[hider=Dr. Wells • Forsaken Zeno][color=6699cc] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/HeWLhHG.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/035lOOa.png?1[/img] [sub][b]FC[/b]; Matthew Grey Gubler | DC; [color=9966cc]Amethyst[/color][/sub][/center] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Occupation[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Main Physicisan and caregiver at Lifesaver Medical Clinic in Brooklyn, New York City, New York[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Loyalty[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Dominic's loyalty is to none of the Royal Families. His loyalty is with those unaffiliated. He treats human and vampires alike who do not side with any of the three families and he looks out for them.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Aspirations[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]"I just want to help people and not be bothered by certain people of my family."[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Philosophy[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]"Hearts, not parts."[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Fears[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]There is a certain paranoia that Dominic always had when it comes to his family. He may harbor some residual feelings of love for them, his ire for them is much higher than compassion. Aside from a choice few, he still very much hates them, but that is not where his true fear resides. Of course, he's always paranoid that his family will reel him back into the fold, but it is the bloodlust that he knows exists in his family's DNA that makes Dominic truly afraid of himself. And it is truly terrible how rapid the Zeno Bloodlust is. Dominic rarely felt it but it has always been in the back of his mind, thus he always does as much good so the bad doesn't come to the surface. Despite everything he might do, however, he knows it is there...[/indent] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/035lOOa.png?1[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/H0FjheJ.png[/img] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgT9zGkiLig][sub][color=9966cc]Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes[/color] [color=forestgreen]—[/color] [color=6699cc][b]Drive[/b] [i]by[/i] [b]Incubus[/b][/color][/sub][/url] [img]https://i.imgur.com/035lOOa.png?1[/img] [/center] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Appearance[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Throughout the years, Dom has put on maybe a year or two of physical age onto his slowly aging body, he still has retained not only the youthful appearance of a twenty-eight-year-old vampire, but he also has forever retained his lanky figure. Being a man who stands roughly around six feet and two inches, Dominic, despite how he was put through rigorous training regimens during his time in the army and works out daily, he has not gained a single ounce of muscle past what his vampire body would allow. Maybe this is due to the limited amount of blood he intakes, but nevertheless, for over ninety years, Dominic is a lanky vampire. But, that doesn’t mean he can’t look fashionable, right? Truth be told, Dominic does fashion himself a bit on the quirky side. It doesn’t matter if he has normal dark brown hair and lighter brown eyes or even a job in which he helps people, his fashion sense is something close to odd and colorful. He has never shied away from displaying his colorful personality in his clothes. Whether it’s mismatched socks, tye-dye shirts, and sweaters, pants of plaid and flannel, or shoes with the pansexual flag colors on it, Dominic is someone with just enough bizarre tastes to pass as reasonably weird. He also really enjoys ear, neck, and wrist accessories.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Personality[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [center][b][sub][color=#9966CC]C[/color][color=#9766CA]o[/color][color=#9667C8]m[/color][color=#9467C6]p[/color][color=#9368C4]a[/color][color=#9168C2]s[/color][color=#9069C0]s[/color][color=#8E6ABE]i[/color][color=#8D6ABC]o[/color][color=#8C6BBA]n[/color][color=#8A6BB8]a[/color][color=#896CB6]t[/color][color=#876DB4]e[/color] [color=#846EB0]+[/color] [color=#826FAD]U[/color][color=#8070AB]n[/color][color=#7F70A9]d[/color][color=#7D71A7]e[/color][color=#7C71A5]r[/color][color=#7A72A3]s[/color][color=#7973A1]t[/color][color=#77739F]a[/color][color=#76749D]n[/color][color=#75749B]d[/color][color=#737599]i[/color][color=#727697]n[/color][color=#707695]g[/color] [color=#6D7791]+[/color] [color=#6B798E]S[/color][color=#69798C]y[/color][color=#687A8A]m[/color][color=#667A88]p[/color][color=#657B86]a[/color][color=#637C84]t[/color][color=#627C82]h[/color][color=#607D80]e[/color][color=#5F7D7E]t[/color][color=#5E7E7C]i[/color][color=#5C7F7A]c[/color] [color=#598076]+[/color] [color=#568172]H[/color][color=#558270]o[/color][color=#54826F]n[/color][color=#52836D]o[/color][color=#51836B]r[/color][color=#4F8469]a[/color][color=#4E8567]b[/color][color=#4C8565]l[/color][color=#4B8663]e[/color] [color=#48875F]+[/color] [color=#45885B]P[/color][color=#448959]o[/color][color=#428957]s[/color][color=#418A55]i[/color][color=#3F8B53]t[/color][color=#3E8B51]i[/color][color=#3D8C50]v[/color][color=#3B8C4E]e[/color][color=#3A8D4C]l[/color][color=#388E4A]y[/color] [color=#358F46]P[/color][color=#348F44]r[/color][color=#329042]o[/color][color=#319140]u[/color][color=#30913E]d[/color] [color=#2D923A]+[/color] [color=#2A9436]L[/color][color=#289434]o[/color][color=#279532]v[/color][color=#269531]i[/color][color=#269632]n[/color][color=#279634]g[/color] [color=#299638]+[/color] [color=#2A963C]E[/color][color=#2B963E]m[/color][color=#2C9640]o[/color][color=#2D9642]t[/color][color=#2D9644]i[/color][color=#2E9646]o[/color][color=#2F9648]n[/color][color=#30964A]a[/color][color=#31964C]l[/color][color=#31964E]l[/color][color=#329650]y[/color] [color=#349653]U[/color][color=#359655]n[/color][color=#359657]p[/color][color=#369659]r[/color][color=#37965B]e[/color][color=#38965D]d[/color][color=#39965F]i[/color][color=#399661]c[/color][color=#3A9663]t[/color][color=#3B9765]a[/color][color=#3C9767]b[/color][color=#3D9769]l[/color][color=#3D976B]e[/color] [color=#3F976F]+[/color] [color=#419772]M[/color][color=#419774]a[/color][color=#429776]n[/color][color=#439778]i[/color][color=#44977A]c[/color] [color=#45977E]+[/color] [color=#479782]D[/color][color=#489784]e[/color][color=#499786]s[/color][color=#499788]p[/color][color=#4A978A]e[/color][color=#4B978C]r[/color][color=#4C978E]a[/color][color=#4D978F]t[/color][color=#4D9791]e[/color] [color=#4F9795]+[/color] [color=#519899]P[/color][color=#51989B]r[/color][color=#52989D]o[/color][color=#53989F]n[/color][color=#5498A1]e[/color] [color=#5598A5]t[/color][color=#5698A7]o[/color] [color=#5898AB]V[/color][color=#5998AD]a[/color][color=#5998AE]m[/color][color=#5A98B0]p[/color][color=#5B98B2]i[/color][color=#5C98B4]r[/color][color=#5D98B6]i[/color][color=#5D98B8]c[/color] [color=#5F98BC]B[/color][color=#6098BE]l[/color][color=#6198C0]o[/color][color=#6198C2]o[/color][color=#6298C4]d[/color][color=#6398C6]l[/color][color=#6498C8]u[/color][color=#6598CA]s[/color][color=#6598CC]t[/color][/sub][/b][/center] [indent]There’s something prideful about Dominic, though not in the typical vampire pride that one might think. In the mixture of his quirky charm, unconditional compassion for just about anyone who comes under his care, Dominic indeed has pride for himself and for those who all have the strength to stand up for what they believe in. there also comes a layer of respect he will feel for someone should they stick to their guns. Whether the choices made are ones he could bring himself to like or not doesn’t matter. Being someone who made hard choices at the point in his life, Dominic wouldn’t feel right if he judged someone for their own choices, so there comes a respect no matter what. Dominic took a long time finding his identity, but eventually, when he broke free of his family’s grip on him (which did take a while), he was free to be himself. Every bit of Dominic’s life is centered around proud of himself, of his accomplishments, and of the lives he saves. He can love who he wants with little to no disregard what his family thinks. As an out pansexual, by both accepting himself, Dominic too accepts everyone for who they are. The only moments he finds himself feeling negative emotions is when confronted with impossible tasks or with those who discriminate against him or anyone trying to live their life. When this comes, Dominic may be the most ferocious pure blooded vampire you’ll ever meet due to his knowledge of the human body. [i]That[/i] is Dominic Wells. Anger does not come to the surface often, but when it does, there’s no stopping it. [indent][sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Likes/Dislikes[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]Art (Music, poetry, theater, broadway, comic books)[/color] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]Saving lives (mostly through music but also lives saving lives through other means)[/color] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]Exercizing (it brings Dominic peace and helps him deal with his bloodlust.)[/color] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]New York Pizza, though he also likes Hawaiian Pizza, too![/color] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]Medical and Vampire Dramas (don't judge him)[/color] [color=9966cc]▲[/color] [color=6699cc]A select few members of his family.[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]Everything illegal and morally wrong to do with his family[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]His vampiric impulses[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]Killing[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]The horror genre[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]Summer in New York[/color] [color=6699cc]▼[/color] [color=9966cc]Seeing humans as less than people[/color] [/indent] [/indent] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]History[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Born sometime in the 1860s, Dr. Dominic Peter Wells -- born to the name Domenico Pietro Zeno -- came into the Zeno family as the youngest of the Pure Blooded members of the Sicilian-based Vampire family. Their history is shrouded in a lot of things that Dominic had never really cared about nor did he like it. It’s true that he always was the black sheep of the family. From the moment he found out about exactly his family was all about, he made the conscious decision to have no part of it. This was, of course, met with a lot of disappointment and not one congratulations but, at the same time, when he made the decision at the start of the 1890s, Dominic was greeted with a few inches of respect. It was almost as though, while his family didn’t understand his choices, Dominic was given the “free pass” kind of respect he didn’t expect. Since then, though he had run-ins with his siblings, Dominic remained as distant as he possibly could. Whatever was in his power to isolate himself from who his family was, Dominic did it. He wandered the globe from Morocco to Spain and even spent time somewhere in Pre-Nazi Germany. There came a point in time, however, where he stumbled back into the states. It was at the start of World War Two and by this time, he achieved something nobody in his family, let alone Tavi, could ever hope to achieve. Compassion for the humans. And boy did it ever come through in the best of ways for the Youngest of the Zenos. Dominic had spent those years around the world studying medicine. To him, learning how to heal was the best thing he could do to ensure that he would never become the bloodthirsty monster that all his siblings seemed to have no problem being. With a couple of fields of specialties, Dominic’s main focus was general care. Making sure those who needed to be patched up were and those who needed immediate care were given just that. He was an assistant to a doctor in England after graduating top of his class at St. George’s around the start of the 1920 decade. From there, he ventured back to the United States of America. Only, after laying as low as he possibly could, Dominic, who had gained a sense of love for the Americans and humans in general, was struck with a hard blow when the Second World War began. He wanted to stay at the small clinic in Denver Colorado that he had been working at, but something called to him. So he enrolled in the US Army as a medical specialist, but when enrolled, he was trained as a combat medic. Though his contributions might’ve seemed little in comparison to those who fought on the frontlines, Dominic felt rewarded ten times over knowing that his skilled would either help those who were injured to make it out of one battle and possibly to their loved ones back home or that he was one of many contributing factors that led to the end of World War II when he second Atom Bomb hit Japan. And then came the second wave of Dominic laying low. Over forty or fifty years he spent living all over the country, never staying in one state for too long. At some point, Dominic lived in Los Angeles during the 1980s where Hair Metal and Heavy Metal took off, then there was a point in time where he lived in Seattle for a couple of years. Ironically, it was during another round of mainstream rock genres, this time, however, it was the rise of Grunge and Nirvana. Dominic could even remember seeing Kurt Cobain live once before his band made it big. At some point, Dominic wept with the rest of the country when news broke of Kurt’s suicide. Feeling attached to the music, he went down a near dark path where he [i]almost[/i] fed on the source instead of the blood bags he had fed on for the longest time. It wasn’t until he saw himself in the mirror with his red eyes and fangs out did he stop himself. “Never again.” Those words stayed with him and have stayed with him until the current decade of 2020. Dr. Dominic Wells, a doctor of medicine and healer, vowed to never again let himself be controlled by the beast within. Dominic Wells, the proud and out Pansexual never would let himself to feed upon the people he loved; not just those he cared for at his clinic in New York City, but those he had loved during his years roaming the world. Dominic Wells, though a pure-blooded vampire of the Royal Zeno Family, has never been more human in his entire life than knowing that [i]now[/i] is the best time to promote love over hate than anything else, especially with all of the hate going around in the country.[/indent] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/035lOOa.png?1[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7OoHI1W.jpg[/img] [sub][color=9966cc]“We were meant to rescue each other, not cut down the forest to rescue one.”[/color] — [color=6699cc]Shannon L. Alder[/color][/sub] [img]https://i.imgur.com/035lOOa.png?1[/img] [/center] [sub][b][u][color=9966cc]Skills[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent][color=9966cc][b]Trained Combat Medic[/b][/color] [indent]Easily the focus of his entire skillset, Dominic lived his life mostly as a wayward vampire until enlisting into the USA Army. When he joined, while he focused on medicine, he also was given combat training. In this, Dominic learned how to fire a gun (even though he hasn’t fired one in his life), he learned basic army fighting techniques (even though he doesn’t like to fight), and most important of all, he learned the tools and trades of how to save a life (something he has never forgotten). Most of what Dominic learned in the army aside from medicine knowledge is all but muscle memory now. As far as medical talents, he is a gifted surgeon and can identify most known physical injuries just by feeling the bone.[/indent] [b][color=9966cc]Pureblooded Vampire Physiology[/color][/b] [indent]Like other pure blooded vampires, Dominic’s body is built to move faster, attack stronger, and last longer than say vampires turned. But, due to Dominic cutting himself off from drinking blood from the source about one hundred and ten years ago, his strength is not even close to what it could be. While faster than the average human, his movements are slower than the rest of his kind. His physical attacks are weaker and longevity waned down, thus why he started to age a little faster than some (though it’s not noticeable to non-vampires).[/indent] [color=9966cc][b]Compulsion[/b][/color] [indent]Dominic, like most vampires, can persuade people to do what he wants them to do. Some might use this ability for evil, but Dom only uses it on stubborn patients of his or those he sees need medical treatment. If they refuse, he simply suggests they accept his help and he gives it to them. Though technically this would make Dominic a hypocrite, he only uses this particular ability as a way to help another person who he knows needs his help.[/indent] [color=9966cc][b]Artistic[/b][/color] [indent]Since the 1980s, Dominic Wells has been a creative soul. First drawn to music, he picked up his first guitar after seeing Twisted Sister live in Hollywood. He taught himself to play and by the 90s, he had opened for Nirvana as a solo act. Soon after Grunge faded, however, he found a love for painting and writing. He writes poetry and paints using both traditional means and digital works using Adobe Photoshop. He also designs stuff for his work like the logo of his clinic, his business cards, and some of the shirts he wears are his own designs.[/indent] [b][color=9966cc]Multilingual[/color][/b] [indent]Not including his native Italian, during his travels in both work and for pleasure, Dominic’s fast mind picked up the full understanding and knowledge of four languages: Arabic, German, French, and Spanish. Dominic can understand Russian, but he can’t speak it fluently and he does understand some Mandarin Chinese phrases. Most of the languages he does understand and speak fluently are used on a regular basis because he lives in a very immigrant-heavy neighborhood, so understanding his patients’ native tongue is very important to him.[/indent] [/indent] [/color] [/hider] [hr] [hider=Leone Deveraux ☠ The Lunatic Hunter][color=wheat] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/yByeXP7.png[/img] [sub][b]FC[/b]; Michael B. Jordan | DC; [color=cc5500]Burnt Orange[/color][/sub] [img]https://i.imgur.com/CLH066F.png?1[/img][/center] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Occupation[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Anti-Vampire Vampire Hunter for The Order, but since everyone needs some kind of day job, he also works the piers.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Loyalty[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]By his law, Leone is loyal to The Order, though he frequently tests Khione's patience with him by going off on his own and favoring his own self-interests from time to time.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Aspirations[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]To put it quite simply: Leone wants to rid this world of all vampires and anything that shares their blood and ideologies. Whether you're a vampire supporter, a half-breed, or a full-blooded one, you will be on his list of things to kill. No one should ever support them. All shall be eradicated from this world and Leone intends to contribute to that as much as he can.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Philosophy[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]"It's killing business and business is good."[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Fears[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]"What are my fears? You're joking, right? I fear nothing, not a man, woman, child, or anything in this world. I am invincible! If you think a man like me should ever fear anything, then I beg you to come at me so I can give you something to fear!"[/indent] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/CLH066F.png?1[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/QH9fCF7.png[/img] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1ryY_KAH0][sub][color=cc5500]I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my DNA. I got hustle though, ambition, flow, inside my DNA[/color] [color=orangered]—[/color] [color=wheat][b]DNA[/b] [i]by[/i] [b]Kendrick Lamar[/b][/color][/sub][/url] [img]https://i.imgur.com/CLH066F.png?1[/img] [/center] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Appearance[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Leone is a fit black man with short hair, brown eyes, and features that always make the ladies swoon. Yes, okay he knows that he's good looking and doesn't take cautionary measures to hide it either. Standing tall at six feet and weighing over two-hundred pounds, it goes without saying that Leone is built like a chisled stone. Rock-hard abs for days, a cheeky grin when feeling chipper and a laugh when feeling like he wants to tease someone. His body is mostly without hair except for his face. He takes pride in having a smooth body and might take extra time in the bathroom to ensure it is kept that way. When it comes to what he chooses to wear, Leone has three modes: casual, work, and formal. For casual, he wears comfortable fabrics and usually keeps himself covered with some kind of shirt and jeans. Or if it's not that combo, windbreaker shorts and some kind of sports jersey because, yes, he is a walking stereotype and it doesn't bother him one bit. Work-wise, you won't catch him wearing anything flashy. His style of fighting is roughly stealth-based, so he doesn't wear anything that will bring him unwanted attention. Dark colors work for when he hunts at night, which he definitely does. For formal gatherings or more exclusive events, some form of a three-piece suit is seen with the appropriate cufflinks and shoes. He is also a black-tie kind of guy. Suit wise, he does like himself something flashy. If he's gonna shell out his hard-owned money on a suit or two, might as well pay a few extra bucks for the best money can buy.[/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Personality[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [center][b][sub][/sub][/b][/center] [indent]From first impressions alone and not digging that deep into him, Leone appears to be just like every New Yorker. His smile is a bit too wide, his attitude just with the right amount of aggression and down-to-earthiness. He appears to be gentle just a bit and with enough edge to balance him and prevent him from being too much of a dick, which his first impression could come across as that if rubbed the wrong way. He will also appear to care about those who try talking to him. It's the most he could bring himself to do. Yes, all of this sounds wonderful. And it would be nice to see if it were actually really him. The thing about Leone is he isn't how he appears to just everyday people. What they might see from the smile to his charming wit is all an act. The [i]real[/i] Leone Deveraux is a hateful, arrogant man who has one true love: killing anything supernatural but specifically, he enjoys killing vampires. When their bodies disintegrate into ash, he is overcome with an undoubtable energy where it could make him look like a deranged killer or just someone who enjoys the death of another person a bit too much. Truth be told, Leone is a bit unhinged in that way. It mostly is kept under wraps, but when faced with a kill of a vampire, he can't keep it inside. He must let out that primal scream similar to how a man might act after taking a heavy bump of crystal meth. Killing has really been the only thing he's known and as a result, there's not much about him that's favorable among his fellow man other than his mutual hatred for the supernatural. Yes, he could be charming and funny and maybe even flirt a little bit. He has been known to go a little wild after a good hunt. He might fuck around with his fellow hunters a bit by pranking them harshly or actually taking them into the nearest room. Who knows really, but even someone like The Lunatic Hunter needs to let loose on his fellow human every once in a while, but he is severely picky about who he takes into a bedroom. [indent][sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Likes/Dislikes[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]Killing Vampires[/color] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]Drinking and fucking around with people (pranking wise)[/color] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]Having a good time with little emotional attachments[/color] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]New York Pizza [/color] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]Certain drugs that give him a nice high.[/color] [color=cc5500]▲[/color] [color=wheat]Leather[/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Obviously he hates anything supernatural but mostly vampires.[/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Low energy losers.[/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Following orders. He marches to his own drum, not whatever Khione dictates[/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Hawaiian pizza[/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Vampire sympathizers [/color] [color=orangered]▼[/color] [color=cc5500]Being confined to cramped spaces. No not because he's closterphobic but Leone needs at least a kill a night to keep his insanity in check.[/color] [/indent] [/indent] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]History[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent]Leone, born to the name Napoleon Marcel Deveraux, was indeed born into a strange family. Or well, it was strange to him because there was a lot of weird things happening that would otherwise raise a lot of eyebrows. For whatever reason, there seemed to be nothing but normalcy when it came to his family. He was born to a family of ten members: his father, Xavier and his mother, Dominique, and nine older siblings: Simone, Sonia, Sandra, Sally, Lester, Larry, Luthor, Luke, and then you have the youngest, Leone. All of his siblings are at least three years apart, which the oldest being nearly thirty years older than him, but he would never get to know them past the age of ten. On a tragic night that Leone is still haunted by to this very day, he lost his entire family. At only ten years old, he was frightened when a pack of vampires came into his home and slaughtered his siblings, feeding upon their flesh with nothing left but their rotting corpse. Leone, who could barely defend himself, did the only thing he thought he should do at the time: hide in the vampire-proofed celler. He hid there for days until he forced himself out from pure hunger. When he left, the first thing he caught his attention was the instant, putrid scent of nine decaying corpses. He had to cover his mouth with his shirt to just navigate it. Though he was hungry and weak from exhaustion, young Leone had to get out of his family compound. And so he ran. He didn't just run from the house to get fresh air but he ran away. And at some point within only three months of being on the run, Leone was found by someone claiming to know his family. More importantly, this person told little Leo about how his family -- and Leone by blood -- belonged to an organization simply called The Order. He didn't know what to make of it at first, but the person who approached him was friendly enough, so he went with this person. It was in the following ten years, he went under a literal hell. From experiments to army-level training, Leone, along with so many others like him, were pushed to their absolute limits, physical or otherwise. When it was all said and done, Leone came out of it a new man. He came out of the torture he was put through as a trained killer. Throughout his entire ordeal, Leone never lost sight of what he promised himself every night... "I will kill every vampire that walks this world!" And since officially "graduating" whatever fucked up school/academy system he was sent to, he has lived up to this philosophy. Every contract he received, whether with a partner and officially sanctioned by The Order or on his own, Leone made sure to not waste a single kill and he made sure to savor each one. It wouldn't take long for anyone to notice that something was seriously deranged with the self-titled "Lunatic Hunter" of The Order. He enjoyed killing vampires so much that he actually liked it when they begged for mercy. His hatred for them would soon become something worthy of conversation. Or at least, that's what the paranoia inside Leone thought it would be. He knew he had problems losing it when it came to killing the nightcrawling bloodsuckers. But the way he always saw it was one less vampire alive meant one less life taken. As one might assume, eventually his side missions became a problem and he soon found himself on thin ice a few times. Despite being able to sweet talk his way out of it, especially in more recent times, Leone knew he had to take it easy. He tried to limit his kills to official contracts and not ones he took for his own pleasure. To offset this, he turned to indulging in other pleasures that he actually enjoyed. He liked working by the piers of New York, gambling, and, of course, sex. He was definitely one to brag, but to save certain people the embarrassment, he never named names. Yes, Leone Deveraux tried his best to keep his hatred in check, but sometimes it didn't always go according to plan. Sometimes to keep the beast in check, it has to taste blood so it does not go past the point of no return.[/indent] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/CLH066F.png?1[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/yU86WkK.gif[/img] [sub][color=cc5500]“The smallest lapse in emotion leaves me spinning, overcome with bloodlust.”[/color] [color=orangered]―[/color] [b][i]Ilse V. Rensburg[/i][/b][/sub] [img]https://i.imgur.com/CLH066F.png?1[/img] [/center] [sub][b][u][color=cc5500]Skills[/color] [/u][/b][/sub] [indent][color=cc5500][b]Trained to Kill[/b][/color] [indent]Leone was trained since an early age in a variety of fighting styles and been given knowledge pertaining to mythology and weaknesses of the supernatural. Some might be myths but others are very real. His main focus, given the landscape of some parts of the world, was how to deal with vampires effectively. He knows when to strike, how to deliver that strike, and what to use to deliver the final blow.[/indent] [b][color=cc5500]Enhanced Body[/color][/b] [indent]Through his genetically-enhanced body ala the vampire blood injections, over time it has made him faster, stronger, and, should he want to, even more vicious in his killings. He is normally a sadistic hunter, but there comes a time where his eyes will turn blood red and he enters a form of a bloodlust rage where the only thing he can see is his darkest desires to kill every vampire (good or bad) in his sight. In this state, though his better judgment is gone, he is faster and stronger than he normally would be. His body moves with grace and agility, his fighting capabilities are increased, and how aggressive he gets only increases the more he kills. This, however, will only last for a few minutes. Should he want it to last longer, he would need to intake more vampire blood, which is not something he would do willingly unless he didn't have any other choice.[/indent] [color=cc5500][b]Athletically Gifted (non supernatural ability)[/b][/color] [indent]when you push aside the enhanced capabilities and strip away the killing techniques, Leone also demonstrates a natural ability to be limber. Granted, he isn't the most fluid in the totally flashy jumps and flips that most might see on shows like Ninja Warrior, but he is able to jump far and high, gain some incredible speeds on foot, and, though this is purely in his own mind, he looks great doing it, too.[/indent] [color=cc5500][b]A Charming Manipulator[/b][/color] [indent]If there's one thing to be said about Leone's non-fighting abilities, it's his way to get himself out of sticky situations (for the most part). As a gambling man, he does try and press his luck. Fortune is almost always in his favor. If he's in trouble with some within The Order, he'll attempt to sweet talk his way out of it, but it doesn't always work in his favor. There have been times where he has to sleep in the bed he made for himself. But just let it be known he can squeeze his way out of situations should he feel the need to.[/indent] [b][color=cc5500]Cooking and Baking[/color][/b] [indent]Okay, this might be a hobby but, hey! Who doesn't love a guy who can cook? Leone enjoys cooking and he's been told it's one of his better qualities. He has most techniques down and can make almost anything from whatever he has to deal with. He also, through his enhanced body, a higher sense of smell than most breeds of bloodhounds do. As a result, he can tell when something might be artificial and when it's all natural. Side note: Leone only cooks with natural ingredients. If you're going to eat, might as well be the good stuff.[/indent] [/indent] [/color] [/hider]