Full Name:Vladimir Moonfall
Nicknames/Aliases:Verge
Age:21
Gender:Male
Species:Human
Original Canon:Mirrored/Adherents
Description: Verge is the spitting image of his late father, except for his eyes, which are his dad’s striking gold. He has dark, loosely curled hair that brushes his neck and long bangs that get in his eyes. He is slender and toned from the work he does and the practise he does to prepare for his job. Verge doesn't smile often; his default expressions are boredom or a smirk. His true smile lights up his eyes in a way that his faked smiles do not. He is pale and burns easily in the sun, and takes care to make his appearance look handsomely dishevelled.
Personality: Verge was manipulative from the start, using his cuteness to its full potential to wrap his parents around his fingers. The habit only grew from there, as he watched how Tem charmed Blaze with no effort at all. But despite the manipulative tendency, he was still a sweet little boy, if a bit selfish.
Things changed with Tem’s death.
Verge didn't want to get over Tem’s death. He wanted to be left alone until the grief passed, but people with helpful intentions kept trying to get him to open up, to talk about his feelings… They were trying to make him forget, and forgetting was the last thing the child wanted. He started to say that he was fine, that it didn't hurt anymore, and repeated the lies until they were believed. He learned how to feel one thing but show another.
Currently, Verge has a good heart, but good luck getting to it. Observant and controlled, Verge pays attention to the people around him, and is well on his way to becoming a chessmaster. Still rather selfish, Verge looks out for the interests of himself and his dad, and insulting Blaze is more likely than not going to get you a punch to the face...which is preferable to the long drawn out revenge he is prone to otherwise. He can be malicious when someone irritates their way past his cold demeanor.
His soft side is very different from his usual behavior, and just about impossible to witness either
Skills/Powers:
-Manipulative
-Observant
-Charismatic
-Objective
-Intelligent
-In control of himself
-Well trained and dedicated
-Is able to summon a Mirrored, a physical manifestation of certain parts of his psyche, which have different powers depending on what they represent. Being a Deception Summoner, Verge’s summon can create illusions and twist perceptions. He can also send it into battle in his place, since it is much harder to injure, has wings and long talons, and can strike harder than Verge could on his best day.
Weaknesses:
-Never really got over Tem’s death
-Very protective of his remaining parent
-Harsh, distant, and cold at times
-Doesn’t like to show weakness
-Both his attitudes are dangerous in their own ways (the “you only live once” attitude has him taking stupid risks and the cautious attitude has him overthinking and second guessing himself, leading to delays)
Brief History: Verge remembers a loving childhood with his parents, a peaceful and loving atmosphere interspersed with action the few times he got taken to the Adherent base. He remembers an object tightly hidden where he couldn’t reach, that he was drawn to from the start. He was never afraid of the dark, for his father’s summon was the most terrifying, and yet the most gentle thing he’d ever known. He remembers the wonder of seeing his summon for the first time, so like his father’s and working to refine it.
He also remembers the day it all changed.
One day, his father didn’t come home. The same day, his dad changed. The same month, his dad wasn’t allowed out on the field anymore. He was still loved by his remaining parent, but the happiness of their familial life was shattered. Verge hasn't been the same since. Because he was introduced early on to the danger of their line of work, he fluctuates between trying to live life to the fullest before his inevitable death and being almost ridiculously cautious trying not to die. He’s grown up never really getting past losing his father, and if anything, he’s only gotten better at hiding it to get away from people who just don't understand
Other:
-Verge doesn't care if you’ve also had a family member die. Your pain is not his pain, and you will never understand
-Verge is actually the child of Blaze with Tem’s (estranged) twin sister, who handed the baby over to her much more maternal brother soon after he was born, having no interest in raising a child. Tem held no resentment for Verge’s parentage, and considered the boy his own in all ways from the start.
-The nickname "Verge" comes from Tem's disapproval of the name Vladimir, given to the child by his birth mother. Tem had no issue with repeating his past actions and simply assigning the child a new name, and Verge clings to it as part of his ongoing inability to get over Tem's death. That and he's been called "Verge" for so long that at this point everything else sounds strange.
-Though they are harder to see, Verge's Mirror has the same shattered lines all around it that Blake's does.
-Verge’s Mirrored is similar to his father’s in the way that Verge is similar to Tem. (Tem’s Mirrored can be best described as “unnatural” and “demonic”. A Mirror of Vengeance, it came to life as a Mirror of Spite and retains traits like the tendency to attack physically. Coupled with the Vengeance ability to inflict pain psychically, every blow from this Mirror was devastating in battle. The Mirror itself is made of matte black wisps of some kind of substance, that twine together to create the form. The Summon at full height stands a head taller than Tem, and has long arms that reach to its knees. From there, shiny black claws extend to the ground. It has four toes that leave “X” shaped footprints on the ground. The creature is fast and agile, able to dart in and cause damage in less than a minute.) It is made of what appear to be tendrils of a black substance that twine about themselves to create a lanky and long limbed form. Verge’s summon has proportions that are just off enough to make viewers uneasy and to make perfectionists twitch, and to top everything off it has long dagger like claws on the hands and feet. Of course, this isn't what is commonly seen. Due to the Mirrored’s ability, Verge’s summon looks and acts similar to the shadow from the Peter Pan animated movies. It runs and hides, acting playful and shy by turns. But if you can see the true form, its habit of standing behind Verge, hands on his shoulders and peering over his head is creepy instead of endearing. It also has wings.
-He carries a blue stone set in a silver ring attached to a keychain at all times. This is the “artifact” that lets him summon.
-Images are not my own