Aetos Asulon

### Relatives

Eris Asulon (Mother)Koma Asulon (Step-Mother)Ethos Asulon (Father)Verona Asulon (Sister)Martus Asulon (Half-Brother)Histor Asulon (Son)Hodos Asulon (Son)Haema Asulon (Son)

Full list of Aetos' Relatives

### Affiliation

Grohl Ardicus Ostian Republic (Former Ruler)Brevelian Empire (Ruler)

### Occupation

Painter (Formerly)Store keep (Formerly)

Inventor

Business Owner (Formerly)

## Biographical information

### Date of birth

August, 14th 1,043 ACJuly 24th, 1,090 AC (Revival)

## Appearances

### Debut

Fall of Ostia

Aetos Asulon was a member of the Asulon Bloodline, being a direct descendant to Ethos Asulon and Eris Asulon, making him officially a 2nd generation Asulon. Wife to Lyra Asulon and Father to Histor Asulon, Hodos Asulon, and Haema Asulon. Brother to Verona Asulon and half-brother to Martus Asulon. Renowned as a terrifying usurper of the Ostian Republic, Aetos is referred as a demon among the residents of Ancelot, as his power shook the earth, blew away buildings, and terrified the city to its core.

## Appearance

Aetos Asulon was a fairly tall, slender man with lightly-tanned skin, he has a very balanced appearance, and generally kept an air of confidence about himself. Aetos has short cut brown hair with medium-thickness brown eyebrows and hazel-brown eyes.

Aetos was commonly seen wearing a white under-shirt, which was accompanied by a thick black overcoat with white outlines. Aetos took care to maintain his black dress shoes & pants, Aetos additionally likes to wear a bowler hat to compliment his attire, as well as carrying around a wooden cane, despite not needing a reason to have it, opting to carry it for aesthetic choices.

## History (1,043 AC - 1,067 AC)

### Childhood (Age 1 - 13)

Aetos was born to Ethos and Eris Asulon in 1,043 AC, being showered with affection and care, and was nurtured in a warming environment. Growing up Aetos's parents proved to inspire him, as Eris was an accomplished song-writer, and his father was a phenomenal cook. Looking up to his parents, Aetos started a hobby of his own, painting, which at first were of considerably low-quality, but with such exemplary role models, he persisted onward, expressing his creativity and imagination upon his medium.

### Adolescence (Age 13 - 20)

By the time Aetos was a teenager his skills had vastly improved and he had began to even sell a portion of his paintings for some money, soon though he would reach a period of stagnation in which he couldn't improve, he felt as though he couldn't improve, until one day, he met an adventurer, and the man's stories opened his eyes and heart, Aetos realized what he wanted to do. Aetos packed his things, said his goodbye to his family, and began his journey.

Aetos would travel much of this region, seeing such incredulous sights, and soon after this, Aetos began to understand both himself and his art more, growing as both a painter and a person. Aetos would paint one of his first exceptional pieces of work upon his viewing of Rhazka's Cliff, creating a piece that he couldn't part with, framing it in his home upon his return. His art began to gain him recognition in his home town, people began to view him as a man with legitimate talent. For quite some time Aetos would repeat this same pattern of taking small trips out of town and returning with a new-found appreciation of the world. Soon his dream had began to take shape, he began to develop connections with separate towns, and word of his art started to take root. During one of these trips out of his home town he came across a young woman, Lyra Tori, a quaint yet tall girl, Lyra was both an artist and a wonderfully kind person, soon their innate connection would prove to sway each others hearts, and after four years of companionship they married, soon having Haema Asulon, the first of three.

### Adulthood (20 - 24)

Raising a family with Lyra was a much different kind of challenge compared to art, it required a different kind of compassion and delicate nature, undoubtedly it was a daunting task at first, but gradually was becoming easier and easier. Having a family meant that adventuring wasn't much of an option anymore and he had to start providing for his family, thus he sold what paintings he had, and began work. Finding a job in a small store, Aetos began working there, and over time would come to discover how poor of a choice it was. Starting his new job he met a vindictive and verbally abusive man named John Aurk, his boss and his tormentor, John paid Aetos the bare minimum over his employment, despite the growing hatred Aetos developed for this man, it was both not in his nature, not was it plausible to attack him, for him to lose his job would put more hardship on his family.

While Lyra remained at home in order to watch over the children, Aetos would over time venture to find a new job, seeing as John only grew to become more unbearable. During his job search John caught wind of his endeavors and confronted Aetos, angry he cockily declared that no one else has a job opening as of current, talking down to him as a, "Lowly painter", in an attempt to remain calm Aetos walked away, wanting to avoid conflict, before exiting the store John tossed him a single gold coin.

Aetos would search for the following months in search of a job, yet failing to find any, he decided to gamble with some of his savings and take a long adventure to see if he could find valuables items he could sale. A month had passed and Aetos had stumbled upon a cave, wherein an old man resided, one who showed kindness to him, and imparted some of the wealth he had left over from his living among other people. Before parting ways they had a long discussion about life, but just as fast as it had began, it had ended, Aetos set off back towards his hometown, head held high, Aetos had obtained a new driving motivation.

Reinvigorated and newly inspired, Aetos would plan to develop skills for his next job, and perhaps begin to make a living that his family can enjoy. Finally arriving home earlier than what was expected, Aetos would be assaulted with the sight of his wife in bed with another man, with that man being John, the man he despised so much, a breaking point was reached at this time, all the bottled up anger and rage he felt towards that man came rushing out like a flood, and the damn broke. Aetos snapped, he lunged at John, and began to beat the man with all of his might, striking at him repeatedly, bloodied and bruised, Aetos would leave his home, visiting Rhazka's Cliff, and using the sight to calm himself.

Aetos decided he should try to resolve the issue by himself, but if he fails to do so, he would ask his parents for advice. Thus after a week of tireless toiling, he admitted to himself that he simply lacked a method to resolve the issue, so he began his trek home, Aetos spent a days time walking to his parents humble abode. Upon his arrival he found the door ajar, disregarding it at first, he walked in. A feeling that was completely alien to Aetos seeped from his being, despair, anger, sadness, overwhelming grief, sat before him was the eviscerated corpses that were once his parents, a suffocating and malicious dark aura enveloped him, and a sensation amassed inside of him, he tried to speak but none came, he tried to scream but he was left with only silence, he couldn't even cry, all these emotions flowing through him at once. Desolately, Aetos wandered his house, seeing various memorabilia left behind, until a tattered note, left affixed to a wall was spotted, slowly he walked towards the note, shakily taking it in his hands, reading silently, the letter detailed the actions of the killer, slowly he made his way down the paper, until reaching the end, "Signed, John".

Over a course of three days, Aetos shuffled his way back towards his home town, holding a cross he had collected from his home in his hands along the whole way, over the course of his walk an evil and dark aura amassed inside of him, finally he arrived at his home, quietly asked his wife where John was, who choked on her words, until squeaking out that he was currently looking after the store. Aetos quietly shuffled his way into town, walking down the street, people avoided him along his way, each fearful of the building malicious presence they felt emanating from this singular man. Aetos walked in and tossed himself onto a door frame, staring up he stared at John, who was smiling, Aetos stared for what seemed an eternity, until John broke out into a laughing fit. John would taunt Aetos, exclaiming that he lost last time because of his position, jeering that now he has no chance. Aetos slowly raised his hand, pointing the palm of it towards John, who soon ceased his laughter. Aetos hesitated, before a dark energy emanated from the whole of his hand, staring up towards John he locked eyes with him, an undying rage boiled behind those eyes, John's heart sank and before he could utter even a single syllable, Aetos with rage coating his voice hoarsely muttered, "I am death". Blood suddenly spurt out of John's noise, who quickly fell backwards, coughing all the while, John would be heard violently vomiting as Aetos shuffled into the streets, gradually increasing his footsteps thud, before walking in between an alleyway to rest.

Aetos remained on the streets for over a week, sitting silently, until he slowly walked back to his home. Upon his arrival Lyra was shocked at his sudden appearance, but that shock quickly turned to fear, as Aetos began to shuffle towards here, Haema stood next to her, a mere four years old, confused at the current events. Aetos rushed Lyra, pushing her to the ground, before starting to choke the life out of her, all the while internally conflicted, as his wife died, so did a part of him, a solemn tear rolled down his face, before he soon wiped it away, dragging the body to Rhazka's Cliff, tossing it off of its great height. As his wives' deceased body tumbled down the hill, a demented and manic smile stretched across his face, and his mind finally slipped, a monster had been bore into the world, a monster who sought nothing more than to tear all sentient life from this world, with the power he possessed, only he could do it in his eyes, it was his responsibility handed to him by fate.

## Story (February 16th, 1067 AC - June 6th, 1067 AC)

### Ancelot Arc

Aetos having left his home and abandoned his children, wandered the forest aimlessly for what seemed like months, eventually, Aetos entered a clearing, and spotted another man who is seemingly lost as well, apprehensive at first, they cautiously approached one another, conversing with the man, he comes to learn that his name is Grohl Ardicus, and he to is lost in the vast forest. Unaware of where they are at, Aetos decides to work with this man, even if only for a moment. Wandering the forest, they eventually smell smoke and cooked food, which they promptly stormed off towards, eventually coming across a lone elderly man sitting in a chair that resides on the porch of a humble cottage, nestled deep within Ancelot Forest. The man asks if they are lost, slowly rising to greet them, walking forward Grohl converses with the man, while Aetos remains silent. Inviting them inside, the man sits in a comfy looking chair, stirring a boiling pot over a dying flame, and soon leans away to grab a book on a countertop. Flipping through a few pages, he eventually lands on the one he is searching for, and from the pages he recites many strange words, before fire wizzes from his hand, reigniting the flame with new vigor.

Captivated by the sight, Aetos breaks his silence, asking what he did. The man shows him the book, offering it to him, explaining that for some time he has been able to cast the spells without the book. Aetos hesitantly accepts the gift, stepping outside for a moment to take in the environment and read the book. Aetos finds the environment captivating now that he is at rest, soon he decides to sit down and paint a scene of the forest, and upon its completion titling it "Rainy." The old man and Grohl step out from the cottage, taking note of the artwork Aetos made, giving him exceptional praise. The old man offers to show them the way to the nearby city, accepting they gather their belongings and make their way down a path.

* Summary: Encompasses Aetos Asulon and Grohl Ardicus' arrival at Ancelot, which focuses on the development of their position, wealth, connections, and only partially their power. Some important events in this arc include Aetos working under Talderth Highgleam, Aetos' encounter with Ubed Node, Aetos gaining ownership of a rundown tavern, Aetos' meeting with the king over his unique and powerful healing abilities, the development of a secure building in order to develop greater technology for profit, and his meeting with Citro Ostus.

## Abilities and Equipment

Aetos was a fearsome man, using his control over magic he was able to easily direct the flow of a battle using Disaster, a power that granted him control over life and death itself, which he used to kill his opponents. Alongside Disaster, Aetos developed and learned other magics as well, granting him a diverse set of abilities at his disposal.

### Magic

* (Innate)Disaster: An ability that grants the user complete control over life and death, by which the user can elevate or diminish the natural state of something. A slight scratch can develop into a sever wound, mild poisons become lethal toxins, and a small tumor can rapidly spread throughout the body.
	+ Techniques:
		- Advance: Lethality- The user points their finger towards a wound present on a target's body, quickly pointing their finger upward the wound worsens in some capacity.
		- Advance: Bless- The user places their palm on the location of a targets wound, green light emanates from their hand, upon pulling their hand back the minor wound is healed.
		- Advance: Regenerate- The user points their hands forward and a large green orb of liquid appears, this orb binds onto the surface, regenerating limbs or ridding the body of a severe wound.
		- Advance: Promote Life- The user places their hand on the earth below them, flowing mana beneath the surface, most life within a short distance of the user is elevated to a higher state.
		- Advance: Upgrade- The user swipes their hand through the air, leaving blue specks floating, these specks cling to the target, enhancing the targets capabilities permanently.
* Mana Charging: A basic ability employed by anyone with knowledge of magic that allows the user to recharge a certain amount of their mana.
	+ Techniques:
		- Charge- The user assumes a stance of choice and their energy radiates off of their body.
* Meatball: An intermediate power that allows its user to manipulate the biology of the target, allowing them to chance features such as physical appearance, biological physiology, and genetic information.
	+ Techniques:
		- Face Shift- The user places their hand over their face, changing one or more minor details, a gentle white hue emanates from their palm during this.
* Mana Vision: A basic ability used by many novice and higher mages to perceive mana to a greater level than with the naked eye.
	+ Techniques:
		- Mana Presence- The users eyes glow with a slight white hue, giving them the ability to perceive internal and external mana.
* Transposition: An ability that grants the user the ability to teleport.
	+ Techniques:
		- Snapback Teleport- The user clasps their hands together, light shines from their body, and with a rasp of wind the user teleports to a location they have visited at least once before.
* Gyl: A basic creation magic that allows the user to generate and manipulate a slime-like substance.
* Discus: Allows the user to generate disc-like projectiles with various properties.
* Court: Allows the user to summon various familiar pets to aid them.
* Tectonic: Allows the user to manipulate and generate sounds.
	+ Techniques:
		- Sonic Blast- The user throws their hand forward, unleashing a torrent of sound screeching through the air, stunning those who are caught in it.
* Animator: Allows the user to animate an inanimate object, giving it sentience, telepathic speech, and telekinetic movement.
* Filth: Allows the user to launch bolts of dense dust.
* Tyr Chain: Allows the user to release a deadly chain capable of slicing and dicing targets into pieces.
	+ Techniques:
		- Gigachain- The user does a wide swing with their hand, manifesting a giant chain from their palm, hurling it forward and eviscerating everything in their path.
* Rouge: Allows the user to hide certain elements or qualities of their person.
	+ Techniques:
		- Lone- The user puts their hand in front of them, pointing their finger upward, energy flows off from their fingertip, shielding them from any tracking or searching techniques.
* Doblé: Grants the user the ability to create clones from mana, which has a 10 on all stats. The user additionally has control over these clones, able to operate with them from long distances, being limited to 10 miles.
	+ Techniques:
		- Create: Simpuli- The user clasps their palms together, slamming them into the ground, placing a rune on the ground, moments later mana flows off of this runes surface, gradually forming into a human form, until shattering like glass revealing a perfect physical clone of its creator.
* Manifesto: Lets the user manifest a desired material by expending mana.
	+ Techniques:
		- Manifest- The user snaps their fingers, mana pulls from their body, forming into a cube, fragments of the mana slowly peel off from its surface, eventually revealing a cube of the desired material.
* Architect: Allows the user to create and manipulate structures.
	+ Techniques:
		- Architect Supreme- The user slams their fist into the ground, blasting mana beneath the surface, allowing for the complete manipulation of present structures within 10 kilometers.

### Spells

* Negate: A negation spell that allows the user to restrict a target from performing one action of their choosing.
	+ The user grasps the target, infusing them with mana set to manipulate their willpower for a singular action.
* Manifest Crystals: A spell that allows the user to manifest crystals from their mana.
	+ The user claps their hands together, projecting a sphere in the palm of their hands, throwing it out into the air, an amount of crystals proportionate to the mana expended to cast the spell.
* Dimensional Link Rings: A spell that creates 5 white rings that tailor themselves to the wearer's finger, anyone who wears these rings have the ability to telepathically communicate with others wearing the rings, as well as share mana, and teleport to another wearer's location.
	+ The user clenches their first, coating it in mana, which soon coalesces into rings on their fingers.
* Gold Petrification: A spell that allows the user to turn a target into solid gold.
	+ The user amasses mana in one of their hands, slamming it into the targets chest, if successful, the target will slowly begin turning into gold.
* Sage's Steel Net: A spell that manifests a large net made of mana infused steel.
	+ The user claps their hands together, interlocking their fingers, pulling them apart creates a bright shiny net, that soon solidifies into steel.
* Unnamed Possession Sealing Spell: A spell that seals a target within a desired item, trapping them for a set amount of days proportionate to the expended mana.
	+ The user points their index and middle finger at a target, specks of solid black mana float off from their fingers, the target soon after start to have similar specks of solid white mana flow around them, these specks gravitate towards each other, creating an anomalous void that pulls in the target who is soon condensed into a spherical orb uniquely tinged with properties that represent that captured target, the orb sharply rushes towards the designated object, infusing the spiritual and physical form of the target within the item. It should be noted that after sealing a target within an object, unique effects have been seen to be granted as a result, as well as a change in appearance from its original form.

### Sword Techniques

While only temporarily, Aetos wielded a fearsome blade, recognized as one of the most powerful swords in the world, the Yamato, with Aetos for a select amount of time being its owner, inheriting its skills along with it.

##### Iaijutsu

* Techniques:
	+ Instant Strike- The user remains completely still, hand on their weapon, and an open yet lowdown stance, once a target enters within 10 ft of the user, they strike, unleashing an absurdly fast blow.
	+ Long Strike- The user rushes forward, hands on their weapon, unsheathing it at the last second as they get within striking range of their target, slicing forward in a wide swing.
	+ Thunder Strike- The user leaps into the air, hands on their weapon, unsheathing it once they get within striking range of their target, then swinging with a mighty overhead strike.

### Equipment

Over time Aetos had acquired vast quantities of items, one of which include the Yamato, a fearsome blade once wielded by the most renowned swordsman in the world, Valien Ricket.

* (Artifact) Cane of Pacifism- A wooden cane with a symbol burn upon the tip of it, that is that of a hollowed out square, contained within a full square.
	+ Imbued in this cane is the Demon Commandment of Pacifism, a fearsome commandment that will kill anyone within a certain radius who takes another's life, robing them of their time, causing them to rapidly age and die.
* (Artifact) Cross of Piety- A wooden cross, inlaid with silver and gold, as well as is the conduit to the Demon Commandment of Piety. Burnt onto the midsection of the cross is a symbol of horns and 5 droplets.
	+ Imbued in this cross is the Demon Commandment of Piety, a commandment of prideful being, as any who turn their backs to the wielder in fear are turned into its obedient slave.
* (Artifact) Cross of Purity- A wooden cross with a sole sapphire contained in the top most length of it, additionally contained within this cross is the Demon Commandment of Purity. Burnt onto the midsection of the cross is a symbol of a half-circle with its center carved out, and a circle taking its place.
	+ Imbued in this cross is the Demon Commandment of Purity, a commandment that strikes down those who are impure with impurity, making all who conduct impure deeds within a certain radius afflicted by an illness.
* (Artifact) Cross of Repose- A wooden cross charred black as if burnt in a fire, contained within this cross is the Demon Commandment of Repose. Rustically painted onto the midsection of the cross in white paint is a symbol that is an exaggerated question mark with a sharp marking above it.
	+ Imbued in this cross is the Demon Commandment of Repose, a commandment that punishes all who fight without rest, as anyone who fights without rest will have their magic temporarily sealed away.
* (Artifact) Cross of Patience- A wooden cross, completely constructed of iron, and covered in red markings. Sealed within this cross is the Demon Commandment of Patience. Roughly carved into the midsection of the cross is a set of converging curved lines, resembling the beginning of a spiral almost.
* (Artifact) Yamato- A legendary sword solely at this point in history wielded by the equally legendary swordsman, Valien Rickert. The Yamato is capable of cutting anything in the known world, defying fate itself with its unfathomable sharpness. The Yamato has the appearance of a katana, with blue bindings on its handle, an impossibly silver colored blade, with a golden capped hilt.

### Skills

* Proficient Painter: Aetos is a fairly proficient painter, having painting many portraits of various landscape, being partial to geographical hotspots.

### Power Level

Aetos has been seen at many stages of power, gradually having increased to his Pre-Deka fusion level, soon after however reaching further into the realm of power magnitudes greater than before.

Pre-Deka Fusion

Post-Deka Fusion