Elijah Abrams

Race: Human
Alias: Rebis

Elijah, known more commonly by his code-name, Rebis, is a member of the most despised and feared group on Earth- known as the Methuselah. However, this was not by his choice.

Elijah, a young thrill-seeker, joined the Army as a way to test his mettle, rising through the ranks and entering service as a Ranger. During a raid in a remote region of the middle east, he found himself at the wrong place at the wrong time- interrupting a deranged power seeker from using an ancient ritual to sacrifice everyone within the radius of their town in order to gain a random power from beyond. The ritual completed, but sucked to Elijah by mistake instead of the cultist, and the entire town- and Elijah's fellow soldiers- were traded for power against his will.

He had gained an incredible power- the power to control the tissue growth of his own body. He is able to create any material natural to the human genome, and modify his body within those perimeters. Some of these uses include changing his appearance and gender as he pleases, increasing his muscle mass and density to absurd levels to bolster his strength and resistance, to even sprouting bone to cover his skin as armor or weapons, new limbs, and rearranging/duplicating his internal organs. He has even countered his body's own aging.

These powers are not limitless, however. He cannot create what is not human genetic code, so he cannot sprout gills or feather, things of that nature. He cannot give himself abilities a normal human would not have, like seeing in the dark.

His creative employment of these powers, however grotesque they may be, has led him to adopt the moniker of the Rebis- The end-goal of alchemy, the perfect human form, both man and woman.

Soon after, he was summoned by the other seven Methuselah, to be formally inducted into their society despite not being the intended member. They were a group of powerful figures who had sacrificed thousands of human lives to gain powers with the goal of conquering the world, which, Elijah refused to be a part of, but insisted that as long as he and his life were left alone, he would not interfere, either. He would get no luxury, as the government blamed him for the slaughter of his comrades, and sent agents to kill or apprehend him and his family, and he now lives on the run, a de-facto member of a world-conquering group.

Elijah is now desperate to kill the other seven Methuselah, to clear his own name and to save the life he wishes he still had.

Because his appearance is subject to total change.. attached is a classic depiction of the Rebis from ancient literature.

Character Theme:
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