Zanzibar

Zanzibar- Prisoner- The Reborn Venom

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Mate: Very complicated.

Quirk: Extremely venomous breath. Tends to prowl instead of walk.

Callous, cold, and quiet, Zanzibar is Shredder's right hand man. Large, powerful, and menacing, Zanzibar is a clever, deceptive fighter who has the defense to back up his brain. Zanzibar joined Shredder out of "convenience" and a bit of boredom.

Zanzibar kept his secrets for a long time, but when he discovered Abyss living within the Azeryx Clan, they began to come to the surface. Zanzibar was madly in love with his mate, Abyss. While he was not her charge, she was his, and she loved him all the same. But one day, while going for a flight, they were caught in a terrible storm. Zanzibar awoke a day later, floating adrift on a hunk of ice. But when he took to the skies, he could not locate Abyss anywhere. He searched for days, desperate, but eventually gave in. He was a failure. A Guardian who could not defend his charge. He sunk into cold, dark bitterness.

Zanzibar was shocked to find Abyss alive, but anger and disgust replaced it soon enough- some aimed at Abyss, and more aimed at himself. His views towards the world became nihilistic, and viewed everything as a part of this world of lies. Shredder and Rotte twisted his mind, pointing out that he had done his best to look for Abyss, as a mate and a Guardian- but she had never tried to find him (something that was untrue). Zanzibar's new resolve was to destroy Abyss for destroying him- that way, they would both be nothing.

Zanzibar took to the battlefield in the Bringer War, and one could argue that other than Rotte and Bringer, he was the most powerful fighter, defeating dragons left and right with his potent venom. Eventually, he came to Vykor. Despite Vykor's vast experience, even the seasoned warrior was no match for Zanzibar's wickedness. When Vykor was poisoned, Abyss came to the rescue before Zanzibar could end it. Yet despite her best efforts and Vykor's limited support, Zanzibar proved to be a far more deadly foe than the two Azeryx Guardians had anticipated. Beating them down again and again, Zanzibar prepared to finish the job. And yet, when Abyss plead to him to see reason and change, he stopped. Something stirred within him. Something he hadn't felt for a long time. Whether it was compassion or shock, Zanzibar froze. Not seeing another chance, Abyss attacked, knocking out Zanzibar with a powerful water attack. She noted that Zanzibar did not resist. However, he managed to slink away during Bringer's rampage.

After the war was over and Shredder's forces had been scattered, a few of Shredder's ex-followers joined the Clan. While some members, such as Veil and Zanzibar, escaped capture, everyone was shocked when a few days after the war, Zanzibar arrived in the Clan's territory. Weak, but alive, Zanzibar stated he meant no harm, and said he was there to turn himself in. While Xyzer and his group was one thing, Zanzibar had been a key factor in many Azeryx dragons' suffering. He then made the Clan an offer- that he would remain locked up as long as they liked as punishment, but if they ever deemed him to be freed, he would be allowed to join the Clan. When asked his reason, Zanzibar stated that he had found the thing he thought he had lost for sure, and he didn't want to lose it again. His one other request was that if Abyss was ever in trouble, they let him out to go and help her. This was by far the most uneasy deal Hallow had made in the post war time period, but he agreed.

Thus, Zanzibar is currently a prisoner in the dungeon, but he is given far better lodgings and treatment than other prisoners. Shredder constantly screams at him for being a traitor and a coward, but Zanzibar tunes him out. Abyss visits him every day, and though the bars separate them for now, they're still connected by love.

"We live in a land of ice and snow. He may be a nature dragon, but that's the coldest heart I've ever seen. His words are venom, his eyes are cold. He scares me." -Conda

"He was alone for so long...no wonder he lost himself to the darkness...but I think...I think he can be brought back into the light. I hope so." -Abyss

"There is no forgiveness or erasing the past. Merely penance." -Zanzibar