User blog:SiRenfield/Geist Venom

Geist Venom, born Zenon, is a descendant of Sateriasisa Venomania and acts as the public face of the Venom Mercenary Group, known as the Demon of Asmodean. She seeks the Seven Deadly Sins to resurrect her beloved little brother, Abraham.

Early Life
Born in the Kingdom of Elphegort in EC 461, Venus suffered harsh discrimination from Levin believers and later learned it was because of his lineage to Duchess Venomania. At the age of six, she discovered her father had hanged himself and, without a mother, took their family heirloom, a katana, and left with her sister, Abraham. Recognizing the power she had when wielding the sword, Venus killed others and stole their food for the poor and starving siblings to survive.

In EC 473, Abarham died and, devastated, the twelve year-old Geist fled from Elphegort that same night. As she neared the border to Asmodean, the girl spotted an old man traveling along the road. Tired and hungry, Venus attacked the man thinking he may have had some bread. With a smile, the man retaliated by spawning fire and the girl was quickly rendered unconscious. Deprived of her family heirloom, Venus was discovered by the Asmodean Emperor and taken to her palace. When she awoke, the purple-haired child found herself bandaged and laying in a luxurious bed with three maids and the Emperor. Confused, Venus realized her sword was gone and couldn't remember the details of what happened.

Life Anew
After her injuries were cured, Venus decided she would work for who she believed was a bandit leader, and was surprised to learn it was the Asmodean Emperor. Tossing aside her former name, the child accepted the name the Emperor gave him: Geist. Joining the Asmodean army, Geist purposefully avoided mentioning her birthplace and lineage to Duchess Venomania to her superior, General Shalgham, and became part of Golden Dragon Unit. While there, Geist learned about Marius Futapie and was surprised such a young boy had achieved the rank of general, believing he also had a strange power. After learning about the Emperor's policy of meritocracy, Geist used Marius' precedent to pave her own success.

Gaining a reputation, Geist became regarded as a "genius swordwosman", learned to read, and earned several war merits fighting against the Kingdom of Lucifenia after war broke out in EC 475. Due to her success on the battlefield, the Emperor bestowed the title of "Venom" to Geist. Hesitant to worry the Emperor who helped her and not being a follower of Levin, Geist accepted the surname in spite of its derivation from the ancestor she hated. With food and popularity growing more numerous and more extravagant, Geist began thinking about how Abraham may not have died had they gone to Asmodean earlier.

Daughter of Fog
After four years of service to the Emperor, Geist and Golden Dragon Unit were tasked with engaging Lucifenia and supporting the army at the Babul Desert along with Silver Sparrow Unit. Departing from Lasaland, the unit went through Mystica in the South and passed through the Misty Mountains. However, the unit received a message that there was an apparent rebellion in Silver Sparrow Unit and Geist and her comrades stationed themselves in the old Magic Kingdom ruins to await new orders. On their first day at the outpost, an altar was discovered at the center of the ruins and General Shalgham prohibited anyone from going near it.

Later that night, after drinking, Geist went near the altar and saw Abraham, grown since he died. Excited, Abraham rushed over to her, happy she came to visit, and embraced her. Slowly, Geist returned the hug. As her sister curiously asked why she still remained at the ruins, she said it was because no message has come from the front lines, much to his glee. Whilst in utter disbelief her dead brother was alive, she visited his every day. Whenever he asked why she was alive, she would tell him she was a "ghost" who could visit from the Hellish Yard due to the fog each night; although thinking his explanation was ridiculous, she continued to visit him. Two weeks since their last meeting, several soldiers collapsed due to an unknown illness.

In response, General Shalgham opened a war council with Geist among the attendees. Overall, the council agreed they should leave immediately and the general decided to wait one more day before leaving. As the meeting adjourned, Shalgham added that they would destroy the altar the next night. As the general explained to the soldiers that she blamed the inexplicable illness on the pagan altar, Geist became increasingly outraged by Shalgham's religious fanaticism. Composing herself, Geist addressed the general and reasoned that, since they were leaving anyway, there was no need to destroy it. In retaliation, Shalgham said it was the duty of Levin believers to destroy it, regardless.

Once Geist noted that was not everyone's personal philosophy, the general told the "demon's descendant" to shut up. Shocked and in utter silence, the perplexed Geist finally spoke calmly that she didn't know what she meant. General Shalgham retorted that the high-ranking military members all knew she was a descendant of Venomania and she would have been banished long ago had she not been the Emperor's subordinate. Furious, she left whilst the general continued to yell and ignored the other soldiers' comforting words. Feeling betrayed and disillusioned about Asmodean as well, the soldier visited her beloved brother again that night.

Announcing to him that she deserted, she explained what Shalgham knew. When Abraham asked what she would do, she said she considered fleeing to another country like Marius had. As a faint buzzing noise slowly grew louder, Geist said they could go together. After a brief silence, Abraham said he couldn't because he was a ghost and Geist yelled for him to stop that, feeling his warm face and saying he couldn't be one. Insisting he couldn't leave the altar, Geist said she would then visit him often before remembering Shalgham's wishes. Asking Abraham about the altar being destroyed, he affirmed they couldn't meet anymore.

Distracted by the roaring buzzing, Geist suddenly realized that she wouldn't be able to see her brother anymore. Reminded of her old sword, the buzzing quickly turned into a voice and Geist told Abraham she wouldn't let that happen. As he asked how, she said she would defend the altar and kill Shalgham if she must. In response to her impulsive words, Abraham explained that the general was too strong and Geist considered the notion, wishing she only had that sword. That moment, she noticed that Abraham had always been carrying the sword with him and demanded he handed it over. Once he protested, she forcibly took the sword from him. The next night, she returned to the altar and awaited the Asmodean army's approach.

Instead, she saw a different figure appear from the fog, recognizing that he was the old man from years ago. Geist demanded to know why he was there, and he mused that it was natural for the sword to be accompanied by its owner. Retaliating that it was her sword, he corrected that he was the one gave the sword to her ancestors. Confused, the former soldier refused to hand over the sword. Speaking to himself, the old man conjured a spark in his hand and Geist instinctively lashed out at him. To her shock, the sword did not pierce his neck and he laughed. His sparks turning into flames, he promised to once again not burn her "beautiful" face before consuming her in the fire, and rendering her unconscious.

Exile
Discovered by the army the next day, Geist was returned to Lasaland. Six months later, once her injuries were healed, she was put on trial for the murder of General Shalgham. Learning that her corpse was discovered the next day, Geist denied killing him. Lacking conclusive evidence, the Emperor exiled Geist, and she became a mercenary as a result. After her banishment, she visited the altar many times but Abraham never appeared and she eventually gave up. A year since her exile, she was hired by Elluki Clockworker, a Staff Officer of the Beelzenian Empire, to act as his escort. During their tenure together, she learned about the Seven Deadly Sins and that her family heirloom, the Venom Sword, was one of the vessels of sin. After the job was completed, Geist felt unsatisfied with what Elluki had told her.

Curious about what would occur if all the vessels were collected, she acquired an old book about her past and, unable to read the ancient foreign text, hired a specialist to translate it. While she discovered little of the vessels, she became intrigued by the 400 year old claim that "resurrection of the dead" was a power of one of the vessels. Determined to chase after the chance to see Abraham again, Geist accepted her ancestry and chose to seek after her own desires as the "Demon of Asmodean". Deciding she would either collect the Sins to return Abraham to her or die fighting, Geist continued her mercenary work and at some point founded the Venom Mercenary Group.

As war between Lucifenia, Asmodean, and Beelzenia continued, Geist became involved with the warring parties. During this time, she engaged in combat with Leonhart Avadonia. While a fierce adversary, Geist's habit of striking at the neck cost him the duel, and Lolita mercifully spared her. She also encountered Marius during the war, and, finally meeting him, they became acquainted. At some point, she told Marius about Abraham's death and her desire to fight as a mercenary because it was all she knew.> After the war's conclusion, Geist and the mercenary company continued to be soldiers for hire whilst the descendant of Venomania searched for the vessels of sin.

Personal Pursuits
Around EC 500, Geist discovered that the Venom Sword was in the possession of Keela Sfarz and learned of the Lucifenian Resistance. She traveled to meet the merchant in her mansion along with two of her comrades, Yarera and Zasuko, and told them to wait outside; the mercenary explained the weapon's value to her and attempted to buy it but was unwilling to pay Keela's high price. After leaving their meeting room, she saw a maid watching some servants work and, recognizing one as a member of the Netsuma Clan, commented how she assumed no one from the clan was still alive. The servant noted Geist's weapon, and the mercenary explained to her it was a katana and that they were very rare.

Knowing she was from the Lucifenian palace, Geist asked Alena Avadonia her name and if she had heard of the Lucifenian Resistance. Seeing the servant was unaware of it, she introduced herself and advertised the Venom Mercenary Group's services should the King and his ministers in Lucifenia have need of them. Before continuing their chat, Geist paused, sensing darkness in Alena's eyes, and asked her if she killed someone. Their conversation was interrupted by one of Keela's maids, and the servant bid the mercenary farewell.She shrugged and left the room, greeted by her two comrades in the hall. Annoyed by them for disobeying her order, the mercenary told them how Keela refused to sell them the sword and that stealing it was not necessary. Geist left with the three, confident they could obtain her family heirloom another way.

Service to Lucifenia
Sometime later, Rintoine Lcuiden d'Autriche recruited Geist and the Venom Mercenaries to help defend the palace. In the palace's Hall of Mirrors, the mercenary knelt before the monarch and gave her gratitude for hiring them. Rintoine commented how she mistook Geist for a man, to which she humorously told him she hoped he would not judge her by her appearance, and assured him she would live up to his trust. As the prince left, she watched his figure closely, reminded of Abraham, and Alena warned her she would be beheaded if she didn't watch her words. Geist mentioned how he looked like someone she knew and apologized.

Alena showed Geist around the palace, and later introduced her to her room and was pleased with the accommodations. Alena told her that the other mercenaries would have to live in the city to which Geist replied she didn't care. She stared at the girl's face and noted her resemblance to Rintoine, asking if they were siblings. After the servant denied any relation to him, the mercenary asked if she could have something to eat and Alena was about to abide her request when Marius Futapie appeared with food in hand.

Geist greeted her old friend and was surprised to see him as the Butler for the palace, noting with disbelief how people change. Marius, displeased to see Geist, stated how she was still a mercenary and Geist replied it was because fighting was the only thing she did. Hearing this, he commented how she still had never gotten over her brother and the mercenary nonchalantly dismissed it. Before he left, Marius asked why she was fighting. Geist told him that it was because she wanted to find a place to die.

Later, at the Training Ground, Geist was surrounded by three soldiers, angered by the mercenaries' theft, rape, and murder in the streets, and held the Venom Mercenary Group's leader responsible. Frustrated, she told the soldiers that her women's actions were not her responsibility, and hinted at "disturbing trends" that the army should be more alert about. When one of the seething soldiers drew her sword, Geist instantly slew him and laughed. With the other two soldiers terrified, she turned and left.

Lucifenian Revolution
With the outbreak of the Lucifenian Revolution, Geist fought alongside her fellow mercenaries against the rebels in Rolled during the first few weeks of the revolution. After three weeks of fighting since the rebellion's outbreak, Geist fought against the Masked Woman and injured her left wrist. However, another revolutionary, Mark, intervened before he could finish the woman off, blocking Geist's sword. The mercenary quickly retaliated and killed the former clergyman; injured, she fled soon after with her women as they retreated to the palace.

As the revolutionaries assaulted the palace, Geist entered the servant's room and looked out the window, reporting to Alena that they lost and that she came to say farewell, explaining that she had no obligation to Lucifenia and that Alena should not give her such a "sad face". The servant attempted to hire Geist with a bag of gold, pleading with her to protect Prince Rintoine. Geist told her she didn't want the money and began to ask why she was so desperate to protect Rintoine when Alean revealed she was his twin sister.

Geist stared into Alena's eyes, silent. The mercenary then laughed uncontrollably, glibly mocking the irony of Alena's situation for selling her soul to the "Demon of Asmodean" for "The Son of Evil" who caused the revolution that put the servant in her position. Recomposing herself, Geist changed her mind and accepted Alena's job for her, paralleling herself as a knight protecting the prince and determining it was a suitable way to die. Checking her sword before sheathing it, Geist said goodbye to "The Maid of Evil" before turning around to leave. She told Alena before she left how they were alike: they were both evil.

Geist assisted the Royal Guard as they defended the Hall of Mirrors from the revolutionaries, engaging Germanus Avadonia in combat. Stepping upon their bodies, she commented how useless the rebels were, and that despite being a handsome swordsman and the son of an old friend, his emotions ruled his swordsmanship and caused him to hesitate. Incited, Germanus threatened her for insulting the guards and Geist pointed out how the same soldiers were his enemy. She pointed her sword at him and they continued their battle, the mercenary complimenting him for dodging her swift attacks. Baiting him into a reckless move, Geist struck Germanus and grazed his eyelid, blinding him.

Confident in her victory, Geist attempted to stab his neck, but her final blow was parried and Germanus struck the mercenary's side. Geist moaned in pain before collapsing, remarking how it was beautiful and that she finally found her place to die. Curious, she asked Germanus how he anticipated her attack before realizing that it was because he was her former adversary's son and that not correcting her swordplay's flaws was why she lost. When asked by the red-armored swordsman if she had seen the prince or Alena, she told him she didn't know. Queried about why she didn't escape when she had the chance, she told him it was because of the money. Telling her brother that she would be with him soon, she died.

Legacy
After Geist's death, the Venom Mercenary Group disbanded and started causing chaos in the streets of Lucifenian. They were suppressed shortly afterward by the Marlon army. Keela Sfarz, after trading the Venom Sword for her collectibles, remembered how Geist had also desired the sword and wondered if the weapon had some hidden value. Geist herself was buried in a Levin cemetery in Lucifenia and was visited many times by Yvan.

Personality and Traits
Geist was a shadowy figure, partially attributed to the suicide of her father and the death of her brother, Abraham. She often brushed aside questions thrown at her by flippantly avoiding a direct answer. She had an almost maniacal amusement at the misfortune of others, laughing sadistically after striking down a soldier that had previously annoyed her, and laughing hysterically after Alena revealed she was The Son of Evil's twin sister. She acted very pragmatic toward her work and was an opportunist, usually showing no loyalty to any employer and maximizing her profits while viable and leaving when the situation looked dire.

Despite this detachment, Geist loved her brother deeply, grieving that she was unable to support him until it was too late; she never got over her grief and treasured any chance she had to see her sister again, even attempting to resurrect him with the vessels of sin. After her exile, Geist searched constantly for a place to die, fighting endlessly before meeting an acceptable demise so she can see her brother again. As a result, she empathized with those who share her devotion and love with their sibling. When Alena revealed her identity as Rintoine's sister, Geist recognized how Alena's desire to protect her brother, even committing heinous deeds, was akin to her; as a result, she uncharacteristically supported the servant, and placed her life in jeopardy to protect Alens's sibling.

Skills and Abilities
Geist was an innate swordsman, wielding a katana with great mastery. Her skills allowed her to climb the ranks in the Asmodean army quickly.Geist was described as a monster by others, with speed and agility befitting her title as the Demon of Asmodean, swiftly striking down opponents and slaying foes.She often finished her opponents with a stab to the neck, and remarked that it was her swordplay's weakness.Her sharp instincts extended to people as well, seeing that Alena carried the burden of murder in her