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• Yuna, The Master of Weaponry and The Butterfly Harbinger
The first child to ever be brought into the Lord’s household. Yuna had been the first son of a family that had tried to keep underwraps that they had been contacting the Exorcist groups and assisting them with medical supplies and providing shelter for them. Even at a young age, Yuna knew that this was a dangerous act that would be regarded as treason against the Lord with the punishment of a painful death over his head. So he kept quiet about, hardly even went out because of this overwhelming fear for both himself and his family. He had tried to dissuade his parents from their dangerous activities, but they wouldn’t listen, they even become furious for him suggesting that the Lord will find out and most likely punish them all for their treason, but apologized in the end and assured him that they would all be fine as long as they kept quiet and stayed within their house helping those in need.
One day, his fears become reality when a spy of the Lord caught sight of his parents’ involvement with the Exorcists. As such, that little quiet home that had nursed so many back to health then became filled with screams of horror, the bodies of patients torn apart and eaten, and Yuna’s siblings slowly being tortured and killed before him and his parents’ eyes, with Yuna himself saved up for last. Yet, for reasons unknown, just as the Lord was about to begin the horrid torture, he suddenly stopped his eager servants with a snap and looked at the sobbing boy closely. The Lord observed Yuna like he was an object for sale in the market before nodding with a pale grin, stating that he’d make a good “gift” for his Pet since he had been rather mopey this year. With that, the Lord took the child away from his horrified parents before they too were tortured and slaughtered like the rest of their patients and their children.
Yuna had expected to be subjected into a nightmare that would never end, as a form of punishment against his own family for the crime of even thinking about going against the Lord, to be handed to the mysterious Pet that no one knew. He feared he would be treated like a slave, yet instead, he was met with unsure yet gentle hands that tried their best in order to comfort him and protect him from the moments of rage the Lord has. Eventually, Yuna began to latch onto the Pet and saw him as a father figure. Despite losing his family in such a brutal way, the two began to form a familial bond due to being in a similar situation of being taken away from everything they have ever known and loved by a man that only craved for more and more. As he grew up, he began to see the Pet as a form of father figure to him, even began training in various forms of weaponry and hand-to-hand combat as he grew older. Yuna would’ve preferred to live like this until the end of his days until the Lord finally took notice of his progress and took over in training Yuna instead. Unlike the Pet, the Lord’s own brand of training was harsh and brutal, to the point that it began to psychologically effect Yuna in order to cope with it as he was forced to kill countless of innocent lives for the sake of one being all the while commanding the same group of beings that joyfully slaughtered his former family into committing the same atrocities against others all for the fun of it. Everytime he tried to stop this horror, he was punished until he began to slowly accept it so that he or the Pet may not get hurt.
By the time he had become 24 years old, Yuna was no longer the shy and quiet child he had been back then. Instead, he had turned into a cold and ruthless person with no concerns of sacrificing others for the sake of a mission, thus was the ideal leader for more sensitive cases that must be handled with a careful and reliable hand. There was still a bit of goodness within his heart, though that was only ever reserved for the Pet and his siblings. Despite having some form of respect for his Lord, Yuna does not in any way love him and is in fact rather resentful of the Lord for taking his former family away and his treatment of his current family.
Upon being turned into a Forsaken by the Lord, Yuna developed the ability to create and summon various types of weapons at high speeds and at large numbers, allowing him to decimate enemies within minutes. Besides that, he is also able to change the shape and size of these weapons into something inconspicuous, such as changing a bomb into the size of a marble that would still result in causing the same damage as a normal bomb. His favoured methods is creating a swarm of butterflies that are in reality sharp blades that will cut his opponents into pieces or shield him from attacks.
• Emiriel, The False Seraph
The second child who had managed to survive within the household of the Lord since Yuna, who had become a General 50 years ago. He had resided within an orphanage that had each and every child fighting for a single scrap of food and comfort to last the night. Emiriel had been one of the weaker children, so he was naturally targeted more often as he couldn’t fight back. Instead, in order to keep going on, he began to lie. He lied to survive, even if it meant the damnation of others. The more he lied, the more he began to get better at it, to the point his tongue began to run silver and even began to convince the adults to play to his tune as they turned against each other. Sometimes it was amusing for him to see all the fools listening to his lies and half truths, but sometimes it was boring to see how easily they all fell for it and began to fight one another as Emiriel collected the spoils all for himself, not caring who may or may not die.
Yet all of it changed when Emiriel returned to the orphanage up in flames after becoming collateral damage after a fight between the Lord, his servants and the Exorcists, leaving only Emiriel as the sole survivor. He had tried to run back into the forest to hide, but it was too late as one of the Wretched had spotted him, grabbing him with the intent to eat him had the Lord not appeared and demanded what spoils the lower being caught. Fearfully, the lowly Wretched present Emiriel who was struggling not to showcase his fear with a calm façade. Of course, this didn’t fool the Lord in the slightest, but it had piqued his interest. Upon examining the frightened child more, he came to the conclusion and claimed the child as his own. Another “gift” for his Pet.
Emiriel had expected that this would be the end of him, thinking that the Pet would be nearly as cruel as his master. Instead, he was met with a quiet yet bitter person that held him with the gentlest of hands. Despite the Pet’s own bitterness of his captivity, he still tried to raise the young boy as well as he could. As for Emiriel, he did what he had always done, he lied and acted like a happy little boy to adjust into this new lifestyle. His new life within the Lord’s fortress was one of luxury for sure, yet one of terror as well due to living under the gaze of a being that could kill him for the smallest mistake. Instead, he found comfort within the Pet who never judged him for his lies and callous mindset, who always tried to protect him when the Lord was having one of his fits. Eventually he began to see the Pet as both father figure and the only person he can truly trust to tell the truth, to the point that Emiriel has only ever cried when the two of them are alone. However, by the time that Emiriel reached his teens, the Lord started to participate more in his life. It was an exhausting experience to say the least, as it had involved numerous brutal training in weaponry and hand-to-hand combat, along with being told how to lie to anybody. He just kept on smiling, smiling, and smiling.
When he had reached to become 22 years old, Emiriel had become such a skilled liar to the point that he could most likely con the devil out of hell if he wished so. His own emotions became even more guarded as ever, constantly shielded by a serene and seemingly happy façade that hid an unfeeling and ruthless person that has only ever truly loved the Pet, and perhaps even his own siblings. While he seems rather respectful and comfortable with the Lord, it is only a front to hide the utter contempt he has for the being due to the rough treatment the Pet gets when the Lord becomes angry.
When Emiriel became a Forsaken by the Lord, he had exhibited the ability to control the minds and affect the senses of various people. These range from simple subliminal messages, controlling the minds of the crowds, to being able to disrupt/cause distress to the senses of others. As such, he is often the one to keep the people submissive and obedient under the Lord’s rule.
• Roland, The Consuming Winter
The third child to be taken within the Lord’s house after 65 years since Emiriel became a General. He had been a child that had somehow survived within the cold woods on his own after his parents perished within the same woods due to their heavy injuries. In order to survive, he learned how to hunt and gather his own food and shelter all on his own, for both the animals, the humans, and the Wretched only cared for their own survival and willing to kill anything that gets in their way. It was merely the way of life within these woods. As such, Roland often kept to the shadows in order to be kept hidden and unnoticed as he snatched up food for himself in order to keep going or even when he had to kill others through various means such as dropping something heavy to crush their skulls so that he may steal their food and clothes to keep warm when the winters are at their peak. Nobody told him these things were wrong, for he had no one but to trust himself to survive in an environment where others would commit the most heinous of crimes all for the sake of survival.
This led to the child to become wild and feral, fearless and unknowing of the current events of the world. As such, he had even recklessly tried to attack the very Lord himself, not knowing or caring who this individual was. That they were alone and could easily be dispatched, or so he thought before being slammed into the ground by an amused Lord who had already known where Roland was. Still, the feral child still continued to scratch upon the being’s pitch black arms in a futile effort to escape. The Lord had originally planned to kill the child for his transgression but held that thought for a second as he was reminded of his Pet once more. His Pet hasn’t taken care of another “Gift” in a long time, and considering just how wild Roland is, it would also be amusing to see just how well his Pet can raise such a feral creature.
Of course, it wasn’t a great start when Pet and Roland first met. As the child had tried countless times to bite and scratch at the Pet, who was desperately trying to teach Roland how to act like a somewhat normal human being at least. It was a long process, one that was nearly cut midway due to Lord’s growing irritation but thankfully didn’t come to that. During the long process of reintroducing Roland back into society, he began to grow closer towards the Pet as he had been so far the only positive figure in his life that never tried to hurt him with malice, kill him, and was patient as he was thought how to act normal in the current times along with teaching him how to properly hunt and cook his kills. It was a rather peaceful sort of lifestyle compared to back in the woods, along with being a pleasantly warm one as well. Yet one that ended too quickly in his teens, as the Lord began to take notice of him and took charge in his training. Nearly undoing all the hard work the Pet had done in order to normalize him and made Roland focus solely on his savagery, ruthlessness, and hunting skills.
Upon reaching the age of 25, Roland was nearly back to his previous self. A wild beast that would kill anything in his path that he perceived as a threat. He became a skilled hunter that could track down his target no matter how little tracks were left, even if there were none. As such, it was rather often to witness Roland hunting down a being targeted by the Lord and dragging them back either kicking and screaming or as a mutilated corpse for the animals to feast upon. While he had a rather prickly exterior, he softened up quickly for the Pet and sometimes even for his siblings. However, he acts rather stiff and doesn’t even bother to hide his contempt for the Lord.
Upon being turned into a Forsaken by the Lord, Roland showcased the ability to control the cold in a variety of ways. His most often used technique is creating a blizzard around the area that his target is currently residing within in order to slow down their progress. He can even make his ice infectious by having a small piece of it stick to the flesh that constantly grows and freezes the body in the most painful way possible before becoming completely frozen.
• Amory, The Silent Flash
The fourth child to be accepted within the Lord’s house since Roland became a General 45 years ago and 3 failed attempts before them. They were an orphan that was taken in by a group of thieves that sought out to expand their numbers to gain even further riches. They were often given small missions such as pickpocketing due to only being a small child. However, tensions soon began to rise within the group regarding how their gathered riches must be split between them, to the point of breaking into a large fight within the group in order to take the treasure for themselves. Amory didn’t understand what was happening and became scared of what shall happen to them, so they left quietly as the other thieves destroyed their life’s work and their collected treasures. In order to keep going, Amory still kept on pickpocketing a few coins at the time to be less suspicious.
This way of life kept going for about a year, with their gathered money slowly rising to the point of them potentially being able to buy some decent food for once. Unfortunately, the young child caught the eye of the Lord who managed to take notice of how quickly and silently they pickpocketed their stolen money even from a few Wretched and Damned. No one took note of the dirty street rat that looked far too frail to even be a decent snack, completely ignoring their entire existence, causing them to lose a few of their money because of this ignorance. A rather skilled thief, that even the Lord admits to it. Seeing a potential opportunity, the Lord sneaks up on the child carefully to prevent them from noticing his presence before he sweeps them away from their old life, with the crowds not daring to stop the kidnapping unless they have a death wish.
Amory had been completely terrified of being taken by the Lord, thinking that they had been far too careless in their thievery and was now going to be horribly punished until their last breath. Yet, that wasn’t the case and was instead placed into the rough yet gentle hands of the Pet. Instead of a life full of punishment, Amory was greeted by a life with luxury they had never even imagined attaining. Yet despite being given such a life, it didn’t lessen their own fright as they have heard what became of children that failed in showcasing that they were deserving of the opportunity the Lord gives them. They were always so nervous around the Pet, who became a little distant due to the other previous failures but eventually became more affectionate that led to the both of them becoming more comfortable with each other and Amory turning into a more cheerful child that was fond of playing games such as hide and seek. It was a wonderful childhood, up until the time they became a teen that the Lord started the training that would determine whether they were worth the effort or not. The training in order to become a proper Child of the Lord was excruciatingly brutal and painful, with the added lessons regarding spying and stealing that had heavy consequences whenever they failed even the smallest of tasks.
Upon reaching the age of 24, Amory had become an extremely efficient spy that could gather all the information they needed regarding their target in order to topple them over without getting detected along with being a skilled thief that has broken into various strongholds and leaving everyone unknowing of what they had just lost. Despite their vicious training, Amory still tries to be cheerful and energetic around the Pet and their siblings, but the judging gaze of the Lord keeps them very paranoid and anxious.
When they had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Amory gained the abilities to generate and manipulate forms of electricity such as using it to burn someone, short circuit or power up technology, to the point of being able to generate a thunderstorm that could last up to hours before dispersing. They are also capable of turning themselves into a form of electricity for faster travel, along with preventing the light around them from reaching the eyes of others, thus effectively turning them invisible.
• Alicia, The Watcher of the Undergrowth
The fifth child to become a part of the Lord’s house after 50 years since Amory became a General. She had been a quiet child that was unfortunately born in a household filled with her siblings and their violent parents. Every time they tried to make a sound louder than a peep, they were treated with pain. Alicia and her siblings quickly learned to never make a single sound, lest they wish to anger their parents even more. Instead, they solely communicated through a series of hand gestures of their own making in order to communicate with each other when their parents were having another drunken or drugged fueled rage or when it was time to hide in their single small room whenever those strange groups of people come in their broken down house once more as they demand once again for the debts their parents owed them. It was a miserable existence, one that they had gotten used to and even thought was something of the norm. Alicia in particular, despite being the third youngest, was already knowledgeable in other’s emotions and often tried to stop her siblings from committing fatal mistakes.
This silent and violent childhood continued until Alicia became twelve years old, when her parents’ debt finally became too much and were killed while she and her siblings were taken and separated by their parents’ killers to be sold into slavery. Her life drastically became harder as a slave, especially under the Damned who always punished her for no reasons at all. For an entire year, she had to endure an existence that held nothing but pain and suffering without her siblings there to comfort her. Day by day, she continued to be abused until she finally snapped and went into a daze. By the time she had snapped out of it, Alicia was chained for the crime of completely mutilating and killing her former master and was about to be sentenced to death. She welcomed it, thinking it would finally end this horrid life and hopefully reunite her with her siblings. Unfortunately, the Lord had other plans and instead took her in.
Alicia had heard her former master talk about the Lord taking in children to train and become his Generals. Some succeeded, some failed and were slaughtered, it didn’t matter as she had thought she would never gain the attention of the Lord. Instead, she is now placed within the stronghold of the Lord himself and in the care of the Pet. Despite being given the best treatment, clothes, and other goods, Alicia couldn’t bring herself to care as she has already presumed that this will be her final resting place as there is no possible way for her to please the Lord. Yet the Pet, he was so kind to her. Kindness was a foreign thing to her as it was nearly never given to her, it made her wary yet somehow the warmth and kindness that the Pet gave her made Alicia start to hope for once. She stuck close to the Pet, helping him with any chore he had in any way she could. It was considerably the happiest time of her life, until it came to an end when she reached her teens and began her training to become a General. Besides the regular harsh hand-to-hand combat training, she was also taught how to stay still for days and watch every little movement in front of her without even moving a muscle.
Upon reaching the age of 22, Alicia became skilled in the art of noticing the smallest of details to the point of identifying the next movement or choice of her opponents by the twitch of their muscles alone, along with noticing details that others would typically miss at first glance. She was still as quiet as ever, hardly ever speaking unless it was with the Pet or her siblings, yet almost never speak unless spoken to when the Lord is around, as Alicia resents him as much as her other siblings.
When she had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Alicia was granted the abilities to control various types of plants within a wide range, grow them from her own body, and even use them to keep track of others all the while listening in and witnessing their current activities. She is also capable of creating semi-sentient golems constructed by numerous plants in order to protect herself from her opponents.
• Rosalind, the Puppeteer of Flesh, and Rosemary, the Torn Dancer
The sixth and seventh child to join the Lord’s household after 75 years since Alicia became a General and 5 failed attempts before them. When the two were born, they were immediately sent to a place where they shall work until they die and were replaced. From the moment they began walking and learning, they were immediately taught how to serve the patrons of the restaurant and to never complain about what the patrons would do to them. Be it as mutilation or even murder, it didn’t matter for their own lives weren’t their own. Due to their young ages, the two sisters didn’t quite understand it but knew how to do their jobs. At the start, it was a fairly simple life, one that ended abruptly when one of the restaurant’s patrons had tried to eat the pair which led to both sisters defending themselves by sticking a knife at his throat. When the rest of the staff came to help, it was too late for the patron was already dead and led to both Rosalind and Rosemary getting kicked out by the place they called their home before.
They had tried to get back in, but were forcefully and violently thrown out. Instead of risking it, the two of them tried to find a way to survive within the streets. It was an incredibly difficult time for them, as nearly nobody had wanted to hire a pair of children due to their lack of skills along with having to deal with those that intend to harm them or take them for slavery. They grew to only ever trust each other, fighting anyone that tried to harm them. Despite them being children, both siblings were small and fast enough to get away whenever they stole something. The lifestyle toughened them up, but also made them arrogant enough to try and pickpocket a Damned. Unfortunately, they were spotted and were quickly detained, to them it was most likely the end for them now, but instead, they were given a chance. Train to become fighters in the Damned’s Fighting Ring, or die here. Wanting to survive, they chose the former and began their training as fighters. They were 11 at that time, when the Lord caught sight of them sparring against another trainee with perfect synchronicity that was enough to gain the Lord’s interest. They had a fire in them that the Lord wanted to see flickering in his hands, so with a snap, both Rosalind and Rosemary were brought in by the Lord’s house.
They have already heard about how the Lord takes children he thinks that have potential in them. They have also heard what happened to those that failed. It was an opportunity on a double edged knife, it could be their big break, or lead to their painful death. Either way, Rosalind and Rosemary had no choice but to go into the lion’s den and hope for the best. At first, the two of them expected to be immediately placed into training, but were instead placed into the care of the Lord’s very own Pet, a figure shrouded in mystery. Instead of training, the Pet cared for them in a way nobody has since they were babies, while it still made them wary since upsetting the Pet in any way can lead to an instant death, both twins ended up craving that affection and kindness more and more. They eventually bonded with the Pet and began to slowly shed a bit of their rough personalities from the streets. However, the process of healing didn’t go any further when they reached their teens to start their official training as Generals. The training regarding combat was even more brutal than that from the Fighting Ring, along with the added difficulty of fighting on their own without their siblings or even fighting each other.
Upon reaching the age of 25, Rosalind and Rosemary became proficient fighters in hand-to-hand combat that specialized in eliminating enemies in various points of their bodies in tandem along with confusing them on which one is which by hiding as the other strikes and switching before repeating the technique once more. Both of them are rather aggressive and often jump to violence, though Rosemary is the more hostile between the two while Rosalind is willing to negotiate, yet are very caring to both the Pet and their siblings. As for the Lord, the two of them still resent him due to his treatment of the Pet.
Upon becoming a pair of Forsakens by the Lord, Rosalind showcased her ability to manipulate the blood of others and her own. These abilities range from turning her own blood into weapons, crystalizing them, to even controlling the blood flow of others through her mind to keep them under her mercy. As for Rosemary, she had the ability to control iron, steel, and other forms of metals to her whims. From creating various weaponry or constructs, turn it into a temporary liquid state or even reduce it into metal shavings in order to merely crush her opponents painfully through either their body or their lungs.
• Erys, The Alluring Mist
The eighth child to be brought into the Lord’s family after 80 years since Rosalind and Rosemary became Generals and 7 failed attempts before him. Already from birth, Erys was born into unfortunate circumstances. When he was born to his mother, she cursed his existence and always told him to cover his horrid face, blaming him constantly for making her husband leave them for he knew that Erys was a cursed child. He believed all that hatred, resentment, and accusation of his mother. The child became ashamed of his own horrid existence, it only became worse when his mother suddenly disappeared one day, perhaps finally having had enough taking care of such a loathsome creature like him. Still, Erys tried looking for her everywhere, begging silently for her to come back, only for him to run into a Damned that took one look at his disgusting face before grabbing him and proclaiming that he would certainly fetch a good price.
In a row of crying and despairing children that were all tied up, Erys was the only one that wasn’t sobbing or even openly showing emotion. His face was just blank, bare for all to see how pretty he truly was. Yet none of the Wretched were interested with his face, no, they were interested in the despair and misery that was oozing out of the child with a doll face to the point they were practically fighting over who gets the child. All became silent, when the horrifying aura of the Lord stepped in as he too had been attracted by the miasma of misery. Staring at the unflinching boy, the Lord proclaimed Erys as his before stepping out away from the terrified crowd with no one daring to stop him as they were left disappointed by not being able to savour such a delectable meal that Erys would have been. As for Erys himself, he just didn’t care what would happen to him now, as he had thought it was time for his wretched existence to finally come to an end as it should have been a long time ago.
Instead however, Erys was given a lifestyle much more luxurious than his previous one and taken into the hands of the caring yet sad looking Pet. At the start, it was very quiet as Erys was still convinced of his mother’s own lies of him being a horrible human being, yet the Pet kept caring for him, showering him with love and kindness as he told Erys that he was a wonderful child no matter what others may say, that he wasn’t born to be miserable or unhappy. It took time before the Pet’s word finally reached into Erys, finally letting in a little bit of light into his eyes. Before long, the child hardly ever left the Pet’s side, becoming frantic upon finding himself alone. Despite all of this, Erys still carries a massive self-loathing of himself despite the Pet’s care towards him. Unfortunately, he never got to fully heal as when he had reached his teens, his own training had begun. The lessons of combat was harsh towards Erys as he was considerably fragile before, along with the added lesson of being taught how to dance, play music, and most of all, act like the perfect figure of beauty to attract all his prey.
Upon reaching the age of 23, Erys was knowledgeable in many forms of dances and skilled in playing various forms of instruments that he often assists the Pet in playing music during events. He has also become skilled in attracting others with his words and looks, before luring them to a secluded area and killing them without anybody noticing. Despite him seemingly being confident and manipulative, it is merely a mask to cover up the self-loathing he still feels to this day in order to satisfy the Lord. He shows his actual shyer self towards the Pet and his siblings, but puts his masks on full display whenever the Lord is present out of fear.
When he had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Erys gained the ability to manipulate water and other forms of liquid besides blood by his mind alone. From creating a thick mist that is impossible to see through and even cause illusions, heavy tsunamis, and even generating high pressured blasts of water enough to cut through thick steel.
• Sylvester, The Maddening Smile
The ninth child to be accepted into the house of the Lord after 70 years since Erys became a General and 3 failed attempts before her. She was born into a small, secluded, and well hidden cult that nobody else knew about. It had believed in some form of deity that was said to demand sacrifices of anything that had a beating heart, from simple animals to even human beings. Sylvester was a product in order to have the cult’s numbers increase so that the “holy” message may be spread even more. As soon as she could start learning, Slyvester was quickly indoctrinated into the cult’s ways and performed her first human sacrifice at the tender age of seven years old. At first, the sacrificed were something that were mandatory for her, yet as time continued she witnessed others having fun with their sacrifices so Sylvester thought that it should be an activity she found fun then, even began to think as the sacrifices as “parties”, since she never truly believed in the cult’s message. She was well on her way to become a high ranking member, had Sylvester not stray from the cult’s home one day and never looked back.
The outside world was a place of wonders for a child like Sylvester. He saw things that he didn’t even know existed, such as animals that weren’t part of the regular sacrifices and sparkling rivers that had so many more fishes than that of the small pond back at the cult. He was so amazed by all that he was seeing, that he never wanted to go back to the cult ever again for they would just imprison him once more in their small and dull little world for a god that didn’t even exist. So Sylvester kept travelling, sometimes grabbing what seemed to be edible and drinking from the lake, even having his own “parties” by killing any small animal he finds and can handle. Yet the real fun only began when young Sylvester came across a destroyed village that had a massive “party” of its own, how unfortunate he missed the fun of the slaughter but managed to get to the people that barely survived and stabbed them to death instead. It was such fun to be in a “party” with so many sacrifices to the point that his laughter attracts the one who started the “party”, the Lord of the Wretched who watches the child slaughter with glee and becoming amused that he decided to take the child in.
When the Pet and Sylvester first met within the Lord’s stronghold, the Pet was rather put off by the child’s casual attitude and even comfort regarding slaughter and other morbid topics. Still, he tried to be a good parental figure towards the young child and attempted to try and teach her what was right and wrong. While it didn’t completely work as Sylvester was set in her ways, yet had also begun to change as she and the Pet bonded. The cult did raise her but they didn’t treat her with affection, not like how the Pet treats her with genuine kindness and love that a child needs. Their bond eventually convinces Sylvester to try to be “good” for the Pet at least, and it works for sometime with her acting like a normal child without homicidal tendencies. Of course, it all ends when she reaches her teen years and is now required to train in order to become a General. The brutal as ever combat training was harsh even by her standards, yet the times that involved slaughter was pure joy for her. Besides that, Sylvester was also taught how to read the emotions of others.
Upon reaching the age of 21, Sylvester was known for his cheerful and energetic personality that would have charmed everyone if it were not for the fact that he was also known for having a love for slaughter, especially against enemies that aim to harm the Lord thus indirectly aim to harm the Pet as well. He genuinely loves the Pet and his siblings, they are slightly wary of his positive relationship with the Lord, though this relationship has become a little bitter each day due to the Lord’s treatment of the Pet.
Upon becoming a Forsaken by the Lord, Sylvester developed the ability to manipulate and control the emotions of others. Such as being capable of sensing what exactly a person feels or their feelings for another, increasing emotions to the extreme or or even decreasing one’s emotions to the point they become an empty husk of themselves.
• Mitsuki, The Speaker of Beasts
The tenth child to be accepted in the Lord’s family after 45 years since Sylvester became a General. As a baby, she was left abandoned on the doorsteps of a small farm that was already struggling to meet ends. Still, they took in the abandoned baby in order to take care of her as best as they could, yet still ended up becoming unintentionally neglectful to her as they tried to pay up their bills. Often leaving the young girl with her chores and taking care of the barn animals, who have become her source companionship in her lonesome. Her favourite were the horses, always riding on their backs as a form of relaxation and even sleeping on them. It was a fairly simple life, one that ended so harshly as the old farm and her parents were set on fire as Mitsuki and the animal ran into the wilderness. Upon escaping the tragedy, she became even more attached to the animals that were following her, a horse and a dog, and even became non-verbal for a long period of time.
As Mitsuki and her animals lived in the wilderness, she had tried to find a form of civilization but eventually gave up as she had searched for hours and still only saw the same woods. Instead, she survived with her animals within the woods such as keeping them and herself fed and possibly continuing the search for even a town. It was a quiet time for her, peaceful even, until she had come across a group of travelers that were camping within the woods. At first, they seemed rather friendly and even offered her food and water. It seemed suspicious at first but due to hunger, Mitsuki and her animals didn’t care and accepted the food without hesitation. Unfortunately, that mistake led her to getting drugged with her animals being killed as the last thing she saw before being taken away. Once woken up, she was introduced into a zoo that has been recently built and with Mitsuki now a recently bought slave for the establishment. It was like the farm in a way, only far more harsher and brutal with punishment each time she made a mistake. The more she stayed, the more she resented humanity and the more she became attached with the animals. After a year of such torment, Mitsuki finally snapped and planned an escape for her and the animals within the zoo, it took nearly half a year but she soon managed to manipulate her masters into giving her the zoo’s keys and released all of the animals from their cages who were all trained by her to get out at the same time so that the ensuring chaos would provide her enough time to get out. It would have worked, had the Lord not been in the zoo with his family that day and caught the girl just as she took a single step out, impressed by her skills in doing such a task.
She was absolutely infuriated that her plan had failed and ended up in her capture, knowing that the Lord took her to make her another General, a title she wants no part of. She constantly tries to escape out of the stronghold, but each time she is taken back by either the Pet or one of the staff. Mitsuki’s own relations with the Pet didn’t start off great either, with her even trying to bite at the Pet one time. Even despite all that, the Pet remained patient through her all out, even allowing her to see the animals that inhabited the stronghold to calm her down. Soon, she started slightly opening up to the Pet as he reminds of her parents back then. Despite always being busy, they made sure that Mitsuki was always taken care of to the best of their abilities. She even starts verbally communicating again, albeit very rarely. When she reaches her teens however, Mitsuki nearly stops talking again due to the harsh combat training she faces with the added lessons of taming wild and dangerous animals that led to many injuries but only made her want to survive even more.
Upon reaching the age of 25, Mitsuki had become a skilled tamer of animals and has used them on several occasions in battle with proficiency. She is also known as a skilled hunter that would even rival Roland’s own skills, with the forest being her primary territory. She still barely says a word, but when she does they often have cruelty laced with them. Despite this, she is very close to the Pet and has a playful snarky relationship with her siblings. As for the Lord, she truly despises him for his treatment of the Pet and her siblings.
Upon becoming a Forsaken by the Lord, Mitsuki exhibited the ability to control and manipulate animals in a variety of ways. Ranging from controlling hoards to her whim, mixing two species to create a mutant hybrid, communicate through them, and even change parts of her body to that of an animal.
• Oliver, The Destructive Winds
The eleventh child to be brought into the Lord’s family after 85 years since Mitsuki became a General and 9 failed attempts before him. He was a child born into a family full of Exorcists hidden away as they trained themselves to their limits, unfortunately, Oliver himself was the only Non-Exorcist of his family, leading to become the black sheep of his family and being constantly pressured into succeeding more due to his “limitations”. Nearly all of his siblings, parents, uncles and aunts despised him for his lack of abilities, all except for his older brother who was always encouraging and caring towards him. Oliver strived to become stronger to at least make his older brother proud of him even though he couldn’t use any sort of abilities. Just having his brother’s love was enough for Oliver.
Yet that day may never come, not when his home was stormed by an ambush of Wretched that had discovered the family of an Exorcist to capture for execution. Their family had tried to fight back as best as they could, but soon enough they were overpowered with the choice of retreating the only way for the remaining Exorcists to survive. Oliver was about to follow his family, yet when the patriarch used his ability to teleport, he didn’t include his own youngest. Leaving the little child heartbroken and alone with the monsters that ruined his life, he tried to get away the best he could yet it wasn’t enough. When the jeers and mocks of the Wretched grew more and more, Oliver’s own anger began to bubble before exploding in a corrosive hate that led to the child grabbing whichever weapon he can get his hands on to fight. When he was finally put down, Oliver managed to kill about six of the Wretched before he too will be surely killed. But that didn’t happen, not when the Lord of the Wretched himself became impressed of what the child was capable of in his anger that he had decided to bring the child back within his stronghold to see if Oliver would have the potential to become another General.
Oliver silently seethed as he was taken into the Lord’s house, but instead of being trained to the bone like he had expected, he was introduced to a serene yet sad man that was known as the Lord’s Pet, the man who would take care of him for now. He initially refused to even talk to the Pet, who understood and kept his distance but still tried to care, encourage, and help the child the best he could. Oliver even snapped at the Pet a few times even though such an action could cause his death, yet the Pet never got angry and said that he understood and still helped him in Oliver’s exercises. As time moved on, his own interactions began to change for the better as Oliver began to be reminded of his brother by the Pet, who has been nothing but kind and an excellent teacher to him. Teaching him to never let go of the anger he feels, but to instead sharpen it into a deadly weapon that no one will notice until it is unsheathed from its scabbard. By the time he had reached his teens and was about to go through the brutal combat training the other Generals faced, Oliver was ready. In addition, Oliver was also taught in the arts of gymnastics and to slowly turn his body into something more flexible.
Upon reaching the age of 23, Oliver had become an excellent fighter of the sword, fighting like a dancer would and even made a show from his fights. Along with having a highly flexible body that allows him to move in ways that would look unsettling and painful yet makes it look easy. He’s known to be a perfect image of calmness and grace, always so polite in his words and actions yet has a glint of fury that bubbles in his eyes. Oliver utterly adores the Pet and his siblings, often spoiling them with treats, yet is rather cold towards the Lord yet still ever so polite.
When he had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Oliver had received the ability to generate and control the air and the winds. Ranging from creating tornados, sending others flying into the winds or himself, and even using it to rip apart bodies through pressurized blasts of air.
• Kayden, The Infernal Retribution
The twelfth child to be brought into the Lord’s family after 95 years since Oliver became a General and 11 failed attempts before her. As a child, Kayden was easily recognized by her adventurous, kind and helpful nature as she was always willing to lend a hand towards the working adults of her small village the best that she could, making sure that all of the kids that were younger than her and even sought to become the apprentice of both the local combat instructor and medic of the village to be more of help in more ways than one when she grows up. Though her nature to help has led to her taking on risks that shouldn’t be held by a child, causing her parents to worry that Kayden might get herself hurt someday. Each time they voice their concerns, she reassures them that she’ll be fine. It was a fairly happy life considering the times, one that would all be too easy to shatter by one mistake.
As Kayden took another stroll around the woods that surround the village, she heard the distant sound of pained moaning within the trees. Despite the possible danger, Kayden’s instinct to help drove her to investigate the situation and found what seemed to be an injured man in a cloak that was clutching to his stomach, must have eaten something bad to cause such a visceral reaction. Slowly, she walked up towards the man in a cautious manner as she asked if he needed help, who in turn asked in an urgent manner if there was a village nearby with a clinic. Thankfully, there was, which was Kayden’s village. As quickly as she could, Kayden guided the injured man towards the clinic and left it all to the professionals, since she was still a new apprentice. Gossip of the injured outsider spread into the entire village by the day, with some untrustworthy of the man as his symptoms were seemingly unusual. Kayden tried to not think about it too much before resuming her daily life, with her helping what she could. It was a week after, when she had just returned from picking herbs in the forest, that she came across her entire village burned to the ground. By the very same man who she helped, now revealed to have actually been a Damned in disguise, who saw the shocked and horrified child and greeted her with a mocking grin and thanked for giving him such a wonderful feast. Any other child would have run out of fear, yet Kayden, Kayden felt the something raging inside of her like the flames that consumed everything she loved. Without an ounce of regret, she charged over to the Damned with a small knife she had. While he had merely toyed with her, Kayden tried her best in order to win the fight and only won by pure luck when she threw the knife at a crumbling support beam, causing the flaming building to drop onto the unsuspecting Damned. Exhausted of both energy and emotions, she had no more strength to walk any further and would’ve been consumed by the flames, had a shadow not covered her and took her away as the flames consumed the once small village.
As she finally awakened, Kayden realized that she wasn’t home anymore nor was the fire a dream. Instead, the fight was witnessed by the Lord himself who had decided to take her in out of curiosity due to her defeating the Damned. It was a terrifying development, especially for a child like her, yet there wasn’t anything she could truly do about it. Despite the situation, being in the care of the Pet helped her through it. Initially, Kayden had been skittish around the serene man yet grew to bond with him due to his constant kindness and comforting her whenever she is reminded of her village’s demise, the Pet was her source of stability within this household, especially when she finally began her training upon reaching her teens. The combat training was far harsher than that of her former instructor, even resulting in numerous broken bones. Her other training focused solely on healing others through various means, with every failure resulting in the death of her patient.
Upon reaching the age of 25, Kayden became a skilled fighter that was known to use her own surroundings against her opponents in order to catch them off guard. She is also considered to be one of the top medics within the Lord’s Empire as she has healed numerous patients remarkably quick with efficiency, yet her methods were noted to be painful at times. Kayden still seeks to do what is right the best she could all the while upholding her status as a General, as such she usually assists her siblings with their tasks or even hunting down the traitors the Lord wishes her to extinguish. She has an excellent relationship with the Pet and her siblings, but is rather nervous around the Lord.
Upon becoming a Forsaken by the Lord, Kayden had showcased the ability to control and generate heat. These range from generating fire from her limbs, creating a blast that would seek its own target, and even heating up the ground surrounding her to create lava to control.
• Maelyn, The Infectious Drop
The thirteenth child to join the Lord’s household after 80 years since Kayden became a General and 7 failed attempts before her. During her childhood, Maelyn had always been known as the street rat that caused too much trouble. It wasn’t like it was her fault anyways, since the bastards that she bit and kicked always picked on her and her family all because they were poor. She made sure that her younger siblings were protected from those that mean harm while caring for her elder siblings or father whenever they got sick, even if she got hurt in the process of caring for them. Yet, the need for medicine for her ailing father started to get more severe as time went on, to the point that Maelyn decided that she would work to get the money for it, no matter how shady and illegal the job may seem. Such as carrying and hiding away packages between gangs within the area, packages with contents that she would rather not look into.
Eventually, she gets enough money from her jobs that she’s finally able to purchase the medicine. For a time, life seems to go back to normal. Until Maelyn came home late one night, having been busy with another group wanting to harm her due to her being poor, to only see the cooling corpses of her family who have all been poisoned by the gangs she had worked for, who didn’t take too kindly for their delivery girl to stop working for them. For the entire night, she spent it staring at her loved one’s dead bodies until the morning came, with the entirety of the corpses and Maelyn gone. Nobody thought much of it, thinking another bunch of street rats perished once more before continuing their lives. In the next week, everyone within that village died, by the poison that Maelyn made with the toxic herbs she found within the forest and the very corpses of her family that she used to infect the water supply of the village. As she walked out of the dead village, the young and bitter girl was suddenly faced with a terrifying figure she thought she would never face. The Lord of the Wretched had originally come to the village to collect some debt, instead he found the village dead and the child responsible for it. Intrigued, the Lord offered the child to come with him, or die. With nothing left, Maelyn accepted.
At first, Maelyn was prepared to devote her entire life into getting stronger and forsake any sort of relations with others in order to never be hurt in that way again. Unfortunately, the actual training didn’t come and she was instead cared for the Pet, who tried to comfort her yet she rebuked it in order to focus more on combat. Despite this, Maelyn began to get slightly closer towards the Pet as he had been kind to her when so few had been. She started to open up to the Pet more, revealing a softer side of her. By the time she reached her teens however, she had to keep that side of her closed for the Lord to be satisfied. The combat training was brutal, yet was something familiar at least, but the lessons regarding chemicals, toxins, and poisons had been difficult for her, considering that she had to make an antidote whenever she was forced to infect herself with her concoctions.
Upon reaching the age of 23, Maelyn became a highly proficient fighter that was skilled in the use of her poisoned weapons and body that she has been known to even cause the death of numerous Damned by destroying their cells with her poison. Still quite aggressive and would usually jump to violence, perhaps even more so than her past self. Still, she is very gentle with the Pet and even her siblings, yet is rather stiff and cold with the Lord.
When she had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Maelyn was granted the abilities to control and generate poison and toxins. These range from excreting poison from her body, releasing toxic fumes from her mouth, or even raising the toxicity levels of a certain object.
• Zachariah, The Apathetic Change
The fourteenth child to be accepted into the Lord’s family after 105 years since Maelyn became a General and 12 failed attempts before them. During the time their mother was still alive, she always told Zachariah to be kind and give to others without asking for something back, for it would be eventually repaid back to Zachariah someday. For a time, they believed those words and tried to be helpful towards others for the sake of being good, yet each time they did, their deed were never repaid back and was even taken advantage of and used for the benefit of others, those they tried to help. It was hard to continue to be kind when they were met with those who just wished to use them for their own gain, it wasn’t until the death of their mother that Zachariah’s father finally took charge of his children’s upbringing that they began to change for their own benefit. Their father was sure to drill into all of his children’s heads to be as cutthroat, ruthless, and vicious as possible in order to survive in a world like theirs. It was a hard lesson for them to learn, yet one that needed to be learned in order to survive, so Zachariah did the best they could to take to those lessons.
When Zachariah was eleven years old, the young child who used to be so sweet and shy became as cold as the winter winds that surrounded their home, perhaps even colder. The lessons of their father changed them for the best after all, teaching them that their own self-preservation is what truly matters. Even if it is at the cost of the lives of their own siblings and father. They would ensure that they would always survive at the end no matter the cost or means to do so, as such, they had no trouble outing their father’s schemes of assasination towards an important figure of a noble house. Even if it had succeeded, there would be the chance of somebody finding out which would lead to a painful death for Zachariah, better to just tell it to one of the Guardians of their father’s plans to escape such a fate. They didn’t care for the loss of their home and family, for as long as they were alive, they would see another day. During their stay within the orphanage filled with children that wanted to survive like them, Zachariah made sure to stay hidden yet would always fight back hard against those who tried to take what was theirs. They expected to stay within the orphanage until they were eighteen, but they didn’t expect to catch the interest of the Lord of the Wretched who has heard what Zachariah had done to their family and just saw them hitting and biting a bunch of the other orphans, entertained, the Lord decided to bring the apathetic child in.
To Zachariah, they had expected to have struck the opportunity of a lifetime to be brought into the Lord’s household, yet also a deadly trial that could spell their death if they displeased the Lord. While they were absolutely ready to focus their mind and body in training, they didn’t expect to be handed to the quiet Pet of the Lord to be taken care of like an “actual” child. It was slightly frustrating to Zachariah, but nonetheless, they treated the Pet like a superior, someone to be treated with respect yet at a distance. However, the Pet never treated them like a servant, instead he treated them like they were his child, to be cared for and loved. It, was similar to the time when their mother was still alive, Zachariah would have pitied him, but when the Pet showed he only ever gave his love to his children while those who tried to hurt him were punished, they instead grew to respect the man for both his kindness and strength compared to their mother with a bleeding heart. When they had finally reached their teens, they weren’t surprised to see the brutality and harshness of the combat training, and were even glad to see it. In addition, Zachariah was taught how to manipulate others, deceive them with half-truths, and evade detection or suspicion.
Upon reaching the age of 24, Zachariah had become known to be one of the coldest and ruthless among the Lord’s children, having no issue with sending others to their deaths all the while keeping a neutral expression on their face that showcased no emotions to the point of being unsettling. Despite their frigidness, Zachariah holds a deep well of respect and adoration towards the Pet and even towards their own siblings. However, their bond with the Lord is more similar to that of business partners, though they do hold the Lord in contempt due to the Pet’s treatment.
Upon becoming a Forsaken by the Lord, Zachariah had received the ability to control the weather to their whims. Such as turning a normal sunny day into a blazing inferno, a frigid winter, into a storm to tear the flesh, even if the location shouldn’t logically allow such a weather, it didn’t matter and would still happen regardless of circumstances.
• Octavius, The Singer of Conquest
The fifteenth child to be brought into the Lord’s family after 130 years since Zachariah became a General and 15 failed attempts before him. Despite being born with considerable talent with music and getting high praises from his teachers, young Octavius could never hold the attention of his parents for they would only ever dote on his elder siblings. Even after creating several music compositions for his parents, studying even harder to meet their standards, they would only give him a nod before asking his two siblings how their days had been and what achievements they have made. Despite this, Octavius could never bring himself to resent his siblings since they often tried to make him feel wanted within the family, yet they weren’t around all the time. As for his teachers, only one seemingly cared for the child and even treated him like they were his own.
On the brink of frustration, Octavius decides that since his parents obviously didn’t want him, better to just get away from them instead, right? He was in the middle of secretly packing away his belongings, when his teacher caught sight of what he had been doing. Feeling guilty, Octavius confessed what he was about to do, but instead of being talked out of it like he had expected, instead his teacher had even supported his choice. Telling Octavius that he knew a place that would truly cherish his talents. Filled with excitement and hope, the child began packing his things quickly and quietly ran away with his teacher towards the place that would finally recognize him. When he was introduced to the inhabitants, Octavius was shocked to see how well received and adored he was for his looks and musical skills, it was an abrupt but welcome change. It was a wonderful place for a neglected child like Octavius, yet one that oddly sheltered him from the outside world. Eventually, the illusion of paradise was shattered when he overheard of the group’s plans of selling him in order to gain more money. Consumed by fear, he grabbed a small harp and snuck away from the group in order to seek possible safety at the outside world. Of course, life on the streets was exceedingly difficult for a boy who has only known shelter, even as he played amazingly with his harp, it only got him a few coins to spend. Octavius would have perhaps perished had the Lord of the Wretched heard his soft yet sorrowful voice as he plucked the strings of the harp. Even the Lord had to admit that the child had skills greater than most musicians, it was enough for him to decide to take the child away from the streets when he slept.
When he woke up, Octavius thought that the group had found him once more. Yet as he took in the luxurious room, he started to realize that it was far more than what they could ever afford. As the servants escorted him out and introduced him to the Lord and the Pet themselves, Octavius realized that he may be facing his own doom, as he has heard whispers of the Lord taking in children to be judged and trained as his future Generals, with those that fail getting a painful death. To his surprise, instead of being subjected to bone-aching training immediately, Octavius had instead been handed to the Pet to be taken care of. Despite the fear he felt, he also found comfort with the Pet who also shared a talent with instruments and often offered to play and practice with him. It was a surprisingly peaceful time for the boy who has been through much, one that he desired to last a little longer but was cut short upon reaching his teens. The combat training was excruciatingly painful for him, nearly too much but he managed to persevere at the end. The lessons regarding music were much more relaxing and entertaining.
Upon reaching the age of 25, Octavius had composed numerous music scores that are well loved and cherished by many. While he remains rather polite and has a gentleman sort of personality, he is known to have caused his opponent’s eardrums or even their brain to explode from the loudness of his music. He is highly affectionate towards the Pet and his siblings, often gifting them songs dedicated to them, yet is easily frightened by the Lord.
When he had become a Forsaken by the Lord, Octavius showcased the ability to generate and control sound in a variety of ways. Ranging from changing the sound of his voice, empowering others through his songs, and is even capable of hypnotizing others through his voice.
The first pair of children the Lord of the Wretched had taken ever since Octavius became a General 200 years along with 30 failed attempts before these two. They were part of a large family that was already struggling to earn money and often had to hunt their food within the forests. Despite of their poverty, Lewis, the eldest of his siblings, and Yvette, the youngest between her siblings, were content with their lives. They were content in taking care of their ailing mother and helping their father hunt, content without ever being noticed by the rest of society. It was fine for them, so as long as they had their family and each other, they were satisfied.
Until one day, that happiness was torn to shreds when the Lord suddenly came to their home and captured each and every family member within that household. There were about ten people within that house, and eight of them were tortured and thrown back into the flaming house as Lewis and Yvette remained terrified within the crushing grip of the Lord, who was uncharacteristically serious during this mission. They didn’t know why the Lord chose them, for they never have done anything to attract his attention, to their knowledge.
They had been taken when Lewis was 9 years old, while Yvette was taken when she was 7 years old. Currently, they are now 12 and 10 years old respectively, with many curious whether or not they will survive to become the latest members of the Lord’s family or become another reject. Though the Pet and their new “siblings” have been nothing but kind to them, they are still scarred by the death of their family and terrified of the day they become teens and start their official training. It doesn’t help that for some reason, the Lord breathes down upon their neck and visits them regularly despite being barely present in the childhoods of his other children. Just what caused this unwanted attention?
Unknown to all, despite the massacre of their family, two have managed to survive. Their father, who dragged himself out of the burning house, has allied himself with the Exorcists and now seeks revenge.
As for their other relative? Well, the Exorcists still need to find where they have been hidden and sealed, for that person may hold the key to defeating the Lord, and what had transpired in the past to cause his release…
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