Dante

Dan (Acheron)

The Antichrist

Lucifer

> "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 Elaina about humanity's creation
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## Biography

### Early Life

Dante is the son of Samael and Lilith, the younger brother of Virgil. After Samael seduced Lilith in the garden, she gave birth to two boys, and when the affair was discovered, he and Lilith were banished with Lucifer to Hell, while their sons, just young boys at the time, were taken up to Heaven by the Archangels to be raised properly. The younger proved to be a powerful warrior and a capable fighter, and he was given the name of Rogziel, which means "Wrath of God." The older, while skilled in fighting, was less of a fighter and more of an intellectual, and he was given the name Haniel, meaning "favored of God."

When 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 Haniel's name was Virgil. 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 Virgil of what Samael had said, and while Virgil was less inclined to believe Samael, they, mostly Dante, plotted against the angelic, and nothing could not stop the growing anger in Dante as he questioned everything the angels had taught him. He snuck out multiple times to meet with Samael, planning to leave Heaven, but his father told him to instead spy on the angelic and inform him of what they planned to do about the growing threat of the Nephilim giants. Samael was worried that the Archangels would punish him and kill his sons, but Dante scoffed, telling his father that he wasn't afraid of any angel.

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 and Virgil fled Heaven to join Samael and Lilith officially in Hell, and Dante told 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 and Virgil 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 and Virgil were given their demonic blades, both made of compressed hellfire and with a blade made of obsidian.

The angels, when they found out that Dante and Virgil 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. But Dante openly disowned his angelic upbringing, and swore to be their downfall. After a vicious battle, Azrael and Michael bound Samael and trapped him in the 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 escaped Hell through a portal, and was eventually brought in by the Defector Semyaza to fight for his cause. Virgil, however, went to Earth, and it is unknown where he is now.

## Appearance

### Human Appearance

Dante has curly dark brown hair and russet-colored eyes. He stands at 6'6, exactly the same as Damien, 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 with red demonic tattoos on his skin, strengthening his power.

### 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, like Aaron, and his eyes were a glowing bronze as well. When he renounced 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

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 specifically Damien and Elaina. 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.

## Relationships

### Samael

Dante respects his father and strives to imitate him in every possible way. One of Dante's greatest fears is to disappoint Samael or be a failure, and he often pushed himself to make sure that never happens.

### Lilith

Dante loves his mother and always seeks her for advice or simple comfort. He believes that she is the only one who understands him since she too was cast from favor. Like his father, Dante always seeks ways to make her proud, doing anything he can to win her approval.

### Virgil

Dante resents his brother's decision to "abandon" their father's cause. After Virgil's disappearance, Dante effectively disowned him and swore that if he ever saw Virgil again, he would not hesitate to kill him.

### Beatrice

Dante harbors an affection for Beatrice, one that he cannot explain or fully comprehend. He often wrestles with the concept of him actually being in love with her since the only affection he has previously shown do not concern another person, at least not romantically.

### Damien

There are two sides to Dante's opinion of Damien: hatred and jealousy. While the two go hand in hand most of the time, most of Dante's taunts and animosity towards the Gatekeeper has to do with pure hatred of angelic beings and that Damien is far more liked by everyone else by doing—at least in Dante's eyes—absolutely nothing to earn it. This is one of the few reasons why Dante goes out of his way to torture Damien with memories of his brother in hopes to drive him slowly insane.

### Elaina

Dante enjoys toying with Elaina's emotions, knowing fully well that she has had poor experiences with guys in the past. He makes a point to flirt with her whenever they cross paths and has touched her in a rather seductive way (courtesy of his father). While Dante may not have any true affections for Elaina, he does think she's beautiful and secretly wishes she wasn't a Gatekeeper or involved with one of his worst enemies.

## 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.

## Powers and Abilities

* **Hellfire:** Dante has the power to control hellfire, the demonic version of holyfire. He can channel hellfire into his sword, making the blade light on fire.
* **Soul Manipulation:** Dante can manipulate and destroy souls, although not to the same level that Kazimir can.
	+ **Necromancy:** As the son of the original Archangel of Death, Dante has the power to ressurect the dead, giving him the ability to summon an army if he wished.

## Weaknesses

* **Archangels**: As the son of an Archangel, Dante is able to hold his own against the Archangels, but would be defeated if outnumbered by more than one.
* **Angelic Magic:** Like any demoniac, angelic magic could prove fatal to Dante if strong enough.
	+ **Holy Items:** Dante is susceptible to Holy Items, but as the son of the Demon Queen and the Seducer, the Item in particular would need to be very powerful.
	+ **Holy Ground:** As the son of an Archangel, Holy Ground doesn't affect Dante as much as it would any other demoniac, but certain places would weaken him.