RPGApollyon
The Hostis Deorum - Sed Contra Mundum
a character in “Gods; A New Age.”, as played by Lady Ethereal
Last seen at: Late Medieval.
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Description
God Name: Apollyon. (Ah-pol-yon)
Title: God of Darkness, Destruction and Nothingness, The Dark Lord, The Fallen God, Sin Eater, Bringer of Doom, The Black Crusader, Tainted Father, Heretical Immortal, Enemy of Gods and The Hellion.
God Gender: None yet takes the male form for it is more fitting for his authority. He also implied that feminine wiles are reserved for the weak.
God’s Domain: Apollyon’s former realm is nothing more but darkness. Nothing exists and not even the brightest of light could pierced through it.
Alignment: Pure Evil.
God Appearance: In Apollyon’s humanoid form, he is a domineering figure due to his height and fine toned body. He is incredibly beautiful for a man and yet perfect for his status as a god. Cold silver eyes that pierce anyone who gazes upon it which complement his medium length jet black hair resembling the darkness without light and deathly pale complexion. He has a daunting yet eloquent disposition in this form. Most of the gods believe that his beauty is contradictory to his dominion. However, they are put to silence when he reveals his intentions with gruesome words. The Dark Lord often dresses in a black coat which overflows to his feet and dark colored clothing. There is also a unique earpiece on his left ear which had been concluded to be his limiter that kept his true form hidden. It is said that Apollyon’s true form is the very pinnacle of the ugly, the rotten, the tainted, the unbecoming, the wretched, the heathen, and the diabolical. This form was only shown once during the final decisive battle of the Great Wars where he fought alone against all the gods. His real form is said to be so grotesque and macabre that the gods were frightened and disgusted by the mere smell and silhouette of it. Nevertheless, he was defeated in that battle and his body imprisoned in a cage fashioned only for him. According to hearsays, the crucified and chained upper body of Apollyon is just one of the many heads attached to his main body.
Personality: Apollyon is the epithet of the seven deadly sins which are luxuria, avaritia, ira acedia, superbia, invidia and gula. The culmination of these sins creates the eighth peccadillo which is regarded as a rumor but the Dark Lord knows better. In respect, the Bringer of Doom exhibits all of these sins in great detail and without hesitations. Furthermore, he is highly volatile and extremely confident in his own abilities. As a result, he is entirely self-centered and does what he pleases without care for the consequences. He denounces the description of him being sadistic as he preferred to be described as "ahead of the curve". Along with being extremely sadistic, he has no care for his own safety which makes him a very dangerous person to trifle with. In addition, he is also known to have no empathy.
The Fallen God brazenly disregards laws, social norms and the balance of power especially when it conflicts with his personal desires which led for the Great Wars between the Gods. He has no qualms of eliminating all of the gods and mortals even if it would destroy his existence or plunge everything in chaos. It does not matter to him as long he claims what he desires. Amidst that, he even shocks the other gods as he finds pleasure in pain. This is practically due to his low level of inhibition, which allows him to plan accordingly with complex and impossible plans. This had made him a very troublesome and powerful enemy during the wars despite having no allies of his own.
There are speculations that some of the denizens of Acnologia are his children. Unlike in Asiysia’s case, these children were produced due to sexual intercourse. This is of course forbidden as gods should never produced offsprings from mortals. However, Apollyon has no care for rules. It is why the denizens of Acnologia despite being smaller than the other nations of the gods have the means to fight against them. This is because of the blood of a god coursing in their veins. Moreover he has no use for any seducing tactics when it comes to women. It was a fact that they were the ones that approach him. Thus, females to him are nothing more than someone to release his carnal desires upon and have no respect for them which also applies to all the female gods. He treats them as playthings that can be disposed of whenever he wants to.
By nature, Apollyon is an introspective and purposeful person. Anyone else would describe him as someone who does not have any sense of control over his own pleasures. However, they are wrong about that. Despite his capricious behavior, he has a lot of self-control over his silly whims when it is needed. This also makes him sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, which makes it easy for him to manipulate others to do his bidding. It is not known whether he is doing such actions for his selfish benefits or merely satisfying his boredom. It is proven that he is a very intelligent and a quick-witted person. He has a keen eye for detail, things which are normally overlooked by people which make him a force to be reckoned. It also adds that he has no sense of camaraderie with anyone and treats all as mere chess pieces.
Opinion of Mortals/Followers:
Avatar Name: Malvolia. (Mal-voh-ya)
Avatar Gender: Female, this is something that Apollyon is not happy about. His last male Avatar was killed during the Great Wars along with all of the denizens of the Acnologia. All that remains was a woman, for now it will do.
Avatar Appearance: Malvolia is the only surviving denizen of Acnologia which had already been destroyed by the gods upon the end of the Great Wars. Her true form is hidden in the guise of human girl that appears to be in her early teens. She has flaming red hair that reaches to her shoulders that is adorned by a pair of goggles she used as a head accessory along with white cloth pins that hold her hair in buns. Despite her youthful appearance, she has a body of a vixen which she is not shy in showing off. There is also her notable pale white skin that brightens her blue eyes that seem to be always filled with secrets. In this form, she travels the world in order to find the means to revive the Fallen God. In her true form, she is similar in appearance to all of the denizens of Acnologia. She has horns and instead of hands with harmless fingernails. It is claws that could shred and rip. She also have elfin ears and the prominent double irises trait for her eyes. There is also the presence of fangs that could tear and eat flesh without difficulty. It is why that the denizens of Acnologia had been described by the mortals as demons or devils due to their appearance and at the same time appetite that is not very picky. They would devour anything including their own kind. The only differences among her kin are her ankle-length deep blood red hair, onyx black eyes, and rather seductive clothing.
Personality: Malvolia is very cold, calm, collected, and confident to the point of arrogance. Her character is actually quite a mystery as you're never sure of what to expect from her. When she talks, she gets right to the point. Her words are blunt with insults accompanied by her condescending tone. On another note, she could be persuasive by manipulating her words to be music to anyone who hears her. This is only done when she sees a point in swaying a person to her side for future purposes. If it doesn’t work, a little tough love would be applied and that is all there is to it. This usually means blood is going to be spilled although; she keeps it at a minimum to stay under the radar of the gods.
Sly, cunning, and scandalous are her main traits that identifies her as a denizen. The mere sight of a blood droplet excites her to no ends however; she manages to curb her carnal desires at the same time destructive tendencies implicating her self-control. After all, it would not benefit her if the truth about her lineage is discovered especially when it is believed to be extinguished. Nevertheless, there is no inhibition in her mind and soul to do drastic and atrocious things without hindrance if it would guarantee her victory. Still, she does like doing the despicable things despite having peaceful means of settling it.
Magical Abilities: Malvolia has the basic abilities of a denizen which includes inhumane strength, reflexes and the numbness to pain. She is impervious to light and had been given the unique ability to create elaborate illusions that helps in her goals. It had also made it possible for her to have a human guise.
Terrain Preference: He holds all that have life in contempt, those who bask in the light despicable and all the stupid gods in wrath. It is why he prefers places desolate with not even a touch of life or drop from the other gods. A place null and void where only darkness exists and nothing else are what he prefers. It is his desire to turn all planes both mortal and immortal into such. None is to be spared.
Civilization Name: Those who follow Apollyon’s calling whoever and whatever race they may be are transformed into Denizens of Acnologia.
Political System: There is no law, order or logical government in Acnologia which is located in a separate plane of existence much akin to the gods and mortals. There is just one principle, “The weak shall die and the strong shall live.” As a result, Apollyon’s avatar is the strongest among Acnologia and there is no greater honor than such. In the end, all denizens only answers to one being and that is the Dark Lord, Apollyon.
Other: Apollyon was an important component to maintain the eternal balance between the realm of the gods and the mortals. However, he had desired something far greater and broke all the restraints. It caused a massive destruction to both realms which led to the Great Wars. All the gods had come together to defeat him believing they are greater unified than separated. They also believe it would be an easy win for the Dark Lord only has the denizens to aid him. However, the war did not end as quickly as they have expected. It was a hard fought battle before they had defeated The Hellion. They had decided to seal him away for eternity while annihilating Acnologia and his seeds to ensure no one would revive him to his former glory.
ACNOLOGIA
It is a separate realm that had been popularly described by the mortals as Hell or Gehenna. Contrary to famous beliefs, it is not a barren wasteland or an inferno. It is a place blanketed in complete darkness. There is no source of light and one could not tell the difference between the sky or the ground. No one even knows if that even exists. The only ones who could survive in this place are the denizens and their main source of food is themselves for no other life exists in this place. The creatures that are spawned from this bloody darkness are beings that had chosen the path of Apollyon or beings that had been fathered by the Dark Lord.
DENIZENS
These are the beings that are commonly known by the mortals as demons, devils, monsters and so on. They are once humans, orcs, dwarves, elves and other races long ago. However, they were tempted or swayed by Apollyon and became a denizen. It is said that once turned into one their past lives are forgotten due to the painful transformation. There are also special denizens that lived in Acnologia and that would be the children of Apollyon. Being a denizen, they are given horns, fangs, claws, and the trait where their eyes have double irises. There are also denizens who have wings and tails but it is not common trait.
The denizens are usually limited to Acnologia but at times, they would visit the mortal realm to play with the creatures there. The means of their play is murder, slaughter, rape, or devour and when they are filled they return to their realm. This only happens when the sun and the moon are not present. It is called the lunar or solar eclipse. They also appear when there is a new moon and the sky has no stars in sight. It is because they despise light and is also sensitive due to living in a plane where there are no such things. This is their pivotal weakness as normal denizens would usually cower or develop lesions all over their body in long exposure to light. It could be fatal if not immediately removed in the presence of light. However, there are stronger denizens that only develop mild irritation but their combat abilities are weakened as payment. Still, there are those who are immune to it altogether. This invulnerability could only be found among the children of Apollyon and his Avatar. But, they are rare as it is hard for a mortal to conceive a god’s child to begin with and at the same time the female dies upon giving birth.
These creatures of darkness are truly a scary opponent to meet with. They have no sense of mercy, control or fear. It is also a driving factor that their motivations are the innate pleasure to see things crumble and to be stronger than anyone else. There is also their undoubted loyalty to the Dark Lord. At the same time, there abilities are inhumanely stronger than the mortals and some of them especially the children of Apollyon have special abilities to use at their own will. At the moment, these are the only information available about the denizens. No one knows exactly how they are tempted by Apollyon but it is said that it starts with a voice.
Title: God of Darkness, Destruction and Nothingness, The Dark Lord, The Fallen God, Sin Eater, Bringer of Doom, The Black Crusader, Tainted Father, Heretical Immortal, Enemy of Gods and The Hellion.
God Gender: None yet takes the male form for it is more fitting for his authority. He also implied that feminine wiles are reserved for the weak.
God’s Domain: Apollyon’s former realm is nothing more but darkness. Nothing exists and not even the brightest of light could pierced through it.
Alignment: Pure Evil.
God Appearance: In Apollyon’s humanoid form, he is a domineering figure due to his height and fine toned body. He is incredibly beautiful for a man and yet perfect for his status as a god. Cold silver eyes that pierce anyone who gazes upon it which complement his medium length jet black hair resembling the darkness without light and deathly pale complexion. He has a daunting yet eloquent disposition in this form. Most of the gods believe that his beauty is contradictory to his dominion. However, they are put to silence when he reveals his intentions with gruesome words. The Dark Lord often dresses in a black coat which overflows to his feet and dark colored clothing. There is also a unique earpiece on his left ear which had been concluded to be his limiter that kept his true form hidden. It is said that Apollyon’s true form is the very pinnacle of the ugly, the rotten, the tainted, the unbecoming, the wretched, the heathen, and the diabolical. This form was only shown once during the final decisive battle of the Great Wars where he fought alone against all the gods. His real form is said to be so grotesque and macabre that the gods were frightened and disgusted by the mere smell and silhouette of it. Nevertheless, he was defeated in that battle and his body imprisoned in a cage fashioned only for him. According to hearsays, the crucified and chained upper body of Apollyon is just one of the many heads attached to his main body.
Personality: Apollyon is the epithet of the seven deadly sins which are luxuria, avaritia, ira acedia, superbia, invidia and gula. The culmination of these sins creates the eighth peccadillo which is regarded as a rumor but the Dark Lord knows better. In respect, the Bringer of Doom exhibits all of these sins in great detail and without hesitations. Furthermore, he is highly volatile and extremely confident in his own abilities. As a result, he is entirely self-centered and does what he pleases without care for the consequences. He denounces the description of him being sadistic as he preferred to be described as "ahead of the curve". Along with being extremely sadistic, he has no care for his own safety which makes him a very dangerous person to trifle with. In addition, he is also known to have no empathy.
The Fallen God brazenly disregards laws, social norms and the balance of power especially when it conflicts with his personal desires which led for the Great Wars between the Gods. He has no qualms of eliminating all of the gods and mortals even if it would destroy his existence or plunge everything in chaos. It does not matter to him as long he claims what he desires. Amidst that, he even shocks the other gods as he finds pleasure in pain. This is practically due to his low level of inhibition, which allows him to plan accordingly with complex and impossible plans. This had made him a very troublesome and powerful enemy during the wars despite having no allies of his own.
There are speculations that some of the denizens of Acnologia are his children. Unlike in Asiysia’s case, these children were produced due to sexual intercourse. This is of course forbidden as gods should never produced offsprings from mortals. However, Apollyon has no care for rules. It is why the denizens of Acnologia despite being smaller than the other nations of the gods have the means to fight against them. This is because of the blood of a god coursing in their veins. Moreover he has no use for any seducing tactics when it comes to women. It was a fact that they were the ones that approach him. Thus, females to him are nothing more than someone to release his carnal desires upon and have no respect for them which also applies to all the female gods. He treats them as playthings that can be disposed of whenever he wants to.
By nature, Apollyon is an introspective and purposeful person. Anyone else would describe him as someone who does not have any sense of control over his own pleasures. However, they are wrong about that. Despite his capricious behavior, he has a lot of self-control over his silly whims when it is needed. This also makes him sensitive to the needs and feelings of others, which makes it easy for him to manipulate others to do his bidding. It is not known whether he is doing such actions for his selfish benefits or merely satisfying his boredom. It is proven that he is a very intelligent and a quick-witted person. He has a keen eye for detail, things which are normally overlooked by people which make him a force to be reckoned. It also adds that he has no sense of camaraderie with anyone and treats all as mere chess pieces.
Opinion of Mortals/Followers:
"Mortals are pathetic and weak. There is nothing noble or brilliant about them. All of them have a void that could never be filled despite how long they struggle to live. They are truly stupid, aren't they? They know, they could just hide and run away. However, the image of that would not be disgraceful for their living soul itself is already the pinnacle of disgrace. It is why they would continue to the path of destruction, my path."
Avatar Gender: Female, this is something that Apollyon is not happy about. His last male Avatar was killed during the Great Wars along with all of the denizens of the Acnologia. All that remains was a woman, for now it will do.
Avatar Appearance: Malvolia is the only surviving denizen of Acnologia which had already been destroyed by the gods upon the end of the Great Wars. Her true form is hidden in the guise of human girl that appears to be in her early teens. She has flaming red hair that reaches to her shoulders that is adorned by a pair of goggles she used as a head accessory along with white cloth pins that hold her hair in buns. Despite her youthful appearance, she has a body of a vixen which she is not shy in showing off. There is also her notable pale white skin that brightens her blue eyes that seem to be always filled with secrets. In this form, she travels the world in order to find the means to revive the Fallen God. In her true form, she is similar in appearance to all of the denizens of Acnologia. She has horns and instead of hands with harmless fingernails. It is claws that could shred and rip. She also have elfin ears and the prominent double irises trait for her eyes. There is also the presence of fangs that could tear and eat flesh without difficulty. It is why that the denizens of Acnologia had been described by the mortals as demons or devils due to their appearance and at the same time appetite that is not very picky. They would devour anything including their own kind. The only differences among her kin are her ankle-length deep blood red hair, onyx black eyes, and rather seductive clothing.
Personality: Malvolia is very cold, calm, collected, and confident to the point of arrogance. Her character is actually quite a mystery as you're never sure of what to expect from her. When she talks, she gets right to the point. Her words are blunt with insults accompanied by her condescending tone. On another note, she could be persuasive by manipulating her words to be music to anyone who hears her. This is only done when she sees a point in swaying a person to her side for future purposes. If it doesn’t work, a little tough love would be applied and that is all there is to it. This usually means blood is going to be spilled although; she keeps it at a minimum to stay under the radar of the gods.
Sly, cunning, and scandalous are her main traits that identifies her as a denizen. The mere sight of a blood droplet excites her to no ends however; she manages to curb her carnal desires at the same time destructive tendencies implicating her self-control. After all, it would not benefit her if the truth about her lineage is discovered especially when it is believed to be extinguished. Nevertheless, there is no inhibition in her mind and soul to do drastic and atrocious things without hindrance if it would guarantee her victory. Still, she does like doing the despicable things despite having peaceful means of settling it.
Magical Abilities: Malvolia has the basic abilities of a denizen which includes inhumane strength, reflexes and the numbness to pain. She is impervious to light and had been given the unique ability to create elaborate illusions that helps in her goals. It had also made it possible for her to have a human guise.
"In this game that we all play, we are mere pieces on the board. The question is, who is the one pulling your strings? The answer to that, it is I who pulls your strings."
Civilization Name: Those who follow Apollyon’s calling whoever and whatever race they may be are transformed into Denizens of Acnologia.
Political System: There is no law, order or logical government in Acnologia which is located in a separate plane of existence much akin to the gods and mortals. There is just one principle, “The weak shall die and the strong shall live.” As a result, Apollyon’s avatar is the strongest among Acnologia and there is no greater honor than such. In the end, all denizens only answers to one being and that is the Dark Lord, Apollyon.
Other: Apollyon was an important component to maintain the eternal balance between the realm of the gods and the mortals. However, he had desired something far greater and broke all the restraints. It caused a massive destruction to both realms which led to the Great Wars. All the gods had come together to defeat him believing they are greater unified than separated. They also believe it would be an easy win for the Dark Lord only has the denizens to aid him. However, the war did not end as quickly as they have expected. It was a hard fought battle before they had defeated The Hellion. They had decided to seal him away for eternity while annihilating Acnologia and his seeds to ensure no one would revive him to his former glory.
It is a separate realm that had been popularly described by the mortals as Hell or Gehenna. Contrary to famous beliefs, it is not a barren wasteland or an inferno. It is a place blanketed in complete darkness. There is no source of light and one could not tell the difference between the sky or the ground. No one even knows if that even exists. The only ones who could survive in this place are the denizens and their main source of food is themselves for no other life exists in this place. The creatures that are spawned from this bloody darkness are beings that had chosen the path of Apollyon or beings that had been fathered by the Dark Lord.
DENIZENS
These are the beings that are commonly known by the mortals as demons, devils, monsters and so on. They are once humans, orcs, dwarves, elves and other races long ago. However, they were tempted or swayed by Apollyon and became a denizen. It is said that once turned into one their past lives are forgotten due to the painful transformation. There are also special denizens that lived in Acnologia and that would be the children of Apollyon. Being a denizen, they are given horns, fangs, claws, and the trait where their eyes have double irises. There are also denizens who have wings and tails but it is not common trait.
The denizens are usually limited to Acnologia but at times, they would visit the mortal realm to play with the creatures there. The means of their play is murder, slaughter, rape, or devour and when they are filled they return to their realm. This only happens when the sun and the moon are not present. It is called the lunar or solar eclipse. They also appear when there is a new moon and the sky has no stars in sight. It is because they despise light and is also sensitive due to living in a plane where there are no such things. This is their pivotal weakness as normal denizens would usually cower or develop lesions all over their body in long exposure to light. It could be fatal if not immediately removed in the presence of light. However, there are stronger denizens that only develop mild irritation but their combat abilities are weakened as payment. Still, there are those who are immune to it altogether. This invulnerability could only be found among the children of Apollyon and his Avatar. But, they are rare as it is hard for a mortal to conceive a god’s child to begin with and at the same time the female dies upon giving birth.
These creatures of darkness are truly a scary opponent to meet with. They have no sense of mercy, control or fear. It is also a driving factor that their motivations are the innate pleasure to see things crumble and to be stronger than anyone else. There is also their undoubted loyalty to the Dark Lord. At the same time, there abilities are inhumanely stronger than the mortals and some of them especially the children of Apollyon have special abilities to use at their own will. At the moment, these are the only information available about the denizens. No one knows exactly how they are tempted by Apollyon but it is said that it starts with a voice.
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