Character Name: Valkyarc Wraithius
Age: Unknown
Height: 5’4
Weight 162 lbs.
Gender: Male
Race: Hephaestian
Class: Celestial Shifter
Appearance:
Valkyarc’s true appearance is a complete mystery, long forgotten by those who might have even lived long enough to remember. For now, he has lived almost his entire life in a black armor that surrounds every inch of himself, the armor itself shaped like his natural body except for the face.
The face of the helmet is a mere plain face with no emotion, a small stretched hole inside the lips of its mouth to allow him to breathe and the nose is straight and edgy. The only thing distinct about the armor is the hundreds of plates that overlap one another like a dragons skin, making it easy to be mobile. Also, his sword sits invisibly connected to his back.
Personality:
Valkyarc is a very sharp and somewhat quiet person. His eyes are constantly observing everything around him even though they appear to be lacking emotion. He’s not paranoid in that perspective, but he is a cautious person.
The other thing about his personality is how direct he is with his opinion. He speaks his mind astringently. This makes him insensitive to other people’s feelings with an “I don’t give a damn” attitude. In addition, when it comes to his opinion he is usually quite neutral on where he stands.
He does have a sense of morality though and dislikes those who prey on the weak. On the other hand, he despises ignorant good-natured people who feel the need to save every little thing they can. Quite often, he’s very cruel with his words.
Weapons/Armor/Items:
Cyäegha - His main weapon, Cyäegha, extends out to four feet in length, two in half inches thick, and eleven inches wide. Obviously, it’s a massive greatsword. It’s quite eerie however, as one side is black and has the plain faces of a man while the other side is white and has a plain face of a woman. Around each face are four stones. What these faces or stones do is unknown to anyone but him. Now, aside from the creepy faces on the sword there is an ability that is popular with Valkyarc.
Covering the sword invisibly is a substance called dark energy, a composition that is what makes up most of the universe. This anti-gravitational particle is what creates the weightless atmosphere beyond the gravitational pull of any planet. With this covering the greatsword it affects it in three ways. The first is that it makes the large weapon weightless, particularly on any planet with gravity. The second is that it cancels out the anti-magnetic effect from his armor (read about the armor below to understand) and the third is what he utilizes into an attack.
When dark energy and gravity collide there is a conflicting moment where a wave of force is created. Therefore, when he swings the sword at any amount of speed the outcome is an invisible wave that throws the force at the speed of the swing. However, since it doesn’t cancel out the massive amount of gravity around the wave is mainly just a blunt force and dies out in a certain length of time depending on how powerful the speed of the swing is. Now how fast the blade can be swung is something only Valkyarc knows.
Lastly, the dark matter does not make the weapon weak in terms of density. It can still physically cut or block.
Hastur – As it was described in Valkyarc’s appearance, his armor, Hastur, is a plain black armor that covers his entire body with scale plating on the torso, arms, and legs. What one would quickly notice about it though is it does not shine like most metal armor. That is because it is not made of pure metal, but in fact is made out of dragon’s bone.
With a little help with some blacksmiths and scientist of his time, he forged this suit to become light and mobile rather than heavy and defensive. The reason why is the natural trait the armor has.
Unlike pure metals, it’s purpose is not entirely made for defense though it can take blows. Instead, the armor has a property inside its structure that acts diamagnetic; it strongly repels all metal objects. Basically, the armor has an invisible anti-magnetic field around it. So when a metal object hits against the field it it’ll be like sliding against a slippery substance.
As a side effect of that, when a metal object is swung or thrust at the armor the invisible field creates a blow black effect causing the same amount of force to be thrown backwards. Since Newton’s third law states, "To every action force there is an equal but opposite reaction force" the repelled force must ricochet back to its origin.
The other simple ability it has is based on his Hephaestian trait, allowing him to manipulate the armor’s shape in any which way he chooses. Compared to taking new forms, however, this is usually done on a much smaller scale. Whatever shape a piece of the armor takes it will revert back to its normal build.
The last piece of information about the armor is it is made of two layers: The black outer-shell and the white inner-shell. These layers are about half an inch thick each.
Abilities/Skills:
Hephaestian Racial Abilities
Hephaestian’s Third Eye – All Hephaestians are born with a third eye. It is one of the main features that make them different then humans and it sits dormant inside the eye-lid for sixteen years. When it awakens it releases its’ stored energy into the body and gives Hephaestians their basic abilities they’ve lived with for thousands of years. However, there is a catch.
The third eye takes up a lot of energy the body needs for itself so the Hephaestian will unwillingly grow old faster. This was a major problem with the race in its early civilization, so they discovered a new way to remove the third eye from its place so the body can live much longer while also allowing the eye to live outside the body.
They created a procedure that used magic to surgically remove the third eye without damaging anything and then magically imprison the eye into an inanimate object. It could be a rock, a piece of metal, or even a weapon. Anything that was not already living could have been used as a catalyst to allow the third eye to absorb different kinds of energy instead of feeding off the Hephaestian.
This new way of living created many new abilities and lifestyles. First, it allowed the Hephaestian to manipulate the object his/her eye was inside into whatever shape he or she wished. Second, the evolution of this third eye helped develop new abilities that differed between each person. For example, a Hephaestian could have the ability to use fire that could heal wounds. Third, the third eye developed a resistance to mental attacks or mind control. It also didn’t have to be inside the person’s forehead to stay connected to their minds.
For Valkyarc, his third eye has been placed back inside his forehead but is covered in a thin piece of the same material the armor is made of.
Black Clouds – A natural ability since his birth, Valkyarc can create black clouds the size of thunderstorms. What these black clouds are, however, are obviously not what they seem.
Aside from making it harder to see, its purpose is more like a gateway in-between dimensions. With the black clouds he can open big enough holes to cross into another dimension of the same world. This dimension is the world of void. It’s an invisible dimensional layer no one can see unless you cross over through these clouds. In fact, this world is much like gravity. It’s in the same space as reality, except there is no way you can touch it, feel it, or sense it. It’s in a world of its own.
Once you move into this dimension, the reality around you is a copy of the current reality except everything is opposite. Light is dark, the sun is black, and every object is outlined in white. It’s a reality within a reality really, (though it doesn’t have the same properties as a parallel universe). The big difference between this dimension, however, is that all the atoms and mass in the real world are still there, but you cannot touch animate objects in the other reality. So by going into the other dimension you will see your friend in the main reality, but when you’d try to pat him or her on the back your hand would go right through them. Now things such as the ground, rocks, or other objects that would need to be forced to become animate are solid. Most universal laws apply to this world.
Anyway, having a new dimension also means there are things that live inside this world. Other solid objects are the creatures that roam about in their own eco systems.
Concerning the black clouds themselves, they do have their own self-defense mechanism. When trying to be blown away their atoms bond together into a tighter formation making them heavier and more dense. In which they would catch the wind and then roll around, expanding even more without being thrown apart. Valkyarc can use this to even stand or sit upon the clouds and float, though he would rarely do so.
Valkyarc’s Violet Inferno – One of the most unique and deadly abilities Valkyarc has is his chaotic flame. It is strange because it does not really burn the same way fire does. Instead, what’s inside the flame is an electromagnetic radiation—gamma rays. Controlled within the form of fire, this flame emits a powerful radiation that attacks the cells forcefully, creating burns from the damaged cells. However, the flame must touch its target in order to begin destroying it. Luckily for Valkyarc, he loves taking it slow wanting to torture every inch of his enemy. Eventually he can’t help but act nihilistically.
Dimensional Elements – Since Valkyarc is the Pillar of Dimension, he also has a unique skill of opening a dimensional portal to a pure source of any element. The downside is the portal cannot stay opened for too long otherwise it may become unstable, so usually he just uses this in short burst of up to four seconds tops. The strength of the magic usually isn't too powerful, rather it is used within his own tactics.
Fire Breathing – Valkyarc also has the ability to breathe and spit fire. The kind of fire he breathes, however, is something similar to “Greek Fire”, a burning liquid chemical that cannot be put out by water. This is possible with glands that create the liquid and then use the electric current within his own body to ignite it.
Summoning – Like it was noted about the black dimensional clouds, Valkyarc has a strong connection towards a specific species inside the world of void. These creatures are called “Rift Seekers”. They are long slender dragon-like beast who can fly like a snake.
Their size depends on their age obviously and most of them are only a couple hundred years old. These certain young Rift Seekers are nine feet long, two feet thick, and are quite quick and their personalities are most similar to that of the soldier ant. They attack, they maneuver and strategize, and they’ll sacrifice themselves if need be. Most of the time they move in large packs.
The way they are summoned is a simple teleportation from the world of void the same way Valkyarc goes in and out of the portals.
Now, some of the main features about them are their scales, which are made of the same material as Valkyarc’s armor so it has the same diamagnetic ability. Special abilities are almost the same as Valkyarc’s, except for being able to open dimensional shifts. Most of the time they can breathe the same type of fire and also create illusions of themselves.
Picture of a Rift Seeker
Forms:
Inside his helmet around the back of his neck are three flexible strings of metal that are surgically placed inside the top of his spine. Each string controls his mind and power. Basically, they are “limiters”. When one string is pulled, he takes a new form and changes in personality. The expression of the helmet’s face may also change.
Form 1 – The form he is in at all times with all the abilities already mentioned. No strings have been taken out.
Form 2 – This form begins when the first string is disconnected. His form changes into a much more intimidating armor with hundreds of small and large spikes. He also becomes more aggressive with his strategies and has increased speed.
Form 3 – Once the second string is removed, Valkyarc’s true personality begins to surface.
Simply put, he’s a nihilistic lunatic who simply loves chaos, conflict, and torture. Getting him excited is not recommended. The formation of his armor also changes into something much different then before.
The armor’s skin shapes into thousands of inward holes next to each other that aren’t very deep, but it creates a round scale-like appearance. His helmet also takes a dragon-like shape with spikes shaping at the side of his helmet like ears. This time his speed and strength increase. The other addition to this armor is how the ears pick up powerful vibrations in which give him precognitive senses.
Form 4 – With the third and final string extracted, Valkyarc becomes an entirely new being. Of course this one form has never truly been seen or at least survived to tell about it, but the one thing known is that he switches the two layers of armor from black to white. Twice has this happened before and both times left catastrophic damage to both the earth and whatever enemy was in the way.
Biography:
In the world of Hephaestians, Valkyarc’s birth was one of the most bizarre ever recorded in their history.
For a Hephaestian woman the average amount of time for a pregnancy to finish is about six months. It took a full year before Valkyarc could be born. In fact, with such a strange anomaly, this birth killed his mother from the amount of energy Valkyarc emitted. It was too powerful for her to contain.
Even weirder, Valkyarc was already born with his ability of creating black clouds that same night and accidentally slipped into the other dimension. A minute later, he was brought back by a large black figure no one could make out.
The priest who had come by to witness this odd birth took this has as a very powerful omen and instead of giving him to another family, he was abandoned out in the desert with nothing but a blanket. For days he was left out in the desert to survive on his own, this child crying until he could cry no longer.
On the sixth day since he was discarded, an old woman with her family who were moving to the nearby city found Valkyarc nearly completely covered in the grey sand; he was on the edge of death. Quickly, they brought him food and water as soon as they could and slowly revived him.
In the next few days, the family passed through Valkyarc’s hometown without knowing he had been exiled, so they decided to settle down there for the child’s sake. From then on Valkyarc would live in his own village without their knowledge. The family took him in as their own son and named him Vaulk.
Throughout his childhood, he was without a doubt the abnormal Hephaestian of them all. Constantly would Valkyarc be playing with invisible creatures no one could see and some times disappear altogether before reappearing a few minutes later. And of course he developed his other abilities early on as obvious as it was. He became very useful for the family with certain chores and needs. And even though weird, he actually grew up quite normally like any other child would. Eventually, things began to go downhill when he was reaching the age of sixteen. An age where a Hephaestian’s third eye would finally open after sitting dormant for so long and must be removed before the power the third eye consumes and weakens the body.
With the day of eye-surgery approaching, the family was having troubles finding something to transport the third eye into. Nothing seemed compatible with his third eye or energy signature. Desperation stirred from the family as they feared he might need to lose the eye entirely. It was that fear that drove Valkyarc away from his family and home in knowing that he may cause them despair. He fled into the desert once again and disappeared without anybody seeing him.
On the day of the official eye-surgery, the family had failed to find him and was losing all hope. Valkyarc had gone so far into the desert that it seemed impossible for him to survive without any food or water. Finally, in the moment of his third eye’s birth he began going through an immense pain that soared throughout his body from the increase in power. It burned and seared with his insides crackling like lightning ripping through each limb with the electric currents branching out into new limbs of constant torture. The amount of pain that was going through Valkyarc’s body was greater then the thousands of years the Hephaestians had stopped it from happening and the power only became stronger with each passing moment. It wasn’t until this young Hephaestian sensed the presence of another greater being than himself did he stop to realize what it was.
High in the sky black clouds began to assemble directly above his squirming body and roared out a powerful wind, booming across miles of the heavens like nothing anyone had ever seen. It was then while the clouds started to throw rain down throughout the desert did another roar echo throughout the world, but it was not from another gust of wind. No, this roar screamed and growled ferociously as the sky cracked just a little from its sheer power. The stars flickered and faded only to light up again. It wasn’t long until what was making such a blaring baying revealed itself to this alien world.
Head nearly as large as a two-story house with a body just as almost thick, this colossal sized black dragon forced itself out of the black clouds like a child ripping itself from the womb, its small four-clawed arms scratching through the air as the rest of its body didn’t seem to have an end. It took a good five minutes before the spiked tail reaped itself from the clouds and with the entire dragon free from its dimensional imprisonment it descended upon Valkyarc’s flopping body like a grizzly excited to find a fish out of water.
Floating downwards as gracefully as it could, the dragon stopped closely above the boy and stared down upon him worryingly as a father would to his son.
“Hephaestian, do you know why I’ve come to know?” The dragon spoke, its voice just as deep as its roar. Still in pain, however, Valkyarc could only listen to the beast’s words trying to endure the power inside him. “Yes, I’ve seen this happen thousands of times before when your race did not know how to deal with the power of the eye, but you’re different. You cannot control it just yet, but I sense a change in your future that will result to great power which is why I’ve come to you today.” Valkyarc was having a difficult time processing what the dragon said with the pain only getting worse at the same time. Slowly, with enough willpower he began to lift his arm upwards towards the black dragon and reach for him as a plea for help.
“Who are you?” Valkyarc screamed.
“I am Ancalagon. A great dragon of a realm you cannot comprehend, but for you I shall give you my body to use at your own risk,” Ancalagon said, continuing to say, “If you wish to survive in this world I will give you the material you need for your eye to live. In return, you will allow our souls to combine into one so I can escape my prison and flee into new worlds. I no longer wish to sit around watching time go by while he laughs at me.” Listening more carefully at the dragon’s words, Valkyarc considered them well though he felt that he had no choice.
“Yes! I submit!” He screamed out without another thought.
With another great roar, the dragon god leapt down towards Valkyarc and crashed into the sand with his mouth open wide enough as to not harm the boy.
Slowly, Ancalagon’s body began to evaporate into a black mist until there was nothing left but the bone When the mist cleared, Ancalagon’s soul illuminated and forced itself upon Valkyarc’s soul, the two souls attacking each other until they latched onto one another and became one. Soon after, Valkyarc’s third eye was carefully taken out and placed inside the dragon’s skull. Valkyarc blacked out a minute later.
Valkyarc woke days later to find himself still inside the jaws of the dragon’s skull as the rest of its body had mysteriously disappeared. He leaned over and then pushed himself off his hands and knees, beginning to stand up and awaken from the sleepiness he felt. Eventually he remembered what had happened last night and smiled, looking over in the direction of his village. He was starting to realize his fate.
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Fast-forwarding into present day, Valkyarc had gone through many centuries establishing himself as a myth in the legends of many religions or beliefs. He had destroyed cities, civilizations, but he felt his fate had not been reached. It was not until he met and fought a man who went by the name Anomaly did he find himself both challenged and impressed. From then on he decided to alliance himself with Anomaly and eventually become the Pillar of Dimension. Now, he watches new worlds awaiting for the signs of value.
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