CJ

> I-uhh. OH. You have won my head, yes, but you have no right to my neck, and thus cannot slice it
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> -Clark Julius La Demence, Sy.N.A.T, Chapter 14: The Heir of Hipponax

Clark Julius La Demence, often referred to as CJ, is one of the 3 protagonists and 6 main characters of the main Sy.N.A.T trilogy.

CJ another one of the high schoolers thrown into another world by a car accident. Is close friends with Alex and Cat and is implied to have been in a relationship with Kevin and is currently in a romantic partnership with Argent.

## Appearance

During Sy.N.A.T and Sy.N.A.T In Chaos up until Chapter 26: The Return of The Savior, CJ has wavy dark brown hair after which he has mostly straight white hair. Initially, until Sy.N.A.T, Chapter 2: Fraternity of Blood, he wears a black hoody along with his glasses and a black and grey striped scarf, after which he keeps the scarf and glasses now wearing some of Argent's dark robes until Sy.N.A.T, Chapter 23: Hubris of Holliday, were stops wearing the scarf and gets spare robes again from Argent this time with a white underlayer which came to a point just above his ankles and an outer layer which is mostly black with white trim, still keeping hus glasses. During his time as Elias he wears typical 1960s male clothes along with a brown trench coat. After his return to being CJ he then wears all white robes still with glasses.

## Personality

> “Listen, when we catch The Assassin King, don’t kill him,” CJ demands.
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> “Why?” I ask, *isn’t CJ the one who wants him dead*?
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> “I want to make him suffer as I have, as Kevin has. I’m gonna find out who he cares about, and before I rip out his goddamn throat, I’m gonna make him watch them all suffer the same fate Kevin had."
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CJ towards the beggining of the story is generally a very thoughtful and intelligent person who will occasionally make odd comments or suggestion hinting at his true nature e.g., Sy.N.A.T, Chapter 3: An Amaryllis by any Other Name, “Like torture her?” Further along in his character arc CJ becomes somewhat more unhinged, but still retaining most of his cold and calculating personality e.g., Sy.N.A.T, Chapter 23: Hubris of Holliday, "“Please absolve yourself, let me go to hell,” Kevin comments, not looking up from his constantly blood-stained mask.
“I’m trying,” I mutter, getting up to use the restroom to avoid this specter, if just for a moment. I splash water from the sink on my face and look in the mirror, only to see my own reflection replaced by Kevin looking back at me." Later CJ ends up being completely removed from his previous calculating personality instead becoming dependent on drugs to satiate himself and holding much more extremist convictions than he did. He ends up distanced from reality and begins following absurd convictions such as his own godhood and the nonexistence of others e.g., Sy.N.A.T In Chaos, Chapter 25: Requiem for Nobody (God bless his heart)/Apotheosis, "My name is Clark Julius La Demence, and I am the one true emissary of God in this world. With this action, I shall achieve apotheosis." He is simultaneously extremely arrogant and self pitting.

## Relationships

### Argent

> “I am not the avatar of god, I am not the messiah, and I am not holy… I-I am a trickster… and a cheat. I lied to you—I lied, and I have been for, what, a year? And I’m… I’m sorry,” I begin to sob.
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CJ's relationship with Argent starts when CJ wakes up in the Tirentod church after being knocked unconscious during the fight with an assassin, where CJ convinces Argent that he is the messiah for convivence kicking off their relationship. From there the two begin to genuinely form a bond between one another. By the end of Sy.N.A.T their relationship is made very clear as a romantic one during Chapter 35: The Zealot and The China shop Bull, were they share their first kiss. Later CJ feels severe guilt over his deception of Argent and confesses that he was lying about being the messiah which Argent says he was already aware of accepting CJ regardless.

## Abilities

### Synat:

#### Glass Ego:

Glass ego allows CJ to make himself popular and charm crowds as well as allowing him to make himself see-through or make objects fragile as glass. His greatest ability allows him to make everyone hate one target, including the target themself. It also allows him to become invisible. He can also change his people perceive his appearance.

### Other:

#### Alchemy:

CJ primarily uses alchemy in order to create homunculi; however he does possess knowledge of basic alchemy such transmutation, notably his prosthetic is equipped with a dial based transmutation circle with the intent of being able to do basic transmutations during combat. His homunculi are so advanced that he's able to create homunculi that are not aware that they are homunculi such as Elias.