[b]Name:[/b] Redden Mathews
[b]Age:[/b] 29
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Race:[/b] Human
[b]Appearance:[/b] In his normal human form he has short and tidy light brown hair that looks almost like a buzz cut. His face his square-ish in shape with a strong jaw line. His eyes are blue. 

However, certain (or possibly all) parts of his body can transform into that of a demon that has hard black skin with fire flickering between the cracks of the armor plates that make up the skin, looking similar to a bug's exoskeleton. He can also sprout long white horns toughly a foot in length, four black spikes running along his spine, demon wings, and a long, spindly tail with a spade on the end as demons stereotypically are represented as having on occasion. He also grows sharper teeth and his eyes shift to red in color. His hands are clawed and his feet look like that of a t-rex rather then a goat, having sharp talons. He's often behind a thin veil of heat deflection in the air.

[b]Personality:[/b] As a priest he often behaves noble and reserved but more in a completely neutral way rather then warm or friendly even if he does perform nice actions when the mood strikes him. He does so with a blank expression as if he's never really invested in anything. A lot of this neutrality is a fraud to keep his emotions (even positive ones) from getting the better of him and allowing the demon inside of him to take over...literally. If he wants the power boost that the demon provides then he begins to show much more emotion either in earnest or acting, the seven deadly sins corrupting far quicker then any other method. This is most commonly shown in his pride, wrath, and lust, which all come naturally enough for him. Pride is his most difficult to keep under control. He's extraordinarily talented for being able to use a demon in such a manner and he knows it. Only if the demon is very stubborn does he have to bring out all the stops in forcing him out, involving gluttony by massive eating binges, getting drunk while romancing every women he passes by, stealing things, etc. At this point the demon has no choice but to come to the surface, but most of the time Redden has him under his thumb enough to get him out much sooner. If he has the opposite trouble, on rare occasions struggling to keep him deep inside, he often exiles himself from the rest of society while he can get the matter sorted out.

[b][u]Abilities[/u][/b]

[b]Physical Abilities-[/b] He's like a very athletic human with a balance between strength and speed.
[b]Priesthood-[/b] In depth religious and exorcism knowledge. His knowledge on demons is so great, learned from his father, that he even found out how to control them once they "possess" him, although he ends up possessing them instead. He's the only known person with this technique because his father died trying it out simply because he lost focus at a crucial moment. Most people would back off knowing that their father died from this highly dangerous technique, but Redden pressed onward with even further determination after the accident.
[b]Intellect-[/b] Near genius IQ of 137. He was a prodigy in his field partially because of this.
[b]Combat Training-[/b] He's a master at hand-to-hand but can also use staffs, daggers, and crossbows quite effectively. He has some minor practice with a sword.

[b][u]Powers[/u][/b]

Normally he's considered at 0 corruption, meaning that he's in complete control but also only has powers of a human priest. He can allow the demon further and further out almost instantly, if willing, to increase corruption levels to gain more abilities. Most of the time the demon is willing because he thinks it may be his chance one of these days to break free of Redden's control, and also knows that it's hard to resist Redden's influence in forcing him out so often doesn't even bother now-a-days. The demon can resist for whatever reason, but the more emotions and 7 deadly sins that Redden exhibits the harder it is for him to do so. At 100% corruption then Redden has completely taken on the demon's form and the demon is in complete control. Redden still has most of the power in their unusual relationship up until around 80% but certainly feels the demon's influence the higher up he goes. He can lower it through focus. Some powers require high corruption, others low, others have this being irrelevant. 

[b]Demon Transformation-[/b] Steam appears on whatever body he wishes to transform and then a second later it happens all at once in a flash of fire and darkness. Transforming and corruption go hand in hand, you can't have one without the other, and is based on the amount of body doing the transforming using the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_body_surface_area]rule of 9's[/url] for easy reference. However, his wings, horns, and tail each count towards 5% on their own, so the rest most be proportionally reduced to adding up to a total of the remaining 85% (multiply all numbers in the adult chart by 85% to find out it's new value). Think of it like this; he starts out at 0% and wishes to sprout a tail. He can then inflict 5% corruption on his body and the tail will spring out just as desired. If he were to do it on an entire arm then it would increase corruption by 7.65%. 

His demon body parts can withstand forces the same as steel if it was twice as durable and can withstand fire and darkness related attacks to almost infinite levels. However, these parts are dangerously weak to holy/light magic. A transformed limb gains an extra ton (the actual measurement, not the vague exclamation) of strength in addition to the normal physical enhancements stated below. 

[b]Physical Enhancements-[/b] He can become up to 5 times more physically capable at the cost of 10% corruption. That equals out to a top speed of 110 miles an hour and a bench press of around a ton. Of course his endurance and durability increases to match his new capabilities.

[b]Instant Karma-[/b] For half a second he can surround himself in a glimmering veil of pulsing white energy. Any damage during this time also goes to whoever is responsible, but at half strength. For example, if someone punches him with 5,000 newtons of force in the chest then they will feel 2,500 newtons of force in the chest. He can only use this move once a day and can be at any corruption percentage.

[b]Telekinesis-[/b] Available at any corruption percentage. He can effect things with his mind up to a distance of 48 feet, although with less effectiveness the further out. That being said, at the furthest distance he could push a butterfly slightly off course, while at near touching distance closer he could slam into an elephant with enough force to knock it out cold. If he tries to grab onto something telekinetically then they can still squirm free as if he was physically holding them, so at further distances it would be easy for even a child to get away. He can also crush things rather then just hold them, but that's a given.

[b]Blessed Healing-[/b] A slow healing magic that uses little energy and is constantly active on his body if it's below 18% corruption. A papercut would heal completely within 30 seconds, so it's not that remarkable in physical damage healing. However, it's far more useful in dispelling poisons, curses, or other manners of evil trying to enter his body unwillingly. 

[b]Flight-[/b] His wings allow him to fly at 20% corruption or greater. He can reach speeds of 150 miles an hour.

[b]Sonic Tail-[/b] His tail can cut by vibrating at high speeds at 20% corruption or greater. 

[b]Flame Bolt-[/b] This can fire out of a hand that has a demon form at a rate of around once every second. It can travel at 60 miles an hour and goes out after 3 seconds if not catching something on fire. At 60% corruption the fire can take on explosive properties like grenades upon contact with something and go twice as fast.

[b]Flame Breath-[/b] He breaths out a steady stream of fire from a mouth that has demon corruption and his power can last as long as his breath. His flame breath doesn't get explosive after high enough corruption but does grow hotter and hotter.

[b]Incineration-[/b] Available only at 80% corruption or higher but is always active at that point. The air around him reaches the temperature of spontaneous combustion up to a distance of 8 feet away. 

[b][u]Equipment[/u][/b]

[b]Head:[/b] Nothing
[b]Body:[/b] [url=http://images.halloweencostumes.com/products/26551/1-1/deluxe-priest-costume.jpg]Priest Uniform[/url]
[b]Hands:[/b] White gloves
[b]Feet:[/b] Black dress shoes and white socks 
[b]Weapons:[/b] In his human form he carries with him 5 larger steel throwing daggers concealed underneath his robes and carries with him a [url=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2942107120_76602812bf.jpg]staff[/url] 7 feet tall.
[b]Items:[/b] He has 3 vials of holy water attached to his belt that can be injected into his bloodstream to revert him back to 0% corruption in only 3 seconds. Spraying/dumping onto this body at the site of demon transformation simply removes the corruption involved in that body part, so if he bathed himself entirely in it then it would have the same effect as an injection. A single vial might be able to splash around enough to get most of him.

[b][u]Bio[/u][/b]

His father was an extremely influential priest who taught Redden from a young age to follow in his footsteps. He even confided in him a technique only he knew but was frowned upon by the church; controlling demons. He claimed it was a righteous things to do and could even be used to free people from demon possession. Unfortunately his father took things too far and things got out of hand after all but inviting demons into his house, fully expecting to be able to control the demons completely. 

It didn't work. In the ensuing chaos he was possessed beyond control and killed his wife. Redden was able to throw holy water on him but it was only across the torso, not enough to free his father from demon control. Redden, however, took advantage of the opening of his father's soft torso and fatally stabbed him with a dagger. The demon tried to possess his sister at that point and make his escape, but Redden used the technique that his father failed in and caused it to possess him instead so that he could get it under his control. When the church found out what happened both he and his sister were excommunicated, and being orphans they now had no one to rely on. He was forced to become an adult far sooner then normal kids while living with an extra burden of a demon living inside of him. However, he didn't see it as a burden, but rather as a benefit. He had a demon to use as a slave, and he'd make sure that the demon was as miserable as possible like a beat dog who couldn't and wouldn't dare escape after he was done with him.

The demon was his possession, not a demon possessing him. When the church found out about the possession they tried to forcefully exercise him, but Redden managed to escape their grasp multiple times. It was only after they kidnapped his sister and used her as a hostage did he relent to their demands. However, this was all a ruse and they didn't really exercise him, only pretend to. What they wanted was to use him as a weapon against the demons in secret. The rest of the church could never know of their deeds in this matter.

Redden agreed to work with them because they still held his sister and it was what he wanted to do anyways, being able to smash in as many demon heads as possible while forcing a demon to do it. What fun, this ironic justice was. Eventually he mellowed out his personality to become neutral so that he wouldn't make the same mistake his father made, a change forced onto him after a close call left him almost completely corrupted and only stopped by priests dumping holy water all over him after tricking him into the ambush point.

His life has gotten relatively stable sense then, working priest duties by day and vengeful destruction of demons by night.