Name: Gastro Adipose
Title: "Magus Devourer"
Gender: Male
Age: ??? (appears somewhere in mid twenties)
Birthplace: ???
Appearance:
A silver-haired man with a slender and youthful appearance, green eyes shining with a predatory glint. Dresses in black leather, with a hood usually pulled over his head and lined with decorative protrusions to resemble a gaping fanged mouth. His midriff is left bare, showing the countless gruesome scars that cris-cross his body, with one particularly gaping one over his stomach where his Mystic Code
Belly of Belzebuth has been inserted. Also has unnaturally sharp teeth which can easily tear through human flesh.
History:
Everything of Gastro's true past and origins is lost to history. The only things known about him are that he is a serial killer who targets other Magi (preferably from affluent lineages), gruesomely tears apart their bodies and devours their Magic Crests. He is a bogeyman, his name spoken in fearful whispers amongst the Mages of Clock Tower.
As Magic Crests are the pinnacle of an entire family's thaumaturgy, stealing or destroying them is a crime that strikes against the very foundation of Magi society. For his horrific crimes Gastro has been branded with a Sealing Designation, with all enforcers of the Mage's Association ordered to kill him on sight.
Personality:
A mysterious person; Gastro is cheerful and friendly most of the time, but shows an incredibly cruel and sadistic personality while "hunting". He has an obsession with food and describes virtually everything in odd culinary metaphors, including emotions (good emotions taste "sweet", bad ones "sour").
He is also obsessed with obtaining the Crests of as many Magi as possible, believing that with their accumulated knowledge he will become a being akin to 'God'. The reason he wishes to become 'God', like almost everything of Gastro's past, is shrouded in mystery. It is possible that it is even tied to the affections of a certain person he knew before awakening his Origin...
Likes: tasty meals, knowledge
Dislikes: bad-tasting meals, failing to catch prey
Fortes: tracking prey, gaining knowledge
Natural Enemy:
Run Ru
Magical Attributes:
Origin: Assimilation (has also inherited countless false Origins through
Carnivorization Eucharist)
Elemental Alignment: Fire (can access countless other Elements through
Carnivorization Eucharist)
Magic Circuits:
Circuit Quantity: A+
Circuit Quality: Variable
Circuit Composition: Variable
Magecraft-Related Abilities:
Carnivorization Eucharist
Blood Rite Of The Devouring God
Gastro's sole form of Magecraft, which allows him to obtain the spells and knowledge of other Magi by devouring their Magic Crests. Consumed Crests are integrated into Gastro's own Magic Circuits through his Origin of "Assimilation", allowing him to use them as if they were his own. One to actually see Gastro's Circuits would find them a gruesome patchwork of countless strands inelegantly sewn together, a hack job that more resembles the work of a butcher than a talented weaver.
While this process does not necessarily kill the Magi in question, Gastro invariably ends up consuming more of their body than is actually necessary and killing them anyways. Given how most Magi would regard the loss of their Crest as worse then death, this might even be seen as a twisted form of mercy.
With how long he has been hunting his "prey", Gastro has managed to obtain a substantial collection of Crests (the exact quantity is unknown, but at least numbers somewhere in the dozens), granting him a range and versatility of thaumaturgy that far eclipses most Magi. Combined with his terrifying intelligence and single-mindedness, this makes him an incredibly dangerous foe.
Familiars/Mystic Codes:
Belly Of Belzebuth
Ravenous Stomach Purgatory
A Mystic Code that Gastro has assimilated into his body. When activated, a secondary fanged mouth opens up in his belly and entrails reach out like tentacles to grab his victim and drag them inside to be devoured. These entrails are as durable as high-tension cables, and will rapidly corrode any blade used to cut through them. The nightmarish form of this ability is also likely to impose significant mental damage on the victim and everyone nearby.
Elixer Of Jahannam
Corrosive Salivation
Another Mystic Code that is part of Gastro's body. It transforms all his bodily fluids into highly potent "stomach acid" that serves to corrode flesh and make his targets easier to consume. He mainly spreads it through his own saliva while biting the victim, but it also works through his blood and sweat. Needless to say, Gastro himself is fully immune.
Non-Magecraft Abilities:
Single-Mindedness
Gastro is incredibly single-minded and resourceful when it comes to tracking his prey. Once Gastro has acquired the "taste" of a particular prey he will pursue them relentlessly, no matter how far they try to run or hide. Through his incredible tenacity, Gastro can shut out most forms of mental interference and obtain a superhuman degree of focus.
Synesthesia
Gastro possesses a unique form of Synesthesia, allowing him to perceive all kinds of sensory information through his tongue.
By "tasting" an object or person with his tongue, Gastro can gain a vast breadth of information relating to the target. For instance, just tasting the ground would allow him to know who recently walked on it, what trace materials they left behind, what the type and weight of their shoes were, along with other relevant information. This makes Gastro a terrifyingly effective tracker.
Self-Modification
The aptitude to remold one's own body or merge one's own flesh with body parts of others. Gastro's Origin of "Assimilation" has given him an incredible talent for this ability, allowing him to not only absorb the crests of other Magi but various Mystic Codes into his own body- all to increase his prowess in the hunt.
At this point, he can no longer be called a human being but something far closer to a monster.
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