Name:
Dante V Valour
Rank:
King
Kingdom:
Rokyu
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
Armor: 3000+lbs
No Armor: 162lbs
Age
1582, appears 28.
Appearance:
Armored Dante to the right.
Markings/Tattoos:
Dante has a number of markings spanning the course of his body. He has two identical ones resting on his shoulders, that have trails running down his arms with odd designs. He has a medium sized one that resembles wings almost, spanning across his shoulder blades. He has another pair resting on his thighs, both identical once more. Another pair of matching markings on each of his cheeks, and then finally one large on resting on his chest. It's unknown what these markings mean, or even if they mean anything.
Abilities/ Powers/ Magic:
Natural Strength: Dante has the natural strength of his father, meaning his raw strength is rarely gone against. It's said that he held down an Elder Dragon in the streets with one single hand to make an example of him after he'd tried to speak ill of Dante himself as King. Dante wasn't even half the size of the mighty elder's smallest claw... Needless to say, he is powerful.
Hard As A Rock: Dante seems to wear an incredibly thin set of armor that is seemingly indestructible... Seemingly being the key word here simply because the boys father, during the rebellion, managed to break right through the chest of the armor, seemingly killing the tiny monster. However the armor is actually a tightly packed set of scales as Dante is after all, a Dragon born. Meaning it will grow back if given enough time. His bones are also as hard as steel, their even considered harder then his armor, and because of this a large set of bounties have been offered up for the King's skeletal structure.
Regeneration: Dante heals at an abnormally quick rate, however he is still able to die through the same means any other would. Blood loss, improper care of wounds, etc. However Dante has been mistaken as a god, simply because he's been impaled through the head, and seemingly died, yet his body simply continued to regenerate. No one knows the secret behind the King's regenerative properties, or how he seems to 'come back from the dead', and it's likely no one ever will know.
Blood: This could somewhat be called Dante's "ultimate form", however it's uncontrollable. When Dante's rage and lust for carnage grows uncontrollable, and his body has grown to weak to allow himself to continue fighting, the markings along his body begin to glow, to the point where they can even be seen through his armor. While the markings glow, the armor slowly begins to glow as well, as if being enveloped by the light from the markings. The armor then begins to shift, and change, as if melting and shaping to make a new. Once the glowing stops, Dante can be seen in a new form, one in which the heat emulating from the man can be felt from easily fifty feet away. His pupils are not present, as it gives off the belief that Dante is actually unconscious in this state, and he is driven purely by instinct. His strength has nearly tripled in this form, and his armor has compacted to double it's strength. Dante's fangs also seem to double in size, and he's been rumored to breathe fire in this form as well. The heat is said to make Magma seem like water. Another rumor has started to circulate that Dante's fire in this form, is the cause for the throne room's current state. This form has only been released twice in Dante's existence.
Race
Dragon-Human Halfling
Weapons:
Dante carries around a large Scythe (can be seen in picture) however he does this more so to be intimidating. He doesn't really use it unless he's fighting, or slaughtering an opponent barely with his time. His real weapon is primarily his claws and fangs. Someone's even claimed Dante had shattered stone with his grip, and another has speculated he's bitten through steel as if it were butter. It's been rumored Dante possesses the ability to summon a 'magical blade' as well, little is known about the weapon, as very few have seen it. It's not that it's a last resort, it's simply a hassle to use.
Personality:
Dante would be considered mad by most at first, however with how he's been running the kingdom, most aspects of such would go out the window in a heart beat. Dante is considered a proud man, and one of power. He is a strict, but fair man who rewards those who are loyal, and removes those that are not. He does not hesitate to kill those that would dare oppose him, and has been known to have something of a temperamental issue, however he has been working on this thanks to his loyal subjects, Listy and Risty. He is quick to the point, and often dislikes wasting time, as being a King, it leaves him with little free time. What little free time he does get, goes towards eating, sleeping, and spending time with his younger siblings. Dante tries to act as a Father figure to his family, as it was he who took their father from them all, however, it is fairing much harder then he'd originally believed it to be... Luckily, Listy and Risty have come to act as 'mothers', for the King's siblings. It is from this, that the rumor of the sisters being the King's lovers, have formulated.
Likes:
His Siblings, Listy, Risty, Dark Chocolate dipped in strawberry sauce, Greenery (ie: forests/adventuring), Meat.
Dislikes/ Hates:
Any kind of sweet other then Dark Chocolate dipped in Strawberry sauce, Vegetables, the Tournament held in the Capital every year.
History/ Bio:
Dante's life began when his human mother was rapped by something called an Elder Dragon- don't ask how it happened... The beast wound up raping the entire villages count of women, human, half demon, and anything else with the ability to give birth to it's offspring. After it's night of sexual acts and destruction of the small village, the beast up and vanished... Now most would expect a dragon to lay eggs, however birthing properties are souly dependent on that of the female. Meaning the women assumed they were carrying nothing within them selves for the first few months... However when they began to notice the bumps they all had. Well needless to say panic broke out. Then they all assumed they would be safe, simply because: "oh we'll have a village with a bunch of big strong dragon half-lings to protect us!"...
When these children were "born"... They weren't really born. They had devoured their mothers from the inside out... The village had become a bloody and disgusting birthing ground for the forty two different half-lings... Tho their hunger did not stop there. They began fighting and eating one another until only one was left... That one single child-... No... That one single monster was Dante. Covered in blood, and wounds that had already begun healing, the boy was found by a passing by merchant. Thinking the town had been attacked, and the child the only survivor, he'd taken the boy in as his own. He named the child Dante, and raised him for two years. Surprisingly the old man that had found him managed to survive throughout the lot of it. It wasn't that Dante hadn't tried to eat the old man, it was simply that the old man had raised half-lings before... And was rather used to tiny demons such as Dante.
It wasn't until a raid on the old mans village had come, that Dante's life took another odd turn. The old man had been murdered, and Dante had been set off... He grew armor, and three tails, and the blood shed that followed next, was unimaginable. Dante had leveled, the entire village single handedly... Murdered every living soul, and woke to find himself covered in blood. He cried... He cried for two whole days, before finally moving on. It would be about another five, before Dante's next big turning point came to pass. Captured, by a witch no less... She lived high up in the mountains, how Dante had come to get so far up, is still unknown to this day. He'd been tossed in a large cell like cave, one filled with a number of other slaves. Only two others in the cell seemed to be human, and thinking Dante was human, came to his injured aid. Two young women, maybe as old as Dante himself. To this day, Dante has not once even questioned how the two came to make their way into the witches capture... Their names? Risty and Listy.
It only took the witch one single year to learn of Dante's half blood race origin, in which time, a strong bond had been formed between the three 'humans'. Despite the fact that they had horns, and the fact that Dante had armor like scales growing in, they were all, none the wiser. Another hundred years would go by, Listy and Risty having fully grown to woman hood, while Dante's aging process had seemed to go much slower then theirs. He still seemed to have the body of an eight year old child, and the mental capacity of one as well. His armor had yet to fully grow in, and the two women had basically gone from friends, to mothers for the boy. By this point, the witch had been looking into the boy's family roots, trying to dig up where he'd come from... There were many Dragons in the world, and at the time, perhaps a total of eighteen Elder Dragons... Another four hundred years would go by, and by this point, Dante had finally aged to the physical body to match that of Risty and Listy's.
His armor had finally grown in, though it was suspected it would continue to grow. The witch had finally learned of Dante's true nature, and the past that followed him. Risty and Listy, whom had been stealing the odd spell here and there from said witch, had used said stolen spells, to listen in on a series of conversations between the witch, and a number of messengers. They told Dante of his apparent past, and the first thing Dante tried to do, was proclaim Risty and Listy his Queen... After being informed that they could not be one single Queen, he told them they'd be his Queens. Obviously still with the mental capacity of a child, Dante was turned down, however the two never left the boy's side surprisingly. Even after Dante learned of his own strength, breaking out, and slaying the witch. The sisters had 'taken' (stolen) a number of the old hags tomes, books, and scrolls of the sort.
A full Millennium would go by, before Dante's three man rebellion would start. Much had happened in such a lengthy amount of time. Dante, along with Listy and Risty, had made themselves very, well known, and by this point, Dante's father was well aware of his forgotten son's presence. They came to call him "The Bloody Beast". Dante had long matured, and given up the silly notions of marriage towards the two women who seemed to travel with him. Finally coming to the door steps (front gate) of his fathers Capital (Blayze), the battle begun. Many to this day, blame their new king for the deaths that followed... Dante, along with Risty and Listy, had slaughtered nearly two fifths of the Capitals army. It wasn't that they were weak, it was simply that they were un prepared... Having recently returned from battle, only one fifth of the kingdoms military might was prepared for battle, meaning a lack of organization, and moral... Needless to say, a fight to the Castle it's self wasn't that hard.
When the group had actually came to the the castle's front gate, no one could have expected what had come next. Dante's father, was waiting right there at the front gate... And supposedly, he had a proposal. With all his children behind him, the previous King spoke to the abandoned Son. "Come home..." He would say... Offering Dante his rightful seat as first born Prince of the Kingdom. Some say Dante cried, others claim he grew angry, others say he didn't react at all... All that is known, was a battle had begun. One that had been taken right to the throne room, and thanks to Risty and Listy, it stayed a simple one on one. The battle raged on for two whole days, and it's still talked about to this day. It's said the land shook, and their furious roars could be heard for miles. Dante had apparently been defeated, however this was only known to the Valour Royal Family, and Risty and Listy, as his lifeless corpse came bursting from the throne room's large gate like doors. His armor was cracked, and even broken in various places. He was drenched in blood, and there seemed to be a large spike that had penetrated his eye socket. However it had failed to go through his skull...
Dante's father however, was covered in large gash like cuts, most deep. His scales were broken, and several of his large fang like teeth had been shattered... His left eye had also been bleeding, and Dante's strange magical sword could be seen sticking out of the closed lids... After claiming victory, and announcing it to the land's people, another surprise happened... Only the Royal families children would know of this secret, as Risty and Listy had restarted Dante's stopped heart. They kept it beating for five minutes, while the king himself continued to give his long, overly lengthy speech... Yet the odd thing was, none of the siblings spoke a word to their father about what was happening. When Dante's eye's opened, there were no pupils, and his markings could be seen glowing through his broken armor. The spike had been removed from his head, and both eye's were healed, as well, supposedly his damaged brain.
Some claim they saw a tiny beast with three tails pull the deceased king back, others say the King backed up to kill his son, all that is known, is that Dante wound up claiming victory.
[Royal Family + Risty and Listy Knowledge only]
Dante had lost control, and was thrown into a great rage, growing his three tails and going into his "blood" mode. He'd pulled his father by his tail with ease, as if his father were a feather. Throwing him back into the throne room as if he were nothing. Dante inhaled, then let loose a breath of flame so hot, it's said the heat could be felt as far as the market place, but this is merely a rumor. The throne room was scorched, and their father, a burned corpse... No one knows what was done with the previous king's body, not even the Royal Family knows. It's a secret thats managed to stay so between the two sisters, and the new King.
[Back to common knowledge]
After proclaiming himself King, Dante was feared, and respected. After all, power meant just about everything to the Kingdom he now ruled. Still however, many doubted the boy. Things began changing rather quickly. The rule on power had been altered as to allow any person to gain entry into the Captial, however how far in they were allowed, was still restricted. Access to the market district was for all, however the living quarters remained reserved for those of the Rokyu Kingdom. Many citizens disliked this new rule, however the Merchants were loving it. It wasn't until most demonic races learned of how far their things could go on the market place, did Praise for their king begin.
Now, Dante sits on the throne, trying his best to keep a destructive nation from destroying anything beyond what is needed, while also trying to maintain a family, of which he stole the head. Granted he'd learned of their grand dislike for their abusive and cruel father, meaning the transition wasn't hard, it was simply awkward. Dante attempts to act like a father figure, however has only known his half-siblings for the last few years.
