Delora Styx

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**Delora Styx** is a female divine who resides in Riyon, she is the god of hatred and rules over the nation of Agrona. She serves as a minor character in MC lore and is currently allied with Srijan and Josie in the war.

## Appearance

Delora has extremely pale skin, making her appear almost undead at times. Her hair is long, falling to her mid back and colored a jet black. Her eyes are silvery white, and often appear unfocused or even disinterested. She commonly wears a blank expression and little makeup, often only mascara. Her attire typically consists of a black, sleeveless dress with what appears to be burn marks accented the top and the ends. Atop her head she wears a long, layered and opaque veil. She uses this to hide the left half of her face, which is severely burnt. The veil itself has a few holes burnt into it that emit a constant subtle smoke. Delora commonly stands alone during social gatherings and observes those around her. It's been noted by Alastor that she smells strongly of smoke and burnt fabric. High on her right arm, she wears a gold armband that crosses over itself, the only accent piece found on her person.

## Personality

Delora is reserved and blunt, she dislikes mincing her words and is not afraid to say things that others may find insulting. She seems to enjoy conflict and chaos, and is constantly at odds with Reizo. She's difficult to get along with not because of her ideals but simply because of how she treats others. She does not seem to care what others think of her, and enjoys making enemies. Despite this, she doesn't go out of her way to make others hate her, she simply trusts in her personality to earn the hatred of others. When necessary, she is able to work together with those around her to dispell a threat. Delora is responsible for the creation and dispatch of bloodhounds, which she takes great pride in and treats them similar to her own family.

## Biography

Delora was one of the later gods to be created, she was born out of conflict and the hatred that arose from the sides. She thrived off of this energy, and arrived in Riyon under Reizo's watchful eye. He greeted her and helped take care of her, though ultimately became her primary caretaker as he was determined to ensure that she caused no trouble for the rest of the gods. Even as a child she seemed determined to earn the hatred and distrust of those around her. She would go out of her way to irritate those around her before taunting them and ensuring that a gap was formed between her and the rest of the gods. They despised her for ages and attempted to banish or exile her several times, though all of these attempts failed due to the fact that they were never able to pin her for any crimes. In reality, Delora was quite harmless, only putting up a front to see those around her begin to despise her.

Their attitude toward her shifted once she grew older and began conserving her energy, rather than going out of her way to anger everyone as she did in her childhood, she grew more reserved and began speaking bluntly and calmly. This gave the gods around her more reason to tolerate her and less reason to interact with her. She was cold and distant, and no one was willing to take the time to try to get to know her. She would inevitably end up pointing out a flaw of theirs that they were self conscious about or simply making a degrading remark about someone or something they cared about. During meetings her opinion is typically disregarded despite it often being strategic and extremely valid.

Perhaps few hundred thousand years after she founded Agrona she met Akrosa. Akrosa was a lower ranked god who served on Reizo's council. Unlike his coworkers and the other leading deities of Riyon, he was able to push aside her remarks out of the desire to get to know her better. He truly believed that there was more to her than the scathing bites and remarks that the others knew her for. To her surprise, he was able to hold a conversation with her, and the two grew extremely close. Eventually, Akrosa asked her to be his girlfriend and the two began courting. He left Reizo's court shortly after to serve on her own and spend more time with her. Together, the two spent centuries working together to perfect a being that would listen only to the divine. Despite being mostly progressive, both of them detested the idea of mortals being involved in divine affairs. They created bloodhounds using both magic and science, and shortly after got married.

Together they had a child they named Alastor. Delora loves both Alastor and Akrosa, and despite being the god of hatred, is able to show them extreme affection and suffocating protectiveness. With her family and nation by her side, she works to support Riyon and the other gods whilst pursuing her own ambitions and hobbies.

## Abilities

* **Plauge** - This ability is relatively self explanatory. Using her abilities, Delora is able to fabricate any illness, disease or even make a new one to infect others. This ability also loosely refers to her ability to gain power from the hatred of those around her, regardless of if it's directed at her, although if it is, that enhances the effect.
* **Umbrakinesis** - This ability allows Delora to control shadows around her, using them to either strangle her opponents or simply create a place for her to sit when she gets tired.
* **Pyrokinesis** - This ability allows her to create and wield flame in battle. Her flame is white and does not hurt her.
* **Teleportation** - Like other divine, Delora is able to teleport interdimensionally and according to coordinates.

## Trivia

* Delora's name means "sorrows" (Delora) and "river of the underworld" (Styx)