Malik von Esper

Owned by Fallon

### Weapons

His abilities… But unlike most Vampires, he has “weapons”. He keeps a small black chain weaved around a black coil of thin rope, which both are wrapped around his waist (none can hear or see either one). If known, none know why he has it on his person.

### **Appearance**

Malik has short, wiry silver-ish hair, sometimes having a faint tint of purple in certain angles, or in the dark, looks more dark gray/dark silver. He has a lean build of above six feet, with sharp facial features that would make most handsome young men jealous of. He has narrow, dark purple eyes, rumored for them to turn bright, glowing red at various times. He is regularly seen with a solemn, aloof look, a sign for others to keep at bay. He wears dark clothing, with at least a white button-up shirt with a black coat that has a high collar, dark pants and boots. He has two silver ring clip-earrings on his right lobe and three silver ring clip-earrings on the top of his left ear. On the left side near the base of his neck is an interesting mark, some that would say is a birthmark or a tattoo, but none knows what it really looks like or if it exists due to Malik having high collared shirts or coats. Oddly enough, despite having high collars, Malik doesn’t button it up or connect them tightly to his neck, keeping it loose; however, others, whether Vampire or non-Vampire, can never get a clear view of the mark.

### **Personality**

Malik’s personality has never been fully exposed or discerned by most of the Vampires, having been isolated for most of his life, rarely going out or is seen by others. His name is never confirmed, known either by Malik or Vesper, or even the Unspeakable One. However, he does see Artimus quite often, being trained under him to be part of the Council in the future. During these times, Malik tends to stay silent, always having this haughty, disapproving look in his eyes as he goes about his business. He is extremely talented in his role as a Whisperer, which gained the attention of Artimus. He couldn’t care less for the Council, but he has not refused the potential offer of a higher position. As a non-sociable being, Malik sees more flaws in others and doesn’t try to see anything else. Though he doesn’t care much for authority, he at least has been somewhat complacent to Artimus, giving the other the right amount of respect he deserves. Maybe even more. No one really knows Malik’s thoughts or his actions. Under all this cold exterior are deep, locked feelings of loneliness and guilt, abandonment and fear, something that he has kept deep within himself for decades.

### **Powers and Weaknesses**

His abilities are like most Vampires except that it seems like the gods decided to place an extra curse for him. His thirst for blood is much stronger than normal Vampires, thirsting for Vampires themselves, as well as other creatures Vampires would not usually hunt. When his eyes turn glowing, bright red, he gets the uncontrollable thirst and struggles to control himself. It comes at random times so no one would see it coming, which is the main reason he is very, very rare to see out in the settlement. But the mark on his neck would glow red as well, a trigger for his uncontrollable thirst that can make him a nightmare to face. Neither he, Artimus, or the very few Vampires who know about this “curse” know not where it came from or why he has it.