The Scourge Prowler

"We are going to end you. And when you are gone, we are going to end your friends. And then we are going to end... everyone. And the world will soon be engulfed in eternal night".- The Scourge Prowler

The Scourge Prowler is a malevolent entity that rules over the Dark Side of the Realm of Beyond. He is a character in the ParaVerse, who is the main antagonist of the entire ParaVerse, as most of its actions caused several stories to come alive.

The malicious creature was first alluded in the Epilogue of Lethal Protector, as part of cave paintings.

The Scourge Prowler made its first physical appearance in Double Feature as the main antagonist, becoming the main threat to the entire world, before facing off against Anastasia Wynter, Metatron, King Midas, and Talbot Dreadnoughtus.

Following its rampage across America and its presumed demise seven years prior, in The Last Stand, the remains of The Scourge Prowler were used by Mount Rushmore Industries to create their ultimate supernatural destroyer, the R-73 Future Hunter. This triggered a brutal conflict between Malakai Reid and Anastasia Wynter, with the industries using it to cause the demise of both creatures and the entire world.

Background
The history of The Scourge Prowler is a great mystery. Exactly how long he had existed for, and how and why he came to inhabit the Dark Side, is unknown, or if there are other members of his kind in existence. The Scourge Prowler's ultimate goal and why he constantly tries to enter our world is also unclear. According to information pieced together from ancient mythological texts by Arthur Blackwell, the Scourge Prowler's origins come "from the blackest of blacks", with ARK alluding to his opposite nature to Anastasia Wynter and Metatron.

Around or during the time early humans evolved, The Scourge Prowler arrived on Earth by escaping the Dark Side. Numerous mythological deities such as Abaddon from the Hebrew mythology and the Book of Revelation in Christianity, or Amhuluk from the Kalapuya's mythology, commonly associated with drowning, disease, and fog, are credited as misremembered encounters with the Scourge Prowler by ancient civilizations. Still, ancient people left very few writings about the Scourge Prowler, as if willfully trying to forget the malevolent entity.

The only few people that worshipped the Scourge Prowler was The New Blood, a dark cult seeking hidden knowledge capable of transcending humanity to another plane of existence and known to perform human sacrifices, arcane rituals and cruel experimentation. They believed that the malevolent entity was their "savior", allowing The Scourge Prowler to expand his influence over the world.

If the aforementioned ancient texts are to be believed, the Scourge Prowler was responsible for slaughtering humans and other creatures alike. He and his dark army established as rivals to the Circle of Eden and the Ancient Ones. The two factions battled each other several times before they vied for supremacy in ancient Alaska. The latter battle ended with Eden's victory, and The Scourge Prowler being sent to his prison in the Dark Side.

Appearance
-

Personality
The Scoruge Prowler is arguably the most malevolent and hostile creature encountered so far. Unlike the other creatures, who attack humans or cause damage due to provocation, carnivorous hunger or merely by being indifferent to the humans surrounding them, the Scourge Prowler displays true malice. He willingly tries to kill as many humans as he can, whether they're trying to pose a threat to him or not. The Scourge Prowler also initially displays a willingness to toy with or curiously investigate humans before killing them. The best way to describe his behavior is "kill everything in sight" and saying "everything" is not an exaggeration.

Malakai Reid, who is a LaVeyan Satanist, theorized that The Scourge Prowler viewed himself as superior to all other life and mythology, indicating that it might rival Satan in power and control. Unlike Satan, the Scourge Prowler is truly villainous and is addicted to the manipulation of others. Anastasia Wynter claims that The Scourge Prowler is perhaps just driven by malice and hatred to destroy every living thing that isn't him. The Scourge Prowler has also been shown to be highly vindictive, such as when he centered his entire plan on personally destroying The Circle of Eden, and directly threatening Eden Ambrose through his physical proxy.

History
-

Powers and Abilities
-


 * Dearcghest - Described as a "corrupting energy, capable of robbing and destroy the minds of anyone that falls to its control". It is the main power source of The Dark Side.
 * Hive Mind -
 * Meteorokinesis -
 * Possession -
 * Biokinesis -
 * Intelligence -
 * Energy Drain -
 * Neck Constriction -
 * Telepathy -
 * Consciousness Transferal -

Trivia

 * The Scourge Prowler is based on King Ghidorah from Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Dharkon from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018), The Mind Flayer from Stranger Things (2016), and King Titan from ARK: Extinction (2018).