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Zakeri
Authurian
Like your typical
Authurian, Zakeri is the prime example of what they are all about. So,
naturally, the lust for battle is in his veins, pumping through every part of
him. The urge to strike at any thing or anyone standing in his path is great.
This is what makes him a great warrior, for he has the advantage of having a black heart over many. While they quickly
ebbed away and their lust changes to deep sympathy and the foolish feelings that
most humans carry, he is still left with a hunger that will never be satisfied.
Zakeri
doesn’t call one particular place home, but he has been known to favor Asia, and
while he keeps a low profile, there isn’t much that goes on that he doesn’t know
about. Some say that Lord Malik Authurian himself gave Zakeri the gift, but he
would never admit this. What, and tell his true age? Never. Let his enemies
speculate and draw incorrect conclusions about him. Zakeri does like to have
the upper hand, and the less they know about him, the better. It is said that
Malik had no use for Zakeri and that his arrogance and lack of interest in his
own kind fueled Malik to banish Zakeri from Babylonian.
Many say that
Zakeri hasn’t a warm spot in his black tainted heart, but Klavdiya Raisa knows
differently. It was during a raid on the poverty stricken village of Poinreda
that Zakeri first encountered a little girl by this name. She was a lone
survivor of the raid and she couldn’t have been anymore than four years old.
She had the blackest hair and the most startling green eyes that Zakeri had ever
seen in all of his years of wandering this earth. Normally the site of a
quivering child that was as scared as she should have been would sicken him and
he would put them out of their misery, but this child wasn’t scared at all. She
had the look of curiosity as she stood beside her slain family. With a puzzled
look, Zakeri had walked off. Let the child be. She could prove to be a worthy
enemy as she ages. It could be considered a score to settle type deal. Don’t
mistake him though, there is always glory and a satisfaction that comes with any
kill, but it was always better when they put up a good fight. This child would
think of him every day of her pathetic life and harbor a hatred unlike any other
she would every carry within her soul. Or so he had thought. However, on his
way out of the desolate village, the little girl started to follow him, and not
so discreetly I might add. The child simply fell into step beside him. The
next few minutes after that proved to be interesting. Seizing the child up by
her throat, Zakeri turned cold eyes on her as a cynical grin spread across his
face exposing his teeth to her that had remnants of flesh between them. Again,
the girl showed no sign of fear. The child wasn’t even shaking. He dropped her
back down and asked “Are you mute..?”. The girl had shook her head, “No
sir. My name is Klavdiya Raisa and I can speak in five different languages. My
mother, the one that you just killed, was the teacher to the children of this
village. The one that you and yours just raided…..”. The girl continued to
talk, saying that she was actually six, but was small for her age. She also
added that she was considered a runt by her peers. The longer he stood there,
the more she talked. Finally, she shut her little mouth, but not before she
blurted out “….So, mister, since you killed my folks, mind if I go with you…?”
Zakeri was stunned into silence. If he had a heart, it would have swelled with
admiration for this little girl for she was braver than most men. Granted it
was probably her innocence talking. Regardless the reasons, Zakeri took the
girl with him. There on out, Zakeri was followed by the girl named Klavdiya and
now she is a woman. Over the years he has taught her much, but now that she is
grown, many wonder why he hasn’t made her his fledging, but no one truly knows
the answer to that particular question.
Zakeri can usually be found in the filthiest of bars and
villages feasting on the nastiest of fiends. He is rather quiet and mostly
keeps to himself. He hasn’t any fellow Authurian’s that he considers friends,
but he has many that he considers enemies. Zakeri hasn’t any tolerance for
other races. He does good to tolerate his own and at times, that is a task in
itself. This is why they say he doesn’t have any fledglings. All of the good
candidates died long ago. All there is today are the weak minded and the soft
hearted. Those that want to be bad, but can’t for the use of the word love
whether it is in the family sense, or some other sense. It’s a sickening
thought that turns Zakeri’s stomach every time he thinks about it.
Yes, with the
way people, things, and even places annoy Zakeri, it is best that he keeps to
himself. Only coming out to do what he needs, when he needs to. Of course, he
does indulge himself in the occasional battle or torture session, taking great
pleasure in the final results. This is what he considers his meditation.
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