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THEMIS DATABASE: JUAN ANTONIO REYES DELA CRUZ
JUAN ANTONIO REYES DELA CRUZ
BIOMETRICS
FULL NAME: Juan Antonio Reyes dela Cruz
KNOWN ALIASES AND TITLES: Anton dela Cruz, the Orphanage of the Searing Wind
DATE OF BIRTH: December 25, 1993
AGE: 69
NATIONALITY: Chinese-Filipino
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: None
HUNTER DOSSIER
CLASS: Rivers Hunter (Favored Enemy: Amrita)
HOME COMPACT/CONSPIRACY: Zangyaku
RANK: Wolfborn, Oni-Tsukai (Ten)/Nami (Ten)
POSITIONS HELD:
AFFILIATED COMPACTS/CONSPIRACIES:
OTHER AFFILIATED GROUPS: None
TACTICAL DESIGNATION: Front Liner, Saboteur, Scout
FAVORED WEAPONS: Bow, Sword
COMBAT ASSESSMENT: Extremely aggressive, stealth-based fighter whose preference for ranged weaponry does not stymy his ability to adapt to any situation. Specializes in outdoor combat.
HISTORY
Anton was delivered in a box to his father’s doorstep in Christmas Eve. He was the result of Dante’s tryst with a mysterious woman that he had met during his expeditions in China. Dante attempted to be a good father to Anton while pursuing his career as a professional survivalist; as such, Anton spent the entirety of his childhood out in the wilds, with no human contact beyond his father. It was a good life, though, all the way until Dante was killed in the jungles of Mindinao by unidentified supernatural beings.
Orphaned, alone and unwilling to approach other humans, Anton wandered through the wilds and skirted civilian centers for the next few years until he made the mistake of attempting to steal Shane Duskrider’s wallet. Shane ended up taking the boy under his wing, and – once Anton turned 19 – took the boy with him to the Philippines. He introduced Anton to Aidan as a potential recruit, and Anton started training as a Hunter immediately. Aidan assigned the boy to Wolf’s Choice, and – after Anton had proven himself in several engagements, and grew close to his blade mates (especially Aria Skye and Deirdra Max, whom he ended up living with under Calintz and Rilea’s care) – allowed Anton to try and find his mother.
Wolf’s Choice accompanied Anton to China, and Alistair Mordechai – a Rivers Hunter – served as their guide. Interestingly enough, Alistair was the one who identified Anton’s mother: Wu Mei, an independent Rivers who specialized in killing amrita. Anton’s excitement over being reunited with Wu Mei was matched only by his apprehension: he was worried that his mother would not want him. Fortunately, he got what he wanted. Wu Mei had been shocked at the news of Dante’s demise, and felt the need to raise Anton and catch up on the nineteen years that the two of them had lost.
Anton applied himself with newfound fervor to his duties as a Keeper of the Vigil. He slowly began to learn how to interact properly with human beings, and also grew interested in honing his skills with conspiracies like Zangyaku (something that put him in contact with Kalika Shinta, the Changing Breed Balam that he would eventually fall in love with). He later followed the rest of his blade into Netsach, and – sometime before Operation Nyx – managed to discover the ones who had been responsible for his father’s death and avenge Dante, thus making peace with his past.
Soon after Operation Nyx, Anton traveled around Asia, honing his skills as a Hunter. This was also when he started an interesting practice: saving orphans and runaways, and focusing all of his efforts into setting them on the right path or giving them homes of their own. Many of his friends (and naturally, his extended family at the Heartnet-Duskrider house) were both amused and exasperated by this move, but none of their surprised: Anton had been an orphan himself in the past, and had only managed to pick his life back up after Shane Duskrider found him wandering around in South America. This would later earn him an interesting moniker: the Orphanage.
On a more personal note, Anton’s travels deepened his relationship with Alistair Mordechai. Both of them had taken to wandering around the world on Vigil business, and were away from home for long stretches of time (Anton by merit of his interests, Alistair by choice). He was, in a fashion, Alistair’s connection to Japan and the Philippines; he watched over the Seer, while Kalika (whom he married in 2019) watched over Hikaru.
By the time the Darkest Vigil occurred, Anton was a triple-licensed hunter between Netsach, Zangyaku, and the Midnight Riders. He focused, in particular, on aiding his old blade mates, and his family members from the Shinta side and the Heartnet-Duskrider side. He also continued to save as many orphans as he could, and made it a point to take them in himself if they really had nowhere else to go.
CURRENT STATUS
After the Armistice at Blaece, Anton participated in the Ceremony of Measuring for the Searing Wind. He ended up facing Wu Mei, his own mother, in combat: both of them were vying for the position of Rivers Hunter, which had previously been filled by Kasumi Aoi. Interestingly enough, even though Wu Mei won, Anton gained the position: his mother wished to spend the rest of her life with Shane Duskrider, and being a part of the Searing Wind was not going to let her do that effectively.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Anton’s constant exposure to the unforgiving laws of nature combined with his lack of exposure to human systems and structures have given him an incredibly pragmatic view of the way the world ought to be. He believes in hard work, perseverance, and strength: the strong are the ones who determine the laws that everyone else must follow, and the only way to become strong was through constant practice. Prior to becoming an operative of Netsach, “strength” for Anton was purely physical. His relationship with his mother, his blade mates, Kalika (and, by extension, Hikaru), Alistair, Calintz, Shane and Rilea made this change: strength was determined by what one decided to love, because love was something fragile and constantly in need of protection.
Nevertheless, Anton continues to be a simple man with simple pleasures and an ultimately simplistic view point. One fights when one has to fight, one eats when one has to eat, and one sleeps when one has to sleep. He also measures people carefully before he invests his trust in them, and the biggest thing that he considers is whether they have the genuine desire to protect the people they love the most, even at the cost of their own lives. He also makes sure that he’s fully aware of their weaknesses: he needs to be ready in case he has to take them down.
THREAT LEVEL
COMMENDABLE/NON-FACTOR. Anton’s legacy as a Rivers, particularly as a Rivers Hunter that specializes in destroying or dealing with supernatural beings that not many other individuals are capable of facing, already make him a formidable foe on his own right. One must also consider the fact that he is a high-ranking operative of several powerful conspiracies, and a member of the Searing Wind. Nevertheless, the beliefs that he holds closest to his heart align intimately with Pax Deorum’s. It is difficult to imagine him becoming a renegade in the near future.
ELIAS’ NOTES
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BIOMETRICS
FULL NAME: Juan Antonio Reyes dela Cruz
KNOWN ALIASES AND TITLES: Anton dela Cruz, the Orphanage of the Searing Wind
DATE OF BIRTH: December 25, 1993
AGE: 69
NATIONALITY: Chinese-Filipino
DISTINGUISHING MARKS: None
HUNTER DOSSIER
CLASS: Rivers Hunter (Favored Enemy: Amrita)
HOME COMPACT/CONSPIRACY: Zangyaku
RANK: Wolfborn, Oni-Tsukai (Ten)/Nami (Ten)
POSITIONS HELD:
- Operative of the Senshi, Kibo and Seigi
- Founder of the Strays of Zangyaku
AFFILIATED COMPACTS/CONSPIRACIES:
- The Methuselah, pre-2012 (Sixth Circle Hunter, Anino; Blade: “Wolf’s Choice”)
- The Methuselah (Erinyes)
- The Midnight Riders (Senior Operative [Dullahan], Ranger Division of the Philippines and Japan)
- Netsach (Inquisitor, Liyab; Blade: “Wolf’s Choice”)
OTHER AFFILIATED GROUPS: None
TACTICAL DESIGNATION: Front Liner, Saboteur, Scout
FAVORED WEAPONS: Bow, Sword
COMBAT ASSESSMENT: Extremely aggressive, stealth-based fighter whose preference for ranged weaponry does not stymy his ability to adapt to any situation. Specializes in outdoor combat.
HISTORY
Anton was delivered in a box to his father’s doorstep in Christmas Eve. He was the result of Dante’s tryst with a mysterious woman that he had met during his expeditions in China. Dante attempted to be a good father to Anton while pursuing his career as a professional survivalist; as such, Anton spent the entirety of his childhood out in the wilds, with no human contact beyond his father. It was a good life, though, all the way until Dante was killed in the jungles of Mindinao by unidentified supernatural beings.
Orphaned, alone and unwilling to approach other humans, Anton wandered through the wilds and skirted civilian centers for the next few years until he made the mistake of attempting to steal Shane Duskrider’s wallet. Shane ended up taking the boy under his wing, and – once Anton turned 19 – took the boy with him to the Philippines. He introduced Anton to Aidan as a potential recruit, and Anton started training as a Hunter immediately. Aidan assigned the boy to Wolf’s Choice, and – after Anton had proven himself in several engagements, and grew close to his blade mates (especially Aria Skye and Deirdra Max, whom he ended up living with under Calintz and Rilea’s care) – allowed Anton to try and find his mother.
Wolf’s Choice accompanied Anton to China, and Alistair Mordechai – a Rivers Hunter – served as their guide. Interestingly enough, Alistair was the one who identified Anton’s mother: Wu Mei, an independent Rivers who specialized in killing amrita. Anton’s excitement over being reunited with Wu Mei was matched only by his apprehension: he was worried that his mother would not want him. Fortunately, he got what he wanted. Wu Mei had been shocked at the news of Dante’s demise, and felt the need to raise Anton and catch up on the nineteen years that the two of them had lost.
Anton applied himself with newfound fervor to his duties as a Keeper of the Vigil. He slowly began to learn how to interact properly with human beings, and also grew interested in honing his skills with conspiracies like Zangyaku (something that put him in contact with Kalika Shinta, the Changing Breed Balam that he would eventually fall in love with). He later followed the rest of his blade into Netsach, and – sometime before Operation Nyx – managed to discover the ones who had been responsible for his father’s death and avenge Dante, thus making peace with his past.
Soon after Operation Nyx, Anton traveled around Asia, honing his skills as a Hunter. This was also when he started an interesting practice: saving orphans and runaways, and focusing all of his efforts into setting them on the right path or giving them homes of their own. Many of his friends (and naturally, his extended family at the Heartnet-Duskrider house) were both amused and exasperated by this move, but none of their surprised: Anton had been an orphan himself in the past, and had only managed to pick his life back up after Shane Duskrider found him wandering around in South America. This would later earn him an interesting moniker: the Orphanage.
On a more personal note, Anton’s travels deepened his relationship with Alistair Mordechai. Both of them had taken to wandering around the world on Vigil business, and were away from home for long stretches of time (Anton by merit of his interests, Alistair by choice). He was, in a fashion, Alistair’s connection to Japan and the Philippines; he watched over the Seer, while Kalika (whom he married in 2019) watched over Hikaru.
By the time the Darkest Vigil occurred, Anton was a triple-licensed hunter between Netsach, Zangyaku, and the Midnight Riders. He focused, in particular, on aiding his old blade mates, and his family members from the Shinta side and the Heartnet-Duskrider side. He also continued to save as many orphans as he could, and made it a point to take them in himself if they really had nowhere else to go.
CURRENT STATUS
After the Armistice at Blaece, Anton participated in the Ceremony of Measuring for the Searing Wind. He ended up facing Wu Mei, his own mother, in combat: both of them were vying for the position of Rivers Hunter, which had previously been filled by Kasumi Aoi. Interestingly enough, even though Wu Mei won, Anton gained the position: his mother wished to spend the rest of her life with Shane Duskrider, and being a part of the Searing Wind was not going to let her do that effectively.
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE
Anton’s constant exposure to the unforgiving laws of nature combined with his lack of exposure to human systems and structures have given him an incredibly pragmatic view of the way the world ought to be. He believes in hard work, perseverance, and strength: the strong are the ones who determine the laws that everyone else must follow, and the only way to become strong was through constant practice. Prior to becoming an operative of Netsach, “strength” for Anton was purely physical. His relationship with his mother, his blade mates, Kalika (and, by extension, Hikaru), Alistair, Calintz, Shane and Rilea made this change: strength was determined by what one decided to love, because love was something fragile and constantly in need of protection.
Nevertheless, Anton continues to be a simple man with simple pleasures and an ultimately simplistic view point. One fights when one has to fight, one eats when one has to eat, and one sleeps when one has to sleep. He also measures people carefully before he invests his trust in them, and the biggest thing that he considers is whether they have the genuine desire to protect the people they love the most, even at the cost of their own lives. He also makes sure that he’s fully aware of their weaknesses: he needs to be ready in case he has to take them down.
THREAT LEVEL
COMMENDABLE/NON-FACTOR. Anton’s legacy as a Rivers, particularly as a Rivers Hunter that specializes in destroying or dealing with supernatural beings that not many other individuals are capable of facing, already make him a formidable foe on his own right. One must also consider the fact that he is a high-ranking operative of several powerful conspiracies, and a member of the Searing Wind. Nevertheless, the beliefs that he holds closest to his heart align intimately with Pax Deorum’s. It is difficult to imagine him becoming a renegade in the near future.
ELIAS’ NOTES
- Survey operatives of the Strays. Purpose: personal reference.
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