Orochi Aedus

## Concept & Creation

The concept of Orochi Aedus derives from the pre-existing character, Aedus, created by **TheFlameofRulers** and is an alternate evil version residing as an inhabitant of the **Dark Multiverse** created by DC comics.

To explain the creation behind the character, one must first look at the concept of the original character portrayed. Aedus Kusanagi is dragon slayer mage inspired from the popular manga series "Fairy Tail". Characteristics are heavily adopted from the series such as the ability to eat flames, display feats of extraordinary capabilities with the use of magic, and even possessing the Dragon Force and Dragonization process.

With this in mind, it's time to talk about Orochi Aedus or Oros for short. As an evil version of the previously stated Aedus Kusanagi, Oros is the physical manifestation of Aedus' guilt and pain from the accumulative loss of loved ones. Inspired by a quote written by Alan Moore, author of The Batman: Killing Joke, "it takes one bad day to reduce the sanest of men to a state of lunacy (Paraphrased)." Harboring nothing but hate gave birth to a powerhouse hellbent on the mutual destruction of any and every one to ensure the world knew how it felt to grieve.

## Appearance

The Harbinger of Chaos is a dragon of enormous proportions having transcended from the constraints of his previous mortal body from the process of Dragonization long before his ascension to becoming the King of Dragon Rulers.

In his original dragon form, Aedus was a large dragon with obsidian scales with crimson markings adorning his hide however fell in comparison to his father-figure and mentor, Ranmyaku, who was well over 1900 cm. Since his devouring of the Yamata no Orochi and becoming one with the first king of Dragon rulers, Aedus has exponentially grown in size to compensate for the assimilation process as his new dragon form outshines the former at a gigantic 2000 cm.

Although his dragon form is large and quite powerful, Oros sees it as a means of sucking the joy out of things. Wishing to compete in battle still despite his ascension, Oros finds taking the form of his previous mortal form suits him battle for battle using his dragon form as a means of fast travel unless forced otherwise.

Through the use of shapeshifting, Oros can take the form of his human appearance possessing dark skin filled with melanin and black hair generally bundled together as dreads however he has been seen time and time opting to allow his hair to flow freely. Since his conquest for world domination, the Dragon of Madness has adorned himself with non-luxury clothes that can be changed on a whim with the further aid of shapeshifting; for the most part, Oros' attire consists of a sleeveless beige jacket whose collar is lined with fur, golden dragonic gauntlets with razor-sharp talons strapped onto his muscular arms, a red and hakama skirt fastened tightly to deep blue joggers, and black steel-toe boots. Secured tightly around his neck rest the skull of his former lover as a necklace as a token of remembrance.

## Biography

**The Dark Multiverse**

“Stop me if you've heard this one... worlds will live, worlds will die... but imagine if your every fear, each bad decision, gave birth to a malformed world of nightmare. A world that shouldn't exist. And desperate as it fights to survive in the light of the true multiverse far above... these worlds are doomed to rot apart, and die, because they are wrong at their core. Welcome to the Dark Multiverse. Home to stories that should never be... It's all one big cosmic joke, except no one on this side is laughing. ...well, almost no one…

Once upon a time, there lived a trio of friends, dragon slayers even, who had shared a common goal of protecting the world from the evil lurking in every corner however only one of these slayers in particular is the main focus of this story. Aedus Kusanagi, a once dependable ally and proud mage of the Kusanagi clan, has been through hell and back quite one too many times you see. Ever since his birth he has known nothing but pain, his father killed by their rival clan, the Yagami, mother perishing after childbirth due to the lack of medical studies at the time; this was always the norm for little ole “Aeddie here.” Eventually t,he young man would meet not just any dragon, but the leader of the Dragon Rulers who had ties to Aedus’ great g-eat g-andfather, Homura Kusanagi. This was only the beginning of both his journey and the absolute destruction of his life, amongst his journey he would encounter dark guilds trying to capture him, a deranged emperor experimenting on both his son and himself in the pursuit of power, evil monsters spawning from a continent dubbed as Hell on Earth, and Avatars of the sisters of sin; each ordeal came at the cost of someone dear to him, and despite these odds A,edus would seem to find a way to move forward with his life trying desperately to live for those who were now gone.

...However, down below, you see… it’s different. No one can seem to find happiness in this fucked up existence we call life here. Oh no. Quite the opposite, we know nothing but despair and resentment towards those living up above without the slightest clue we’re suffering down here in the dark. Most of these terrifying events occurred in his life, but the Aedus of this story actually happens to be the villain of this grand tale… the villain whose mentality had been warped by the madness of losing everyone around him left to rot in the corruption of his insanity having devoured a great evil to become a monster. What great evil you might ask? Can’t you hold your horses, I’m trying to tell a story here! People can’t sit still and appreciate suspense…

Now where was I, oh none of this should even be occurring don’t you get it! The world below is so twisted, each one created from the horrors and nightmares you all above us are so afraid of. Someone close, hell maybe even he dreamt of this monstrosity, ashamed of what he could become should he fall far from the deep end. Standing atop of a collapsing, dying world awaits an angry dragon watching as the remnants of its empire crumble as the fabric of his reality unravel at the seams. Why was it that his world was forsaken, his life destroyed? He believed taking over the world would inspire the people to come together to fight him, united, however regardless how well he planned for things to unfold the world could not flourish as it was contaminated and lacking a purpose to thrive. Looking towards murky skies, Aedus sees nothing but ruin, an amalgamation of space-time and dark-matter ripping ajar dimensions as the white light of nothing leaked through the cracks of existence. With his universe at death’s door ev,erything should have come to an end, yet from the splinter reedality a ,frail blue hand emerged offering shelter as well as a purpose… Don’t you just hate cliffhangers? Well don’t you fret, the story of this madness spreading dragon isn’t over yet. It’s only the beginning, the beginning of a Crisis at Zero Hour..."