BELIAL BLACK
19 years old
02/08/1125
Belial is a prince of Wiz, and grew up with all the perks of being born into royalty such as living in a beautiful castle, receiving an education, and learning proper mannerisms of a person of his stature. However, he never grew close to either of his parents and was mostly raised by a nurse hired by the queen. His mother preferred to pay attention to his often injured older brother Belshazzar and when she wasn’t focused on Belshazzar, she was paying attention to his younger sister. His father did not interact with him much either and while Belial never really knew why, he figured it was because he was busy doing his duties as king. Therefore, he often explored and did whatever he felt like without repercussions from his parents. He behaved like a spoiled brat with a rotten attitude who thought commoners were beneath him, mostly due to the influence of his older brothers Belvedere and Bellarino.
This behavior changed when he made his first friend Rouge Mennaseh, a girl from the upper class. He was on his way to play in the forest and decided to let her tag along and she managed to charm her way into his heart as his best friend. Belial did not treat her like he did other people and she liked to help him practice with magic and play games. Their friendship lasted for years despite the many arguments they got in, mostly triggered by Belial’s horrible attitude.
Tragically, his best friend was murdered and he was devastated by her death. He became quieter and stopped instigating arguments and just locked himself in his room for days at a time. Slowly, the fifteen year old began to open up again and speak more, surprisingly with a respectful attitude. He eventually admitted to his protector at the time that his friend’s ghost was haunting him and that she would hurt him if he acted rude without reason. Concerned, healers checked for specters, but concluded that it was all in his head and that he deluded himself into thinking that she was still present in some form.
Most people were suspicious of his new, friendlier and respectful attitude, but eventually the public decided that his fake persona of kindness was better than his previous tendencies of acting like an entitled brat. Belial started to venture more and more into the commoner's presence, always asking questions about how they lived their life or spending ridiculous amounts of money at shops or just handing out precious jewels. After the first few trips to the commoner's market, Belial and his indulgent shopping sprees were definitely more welcomed. He began to form sincere bonds with the people and started to spend more time with the peasants than the aristocrats. He no longer had to act like he cared about them and was genuinely changed into a decent person around the commoners, with Belial only treating other nobles with coldness and cynicism.
The more time he spent with the people though, the more people began to notice Belial's...slipping, sanity. He would be seen talking to himself or spacing out at random moments. Sometimes he would even preach and ramble about something random that was irrelevant to what people were speaking to him about. Then, Belial started to point out things nobody else could see or hear. Still, he was their beloved prince, so people did not want to start labeling him as crazy.
Things began to change when he started picking out random people on the street and predicting their death. Belial always spoke unconcerned with a dreamy expression and tended to be seen with a gentle, innocent smile. Soon, alongside his deadly predictions, Belial began to spout out nonsense and riddles. He ceased speaking normally and usually his protector Louelle has to translate what Belial is trying to get across.
Nobody knows why Belial's insanity began, only that it started after his best friend's death and even the best mind healers could not help him. He gained a reputation as the benevolent, but insane prince. Since Belial has remained harmless and friendly towards the commoners, he has maintained his good relationship with them. Their lack of scorn (to his face), unlike the nobles, earned Belial's respect and he tends to act protective of the people.
On his own, Belial secretly practices dark magic and blood rituals. He initially only started as a way to figure out why he kept hallucinating and hearing voices, but the forbidden magic he practiced became addicting. He has a pet snake named Belamia and she usually is draped around his neck. Belial usually uses Belamia's poison when using dark magic and he likes to curse people who angers him.
