" I've wandered aimlessly in this world, trying to find my own heaven. But all I've received is nothing but rejection. "
【 Brave Shine : Aimer 】
【 Dialogue : #a051e0 : Thought : #350089 】
【 Face Claim : Zeref Dragneel | Fairy Tail 】
" Was it better if I stay far away from those who live? "
Zankyou Wistarion
Meaning : Hollow Ataraxia
NICKNAMES
None
AGE
400+
GENDER
Male
ORIENTATION
Demiromantic Homosexual
ETHNICITY
Unknown
" At least, the only thing I can do from this world is protecting it from my own wrath. "
Black
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6'0'' | 140 Ibs
COMPLEXION
Fair
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Even though Zankyou had lived for over 400 years, thanks to his immortality, he successfully retained an appearance that of a youthful man, probably in his late 20s. In fact, he might be considered to be very attractive if it wasn't for the fact that he was shunned and feared by almost anyone he come across.
Standing at a fairly tall height, Zankyou has a slender, well-built stature. The least he could do was to keep himself fit. He had a hairstyle that draped over the two sides of his face, with a leaf-like ridge pointed on top of his head. Normally, his black eyes always emitted a calm, peaceful aura, but once he entered his berserk state, his irises become red and gain a black ring around the pupil, giving him a much more menacing appearance.
When it comes to terms of attire, there isn't much to say as the only clothes Zankyou was ever seen wearing is a high-collared black and tan robes with gold trim, along with a large, flowing white toga draped around his torso. He's also seen wearing a white necklace - the keepsake of remembrance for the long-lost person whom he once loved.
" I wonder... if I can ever fall in love again? "
◇ Calm ◇ Cool-headed ◇ Lonesome ◇ Distant ◇ Kind-hearted ◇
Much to the contrary of those common tales that depicted Zankyou as a 'savage, bloodthirsty bastard', he came out out as very calm person with nothing but peaceful intention. He often smiles soothingly and speaks with unusual elegance and grace. He hardly ever loses his temper and never raised his voice with anyone. Over the course of more than 400 years, Zankyou had learned how to keep his a cool head, telling himself to not to lose his composure no matter the situation.
Being shunned and isolated no matter where he goes, Zankyou had lost his faith in humanity, as he thought that finding happiness is something he may never be capable of. He kept his heart shut and always stay at a considerate distance away from others whom he come across, with the exception are his two most-trusted servants. And, despite living a tragic life, Zankyou is a wizard with a good heart, who's willing to save any lost souls who happened to be in danger, but it just that he was misunderstood all of his life.
However, what Zankyou fears was the sleeping demon who always lurking inside him, waiting for a chance to take him over. Even though it'll only awake should he ever give in to his insanity. Once he does, he will become exactly the murderous savage that people feared, who will ruthlessly destroy anything that stayed in his path and seek nothing but to bring destruction to the world they know it. That is why, Zankyou must never allow himself to waver.
" Listen to me, listen to my heart. To no reveal the secrets of the dark. "
◇ Nature: Every tree, every anime around the forest where Zankyou lives in are considered to be his treasures, because unlike humans, they never rejected nor betrayed him.
◇ Gardening: A hobby that Zankyou had taken up somewhere on the road. Tending every plant and flower in the garden while watching them growing is truly calming.
◇ Reading: By indulging in books, Zankyou can block himself away from the world, only to focus on each word that presented within the texts. It's never old-fashioned, in his opinion.
◇ Teaching: Even though Zankyou never wanted to admit, being able to pass all that he ever knows to someone trustworthy enough to learn them is somewhat nice.
◇ Chaos: The only purpose of him for existing in this world is to find his own peacefulness and tranquility, so Zankyou loathed all sorts of distortions that corrupted it.
◇ Crowds: Having stayed away from humans for way too long, it is extremely uncomfortable for Zankyou to be lost in a sea of people. It's not like that he would ever do so.
◇ Noises: Zankyou prefers to live in a place where it is completely quiet, so he had erected many sound barriers within the wall of his house as to prevent any noises.
◇ Being Feared: He knows that there aren't anyone who isn't afraid when mentioning him out there, but it never seized to make him feel a bit agitated.
◇ Linguistic: Zankyou had learned many languages from many countries he come across during his life, before he settled here in Magnolia. And he's able to decipher some of the most ancient of texts.
◇ Herbalist: With years of researching and experimenting with all sorts of flora there are in the book, Zankyou had invented many useful recipes for potions.
◇ Antisocial: Needless to say, living a hermit's life had slowly made Zankyou forgotten how it is feel to integrate with the society and it's a huge challenge for him to walk around in the public.
◇ Healing Magic: Zankyou had never been able to heal more than a bruise, because he is a dark wizard, not a white mage. But he still got his herbal specialty to make up for it.
" A broken soul can never be mended no matter how hard you try "
Zankyou is a wizard, or more specifically, a dark wizard - magic-wielders who are well-versed in black magic and utilization of complex rituals. While being regarded as a malicious person, Zankyou is also known as one of the strongest wizard ever known in history. He has a tremendous amount of mana, as well as a wide range of capabilities. But to be short, there are three significant abilities that he holds.
Curse of Immortality: After his gift of dark magic awakened for the first time, Zankyou was cursed with the life of eternity. Because of this, he can't be killed despite whichever methods he used to destroy himself. He's also unaging since then. Zankyou also developed an enhanced healing factor, in which his body can automatically heal up any wounds within just minutes. Some would say it was a blessing, not a curse. But Zankyou understands it more than anyone of the pain he had to gone through.
Ancient Black Magic: Spending the years of his dreadfully long life to hone and research in nothing but arts of magic, it is no surprise that Zankyou would be an exceptional black wizard. The number of spells and rituals he knows of is incredibly vast. Zankyou is also capable of practicing some of the forbidden magic that had lost in time, which his two servants are his most successful creations.
Insanity: A state when Zankyou is stripped of the remaining pieces of consciousness in him, due to an incredible shocking situation or his willingness. In this state, Zankyou can utilize his magical prowess to the fullest extent, but at cost of becoming a savage who only followed his instincts to kill and destroy, indicates by his eyes turning crimson red and ancient runes appeared on his body. This is the demon he always spoke of and he'd sworn to seal it within him forever.
" Why does this life have to take away my everything? "
Hundreds of years passed and nothing could have possibly withstand the destruction of time, as there isn't anything in this world that is completely absolute, except for the endless cycle of tragic and demise. The scars and bruises may have faded, the bloodstain may have gone, but the taint of a tarnished soul may never been cleansed. And Zankyou had lived on with his life just like that. He helplessly trying to reach the happiness that is too far away, so much that there's nothing else he would desire rather than his own death.
For sometimes around 400 years ago, in a village far away, there was a prophecy that predicted the birth of a cursed child whose power will bring nothing but desolation and misfortune. And that child was none other than Zankyou. And right at the moment when he was born, it feels as if his existence is nothing more than a joke of fate itself. For the whole of his childhood, Zankyou had received nothing but the scornful looks and taunts from everyone around him, including his own parents. There isn't a single day when he isn't being beaten badly and being turned back on. But little does he know that it wasn't the worst...
When he reached the age of 14, as Zankyou was being cornered by three guys who were double-sized bigger than him, who was intending to finish him off. He was so scared that he decided to fight back as a natural reaction for the first time, but he accidentally killed one of the guys. Horrified, Zankyou ran away, but eventually being caught again. This time, the whole village put him into a trial and forced him to went through a public humiliation, even his parents denied him. And later that night, they secretly sold Zankyou to a brothel's owner, who took him to a city notorious as the center of all sinful acts.
It was the worst days in Zankyou's life. Not only he was forced to work as a 'entertainer' - a term which they used for sex slaves, as a target for all sorts of sick entertainment, Zankyou was also forced to be a guinea pig for the corrupted wizards and witches to test out their newly-invented hexes and curses, and many other tortures. There isn't a moment when he can rest and he'd never felt himself to be dirtier. But there's still a small light of hope that had helped him gone through all of it. It was when his heart has fallen in love for the first time.
His name was Welfred. He's also fellow slave just like Zankyou. Most of those who were sold in that city usually didn't get acquainted with each other much, but the two of them did. The quickly become friends and Zankyou was so happy that he'd met someone who understands him. As time passed by, they both still suffering, but not as harsh as it once was, because they were with each other. And one day, Welfred confessed to Zankyou, with a white necklace that he'd stolen somewhere as the proof of it. Zankyou accepted and he was so happy that he felt as if he'd just flown to cloud nine, even though he's still standing in the middle of hell itself. But tragically, that happiness was only short-lived.
Somehow, one of the masters found out about their love. Because slaves like them are not supposed to be happy, they punished them even harsher. As some hulky guys are holding Zankyou down while tearing his clothes, they gripped his hair and forced him to watch as a master taunted both of them, while whipping Welfred hard. Despite how much he yelled for him to stop, the master keep his torturing, before holding up a knife in front of Welfred's throat. As the knife dug deeper into the boy's throat, he looked at him one last time with happiness in his eyes, the gaze that he'd never been able to forget.
And so, what was remained of Zankyou's sanity was shattered as his magic awakened for the first time, more intense than ever. He doesn't remember how long did it last, nor how it happened. But when his consciousness returned to him, Zankyou was standing in the center of the city as every building was set on fire, with debris and ashes staining the air with a sickening smell. Around him, thousands of dead bodies which were disfigured and mutilated scattering. His hands and his face were covered with blood. He gazed at the night sky soullessly for a long while, wondering if his existence has any meaning at all.
News about the destruction of the city quickly spread, even to the other countries nearby. Zankyou was seen as a savage and no matter where he went to, people kept banishing him and chased him away as if he was some sort of disease. He had tried so many time to kill off himself, but to no avail. After so many years of being shunned and misunderstood, he finally decided to hide away from humanity, and his name soon faded into tales and legends as nothing more than a murderous wizard.
He'd traveled endlessly through many countries and eras, watching as nations fall and rise, gaining his knowledge and becoming ever powerful. But he'd never seized to find a way to rid himself of his immortality. And so, he brought to life two of his creations - Merlin and Arturia, who are also his servants. Both of them aided him to find the relics of the ancient time, hoping that there will be one strong enough to kill an immortal. His search went on for another hundred of years, before he decided to settle in a hidden forest in a country known as Magnolia.
The reason he settled down in this country was due to a prophecy that one of the relics he collected had given him: a young mage will appear and bring the end to his enduring life. Knowing that he'd finally being able to find peace, Zankyou waited patiently until the day when the young mage who the prophecy spoken of appear. But little did he know that his life will once again change forever.
◇ Servant : Arturia : Ageless : Alive
◇ Servant : Merlin : Ageless : Alive
◇ Apprentice : Sunohara Tadashi : 19 : Alive
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