Name: Alexei Fremmede

Gender: Male

Age: 21



Spirit: Illua

Spiritual Powers: Base: Tamazoku
Alexei, when not in combat, will never be simply himself. Illua will be a transparent image around him, forming a visually permeable second skin. She usually mimics his actions, but if she chooses to, she may move herself independently, but she cannot stray from his location. Illua and Alexei share a deep symbiotic tether to one another, tying them together to the same location. This bond allows him to speak for her and for both to communicate with only one another telepathically. When speaking for her, Alexei's voice changes to sound exactly like Illua's. In this form, Alexei shares the supernatural senses of Illua, gaining the ability to see in all forms of darkness as if it were day and he benefits from slightly enhanced physical abilities that make him functionally peak athletic condition at all times. (His mental abilities do not increase but Illua is more than happy to speak her mind and use her knowledge, sometimes annoying him)

When combat arises, however, Alexei ceases to appear as himself and instead takes on the complete appearance of Illua. In this form, his physical attributes become readily superhuman, though it is not as strong as Illua would be in her natural state. He and Illua quite literally merge into one entity in this state. They retain the ability to communicate, but his fighting skills increase substantially. He can remain in battle form for a few hours at a time, but it mentally drains him, so he tends to only use it when necessary. In addition, it requires a certain minimal amount of life force to activate as he must provide the energy for the full manifestation.

Illua is skilled with a twinblade and also has gauntlets that have clawed fingers to enhance her natural claw attacks. When a foe is out of reach, she can propel her feathers at them, the feathers becoming dagger-like in flight or she can use her enchanted bow to propel her feathers at a much longer distance. Her bow makes her feathers explode upon contact, though she may only shoot a single feather at a time as opposed to being able to let a few feathers loose at a time from her wings. Illua may fly in this form as well. In addition, Illua may shapeshift to look like another creature or person, but she may not confer this ability to Alexei. This ability costs a small amount of life force to perform, but it is not a constant burn.

In Battle Form, Illua gains access to certain Mahozoku type abilities. At the cost of life force proportional to distance, she may teleport, leaving a cloud of explosive feathers behind if desired. She may also heal wounds or purge poison or disease at the cost of life force proportional to the wound. (30% reduction for self-healing) Illua sparingly spends Alexei's life force and prefers to spend none. In battle form, Illua also has an innate ability for language. No matter what language she speaks, the recipient she intends will hear it in the language they are most familiar with.

To compensate for this symbiosis, Alexei's metabolism requires three times the normal caloric intake of someone his size and build. His life force is not endless, but a side effect of the symbiosis is that he is not required to burn life force to keep Illua active. Instead, they simply function as one paired entity. No matter the form, both illua and Alexei exist in the same mind. Any attempt to read their mind or to enter their mind is exceedingly difficult and is foiled if the person attempting it cannot handle the sudden force of two minds in the same entity. This grants them limited, but strong, resistance to mental intrusion they do not desire. They may only suppress this after a prolonged ritual has been done to mark the person they wish to allow into their mind. After the ritual, the person may enter their mind through any means and they may telepathically communicate with Alexei and illua when within fifteen meters. This ritual must be refreshed monthly and can be negated by Alexei and Illua after ten minutes of concentration.

Appearance: In addition to the above images, Alexei stands at 6'6" tall. His eye color changed when Illua and him bonded, so his eyes are blood red and glow slightly. Illua stands at 7'2". Her eye color matches Alexei's.

Personality: Alexei is often calm and composed. Even when joking around, he is relatively stoic. He is prone to being flippant, though. In direct contrast to this, Illua remains composed out of combat and shares her host's flippant humor, but once battle begins, she becomes wrathful, letting her restraint wane slightly. She tends to be far more suspicious of people than Alexei. Despite his outward stoicism, Alexei is constantly holding back a stream of strong emotions. One ccan get glimpses of it in his passion for learning and hobby of writing. Should one find him when he is having trouble keeping his emotional restraints in check, they will experience the full depth of his emotions.

Biography: His childhood was not particularly spectacular. It was rather boring until he reached puberty. Upon reaching puberty, he began to develop abilities akin to a Connector. They were amorphous, indistinct, and weak. One thing he knew was that he preferred the solitude of the wilderness, or at least a more rural setting. In addition, his emotions began to increase in potency and frequency. He was having trouble keeping under control. As he struggled to keep emotional control, everyone assumed he was just being a hormonal teenager and just ignored it. He lost what few friends he still had and became highly reclusive. He eventually spent any waking moment away from school in the wilderness, trying to stay away from the society that could not help him. One night, at the age of 18, he was jumped by some low ranking members of Kimera Tenma. They demanded his money and the heirloom signet ring his mother had given to him. He of course refused and they attacked him. He fended them off until one got a lucky hit in. The knife did its work and left a mortal wound. Even as he fell to the ground, dying, he would not let go of the ring and lashed out at the assailants. They only could remove his money and quickly left before anyone had a chance of finding them out.

Meanwhile, Alexei sat there, bleeding out, unable to move his body any longer. Just as his vision began to blur and blacken, he saw two red eyes in front of him and then passed out. While he was dying, Illua had escaped from the ring, standing over him as she took in the situation. He was dying and he was the heir of the ring that housed her. She had to think quickly and try to heal him, but she couldn't figure out how to use his life force. As she hastily and desperately tried to staunch the bleeding, she realized that she could feel a vague and empty Connector ability. Realizing that it was a void and he lacked any sort of spirit, the realization of just how she could help him dawned on her. She swooped into his body and found that his Rei readily latched onto her. Realizing that his base was a special subset of Tamazoku, she used most of his remaining life force to heal his wound just enough for him to begin recovering. For the next few weeks, she healed and mended him, working to bring him back to health as she took control of his body and forced him to find and eat food while drinking water. Eventually, he was able to move for himself and Illua began to rest, providing gentle direction to help him speed his recovery. For another week, the two worked to get used to this new symbiosis. She was his spirit and he was her host, but they both had to cooperate and work together.

Once the week had passed and the two had managed to work out how to maintain her normal form, they returned to his home, finding his parents practically wrecks from his disappearance. They were too worried to notice the ghostly existence of Illua around him at first. Once they did, his mother recognized Illua and applauded Alexei on being the one to inherit her as a spirit. Alexei responded by saying that they had figured out that he was odd for a soul user. He had to cooperate with her, switching places at times to allow her to use her powers. He also mentioned that he was still getting used to having a second voice in his head all the time. His parents, while a little off-put at first, realized that his Rei was the origination of this symbiotic existence, so they eventually adapted to it. What they did have trouble adapting to at first, though, was his massive appetite. He had to eat triple what he used to just to maintain his figure. In addition, his emotional outburst began to subside as Illua taught him to control and leash in his emotions. Three years following the near death experience, Alexei had trained with Illua, learning how to summon her battle form and also learning how to live a life with her constantly with him.

He decided to leave once he adjusted and make his own way. He made his way to Utopia and settled down on the outskirts, close enough to the wilderness to escape to it as necessary when the busy city life took its toll. To pay rent, he began working as a courier, using Illua's battle form to quickly and efficiently deliver packages to recipients. On his days off, he wrote research articles for money. Some companies requested him due to his specific writing style of logical and rational observation of products or problems. With these two jobs, he was able to make ends meet and even save some. He currently saves to try and build a home just outside the city so he can live in relative peace while still being close to his place of work.

As time passed, Illua became quite attached to Alexei. Eventually, she actually fell for him. He returned the affection, but they both realized that it was not a possibility at all and so exist in a state of love that will not amount to any distinct relationship. This works well for them both as they are both polyamorous and may love more than one, so the possibility of a physical relationship for Alexei may come at some point. Interestingly, Alexei is very picky about dating. They must be compatible with Illua as well and must be alright with her constant presence. As such, he will only even date someone that is bisexual and he houses a preference for women, so his dating pool is limited at best.

Name:
Roville Merthus

Gender:
Male

Age:
18

Spirit:
Libra

Type:
Juzoku

Spiritual Powers:
Equivalence
Even though Juzoku seems like a powerful ability, the only thing Roville can summon is a brass weighing scale. The weighing scale grants Roville the ability to achieve anything - provided he pay a cost enough to make the overall effect zero-sum. This ability is powerful, but is also limited in the resources Roville is able to sacrifice. Think of it as a portable EBay or Amazon with instant delivery. Payments need not be limited to cash or monetary items, but may also be abstract things such as luck or fame. Due to his spirit being unable to provide an actual offensive power, it doesn't take a lot of Rei to maintain Libra in familiar form. Also, Libra is sentient, meaning it learns, speaks and becomes an overall nuisance for Roville. It also tells Roville whether a payment is sufficient when he makes an offer.

Appearance
He looks like Touta Konoe from UQ Holder, with spiky brown hair which is of sufficient length to cover his eyebrows. His height is 176cm (5' 9'') and weighs 65kg (143 pounds). He has a hazel left eye and a blue right eye. His chin is relatively well defined. Overall, his face would fall under the category of 'decently attractive'. His body is well toned, but not overly muscular. He has several whip scars on his back and chest. He prefers to dress casual, with a simple t-shirt and bermuda shorts with running shoes. On cold days, he switches to a cotton long sleeved sweater and jeans. He is often seen with his familiar Libra which floats around him.

Personality:
Roville is an extremely happy-go-lucky person who is also down to earth. He understands that he wields what is probably an incredible power, but refuses to use it unless absolutely necessary, due to the fact that his power may affect those close to him unintentionally, and there is nothing Roville hates more than that. He can be seen as immature for his age, but that is just a front. Deep down, he is thoughtful and never does things without a proper reason. However, acquaintances of Roville has said that he occasionally looks conflicted and segregated from his friends.

Biography:
Roville is the only son of an ancient Connector family situated in Nesterov. His family was one who had been gifted with great power generation over generation, and the name Merthus was automatically affiliated to a future destined for greatness. Despite having powerful blood flowing through his veins, Roville, until the age of 10, remained unable to show even the slightest hint that a Spirit may reside within him. His lack of talent at the fields of Rei manipulation slowly became a rumor, and that rumor became a stain in the honorable history of the Merthus family. Enraged, Roville's father locked him in a cell, refusing to feed or even look him in the eye. Day after day, week after week, Roville slowly began to starve, if not for his mother who secretly brought him food and drink on occasion. The name Roville was henceforth forbidden in the House of Merthus, and whoever even breathed that word was expelled immediately. One night, when Roville's mother was bringing him dinner, she was spotted by Roville's father. In a fit of anger, he whipped her with a belt, and in trying to protect her, Roville took the blows instead. That night, bleeding through several wounds, Roville cursed his life and cried himself to sleep. After that incident, Roville's father allowed food and drink to be brought to him.

Years passed, and ten year old Roville had become a shell of a boy. He was broken, and no matter what his mother said to him, he would simply lie down on the straw and stare at the ceiling. His eyes, which were both lightning blue, had lost their brilliance. Unable to take it any longer, Roville's mother made a pact with her spirit. She decided that she would give up her power in order to grant her son one. That night, Roville became able to hear a voice speaking in his head. Convinced that he had finally gone crazy, he closed his eyes (left eye now hazel) and wished for the world to end.

"Are you certain about that?" was the reply. "The cost would be too much for you to handle, you know."

Roville then opened his eyes and found a strange brass scale beside him.

That day, Roville's father hanged himself upon finding out that his wife was no longer a Connector as well. Roville was released from his prison, finally able to see the world once again. He felt no remorse upon gazing at his father's corpse, harboring a deep resentment in his heart. Six years passed, and the Merthus family was no more. Roville and his mother were now simple ordinary civilians living in Nesterov. In appreciation for his mother's services, she was allowed to stay indefinitely in Nesterov even though she was now a simple human being. Roville, however, wished for a fresh start. He wanted to leave this place which harbored so many bad memories behind. Hence, he set off that day, heading towards Utopia, where he has lived since. Renting a small room in a small flat, he lives mainly as a NEET and doesn't go out unless necessary.

Name:
Enrico Vivas
Gender:
Male
Age:
23
Spirit:
Perseus
King of Mycenae, Slayer of Medusa, Son of Zeus
Type:
Bukizoku
Spiritual Powers:[Harpe]
O Divines, Sunder The SerpentAn odd Bokizoku in that it is split into two 'aspects' so to speak, reflecting the conflict in different tellings of Perseus' legend regarding the weapon he utilized to kill Medusa. Each weapon has its own special property and appearance. They can be summoned as a pair, or individually.

O Heavens, Bestow To Me Your Bending BladeA khopesh-like sickle-sword made from adamantium. It was designed to allow Perseus to bypass the armor-scales of Medusa and thus holds the property of 'bypassing armor', meaning that anything that can be conceptualized as 'armor' are useless against this blade.

O Creator, Render All Unto MortalityA polearm shaped more similar to that of the end of a hook sword than a traditional scythe. Due to killing an immortal Titan when it was the Scythe of Kronus, this weapon bears the property of 'bringing one down to mortality'. Essentially, this means that all wounds inflicted by this weapon cannot be healed except by natural means.

[Kibisis]
O Spirits, Relieve These Burdens of MineKibisis isn't a very amazing Bukizoku. It's nothing more than a glorified hammerspace, a pouch that one can keep filling with no change to its outward appearance or available capacity. Things stored within Kibisis are contained even when the Bukizoku is dispelled, and can be retrieved at a later period of time so long as it's contained within the pouch. However, this doesn't apply to the items summoned by the user's Bukizoku.

[Aegis]
O Wisdom, Guide Unto MeThe mirrored shield used by Perseus to view his surroundings when fighting Medusa... But it doesn't work quite as you might expect. It definitely bears the property of 'reflecting one's surroundings', but rather than allowing the user to look into it to see what is behind them, it projects information of the surrounding area. In theory, the wielder can move around without having to rely on anything other than the mirrored shield. It can also be used as a pseudo-detection device, as it also transmits the positions of others within range.

[Aidos Kynee]
O Darkness, Shroud MeA mantle that obfuscates the presence of the wearer. While the hood is down, it merely obscures the appearance of the wearer making them appear 'generic'. The type of person you'd barely notice and completely forget about a few seconds later. Naturally, this effect is enhanced in larger populations of people, and isn't quite as effective when you're alone with the user and you're familiar enough with him. When the hood is up, it becomes a classic cloak of invisibility.

[Talaria]
O Wind, Make My Stride Become YoursWinged sandals that, surprisingly enough, don't allow the user to fly. Instead, they give large boosts to the user's speed and agility, as well as completely eliminating damage from falls, so long as the wearer lands on their feet. The also provide the ability to leap long distances, surf down buildings, and all that fun stuff in an emulation of traditional flight.

[Pegasus]
O Sky, Allow My Steed To Cross YouThe mount of both Perseus and Bellerophon, a winged horse said to be the bearer of the thunderbolts of Zeus and eventually placed into the sky as the eponymous constellation. Not only is it a beast that moves at incredible speeds on both land and air, but it also contains a powerful lightning based attack that sacrifices the use of this Bokuzoki for 24 hours.

[Gorgoneion]
O Medusa, Curse MeThe severed head of Medusa, said to hold the power to petrify any who look into its dreadful visage. This is true even for the replica, however rather than keeping any who see it petrified for life, the effect only lasts as long as you are in the line of sight of the Gorgoneion and then roughly 30 seconds after line of sight is broken. Anybody petrified by the ability becomes essentially invulnerable, unless they are damaged by an attack that bypasses physical defense to inflict damage on the spirit or mind, something so powerful that any defense doesn't matter, or any properties with great enough similarity.

Personality:Enrico is a man of two faces, a fact that can likely be attributed to his 'education' at the hands of the Kimura Tenma. He's not downright evil by any means, but he's done a few things he isn't proud of anymore and now attempts to distance himself from that lifestyle, as well as maintain a set of personal standards he'd much rather not cross. Unfortunately for Enrico however, old habits are hard to break.

Over the years, Enrico has begun to project the persona of an overall pleasant young gentleman. He's become the kind of person who can generally get along well with others, good-natured, polite, and gentle, if not a bit inexpressive. Furthermore, he's managed to have developed a very impressive amount of patience by bottling in all his rage, frustration, annoyance, and other such feelings deep within himself. However, everyone has their bursting point, and Enrico's is rather loud and violent. Something you would expect more from a spitfire with a hair trigger temper than a calm guy like him.

Naturally, this is the first indication that he might not be exactly as he seems. While he may remain an affable young man to some, to others he may remain much less scrupulous. Particularly to those affiliated with the Kimera Tenma. He might have become less of aggressive with age, but by no means has he become any less threatening. As much as he himself hates it, he actually enjoys violent and high octane situations, and acknowledges that the only thing that's really changed is how blatant he is about it.

Biography:Enrico was born in Spain to a family that, by all means, should have given birth to a powerless child. He lived the lifestyle of one in poverty for many years, especially after his Connecter abilities manifested. He was forcibly removed from the household, not by the government or anything, but by the people who brought him up themselves. Feeling angry and betrayed, and having nowhere to go, he lived alone out on the streets for about three months until someone indicated him to the authorities. He was taken into a foster home and lived peacefully. He refrained from using his Connecter powers out of fear for the consequences, but he had to break sometime, and when that occasion arose he was summarily sent off to Lyranias.

Aimless, he was soon recruited into the Kimera Tenma after catching the eye of one of the 12 'Spiders'. Whether it was for the amusement of the Spider, to recruit a member with potential, or for some other ulterior motive, Enrico would never find out. Naive and lonely, he accepted the offer and began training. He took to the business quite easily, with a Bukizoku practically tailor made for the shady business of the Kimera Tenma and a malleable personality that took to it like a moth to flame.

It seemed that all would coast well for the Spaniard, and it seemed he was on the fast track to becoming one of the 12 himself. His past enthusiasm for the job, his useful spiritual power, the special recruitment, and his skill as a thief, spy, and when needed, assassin. It seemed to be a no-brainer that he'd end up as a big shot some day! But then Enrico left the Kimera Tenma. Nobody knew why he left, nor could they ever fathom an answer. Just the day before he was diligently performing his duties. What could have caused him to throw away all his progress and depart so suddenly? After all, doesn't every action have its consequences?