Akyro
Hellspawn
Akryo is a charming and quirky demon of Hell.
He tries to stay cheerful even in scary or dangerous situations but is rather cowardly even at the best of times.
His physical strength is quite weak compared to many demons and he's found himself tossed around from master to master in Hell as far back as he can remember.
He's resigned to this fact and is currently 'in-between' masters, so to speak. One would say he has a way of finding freedom, as much as it is taken from him. He might live in servitude to a higher up demon for years and years, but in the end, something will happen to his master and he'll be free again for a time. He honestly hasn't put the two and two together yet, but he's kind of got a knack for indirectly getting his masters killed/destroyed. (He just thinks he's really lucky...)
He roams Hell freely, doing his best to avoid trouble, which is ever so keen to find him.
It is at one of these intervals that Akyro meets demon Zerek, freshly entered Hell after Grieve's sudden disappearance.
Akyro has never encountered a demon as pitiful as him, and quickly latches himself onto Zerek, offering to traverse the Hellscape together. At this point, Akryo is the first demon Zerek encounters after leaving Grieve's lair. He's confused of the strange environments, of what exactly has happened to him, what he is, what Akyro is, he can barely speak the language and doesn't know his own capabilities. Zerek is frightened of the unknown in which he's found himself; thus, Akryo's friendly and cheerful face is a welcome sight. Zerek agrees to let Akyro guide him to wherever that may be, and the two of them get up to fair a bit of mischief together from there on out.
It doesn't take long for Akryo to grow a little possessive of Zerek, particularly after discovering Zerek's unfinished/human status, as is the nature of demons in the Hell Realm. Akryo's jealousy rears its head especially so, after Zerek saves an Angel by the name of Nala from the fire lord Phayne. It is clear that Zerek is growing smitten by Nala, as the trio travels together in search of a portal leading out of Hell (which was Nala's idea). Zerek is all on board as he wants to return to the life he once had, but Akyro finds himself working in the shadows to hinder these plans. He prefers to stay in Hell where he's comfortable, and wants to continue living happily with Zerek at his side. He's opposed to the change and rift that Nala's presence has struck between he and Zerek. Akyro believes Nala is trying to pull his friend away from him and his demon nature lends him no favours either.
Zerek begins to push Akryo away due to his overbearingness, especially so with Nala whispering endorsements in his ears (she too has a deep seeded dislike against Akyro, as he does her and the two are constantly having silent spats behind Zerek's very clueless back).
Akryo does his best to hold back his jealousy and for a time he does well; but in the end the nature gets the better of him and Akryo is offered a way of removing Nala from the picture. Having Nala kidnapped by a firelord Garanzo, quickly leads Akryo's to his own demise, leaving Zerek to fend for himself in Hell once again...
