Ebony the jackal (X)

> ‘WHAT DID THE THREE OF US EVER DO TO DESERVE THIS?! JUST BECAUSE WE WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME, YOU’RE GONNA MAKE US SUFFER FOREVER?!’ Ebony to Lord X after being told of how he treats his victims
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Ebony the jackal (X) is a victim of Lord X. Originally a normal jackal suffering a genetic disorder and trying to survive in Exodus, she was eventually found and demonized by Lord X

## Identity

### Nicknames

Ebs
XE (XV)
Thieving Bitch (Lord X)

### Aliases

XE
X

## World Info

### Realm

Exodus (Currently)
Illusia (Home Dimension, Former)

### Tormentor

Lord X (Original, Her Executor)
Exetior (currently)

## Personal Info

### Allies

Infinite (significant other)
Exetior
Xerval
Xarvel
Exstroyer
Gale (father)
Slaughter (somewhat)
Ebony (XV) (Sometimes)

### Enemies

Lord X (Tormentor)
Xstranged
Ebony (XV) (Most times)

### Powers

Regeneration
Demonic magic prowess
Hemokinesis
Pyrokinesis
Cryokinesis
Chaos powers
Enhanced void detection

### Goals

find a cure for her illness (succeeded via demonization)
escape Lord X (succeeded)
become a full demon (ongoing)
Protect her father from Lord X (ongoing)

## Appearance

Prior to demonization, Ebony was an anthropomorphic jackal with black fur. Unlike most jackals, however, instead of having white as a secondary colour, her fur and hair was a pale silver. She has a large bushy tail with a silvery tip with four tufts. Her eyes were green and she had a medium sized muzzle with fangs, an X shaped scar on her lip and cheek tufts. She had large ears and silvery dreadlocks and a messy fringe. She also had rib cage like markings and two stripes on each arm. Although those were usually hidden by her attire

For clothing, she wears a plain purple shirt with sleeves, which were ripped away upon demonization, dark grey pants, white gloves and scarf, and magenta and grey ankle boots with metal rings at the ankles. Upon demonization, the sleeves and pants would become ripped, the metal rings would become cracked and she lost her scarf. She also sometimes carries a magenta and dark grey backpack.

Upon demonization, her sclera became black and she developed heterochromia, with her right eye becoming blood red. In disgust at what she had become, she had taken to styling her fringe to cover up her red eye. As her self esteem increased however, she began revealing it again. Her dreadlocks, clothing and fringe became soaked in blood. Due to X’s branding, her left ear became torn, she lost a chunk of her tail and was given a large X shaped scar on her chest. The X shaped scar and tail, however, have since been healed by Exetior.

## Personality

Prior to demonization, Ebony was rather cheerful and upbeat. Having not seen many demons, she was rather intrigued by them, wanting to learn more. Despite her condition, she still enjoyed living for the most part but wanted to find a way to prolong her life. Due to her naivety, she believed a way out would be demonization, showing how, despite her interest in demons, she understood very little about how they worked.

This worldview of hers changed, however upon meeting her tormentor. While she had very little interaction with him prior to demonization, what interaction they did have and continued to have after would mould her personality after. Even when learning more about X, she still clung on to the hope that she would be able to defeat him and escape, despite her immense fear.

However, upon demonization, due to X’s influence, Ebony became more timid and neurotic. She developed a bad stammer and would cower before her tormentor whenever he was near. Her anxiety lead to desperation, which caused her to make desperate gambits to escape. However, these failed attempts resulted in punishment and would only serve to further her anxiety and make her more fearful. However, despite becoming more meek and timid, there are moments where her emotions do get the better of her, leading to angered outbursts. She is also somewhat of a pacifist. She is not above fighting but, despite what she tries to tell herself, or what her anger may lead her to believe, she is no killer and the idea of ending a life is something that she cannot go through with.

As a result of this, along with her dependency on others, Ebony has bad self esteem, viewing herself as worthless or a burden on others. Despite making progress, she is harsh on herself and believes her progress and whatever achievements she accomplishes are not enough. Despite the encouragement of Infinite and Exetior, with the latter saying that she does have potential, her anxiety causes her to push herself, to the point of fainting from blood loss during a training session and then trying to push herself back into training as soon as she woke up, despite not even being able to stand straight. This stems from a fear of others getting hurt while trying to protect her, and fear of not living up to the expectations of others. She’s extremely critical of her mistakes, even of unfortunate incidents that are ultimately out of her control, such as when Infinite got injured during missions involving genitors and her father getting kidnapped by Lord X. Most of these fears and criticisms come from the fact that she was self sufficient and independent before demonization. She hates having to rely on others due to not wanting to be a burden, a liability, and even just not knowing how to return the favour. Even when receiving help when escaping X, she does not believe that she deserved it, even suggesting that the person helping her should just leave her to X, knowing full well that he would kill her. When she did make her final bid to escape, she believed that she would be better off dead rather than being trapped with X for eternity. Even after that, she felt like Exetior shouldn’t have wasted his time on her, despite being grateful that he did save her, showing that she possibly suffers from suicidal thoughts

Due to the positive company she keeps with Infinite, and on occasion, the other tormentors, she has begun to come out of her shell and has become closer to how she was prior to being demonized. However, the trauma inflicted by Lord X has left permanent scars, physically and emotionally. However, she is beginning to come out on top, even though the thought of being returned to X is something that still terrifies her to this day.