Visignis
From Apocalypseblade
Visignis is the child of Pyrodeus and Tamina. He inherited his father's agelessness and mastery of fire, though to a lesser extent. His gifts of angelic wisdom and fighting prowess, coupled with the human ability to manifest energy from emotion, make Visignis a force to be reckoned with.
[edit] History
Warning: Spoilers below.
- Son of Pyrodeus: When Tamina and Pyrodeus copulated between attacks from the Sons of Plunder, they conceived a child. After Pyrodeus' return to Heaven, Tamina began showing sings of pregnancy. Because her son was half-angel, the labor pains, hormonal balances and stretch marks usually associated with human pregnancy were either greatly lessened or nonexistent since angelic pregnancies, while involving growth and birth in a similar fashion, have none of the unpleasantness of human conception. Mere seconds after his birth, Visignis displayed the strength and muscle coordination necessary to lift and move his head, and smile.
His abilities of fire manipulation manifested at approximately age ten when the Locust Tribe, a nomadic barbarian tribe that would enter an area and consume everything before moving on, attempted to capture, rape and kill Tamina in a city street. They did this partially for propaganda reasons; Tamina's brother and Visignis' uncle, Calcaneus, was the strongest fighter and strategist in the army of Ferdas, Visignis' hometown. Visignis was able to defeat both Locusts in a fit of rage, unlocking his fiery abilities in the process.
Seven years later Visignis was grown into a more than capable fighter, his strong human warrior bloodline mixing flawlessly with the angelic traits inherited by Pyrodeus. He was given his mother's sword, a crimson scimitar originally given to her by Pyrodeus during the second attack of the Sons of Plunder. With it came a metallic cuff that was indestructible, and allowed Visignis to wield the sword while preventing any others from doing so. Visignis met Tresdos, an assassin hired to kill him, at this time. After Visignis displayed the ability to kill Tresdos, the assassin joined the Ferdan army and assisted in a raid on the Locusts. Using this weapon and his fiery abilities (which augmented seamlessly with the sword Pyrodeus forged), Visignis was able to destroy the entire Locust Tribe along with the city of Ferdas.
- Deus Ex Machina: Three thousand years later, Visignis has become a billionaire using compound interest over a lifetime unbound by old age. He had invented his own martial art, which he called Drengoba. For a short time he taught it, but quickly learned that a very few humans had the physical capabilities needed to master the art. He met an Etrahn girl named Diana, with whom he fell in love, and her brother, Drake the Powerful (the same name as Visignis' great grandfather). The modern Drake the Powerful was a Perceiver. Visignis, along with Drake and several other humans, fought off the Machine God - a massive robot who controlled an entire machine army from an underground base. Visignis, after seeing Diana killed in battle, was able to destroy the Machine God and form a fireball large enough to destroy the robot base, and after gathering strength from those around him, made it intense enough to wipe out all machines.
Not long after this, Visignis was able, with some divine intervention, to create the Diana's Tear Rose - the most fragrant and sturdiest rose on Etrah, with deep crimson petals. He then left his wealth behind for several millennia and traveled the world, learning all he could.
Approximately five thousand years after this, Visignis began teaching Drengoba once more. One very faithful offshoot was adopted by the Reyone Army as Reyone Military Martial Arts, or RMMA.
- Clash of the Nephilim: Not long after, Visignis was captured by Dr. Dominic Sathers, a geneticist and biochemist bent on creating a race of half-angels, or nephilim, to please Cryodivus whom he worships. He managed to do so by stealing a broken piece of a katana which Cryodivus gave to Visignis for his 7,000th birthday. Visignis then met Viviana, a human with one-quarter angelic blood (she was the offspring of a nephilim who raped her mother) bent on destroying all nephilim, citing them as a scourge that needed to be wiped from Etrah. Viviana proved to be a capable fighter, with superhuman reflexes and strength, as well as the ability to fire purple energy beams from her eyes.
After their initial battle, Visignis and Viviana teamed up to hunt and destroy the nephilim she had found. During this time, Visignis found himself and Viviana to be exceptions to the rule; every nephilim they came across were homicidal and destructive. During this time, Dr. Sathers created Alginax, a genetically enhanced nephilim created from the magic Cryodivus had imbued into the katana. Upon his birth Alginax promptly killed Sathers as a sacrifice to Cryodivus. The human blood made him stronger, and Alginax eventually slaughtered an entire cult of Cryodivus' worshippers. Viviana and Visignis then fought him, and Viviana was killed by Alginax. Shortly thereafter, Visignis tapped into the power he had used in Ferrdas long ago. Enhanced by nearly 8,000 years of training, Visignis proved more than a match for Alginax in head-to-head combat. Alginax was able to freeze Visignis for long enough to plead for Cryodivus' help. Cryodivus, after denouncing the acts of Alginax, freed Visignis from the ice that imprisoned him, and Visignis killed Alginax.
He was severely injured by an explosion of ice energy caused by Alginax's death, and kept on ice for fifty years in an attempt to reduce what human doctors thought was a fever, but was simply Visignis' body temperature. This cold environment kept Visignis in a comatose state until he was restored by Pyrodeus.
- Broken Heaven:Once awakened, Visignis was trained by his father in magical weaponsmithing, as well as learning to break down his own mental blocks against his potential power. After being badly wounded through Tresdos' efforts toward Magres Xerfal, an angelic divinity rite, Visignis was healed by Pyrodeus. After helping to gather and train an army of angels to do battle with Baalaose and his forces, Visignis' right hand and part of his bracer were severed by an errant attack by Taelyrn. Unconscious for the remainder of the fight, Visignis later awoke and repaired his bracer as well as giving it greater power and new abilities.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Weapons, Powers and Abilities
Visignis carries the crimson scimitar originally wielded by Tamina which Pyrodeus forged long ago. He also wears a crimson metal bracer on his right forearm, which now bears Visignis' own seal. This artifact allows him to use the sword effortlessly, while preventing almost all others from doing so at all. The bracer doubles as a shield, impervious to most attacks. Eight millennia of wear and tear have done no damage to the sword or the bracer. Since being severed in battle, Visignis repaired and empowered his bracer. It now gives him an artificial right hand of pure fire, which he can retract to launch fireballs from the bracer. It is also now in six sections - one permanently affixed to what remains of Visignis' right forearm, the other five able to stretch apart to unknown lengths, giving Visignis' right hand the ability to grasp or strike objects and opponents from much farther away.
He also carries twin .357 magnum revolvers, which he created himself, in his boots. With help from Pyrodeus, Visignis was able to magically modify his revolvers. Each cylinder now carries 600 rounds, fired with the aid of magic. Visignis also has 2 types of magical cylinders built into his revolvers: rounds made from a plasma alloy which mushroom immensely on impact, and high-velocity armor piercing rounds made of an alloy resembling osmium.
Visignis inherited his father's abilities of fire manipulation. Since being reunited with his father, Visignis has learned a meditative skill allowing him to increase his power. To date, he has done so twice, multiplying his abilities of fire at least fivefold. He is also a skilled blacksmith, gunsmith, and mechanic. He has the human ability to create energy from emotion, a deadly ability when coupled with his fire manipulation.
