Seraph

> "Don't pity me. The things I've done, the lives I've taken... Your emotions are wasted on someone like myself."
>
> - Seraph

The Elytrian within the Cage. A scorned soul, and, a criminal.

### **Appearance**

No matter how many times the reincarnation process occurs, Seraph takes the form of a young man with red hair and purple eyes. His pale skin being one of his most noticeable qualities alongside his androgynous features. He has two forms that he can take, one of which requires his wings to be freed.

The first is his most used, a young seemingly unassuming male with long red hair and purple eyes that wears a furred coat, his soft features and kind disposition often being used to slowly ease his way into the favour of others. A playful black and gold mask hangs on the side of his head, jostling around as he moves.

The second is the form he takes during combat, he doesn't change much apart from his attire which becomes a black militaristic uniform that he wears for as long as he is required to fight. In this form, his wings are completely free, allowing him to fight and do combat as much as he wishes.

### **Personality**

Seraph is a calm individual despite his overly excitable personality when he is visited within his cage. Every single one of his actions are taken with a single thought process in mind, maximising the usage of everyone and everything within his vicinity. This heavy disposition between personalities has lead few to believe he has a condition known as DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) when in actuality, it's merely him wearing a mask based on what people would rather see instead of what they should be seeing.

When in combat, the side of him focused on using his pieces comes forth harder than ever, everything must move perfectly for him, he must take into account every little detail and process it in a way that results in victory no matter what. This side of him was the reason his group within the End War had lasted so long before they were taken down by the Light. He had always been one step ahead.

## ***Lore Biography/History***

### **The End War**

Six hundred years ago, Seraph was one of the few men put in charge of regiments within the Elytrian Army. A pureblood who led his men spectacularly, fighting tooth and nail to free his people, he did so without rest, training himself and his men ruthlessly so his kind would finally be able to have a home.

This however, did not last. One night, his tired mind began to hear whispers. An alluring voice promising him power and protection of his people seeped into his very soul, corrupting him and sending him into a rage. He slaughtered all of those who went against him and spared the few within his regiment that decided to stick by their commander.

Under the rule of the Enderdragon, he fought against his own people, killing those of the Light and aiding those of the Darkness. It all came to and end, when the Light won and clipped not only his wings, but the wings of his men. He claimed that he had forced them to fight, threatening their families to coerce them into complying, lightening their sentences, allowing them to be free men while he would rot.

### **Punishment**

Punishment however had not been swift. His age and weakness within his airborne prison has slowly, over time, killed him. Instead of fading into nothingness however, to spite him after his failure, the Enderdragon had cursed the man that it had forced under its control.

He did not fade, he returned. Younger, yet with his memories fresh within his mind, living a new life with a new family. He grew from a child until he was old enough to leave his family and made his way back to the capital, there he contacted the guards and handed himself over once more. None believed him, yet when he went into impossible detail about his actions and listed the names of those he killed, he was never questioned again.

As such, the harsh cycle of reincarnating and once more having his wings clipped while he rots away continues to this very day, a cycle six hundred years in the making.

## Trivia

* Seraph despite reincarnating will always be an Elytrian no matter the race of his parents.
* A law has passed for any families that realise he is their child, to hand him over when he comes of age.
* Seraph constantly keeps written logs of the events of his life up until every death within his Cage, allowing him to read and remind himself of his actions.
* Seraph's looks are borrowed from Rimuru (Slime Datte ken) except his hair is red, eyes are purple and his mask is black with gold lines.