Cain (Midnightverse)

"So what are the famous Red Dragon Emperor and his friends doing here in my house?...What are you looking at me like that for? I’m retired, not dead."

- Cain

Cain is a major upcoming character in the story, Highschool DxD: Til Midnight. He is the eldest son of Adam and Eve and the older brother of Abel and Aclima. He would go on to found an order of demons known as the Knights of Hell.

Unlike his mytholgical counterpart, Cain did not murder Abel rather Abel was murdered by their jealous descendants due to their family's seeming immortality. After the death of his parents and brother, Cain fled Nod along with his sister, Aclima, to which they encountered their aunt, Lucifer, who asked Cain if he wanted to prevent events like this from occurring. Cain replied with yes and she twisted his soul turning him into a demon. Lucifer then passed the Mark onto Cain.

Appearance
Cain has been described as a very handsome man that seemed to be in his mid-twenties. He is fairly tall with dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes that seem to strike fear and submission into the souls of others. Cain has light tan skin. Lucifer and Michael have commented that Cain looked very similar to Adam but Eve states that he has her face.

Like all demons, Cain has a true form. His true form is a massive horned humanoid being. He has massive curved horns and possesses red sclera with white glowing eyes that exude raw power. His true form is constantly surrounded by swirling and churning raw energy.

Personality
Cain is seen as stern and pragmatic. He is described as someone with a goal and something to fight for. Due to his immense age and his involvement in the war, Cain simply desires to lead a simple life viewing human wars as insignificant. Despite this, Cain is always willing to help others viewing those who hurt the weak and innocent as stains on Creation that need to be erased.

Unlike other Demons, Cain is one of the only ones to view humanity and other beings as something other than insects to be squashed. He is one of the few demons to express love while other demons view love as a weakness. Cain loves his wife dearly having nearly lost her more than once during a war. As for his children, Cain is extremely protective and supportive of them. He often threatens those who date his daughter as seen with Tyrael who commented that he finally knew what Vigne felt when asking his mother. Cain seems to still hold great love and admiration for his siblings, Abel and Aclima, who he lost long ago. He was visibly upset when the Pope told him that he murdered his own brother as seen when he snapped at the Pope stating that those were all lies. Cain loves and respects his parents greatly respecting their decision to leave the Earth for Purgatory. However, he did not agree with their decision to create monsters seeing as it would create an endless cycle of killing.

Cain rarely gets angry often being calm and collected thinking situations through. He always considers the decision that benefits the group making him an effective leader. When he was the leader of the Knights of Hell, Vapula states that Cain was a strict leader always expecting the best of them but was also fair never pushing them to the point of near-death. This also contributes to what he calls his greatest failure: The splitting of the Knights of Hell.

Cain displays a great thrill for a battle similar to his wife. This is a trait he passes on to his children who have exhibited similar traits.

Powers and Abilities
TBA

Trivia

 * Cain's appearance is based on young Wilhelm Van Astrea. It's also who his last name is based on.
 * Cain, in this fic, did not murder Abel rather, his descendants passed the blame onto him causing him to be vilified by other humans.