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With a stomach like a pit that has no bottom, it's near impossible for Erys to be satisfied in anyway. A friendly and gregarious soul trapped in the body of a ravenous monster; Erys has been outcast from normal human interaction despite his friendly disposition to instead be isolated up on the podium of godhood. With out of control powers and the general conception that Erys is a demon not just in title, but, in nature too; he has been deeply hurt and this has caused him a lingering, lonesome pain. The pit in his stomach is not the only chasm within him now, as Erys' ability to feel socially fulfilled and no longer alone is as equally bottomless as his hunger for food. Just like how he demands more and more to eat, more and more sacrifices, more and more attention; no amount of social interaction, friendship, or care will ever be enough to erase the craving of finding what he wants, whether it be food or validation, in others. Everything he is given doesn't make his stomach stop growling, doesn't make him feel less empty or alone. Nothing will ever be enough for Erys.
The reputation as Auden's deity of "gluttony" is well-earned and not just about food concerning Erys; as he's aware that he is a false god, but continues to allow people to worship him to get what he wants. He, therefor, takes from other real gods. His mellow, gentle, and people-loving nature are quite attractive allures for new believers. Though, being in the middle of the battle for truth regarding the two Eidolons doesn't do anything good for Erys' mangled self-esteem. He feels like the thoughtless controlled-by-hunger beast that he was prophesized as; and yet, he continues to hunger.
- All foods
- Very cold water, snow, and ice
- His friends / Making friends + Helping them
- Darkness / Nighttime
- "Scary" animals (Snakes, spiders, bugs, etc)
- Daytime / Bright lights / The sun / heat
- Cars
- Cults
- False Eidolon
- Himself :(
In the wake of all this fear and panic, a new entity would crop up. It claimed to be Eidolon reborn, and offered guidance to the Audenian people. A calming sedative to the lost and afraid, a puzzle piece that fits in their empty slots; this entity would go on to be seen as a god just like Eidolon. It gathered followers and it used one member of the congregation as its host to carry out its will, and its will would be, and all believed in it. That is until the second serpent emerged from the ground, the true rebirth of Eidolon. The False Eidolon hated Xanthos- his very existence revealed that its words were lies. Trying to keep the steady stream of followers and hosts it accrued, The False Eidolon orchestrated its current host to carry out its plans. The False Eidolon would isolate a fraction of its pulse light which was to be imbued with a touch of The First One, and from this two new serpents were born- the third and the fourth. Eidolon spoke of them in his texts; a writhing mass that could barely be called a serpent with a hunger so endless she would devour the first two serpents, and a slithering beast of fire and magma that would leave the earth charred wherever he went.
This serpent with an endless hunger would be Erys. In complete and utter contrast with the prophecy, Erys is not a "she", and he definitely doesn't have the will to consume anyone. The False Eidolon would tout Erys as Eidolon's real son and would claim that Xanthos is lying. The followers The False Eidolon had amassed over the years, a cult of people, believed its every word and put Erys up on this pedestal- a podium of godhood. They knew what they were getting themselves into with Erys being the god of gluttony, and as such his followers are always willing to throw food and other offerings his way. Lots and lots of food, everyday, for virtually no effort, something someone as lazy and gluttonous as Erys loved. He was able to look past the reality of the situation for awhile, blinded by his hunger. He knew he wasn't the god they thought of him as, in no way is he the son of the real Eidolon. Though, the food he was receiving was more important to him than the truth. It was ultimately the truth being obscured that caused this. A non-believer had managed to infiltrate the ranks of the cult, and was eventually found out. the crowd became uproarious, feeding on each other's energies until it became a feedback loop of anger and betrayal. Just like all the food that was tossed his way before, the cult threw this nonbeliever to Erys like a scrap of meat. It was so quick, his body acted on pure instinct- it had only ever eaten anything it was tossed.
- The sludge like substance that lines his mouths and acts as a tongue is specialized jailer blood that contains digestive acids. He also has four whole stomachs, and he tends to start feeling hungry and starving way quicker than others. He starts vomiting up stomach bile if he goes an hour without eating, and by two hours without food, he may die. He's designed for consuming!
- He has a blowhole on his back. Things that he can launch out of it include air, water, and cosmic horror pulse light. He also has very thick whale blubber.
- Like how the twins harness electricity as their elements, Erys' element is understandably water as well as ice. He has the mysterious ability to generate large amounts of water with waterfall levels of pressure behind them instead of breathing fire...he can also freeze things or manipulate water psychically. He's also capable of literally ice beaming things.
- In his jailer form, Erys is larger than Xan and Vale's jailer forms. He's double their height at 700 feet. This is because he was created to eat them. Both of his forms get larger anytime he eats. Of course, he's much too sweet and passive to eat either of them, let alone anyone at all purposefully.
- Not only can Erys invert his gums and palate outside of his mouth, he can do the same with any of his stomachs. He uses this to spit things he probably shouldn't have eaten back up. This is rare though, as there is very little he can't digest.
- Similar to Xan, Erys' pulse light has its own unique properties. Xan's pulse light deletes anomalies in other peoples' pulse light which heals certain sicknesses; while Erys' restores damaged or missing parts in other peoples' pulse light, which can cause even lost limbs to return. Erys can convert food he eats into more pulse light, which he stores in his stomach area. His stomach is translucent so his light clearly shines through. His pulse light is the major attractor for people that follow him, as such he is kept well-fed to ensure he generates enough.
- After what happened to him, Erys developed vorarephobia specifically when it comes to other people. He did try to spit the non-believer up, but he and the entire cult were only met with chymus and it was too late already. He gets flashbacks to the human chymus anytime anything even reminds him of someone being eaten alive.
- He likes to pick up bugs, arachnids, or snakes- Erys then tries to hand them to people he likes, usually his unwitting boyfriend. This is not malicious, he thinks they're neat and wants to share.
- While he is not afraid of much, he does have one other fear- and that is cars. He's afraid to get into them (even though he can't fit in any cars anyway), go near them, or drive even. This fear can be considered irrational, as he can't be harmed or killed by any vehicle.
- Genetic mosaicism is the cause of Erys' sectoral heterochromia. This was a random outcome, he feels like it makes him SLIGHTLY unique.
- He has a tendency to chew on his claws nervously.
- Being very good with his hands, Erys is great at lockpicking, untying knots, engraving, and calligraphy. However, he doesn't participate in his hobbies much at all as he's the laziest fuck on the planet. All he ever does is sleep and eat.
For whatever reason, Leto likes to follow Erys around like a silent little lost puppy. There's just something about Erys' personality that is very comforting to Leto, and as such Leto is always going up to Erys to silently get him to do something with him or Leto even hides behind him. Erys has even heard Leto speak, TWICE! Though, Leto often just stares without saying anything at all and Erys has to make an educated guess as to what Leto wants, and he's gotten pretty good at speaking statue. Erys is too nice and just kind of treats Leto like a weird socially awkward little brother. Erys understands and has come to learn that Leto finds some kind of comfort in him, so Erys does his best to keep that comforting aura and also keep Leto safe from discomfort.
Since the cult that follows Erys is of the belief that he and his twin sister are the true gods, his followers tend to be very hateful or even violent towards the other serpent gods. As such, Erys' friendship with Ciairah is a very secretive thing. Erys was always hesitant to reach out to some of the other serpents, but Ciairah actually sought out to communicate with Erys first. As Auden's god of positive and fulfilling things like friendship, Ciairah sought out to befriend the other serpent gods to hopefully achieve a good relationship with them as she didn't like the hostile or fearful air between all of them. Erys has went his whole life with the only other god he knew being his twin sister who he's not very close to anyways; he grew up around normal mortal Audenians who didn't understand him or try to in the slightest and he was dejected from society at a pretty young age. Erys, though, is extremely social and prone to feeling lonely just as much as hungry, so the moment Ciairah came up on his radar- he IMMEDIATELY clung to her. She's the first and only true very close friend he's ever been able to make, as Ciairah understands him due to also being a serpent god.
At the time that they met, Erys had no idea that Samael had family relations to Xan and Vale- something that may have been a dealbreaker at the time if he knew. They actually met through his twin sister Eupo as she basically oversees all the angels of Auden as their patron god. Just like with Ciairah, Erys can be extremely clingy and is definitely of the "wait for you to get back" Patrick mindset. Samael often gives in to the more demanding side of Erys, as he knows that Erys likes to be spoiled and pampered.
Both Legion and Erys were created to devour indiscriminately and were both also abandoned by their creators who were seen as parental figures; as such, they've found they have a lot they can bond over when they do talk. It's refreshing to meet someone who actually understands something you're going through for once, especially if you went most of your life up until that point thinking it was just you. As such, they tend to vent to each other a lot and are just there emotionally for one another. However, Erys is always quick to flee the scene whenever Legion's siblings (Vale and Xan) show up. Legion kind of understands Erys' fear of the two, and as such doesn't tell his family about his friendship with Erys aside from Michael.
Normally Hertz is very scared of organic Audenians and only gets close to fellow AIs, but Erys is an exception for many reasons. Much like his relationship with Legion, Erys and Hertz do also have a lot in common. They were both created by mortals, made to do awful things by them, and both were also spit on and outcast by the world they found themselves thrusted into. Normally, Erys is the one comforting other people but with Hertz it's definitely the other way around. Hertz was created to be a therapy robot for Audenians and he is extremely effective at it, he's always there to listen to Erys' lonesome vents and traumadumps with open radar dish ears. Erys also tries his best to return the favor. Erys is the only person that Hertz allows a hug from, even if he clams up awkwardly. Hertz was designed to be huggable and was hugged a lot in his past, but after what he went through he just struggles to accept being touched by organic Audenians- as such, him allowing Erys to do so is a clear sign of trust.
As Samael's adoptive brother, Erys is familiar with Michael. Sam and Michael have a very close brotherly relationship and often hang out together; and since Erys is so clingy and afraid of loneliness he's always wherever Sam is, so he's hung out with Michael a lot too.
To get a stronger grasp on Auden, False Eidolon set out to make the two other serpent gods that the original Eidolon prophesized millions of years ago. The cult that followed the False Eidolon had beliefs tied to a new and budding Audenian religion at the time that worshiped these two other serpents instead of Xanthos, Eidolon, and Valero. As such, False Eidolon figured that actually bringing those gods to life would invigorate the cult with belief, specifically belief in him and his godlike powers (of which he didn't actually have). Combining a fraction of his own pulse light and a fraction of The First One's pulse light, Erys and Eupo were created in a similar manner to how Valero and Xanthos were. One of the cult leaders at the time volunteered to be the surrogate mother for the twin serpents, and as such their pulse lights mixed with hers as well. After all that rigamarole, Erys hates the False Eidolon now that he's an adult and fully understands how wrong all of this is. Not only that, but the False Eidolon doesn't view Erys as his offspring in the same way that Eidolon did for Xanthos; so Erys considers him a deadbeat father and tries to minimize interactions with him. Fortunately, False Eidolon has been basically ignoring him ever since he was born, so it's easy to avoid him at least.
That surrogate mother mentioned is Hiscilla. Unlike the False Eidolon, she did take up a parental role for the twins once they were born. She definitely sees them as her kids through and through and loves them very much and very deeply. As a part-time cult leader and part-time kindergarden teacher, Hiscilla had a lot of experience with how to best handle and raise children and as such both Eupo and Erys were spoiled and very well taken care of. It's believed that Hiscilla being such a kind parent that taught nothing but sweetness and love for other things is what caused Erys to not turn out like how he was predicted to be (ie, a bloodthirsty monster). Hiscilla also never tried to deny Erys' gluttonous nature, she figured it'd be abuse to not let the god of gluttony EAT. As such, Erys has always been a well-behaved and really sweet "lil'" man for his mom, always trying to repay her kindness. He hugs his mom a lot and visits with her very often. Also, when Erys was born he was like 1,500 lbs already...Hiscilla is a trooper.
One half of Erys' soul is from The First One himself. Of course, due to The First One remaining in a permanent slumber at the core of the planet, Erys has never really met his father. However, he does have somewhat of a hivemind-like connection with him like the other serpents.
The current leader of the cult after Hiscilla retired to raise the serpents, Eskil and Hiscilla developed a relationship during their time working together. Now that they're married, Eskil's another mother figure for Erys and Eupo. When he was young, Erys was reluctant at first to listen to Eskil or treat her like a mother, but they did end up bonding more over time. Especially so once Erys started transitioning, since Eskil is trans herself and knew exactly what to do regarding all of it.
As mentioned above, Eupo is Erys' twin sister- whom he doesn't have the best relationship with. It's not that they dislike each other and bicker and all that, it's more so that they just have nothing in common with one and another, being extreme opposites in almost every way. They get along just fine when together, but don't have that chemistry or spark going on that would make hanging out together interesting and worthwhile. This has just been made worse now that Eupo's moved away to go serve and work with the angels, of which she's the patron of. She's actually out there doing something, putting some good into the world even; and Erys... just stays home and eats. He feels like the failure of the serpents, and as such Eupo can make Erys feel pretty insecure.
The real Eidolon prophesied that Erys would eat Valero and Xanthos, and at one point Erys believed that this wouldn't happen. He knows that he has no desire to eat anyone and he was pretty confident that accidentally eating someone was not something that could happen. Until it happened. Ever since then, Erys believes in that little prophecy and decides to stay away from Xan and Vale to keep them safe from him. Though, Erys is also just scared to meet Xan, terrified of what Xan thinks of him. As Erys was touted as Eidolon's real son when he was made, Erys is scared that Xan may resent or be angry with him for that- even though Erys never claimed this himself.
As mentioned above, Erys also avoids Valero for the same reasons. He's less scared of her though, as he doesn't think he would have done anything to earn her ire.
A lover of arachnids, it's no surprise that Erys has one as a pet! Ouro is actually a jailer familiar; meaning she was summoned through magical means and has similar abilities and properties to the supernatural entity that summoned her- that being a jailer in this case. Familiars are also more intelligent than regular animals and can communicate. Erys decided on a tarantula for himself as they're extremely low maintenance pets which is perfect for a lazy fuck like him.
