Dante

Don (Acheron)

Casimir (Brother)

> "Tell me then, what should I confess to our dear Lord and Savior: the things I did and enjoyed, or the things I haven’t done but still plan to do? "
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## Biography

### Early Life

Dante is the son of Samael and Lilith, older brother of Casimir. After Samael seduced Lilith in the garden, she gave birth to two boys, and when Samael's deceit was discovered, he and Lilith were banished with Lucifer to Hell, while their sons, only young boys at the time, were taken up to Heaven by the Archangels to be raised properly. The oldest brother proved to be a powerful warrior and a capable fighter, and he was given the name of Rogziel, which means "Wrath of God." His younger brother was named Rehael, which means "God Who Quickly Forgives." Rehael was never as strong of a warrior as Rogziel, and preferred less violent hobbies such as learning the secrets of the universe.

As Rogziel grew older, he went out with the other warrior angels under the command of the Archangel Michael to kill demons who had invaded Earth. While on one of these excursions, Samael kidnapped him and brought him to Hell in his palace, where he met Lilith too. Samael told him that the angels lied to him about his past, and that they were planning to kill him if he became too strong, and that his real name was not Rogziel but Dante and that Rehael's true name was Casimir. He then told Rogziel the story of how he and his brother had been taken away to Heaven and how Samael and Lilith had been banished to Hell. He also told them of the Fall, and how humans were weak creatures who were doomed to always fall into sin and eventually die. This shocked Dante at first that the beings who had raised and trained him would lie to him like this, but he grew angry and accepted Samael as his true father and resolved to avenge him for what the angelic had done to him.

When Dante returned, he told Casimir about what happened, and while Casimir was less inclined to believe what Samael had told Dante after everything he had been taught, he could not stop the growing anger in Dante as he questioned everything the angels had taught him. He told Casimir that they were going to meet with Samael and leave Heaven, but Casimir was worried that they would be punished and banished as well. Dante scoffed at him, telling him to not be such a coward.

It was soon after this that Dante heard the discussion about the Gatekeepers, Zeeviel and Ariel (also known as Damien and Elena respectively) who were going to be sent down to Earth to fight demons and watch over the human race. Dante hated the idea of the humans deserving angels being sent down to watch over them, and his father's ideals began to consume him. He decided to one day restart humanity without the angels as supreme beings, killing those who disobeyed him and setting his father and himself as the rulers of all Creation.

### Dante's Betrayal

Dante fled Heaven with Casimir to join Samael and Lilith officially in Hell, telling his father everything that he had heard, including the plan of the Watchers and of how Zeeviel and Ariel were going to become human to fight demons and watch over the human race. This angered Samael, and he gave Dante the mission of killing the Gatekeepers as well as the rest of the Watchers, so that when they are gone they could take over and sway the other Hybrids to their side.. Dante was also gifted his demonic blade, made of compressed hellfire and with a blade made of obsidian.

The angels, when they found out that Dante and Casimir had fled, decided to put a stop to Samael's manipulation once and for all. Commanded by the Archangels Michael, Azrael, Uriel, and Gabriel, they led an army to fight Samael and retrieve Dante and Casimir. But Dante openly disowned his angelic upbringing, and swore to be their downfall. Azrael and Michael bound Samael and trapped him in Black Void, a deep and endless prison where Abaddon, the Angel of the Void, resides. Lilith escaped and hid herself, promising to free her lover one day. Dante and Casimir escaped Hell through a portal, and were eventually brought in by the Defector Semyaza to fight for his cause. Casimir fled after that, and it is not known where he is.

## Appearance

### Human Appearance

Dante has curly dark brown hair and russet-colored eyes. He stands at 6'6, exactly Damien's height, and has a medium skin tone. He appears to be in his early 20's, but chronologically is much older than that since he was born in Eden. He is athletic and muscular,

### Demoniac Appearance

Dante has crimson eyes when using his powers, but his sclera stays white unlike Kassius. His wings have both black and red feathers and emit a similar glow when in use. He can also summon claws from his fingertips, although it doesn't hurt him in the least.

### Angeliac Appearance

Dante's wings once were a bronze, similar to Aaron's, and his eyes were a glowing bronze as well. When he left Heaven and the angelic, his eyes turned red, and his former bronze wings burned and were replaced by the red and black. His halo was a bronze color as well, but he no longer has it.

## Personality

> "Why go through all the trouble of creating the human race if it’s all just to send them away in disgrace? There’s nothing merciful about that." ~Dante to Elena about humans
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Dante has a manipulative and sadistic nature that often shows itself when he doesn't make a point to hide it. He cares very little about what others think of him, discounting his parents, obviously, and is always looking for ways to cause chaos for the Watchers or the Gatekeepers Damien and Elena. He always gets what he wants in the end, and in the random occurrence that he doesn't, he tends to get enraged and violent.

Dante loathes any and all angelic beings with a burning passion, partly because of the "lies" they told him during his youth. He believes that they are selfish and only concerned with ruling over weaker beings instead of actually playing a part in humanity's existence, much like his father Samael believes. He also believes that humans as weak and corrupted creatures are in need of "supernatural guidance" as he puts it, and that the angels are the reason that they were corrupted in the first place.

## Items

* Demoniac Blade: Dante's sword was a gift to him from his father, and he keeps it with him at all times.
* Demon Dagger: As a backup in case he loses his sword, Dante carries a demon knife with him if he gets caught in a fight without his prime weapon.