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Closed Starter for: @bellamychevalier

Even from a very early age, Silas had always found it difficult to understand why so many people feared the dark. He came to understand, over time, that what they truly feared was the unknown; something which he could, at least, understand, for that was a fear that he was not entirely immune to himself. But that fear had never extended to darkness for him, and that was likely because he had always been able to find solace in it. In the orphanage, it had been the dark places that provided him with somewhere to hide from the other children's torment, their fear of them keeping them from seeking him out there. Now, in adulthood, it was places like forest during the midnight hour where he felt most as ease, even despite the very real dangers that it presented, because the darkness was his shield from those things that he truly feared the most: judgement, and rejection.

So as he made his typical late night patrol through the dark woods, the small amount of light there was coming from the few rays of moonlight that could penetrate the canopy above, and the lantern he had fastened to his hip, Silas was relaxed in a way that very few people could have been in such an environment. He was, of course, on alert for any sign of danger, but it was a composed and calm sense of alertness; one that allowed him to react to any sudden change without adrenaline taking the reins prematurely. Even when he heard the sounds of leaves rustling in such a way that indicated human footsteps approaching, he kept his head, though he did let out a low whistle to indicate to Vigilance that he should move from his rear and to by his side, just in case the direwolf's help was needed. When the figure got close enough to crossing into his path for him to see, he was a bit surprised to see that it was, by all appearances, a young woman. "These woods really aren't safe to be travelling in at night. Especially alone." He spoke out, his eyes fixed on the figure, watching them carefully. After all, Silas knew, thanks to years of doing this job, that there was a halfway decent chance that this woman could very well be one of the reasons why the woods weren't safe to be travelling in at night, and he wasn't going to be caught off guard if that turned out to be the case.

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𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒

Silas Grimshaw has done everything within his power to leave his less than pleasant past behind him. But now the past has revealed itself to be even darker than he ever could have imagined, and the chains which that past uses to keep their hold on him are no longer just metaphorical.

TW: Child Abandonment, Human experimentation, bullying, violence, death.

Why was Silas left upon the doorstep of an orphanage on a cold winter night thirty six years ago? It’s a question that he’s spent a great deal of time asking himself throughout his life, though he’s come no closer to knowing for sure what the true answer is. In his mind, he figures that it might have had something to do with his unusual appearance, having been born with hair as white as the snow, and with eyes a goldish yellow; perhaps he was a child born into a family of some nobility, and cast out because of these strange features. What he figures is really a more likely scenario though, is that he was the product of a relation made outside of the customs of a marriage, and he was disposed of as the result of a desire by his parents to protect their standings and reputations within society, as well as perhaps to keep their respective families from ever finding out about their transgressions.

Ultimately, it doesn’t make much difference what the reason for his abandonment was, and even if he was ever to know the truth, it wouldn’t change what that abandonment resulted in. He, who had no family, no wealth, not even a name to call his own, was taken in by the orphanage, and christened Silas Grimshaw by the people working there that night; and it was at that orphanage that he spent the next eighteen years of his life, wishing for nothing more than to escape. So much did he hate the place, and so badly did he wish to get away, that he made several attempts throughout the years to leave, though none of them were particularly successful, as he had nowhere else that he could go. In hindsight, he can look back on his time there and appreciate the lessons that it taught him. It was there that he learned to be self sufficient, and the constant bullying and torment that he suffered at the hands of the other children due to his bizarre appearance undoubtedly toughened him up. But the most valuable thing that his years at the orphanage gave him was the capacity to dream of leaving it behind and forging an identity for himself; and the day he turned eighteen, he set off to do exactly that.

As far as he could see it, Silas’ best chance to put the orphanage as far behind him as he could, and to simultaneously rise in station and create an identity for himself, was to join the Withermore army. He took to the soldier’s life almost immediately, and his inborn desire to prove himself, and to outdo all the competition that had come from years of competing for everything with the other children at the orphanage, proved to be a massive advantage for him. After only a couple years spent as a standard foot soldier, he had impressed so greatly with his relentless tenacity, not to mention the several noteworthy accomplishments that he had to his credit, that he was persuaded to leave to army by the leader of the prestigious Destarin Rangers; unaffiliated men and women who were tasked with patrolling the lands and fighting off bandits, wild animals, and most importantly, monsters who dared to prowl too close to town’s borders. This turned out to be Silas’ true calling, and his exceptional skill led to him becoming the leader of his own unit of Rangers before long; a position that he still holds to this very day.

And so the orphan who had been abandoned as a baby, who had been left with no family, no wealth, and no name, had managed to forge an identity for himself at long last. He was a respected individual in society, who had overcome everything that had stood in his way to find some semblance of satisfaction and fulfillment in his life.

And then, without warning, everything changed.

It all started when, during a particularly strenuous battle with a dragon, Silas felt this strange sensation overtaking his body, and a moment later he blacked out. When he came back around, it was to see that the dragon had been defeated, its body still aflame with a strange black fire, but so too were the bodies of Silas’ comrades. With horror, Silas realized that he himself must have somehow been responsible for this, though how, he could not begin to explain. There was someone who could though, and they made their presence known at that moment, when, from a spout of flames, emerged a large horned demon. The Demon explained that Silas was no ordinary human, as he had always believed himself to be, but was, in fact, a mutant, due to the experimentations that had been done to him by his sorceress mother whilst she had still carried him in the womb; and the Grimfyre, as The Demon called it, was the most powerful of these mutations. But as if this wasn’t all bad enough, what The Demon told him next was potentially the worst news of all: Silas’ mother had sold his soul to the very demon standing before him, in exchange for more power for herself. This meant, as The Demon explained, that Silas had no choice but to obey his commands, no matter how much he did not want to; to refuse was to die and face eternal damnation. And now that the Grimfyre had finally awoken within Silas, just as The Demon had been waiting for, he had every intention of making good on the investment he’d made all those years ago.

Now Silas finds himself traveling far and wide across the continent, doing tasks at the command of The Demon who controls him. He has no idea what The Demon’s endgame is, but he knows that he must find a way to break free of his control before he finds out.

WHAT ARE YOU...?

species: mutated human. weaknesses: mortal weaknesses; can be killed by the destruction of his mortal vessel. cannot cast any magic whatsoever when not using grimfyre. Has no control over himself when using grimfyre (see below). strengths: enhanced vitality, magic resistance. has access to a power called grimfyre, which causes his body to become engulfed in black magical flames which can be used to great effectiveness in combat. however, when he taps into using grimfyre, Silas loses all control over himself, and can cause unintended destruction and harm.. physical description: white hair, golden-yellow eyes. when grimfyre is activated, his entire body is cloaked in black fire.. additional info: silas’ mutations are the result of his birth mother, who is a very powerful sorceress, doing experiments on him whilst she was still carrying him in the womb. then, after he was born, she made a deal with a demon, selling silas’ soul in exchange for more power for herself. however, rather than choosing to actually take silas’ soul then and there, the demon allowed him to keep it within his vessel, so that he could have control over silas and use him for his own purposes later down the line.

silas grimshaw is played by dusto and their fc is henry cavill.

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