Caligo

Caligo is a protagonist in *Karitoru:Reap* and a Messorem. He is Iridiya and Zuriel's best friend and a soul reaper.

## Caligo Vermiculo

### Relatives

Vermillion Vermiculo (father),Remiliel Serenus (father),Eliza Vermiculo (aunt),Carthaginia and Chrysanthemum (cousins)

## Background

Caligo was born to Vermillion Vermiculo and Remiliel Serenus. After Vermillion mated with Remiliel, creating the forbidden Messorem, he was banished from the Heavenly Yard and Caligo was sentenced to death. Vermillion was able to flee, leaving Caligo in the safest spot he could find. A forest spirit took pity on him and nurtured him, teaching him the ways of humans, demons, and angels.The spirit was killed by the Chained, who were searching for Caligo, and he was taken to the main fort. There, he was examined to explore all of the many hidden powers his body held. Eventually, the Council became suspicious and they released Caligo to interact with other hybrid children. he was surprisingly indifferent to his treatment, after being abused. The boy eventually met Iridiya Von Labrador, an abandoned Nephilim, aiding her in escaping the organization.

## Personality

Caligo is usually very friendly to strangers and always gives others a chance. He thinks quickly through situations and is quite intelligent. He acts indifferent to bad or stressful situations, usually keeping a faint smile on or staying quiet and calm. Caligo is confident and brave, and is seen by many as a very pleasant person, despite his dark past. The only thing that can make him become uncomfortable is anything relating to his powers, or his species, which he does not like.

## Appearance

Caligo is extremely pale with long, curly, pale lavender hair. He has periwinkle eyes with diamond-shaped pupils, along with two black markings underneath each eye. He has two black horns, one of which is broken. He has fang-like teeth, and his nails are long and black.

Caligo normally wears matching white sleeves and pants, which are baggy and white. He wears a deep blue top with a violet undershirt, blue shoes, and a white gemstone-like button on the front of his top.

## Abilities

### Natural Abilities

#### Full Transformation

Like all angels and demons, Caligo has the ability to turn into his true form.

#### Possession

Caligo has the ability to possess any full-blooded human, which he gained from his demon father.

#### Manipulation

Caligo can talk telepathically with anyone he makes eye contact with, as well as being able to memorize their faces. He gained this ability from his angel father.

#### Wings

Caligo can summon wings, which is something all demons and angels can do.

### Unique Abilities

#### Soul Reaping

Caligo can reap the soul of any species within a 24-hour time period.

#### Servant Summoning

By reaping a soul, Caligo can summon the souls' owner at any time.

#### Weapon Summoning

Caligo can summon a scythe to reap souls with. It grows in length depending on how powerful the soul is.

## Arcs

### Escaping the Chained

Caligo, using a grenade, explodes a part of the Chained facility as a distraction. He quickly breaks into Iridiya's cell, taking her by the arm and escaping. The two ebentually meet a clearing after running a while, stopping to catch their breaths and figure out where they are. Iridiya soon realizes that they have no food or shelter. Caligo, however, assures her that they will find these things. Caligo insists on going to the Heavenly Yard, despite Iridiya saying that they don't belong. Caligo is set on finding his father, and thinks the Council may know where he is. While traveling further, Iridiya notices something attatched to Caligo's arm. He nervously says that it's a tracking device. Caligo is then nearly missed by a sword that was thrown. A swordsman from the Chained, who used the tracking device, approaches them, attempting to coax them into returning. He uses threats and Caligo's own insecurities to lead them back. However, before the is able to finish, he is decapitated. A figure slowly approaches, commenting on how boring it is to hear people ramble on. They introduce themselves as Zuriel, claiming to be a friend. Caligo is quick to accept the stranger. Iridiya is not sure, arguing that the two of them just met Zuriel and probably shouldn't trust them. Caligo simply dismisses the matter and reassures that he has everything under control.

## Trivia

* Caligo is Latin for darkness. It can also mean gloom or mist.
* Caligo acts childish and immature to hide the fact that he is extremely intelligent as a battle strategy.
* Caligo hates using any of his Messorem abilities.
* Though Caligo strongly resembles Vermillion, he shares most of his personality traits with Remiliel.
* Caligo's favorite food is mashed potatoes.
* As a child, Caligo would never speak to anyone. He first spoke when he met Iridiya.
* Caligo's character was somewhat inspired by the songs *Ghost Rule* and *Sweet Shackles* by Vocaloid.
* As of *Karitoru:Reap*, Caligo is the only living Messorem specimen.

## Quotes

(To Iridiya and Zuriel) "*That's why I'm going to show them that I can do something great*!"