Azrael

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Azrael is a unique wraithsketeer serving under the Gravekeeper, whose title is passed on to different humans who fulfilled certain conditions and entered a contract with the Gravekeeper. The current Azrael is a former assassin who died and accepted the Gravekeeper's offer.

## Backstory

*Why'd you need to know? There are better things to do than dig around an old corpse's past, get me?*

## Bio

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The current Azrael was a former assassin, involved in the deaths of various high profile officials around the world. He was something of an urban legend back then, before quietly being washed away from the thoughts of anyone who knew him upon his death. He regards his past life without much concern. *'Done's done. Dead's dead. Not like I had any regrets to leave behind anyway,'* he would say upon being asked.

Overall, he is quite lax, but he acts professionally when it matters. He will not willingly or purposefully abandon his duties and perfectly and efficiently carries out the Gravekeeper's orders without error. Outside of that however, he is the type that does as he likes, dragging people along as he pleases. He only ever seems to listen to either the Gravekeeper's orders or his own whims, prioritizing the former over the latter.

He doesn't particularly enjoy killing or engaging in combat, despite his proficiency in both. To him, handling weapons and killing whoever he is told is simply a matter of course, similar to breathing or eating. It doesn't mean he will fight or kill whoever comes across him, but given enough reason he will do so without hesitation. In a similar vein, he regards death in the same way. Death is simply something that happens from his perspective, another part of life. He did not bat an eye when he died, and he will not when others do the same. Between him and the Gravekeeper, the Gravekeeper is more empathetic when people die.

Outside his duties as Azrael, he enjoys stints in the physical realm doing various mundane activities he couldn't as an assassin. In particular, he enjoys watching movies whenever he can. Aside from that, he also has a hobby of admiring and collecting vintage or rare weaponry, which originated from his past life.

Even among the previous Azrael, the current one is something of an outlier in terms of ability. The Ancients seem to hold interest in his potential.

## Appearance

All Azrael wear black clothes and gain white hair upon their death. The length of their hair changes proportionally with regard to their relative strength, with all Azrael in their prime sporting hair that sprawls on the ground.

The current Azrael is a short, well built man with tanned skin. He has a boyish, youthful face that contrasts with his more rugged, muscular body. Scars of varying length and severity litter his skin.

## Skills and Abilities

Already an absurd creature when alive, entering the service of the Gravekeeper has elevated his prowess even further. He is still immature in terms of his duties as Azrael, but in terms of raw strength and skill, already few can match him.

#### As a Human

* **Peak Human Ability** - Azrael had achieved what could be considered the pinnacle of human ability, with his speed, strength, endurance, reflexes, etc. being far above even world class athletes. Even without any of the boosts given by his contract with the Gravekeeper, he was still comparable to a modern demigod.
* **High Pain Tolerance** - Azrael is incredibly tolerant to pain, and is able to act normally despite multiple wounds. Being burnt alive or having entire steel beams piercing his chest doesn't seem to phase him at all.
* **Combat Mastery** - Azrael has an innate talent for combat and more specifically, killing.
* **Weapon Modification** - Azrael is capable of modifying his weapons for improved effectiveness, usually at the cost of being much harder to handle. The tradeoff is negligible with his level of skill, and modified weapons usually end up being impossible to wield for people other than him.
* **Stealth Expertise** - Azrael is experienced in sneaking into highly guarded areas without issue as well as erasing his own presence to other people.

#### As Azrael

* **Enhanced Physical Ability** - Azrael's physical ability, reflexes and senses are further enhanced from being superhuman to being multiple times beyond human, reaching into absurdity. Due to entering the Gravekeeper's service only 3 months ago, his physical body cannot keep up with the sudden increase in power, and usually tears itself apart at full strength.
* **Undead Body** - Due to effectively being a walking corpse, Azrael doesn't require things like food, water, sleep or other necessary biological functions.
* **Reconstitution** - When damaged, Azrael's body will eventually reform itself after some time. Lost limbs or even his decapitated head will naturally reattach themselves with time, depending on the severity of the damage.
* **Concept of Death** - The concept of death that is tied to all Azrael. Usually Azrael slowly acquire it over the course of their service, but due to his status as a modern myth and certain circumstances of his past, the current Azrael already has it. However, due to his immaturity in his role, he cannot properly use it.
* **He Who Walks Between Life and Death** - The ability to bypass barriers and avoid detection. As a dead man walking, Azrael is a walking contradiction in the eyes of existence. As such, spiritually attuned people have a harder time noticing him unless he is being obvious and regular people cannot notice him at all. When he tries, he is near undetectable. He is also able to bypass barriers and protections meant to keep others out.
* **He Whose Hands Bring Death** - The current Azrael's personal ability granted to him by his contract. Any object he touches becomes equal to a lethal weapon, like a pen or a crumpled receipt equaling a sharpened blade in his hands. If the object is already lethal, such as with any weapon, its lethality is instead multiplied. Mundane weapons can match legendary ones and legendary ones become unsurpassed.
* **"Ultimate": Beat them up before they can do anything** - Azrael's "Ultimate". He heard other masketeers and wraithsketeers have one, so he wanted his own. As the name implies, he beats his opponent up before they can react. It's not actually an Ultimate, but it has a 100% success rate so no one bothered to tell him no.

## Trivia

* His favorite movie is Who Killed Captain Alex because he likes the story behind its production.
* "Personally, I think he's the worse between the two of us." - Pandora
* He seems to be the basis of a certain bastard's favorite act.
* The reason his face is so young is because he hasn't stressed a single moment in his life.