Astral Trinity

* Human-Demon
* Formal
* Supreme God
* Demon Lord

> The cold, ruthless, ambitious, and calculating ruler of the Empire, the Supreme God. By His Holy Proclamation, the “fragmented existences” will be cleansed of impurities. Everything, and everyone, are pawns in his eternal game. He is more dangerous than he would lead you to realize.
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> ━Lore Description

**Astral Trinity** is the current Emperor of the Astral Empire and the Supreme God that ranks above all other gods. He is considered to be the God of Destruction, the God of Treachery, the God of Torment, the God of the Void, the God of War, but he is famous among mortal history for being the God of Magic, the God of Order, and the God of Eternity. He is also a member of the Demon Lord Council as the Demon Lord of Pride. He is the mastermind that organized the destruction of the realm of Celestia in his goal to obtain absolute power and started the War of the Gods that resulted in nearly three hundred years of war. Astral's scheming resulted in the oldest of the gods perishing, leaving him as the oldest survivor among the younger gods, but was considerably more knowledgeable than his elders. Astral Trinity shared a close friendship with the God of Death Hades, the original Dragon Emperor, and the original Spirit Queen. When the war began, Hades sided with Astral, while the other two stood against him. Hades was ultimately killed in the climax of the war, and Astral was forced to kill the Dragon Emperor and the Spirit Queen, much to his dismay, of which is a heavy burden he continues to carry even thousands of years after its end.

He is the founder of the Empire, acting as its Emperor and presiding god, worshiped by the Holy Church of the Supreme God alongside his subordinate gods, such as the Ancient God Abyss and the Five Great Seraphs as his messengers and angels. He is also the founding ancestor and head of the Trinity Family, having his direct children as pureblooded Trinity, aside from Caedus, created through a combination of alchemy and sorcery, whereas those descended after them are created through mortal means of reproduction. He was an alchemist and experimenter deep at heart, creating new life and improving existing life, such as assisting humanity in their myriad of weaknesses compared to the other races. However, he was also a warlord when necessary. He has a bitter hatred for the Presager, who he considers the only being who truly threatens his position and power.

## Personality

From the beginning, Astral Trinity seemed to lack empathy or remorse, which would only worsen throughout his eternal life. He was also an exceedingly cruel and ruthless individual who was cunning and manipulative when it came down to getting what he wanted or furthering his own goals. He has shown that he is more than willing to lie and deceive those around him on a whim, almost second nature, and would emotionally or mentally manipulate those around him with his sweet choice of words and illusions. To strangers, his exterior is that of a seemingly emotionless and unexpressive individual who is heavily committed to a linear approach, however, his exterior toward those who know him has seemingly been a carefree, childish, playful, and overly friendly person. But beneath his facade of arrogance and obliviousness, he is truly a dark and merciless person, who only seems to care about the end results, and being more than prepared to sacrifice even those closest to him to achieve that without a seconds hesitation. He held himself to a high standard, thinking more of himself than he thought of others, resulting in a borderline narcissistic personality where he sees himself as the essence of perfection and divinity. He was also extremely confident in his own abilities and power, sometimes utilizing his full strength even when in some situations he clearly doesn’t need to.

Astral was also extremely knowledgeable in many fields, both modern and ancient, and even in forgotten lore and history. He possessed an excellent memory, recalling even the smallest details from several thousand years ago without a problem. He was also the only god to remember the true reason and events that resulted in the cataclysmic War of the Gods. In addition to his extensive knowledge, he was well-versed in the arts of alchemy, synthesizing magic items, and a wide range of other magical and mystical arts, due to his own boredom and imagination regarding alchemy. He was also one of the most powerful magic casters of the gods and demonstrated a rather mentor-like personality whenever he agreed to teach someone else the arts.

Beneath his darkness and selfishness though, he still has some hints of compassion and love left for those closest to him, such as his creations and family. While he would not defend them if he knew they could succeed, he was overprotective. When someone threatened or otherwise moved against something important or necessary to him, if he was pushed enough, he would become prone to irrational rage and anger. He also spoke rather cryptically at times, alluding to both a teasing attitude and some hidden meaning. He has also harbored deep guilt for being unable to protect those he cared for in the past during the War of the Gods and the Great War and has expressed his loneliness, to the point that he recreated those he lost in appearance to alleviate if only a little sadness.

Astral seemed particularly discriminatory against non-full human races, something which would reflect in the Empire’s culture of the enslavement and restrictive rights of those who were not fully human by birth. Though he allowed them to rise up the hierarchy, such as allowing them to join the Holy Church or other prestigious branches. When he expresses interest in an individual or item, he seemingly does whatever in his power to wrap it around his finger, and in a warped way, manipulates them psychologically to believe that he was the only person they ever needed. Astral also felt romantic attachment, albeit rarely, such as his relationship with the former spirit princess who birthed his son Caedus. However, he seemed to have a need for multiple women or men, rather than just one. However, the case in which he becomes romantically attached are far and between, and it’s overall considered he is simply incapable of expressing any attachment beyond being one of his pets and experiments. Astral seemed to particularly care for his experiments and creations made by his hand, such as how he treated his seraphs like pseudo-children, albeit still treating them cruelly when necessary.

Astral, finally, was rather sadistic as he found joy and pleasure from the physical, emotional, or psychological suffering of others, and seemed to be rather experienced in torture himself, having stated occasionally he “knows just when to stop” to prevent them from dying. He was also immoral and would apply his immorality during his torturing sessions, going as far as to violate or order the violation, of his prisoners in whatever fashion he desired. He also had no morals regarding how and what he used living people and beings in his experiments for and seemed to lack any care if they survived his tests or not.

## Powers and Abilities

### Physical Abilities

Astral possessed immense physical strength as expected for a god. However, he was not as strong as gods who were made for physical combat and was only able to hold himself in physical combat against beings like the Ancient God Abyss and the Presager if he enhanced himself with magic. Having received military training, he is knowledgeable in various forms of martial arts and hand-to-hand combat. Amongst all, he is a highly accomplished swordsman and melee-combatant among the gods, almost unchallenged in his swordsmanship, able to overwhelm the Ancient God and Presager should they enter a prolonged fight with precise strikes. He was commonly seen using one-handed swords and double-edged halberds, but also had proficiency in two-handed weapons. He was also a capable marksman when using magic guns but commonly utilized a pistol.

### Magical Abilities

Astral Trinity possessed an overwhelming amount of magical power and was considered to be far stronger in the magical arts than any other god or entity. He possessed enough raw power to overwhelm the Ancient God and even the Presager in a confrontation and to destroy Celestia itself. He was skilled enough to utilize magic with verbal and non-verbal incantations, and could even use it with a mere slight gesture. He could use all forms of magic, whether elemental, spiritual, ancient, all the way to forbidden spells and taboo thanks to his extensive knowledge. He had a particular trademark for artillery spells, being able to fire up to at least a hundred magic missiles at once in endless succession. Additionally, he seemed to use his magic for more alchemical purposes or solely for creating. While not many are able to notice, his magic had a rather aesthetic style to it.

#### Contracts and Divine Blessings

Astral Trinity, similar to any god, demon, spirit, and so on, was able to forge contracts with beings to grant them power or divine protection in exchange for something he considers of equal value: such as the mind, body, or soul among other things. He was even able to perform divine blessings to instill knowledge, wisdom, power, and a plethora of other benefits to those he judges worthy.

#### Magic Scent

As a magical entity, Astral Trinity left behind a trail of magic on those he comes into contact with, either physically or through a contract or blessing. As such, those who are affected by his “scent” usually find they either repel━or attract monsters and demons. While the scent of physical contact would wear off, those who forged a contract or were granted a blessing would be unable to rid themselves of the magic and normally had to wait for it to wear off, though this wasn’t always the case as certain contracts and blessings would leave behind a permanent scent.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Spirit Princess Liscia

The Spirit Princess Liscia was the first lover of Astral Trinity. Following centuries after the War of the Gods, she met Astral at an inter-mythological conference, along with other leaders, to discuss how the other mythologies and races would co-exist now that the balance itself has been disrupted and destroyed. The two were fond of each other after a supposedly difficult relationship as associates and independent leaders and eventually met in secret, without either the Empire’s leadership or the successor to the original Spirit Queen, the current Spirit King aware of either’s relationship. Their relationship extended from mere secrecy to a more intimate and sexual relationship, which ended in her pregnancy and the birth of Caedus Trinity, the later crown prince of the Empire. However, Liscia ultimately was killed in the second war against a faction of Dark Gods that survived the War of the Gods. Astral, having felt guilty for being unable to intervene quick enough to prevent her death, reacted impulsively and on instinct, butchering the faction of Dark Gods and their followers. Her death is one he still heavily criticizes himself for,  ultimately leading to his downward spiral into a less emotional personality, and is one of the reasons he seeks to pursue a new order with only his Empire at the center to prevent more unnecessary war and death.