Alois Trancy

## Appearance

Alois is a teenage boy with icy blue eyes and platinum blond hair; a singular, noticeable cowlick curls up to the left. He wears a long, plum purple frock coat; a forest green waistcoat with vertical black stripes and a black back; a white button-up shirt; black shorts or black trousers; long black stockings; knee-high brown high heel boots with purple laces; and a charcoal ribbon tied in a large bow around his neck. On his right index finger, he wears an ornate gold ring encrusted with diamonds and a large ruby in the center, resembling an eye.

Located on his tongue is his Faustian contract seal with Claude Faustus, which takes on the shape of an encircled, gold and orange pentagram. His contract seal is not visible at all times; it is only shown if Claude is nearby.

## Personality

Alois is a generally cheerful but sadistic individual. His emotions can alternate unpredictably from enthusiasm to anger. He also loses interest in things fairly quickly. Alois often uses harsh and impolite language such as "bloody" or other expletives, regardless of whom he is speaking to.

One of Alois's few consistent traits is his attachment to his butler Claude Faustus, whose attention he constantly tries to attract. He showcases an extreme need for affection and acknowledgement.

Alois enjoys wielding authority and typically utilizes his power in a deliberately vicious, barbarous, and contemptuous manner. He frequently abuses others and makes them feel inferior for his own gratification. Alois directs his hostility particularly toward Hannah Annafellows, by lashing out physically and belittling her with vile remarks, especially when he believes that she is trying to take someone else's attention away from him.

## History

Alois was born as Jim Macken to Robert Macken and Alice Beddow on November 5, 1871. His impoverished family lived in a small village in Liverpool, England. Since he was born on his parents' fifth wedding anniversary, they viewed him as a blessing. Jim was treated very well by his parents, but he soon became aware of their social status. This was due to how the other villagers treated his parents horribly since they viewed the Macken family as "utter shit," according to Robert.

When he was about four years old, his little brother, Luka, was born. Although Jim was not entirely ecstatic at the arrival of a sibling, this quickly melted away. He was extremely protective of his brother, a trait that both of his parents supported. The village children would always bully Luka since he was very small and too kind-hearted to fight back.

When he was around the age of seven, his parents conceived their final child: a little girl that they decided to name Sarah. However, this pregnancy did not go as well as the previous two. Alice became increasingly sick, and she desperately needed medical attention. Due to the family's lack of money, Robert had to rely on herbal remedies to aid his wife. In the sixth month of her pregnancy, Alice gave birth to Sarah. About three hours after giving birth, Alice ended up passing away due to an infection. Robert neglected his two sons and tried to focus on the wellbeing of his daughter, who was incredibly tiny. Despite his efforts to keep Sarah alive, she soon passed away two days later.

Robert, who was incredibly depressed from the loss of his wife and daughter, ended up losing his job as a butcher. Still, he tried his best to care of his sons, who were devastated at the death of their mother and infant sister. Due to Luka bearing a stronger resemblance to Alice than Jim, Robert focused most of his efforts on his youngest son. Over the next two years, Robert's depression became even worse.

One day, Robert bought his sons a toy boat for them to play with. Before they left, Robert made sure to make Jim promise that he would take care of Luka no matter what. As soon as his sons had left to play outside, Robert took some rope and headed behind the house. He took his life by hanging himself. When they had returned, Jim had been the one that had found his father's body. At the sight, he had corralled a five-year-old Luka into his bedroom and tucked him into bed. Jim recalls taking his father's body down and trying his best to dig a grave for him, right beside his mother's.

At some point, the Macken brothers are run out of their house by the villagers, some of whom take the house as their own. Jim and Luka, now homeless, begin to steal items from others in order to use them to survive. They managed to survive on their own for three years until the entire village ended up mysteriously dying. Happy at the news, Jim and Luka ran down to the village to check for supplies that they could use. After a few hours of scrouging the remains of the village, Jim began to seek out his brother, who had wandered away from him at some point. Jim ends up finding his brother's dead body, which he developed a traumatic memory of. From this point on, he would develop a phobia of the dark since he had found Luka's body during this time. Just as he had done with his father, he carried Luka's body to the place that had once housed the Macken family and buried him in the family graveyard.

After this, Jim quickly fled the ruins and tried to live off of the same lifestyle. However, he was caught when he was thirteen years old by a group of bounty hunters, who were tasked with hunting down orphan boys to take in. These boys would be used for the pedophelic whims of the Earl Trancy. He was transported to the Trancy manor, and he was inspected by Earl Albert Trancy, the head of the manor. Albert Trancy was incredibly disgusted at the appearance of Jim, citing his "filthy" eyes as one of the reasons. The Earl would compare Jim's eyes to that of "filthy rainwater" and begin to beat the boy.

During his stay, he learns of a fairy that will grant him a wish, and he goes to seek it out. Jim learns that the fairy was actually a demon, who struck up a deal with him. This deal was to get revenge for his brother's death. Jim learned that Luka ended up being killed by a demon, who he sought to kill.

At some point during his imprisonment at the Trancy manor, Jim, who was considered the last resort and was always kept in the basement with the other boys, ended up being picked as the next target of Albert's after some of the boys died due to an infection. Jim was dressed in a bright red kimono, and he was tended to by the maids. At the sight of Jim, Albert began to lust after the thirteen-year-old. Jim would soon make his way up to being the Earl's favorite and began to live in the Trancy mansion.

As the favorite, Jim was able to receive several luxuries, which were not available to the other boys. He was dressed in the latest fashions, and he given proper healthcare. Jim would also be educated for the first time in his life. Albert, who did not want anyone to grow suspicious, came up with the idea of playing Jim off as his son, who had been kidnapped at a very young age. Since the name of his son was never revealed to the public or any other family numbers, Albert allowed Jim to pick his name and finally rid himself of his "horrid country hick name." In honor of his mother, Jim picked the name "Alois," and he would be known as that from then on.

In the fabricated story, an infant Alois was kidnapped by some hoodlums in a village and was kept as a slave during his time being abducted. When he was thirteen, a plague infested the town, and Alois was the lone survivor. During this time, one of Albert Trancy's bounty hunters, Claude, found Alois and realized the strong resemblance that he had to Catherine, Albert's late wife. The bounty hunter, who would later become Alois' personal butler, took the boy back to the Trancy mansion.

For the next three years, Alois endured the sexual abuse from Albert. During this time, Alois tried to convince him to release a few of the boys in the basement, and it was his goal to eventually work through all of them. However, he changed his plans when he learnt of Albert's wish to marry Alois off. Angered at the idea, Alois quickly called upon the demon, Claude Faustus, to poison the man. Claude went through with this command, and Alois thought that he might be rid of the marriage arrangement and could peacefully live in his inherited mansion. However, he did not consider that his fake uncle and cousin, who were infuriated by the fact that the sixteen-year-old boy had received the mansion and inheritance, would still control the actions of the boy.

As soon as Alois received the news that Albert had died and that he was now in control of the Trancy mansion, he freed all of the boys that had been kept in the basement and provided with small amounts of money to start their lives. With that, he completely remodeled the entire mansion to wipe away any memories of Albert. His staff consists of Claude Faustus, Hannah Annafellows, and the triplets: Timber, Thompson, and Canterbury.

## Plot

### Chapter One: Shards

Alois' father has just died, and he is scheduled to meet his future wife, Arabella Whitley, during the funeral. He tries to act sorrowful, but he quickly changes his mood when he talks with Arabella, attempting to win her over immediately. Despite the boy's efforts, Arabella is not acccepting of his advances and even criticizes the boy in private. On the way to their carriage, Claude, Alois' butler, hears of this and informs Alois of this, and the boy immediately tries to rectify his childish behaviors when he is walking toward his carriage. Arabella and her family end up staying at the Trancy manor that night.

The morning after the funeral, Alois and Arabella meet privately. After Alois feels like Hannah is calling the attention to herself, he makes a point of showing her up. However, Arabella is not impressed with this and makes a point of scolding him for the way that he treats her. With Hannah comforting him, Alois laments about the fact that his marriage with Arabella will probably end up being unhappy and broken.

### Chapter Two: Catalyst

As Alois is asking Hannah about Arabella's measurements, he receives a letter from the girl's parents that seemingly beg for him to marry her soon. Alois is frustrated with this and declares that he will not have someone telling him what to do, hinting that he will not marry Arabella after all. However, Claude calms him down by stating that Arabella's mother was currently with child. With that, Alois plans to invite Arabella and her famiyl over to a dinner where he will officially announce his answer to their engagement.

## Quotes

* "*Is our relationship going to be as pitiful as that? As broken?!*" (Referring to his relationship with Arabella)
* "*They're practically begging me to marry Arabella. I don't like being told what to do! Those idiots can pay their own bloody debts on their own for all I care!"*
* "*Hannah, don't you think eggs are pitiable? Its shell is broken and its forced to show an indecorous appearance. Then, it becomes an eyeball, internal organs, or a plume. And I rob it of any and all possibilities*."
* "*Claude, my heart was forever trapped in your deceptive spider web. You'll always be my Highness."*
* "*He... smiled! Claude did. How... disgusting*."
* "*Then show me those eyes. Not the eyes of those villagers who looked as if they'd seen a pile of shit. Not the old man's greedy, inflamed eyes. That day, those eyes. Those eyes that longed only for me*."
* "*You have to stick with me always from now. If anyone dares throws a stone at you, I'll throw a pile of horse manure at them*." (To Luka Macken)

## Trivia

* He is left-handed.
* His favorite food is oily fish and chips, panzanella, grilled salmon, steak, and crepes.
* He can speak Latin.
* Alois is scared of the dark and being alone.
* The only reason why Alois clings to Claude is because he thinks that Claude will provide him with love.
* He deeply values Claude's opinions, and he will change his own to mirror his butler's. This is due to the fact that he believes that Claude will leave him otherwise. The same can be seen with Arabella eventually.
* Alois' handwriting is very messy, and his hand is almost always covered in ink.
* Due to Albert's hatred of his eyes, Alois holds a dislike for them as well.
* Alois adores to dance, despite the fact that he had received no formal training. If he feels like it, he will randomly break out into dance.
* Alois likes his new name much better due to its connection to his mother.
* He does not like the color red since it reminds him of the outfits that Albert dressed him in, especially that of the kimono.
* He sometimes tries to discover some things about the boys that he had released from the Trancy manor.