Rigelus

by elizianna.the.one

**Rigelus** is the head of the Asteri.

### House of Earth and Blood

Rigelus first appears over video call with the other Asteri before the Valbaran Summit. He, along with his siblings, formally recognize Hypaxia Enador as the Queen of the Valbaran Witches. They express their wish for the attendees of the Summit to discuss a way to end the war and then depart, though not before Rigelus takes note of Hunt Athalar staring straight at him.

After Bryce Quinlan reveals her status as a very powerful Starborn Fae while protecting the city of Lunathion from an infestation of demons, Rigelus calls her over the phone to thank her for saving the city and apologize for nearly destroying it with the Asteri's brimstone missiles, although Bryce recognizes that his apology is a cover-up for the fact that the Asteri were attempting to kill her. He grants Hunt his permanent freedom, complete with a "C" for freedom marked over his brand, and surreptitiously threatens Bryce's mother in order to remind her to stay in her lane and not cause trouble for the Asteri.

## Physical Description

Like all members of the Asteri, Rigelus' true form is unknown and often requires a host body to contain his power which wastes away as time passes due to the strain. He currently inhabits the body of a slim and lanky teenage fae boy, with cold eyes and a chilling smile.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

Like all the members of his race, Rigelus currently inhabits a host body to contain the power within him until his new form wastes, and the source of his great power is through the consumption of both first and secondlight. As the head of Asteri, he is the most powerful of them.

* **Fae Physiology:** As he currently inhabits the body of a fae, it is presumed that Rigelus' enhanced senses and physical abilities are much stronger than that of humans. Due to his incredible power, it also presumed that his power surpasses that of all Vanir, including malakim and fae, and is strong enough to contend with even the Princes of Hel. During the confrontation in the crystal palace, Rigelus shattered the crystal floor beneath his feet after jumping down from the throne room's dias to pursue Bryce.
* **First and Secondlight Manipulation:** Rigelus can manipulate the power of first and secondlight within him to achieve god-like-feats. A fraction of that power was enough to easily incapacitate Hunt in his attempt to cover Bryce's escape. Due to this, it had led the people of Midgard for thousands of years to believe the Asteri housed the power of stars within themselves.
* **Energy Absorption:** Like all the Asteri, Rigelus consumses first and secondlight which boosts his power to that of a god. However, it's alluded that this power is not infinite and that without regular consumption of first and secondlight, his powers will weaken over time.
* **Enchantments:** While not as adept as witches, Rigelus had shown some significant knowledge in his use of magic, such as being able to bestow "halos" on his prisoners and forever binding their powers.
* **Body Jumping:** Like all the Asteri, Rigelus' doesn't possess a body of his own but rather can transfer his own essence into the body of others. But due to the nature of his power, his body will eventually waste way from the toll.
* **Shapeshifting:** Rigelus can shapeshift into anyone he pleases with perfect mimicry. This was shown when he disguised himself as Aidas to steer Bryce and Hunt into the rebellion and grow their powers - with neither one of them being able to tell him apart.

## Trivia

* The name Rigelus is a Latinization of the name "Rigel," which comes from the Arabic "الرجل" (al-Rijl), meaning "foot." Rigel is the second brightest star in the Orion constellation, and is dubbed "the foot of Orion," as it is at the base of the constellation.