Description
Birth Name: Epsitos Jubelius Trifton
Self given Name: Ryoko Trifton
Age: 22 (50 in reality)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Asian
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 116lbs
Hair: Onyx
Eyes: Iceburg Blue
Ryoko is a handsome, dashing man with well kempt, short cropped onyx black hair and piercing iceburg blue eyes. He has a symmetrical curve to his chin that gives him a soft look and slender cheeks and head. He maintains a very high state of hygiene and as a result his skin is nearly flawless, besides the severe tan and sunburns he receives when out in the sun too long. His hands are slender, fitting his body well, with medium length fingers, and short nails which he constantly files due to his vampire trait of them growing into hideous claws. His body like a slender build of powerful muscle and solid body. As small a frame as he has, his strength is quite fearsome to behold.
On his back is a dragon tattoo, created by the renowned tattoo artist, Tamamo-no-Mae. The tattoo itself was crafted of ink made of her own blood, and this allows him to stay out in sunlight for just a while longer than most of his species (5 minutes max) although it does not make him immune by any means. Another property of this tattoo is the emitting of pheromones that draw the females species to him chemically, increasing his overall appeal , thus keeping his sources of precious lifesblood within' his reach. It has a calming effect once he bites someone and will cause them to be more friendly toward him. The effect wears off after 2 hours on a normal person, in truth it depends on the person in question.
Personality
Ryoko is a very calm person with a calculative mind. He is typically polite and well mannered, and he is very prideful. He knows exactly what he is and he often questions the reason for his existence. He is very charming, but he can be stubborn, and he actually hates the fact that he has to drink blood to survive, so he usually ends up feeling under the weather often.
He is a child at heart, even after living as long as he has. While he can be benevolent, he can be ruthless and Dogmatic. He can be savage and violent at times, especially while bloodlusting. He is prideful, but he doesn't let it get in his way unless he feels like someone is insulting his pride.
Equipment
Ryoko's sword is a famliy heirloom passed down through generations. The hilt of the blade is a gamboge orange, and the pommel in a brown iron gloss, engraved with a dragon. The handguard is the same as pommel a iron brown gloss, square in shaped with rounded edges. The saya matches the hilt also being a gamboge orange. The blade is well taken care of and its has a mirror like sheen. It is crafted of a enchanted silver alloy; as lethal as it is to many different beings, it is able to be used on Ryoko himself with less of an effect, but still effective in hurting him.
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Abilities:
Enhanced Stamina & Durability: He can take normal punishment and still continue to fight, and he can keep fighting for longer than a peak human could by hours.
Blood elements: He can use either his own blood or the blood of others and convert them into one of the five classic elements (Earth, Fire, Water, and Earth) as well as mixing the elements to expand the list drastically. This ability was inherited from Vigrid Winters.
Enhanced Senses: His fives sense are strong even to recognize people based off their scent and the smell of their blood, their voice and their overall presence as a being.
Enhanced Strength: Ryoko has colossal strength, being to a point where he can easily lift many times his own weight. Both his reflexes and agility are superhuman. His physical speed and endurance is greater than a human at the peak of of physical being.
Combat Prowess: He has trained in several martial arts throughout his short lifetime and he has knowledge of a variety of arts and techniques. Ryoko is a practitioner of Akikido, Hakkesho, and Jeet Kune Do; his prowess in battle is that of a old soul, but he is far from it physically.
Hypnotic Suggestions: This ability is only effective if he has eye contact with a woman for more than 20 seconds. It compels her to do want he wants, although sufficient willpower can break the suggestion.
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A bloodlust occurs usually when Ryoko hasn't feed for a extended period of time. His body forces him into this state, which causes him an extreme amount of pain. His skin becomes flushed of color, and his eyes glow with a luminous hue of deep blue. He loses all sense of himself and goes on a savage feasting of blood. He becomes like a beast, mindless, violent, and fueled with survival instincts. After he has had his fill, or he has been beaten into submission he assumes his normal state of being.
It is known that without drinking blood, Ryoko will lose his youthful appearance and take his normal physical age. As he goes longer without feeding his hair changes shades gradually until its a snow white color, and his physical attributes lower to match his appearance.
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Weaknesses -He cannot enter someone's home without their permission
-He cannot touch a person with a cross on their person. It causes him not death, but debilitating pain.
-Decapitation can kill him
-A stake to the heart will paralyze his entire body, but not kill him
Silver-Silver burns his skin like fire, and it continues until the silver is brought out of contact with him. The more pure the sliver, the more effective it is.
Sunlight-Sunlight burns him at quadruple the rate of a normal human, he can't see while in the sunlight and his regenerative ablities are completely halted in the sun. The burning can be stopped slightly with shade, and it takes double the amount of time to heal from sunburns. (No sparkling for this vampire thank you)
Black Turquoise-His weakness to black turquoise is a inherited trait from the woman who turned him; Vigrid Winters. On contact the effected skin is slowly turned into a cool ice like substance and until the contact is severed his body will freeze over and become brittle like glass. The more impure the black turquoise is, the less of an effect it has on him. Being a certain distance to black turquoise will make his feel sick and even black out depending on the sized and purity. (Feel free to exploit this to dominate him ladies :D)
History
Epsitos Jubelius Trifton was born to a middle class family in Delaius, Vangeered as a 8lbs healthy baby boy. He lived the normal life like any child would, curious, and innocent and learning as his life went along. He went to preschool, kindergarden, and elementary school in Delaius and he was no different from you or me. He went to Delaius High and had a girlfriend and friends the same as anyone; He graduated with a good gpa and he went out of state to go to college.
His first year was frantic and it took some getting adjusted to, but he did well enough. The same goes for the next two years. Of course his junoir year is when it happened; he was 22 years old and walking home after a birthday party with a beautiful classmate:
Epsitos nearly stumbled out of the door to the bar, his birthday had been a blast and his luck had peaked; he had a beautiful woman on his arm that agreed to "walk" him home. They two of them were buzzed and horny and they would reach his apartment in just a block. As they walked, he slipped his arm around her waist with a grin "I'm glad you came to my party Vigrid. Maybe when we get to my place you could show me how flexible you really are." The beautiful black haired woman giggled and turned away with a small blush. "Maybe if you play your cards right birthday boy..." She drunkenly leaned against the man as they walked along the sidewalk...
At His apartment...
He didn't even have the time to unlock the door as she jumped into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and locking her lips onto his in a lustful kiss. They seemed to almost race to see who could get their clothes off the fastest. Vigrid forced him back onto his bed and crawled on top of him with a smile on her perfect lips. "Happy Birthday sweetie.." Then her fangs grew..and she bit him.."Agh! What are you doing?!" He attempted to fight her off, but she overpowered his efforts, feeling his blood rush into her mouth. After a few minuted he had stopped fight her completely...just watching her as she nearly sucked him dry. "Don't be so sad, how's about I spare you?" She fed him her blood. "Enjoy your new gifts sweetie...and I'll close the curtains when I leave..." The man passed out soon after she got off of him and left...
And that's how it happened...she turned him into a leech..
The Huntress
One night Epsitos was on the prowl in a club; he didn't know it but he was followed by a woman named Hena and she showed him what a real woman was...when they got back to his place she surprised him, revealing she was a hunter. She thought she had him pegged, but he finally turned the tables on her...you can ask her about the table in question. Eventually, they "came" to an agreement and he wasn't able to break her down, but they are rivals now...and he wouldn't mind a meeting of the rivals once more...
A meeting of Rivals: Hena's Revenge
So begins...
Epsitos "She totally came on to me.." he chuckled a bit to himself. "I might be able to call for some free blood every now and again, but I don't mind the hunt.." just to think when he got turned he would usually starve before going on the hunt; guess he changed as much as the world around him had. "I can't always expect handouts. Last person that offered that much took a permanent dirt nap.." he warned her as friendly as he could. No need to give so much that it would cause death. She should have just expected a call or two when he couldn't find the will to attack anyone.
Epsitos "Calm down Sera.." He spoke up a bit. "Need it or not, I don't take handouts. And besides that I'd barbecue you myself if I wanted you dead immortality be damned.." he was a bit irritated, but he kept his cool. It was the damn research driving him up the wall. He was still thinking of all that he had learned from it. He could imagine himself as Dr. Frankenstein next to his creation...but then again he hoped in wouldn't be like that; he sighed a bit, it was like a bad movie, expect he hadn't found the how to guide for dummies...
Epsitos He sipped his ice water a bit, taking a piece of ice into his mouth and crunching it up. "Why not kick his ass to keep him in line?" He thought about it for a second. "I'm sure God don't want any abominations running around.." he joked. Religion...he hadn't thought about that in a long time. He was raised Christian, and sort of..abandoned it after he turned. Well, he believed in god for the most part; the unpredictable bastard..hell he lived this long why not thank someone?...
Epsitos "And you got loud with me I attack folks for some blood?" He chuckled, not at her situation...almost. He was rather laughing at the sound of thing. "There's something you can do against her control...stick a heavenly boot up his ass..it's an enticing thought, but still God don't want drama in heaven.." he smiled thinking of the talk shows he had watched the other day and imagining the scene. "Oh man, that's too funny.." he took another ice cubes into his mouth.
Epsitos "I've been alive long enough to recognize a fetish when I see one..." He muttered under his breath. "On to another subject.." he sipped in ice water again, doing the same with the last ice cube. Hell maybe he should have just gotten a cup of ice minus the water; It wasn't like he needed it to live. "Do you know anything about resurrection?.." He asked, raising an eyebrow as he folded his hands and placed them on the table.
Epsitos "I've just pondered on it a while..." He was getting the feeling of someone staring, ignoring it at first. Maybe it was just a feeling, a long feeling...an incredibly long feeling. With a quick glance around the bar, he hit the jackpot. And it wasn't just a glance, it turned into a glare? And he even thought he heard her drip in some threat. An interesting development in this "stare down"? "How about giving me a piece of your mind?" He raised a brow as he spoke, hoping she would blow him off.
Epsitos "Ah sorry Sera.." She glanced to her and then back at Morgana. "We have a guest.." He glance back to Morgana and lord and behold he had become psychic..He ordered something raw just for her. He even moved her crud out of the way and waved to her politely. Free food, who could argue with that? Of course the question was why the glare, was it...ah his question to Sera..he saw now. Interesting development..
Epsitos "Funny angels even use his name in vain.." He chucked to himself thinking about. "Nothing, I believe our guest doesn't like Resurrection.." Morgana's meal had arrived at the table just as she sat down. "Isn't that right?.." he glanced her way. After Sera spoke he crossed his arms at his chest. "You seem to know alot about the subject. And here I didn't even introduce myself.." Ryoko. He raised a hand to shake her if she didn't mind..funny at the moment he thought of a dog..curse him for poking as what smelled like wolven heritage?
Epsitos She didn't hear him?..maybe she wanted his real name? It wasn't that he necessarily 'disliked' his name..he had established himself as his chosen name and it had emotional baggage tied to it like an anchor. Hell the only people to use his real name was his parents and the elders in the vampire council. "Like I said Ryoko...anyways what brings a 'stare inducing' woman like you to gambit's?.." Yeah he had stared at more than her face, but he was far more polite that he meant to be. "And I still think you should muff the bastard..."
Epsitos She seemed to be enjoying her meal, kinda sloppy this one; but himself feeding wasn't the more rainbow filled, sparkly, display of love now was it? "I'm japanese and a mixture of some other things, at least until I went through the whole attacked by a vampire thing. I figured race wouldn't matter much when a mob came to burn down my house for being a bloodsucker." He chuckled a bit, grabbing his cup of ice and taking an ice cube into his mouth with a soft crunch. "This is the place to be..I've been to one of the diners around here..their 'intolerant' of the species I happen to be.." He shrugged. "And besides, it's much more colorful here.."
Epsitos "I would rah rah with you, but being human has it upsides..I was one once, and being that squishy wasn't too bad..I feel like that was a hell of a long time ago.." By god he didn't think about it! He almost had a dangerous thought, about her age..Last woman he ask that was an elder, and she answered..he couldn't keep up with the punches.."I have been attacked while feeding too, and don't get me started with the silver..." Speaking of being a target.."Well, you look..just think of a compliment..I would wolf whistle at you too, if we weren't so 'species challenged' well, actually..I'll leave the rest of that off.."
Epsitos He shrugged. "Your flaming hot, and that speaking lightly of it. I think most guys, even me are really holding back the voice of their gonads..insulting a woman is often deadly; especially in a place such as gambit's. The wolf whistle was just me take a light hearted poke at you.." He chuckled. "And the silver?..it burns like hell...well more than another thing I won't mention aloud. Maybe the silver is just a holy metal?..I wouldn't know." He crunched down on another piece of ice. Imagine he needed something to bite.. "You eating doesn't bother most people, when I start biting the neck of a frantic, fighting human woman while she's screaming bloody murder, I imagine that's why gambit's doesn't have human on the menu.."
Epsitos "Liquid silver...I've gotten hit by those..even lost my left arm for a month.." The thought of himself being a woman crossed his mind. Of course this thought broke the 4th wall and his writer totally thought about making a female version of Ryoko. Then he got back into character: "I would hate that time of the month as well; besides that..there's a group of all male humans looking to be fed on?..nevermind..he was a heterosexual male vampire of course. Human women were his main prey. "I would imagine most male vampires would like a group of human women in bathing suits that look like you.." and he just chuckled to himself with that one line. It was a great conversation, he even forgot about all his resurrection talk..
Epsitos "Yeah, I got shot in the arm, then the pain just vanished. When I woke up.." He stopped for a second, damn remember were sparking back to life...in technicolor.."Maybe I'll just take one of you then.." He paused for a second after that, thinking on the Freudian slip that just tumbled out of his mouth, well no take back now. Even though she said she wouldn't stab him, he surely made sure to glance outside in search of a human just in case. "Cults are pretty funny, I met the leader of one who thought I was the god of death..he didn't know what a vampire was; when they sacrificed a lamb to me, I took a canteen and left the premises.." He chuckled even harder at that one.
Epsitos "I would imagine so..I've been hit with something worse that a silver bullet mind you.." He nearly said what it was, he couldn't get beside himself and start revealing terrifying weaknesses now could he? Her next question made him think. "Well, I don't think I can 'borrow' your blood..I might have my last stomach ache..ever.." He thought about it again. "Hell, I was going to go high school and ask for a date, but what exactly could we do besides human activities?" What a strange yet interesting conversation they were having here, and he was going to make it stranger of course. "I know what you prefer in terms of food, but what do you like to do? Day to day I mean." Heck he worked the grave yard shift at 7 11 for about half a year now..he did enjoying Halloween though, except vampire teddy bears made little girls cry...
Epsitos "There are other things..and I've only been hit once. Its like paralysis ice and fire all twisted into hell with a side of agony and despair.." He was almost being a poet there, sadly the pain was far more that a silver bullet. Try entire lower half of his body.."It was suppose to..nevermind..I was jokingly poking at a date.." Master? By god she was a pet?! He wanted to go hunting for this person now, although he agreed with his taste for sure. "I have been reading book on the occult.." another slip of the tongue. "There's always an indoor swimming pool..I wish gambit's had one now.." He had gotten into a fight with a shikigami, and lost of course that's when..well, again memories in technicolor flew through his mind. "
Epsitos "What exactly does a master have to do to gain the ability to summon a shikigami?" Although his intentions were pure, his mind was a filthy place, and his thoughts quickly passed...almost. "Also can shikigami be taken out of the control of one person?.." He was getting closer to the real question, and then the 4th wall broke a little..The memories were driving his motives with the ressurection of a loved one, but his writer didn't want to fill a wondeful conversation with sappy memories of the past, and then Ryoko cleared his throat and slipped back into character: "Shit!.." The two of them had been talking so long he forgot about the daytime. He was lucky to have been behind a curtain all this time. "Um, if you would close the shades please?.." The damned sun, his worse enemy.
Epsitos "Thank you, appreciate it.." His eyebrow as she told him her master had kick the bucket. "That's pretty interesting..maybe I could use your help then; I've been looking for something connected to the spirit world, I think a shinikami would know where it is?.." He had been looking for a way to resurrect someone, now his long lived mind thought of something a bit more..fulfilling..
Epsitos "I'm terribly sorry to make it sound like I'm using you, I didn't mean it like that.." He was an honest guy..well vampire. Maybe this way he might be able to date her without pissing off her customs and beliefs. He pulled a book from the large pile and began flipping through the pages, he stopped on something..a tree? "The tree of Life. It governs the forces of all beings and stores the energy to keep life as we know it...well living. A human went to this tree and ate a fruit, it gave him one wish, he turned into a Chīsouruītā. I want to do the same..." He wasn't tell the whole plan, but he was being honest as he could..
Epsitos "I want to gain what humanity I have left back..my wish is take half of my own life and give it to someone I care for, once I can find such a person.." He had read about it..A god or goddess falls for a human and finds to tree of life, shedding their divinity to live as a Chīsouruītā. "I want to settle down and share the next 500 years with this person.." He sounded a bit crazy, but they do say love is akin to madness. Imagine that, the immortal bastard had a heart..At least in a spiritual sense, although is was slightly creepy.
