Francois Banki

Francois Banki is a Kemiya born in the 1200's. He is known as the Immortal Kemiya, cursed with immortality and can only be killed by the Prodigy

**Distinguishing Marks:** Alchemic symbol of Gold on Back of Right hand. Gold Transmutation circles on both palms.

**Other Skills:** Speaks Fluent, Hungarian, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, Greek. Masterful Melee combatant. Superhuman level gymnast, reflexes, stamina, speed, balance. Extensive knowledge of alchemy, chemistry, History, Geography, Sociology and Magic

**Weakness:** Damaged hands

**Race:** Human/Kemiya

**Character Info:** Francios was once a virtuous man but his life as a Kemiya turned him into violent man. A Kemiya in every sense of the word. He was violent, rash and loved to fight almost more than anything. But he was a smart Kemiya, a tactical thinker and a powerful man. He had immense pride and a huge ego, seeing himself as a god with his powers. Over the centuries his pride and arrogance have turned to anguish, sorrow, regret and longing for peace. Being revived time and time again have made him long for a worthy opponent and an honourable death

**Gold Manipulation:** Francois  can manipulate a piece of Gold Pendant into almost any shape or form he desires as long as its not too big or small due to the alchemic symbol of Gold on the Centre of his chest. This `Personal Piece` is considered unbreakable due to his power of control. Francois can maintain focus on a maximum of 2 different Gold pieces by touch, or one Gold piece though sight and make it near unbreakable by magical or physical means unless the touch or focus are broken or if a force greater than 150 tonnes is applied. Francois can’t make his Gold into any mechanical weapon or any object that requires non Gold components like a lighter

**Gold Creation:** Francois can also create Gold from all forms of matter, solid or gas, due to the transmutation circles on his palms. Metals are the easiest forms of matter to transmute and control.

**Chaos Darkness:** Francois has the ability to give up control of his body to his inner darkness, a dark and entirely evil entity, separate from his soul to be granted a great increase in all aspects of physical ability and raw power. While in this form he fights as a berserker, can ignore all wounds and is temporarily immune from telepathy. The longer he stays in this form the harder it will be for him to return to his original form and if he does, the pain from wounds caused will hit him at once

**Soul Sensing/Feeling:** Francois can sense the souls of other people to tell if they are weak or strong. Francois can sense other magic users and other Kemiya’s. This unique ability allows a Kemiya to find his destined apprentice, one who has a dormant Kemiya ability. Francois has advanced his ability to be able to see into a person's soul, feel their emotions in a very deep level, but not thoughts and Francois cannot manipulate the emotions of others.

**Semi - Immortality:** Francois Banki has the power to essentially live forever. He will not age no matter how long he lives, but he is not invulnerable despite his immortality. He can be injured like a normal man and can die also.

**Cursed Resurrection:** Since Francois has been cursed never to rest in peace, he will eventually rise from his own death and walk the earth exactly 100 years after his death. Only if killed by the Prodigy more powerful than himself can he truly die

**Other Powers:** Like all Kemiya’s Francois can use alchemy not only to create and manipulate Gold but to break apart almost any solid material by severing the molecular bonds. Francois can also exhert his spiritual power in the area around him Those near Francois will feel a great pressure on their bodies making it hard to breathe or even stand. Given Francois immense power, he is capable of killing weak people, sick, and even children just by merely standing near them. This is mainly used as an intimidation tactic as it is not painful, just uncomfortable. Francois can also put her spiritual power into his Gold and use it to cut through solids and even liquids at distance or even break solid materials apart. Francois  can also touch any man made object and near instantly tell its elemental makeup

**Fighting Style:** Francois was born before the creation of the Seven Forms of Kemiya combat. Francois was trained in the code of Chivalry as Knights were trained.  But over the years his bloodlust and love of fighting changed his form of fighting to a more aggressive style. He would often enjoy the thrill of the fight so much, it would sometimes unhinge his opponents. He would sometimes even let himself be cut, just to get in closer to his opponent and land a killing blow. Francois does not fight much in recent times but he is a far less blood thirsty man and only fights to defend himself and not die for another 100 years

**History:**

**The Poor Family in Hungary**

Born in Hungry to a poor family, his father Joseph and his mother Karol. The family often struggled to make ends meet with Joseph having to work as much as 16 hours a day to plough the fields and sow the seeds. Even times were hard in the summer. When Francois was eight, he began to steal from the local bakery. His mother was at first furious with him, but his father didn’t object, seeing that it put food on the table. Over the next few months, Francois kept stealing, until he was finally caught. He was brought to the town square, to have his hand cut off…when his mother confessed to forcing him to steal. She took his place, but instead, she was killed. Joseph picked up a sword and flew into a rage, but he too was cut down by the town Magistrate. Francois was next but he turned and ran. He was finally caught but fell down a steep bank and into a stream. The Magistrate got to him and was about to kill him, when another man took his head off his shoulders. He introduced himself as Zola Armin.

**The Prodigy?**

He took the boy in and explained his destiny to become a Kemiya. François took his offer without a question. From as early as 11, Francois was beginning to challenge Zola. Zola had never seen such potential in a boy, believing he was possibly the prodigy of the generation, despite the previous generation’s prodigy still being alive. Francois passed his fight after only 5 years but with Zola commenting he could have done it in 3 years. At only aged 13 in 1215, he set out into the world, a tough and hardened young man. His first order of business was to punish those who had supported his parent’s murder in his old village, slaughtering almost all those in the village, sparing only a few lives.

**Exploring the World**

Francois journeyed North in 1216 to the Holy Roman Empire. He found his first fight in Marbolk, Poland, against a Teutonic Knight, who was also a Kemiya. The Knights experience almost matched Francois’s young, speed and tenacity. Francois emerged the winner, his first win. He enjoyed the fight greatly, despite his injuries. The Knights witnessed what had become of their comrade and saw an even greater force in the boy. They took offered him a place within their ranks, offering him the chance to fight. Francois joined the Knights, pledging his allegiance to the Holy Roman Empire, becoming a virtuous knight within their ranks. He took part in the campaign against the Transylvanian Saxon’s in the Kingdom of Hungry. As time went on and the more he fought against opponents, others saw his bloodlust was growing and feared his power. When he was 19 in 1221 Francois sought permission to travel with the Knights name. The Grandmaster gave his blessing and told him to fight in God’s name. He decided to journey to the Middle East, to go on Crusades with the Papal States, taking part in the Seige of Damietta, making sure not to reveal his power for fear of being accused of witchcraft.

**Heading East**

Francois decided to continue further East after the crusades, passing through the Mongol Empire, seeing its rapid expansion. He came to Japan in 1225, and encountered the Samurai. He fought several Samurai, but found himself impressed with their abilities with the sword. He surrendered himself and sought to learn the ways of Samurai combat. The clan leaders, also impressed with his power, speed and ability to match their own skills agreed to teach him. He was however not a great student in terms of discipline, but excelled at swordsmanship. As his training went on, his battle lust continued to increase, until he killed a fellow Samurai in a practice session. He used his power to make his escape

**Coming home**

Passing back west again, he noticed the Mongol Empire was still increasing and would eventually reach Europe. He arrived back in Hungary aged 24, in 1226. He returned to his village, rebuilt. But thankfully, no one recognised him except a young girl, Katalin. She remembered seeing him massacre many people when he was a boy, but saw he was now a knight of the Holy Roman Empire. She saw he was a changed man. He spent several months with Katalin, asking her to marry him. But Francois happiness was short lived as he began to hear a voice in his head, his darkness. Francois heard a man was terrorising nearby villages and set out to confront him defeating him with little difficulty, but after the battle, Francois darkness took over and sent him on an even more destructive rampage. Hearing of the terror Francois himself was committing, Katalin quickly fled the village but what neither of them knew at the time, was she was carrying his child

**Falling to Darkness**

Francois, a once virtuous knight…was now a killer. He had managed to overcome his darkness, but the damage was done, his very soul, corrupted. He searched for his wife and murdered her for abandoning him, but did not learn of his son. He then murdered the Voivode of Transylvania and took his place as Ruler of the region. He became a near tyrant of the area. The King of Hungary, King Andrew II of Hungary was ready to send an army to remove him from power, but they were no match for Francois’ power and his tactical use of the Carpathian Mountains against the Armies. Francois often held executions in the centre of his courtyard against people he believed were conspiring against him, but more for fun, carrying out the sentence himself. Several Kemiya’s arrived to challenge him and were all soundly defeated in front of the citizens to prove his power

**The Curse**

Francois ruled for two years before he executed a man. He thought nothing of it, but that night, he heard noises in his castle. He headed into his throne room, and was confronted by a dark hooded figure. The figure claimed to be Fate itself. Francois attacked Fate but he easily defeated. Fate decreed that Francois had abused his power and brought ruin and death on the innocent. Fate cursed him, never to die unless he was defeated by another Prodigy from another generation. Francois was horrified at the prospect of never being allowed to die a peaceful death. He left the country and sought out the Prodigy of the previous Generation. In 1230 he headed back East hearing of a powerful man nearby. He found his opponent at the battle of Battle of Yassıçemen. Both men fought so hard, but Francois emerged the victory. He was told he could not allow his opponent to win, that his death must be fair and through decisive combat. Francois once again wept for his greatest chance to die was now gone. But he was killed as he wallowed by an enemy solider and such died

**Reborn**

Francois managed to crawl his way out from the mass grave of the dead from the battle. He awoke, to find that it was 1330. 100 years had passed since his last death. He then realised that this was the fate's intent. That he would rise after his death hoping that the Prodigy of the Generation would rise. Now wallowing in his grief at the prospect of living for eternity, he took a new name, Armaros, from the Greek, meaning he Cursed one. He travelled west, fighting in the battle of Velbazhd, not for any side. He just killed anything that came in his way. He rediscovered the joys of death and destruction. He sometimes came to the belief that his immortality was not a curse, but a blessing. Until his forbearers reminded him that Kemiya’s should seek a peaceful end, rather than a gloriously violent one. He travelled to France, during the 100 years war. He headed North to England in 1331, at the time of Isabella of France’s fall from power. He kept taking on challenges from Kemiya’s from time to time, finding his opposition was growing stronger.

**Death and Rising again**

Francois travelled South to Spain in 1340, after spending 10 years in England. He travelled the country for 5 years before he came back to France then to Central Europe. He came to Vienna in 1349 where he caught the deadly Black Plague that was sweeping across the continent. It didn’t take him long before he eventually died again and was once again buried. He was revived in 1449, once again, rising from his grave to walk the earth. He travelled to Paris arriving in 1450. He was there when the ‘Wolves of Paris’ attacked and finally killed the Alpha male before Notre Dame Cathedral. He once again headed East to Constantinople, present at its siege and fall in 1453 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Francois then headed North to Prussia, getting caught in the Thirteen year war. He came into conflict again with the Teutonic Knights, who recognised his ability. He fought in the Battle of Chojnice against the Knights but once again found himself up against a strong Kemiya. Francois’s rust cost him his life and he was barely defeated by a young Kemiya. Francois was honoured by the Knights order, as a respected enemy and was buried with full Kemiya honour.

**Back again**

Francois broke out of his crypt in 1554. He noticed his personal piece was taken, but he kept a small piece under his skin, to ensure his legacy was maintained. Upon his revival he quickly heard the stories of a new land that was discovered, America. He headed to Spain and took a voyage to the new land. He found many other Kemiya’s had the same idea to come to this new theatre of conflict. The Kemiya’s met the local Natives and set about killing them, to pave the way for European Colonisation. Francois neglected to take part but found many other Kemiya’s were arriving, as many as a thousand. Francois took part in what was known as the War of Metal, leading the Gold Kemiya’s before the Prodigy of the Generation arrived on the continent. Once again Francois challenged him to single combat, which once again he won, but barely again, falling into despair as another great chance gone to waste. But he began to see that every generation was growing stronger and eventually, a Prodigy would be able to destroy him. He took a voyage back to Europe but a storm hit the ship and the ship was destroyed. Francois was knocked unconscious and eventually drowned.

**Return to Europe And Home**

Once again Francois was revived and broke out of his grave in 1670. The name Kemiya was now almost widespread news and Francois found himself, constantly having to defend himself due to his markings on his hands. He found himself contending with a new weapon, the Musket Rifle. Francois decided to use what he had learnt in the previous century and use his power to attain wealth and power. He set himself in France in the time of the Rule of Louis the XIV. He was invited to Louis’s court in Versailles. He was careful not to reveal himself or his powers but at this point he began to realise that even as he was alive, he did not age. His youth unchanged since Fate's curse was placed upon him. Francois began to secretly seek out witches in the countryside, seeking a way to end the curse, but no record of such a curse ever existed. Francois then headed back to Transylvania to track down the descendants of the witch who cursed him. He found an old woman who claimed to be a descendant. She revealed the Witches tome and burnt it before Francois. Francois, enraged, killed the witch, who reminded him, that his pain and suffering shall be eternal, as her ancestor was.

**Losing Hope**

Francois, feeling there was no hope for him sank into a life of sloth and debauchery. He returned to France in 1675 where a drunken insult to a nobleman’s Mistress, led a duel. Francois, still drunk was unable to use his powers but was still able to put up a decent fight before he was finally run through. He requested his sword be buried with him. Once again he rose from his crypt in 1775. He kept a stash of his fortune on the grounds of his old estate which has been passed unto another. Once again he brought himself back up to the high life, only this time he decided not to neglect his Kemiya duties, once again, heading out on the hunt for Kemiya’s, seeking to find the prodigy. He once again came to Versailles to meet Ben Franklin. Francois revealed in private his power and pledged his support to America, in exchange for Kemiya freedom in the States. Franklin said he would make an effort to do so, but nothing would be promised. Francois then went back to America, hoping to find the Prodigy.

**Revolution**

Francois came to America and offered his support to the Continental Army, occasionally using his power to aid the struggling army. Once the war was over, Francois once again set about to find the Prodigy. He took on a few challenges, finding himself tested every time, but he only gained more power. He was present at the inauguration of President George Washington. He, along with many other Kemiya’s moved West in the late 1790’s early 1800’s. Francois found a young man among the colonists who had lost his parents because of the native American’s. He recognised the boy as his destined apprentice and trained him in the state of Iowa. He trained the boy for 8 years before he let the boy move on. Francois came to the west coast, at the time was Mexican territory.

**Helping the Nation**

Francois saw the world was changing in ways he never could have imagined. He travelled back to the East Coast of America in 1818, helping with the construction of the Erie Canal, but he caught Malaria and died along with over 1000 workers. Francois was buried but rose again in 1918. He was getting a little tired of dying and coming back. He travelled to Boston, seeing the Red Sox win the World Series. He saw the American Economy was booming and decided to invest in it. He invested several start up companies until the crash of 1929 hit his interests hard. None the less he travelled back across America and headed to Japan again then south to China, exploring the Asian Territories and Australia. He again found some good competition and another apprentice, whom he trained.

**Heading into War**

Francois came to Europe at the outbreak of war in 1914. He offered his services as a spy due to his ability to speak German. He accomplished several missions for the Allies but was eventually captured in 1918. The Thule Society knew what he was and experimented on him, knowing full well what his weakness was. Francois became slightly unhinged at what he was forced to endure. The Nazi’s then sought to capture others like him but were not successful. Francois managed to escape, using his blood to draw a circle. He destroyed the facility he was being held in entirely, but decided not to return to his superiors, instead, travelled to Spain. He fought a few more Kemiya’s, but, instead spared their lives, forcing them to swear allegiance to him. He did this to several more Kemiya’s throughout Europe, forcing them to help with his search for the Prodigy. He heard about a strong Kemiya in 1989, in Berlin named Shane Wiseman, but he knew he was not the prodigy. He heard of another Kemiya in France, but was not able to find him. He then returned to America in the early 00’s, forcing a few more Kemiya’s to submit to him and even some witches, to try and help him break his curse. It was at this time, he heard the name, Maurice Soult.

**The Rebellion**

Francois kept his eye on Maurice over all the years, waiting for the right time until he was strong enough. In 2015 Francois approached Shane Wiseman with an offer to take the alchemic Throne from Maurice Soult. At first Shane was against the idea but after proving his power Shane accepted the terms so long as Maurice was killed and the old Kemiya ways restored. Francois mainly played a back ground figure but he confronted Maurice at the Battle of Metz Stadium. He engaged Maurice Soult but found Maurice was not strong enough to defeat him, admitting his only reason for aiding Shane was for Maurice to kill him. Shane himself was furious and left the battle. Francois was spared and Maurice ended the battle, offering pardons to those who fought on Shane's side. Many took the deal but others did not and fled the field. Francois left the stadium and the country

**Another long wait**

Francois headed to France in late 2015. He headed to the south and stayed in a Cabin in the alps for the better part of 3 years. He would occasionally venture out and to a small town. A family was passing through but got into a car crash. Francois was there and helped the youngest son out but found he was his destined apprentice. Francois almost left the boy but decided to train him. He took the boy to his cabin and trained him for 4 years. He finally emerged in early 2022 after releasing his apprentice. He began to travel again, trekking through the alps, passing through Switzerland and coming down in Southern Germany. He came across Heidelberg University as a school shooting occurred. Francois witnessed the shooter leaving the scene and gave a statement to the police before heading further north, then unto Poland before going to the Baltic states. He engaged with a young Kemiya but didn't find it a challenge before literally leaving in the middle of it. Francois headed into Russia. The Military attempted to arrest him, accusing him of being a western spy, but he quickly dispatched his assailants and travelled south to Pakistan, coming to Karachi in October, after travelling through the country in turmoil. He was forced to make a few innocent kills to defend himself in the chaos. He pushed through to India, to the city of Morbi. He was walking along the Morbi bridge when it collasped. He used his power to save himself but no one else. Francois decided to head to Mumbai, staying in the outskirts, but it wasn't long before Shane Wiseman and Roy Barragan found him