Gau Mephistoles
Sternritter C — The Chaos
"I am the spirit that negates. And rightly so, for all that comes to be deserves to perish."
Appearance
Gau has the appearance of a middle-aged man with an utterly unassuming physique. He is of average height and of average build and has a receding hairline. He keeps his hair trimmed very short and usually sports a six o'clock shadow for a beard. Gau has heavy, dark and bushy eyebrows and deep-set, brown eyes. His nose is fairly large atop a broad mouth. His chin is quite chiselled and pronounced, the only remarkable feature about his face. His cheeks are gaunt, accentuating a square jawline.
His Quincy uniform consists of regular, white jumpers with a pair of white trousers; commonly given to the Soldaten. He does not wear their hat, though, preferring to keep his bald head free. He has made hardly any adjustment to his attire but frequently carries a small sling bag with him in which he stores his everyday trivialities, among other things. He also likes wearing a hood, ordinarily draped over his shoulders. He can sometimes come across as aloof about his appearance and may at times seem a bit unwashed; the result of a carefree attitude towards his appearance.
Personality
Gau cultivates an approachable, amicable and open personality towards others. He is usually kind and helpful, easily likeable and wants to be liked as well. He likes his harmless façade because it keeps him out of trouble most of the time. He is a good conversation partner, knows a lot about many topics and is considered wise in his own regard. He adores irony, always seeking it out and ending his jokes on an ironic note. Behind this friendly mask lies a surprisingly cunning and manipulative spirit, one who likes to play tricks and get the better of both peers and opponents through deception. Although everyone could earnestly call Gau their friend, Gau has a peculiar interest in them in return. To him, people are curiosities to be observed and toyed with. He is genuinely interested in others and will be jovial if only to further satiate his own curiosity, grow his social circle or gain allies.
He can be described as quite aloof in general and a slacker. Most of the time, this is because he doesn't deem a thing or situation as quite notable enough. At the same time, he always appears precisely in time and exactly where he needs to when it stands to gain Gau.
Gau's penchant to play games (games he wins), extends to the way he fights. He uses trickery, mind games and manipulation to delude, misdirect and ultimately snare and defeat his opponents. To him, fights are games and they can take a long time as he plots and schemes his enemy's end. Ultimate victory, to Gau, is an ironic defeat for his opponent.
Biography
Gau came into existence before the birth of YHWH and had already expressed his powers before officially becoming a Quincy (though being of the same progenitor race as the Quincy). His Epithet is, therefore, an honorary one granted by the Emperor in recognition of Gau's ability and status. Like YHWH, Gau is a 'heavy soul' (for lack of a better explanation) who extends his life and power by absorbing the souls of others he comes into contact with. During ancient times, he took on many roles in civil society, varying from priesthood to royalty to being a penniless beggar. He travelled the world and still likes to do so, including both Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.
Bibliography
Prologue: Losing Paradise — MRP Epithet
I: And then there was Gau — Ability I Chit
II: Kings and Beggars Can't Be Choosers
Powers & Abilities
20 FC | 1 PEC | 0 EC
Spirit Bow Manifestation: Gau's spirit bow takes the form of a short selfbow, appearing similar if not the same as those of rank-and-file Quincy soldaten.
C — The Chaos
C — The Chaos: is Gau's honorary Epithet, given to him to reflect his ability to induce chaos in all waves. Since all is essentially a wave function of time and energy, the Chaos can alter or at least influence present reality itself, using Gau as a conduit. Whatever Gau's Reiatsu touches may be influenced by the Chaos. The closer to the source and the more potent the Reiatsu, the stronger the effects. The Chaos may disintegrate coherent abilities into Reishi, render static objects to dust and corrupt the cells or Reiryoku of living beings by chaotically altering their structures — causing gangrene and cancer. The Chaos may be directly hampered, nulled and even purified in case of an infected body by completely stifling the amount of Reiatsu Gau used to induce Chaos (stifling meaning twice the amount of Reiatsu).
Controlled — by focusing the Chaos near his body, Gau can distort and disintegrate energy waves (spiritual abilities). Focussed like this, the air and space around it will visibly distort and lense. Energy waves may be completely torn asunder at a 1:1.5 exertion by Gau, where a maximum input of Reiatsu equal to his own Reiatsu level is also the maximum the Chaos can disintegrate with it hurting Gau. Disintegrated abilities made of Reishi or Reiatsu are utterly destroyed. Low-level life will wilt and perish upon being physically touched by Gau while causing gangrenous spots to appear on the bodies of spiritually acute beings, which can be prevented by stifling the Chaos's Reiatsu in that location.
Improved — by focusing the Chaos near his body, Gau can distort and disintegrate energy waves (spiritual abilities), while innate solid objects can be turned to dust. Focussed like this, the air and space around it will visibly distort and lense. Energy waves may be completely torn asunder at a 1:1 exertion by Gau, where a maximum input of Reiatsu into an ability equal to his own Reiatsu (Great) level is also the maximum the Chaos can disintegrate with it hurting Gau. Disintegrated abilities made of Reishi or Reiatsu are rendered into loose Reishi, which Gau may absorb 25% off.
Within a 20-meter (65ft) radius of Gau, the Chaos is a noticeable presence if he exudes his Reiatsu, causing plants and low-level life to wilt and perish. For spiritually acute beings, it supposes a constant sap of Reiryoku which is prevented by a Great Reiatsu or higher being kept at combat level (immune) while a lower Reiatsu level may hamper it.
When Gau touches the body of a spiritually aware being, gangrenous spots appear while deep wounds render that body part cancerous and useless. A Great Reiatsu can prevent the Chaos from taking hold before being touched by stifling it with Reiatsu, while a higher Reiatsu than Gau's can purify it by stifling it.
Mastered — by focusing the Chaos near his body, Gau can distort and disintegrate energy waves (spiritual abilities), while innate solid objects can be turned to dust. Focussed like this, the air and space around it will visibly distort and lense. Energy waves may be completely torn asunder at a 1:.75 exertion by Gau, where a maximum input of Reiatsu into an ability equal to his own Reiatsu (Great) level is also the maximum the Chaos can disintegrate with it hurting Gau. Disintegrated abilities made of Reishi or Reiatsu are rendered into loose Reishi, which Gau may absorb 25% off. By exerting a large amount of Reiatsu, the disintegrating effect can be transported outside of Gau, instilling all effects up to 20 meters away.
The Chaos becomes omnipresently noticeable wherever his Reiatsu can be felt, causing plants and low-level life to wilt and perish. Within a 40-meter (130ft) radius of Gau, the Chaos supposes a constant sap of Reiryoku (general weakening) which is nulled by a higher Reiatsu than Gau being kept at combat level (immune) while an equal or lower level may hamper it.
When Gau touches the body of a spiritually aware being, gangrenous spots appear while deep wounds render that body part aggressively cancerous and useless, seeing wild growth of skin, flesh and other organic matter. The Chaos will also hamper healing techniques to take twice as long and takes twice the exertion. A Great Reiatsu can prevent the Chaos from taking hold before being touched by stifling it with Reiatsu, while a higher Reiatsu than Gau's can purify it by stifling it.
[Concept — 6FRC — Controlled]