Gabriel Arsene

"*It's time to end this little pissing match.*" — Gabriel Arsene, "Don't Fear the Reaper"

**Gabriel Arsene II** is an antagonist in *The Demon's Light*. He is the CEO of Alchemilia Corporation, a faction that has been under his family's control since its inception.

## Appearance

Gabriel is a tall and thin man with pale skin and a moderately athletic build. He has short, loosely combed white hair, and heavily-lidded gray eyes. Gabriel's nose and chin are thin and pointed, and his vision is poor; when necessary, he equips large, tinted glasses.

Generally, Gabriel wears light-colored business suits, colorful shirts, and elaborately-patterned ties.

## Personality

Gabriel Arsene is a charismatic, charming figure and talented scientist. He is a Machiavellian businessman who desires to uphold the legacy of his family and their power at any cost. Gabriel is prone to aggression and bursts of emotion.

## Biography

### Background

Gabriel Arsene II was born in the Remnant Rock facility's infirmary ward, off the coast of Port City. His father, Didier Arsene, cared deeply about the Arsene legacy and named Gabriel after the founder of the family's corporate dynasty. Growing up, Gabriel observed as his father managed the company, spending most of his life preparing for the day he'd be placed in charge. As Didier was distant during his upbringing, Gabriel found parental figures in his mother Helena and a company executive his father befriended, Wen Li.

Wen and Gabriel were very close during the latter's formative years, though Wen would eventually have a falling out with Didier and exit the company. Around this time, Gabriel began to act out and, becoming too much for his parents to handle, was sent to a military academy in Polswich. There, he met Baptiste Rousseau, who would later become one of his trusted executives, and received rudimentary combat and leadership education.

When he returned home, his father's health had already begun to fail. Gabriel, understanding that his future as the head of Alchemilia Corporation was imminent, began to fervently pursue education in various topics, becoming an accomplished polymath; throughout his life, Gabriel earned three doctorates and multiple lesser degrees.

At an event hosted at the Alchemilia Silivia headquarters, Gabriel met Elena Anoethite, a young journalist who he became romantically involved with. The duo separated after Elena began expecting a child, Gabriel being the one to break the relationship off.

Following Didier's death and Gabriel's ascension to CEO, Gabriel began to experiment with different methods of expanding the company's power. Among his most internally controversial undertakings was Project Voight, an effort to transform ordinary humans into genetically engineered tieflings. Growing frustrated and unsatisfied with the Global Union and its handling of the ongoing war, Gabriel proposed an alliance with the Sabaoth; Alchemilia had rediscovered the methods to create atomic weapons, a short-lived technology from prior to the war. These devastating weapons were to be given to the Sabaoth in exchange for peace — The demons and their allies would be wiped out, alongside any dissidents, and the Sabaoth would return to Eden, sparing mankind future conflict.

### Season One

After an employee brought Atticus Anoethite and his wounded cohorts to Alchemilia Gladea, Gabriel introduced himself and ordered their injuries treated. He took note of Chris Wellington, who he recognized as an android and Wellington Robotics creation. Desiring the complex technology within the android, as well as holding a personal stake in its acquisition due to his family's history with Wellington, Gabriel proposed a partnership with Chris; When Chris refused, he was forcefully detained.

Learning that the group of teenagers he had met earlier had witnessed experiments relating to Project Voight and stolen a laptop used in the project's development, Gabriel was briefed by John Fontaine and demanded the computer recovered. When the computer, as well as the teenagers, was unable to be recovered, Gabriel assumed it was successfully stolen and that the teenagers had fled into the nearby city of Silivia. Immediately, Alchemilia began a pursuit of the fugitives.

After the briefing, Gabriel returned to his business: Alongside an employee named Dexter Wellington, Gabriel once more urged Chris to willingly work alongside him. Though Chris remained unreceptive, Dexter proceeded with an analysis meant to shed light on Chris' unique programming. Gabriel exited the room for a conference with Abram Pavlovic, the mind behind Project Voight and Alchemilia's director of genetics.

Pavlovic gave Gabriel a rundown on the project's status, as well as the declining mental state of Officer Nabi, the source of the tiefling DNA used. Gabriel and Pavlovic debated whether or not the project would be necessary, with Gabriel suggesting that a line of androids based on Chris would render the artificial tieflings useless.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Gabriel, Dexter revealed that he was sympathetic to Chris' plight and the duo fled. Due to the ongoing circumstances, no search for Dexter was launched, though the operation to find the laptop and its thieves was expanded to include Chris. While the director of robotics, Baptiste Rousseau, personally requested to spearhead the operation, Gabriel had John Fontaine shadow him due to a lack of faith in Baptiste's capabilities.

His stress compounding over the situation, Gabriel was thrown for yet another loop when a service android informed him that information from Silivia suggested an imminent attack from the Sabaoth. He hastily had Nabi order Baptiste to stay put and defend the city, along with the various other Alchemilia employees stationed within. After the attack concluded, Gabriel participated in an address alongside Theo Rosington, the governor of Silivia, as well as his lieutenant governor. Gabriel denied the reports of his hunt for the fugitives and privately called off the search.

## Trivia

* Like his son, Gabriel Arsene is ambidextrous.