Dante Cross

Dante Cross is a Cambion under the service of Shadow Sect operating as a member of Walker Cell. He goes by the callsign Demon. "'Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.'      - Friedrich Nietzsche"

Background
Dante was raised by the Church, in one of their divisions in Britain. Even from a young age he was blamed for killing his mother, Clara Everis, who died in childbirth with him. It was not until many years later, when this determined youth escaped them. Instead turning to Shadow Sect, and joining their cause as a Blade voluntarily.

Personality
Dante has a difficult time letting others get too close to him. As such he seems to have a tough exterior, but is known to act completely different around those he feels comfortable with.

Appearance
Dante has short, spiky blonde hair and dark green eyes. He can be quite intimidating at first glance, being tall and muscular, yet is still lean enough he doesn't appear like a giant. His unusually pointed teeth are one of the only indicators of his demonic heritage. Black jagged tattoo-like markings cover some of his shoulders and upper arms, marking the seal that was placed on him long ago.

Abilities
He is a Cambion with ties to the Affiliation of Wrath due to his parentage. And as such has control over flames and can turn into a demonic form. However, he lacks control of his powers, and at an early age they were sealed away by the Exorcists who raised him. This seal takes the form of black markings that cover part of his back and arms. Since leaving them and turning to Shadow Sect, the seals have begun to weaken, but he still lacks the ability to control his demonic abilities.

Demonic Abilities

 * Enhanced regeneration
 * Wrath affiliation
 * Fire manipulation: Crimson flame
 * Dark Fire manipulation
 * Demonic transformation
 * Demonic speech
 * Enhanced strength

Equipment
Dante typically uses the following suite of equipment.

Weapons

 * Shotguns
 * Hellfire rounds
 * Modified Multiblade with numerous configurations.
 * Greatsword
 * Heavy Axe
 * Polearm
 * Chainblade
 * Shield
 * Launcher

Gear

 * Custom tools

Trivia

 * Dante was born with the last name Everis, which was replaced with cross to remove all ties from his mother and her attempts to broker peace with the Daemons
 * Dante exhibits signs of a possible mental illness, with mainly depressive episodes and has been on fairly stable medication as of partway through blades training where he was aged approximately 17-18.
 * Despite his chaotic upbringing and being hunted down by the church, Dante is fairly religious and reverent of the gods, both familiar and arcane, while struggling to decide which to believe in now that everything is changing.