Seneca Myrmillo

Seneca Necesse Myrmillo (セヌカ ネッセス ミミロー, Senuka Nekkesu Mimirō), commonly addressed as just Seneca Myrmillo (セヌカ ミミロー, Senuka Mimirō) is a powerful and ancient Diabolus, whos actions can be traced back as far as the fourth century AD where he discoursed with the famous Christian monk Evagrius Ponticus. Originally a Daemon, Seneca's powers and very nature underwent a drastic change during the Romantic Era, where his pessimistic influence stretched out over such an amount of humans he surpassed his Daemon status and entered the realm of the Arci Daemonis.

It's unknown and probably unlikely Seneca possesses any goals or desires as-of-now, although he has expressed that he wouldn't mind a vacation to the if it were possible. His household within stands empty since recent times, yet Seneca's current location remains an enigmatic puzzle.

Appearance
As a Diabolus, Seneca is a master of shapeshifting and transformation alike, rendering aspects such as appearance trivial to him. Generally, Seneca appears as a young man in his twenties, generally contemplated upon as handsome by female spectators. His hair is primarily white in coloration, though with the addition of several red bangs that continually obscure the right part of his face. Probably the most enchanting vision within Seneca's countenance are his bright golden eyes, filled with melancholia and eternal boredom, said to ensnare any human target that is unlucky enough to cross Seneca's vision.

Clothing, and especially variations in his outfit, is regarded by Seneca as extremely troublesome, leading to him mostly wearing the same attire during every single appearance. A crimson, hooded parka, underlying beige t-shirt and dark pants is all there is to Seneca's present-day attire, with the occasional addition of a red cloak. This, of course, varied throughout the ages in order to appear natural for that time when exposed to human gazes.

Personality
"Acedia is, without any doubt, the most troublesome of all eight genera of evil thoughts. It represents an eternally-alluring temptation that offers a seeming flight from the world and it's misery. But the shadow of this demon is great danger, one that must be avoided at all costs."

- Evagrius Ponticus

In its own, Seneca's personality is very self-contradictory, mainly due his embodiment of the concept of acedia. Acedia describes a state where one has forgone all care about one's condition and position within the world, not caring even that one does not care. Henceforth, Seneca appears as very laze and laid-back at first glance, preferring not to do anything in contrast to other Diabolus who thrive on collecting as much corrupted souls as possible. He never seems to be fascinated in the least, not even when giving an unique opportunity or being subjected to a world-shaking revelation.

However, there is more to Seneca's nature than the eye may perceive at first. Beneath this first layer of listlessness and ennui shelters an unquenchable thirst for causing mayhem and "spreading the truth", namely the one that entails life is meaningless, the world is lacerated and social norms and values are only good to break down. Ultimately, all of these whispers imposes acedia or depression on his victims, expressing itself in depression and eventually suicide. This implies that Seneca is partially sadistic in his nature, a trait often found among Diabolus.

Even though not tending to as much souls as other Diabolus would have done in his position, Seneca nurtures his "pupils" with an air of perfectionism that is rarely seen among other Diaboli, spending much more years in wrecking their worldview, beliefs and emotions until they are nothing but a shadow of a sound person, an empty shell of what their uninfluenced selves would have grown up to be. As they put the knife to their own throat, Seneca appears as a sacred saviour, offering a promising yet ultimately-fruitless way out, devouring their souls in exchange. This habit was left quite untouched during the Romantic Era, probably because the human mind was much more susceptible to Seneca's murmurs.

During casual conversations, Seneca is noted to bring even the most weathered of warriors to their knees with his pessimistic orations, manifesting before them a new world of despair and darkness. Whether these presentments of mind influence are intentional or merely his truthful opinion is unknown - such questions generally being avoided by Seneca. In battle Seneca is ruthless, merciless and indifferent; not caring if he is slicing apart an innocent child or a hard-boiled soldier. He never lets his adversaries live through their fights, unless it is to much of a drag chasing them down.


 * Retractas (開放する (レットラックタッス), Latin for "Reconsider, Rip Up Again"; Japanese for "Open [Your Eyes]"); With nothing but a mere gaze Seneca can implant visions and "truths" of senselessness within any being he comes across, immediately overflowing their mind with a thousand whispers of a thousand jaundiced concepts and ideas, urging practically anyone to follow up his listless state of mind. Seneca is so permeated with the concept of Acedia and pointlessness of life that his whole being vibrates with it - even if a bystander has no contact with him they'll feel more depressed and pessimistic than they've ever been.

Faustian Bargain
As an Arcus Daemon, Seneca has acquired various contracts throughout his lifetime, most notably one with Evagrius Ponticus and various romanticist authors including, but not limited to, Lord Byron and Giacomo Leopardi. It is implied these Faustian Bargains are nothing but a fragment of the total amount of contracts Seneca has made, but they are regarded as the most notable ones.

History
When exactly Seneca came into being in an unexplored subject, the passing of years making it hard for even himself to remember such a fact. However, it is thought his contract with Evagrius was among the first of his carrier placing his birth date around the third or fourth century AD.

Antiquity
Seneca's first known Faustian Bargain was forged with Evagrius Ponticus, a famous Christian monk and ascetic. It was one of his more subtle works, where his presence was even barely noticeable during the first life years of the man. Cloaking himself as an attendant angel, Seneca appeared within the man's dreams and visions, attributed by Evagrius himself as messages from God. Evagrius desired great intelligence and creativity, which was given to him by Seneca under the guise of a divine gift. Seneca's murmurs forced the man to undergo several careless acts during his lifetime, including the infatuating with a married woman during his staying in Constantinople. A disguised Seneca afterwards warned him to flee to Jerusalem, which Evagrius did, further increasing his "faith".

It was during these times Evagrius fell gravely ill, and prayed to his "god" for healing and relief. Seneca did so, further strengthening the shackles of the two's contract. Evagrius, who had joined a cenobitic community since then, attributed this miraculous cure to his monkshood. Seneca's influence over him, however, now began to really skyrocket, leading to fear and uncertainty within Evagrius' heart. Being surefooted another being, and not his god, was causing these horrifying visions and ideas, he stayed true to his belief. Even so, the dreadful murmurs persisted, and Evagrius sometimes wept whole nights while Seneca was lying next to him in curiosity, the sounds of millions of whispers echoing through his mind.

At some point in his life, Evagrius recognized the mischief that was overwhelming him as Acedia, and continued to plea for it's malevolence and horribleness for the rest of his life. If he ever discovered it was his delusional god who had been causing all misery in his life, remains untold in history books, who generally credit an alternate telling of his life.