Catacomb

Catacomb is the son that Crimelord Deacon sacrificed during the Night of the Netherworlders; now a young adult with immense and mysterious powers.

## Aamon Deacon

* Transformed State
* 'Human' State

### Relatives

Crimelord Deacon (Father), Dolores Deacon(Mother), Confession (Brother), Persephone (Sister)

## Origin

Aamon Deacon was the unexpected third child of Altman & Dolores Deacon; both parents believing themselves to be too old to conceive. With two much older children, the family struggled to operate together. Being so much younger than his brother & sister drove a wedge between the siblings, making Aamon the pride of his mother but ignored by everybody else (including his father).

Aamon had a very comfortable childhood, growing up in luxury like the rest of his family. Although he didn't receive love from others; he received more than enough from his mother.

## Betrayal of Youth

Throughout his childhood, Aamon's father grew increasingly erratic surrounding the superheroes of Rocket City. Deacon descended further into dark and mysterious methods to uphold his empire & keep his enemies at bay. He would task Chi with unlocking a particular power source mentioned in ancient texts; described as the Netherworld. Organising a meeting with the mysterious creatures, they offered him an extreme measure of hunting and killing every super powered individual within the city; but at the cost of Aamon's life. Despite intense refusal from his wife, Deacon agreed to the bargain in his obsessive pursuit to hold onto his empire. The deal in place; Deacon allowed access for the Netherworlders into the city via a mystical portal, flooding the city with the Netherworlders. **Aamon Deacon** was ripped from his mother's arms, dragged into the Netherworld and seemingly killed in the process.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

Catacomb can transform into a demonic form. This enhances his physical frame and musculature; but also gives him vastly enhanced strength, durability, sense, reflexes and healing properties.

### Weaknesses

Due to its demonic nature, the body is susceptible to damage from religious paraphernalia.

### Restrictions

This form change is incredibly damaging to his human physical body; and needs rest regularly.

Although Aamon was seemingly killed on that night; he was in fact taken to the Netherworld. Here he would become a living battery to fuel the Netherworlder's source of power, the Corvus. Like many others; Aamon was abandoned in their immense prison pits, even as a youngster. Luckily he was taken care of by some of the other prisoners, and grew up under the care of them. As the Netherworlders used them as a power source; their energy and hope was sapped throughout - making them weak. As he grew older, Aamon grew more determined to fight back against his oppressors. Haunted by faded memories of his family back in Rocket City; he vowed to return to them.

With his determined spirit ‘poisoning’ his long term potential as fuel; Aamon was placed into an interdimensional auction - where the Netherworlders sold their unwanted spoils. Here, the young Aamon caught the eye of a bidder and was transported to their home dimension. The bidder revealed himself as Saqra the Sunbreaker; a rogue prince of Yatarus and son of demon goddess Ivlis. Recognising the potential of the young human, Saqra decided to take him as both prisoner and ward. Over time, this twisted dynamic grew closer. Saqra slowly transformed Aamon, offering immense power in return for more and more of his soul. Aamon ‘agreed’ - giving him the ability to morph into a demonic creature far beyond his expectations.

## Return

Despite the time they spent together, Aamon still had the desire to return home. Utilising some of Saqra’s altum powers against him, Aamon was able to travel across dimensions and landed directly in front of his older sister, Kore. The two reconnected and Kore arranged for DNA testing; which showed him to be telling the truth. Conflicted on what to do, Kore agreed to keep him safe, despite him showing an increasingly dangerous power.

## Trivia

* Catacomb's backstory is inspired by the tragic story of Magik from Marvel Comics.