Malachiasz Czechowicz

"He waved vague, bloody fingers in front of her face, shushing her absently. I have a theory. Is it that you're disgusting? No, there's enough evidence of that to conclude it's true, he said distantly, staring right past her."

- Nadya and Malachiasz

Malachiasz Czechowicz (pronounced: Mah-LAH-kee-ash Cheh-KO-vitz) is an incredibly powerful blood mage from Tranavia.

Early Life
Malachiasz grew up in the palace in Grazyk with Serefin, although he was passed off as his cousin instead of his half-brother. From a young age, he displayed a strong ability for magic. Eventually he was taken away by the Vultures. According to Przemyslaw, Malachiasz's transition was difficult and his indoctrination was messy. Because his family were members of the court, extra precautions had to be taken to ensure there were no residual attachments or capabilities of recognition. They used new painful methods when indoctrinating him. He killed the leader of the Vultures, Łucją, in order to become the new Black Vulture at sixteen.

Wicked Saints
After performing the ritual, Malachiasz manages to turn himself into a lesser god, and he becomes a god of chaos.

Ruthless Gods
Coming soon...

Blessed Monsters
In the end, Malachiasz returns to Tranavia with Nadya. He still deals with Chyrnog whispering to him from the spell book, but Malachiasz has learned to handle it. He put the spell book in a specially built vault in the corner of his study. He spends most of his time "trying to hold together the fragile shreds of magic left in Tranavia." Nadya, Serefin, Parijahan, and Rashid all work with him.

Physical Description
Everything about Malachiasz is sharp in an unnerving way. His face is slightly feral and has sharp, wild features. He is tall and wiry with long black hair. His eyes are a pale shade blue, nearly devoid of color. They are the same eyes as Serefin's. Malachiasz's canine teeth are oddly sharp. There are three vertical lines tattooed down his forehead in black ink, ending at the bridge of his straight nose. He speaks with a distinct presence of authority, and his rich voice has a thick accent when speaking Kalyazin.

Personality
Malachiasz is always hungering for more power. He wants to kill the gods. He is manipulative and willing to cross any line or boundary in pursuit of his goals. He lacks any sense of morality.

Nadya Lapteva
Nadya met Malachiasz when running away from Tranavian soldiers. They concoct a plan to kill the king of Tranavia and end the war, but are soon tracked down by the Vultures. They are forced to run away from this action it is revealed that Malachiasz used to be a Vulture. Nadya still agrees to go along with Malachiasz plan even with the new information and as they travel on their way from Kalyazi to Tranavia they form a bond through Malachiasz teaching Nadya. When they reach the capital there is little to no communication between Malachiasz and Nadya, as Malachiasz being seen would put his life in jeopardy because he ran away from the Vultures. Malachiasz does communicate with Nadya more when she settles in, showing his clear displeasure at her being so close to Serefin. Later on Malachiasz and Nadya kiss despite Marzenya's constant plea with Nadya to kill him. Before they can encounter each other again, Nadya learns that Malachiasz is not only a Vulture but the Black Vulture, the leader of the whole cult. This causes her to be angry at him for lying and she avoids him for a time before they finally make up and kiss again.