Cyril/Original Timeline

"*I wouldn't mess with me.*"
— Cyril

**Cyril Bellacheron** (シリル・ベラチェロン, Shiriru Beracheron) is a character in the Astral Lineage series of fighting games. He is the son to Kristos, the nephew to Kisandra and Kilina, and cousin to Klymene and Millicent; he does not know of the latter relationships however. He first appeared in Soulcalibur: The Spirit Lineage, and returned for Soulcalibur Astral Swords - A Dark Destiny and Soulcalibur: Crystal Embrace. He is set to appear in Soulcalibur: The Spirit Lineage II.

## History

### Background

Cyril was stolen from his family as a baby by a Cult dedicated to Soul Edge. He was raised by them and yet grew up to be relatively kindhearted despite the Cult's many attempts to corrupt him. He was forced to fight and kill other kids his age before turning on the cult and fighting back. After he released other victims of kidnapping and returned them to their families, the Cult disowned him and attempted to kill him, leaving him for dead in the woods. Cyril was able to tend to his wounds and heal himself after finding an abandoned cabin, being only fourteen years old at the time. After recovering, he trailed after the Cult, stalking them and gathering information. Eventually, the cult brought in a boy around his age. Immediately, Cyril went in to see him. He found out the boy was Alexander Tadeas and that he was from a nearby city that the Cult had been monitoring. Cyril watched over him and made sure the Cult did not kill him. He found himself growing attached to the boy, as he was the only person his age he'd met in quite a long time.

Eventually, an unknown man attacked the cult and rescued Alexander. Since then, Cyril had been watching over Alexander and waiting for the day when the Cult's experimenting went into affect. At times, he wondered if he had a real family and if maybe they were still alive.

### 1610

Cyril had grown frantic after somehow losing track of Alexander. After a few weeks, the young man turned up again, much to Cyril's relief. He'd thought that the Cult's influence had finally taken Alexander. He followed the young man around, staying out of his affairs until the one time, he could not. Alexander wanted to go into Astral Chaos to get Soul Edge! Cyril intercepted him and attempted to convince the boy not to go, but all that did was convince him to go more, and now he was getting dragged along as well! The only good result of this was that he got to keep an eye on Alexander firsthand.

## Personality

Even though he was raised by Evil, Cyril is a good person. He loves fighting and is very outgoing. He is very protective, borderline possessive, of people he cares about. This is seen with his watching Alexander. He also has something of a dark temper, becoming aggressive and sadistic at moments, though it is rare.

## Weapons

The main weapons that Cyril uses are two Hunting Knives called Robin and Highway. He does have a bow and some arrows, as well.

### Fighting Style

Cyril uses the skills he was taught as a Dark Assassin in The Cult. It utilizes the dark power he gained from being experimented on by shards of Soul Edge, mixed with quick attacks and impossible speed. He can conjure flames and create mini explosions. The more dark power he uses, the more strain on him to keep his malfestation at bay.

## Critical Edge

Cyril's Critical Edge is called **The Aftermath.** Due to The Cult's influence, Cyril does have some dark power in him. He turns around and grabs his blades, channeling the corrupted energy into them before releasing them in giant colums across the battlefield.

## Relationships

* Does not know his family
	+ Recently found out his father is Kristos Bellacheron.... therefore, Kisandra and Kilina are his Aunts, and Klymene and Millicent are his cousins.

* Was raised by the Cult

* Knows Alexander from when the Cult kidnapped him

## Trivia

Cyril's appearance in *The Spirit Lineage* was designed by ColColton