Darius Acrux

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History

### Origins of an Academy Bully

A day after his early Awakening when he’s just 15 years old, he and Lance follow Lance’s sister, Clara, in order to figure out why she's acting off. They discover that his father along with Lance’s mother, Stella, are planning on using Clara as a bridge between Solaria and the Shadow Realm and that Lionel is also planning on making him marry Mildred. Lionel forces Orion to become his guardian and then they are forced to watch the ritual, but something goes wrong and Clara disappears.

### The Awakening

When he meets the twins he instantly acts arogant and mean. Later he and the other Heirs run into Darcy in the woods and use their combined powers to mess with her. When Max learns their true fears during a Siren Enchancment Lesson, they plan on using them against them in order to make them quit Zodiac Academy. Darius, Caleb and Max use compulsion on Tory the night of the dance to make her jump into the pool and then Max uses his water power to make the water on the top freeze so she can't get out. When Orion catches them, he saves Tory, and gives Darius, along with the other Heirs two weeks detention. Darius is so angry he storms out.

## Appearance

Darius is described as very tall (over 6’5) with extremely broad shoulders and stacked muscles. His hair is jet black and just long enough so that it shadows his eyes. He has many tattoos across his body. One of his tattoos is a Libra mark, which binds him to Lance Orion, his guardian.

In book six, Fated Throne, Gabriel Nox tells Darius that he had a vision of his next tattoo. The tattoo says “it’s only her “ with the Gemini and Leo constellations followed by some pretty complex, interlocking lines and triangles of a geometric design that charters the patterns of the moon and starts the night Tory said no to the Elysian bond.

## Personality

In the first few books Darius is described as being an extreme asshole, bullying the Vega Twins from their first moments in Solaria and having an air of superiority when it came to students with lower power levels or more common orders. However, this seems just to be the mask he shows the world and when he’s with his friends we are shown a whole different side of him, one that cares for the people of Solaria and those he loves.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Lionel Acrux

Darius has a very bad relationship with his father. His father is distant and has been abusing him since he was a child. He was never shown love and in Origins of an Academy Bully Darius mentions that the only time his father showed him something close to affection was when Darius first turned into his Dragon form and Lionel caressed his golden scales.

#### Catalina Acrux

His relationship with his mother is strained. He views her as a lifeless doll who only cares to look pretty next to his father.

### Romantic

#### Marguerite Helebor

In The Awakening we see Darius in a relationship with Marguerite, a member of Ignis house. It’s clear that Darius has no interest in her beyond the physical, and he eventually gets sick of even that. Marguerite on the other hand seems to believe that her and Darius are in love. Darius eventually dumps her and when Marguerite finds out that him and Tory are star crossed she goes ballistic.

### Friends

#### Lance Orion

Darius was very close with Orion despite the six year age gap. They were more like brothers rather than friends. He missed his presence while Orion was away at Zodiac Academy.

In Origins of an Academy Bully, after his father forced Lance to become his Guardian their bond becomes even stronger.