#dexius

Professional assassin for the resistance, undercover as a palace butler

Details:

Black lay-over mohawk with red tips

Metal studs in his lower lip

Bright amber right eye, pale grey left eye

Laceration scars on his back, chest, abdomen, and wrist; all of which are from battles and missions in his history.

Light Skin

Very slender build

Mid 20’s age range

Skills:

Professional in combat involving firearms, light melee weapons, and hand-to-hand

Very fast on foot

Great with solving coded messages of many kinds

High pain tolerance

Weaknesses:

Curious

Fragile body

Lightweight drinker

Stubborn

“The act of killing doesn’t bother me at all. How so? It’s not as if i don’t value human life; i do, very much so. But when it comes to taking out my targets, i just don’t think of them as humans. I consider them something more like… livestock. Of course, this is mindset is only easy to apply when i don’t know the person i’m being paid to kill. Like a farmer slaughtering his swine, i willfully remain unaware of my target’s sentient being when i kill them for profit. However, it’s much harder to be that careless when I've spent time getting to know my prey. Such is the case with King Drye…

I used to see him as just a parasitic creature, whom the world would be better off without. I was perfectly willing to take him out when the mission was handed to me. However, since being hired as palace staff, a few weeks had passed without giving me a single opening to pull off a discreet kill. During that time, i learned a lot about the King by watching him and talking to him myself. That was my mistake, learning anything about that man, like reading the first few pages of a book. Because now i can’t stop. I can’t put that book, the King, down.

He’s a man of mystery, and that hits me in one of my greatest weaknesses. Curiosity is my curse. I want -- perhaps NEED --  to know what’s going on in his head. I now converse with him as often as it is appropriate to, doing my best to analyze anything he says. I still haven’t come to a conclusion, but i’m determined to do so. And when that happens? Well… it’s likely enough that i’ll kill him. He’s done and continues to do so many horrible things, and it’s up to me to stop him. However, I will admit… it is possible that i’ll spare his life. It all depends on what i find out about his motives, and what it seems he’ll do and become in the future.

Call me foolish if you must, but in all honesty… it seems possible that he could change. Whether an awakening incident occurs or a special person intervines, perhaps he can be made a better man.

I’ve received several messages from the resistance, asking me why the mission hasn’t been completed. I respond by saying that i just haven’t gotten the chance to act. But that is a lie; I've become the first face the King sees almost morning, bringing him what he needs to begin the day while no one else is watching. Many times have I had the opportunity to slit his throat and escape the castle before anyone would miss him. I just never take those chances, and i still won’t do so until I've decoded that mind of his.

I’m accustomed to having a rather careless and rebellious personality, but since i am now the King’s servant, i have to behave properly. It turns out that i don’t mind it as much as i thought i would. I’ve come to like the fancy uniform i wear, as well as the high-class work environment. I never would have guessed that i would find a luxurious atmosphere so appealing.

My job usually consists of cleaning and assisting the King and other high-ranking officials. I’m often ordered to fetch food, drinks, clothes and weapons. The worst part of my job is cleaning up any gruesome messes the officials leave, but it’s really not so bad. I have a very strong stomach when it comes to blood, dead bodies, and exposed innards.

When i’m not working, i’m often standing near the King and awaiting orders, or even conversing with him when he has time. With each visit we have, my questions get a little more personal. Of course, i’m very careful what i ask.

In the midst of all this, one thought lingers in my mind… i think the King knows who i am. I’m not certain of it, but he’s said and done things that may have been hinting at knowing that i’m really here for his head. But if he knows, why doesn’t he stop me? That’s what doesn’t make sense…

I’ll just have to take it day by day. I approach him with an open mind every morning, and return to my chambers with new information every night. Every new day is a chance to collect puzzle pieces. Someday, though i’m not sure how soon, i’ll figure King Drye out… and on that day, i’ll complete the mission.”

Relations: [to be determined]

just in case anyone new to the EDAU is seeing this:

AU by @undertale-cat

Audios by @dryeguy