30 Characters Challenge 2013 – #4 Cain, The Devil Killer
Character Back Story:
The origins of Cain’s beginnings are known to most. He was Adam and Eve’s first child, a farmer who loved to grow from the land. The first murderer killed his brother Abel in a fit of jealousy. Banished and marked by god to wander the world, cursed to never be able to grow from the land again. He build cities and had children. Some believed he died during the destruction of the city Enoch, but God’s punishment has given Cain a form of immortality. He can not be killed by any man or anything forged by man, this is the power of gods mark on him. Cain has wandered the world since then, trying to find forgiveness for his sin of murdering his brother.
For the last few centuries, Cain has fought a war against the world’s spiritual evils. Hoping to find redemption by saving humanity from fallen angels, demons, and the treachery of Lilith and her dark children. He is referred to as the Devil Killer and is feared among lower-level dark entities. Although he has not received any recognition from any heavenly powers. Cain believes that this is the key to his redemption.
Cain learned of Lilith’s plan to kill off all the direct decedents of his brother Abel’s family line from the Keeper of the Seal. Cain knows that he must protect and save his brother’s decedents. The Keeper gives Cain the “Seal of Solomon” to help in his battles against Lilith’s children. A powerful ring that gives its bearer the ability to control Demons and speak with animals. Cain arrives at every assignation too late, finding only death and destruction at the hands of Lilith’s execution squad. Not willing to give up he finds the home of Abel’s last decedents and crashes into the middle of the assassination attempt. He sees a young girl about to have her throat sliced and kills her attacker. He then uses the Ring to command any and all demons in the area to grab the other assassins. He takes the young girl, Chasya Ableson to safety and tells her he’s her long-lost uncle Nic.
Cain has been protecting and training Chasya to fight against Lilith’s children for ten years under the identity of her Uncle Nic. She doesn’t know that he is really Cain the first murderer or about his ring to control demons. Neither he nor Chasya knows why Lilith has targeted Abel’s decedents but they are tired of hiding. They’ve decided to take the fight to Lilith herself. In a war to save his brother’s family, Cain hopes to find redemption for the murder of his brother Abel.
Behavior Traits:
Guilty, Remorseful, Creative, Strategist, Agriculture, Architect
Powers / Abilities / Skills:
Advanced hand-to-hand combat, Swordsmanship, Marksmanship, Occult, Partially Immortal, Invulnerability to human weapons
Seal of Solomon (Ring): Demon control, Ability to talk to animals.
Notes:
I thought it would be fun to put Cain in the anti-hero position. He’s the first murderer, but he’s trying to find redemption. I also like making him a Devil killer, with a mystic ring that allows him to control lower-level demons. In my first year during the 30 Character Challenge, I created Andrew, Keep of the Seal. He was always intended to be used in a horror-type comic series. In this new story, he passes the ring over to Cain.
This blog post was originally published on my former website, Comic Book Graphic Design and has now been migrated here to RSC Arts, Artist Blog.
