Dark One

The Dark One is the title given to beings to are chosen by Azathoth to be able to manipulate the Darkness. Those who are titled the Dark One are the only ones able to manipulate the Darkness and because of this, they are the most powerful and dangerous of the Serpopards. Dark Ones have the same power level of Angels, and are their true antithesis as Multiversal Entities.

*The Dark One is based on the Prophecy of the Hybrid from Steven Moffat's run of* Doctor Who *as well as The Lich from Pendleton Ward's* Adventure Time*. The concept as a whole is based on the Darkness from Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz's* Once Upon a Time*.*

## History

### First Dark One

#### God of Darkness

Before the birth of the first Universes, there were deities created by the Cosmic Entities. Once such deity was the Ogdoad embodiment of darkness, Apophis who was chosen by the Entity to be the first Serpopard and the Dark One. The Dark One is the only entity able to control the Darkness, other than Azathoth themselves.

#### Separation of Light and Dark

Apophis immediately attempted to use the Darkness to take on his immediate threat, the Ogdoad, and return the Multiverse to that of pure nothingness. However, Amun-Ra and the Ogdoad managed to overpower the Dark One and banish him to the Shadow Realm, ruining his plan and allowing the Multiverse to continue to flourish.

#### Fall of the Rainbow Dimension

Eventually, Apophis broke free form the Shadow Realm and continued his crusade. He traveled to the Rainbow Dimension, the Heart of Yggdrasil, with the hopes of spreading his Dark power through the World Tree and to the whole Universe. With the Darkness, he shredded the Rainbow Dimension to crystalline shreds. The destruction quickly spread across the whole dimension and snaked its way to others through the Bifröst. Yggdrasill notices this and detaches the Rainbow Dimension form the rest of the realms, isolating Apophis' Darkness. Before it is too late, the Sun God, Amun-Ra, stormed into the realm and pushed Apophis out of it and into a Wormhole leading to Earth, leaving the Darkness behind..es

#### Stripped of Power

On Earth, the Dark One Apophis and the Sun God Ra fought each other in a fiery and explosive battle. After accidentally burning down the Library of Alexandria, Ra used the rest of his power to burn away the Dark One power from Apophis and resending him to the Shadow Realm. Ra took the powers of the Dark One and kept it locked away safely in Heliopolis.

### Journey of Darkness

#### Hunted Down

The power of the Dark One radiated throughout the Multiverse, corrupting numerous other entities and turning them evil and destructive. One such entity was the Joulupukki formerly known as Rudolph who was mutated by the Darkness' influence into the monstrous kidnapper known as Krampus. Krampus rampaged across Europe and Russia, kidnapping and at times killing Terran children as he worked his way to Egypt to obtain the power of the Dark One.

Krampus was stopped by the Great Protector who was chosen as the Darkness' new thrall. Now known as the Dark Dragon, it continued where Krampus left off, attacking humans and creatures alike as it attempted to invade Heliopolis. Before the Dark Dragon could enter the Astral Plane, and take the powers of the Dark One, it was petrified by the Big Head named Stanley Ipkiss.

#### Green Catalyst Comet

With both Krampus and the Dark Dragon, Amun-Ra realized that it was not safe to leave the Dark One's powers on Earth. Set, the god of chaos, notices his concern and talks him into giving him the power. Set turns around and disguises himself as Ra to trick Horus, god of time, to take the power far away from Earth and into the past where it cant hurt anything. However, when Horus deposits the Dark One's power on a far away celestial body seventy million years in the past, he is arrested by the Crystal Guardians for having the Dark One's power, leaving said power behind.

The celestial body harboring the Dark One's power infused with the comet, making it the new Dark One. The Chicxulub comet made its way back to Earth where it collided with the Yucatán Peninsula in Puerto, Mexico. As a Catalyst Comet, the Chicxulub Dark One brought an agent of change with it, that change being death. The Green Catalyst Comet nearly wiped out all terrestrial life on the planet. At the source of the collision, the dark power seeped into the Earth, creating a cesspool of mutagenic toxic waste.

### Second Dark One

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## Powers and Weaknesses

### Powers

* **Darkness Manipulation:** The Darkness is the only thing in the Multiverse that can permanently destroy anything it touches with no way of bringing it back, truly deleting it from existence. The Dark One is the only being in the Multiverse, excluding the Entity, who can control the Darkness.
* **Ancestral Evocation:** *[To Be Expanded]*
	+ **Reincarnated Power Access:** *[To Be Expanded]*
* **Serpopard Physiology:** The Dark One is always its own creature first, Apophis was an Ogdoad and Karma was a Dark Elf, but once chosen by the Entity, they become filled and corrupted by Chaos Magic, changing them into a Serpopard
	+ **Reality Warping:** Like all Serpopards, the Dark One can manipulate reality. They are capable of spontaneous creation and destruction. With the Darkness they are also able to permanently destroy reality.
	+ **Levitation:** The Darkness is weightless and its wielders can use it to make themselves weightless as well. Although it works best in a vacuum, Dark Ones can manipulate their center gravity allowing them to float in the air.
	+ **Immortality:** The Dark One has the capacity to live forever, and cease aging after their choice of physical age
	+ **Invulnerability and Regeneration:** It is impossible to harm the Dark One by normal means. Even when they are hurt, their bodies are able to heal quicker than the damage can truly harm or kill them. The Dark One can regrow limbs, organs, and even their whole head when decapitated.
	+ **Enhanced Condition:** *[To Be Expanded]*
		- **Enhanced Speed:** *[To Be Expanded]*
		- **Enhanced Strength:** *[To Be Expanded]*
* **Psionic Negation:** The Dark One's mental and magical ability makes it extremely difficult for an individual to read or control their minds. However it is not impossible, it takes a lot of magic on the intrusion to break through to the Dark One's mind and it is a constant strain for that person to stay in their mind should the Dark One fight back
* **Shapeshifting:** *[To Be Expanded]*
* **Powers of the Current Dark One:** The Dark One is not a permanent choice, its chosen in succession. When a previous Dark One is no longer seen as worthy by the Entity, their power is removed and transferred to a new holder. The current Dark One is known as Karma, the Serpopard Embodiment of Entropy.
	+ **Precognition:** The Current Dark One can sense things that have not happened yet. Often used in combat to stay ahead of their opponent, they can also see far into the future and possible futures with the know how to manipulate others to achieve the future they want
	+ **Chronokinesis:** Along with being able to see the future, the Dark One can see all of time all at once. They are a master of time and can manipulate it as they see fit, even having dominion over the Temporal Plane. The current Dark One and freeze, rewind, fast-forward, and travel through time at will.
		- **Atemporality:** As a master of time, the current Dark One cannot be affected by temporal based abilities. Most notable of this power is their inability to be frozen in time when time is paused by others.
			* **Temporal Protection:** Whenever time is changed by others, the current Dark One not only senses when this happens bit is immune to all changes it may bring. They can remember all breaks and changes in all timelines.
	+ **Clairvoyance:** Karma can sense everything around them with such minute detail, it is impossible to trick, lie, or sneak up on them. In a sense, the current Dark One is completely omnipresent to their immediate surroundings
	+ **Flight:** With a combination of wing manifestation and magic, the current Dark One can fly indefinitely. Used in conjunction with their temporal manipulation and enhanced speed, the Dark One is one of the fastest entities in the Multiverse in flight.

### Former Powers

* **Umbrakinesis:** The previous intelligent Dark One, Apophis, was the Serpopard of Darkness, his enhanced abilities allowed him complete control over all things dark and shadows. He has dominion over the Shadow Realm, power over all Umbrums, and can snuff out any light in his immediate vicinity.
* **Portal Creation:** Apophis did not only encompass Darkness, but space as well. He was able to create blue rifts in space to traverse the Multiverse at will.
	+ **Dimensional Travel:** Despite having access to the whole Multiverse, Apophis predominantly used his Dark One powers to quickly teleport to different Dimensions.

### Weaknesses

* **Pure Light:** Light and Light Magic, specifically Celestial Magic are the only thing strong enough to damage a Dark One and reverse their magic. However, not even that can truly harm them or permanently destroy them.
* **Lucifractor:** The Lucifractor was designed by Amun-Ra to absorb and contain Darkness, Dark Energy, and Magic, all things that make the Dark One powerful and dangerous. As seen with Apophis, the Lucifractor is strong enough to weaken a Dark One too severely to fight back and will need time to regain their full power
* **Crystal Citadel:** Thanks to the special Light substance that makes up the blood of the Crystal Guardians, which is purified Darkness, the Crystal Citadel is the only place in the Multiverse that can hold the Dark One without risk of escape.
* **Neverland:** As the current Dark One's powers are time based and the Isle of the Lost and Forgotten exists where time stands still, the Dark One has issues using their powers on the island.
* **Staffs of the Dark One:** *[To Be Expanded]*

## Trivia

* Despite its namesake and inspiration, the **Dark One** and the Darkness has no connection to Rumplestilskin.
	+ However, the Collector, who is based on Rumplestilskin, does carry the Darkness inside her just like Dark Ones do in *"Once Upon a Time"*
		- The Darkness corrupts and empowers her, but she cannot control it since she is not the Dark One.
* There is only one Dark One at any given point in the entire Multiverse, making them a Multiversal Entity.

## External Links

* *See The Hybrid on The Doctor Who Wiki*
* *See The Lich on the Adventure Time Wiki*
* *See Catalyst Comets on the Adventure Time Wiki*
* *See Darkness on the Once Upon a Time Wiki*