Marchosias

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"This victory... let us dedicate it to him."

It happened late one night in a dark alley in downtown Shinjuku. Marchosias was summoned from his world only to find himself before a terrified child, and a lethally wounded man. Weakly, the man made a last plea to the summoned demon knight, to take care of his orphan son. Marchosias looked into the eyes of the man who called out to him, seeing a light he never saw in his home. With his deal with a devil complete, the man smiled in relief and closed his eyes for the last time.

Though he is technically a stray summon, Marchosias fulfills the wish of his late summoner nonetheless. Whether there is something special about the boy, or if he is merely a son suffering the sins of his father, Marchosias does not know, but there are many out there who seek to hurt him. But the reason doesn't really matter: he stakes his honor as a knight on his vow to faithfully carry out sincere wishes, and so continues to protect his charge from all comers.

What he remains unaware of is the child's knowledge regarding the truth of the incident that opened the world gates, inherited from his late father, and neither yet knows how tremendously this knowledge will affect Tokyo in the future.

Notes

Marchosias is another character with basis in the Ars Goetia, depicted as a wolf with gryphon's wings and a serpent tail. Unlike many of his fellow Goetic demons, Marchosias was faithful to his summoners, and cursed his fate as a fallen angel. Though he hoped to one day return to Heaven, that hope would never be rewarded.

• = In other words, the same range as a Slash attack (except behind).