Giovanni Reviello

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## Early Life

### His Golden Years

Giovanni was born in ***Impero De Fiore*** during the beginning of **Ilario Bianchi's** rule. He had always been very patriotic, so much so that he joined the military at the young age of 16. He had a fire in him and a passion for fighting and he viewed his 8 years in the Fiore Military as his **Golden Years,** He had received multiple medals and awards for his valour, bravery and fighting prowess.

### Loss of Purpose

However, all things must come to an end and The Fiore Military retired when he was at the age of 24, This sent Giovanni into a downwards spiral of alcoholism, rage and grief. He had felt lost, with no purpose and no reason to live, he had even given up fighting and spent his days drinking down his sorrows.

### A New Purpose

It was just another day for Giovanni, he was at a tavern drinking like usual. However the cycle of depression and grief would soon come to an end when he met a beautiful woman in the pub, the women went by the name of **Fiorell.** Named after the very land he loved and cherished. It was almost as if fate had put him on this path of hardship so they could cross paths. Giovanni had fallen madly in love with Fiorella, he swore to himself that they will one day be wed. He had quit alcohol, got back into shape and did everything he could to be the perfect suitor for her and soon enough, he kept his promise and they were finally married.

Giovanni and Fiorella were content with their modest lifestyle, however they had both wanted to raise children and with the money Giovanni had earned then that goal would be unachievable. So Giovanni had resorted to joining the new Mafia group known as **Venatori,** he was desperate and would do anything in order to support his wife and future child.

### A Turn For The Worse

Soon enough Fiorella was pregnant and they were both happy, with Giovanni's new profession he would be able to support his family and for them to live comfortable and happy lives. However fate had a different plan. **His wife Fiorella would die during childbirth** and his **son who he did not yet name died shortly afterwards.** Giovanni would erect a memorial for his late wife and child, Although he was heartbroken **he swore to his wife in her last moments that he would not allow himself to go into another depression.** And so he fought through the pain and focused himself on his work and on his passion towards **fighting.**

## A Blessing! Or a curse...

Time had passed, Giovanni had grown old and fragile and unable to pursue his passion Fighting. He had lost his purpose, then his love and now his youth. He was now truly alone and desperate, without his strength he would have nothing to offer to **Venatori**, so they made him become a corrupt minister in the Fiore High Government. However he missed fighting almost as much as he did his wife, so he did something only the truly desperate would do. A deal with the devil you may call it, he called it his last resort. Through his ties with the mafia underworld he had heard of a woman a witch who had the capability to restore ones youth, grant them strength, speed, riches and whatever they might desire for a price of course.

He would set out to meet her and after multiple days of searching and asking he would finally find her, waiting for him in his own home. Sceptical yet desperate Giovanni negotiated with the woman, he expected her to ask for money however he was not prepared for what she would ask. He would regain his strength and speed as if he were young again and he would never die of old age, however, he would **pay with his left eye.** At first he refused but eventually he couldn't resist and he accepted the deal.

The witch took his eye and told him: "Careful what you wish for, immortality is a curse and rage is danger to you and all! Remember that you have only your self to blame". He didn't understand at the time but he soon did...

## Present Day

Nowadays Giovanni carries out his work while also being a minister of Fiore, he has told no one about what happened to his eye and the deal he made. He realises now that immortality only means that without death life has no meaning. He still wonders to this day what the woman meant by "Rage is a danger to you and all".

All he has now is the thrill of the fight and so he continued to live a life of crime and danger, its the only thing that makes him feel something.

Latter on Giovanni would go exploring the land of Illistrus with a soldier and his friend Luca. They would stumble onto the land known as **The Kotec Confederacy**. There he finds multiple people going about their day, Giovanni and Luca wanted to stay there and rest so they can continue their trip later. But the people of Kotec were threatened by them and so they began to prepare for a fight, one of their soldiers tried to set Giovanni on fire and punched Luca. It was then when **Giovanni's rage took over, he blacked out and went on a rampage** where he attacked everyone he saw. He and Luca had managed to defeat 3 of their fighters however they came back with reinforcements. **Giovanni regained consciences and both him and Luca quickly retreated.**

Luca informed Giovanni about what happened and it was then **he realised what the woman meant** by "Rage is a danger to you and all". He couldn't let himself get into that state again. He didn't want to harm innocent people and so he went to the **Mage Guild,** he pleaded for them to help him however his curse was unlike anything they had seen before. They said they would try to help him find the cure and so they would occasionally experiment on him and try a variety of remedies, **non have worked yet.**

#### A New Life

Giovanni lost all hope. He decided that for in order to protect the people around him, he would need to isolate himself. He went to the deepest cave he could find and shut himself in with obsidian to ensure he could never escape. "It's better for everyone this way" - Giovanni. Time passed with Giovanni alone in the cave, he started to slowly descent into madness. He would see hallucinations of him and his wife together, it gave him piece. However his hallucinations shifted from happy to horrifying, he would see his wife and child bloody in their graves, the people of Fiore screaming and also him dying multiple gruesome deaths in a variety of ways. Out of madness Giovanni made his way out of the cave by very slowly digging at the rocks with his bare hands. He went through excruciating pain but eventually he made it out. When he escaped he saw the residence of **Waflfles** in **Belaria.** He saw rats scurry by the bushes, and out of hunger Giovanni chased them down. They ended up leading him down into Waffles house inside his floors, he saw how the rats lived together and how they acted and he decided to not eat them. He decided to live with the rats in Waffles walls without him kowing. He now continue his life of fighting and crime while also battling his new found hallucinations and insanity.

(Giovanni IGN: Jigtoes )