Ha! Finally finished that Vice Principle CS. Significantly less sure of this one, but the idea stuck with me more than the other concepts did. XD
Name: Gregory Stein
Age: 327
Species: Reaper
Much of what the world considers to be true about Reapers isn’t really the case; There isn’t just one, nor is it their duty to gather souls. Rather, they are an entire species, each one taking care of their duties within their own area. Admittedly, there aren’t very many of them. The species, while far from extinct, dwindled rapidly over the course of several centuries near the Middle Ages; While they do not suffer from old age, they are still very much mortal, and many communities believed them to be agents of evil. In truth, the duty of a Reaper is not to harvest souls, nothing of the sort, really. Their duty is to oversee their region, ever-watchful for any force that would intervene with the course of the spirit after, or before, death. Nevertheless, the species has endured, albeit largely reduced to legends among legends.
Title: Vice Principal
History: Gregory was born three hundred and twenty seven years ago, to a family in Germany. His father had watched over the region for almost a century beforehand, eventually settling down with a local woman. He maintained his own abilities long enough to train Gregory, and then left the duties of the region to him. Gregory watched over the region for decades, long after both of his parents had passed on themselves. Eventually, he took it upon himself to become a Dawn Slayer. He excelled in his classes, and roamed the world for a time in the course of his duties. Eventually, however, he returned to Hikari Ryodan as a teacher, and later, as Vice Principal.
Personality: Incredibly cheerful and friendly, his eternally-boisterous enthusiasm a stark contrast to the Headmistress’ usual stoicism. He spends a fair bit of time, for lack of a better term, goofing off (No one really complains, as somehow all of his work is done on time anyway), and overall, tends to be the picture of nonthreatening.
In large part, this is intentional. While he is naturally all of those things, he takes great care to make sure that that is always the impression one gains of him; He learned early on that, even to some supernatural creatures, the mythology surrounding his species was terrifying. To that end, his abilities are seldom showcased, and his skills even less so. When pressed, however, he has the capacity to be outright terrifying. Since he keeps his species and abilities under wraps, there tends to be a matter of some question among the students, and some newer faculty members, exactly what he is.
Notable Skills or Abilities:
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Perception: Due to the nature of his duties, Gregory can see and perceive spirits, as well as the general nature of their origin. Additionally, he tends to be aware of if someone in the vicinity is in danger of demise.
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Weapon Manifestation: The scythe stereotypically associated with a Reaper is, in truth, a physical manifestation of their power. It
can be almost anything, but for Gregory, it tends to be a pair of twin revolvers. The ammunition fired is condensed energy rather than real bullets, though he still needs to ‘reload’. Due to the nature of the projectile, he can choose between lethal, and ‘ammunition’ more like modern nonlethal countermeasures. While he technically can summon it in the form of a scythe, he is highly disdainful of the imagery associated with it, and tends not to.
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Combatant: A highly skilled shot with his revolvers, and a decent hand to hand combatant. Gregory tends to be quicker and stronger than most expect, the centuries having honed his reflexes and reaction times.
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Drain: Due to the nature of a Reaper’s natural foes, Gregory is able to steadily drain away his opponent’s energy and use it to bolster his own, making him stronger. While this is most applicable to enemies of an ethereal nature, it can be applied to living and tangible ones; When a shot from his weapon connects, if he so chooses, his opponent gets weaker with each shot.