Leaving Illusions Behind

Written by Li Cruz

Intermission 1: Character Design - Quatre

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QUATRE SNAPE

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ORIGIN

Original Name: Shadow

Original Appearance:

A slender young man with black hair and amber eyes; Also tan skinned; Medium height; Rather Arabian in looks; Hair long and a bit messy.

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AUTHOR COMMENTARY

Quatre aka Shadow was originally intended to be character that was rather a combination of several other characters of other stories which I never really used. Shadow did start out as a servant for this family that he was supposed to be related to where really he isn't. The demon family he was born to and serve was cursed by a spirit. Shadow replaces Darth's stillborn twin within seconds of leaving the womb. Shadow's mother dies in the process many leagues away. The demon family scandalized tries their best to deal with the situation. He wasn't present with a formal name.

Now though that was the original Shadow, you should have noticed several odd things about this modified version of Shadow. His some of his powers and his first appearance including his dark eyes actually come from another character. This time the character is from a Role-Playing Campaign I've been running - one Yami "Raven" Maelstrom.

The original Shadow had very little magical talent other than shadow-manipulation to speak of while Yami is a very powerful child. Yami is the human child born from the affair between the avatar of Life and Magic, Mana, and a wizard hero, Quatre Amandi-Maelstorm. This is also where I had taken Shadow's new name from.

Quatre's original appearance actually mirrored Yami's adult form. And like Yami, he lost it when his seal was destroyed.

Now most of you wonder why I put Quatre as a Snape. Though I refused to tell you how they are related for that is revealed later in the story, I will tell you this. I have seen many Severus-is-Harry's-father and most of the Snape-is-a-father-to-a-OC-and-male is in my opinion not too many.

Now the next question you all might have is why he the Angel of Shadow to Darth the Angel of Light. Well, one it creates an interesting clash of abilities. Two, it had to do with their opposite personalities. Quatre is rather a pacifist and tends to be unobtrusive. Darth is the opposite. He has a temper and is rather flashy and manipulative.

Quatre may be rather a pacifist but that doesn't necessarily mean Quatre doesn't fight. Quatre was trained in fighting arts as most servants of any demon household are expected to fight whenever their masters dictate they should- ack.

I not going to say no more 'cause me thinks I've reveal enough to satisfy you. Until next time, this is Li Cruz, writing off.

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Next on Leaving Illusion Behind:

Intermission 2: The Snape Prophecies and Writing Challenge