Theo Schwarzem

"Darkness is guided towards the light."

- Arukana & Phantom Theo Schwarzem (テオ・ブラック, Burakku Teo)

Appearance
Despite his age, Theo looks relatively like an average teenager, at least in the aspect of body. Theo is often described to have an air around him that makes most people want to stay away from him, mostly out of pure instinct. Theo has a lean body structure, although he does have a good amount of muscle, showing he does have some strength within him. He also has a light skin complexion, something that he has stated to have inherited from one of his parents, although it is unknown which one he acquired it from. Regarding his heigh, Theo is fairly tall, standing at 181 centimeters or, in layman's term, 5 feet and 11 inches. His hair, which is the one thing that generally makes him stick out from his "average teenager" look, is a vibrant orange color and is styled very spiky. His eyes are brown, often narrowed in complete seriousness at all times. His brother, Lucas, at one point commented that he looks constipated.

When going into clothes, Theo has a preference to wear only japanese-inspired clothing. His clothes are all usually dark colors, specifically black and red, with a dash of white. His most known outfit that he is seen in is a long-sleeved tattered black kosode with one sleeve entirely shattered. Under this he is seen with a pair of baggy black hakama and is seen with waraji and tabi as footwear, along with a white sash around his waist. Noticeably, Theo has two instances of cross-shaped red bands on him, firstly, at the glove on his right hand and the second being under his kosode. His secondary outfit is relatively similar to his first outfit, wearing a black kimono also consists of a red thick strap across his chest. He also has four red vertical lines on his forearms and red bands with white ends crossing over his chest, wrists, and ankles. Similar bands are around his neck as collars. It is unknown what these straps and bands serve as purpose though it is speculated it must be important.

Personality
When he was born, both his parents recognized that Theo would become a trouble maker, even only a few minutes after he was born, which showed to have come true a few years later as he showed himself to be the prankster, always doing jokes that made both his parents laugh as he tried to bring light into their homes. When he was one year old and his younger brother, Lucas Sonne, was born into the world, instead of showing any fit of jealousy that many young kids his age would show, Theo began to become very protective of his baby brought, always helping out their parents when they needed someone to keep an eye out on him, or even helping with some of the more difficult tasks like changing his diaper or feeding him when his mother couldn't or was too busy attending to the chores around the house. In his eyes, Theo saw his brother like his best friend, wanting to keep him safe and sound from anything that might want to hurt him or worse, take him away from his loving family. However, around the age of five when he had overheard both his parents discussing what had happened during his father's doctor visit, Theo found that his father, the man that he come to idolize as his role model, was going to die in less than a few months. This shocking news made Theo depressed, shutting down the once troubling and hyperactive prankster as he could not bare to face the world without his father by his side, but at that moment, his resolve slowly began to show as he decided that even when his own father would pass away, Theo would continue to be the Man and protector of his family, and swore to himself that he would get stronger in order to make sure that no one would become hurt after his father's passing.

During his teenage years, growing and learning how to fight using a sword crafted by his father's own two hands and some magic taught to him by his mother, Theo soon began to take his official role as the man of his house, often making sure that his younger brother had someone who he could look up too, a sort of role model that their father couldn't provide after his passing. His resolve to become stronger filled his desire to train and get better, in order to ensure that both his mother and brother could live a peaceful life without either having to worry about anything. In time, his dedication to his work became his one simple goal, blocking out any other form of growth that related to meeting other people his age and growing as a person. He saw only one thing: Family was all that mattered to him, and if they were safe and healthy, he didn't need anyone else in his life, a mind sent that did not fit what a young teenage was suppose to be feeling at that time. However, the change of thinking would eventually change once again after discovering a secret: before his father settled down, he was a hunter of dark mages, all of whom he recognized from bounty hunting lists, and even saw that he kept record of updating ones, and how many kills he accomplished. What he saw though made him understand his destiny as in his journel, he talked about how one of the dark mages he hunted infected him, and brought him closer to his death before Theo was born. Not only that, but He saw that there were still a few that he never managed to capture, and realized that this was what he meant before he died when he told him to find and gain the power to protect what he wanted. Realizing that the time was now, Theo decided to become a dark mage hunter like his father, becoming the thing that would kill any who would threaten the safety of his own family and anyone else that would want to hurt them. Donning on the same outfit his father wore, he left his brother and mother, telling them that he would be doing this for them, so that no one else would ever have to experience what they went through ever again.

Years passed since Theo changed from the serious protector to now renegade Dark Mage Hunter, ruthlessly killing and beating them within an inch of their own lives, showing how much hatred and malice Theo feels to them as each time he does it, some claim that he may actually smile from the pain that they endure. Despite what many believe, Theo secretly does not enjoy beating or killing mages, in his mind, he believes that it is the best course of action to make sure that no one else would have to suffer for other's greed and corruption to the dark arts. Even with so much he has went through, Theo deep down inside still has the same desire, to protect his family against anyone that would dare to harm them, even with his younger brother now capable of taking care of himself. At times when the two get together is the only time that Theo ever shows the real him, the kind, caring, and all around gentle jokester that hasn't changed aside from growing taller and mastering his magic that his father taught him.

Equipment
Ashbringer ( 黒灰獄刃(アッシュブリンガー) , Asshuburingā; lit. Black Ash Hell Blade):