Ayre

### Alias

Drac, Dracula de buget, Schilodu', Satana, Împielițatul, Love of my life with dubious criminal choices

## Characteristics

### Skin

Pale

Ayre, the legendary figure whose name and title of 'Singularity' persisted throughout millennia before the current times, is a 10 000 year old Demon who is not as elusive as the tales make him out to be. Possessing vast amounts of knowledge, remarkable combat prowess, having a quiet and patient personality - albeit quite a strong and intimidating at times - he is an incredibly valuable addition to the group of the Ruby wielders.

## Physical Appearance

Ayre is, as described, able to turn heads even if "*dressed in nothing but a potato sack".* True to that claim, he is a handsome demon man, with much softer features than one would expect. Ayre has pale skin and long white hair, which contrasts with the two black horns on his head, black claws and striking red eyes. The crimson red mark on his forehead is a sign of his status as a Singularity as well as his connection to the Rubies. He ages somewhere around 10 000 years, although biologically he is around 5500 as a result of his recovery sleep in his pocket dimension. He stands at 2.57 meters tall and is lean, his height being accentuated even more by his horns and red feathered wings.

Ayre's voice is at the deeper side of the spectrum, while his preferences in clothing is simple yet elegant, usually wearing longer suits or tunics, made out of dark coloured and black fabrics. Leather and precious metals are part of his wear as well. He uses a lance as a weapon, yet his martial mastery might be much more extended.

As a peculiar trait, Ayre can shift into a spider form. It is an albino spider with a red mark on its head, its height reaching 2 meters.

## Personality & History

Singularity. Monster. Hero. King that was not meant to be. Traitor. All these names are merely assumptions over this living part of history. He had remarkably normal beginnings even if the circumstances were anything but ordinary.

Coming from a numerous family of 8 children, one would expect for him to be accustomed to becoming a part of the eccentric group, but he instead displayed reticence until he was - relatively forcefully - integrated between them, albeit the rift between him and the other is still palpable, even more so after the events of the group's reunion post Zophiel's rebirth.

In fact, he had been raised in secret by his mother and maternal grandparents. As the son of the king and a duchess, his connection to the outside Gods brought about great danger upon the little demon. Ayre may have spent his childhood in peace, but soon more and more issues and challenges appeared as he found himself at odds with society, even ending up imprisoned for various reasons. Shunned for his unique appearance and existence as a Singularity ever since his birth 10 000 years ago, he faced much ill-intent, but he had found common ground in the most unexpected of places - meeting Conah, an angel held as a prisoner of war, while incarcerated - having escaped with the latter. The two unexpected friends were as close as brothers would be, being inseparable for many years and even more so after their reunion.

At a point during his life in the demon realm, Ayre had become the heir to the throne, at which point he had been betrothed to Aya. Even if their relationship was more than dysfunctional, they both had to adhere to their duty.

It is unknown how he had come to hold of the position of the Crown Prince of the Demon realm, but what is known - to his detriment - is his heavy implication in the last Human-Demon war which concluded 5000 years ago. Ayre had actively participated in the war on the humans' side, endangering himself and his close ones. Whether his mother was still alive at that point is a mystery, but Conah, Lisaena, and even other Ruby bearers such as the Purple Dragon and suffered greatly for it. Although he was forbidden from participating in battles by the gods themselves, he was oftentimes in the middle of strategising and aiding on the front, yet he joined the battlefield as seen in a memory captured in the Dungeon of Yingchun Guo.

As his actions led to the war ending in the humans' favour, the realisation that he had been the one to bring such devastating loses to demon kind led to him being apprehended on his coronation and wedding day. His former bride-to-be had personally overseen his interrogation, although it yielded no results, Ayre refusing to give away anything. His punishment was horrifying, ending with his wings cut off as a capital insult. The subsequent torture had left Ayre on the brink of death. Trapped in his pocket dimension, he succumbed to the trauma inflicted on him and had entered a hibernation period that lasted until 501 years ago, the last spell he cast to attempt and save Lisaena's soul draining him of the much needed energy to save himself.

After his awakening, he used the river running through his pocket dimension to survey and entertain himself with the outside world. He was aware of the group's movement, Aya's continuous schemes, events and even the shifting tides of power in Lomia. After the uninterrupted quiet of his prison was broken with a crash - not figuratively - by Melithea, and coming to realise that she was his former friend's reincarnation, alongside the news that Conah was alive, he had joined the Ruby wielders again at Zophiel's offer for freedom. The details of their contract are still unknown.

Ayre had then followed to aid Chrono in training his magic powers - with whom he had grown close to - and plotted with the latter and Zophiel to bypass the elf's limitations and allow her access to the past Singularities' life-long knowledge - which came at the cost of her temporary death, as otherwise his death would affect the world irreversibly if their places were switched, and disdain from the others in their group. In the following moths, he kept watch both over Zophiel's lifeless body, showing heavy grief and regret for what he has done to his newfound friend, and over the members left behind, especially vigilantly over Melithea.

## Trivia

* Ayre may originate from *Éire*[1] , while its literal meaning varies between shingle beach, air, or even a type of song, but it is most possible to be of Irish origin.
* Ayre is a bookworm, and loves writing.
* Ayre has inherited a spider form from his father, its appearance being of an albino spider standing at 2 meters tall.
* He didn't know about sweets and dessert until recently.
* He is very wary of Zenid, his ancestor having a vital role in his imprisonment.
* He has three contracts, one of them being with Zophiel's father. Four if the latest agreement with Zophiel herself is added.
* If he were to cook for someone, he expects that individual to eat it right there without fussing.
* He has a venomous bite which is deadly - unless dosed carefully, in which case it can be used as an aphrodisiac.