"My return has begun,
My son's bell has rung."
My son's bell has rung."
~A page from the book of Erebus: Shapeshifter of Darkness~
Erebus is apparition of darkness who's preincarnation was the God of Darkness of the same name. In an undated time from the past Erebus was torn into pieces to be use as a component to animate/create the Children of Gaia, in other words most earthly living beings that exist in the universes with the remaining "pieces" serving as the unsentimental essences and states of darkness and the darkness that cloaks its son, Thanatos, or Hell. Since Erebus, or darkness, exists within every heart it would therefore be best not to consider it a being, but an essence-like species. The strength of each Erebus depends on the strength of the individual heart. The weaker or more prone the heart is to darkness, the stronger and more out of control the Erebus within is. The forced division of the Erebus' being makes it impossible for the God to become whole again as it would require everything to return to zero, or the original void. However still, like broken glass there may be some his essence(s) that has been permanently lost.
There are many known (and unknown) spells to summon different forms of Erebus and the one the young Foxian mage, Vanilla Nightrail, used was a forbidden spell that originated from his world.The spell summons the darkness within one's own heart and it is dangerous due to its "equivalent exchange"; a pact made with the darkness sacrificing the summoner's body and soul. If the summoner's heart is too strong or the darkness is too weak the spell may fail but, if the summoner's heart is too weak the summoner is devoured completely instead.
Since Vanilla's heart fell into despair he was able to successfully summon his inner darkness also due to his heart's pure innocence, he was not devoured and even though his Erebus took possession of his body Vanilla's consciousness still somewhere deep within. Originally his Erebus, who came to be as Erebus Nightrail, planned to use Vanilla's body explore the world whilst gradually devouring his host's soul from the inside since the latter's depression led him to willingly give his soul to Erebus. However, upon meeting a Princess by the name of Leiri Darkfangs, Erebus somehow gained a "heart" or compassion and ceased his desire to devour his summoner's soul. It is unknown whether the "feelings" bloomed from his host's heart or if it actually stemmed from himself.
As time progressed, Vanilla's and Erebus' "coexistence" resulted in a unusual fusion where Erebus is more or less still in control of the body, mostly due to the pact's agreement, but he now a lot more docile to the point where he is unrecognized to most of his followers save for the Blood Rose Clan. Erebus still shape shifts, however is most commonly seen with black hair and a shade of blue or purple eyes.
Erebus Nightrail currently still desires to serve and protect Leiri. This is partly due to her being the cause his rare change of heart and partly due to the fact that he fears the inevitable ricochet that would occur if he was suddenly separated from her... Nonetheless the prolonged period of being away from his natural realm is gradually weakening him thus making him more "human".
*Near the bottom of the page with faded text reads:*
Heed th pell o old,
O e th t shou d no b open told,
K l Vas n Lo C p en
Su mon he d rk ss within.
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