Experiment XZ / Deus

Experiment X-Z-001, also known as Deus while on Midnight, is the main protagonist of Embrace the Ether.

Appearance
Before Transfer

''There stood a young man, practically skin, and bones. His face hidden through silhouetted shadows, while markings resembling lightning etched across his bare back and arms.''

After Transfer

''Thin but muscular body, weighing in about 200 pounds. His body marked by faded markings of lightning, while his face was clear of all blemishes and scars.''

Personality
Experiment X-Z-001 is a very confident but well-guarded individual. His main objective is to discover more about who he truly is, and what sort of life he once lived on Earth. He lacks an understanding for killing and seems to find it difficult to connect non-humanoid enemies as actual people. This works both in combat and simply as an unconscious prejudice, the only non-humanoid whose the exception to this rule being Droh. He's extremely quick on his feet, however, and has no problem dealing with his problems head-on.

History
Human from Earth. A volunteer soldier who had no other chance, he participated in the selection process, in which he lost most of his memories and practically collapsed into nothing. He then went through Transfer, succeeded, and was reformed together with the X-Z virus which had previously obliterated most of the Earth. He also fused physically with another participant, who had died before the Transfer due to his unconscious attack.

His birthday is currently unknown, but he's speculated to only being thirty or so years old. He also lacks a high level of education, with his final course being at the high school level. He does have an extremely useful and practical military training, from physical combat, shooting, investigating, and tactics, to even torture.

Family & Direct Relationships
There are no currently known family members of Experiment X-Z-001/ Deus, however, he does have a close friend, Droh.