Backstory
Raised as the eldest sibling, Chrysanthos had always felt a duty to protect others, especially against his own father. His mother was clearly an unhappy woman, no matter how she tried to mask it around her equally unhappy children, all because they lived to serve the household’s breadwinner. Despite what schools taught children about loving your parents, about fearing demons, Chrysanthos was convinced no demon was worse than his father. The man was terrifyingly picky, irritable, physically strong, things Chrys’ family could do nothing against. They lived outside of a village in the woods, the world channeling out his bouts of anger and unfair treatment. Early during wartime, Chrysanthos had heard of rampaging demons and humans, town by town evacuating, leaving everything behind. Chrys’ father couldn’t bring himself to do so, fixed on protecting the house he worked for. Of course, he was only human, and would ultimately lose at the hands of a certain demon. Unbeknownst to Chrysanthos at the time, a tall demon with lengthy raven hair and coiled horns came to his “rescue”, but that demon named Radomir was an infamous child killer coined “Baba Yaga”. Mistaking his presence as that of the bandits coincidentally in the town, Chrysanthos saw his mother beg for her children to be spared, as opposed to his prideful father. Noting this, Baba Yaga playfully dared the mother and children to run away while he took his time with Chrys’ father, an uncharacteristic victim choice for the killer. 11 years old, Chrysanthos ran and ran, yet hunger and cold settled in, not to mention he lost sight of his family in the woods. Collapsed on the cusp of death, Baba Yaga caught up to him, standing above the tired child. A smart child, Chrysanthos knew he couldn’t live during a time when orphanages were full, when people looked out for only themselves, so he asked Baba Yaga to kill him. In pity, the demon granted his wish, telling Chrysanthos his hopes to meet again. From then on, Chrysanthos grew up in heaven, unashamed of his untimely death at the hands of a demon he deemed his “savior.”
While humans-turned-demon may forget their human memories from the shock, or angels stay in heaven to escape their mortal troubles, Chrysanthos yearned for humanity once more. He lived a pitiful life and wished for a better one, wishing the same for his at-peace siblings and mother. To even go back to Earth, he joined the angelic army to be stationed in Earth, but the training would be years long. He was amiable in hopes of finding companions to join him below the heavens, hardworking in training and excelling at swordsmanship, and thus became high ranking. He grew up alongside cynics whose soft sides he wanted to bring out; Artemii and Charaniel. He met Chara first, an angel who had no memories of Earth whatsoever, so he wanted to show her the beauty of the world he lived in, his Hyperthymesia allowing him to describe it in detail. As for Artemii, the two had younger siblings to impress, and Chrys wished to be someone Artemii could speak to without a focus on perfectionism.
When the time came to be sent to the town of Reuya, Chrysanthos went with goals: to protect and save others, to fill his picture-perfect memory with more wonderful memories than the harsh ones he associates with Earth, and finally he aims to find the demon who killed him. With Baba Yaga killing his awful father and never revealing his name, Chrysanthos never realized he was truly the notorious child murderer, even believing he was the father he never had based on their meetings since then. He was caught off guard, and has no clue that Reuya is simply a target for the killer he glorifies. During his time in Reuya, he was surprised to one day meet the demon who he met as a child. Understanding that the town was a safe and careful one, one meant to protect demons, he assumed that Radomir was a longtime inhabitant. Far from the truth, Radomir was the one going around targeting the children of others, and Reuya was simply his current target. Although Chrysanthos' presence is enough to set him off track, he isn't aware that his angel companion Artemii is a greater force against the child killer; After all, unbeknownst to all, Artemii was Radomir's son who'd been separated from him, stolen away from his father during his infancy.