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Cepheus Ross

Cepheus, or Cece, is the only human on the FlyingDeath who is an actual member of the crew and not stored away as food. Before he was a pirate, Cepheus worked for a man who had the idiotic idea to try to visit hell and Cepheus ended up caught in his mess. Cepheus accidently ended up in Hell by falling into a portal and came face to face with its guardian, Cerberus, but instead of killing him she took a liking to him. She cursed him into with the power of her Hellhounds and Cepheus gained the ability to transform into one at will. In exchange for this power, Cepheus was ordered to send her souls, which is done by killing someone in his hellhound form. Not having much choice, Cepheus returned to earth and lived on his own until he met Jecht.

He is an ordinary human when not in his other form, except for faster healing, so the pirate tried to capture him for food. Cepheus wasn't about to become enslaved and fought back by transforming, but he still lost to the vampire. But Jecht was intrigued by Cepheus and captured him, then offered him a place on the crew despite not being a vampire. Cepheus only accepted because he felt that it would be easier to complete Cerberus' demands, but was not very happy at first about becoming a pirate. Jecht forbid anybody from drinking Cepheus' blood against his will, and in exchange for that safety, Cepheus had to give Jecht his blood whenever he wanted. It didn't take long for Cepheus to become friends with Jecht, who kept his promises to him and treated him well, and they developed a strange bond where Cepheus could tell when Jecht was in need of his blood. Like a loyal dog, Cepheus has become extremely loyal to Jecht and besides Trixxtal, could be considered his best friend.

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