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Micah Domitus was an Archangel and former Governor of Lunathion.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Micah was born into his power and had never known a life as anything but as one of the major forces on the planet. Despite fighting to put down Shahar's rebellion, nearly all of his triarii was made up of the Fallen. He bought many slaves after the uprising to be part of the 33rd Legion since they would all be easy to control. The 33rd Imperial Legion serves as his personal army. Two hundred years after the uprising Micah bought Hunt Athalar from Sandriel and offered him a bargain: a kill for every life Hunt took on Mount Hermon. Every Angel he'd slaughtered during the battle, he was to pay back in the form of a death for a death. It was a total toll of two thousand two hundred and seventeen. Despite Hunt not killing that amount of people, Micah told him that because he was Shahar's general of the elite 18th Legion, he was responsible for everyone's death since he marched them into battle. Once Hunt had completed his task, Micah would consider giving Hunt his freedom back.
House of Earth and Blood[]
Micah was the current governor of Lunathion and one of the Heads of the City. He was also the Archangel of Lunathion and the Head of the Central Business District. He ruled over all the other Heads of the City. Beyond his city titles, he was Archangel of Valbara, meaning he was the ruler of the entire territory and answerable only to the Asteri in the Eternal City. Hunt, as the Umbra Mortis, was Micah's personal assassin.
Micah went to Griffin Antiquities with Isaiah Tiberian and Hunt to order Bryce Quinlan to investigate Danika Fendyr and the Pack of Devils' murder. He also assigned Hunt to assist and guard Bryce. Outside the gallery, Micah told Hunt that if he could solve the murder case before the Summit, he would lower Hunt's debt to ten more lives. Before leaving, Micah also warned Hunt to keep to himself and not to touch Bryce.
During the Summit, Micah left to visit Griffin Antiquities while Bryce was working and revealed his true nature. He was the true murderer of Danika and the Pack of Devils, and he realized that the tattoo on Bryce's back is actually Luna's Horn. He told Bryce that he was the one summoning the kristallos demons to hunt for the Horn, and then he pieced it together that the Horn was mixed with ink to be tatted onto her back. He planned to utilize her to open the Gates of an unknown world to command them, and he injected Synth into her system to control her and open the magic of the Horn. However, instead of the drug harming her as he hoped, it only healed her wounds and she ended up killing him and burning his body. Unbeknownst to him, Micah did manage to open a portal in every Gate of the city straight to Hel.
Bryce killed Micah when she shot him in the head with a golden bullet fired from the Godslayer Rifle, then dismembered his body with the Fendyr sword, burned it, vacuumed up his ashes, and dumped them in the bin out back to ensure he didn't regenerate.
Personality[]
Micah was seen as a cold and vindictive person who enjoyed being in control of the citizens in his territory. Many knew not to challenge his authority, the exception being Danika and Jesiba Roga. Micah would sentence people who had done wrong in the eyes of law to a public crucifixion. Nothing was out of reach for him, if he wanted something then he got it. He was "a king among angels and law unto himself, especially in Valbara" because it's so far from the Eternal City.[1] If he deemed someone a threat or in need of justice, there was no investigation or trial, just his command.[1] He was a near-god who was unused to having his authority questioned and put down any threat to it.[2]
Micah was also known publicly for generally being a male of progress and tolerance.[2]He invested in everything from tech to vineyards to schools. He gave his triarii a generous weekly salary despite the law declaring that slaves aren't owed a paycheck. According to Isaiah, Micah didn't scheme and trick like most of the other Archangels. He meant what he said.[2]
Physical Description[]
Micah was described as very "horrifically, indecently gorgeous" with an "unfairly perfect" face. He had fair skin, brown eyes and long legs as well as shoulder-length, glowing, golden hair. Due to his heritage, he had the large, pristine white, feathered wings of an Archangel. His power was so intense that it pressed against ones skin, ripping the air from a room. His voice sounded like silk, steel, and ancient stone, and his gaze was "like a silken blanket."[2]
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Malakim Physiology: Micah had enhanced physical abilities, senses, and healing abilities because of his Vanir status. He has more acute senses and could heal from injuries much faster than a human. As an Archangel, Micah had stronger powers and abilities than other Malakim. Hunt described him as a "near-God that was born into his power."
- Raw power: Like all Archangels, Micah possessed a form of raw power. He could create, use, and manipulate wind magically and white hot flames that Bryce described as feeling so hot as to be ice cold.
- Flight: Through his Malakim wings, Micah could fly at high speeds. He was also capable of carrying people in his arms while flying. His wings acted like a shield to protect him from some attacks.
- Immortality: Having made the Drop, Micah was immortal which not only granted him a slowed and expanded lifespan but allowed him to survive injuries that not even his accelerated healing would be able to regenerate from.
Abilities[]
- Encyclopedic Knowledge: Due to his extended lifespan, Micah possessed a considerable amount of knowledge on various topics.
Trivia[]
- Bryce mentions Micah to be a topic in her history class, but she never paid enough attention to know more about his past.[1]
- His power filled a space with midnight storms, sex and death entwined.[3]
- Micah is a Hebrew name meaning "who is like God."[4] Domitius was a plebeian family in Rome. It means "having been tamed."[5]
- When Hunt broke Ruhn Danaan's nose, Micah gave him a week "suspension," but one that came with an especially padded paycheck and three deaths taken off his debt.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House of Earth and Blood, Chapter 11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 House of Earth and Blood, Chapter 13
- ↑ House of Earth and Blood, Chapter 10
- ↑ verywellfamily.com – Micah
- ↑ Wikipedia – Domitia gens