Araf

Araf (アラフ, Arafu) is a under the banner of Dragon Soul, and a Shadow Dragon Slayer. Born into Barzakh Village located in Seven, Araf was born for the sole purpose of being a sacrifice to the "Great Dragon" Kaliya. Much to his surprise, all the Dragon wished for was to pass on his legendary powers to another. Araf, being given a purpose to live, put his entire soul into gaining the Dragon's, and was the only child of hundreds that had lived through fighting their inner darkness. Kaliya, pleased with this outcome, gave all of his remaining power to the young Araf and became a lifeless corpse.

Unsure of what to do with his life from therein, Araf returned to the village with the head of Kaliya and was worshiped as the "True Dragon Slayer" (真のドラゴンスレイヤー, Shin no Doragon Sureiyā) before he could speak of the truth. Those who sent him off as a sacrifice soon showered him with praise, attention and love...and it was stifling. For years, he tolerated the village's pretense for the sake of killing the shadow creatures formed by Kaliya's failed students. Then, disillusioned with the nature of people, he left to find a new home and purpose. While the circumstances of his eventual alliance with Dragon Soul aren't clear, Araf states it was the "only place where he could feel comfortable," even if their goals are far beyond Araf's own ambitions.