Name: Krysmic
Age: 15
Bio: Dimitri Astakhov was born in the slums of Little Innsmouth to a poor human couple. He spent the majority of his pre-teen years growing up in a world of liars and thieves, and stood out among the rest of the Dagonian population. And as such, he learned how to steal not long after he could walk, and as much as his parents didn't like it, they couldn't stop him from doing so, since they were doing just as badly as everyone else, and even if they did try to stop him, he would find another way to take what wasn't his. He didn't have much of an education either, only picking up as much knowledge as his parents could give to him, as they couldn't afford decent meals, yet alone for him to go to school.
Not long after he turned 8, the new Skullgirl, Queen Renoir, emerged. The entirety of the Canopy Kingdom was in panic as she wrecked havoc across all the different areas. As the Skullgirl was getting closer to Little Innsmouth, his parents made preparations to flee. They made him stay at home while they organized their eventual leave. But one day, as they were out, the Skullgirl reached Little Innsmouth and laid waste to all she could see, including their house, which Dimitri was still in at the time. He was buried by the rubble and gravely wounded, as several of his organs were destroyed, his face scarred, and his limbs bent and broken as a result. He slowly faded away into unconsciousness, thinking this would be the end...
He woke up in a dark room with a bad headache and a respirator attached to his face. His limbs felt numb, and he could barely get up. It almost felt as if his limbs weren't there. He looked at himself, and saw that his arms and legs were different. They looked almost... robotic. He tried to move them, but couldn't. Soon enough, a man came into the room, and lights suddenly turned on to reveal the room in it's entirety. He was slightly scared, as he had no idea who this could be. The man introduces himself as Daniel, and walks over to Dimitri. He fiddles with Dimitri's robotic appendages, and slowly, he felt life come back to them. His fear turned to rage and he questioned Daniel as to what was going on.
Daniel explained about how he witnessed the destruction of Little Innsmouth, and how he found Dimitri in the remains of his house. He also tells of how he fixed his organs and how he amputated his now useless arms and legs in favor of advanced prosthetics that allowed him to be stronger than normal. He mentions how they are only prototypes, and that he still needs to work on them. Dimitri was quiet throughout the whole of this, as this was a lot to take in. He then worries about his parents, and Daniel tells him that he doesn't know what happened, but he doubts that they would be alive, as from what was gathered, there was a heavy casualty rate in Little Innsmouth.
Daniel lets Dimitri stand and take his first steps in his new legs. He walks out of the room into another room that seems cosier and more hospitable, with a window at one end. He goes over to look out, and what he sees is fire, smoke, and the general aftermath of Nancy's rampage. Dimitri then asks Daniel where he must be, and Daniel tells him that he is in the area of Maplecrest. He reassures him that everything will be alright, and that he will look after him. Dimitri was hesitant at first, but then realized that he had nothing left for him if what Daniel said was true, and he accepted to be looked after by him.
For the next few years, Dimitri lived a better quality life than what he had back at Little Innsmouth. He got more of and better food, and got a proper education as well. His classmates noticed his appendages, and were amazed by them. They came up with a nickname for him: Krysmic. Ever since he got the name he tended to use it more and more until eventually everybody called him by it, even Daniel. He mainly used it to cover up the pain of his past, but inside he always held a part of his old self. Krysmic found out that Daniel was a scientist, but he didn't know what for. Daniel, over the years, improved on Krysmic's appendages, and worked on something to help defend himself; he made special tech that allowed him to channel soundwaves into raw energy that could be used as a means of defense. He noticed that Krysmic liked music, especially swing, so he built a music player inside him that made the soundwaves he emitted music, and Krysmic played his favorite tunes through his special amplifiers that ran through his arms and legs, only to find that they were distorted in a way. But to him, the music sounded even better than before. Ever since the incident though, Krysmic started hearing voices in his head from time to time. He didn't like it, as it was just as bad as a heated political debate in there. But, he kept it a secret from everyone else.
One day, not long before the eventual emerge of Bloody Marie, there was a knocking at the door. Daniel seemed panicked, and he ordered Krysmic to get out as fast as he could. He told him to run as far away as he could, and to not trust anyone on his way out. Krysmic was confused, as this was a lot to take in such short time, but he did what Daniel asked and went out the back door, and wasn't spotted by anyone. As he was running away, he heard a loud explosion behind him, and smoke coming from where Daniel's house had been. He stood there shocked for a moment, but then remembered what he was told and continued to run.
Krysmic simply didn't know what to do. He had no place he could go, as Daniel hadn't told him of anywhere he could go in an emergency. So he went to the one place where he could feel at home: Little Innsmouth. He had heard from his parents back in the day that there was a friendly restaurant the the middle of town, and he wondered if it was still there. After all, it could easily have been destroyed. But luckily, it was still there. Krysmic was surprised he still knew the name of the place. He went inside and was greeted by a Dagonian that looked like a waitress. Since she hadn't recognized him, she looked as confused as Krysmic was, but shook that off and led him to a table. He asked if he could speak with whoever was in charge, and the waitress went to the kitchen to fetch the manager. He was a bigger, plumper Dagonian, and Krysmic was questioned as to what he wanted by him. In all honesty, Krysmic didn't know. Everything he did have was gone, so he didn't know what to do. He explained how he was raised here, how he got his appendages and how he came to be here. The manager took it surprisingly well, understanding every word of it. The waitress listened in on occasion, but she had other things to be doing, such as serving customers, and besides, she didn't know most of what was going on anyway.
Krysmic was offered a place to stay by the manager. As he settled in, Krysmic just sat down and let all his thoughts uncoil in his head. What exactly was he going to do? Was there anything for him anymore? He just let time tell.
For the next few weeks, he got to know the locals and the people that took him in. He couldn't be grateful enough for what they did for him, but after all, he was technically one of them, besides not being Dagonian. But then, soon enough, Bloody Marie appeared and the news of the new Skullgirl reached him. When he heard it, he felt something inside him tick. His will suddenly was to find the Skullgirl. He felt like there was something that needed to be done at the end of the path. He just didn't know what. He knew fine and well how to use his tech to his advantage, as Daniel had taught him over the years. but he had never used it for something like this. But his mind was telling him that he needed to find the Skullgirl in order to reveal the way. He contradicted himself over and over again, but finally came to the decision to pursue the Skullgirl when he told himself about what the Skullheart had brought upon him. He wanted to get to the Skullgirl and claim the Skullheart before anyone else got to it so that he could find out what he must do next. And as his feet almost did the walking for him, he told to himself that he wasn't going to let anyone get in his way... even his new found friends.
(During Parry)
(Charge)
Barbara slings her shield straight forward.
Barbara slings her shield into the air in front of her, tracing an irregular path.
Barbara slings her shield in a wide overhead arc, less distance but covers more area.
