Demetrius

Demetrius, a character in the Bloodbound series, is Rheya's former betrothed, and the First Feral. He makes his first appearance in a flashback of Book 3, Chapter 2, and his first official appearance in Chapter 12.

Appearance
Demetrius has black curly hair, brown eyes, fair skin and beard. He wears a white toga with gold patterns.

Personality
He is seen to love his family and he can be described as wise as he advises Rheya about her rule.

When he was Turned and became a Feral, Demetrius did not speak at all. However, he was able to communicate psychically to those who are attuned to him. In such communication, he speaks in cryptic metaphors, even when he is aware that metaphors aren't the best way to speak.

Apparently, he is incapable of lying.

Book 3

 * Chapter 2: The Unchained
 * Chapter 6: The Legend  (Determinant)
 * Chapter 12: The Nemesis
 * Chapter 13: The Ally
 * Chapter 14: The Revelation

Rheya Apostolous
Demetrius and Rheya had a loving relationship, and they're seen raising their daughter Iola together after Rheya became a vampire and took over the kingdom of Mydiea. They were always close.

It is revealed in Book 3, Chapter 13, that Rheya tried to resurrect him after he was killed by the Sons of Ares, but he came back wrong due to being dead for too long. Gaius describes him as a walking plague who radiated death everywhere he went. While Rheya is the first Vampire, he is the first Feral. She couldn't stand being around him, and locked him up, but eventually set him free. Demetrius then took a boat and sailed off to an abandoned island in the South Pacific.

In Book 3, Chapter 14, Demetrius still loved Rheya despite the atrocities she had committed. He was willing to give Your Character his blood and talk to Your Character when she felt scared.

Iola
Iola is Demetrius's daughter. They have a loving relationship, and they are always staying together and close to Rheya, until she is killed by burning by the Sons of Ares. In Book 3, Chapter 14, it turned out Iola was alive and kidnapped by the Sons of Ares and raised by them to find how to defeat Rheya. She lived out her natural live, got married, and had child that began the beginning of the Bloodkeeper lines.

Your Character
Demetrius is able to sense all Bloodkeepers, and thus, is aware of you. He allows you to come close to him and grants you permission to take his blood to use as you see fit. He informs you that your visions, and the visions of all other Bloodkeepers, are connecting with him, and that he was the one sending you the visions. He refers to you as "Granddaughter" and considers you special, as you are the first Bloodkeeper to have been Turned.

Powers and Abilities

 * Immortality: In Book 1, Chapter 2, Adrian confirms that he does not age. Thus we can assume the same can be said for Demetrius and all the Ferals.
 * Super-Strength: In Book 1, Chapter 2, Adrian confirms that he is strong enough to lift a car. The same can be said for all Ferals, Demetrius included.
 * Heightened Senses: In Book 1, Chapter 6, Lily mentions how she can feel the slightest air currents, how she can even see the tiniest pores in Your Character's skin and can hear the water running through the pipes three stories up. Thus we can assume the same can be said for all Ferals including Demetrius.
 * Pestilence: As Gaius mentions, Demetrius has the ability to turn humans and vampires Feral without touching them. He radiates death like a walking plague and whoever touches his blood can become Feral; Rheya included. Due to that, the island he lives on is slowly killing everyone.

Weaknesses

 * Sunlight: Sunlight is one of vampires' weaknesses. As Adrian stated, sunlight does hurt him and can prove fatal after more than thirty minutes of exposure. It's akin to hypersensitivity; overexposure causes, as Adrian describes it, an accelerated heat stroke. This same weakness can be assumed for all Ferals, and therefore Demetrius as well.
 * Decapitation: Dismembering or manually removing the head of a Feral will result in instant and permanent death.
 * Heart Extraction: Removing and subsequently destroying the heart of a Feral will also result in permanent death.