Damian Knight

Elizabeth Knight (sister, deceased)

Edward Knight Sr (paternal uncle, deceased)

Amanda Knight, nee Jones (paternal aunt by marriage, deceased)

Edward Knight Jr (paternal cousin, deceased)

Damian Knight, better known as Diablo, is the metahuman who revealed the existence of superpowered individuals to the wider world after a maddened rampage was brought on by the death of his family and a partial possession by the god Kemutalkhan.

## Biography

### Early Life

Damian was born in New Brunswick Hospital in the state of New Jersey, the firstborn child of a pediatrician and a dentist. He grew up in the town of Warren, New Jersey, eventually becoming an older brother at age seven. He lead a relatively ordinary life for a boy of his age, attending school, where he performed well, joining the school chorus, learning to play the guitar, and being involved in many school plays. Unfortunately for him, he was always a shy individual, and spent little time pursuing romance, a fact that would later save his life and doom his family.

### Possession by Kemutalkhan

Whilst on a family trip to Mexico over winter break, Damian and his family, along with a number of other individuals, were abducted by worshipers of the blood god Kemutalkhan. The cultists, after learning that the boy was a virgin, informed him that he would have the honor of being the god's vessel. Kemutalkhan had been wounded centuries ago in some divine war, and he wished to return to the mortal world, desiring a mortal host so he would not be bound by the ordinary rules of godhood. After being given this brief explanation, Damian was strapped down to an altar, and the sacrifices of the other prisoners began. Each had their heart cut from their chest, which then had the blood therein squeezed into the terrified boy's mouth. He watched in horror, tasting the blood of each victim, as divine, godly power began to flow into him. Fortunately, there was a complication in the ritual that the cultists had not foreseen. Kemutalkhan had been dormant for many years, and his mind was not fully awake to crush the mental resistance from his host. As such, Damian began to receive his power, whilst maintaining control over his own body. As he watched the last victim, his little sister Elizabeth, have the heart torn from her chest, a primordial rage took hold of him, and he lashed out. His new, godly strength shattered the temple they resided within, cutting off the connection to Kemutalkhan, allowing Damian to steal his power. Maddened by the horrific loss of his family and the influx of divine energies fueling his body, the newly made Divine Avatar slaughtered the cultists, and began a bloodthirsty rampage across Mexico.

### Rampage

Mad with fury, Damian let loose his anger upon the closest living things he could find. Descending from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, he fell upon the city of Durango, his body covered in burning solar fire, mindlessly slaughtering the inhabitants and turning the buildings to rubble and slag. Tearing his way through the responding Mexican military, he made his way north, obliterating the cities of Parral, Delicias, Chihuahua, and all settlements in between, all within the span of a single day. Upon reaching the joint cities of Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, he was confronted by a team of young superheroes, who had emerged from secrecy to put a stop to his rampage. Thunderbolt, a speedster who was first to engage him, was grabbed and had his head torn from his shoulders. This enraged his teammate, Luchador, who used his superhuman strength to knock Diablo through several buildings while the flame covered madman laughed maniacally at his ineffectual efforts, while Sunfyre, his pyrokinetic teammate, attempted to distract Diablo with his useless flames. This bought the geokinetic Tremors and the magic using White Witch to rip up an enormous chunk of land, dropping it upon Diablo's head. The villain simply leaped out through it, seizing Sunfyre as he flew about, crushing his skull, before proceeding to rip Luchador in half and drive his burning fist through the chest of Tremors. White Witch attempted to regroup on the invisible ship the team had arrived in with their leader, Recon, only for their ship to be immediately destroyed by a burst of power from Diablo. Recon was killed in the crash, with White Witch badly injured. As Diablo advanced to finish her, she used all her energy to cast a spell on him, which managed to penetrate his magical mental defenses, forcing him to experience all the pain and fear he had inflicted upon the people he had murdered. The two went down together, White Witch as a limp corpse, Diablo as a numb, catatonic mess, attempting to scream as his mind was overwhelmed with the horrors he had wrought. Seeing the villain incapacitated, the US military took its chance, detonating not one, not two, but three nuclear warheads directly on the villain. Damian survived, however, and horrified at his own actions, fled the scene, going into hiding.

## Physical Appearance

Damian is a light skinned youth possessed of silky dark hair, green eyes, and a set of lean, chiseled features, and stands 6'1'' tall. As a result of his divine empowerment, he was also gifted with rippling muscles, having the build of a powerful warrior.

## Personality

Prior to his possession by Kemutalkhan, Damian Knight was an optimistic, witty, and energetic youth, if a little bit shy. Kind and trusting, he was always the first to help out his friends and family wherever needed. However, due to the horrors he has both witnessed and committed, he has been scarred deeply, his former wit becoming sharp, his once trusting nature darkening with suspicion. Whilst he wishes with all his heart that he could undo his actions, Damian is convinced that he is doomed to become a hated monster if anyone ever discerns who he is.

## Powers

Divine Empowerment: Damian has the energies of the god Kemutalkhan flowing through him. As such, he is possessed of a number of magical abilities related to Kemutalkhan's spheres of War and the Sun, many of which he has not learned to use. Listed below are the powers he has so far displayed.

## Skills

Instrument Playing (Guitar)

Singing: