Dari (Darius) Tenma (Dah-ree (Dah-ree-us))
Sentinel Darius Tenma (a.k.a. Dari, Julian Ergatas, 013)
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Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Dari is physically stronger than an average Daemon and has the capacity to increase that strength. He remains very physically fit without actually doing any training but his metabolism is very high and he consumes a lot of food to keep up his energy.
Body Features
He has the number ۰۱۳ (013) burned into his wrist from the facility. He also has red markings (symbols) starting from the left side of his neck bleeding down the left side of his chest and arm. The markings have spread as he's gotten older and mutated more.
Special abilities
He has the ability to cause things to stop existing. It is incredibly unstable and dangerous so Dari very rarely calls upon his magic. To use his magic Dari simply touches an object or person. If working correctly red symbols will travel from his body to the "infected" and spread covering that in said markings. Once consumed the "infected" ceases to exist. No one is sure where they go or what happens to an infected once they're gone. More often than not this ability does not work correctly and instead of "disappearing" Dari receives a heavy recoil in the form of his magic flaring uncontrollably and causing severe internal injury to all caught in the wave including himself. Due to this instability Dari chooses not to use magic unless he is in mortal peril.
Apparel & Accessories
He usually wears long sleeved jackets with high collars in order to hide his markings. He wears black and red because Kiki said she thought it matched him when she was 9.
Specialized Equipment
He is much stronger than humans and roughly twice as strong as the average Daemon, and has the capacity to increase this strength but he has no desire to be any stronger. He also heals at an accelerated rate, more akin to Daemons but unlike Daemons he requires substantial energy to keep this ability up. If he hasn't eaten his healing is much slower (though even at his weakest he is still able to heal faster than humans).
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Dari was born to a family of hunters descended from Erebus. Not much is known about them as his parents were murdered by the Tamil Corp when he was an infant and all of our information comes from Jonathan who was 8 at the time of their murder. After the attack on the family Dari and Jonathan were taken to the facilities as experiments. Dari was taken to the first facility on Delphage while his brother was taken to the second facility on Shidan where he would be "brainwashed". Growing up as a test subject was difficult on the young child as he was constantly injected with Daemon blood and tested for enhancements, this however was seen as a normal existence for the boy. It wasn't until all of the experimentation awakened the dormant genes inside of him and caused his soul to connect with Seth's that Dari began to see his home for what it was. At the age of four his constant connection with Ethnerdae and interaction with the older experiments led the young boy to plot his and everyone's escape from the facility. He began testing the systems and his new found abilities drawn from Seth. These things went well under radar but his increasing resistance to follow orders didn't go unnoticed by his captors.
When he was 6 his mother figure Subject 008 was murdered by the facility staff due to the genetic modifications taking a toll on her body. This was the final straw for Dari and he gave his body over to Seth's will. Dari (controlled by Seth) systematically began destroying the facility and staff. He was eventually taken down but not before half of the facility had fallen and 80% of the staff was murdered. This is when Dari was fully merged with Ethnerdae, though because Aster is unknowledgeable about soul infecting the process was left only partially completed leaving Dari in a halfway state between an Anlaes and a human. After the event Dari was seized and kept in extreme isolation. At first he was restrained with Iron clamps around his arms as that method worked with experiment 012. However, during the merger Dari had obtained high levels of magic and it was quickly determined that he could not be contained by human means.
From this point on a physical and magical cage kept Dari dormant and at bay, while new scientists studied his strange blood. He was kept underfed, damaged and anything else the staff could think of to weaken him. There was a high level of fear and before the year was up everything involving Dari was automated by machines. For the following 3 years Dari lived in total isolation with only the voice of Ethnerdae as company. The chaos surrounding the event that led to his state began to make him think himself a monster and to view the voice within him as evil. Soon he blocked out Asters voice and in the new silence an anger consumed him. He blamed his monstrous state on the scientists and the organization that ran the facility. Once this notion became firm in his mind he spent every waking moment plotting retribution for he and the other lives ruined by the evil behind the facility.
One evening, when he was 9 years old a strange figure whom he vaguely recognized entered his cage and released all the restraints binding his magic. The bandaged man said nothing but he felt a strange pull from the part that Dari had shut out previously. Aster awoke within him telling him "It's time they met their end." Dari quickly dispatched with all security systems in the facility but still relatively weak, the guards kept causing him issues. Then he found the cage Experiment 012 had been contained in and promptly released the older boy with the message to "Let loose and Save them". Kaze wasted no time and soon the distraction Dari needed had been done freeing him to destroy all of the data, notes and information the scientists had collected since the facilities origin. In a huge reactionary explosion Dari was thrown from the embers of the building. Debris had managed to impale him causing him to lose consciousness. By the time he came too strangers whom he thought to be part of the organization had infiltrated the site causing him to go into a nearly blind panic to escape. He managed to pull most of the shrapnel from his body and escape into the surrounding woods before being spotted.
Knowing he was heavily wounded and already being weak from his captors containment methods Dari realized he could not move fast enough to escape and opted to hide himself instead. He reasoned that he'd wait until his slowed healing did enough good to allow him to get further away from the facility. The boy nestled himself within a thickly leaved tree and began extracting remaining shrapnel from his body as he waited for it to heal enough to make a solid escape. It wasn't long however before he felt a strange sensation wash over him, a pull that quickly became a deep desire to leave his tree and find the source of the sensation. He was deeply appalled by this feeling and instead of listening flattened himself against the tree, staying perfectly still. The pull became stronger, and more urgent, to the point where he had to stab himself with a metal shard just to keep from coming down. He was sure they were luring him in and he would not fall for it. And then out of nowhere, a small ball of blue light ascended the tree. As it got closer he realized it was a small creature. Panicked, he attempted to get rid of the creature but it wasn't tangible and instead busied itself with chipping and chattering, and inspecting him. It then squealed loudly and pressed it's forehead against Dari's who instantly felt lethargic calm wash over him. He was so relaxed he barely registered that a girl had come from the forest and was standing under his tree. The creature chirped happily and vanished shocking Dari out of his stupor. He looked down at the girl and his whole being recognized her, though he had never seen her before. She was covered in bandages but seemed otherwise cheerful. He found himself staring down at her despite himself and she in turn, stared at him with a look of concern.
After a great many moments the girl seemed to come into herself and told him she was with the MICA to rescue survivors, and asked if he was injured. In the following silence she began telling him her life's story and he couldn't help but listen. She was soon interrupted by a communication device asking if she had found anything. Kiki as he had previously learned was about to respond when Dari before he could think seized her arm and covered her mouth. He took hold of the device smashing it before releasing the girl and stepping into the shadows, intent on escape. Before he could leave however she shocked him by saying "you're just like me!" In a surprised tone. This caused Dari to freeze and in his confusion she managed to close the distance between them and grab his hand. After an experience Dari has only ever described as his salvation. Dari emerged from the woods following Kiki. He was brought to the Shuhan mansion which he now calls home.
Dari is stuck between being human and his soul's connection to Aster. As such he flip flops between human feelings and emotions and the more basic and sometimes dark emotions of Seth. Usually he is calm, quiet and calculating but he unintentionally slides into a sadistic and cold mindset especially in battle or on missions. He fears this darker side of him, and the anger that blooms from it, and he is especially afraid of what he may do if he indulges in the wishes of this other side of him (though it is becoming harder to ignore or push these feelings and wishes away). He has gotten somewhat desperate to stay human, and to be normal despite being surrounded by abnormal humans. Since their meeting Dari has rarely left Kiki's side, as it seems both are drawn to each other and for him, being separated is physically painful. Dari has long since stopped questioning this connection between them and accepts that for some reason Kiki is able to calm both sides of him. Recently though, he finds himself becoming increasingly possessive of her and his darker half has been insistent on things he is having trouble ignoring. Dari enjoys reading and learning, he watches things go on around him and prefers the calm and quiet of just existing. Though despite what he says he actually enjoys when Piro and Kiki drag him into their weird and crazy adventures. He prefers colder temperatures and winter to the heat.
Sexuality
Kiki. Only. She is the beginning of his sexuality and the end, there is no other in his eyes. He has no idea why this is and in fact is very ashamed of these feelings as they mostly stem from his other side.
Education
Since his escape from The Re-Evolution Project he has excelled and advanced in school quickly catching up and surpassing his grade level. Currently he is in the advanced stages of university having already completed 2 degrees.
Employment
He works as a Sentinel with his Guardian partner Kiki for MICA.
Mental Trauma
Due to his history Dari is carrying a lot of self loathing and hate that is also directed towards those he deems as "turning him into a monster". He has a very bad habit of chastising and blaming himself for anything that goes wrong. Another issue is that he "shuts down" when not around someone he trusts. This means he seems to lose all sense of his personality. He seems to cut off all emotion and live solely for his own directive for the duration that he is separated. This "soldier" form also tends to manifest when he is in battle as well and is very influenced by what he considers as the "monster" side of him.
Intellectual Characteristics
Dari is extremely intelligent and a master strategist.
Morality & Philosophy
Dari is a bit of a hard one to read, he is usually extremely polite and courteous but can just as easily rip your head off with no remorse. He is especially hostile towards abusers and liars.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To find the people responsible for turning him into a monster and destroy them. To one day return to being normal.
Likes & Dislikes
He clings to his seal like a lifeline. It is the only object he actually cares about.
He is not picky. He does however have a taste for meat. He doesn't really care what flavor profile the meat is in.
He is not overly fond of sweets or breads but he will still eat them. Food is food.
Social
Speech
Dari is very polite, almost to a fault, and people tend to view him as "the silent type" though this is just because he has forgotten to speak. He is more relaxed around Kiki in his manner of speaking but because of his recent feelings he just tends to refrain from talking to her in fear of saying something he maybe shouldn't. Piro is the only one whom has gotten him to fully open up and she has even gotten him to curse.
Relationships
Current Location
Year of Birth
4652 CA
19 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Born to Shiva and Kali Ergatas
Birthplace
The continent of Xan
Spouses
Kiki Shuhan
(Mate)
Siblings
Jonathan Ergatas
(Brother)
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Dark red, narrow, slit pupil
Hair
Very unruly hair that sticks out and is almost black in color though it is in fact a very very dark red.
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Dark Tan
Height
6'3"
Aligned Organization
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