Crux

Crux, formerly Rodney Fisher, is a Reincarnated Otherworlder and Lesser Daemon summoned and named by Radriel while he was traversing the Magic Continent in search of Demon Lord Clayman.

He is one of Radriel's earliest subordinates alongside Pairih, Artemis and Sphinx, and because of the time that they have spent alongside one another, they have both shown to be more akin to good friends rather than master-and-subordinate.

## Appearance

### Lesser Daemon

As a Lesser Daemon, Crux sported a slightly more primal and unkempt appearance, with his hair reaching past his shoulders, his horns being much rougher and longer, several spike-like bones protruding from several parts of his body , and having bleach-white skin.

He wore a simple pair of pants and boots created via Material Creation, and didn't bother wearing a shirt since his spikes would rip holes in them.

### Greater Daemon

After being resurrected by Rimuru Tempest and as a result of taking in the essence of Greater Daemons, Crux evolved, changing his appearance to be less monstrous and more human-looking, with the spikes all over his body disappearing and his hair shortening. His horns would shrink and form an arc.

He now wears blue jeans with a black belt and black dress shoes, and a white shirt with black gloves.

### Arch Daemon

After Radriel's Harvest Festival, and Crux's evolution to Arch Daemon, he wore a standard black suit and dress shoes with a white dress shirt underneath and a black coat with fur around the collar that he wears on his shoulders with a small strap holding it around his neck.

## Personality

In his previous life, Crux often spent most of his time around animals due to the less complex nature of them, and the fact that they were easier for him to understand and "communicate" with.

Crux finds it hard to connect with people due to his alexithymia, and is often seen as a cold and unfeeling person, which is not at all helped by the limited range of facial expressions that he displays.

Though Crux doesn't dislike people, and prefers to be without any enemies, he cannot overlook animal abuse in any way, shape or form, and would often get into fights with people who mistreated one. Otherwise, he prefers to solve his problems verbally, and without violence, but the hundreds of years spent among the more ruthless and bloodthirsty daemons of the spiritual world seems to have rubbed off on him and has made him much more accepting of both violence and bloodshed (against anything that isn't an animal or has an animal-like appearance).

## Synopsis

Rodney Fisher was an Australian college student majoring in Wildlife Management in hopes of becoming a Zoologist in order to better connect with the animals that he cared for.

In his free time, he would regularly visit a local zoo, admiring the animals and sometimes even "talk" to them. This habit would lead others to believe he had some form of mental illness, however he would never pay them any mind.

At some point, he noticed a group of students from his school going around the zoo, mocking, taunting and, at times, throwing object like plastic cups, straws and other items into the enclosures. Rodney would try to stop them, despite his usual disdain for anything to do with confrontations. This, however, would prove to be a terrible decision, as he was quickly overpowered and outnumbered by the group and was accidentally send over the railing of an enclosure, and he would fall from over 15 ft onto his head, killing him.

He would then reincarnate in the spiritual world as a Lesser Daemon, where he was killed several times as he attempted to reason with other Daemons while trying to get his bearings. He was instead forced to join the cycle of violence in order to avoid any more deaths.

300 years later, he would be summoned by Radriel in his first attempt at summoning a Daemon after discovering the possibility over his travels and wanting to try it out (despite discouragement from Roxul and Pairih, the latter disapproving non-verbally but still noticeably). Despite the protests of his party, he went through with it, summoning the (comparatively) young Lesser Daemon as a result. Radriel would provide him with a name.

The two bonded over Zoology and eventually formed a friendship, due to this, he is one of the handful of Radriel's subordinates that refers to him with few honorifics, if any.

## Trivia

* After years in the Spiritual World with neither a physical form nor the equipment necessary, Crux enjoys taking baths regularly, and can often be found around or inside some form of bathhouse, if he isn't tending to any animal or filling out a task for Radriel.
* Radriel gave him the name Crux as he felt that he marked the start of a series of major advancements in terms of Summoning Magic.