simply walks through it. The blood of a god flows through his veins. Magic cannot hold him. He bids Jed farewell and leaves the school.

Out in the woods by the Old Mill, MG stumbles upon Ben, mistaking his heartbeat for the creature. Ben recalls that he voted against him, but old habits die hard. The monster appears behind MG and attacks, but Ben throws his hand out, stopping one of the quills. The creature lunges forward and grabs Ben and they both vanish.

Fending off the creature, Ben loses his right arm, though is found by MG. As Cleo warns MG about the monster, it cerature attacks, throwing them in all directions. They refuse to leave Ben and Cleo clasps an enchanted bracelet around his left arm as Jed attacks the creature. The creature reappears before them, but Cleo's spell works and the creature submits to them; free from attacking them, it becomes docile and friendly.

Later that night Jed bandages his arm. Though it's reattached, it hasn't completely healed. Ben tells him that's the point of his curse but Jed already knows who he is; he's Prometheus from Greek mythology. Though he's excited about this revelation and the gods in general, from Ben's experience it's just bad. What he did was legendary, despite it not working out. As a result the gods punished him by chaining him to a rock so eagles could eat his liver and cursed him to heal by sunrise so he could feel that same pain again the next day. Forever. Ben is impressed, but some of the details of the myth are wrong and a gross oversimplification. For starters, Jed could never pronounce his real name, but he's come to prefer Ben. It's simple, like Jed, and he likes simple. Jed tells him he's his guy, but Ben can't stay. Jed sympathizes with him because, like him, he's cursed too and wakes up in chains once a month. Given his truth, Ben decides to give the school a shot.

In *Follow the Sound of My Voice*, at the Salvatore School, Ben prepares for his first day of classes, meeting up with Jed. He's overwhelmed, Jed tells him that if he sticks with him, he's a legendary first-day wingman. Ben wonders if anyone else knows who or what he is, but Jed reassures him that he'll fit in fine. They've got it all worked out. After Mr. Springthorpe's P.A. announcement, he and Jed make their way to breakfast.

Sometime later, Ben finds Jed in the gym, confused to see him leaving. He thought Jed was going to introduce him to the pack, though Jed tells him it's not a good time. He's fine with this, and wonders where they're off to next. Jed intends to go to the library, alone. Ben understands and questions where he should go. Jed becomes frustrated, telling him to go wherever he wants. Avoiding the topic, he explains that the blue calamus is freaking him out and he's afraid that he's going to say something stupid. Ben pushes for more of the truth, ultimately telling him that he doesn't want to be around him and just wants to be alone. Ben apologizes to intruding and lets him walk out of the gym.

While cleaning up one of the weights, he's confronted by Aurora, who's impressed with his strenght. She wants to have a chat with him because she was inspired a vision with him in it and hopes he can tell her why. She brings him cemetery. She needs a solution to a problem, a way to kill the tribrid. Ben mocks her, though in response, she breaks his shin with her foot when she learns the blue calamus doesn't work on him. He laughs off the pain as he's kind of used to excruciating pain at this point. An occupational hazard. Aurora, however, decides to threaten the students of the school. If he doesn't start talking, she's going back to the school, killing every single student, one by one. Every death will be his fault.

He tells her the information she seeks and she shoves a knife into his chest, killing him.

Later that night, Ben recovers on Cleo's bed, having fulling healed. He thanks her for the healing spell, but she tells him that he healed on his own. She tried to heal him, but it hurts when she tries to perform magic now. Whatever Aurora did in her subconscious, she fears, has damaged her in a way she doesn't understand yet. She asks what Aurora wanted and he tells her she wanted information about the gods. He believes that she can use them to kill a tribrid. Cleo reassures him that they'll find a way to warn Hope. Ben doesn't think Hope is the only one in trouble. The gods have been sleeping for a long time and if Aurora does find a way to wake them up, they're going to need to warn the world.

In *Was This The Monster You Saw Today?*, Ben offers his assistance to Jed, struggling with a foam stake launcher they use for training. Jed believes he has things handled and converting it into a confetti cannon for Dr. Saltzman's return to the school. However, he soon relents and accepts Ben's help. Jed wonders if it's that obvious that he has no idea what he's doing, though, to Ben, it's quite obvious and takes over. Jed, however, decides to go cut the paper for the cannon.

Jed alerts the study body that MG and Alaric are pulling up to the school and they turn off the lights and get into position. Ben hides with Jed behind the confetti cannon, Wade stands behind a large flower vase, while Kaleb and Cleo hide behind the table of food. Cleo questions if this surprise party is the best idea, given Alaric's current health. With their backs turned, Hope appears behind them, noting that Cleo is right and they're going to give him a heart attack. Cleo and Kaleb are surprised to see her and question what she's doing there. Though she's crashing their party, she's here for a business trip. She comes bearing an offer. Wade wants to know what the offer is, but Hope will only talk to Alaric, believing he'll be easier to manipulate.

After Hope's meeting with Alaric doesn't go as planned, she addresses the remaining squad members. Wade questions about the potential death should they help her, but Hope reiterates that some would die, or it could be all of them. Kaleb, however, demands her to get out while they talk in private. Hope quips that there is nothing super with the squad since she left, plus they're missing Lizzie, Josie, Finch, and Ethan. Turning to Cleo, she wonders if she can inspire a half decent question, but reveals that she is no longer capable of using her powers. They need to act now if they want to save Lizzie from herself because she's also working with an ancient and mentally unstable vampire. Jed tells her they've already learned a few things about the gods as well as having met Aurora. Passing over him, she questions who Ben is. He explains that the gods are his extended family and he knows them all too well considering they cursed him. He can also provide her with much useful information about them. She wants to know more about his curse. After they too refuse her, she takes his bangle and breaks it.

With no other option, Ben leaves the school, though Jed chases after him, concerned about the monsters that will still be after him. The alternative is that they'll be coming after him at the school and Cleo's already locking up Kaleb. People could get hurt if he stays. Jed explains that as much as they don't want monsters knocking at their door either, protecting innocent life is their first rule. This is as far as he needs to go. Ben pulls out chains and asks him to chain him up. Jed is confused. He'll be defenseless while he gets eaten alive. This is Ben's best option, but Jed refuses, believing it to be torture. That is his life though he will return no matter what any monster does to him, unlike the innocent people in the school. His plan makes perfect sense and questions Jed's hesitation. Jed's been meaning to talk to him at the right time and today at the confetti cannon would have been better but he chickened out. However, before he's able to explain himself to Ben, the monster attacks Jed from behind, biting into his shoulder.

Ben returns to the school with an unconscious Jed mumbling about Trey and his father. Hope reiterates to Alaric that it's time for him to man up and make the squad accept her proposal otherwise Jed will only get worse. Alaric asks Ben for another description of what attacked him and Jed. It was unlike anything he's ever seen before and admits that he would have let it consume him, if he wasn't for Jed. MG and Wade return with a picture book of a clown, asking if this is what attacked him. Ben confirms that it was. Ben questions how one kills a clown. But Hope quips that they don't because she will. Ben confronts Hope about being the one to hurt Jed and employs Dr. Saltzman to let him leave to protect the school. Hope, however, has trapped them all within the ground with a barrier spell and are stuck with the school. Ben reminds her that he's impervious to magic and she cannot hold him here. Hope has another plan and vamps to Ben and breaks his neck. Ben collapses to the floor dead.

Ben, having revived alone, finds Jed at the Old Mill. He had thought Jed would have been by his side and was hoping that maybe they could further their discussion from eariler. Though the monster may be dead, Jed can't stop thinking about the memories. Ben doesn't understand and Jed explains. His father was an abusive bully and he tried to make him hurt a friend. So he killed his father instead and that is how he activated his curse. Jed doesn't regret that. Ben assumes the friend was Trey, though Jed admits looking back, he might have been more than that, a childhood crush. However, after he turned into a werewolf, he ran off. Dr. Saltzman eventually found him, he never saw Trey again and that is the part he regrets. Ben believes that sometimes the true curse they carry is family. That makes sense to Jed. After he got to the Salvatore School, he became a bully too and it took him years to realize that's only who he was raised to be, but he's ready to let go of the person that his father wanted him to be. That's why he's been wanting to talk to him ever since Ben shared his story with him and to tell him how he feels. Ben tells him that it's all right if he's not ready, but Jed closes the distance between them and embraces him in a kiss as Ben reciprocates.

In *The Only Way Out is Through*,

## Personality

Ben is caring, loyal, and compassionate towards others. He cares enough that he would give away information about the gods to protect those he holds dear.

## Physical Appearance

Ben has a masculine physique, short blond hair, blue eyes, and stubble. He likes to wear t-shirts, hoodies, and boots built for hiking.

## Powers And Abilities

Ben possesses powers and abilities afforded to him by birthright as a god.

## Name

* **Ben** is short form of Benjamin. It is of Hebrew origin, and means "son of my right hand".

## Trivia

* Ben is described as "a character trapped between his family and his friends, his present and his past, who must choose one over the other."