Ferid Bathory/Relationships

Ferid Bathory after being involved with his parent's murder has lived for hundreds of years as a vampire after being turned into one by Saitō. He would then turn Crowley Eusford into one too and presently has operations in Japan that is ruled by Krul Tepes. Deception is a major characteristic of his interactions with others for instance after acting nice to them Ferid is prepared to murder children. Casual hostility is shown to humans even to those that he is secretly working with such as Guren Ichinose whilst he outwardly displays that they are enemies. Ferid conducts himself in a similar professionally unhinged manner around vampires as well although his air of authority and that his behaviours are accepted as eccentric work in his favour. Then if he is compromised Ferid deploys his leverage over others to create the recourse for himself. One example was him revealing that Krul could not remove him since otherwise the progenitor council might find out about her involvement in the seraph of the end, and then after betraying Krul anyway he contacted Urd Geales to bring him and more progenitors to Japan. Strikingly Ferid enjoys inflicting unspeakable suffering onto others and then behaving amiably as if they were a close acquaintance. His extremely duplicitous practices, conniving multi-faceted schemes, and that he is capable of enacting them unpredictably is demonstratively a threat to vampires of all ranks and to humans as well. Collectively this makes for some uncustomary interactions throughout the Seraph of the End series. This affects himself and the story. This article details Ferid's relationships with other characters.

Crowley Eusford
A thirteenth progenitor and member of Ferid's faction. When Crowley was a human Ferid killed everyone who is important to him, then he turned Crowley into a vampire by forcing him to drink a vial of Saitō's blood instead of his own. Over time they went from a scenario of a vampire destroying a human's life and turning him into the monster he was hunting to two vampires whose emotions have literally disappeared with new usually mutually aligned interests. With Crowley his "brother" for they share the same sire it was Ferid's idea to have Crowley withhold that he is more akin to a seventh progenitor in strength and instead publicly have himself viewed as a thirteenth progenitor. Ferid would involve Crowley in his activities such as at the battle of Shinjuku Ferid sends for Crowley to join him at the front lines where his arrival causes Ferid to change his plan to killing the Moon Demon Company to capturing them instead. Able to count on Crowley to do that did not stop Ferid from giving away Crowley's location to human forces who were planning to assassinate vampire nobles in Nagoya. Ferid stated that it was fun as justification for betraying Crowley's whereabouts and putting him in reasonable danger although when a seraph was involved Ferid warned Crowley to stay close to him if he wanted to live. Crowley was an effective distraction for Krul Tepes for Ferid to be able to sneak behind her, drain her blood reducing her to unconsciousness, and successfully carry out the coup against the queen of Japan. Ferid brought Crowley with him when he was seeking out Shinoa squad and again could depend on his help in stopping them escape and form an alliance for Ferid's longer term goals. In his mansion Ferid tasked Crowley with killing Fuola Honte who had taken up residence there and left a minor trap that effected Crowley as well. Around other humans Ferid would remain with Crowley and bring him along when he attacked Shinoa to draw out the first within her. Relying on Crowley to fling his dismembered body out of harms way Ferid would comment on his overwhelming strength. With Shibuya coming under attack Ferid would make use of Crowley distracting Basteya Irclu for him to attempt a sneak attack. Ferid would speak but not go into details on his plan to acquire a useable cursed gear weapon from a Hyakuya Sect member and then draw attention to the sinful key he had on his person all the while speaking facetiously of such matters. Discussing blood Ferid would suggest to an Imperial Demon Army soldier that his blood be given to Crowley and then comments how delicious Crowley's blood was as a human. The baseness of the remark does not function not even as macabre humor since now as vampires they do not have the emotions to respond to the negative connotations attached to the act. Besides as Crowley jokes he will drink his blood and in turn Ferid asks whether he desires him now. Bringing Crowley with him to confront Saitō who has been heavily injured, Ferid reminds Crowley that he did teach him the point of life repeatedly where the first lesson was killing everyone who was important to him. Ferid speaks of how he was second in line for a throne and that he was being raised to be a saint which Crowley heard. Joined by progenitors Urd Geales with Lest Karr and Ky Luc he relies on Crowley to take his body into the air once Urd attacks. It is not the first time that he and Crowley think to escape but Ferid rules that out with the earth being round - there is nowhere they could ultimately to run to. Ferid could depend on Crowley to follow his plans to the specific action of throwing him twenty three degrees diagonally to the left of where he was. Furthermore with Ferid attacking the progenitors and failing, the diversion worked since Crowley had returned nearby for Ferid to throw him a sinful key where their collaboration could have potentially devastated higher ranked fifth, third, and second, vampire progenitors. At that point did Ferid escape thanks to Crowley absconding with him.

Krul Tepes
A third progenitor and queen of Japan who occupied Sanguinem where Ferid was located. Speaing with her after Yu had escaped the city Ferid professed to loves Krul and replied that she knew him so well when Krul suspected it was her power he loved. Dauntlessly Ferid addresses Krul's business concerning seraphs and what would the progenitor council do if they found out. After being booted across the room, having his arm dismembered and pinned to the floor by the neck Ferid agreed to keep his silence on the matter. Indirectly he pressed the issue again at a progenitor council meeting where Ferid brought Mika in before speaking loudly concerning whether Krul really did end all the seraph experiments. After the performance the display would not end in violence once Ferid divulged that he is blackmailing Krul. If he dies the unspoken possibility is that he might have someone in line to reveal his secrets to the Progenitor Council. From then Ferid considers Krul to be his "parter in crime", as they share a vampire order compromising secret. Thoroughly enjoying this Ferid would also stare with a mix of smugness and fondness at Krul when he travelled as a part of her select entourage to the city of Nagoya. In the aftermath of a battle involving seraphs where Krul was left as the likely strongest combatant Ferid chose that moment to ambush Krul where he ignored her offer of a deal and drank from her until she passed out. He revealed her as a traitor to vampire kind for her part in the seraph of the end experiments and assumed her command of vampire forces in Japan. Having Krul restrained in a wall Ferid would share in her fate at Urd's decree. Strapped to a cross to receive sun exposure torture Ferid answered that he did not have a plan to deal with this. Whilst they did not come across one another they would both be in Shibuya around the time of the Hyakuya Sect's invasion of the city.

Having driven a truck to pick up Krul along with the squad, Ferid and her are following Guren's plan rather than the other way around. After seeing Yu reconcile with Guren, he thinks to comment to Krul, who he addresses as "Krulsie", that they are family too.

"...! Ooh! Ooh! We're following their plan, so that makes us family too, Krulsie!"

- Sharing it is not their plan but Guren's, and also keen to tell Krul that they are family.

While his head is cut off by Krul, he appears jolly all the same.

Lest Karr
A third progenitor who once silenced Gabel Parthe from berating Ferid about his lower rank during a progenitor council meeting. Ferid sees that he has arrived in Japan when he is called upon to greet his betters. Ferid's act of deference is met with his heart being physically ripped out of his chest by Lest Karr with him powerless to do much. He is dragged by the hair by him as Ferid's sentance by Urd is carried out there and then.

Urd Geales
A second progenitor and the current leader of the Progenitor Council. It was Urd who Ferid contacted to inform him of Krul's dethronement and to reveal the news that Sanguinem was under siege by humans. Rather quickly Ferid was sentenced by Urd to ten days of exposure torture for allowing the city to fall and for being viewed as a traitor. When Ferid had Saitō cornered he would hear Urd and have his armed sliced off via a ranged attack before he saw him. Regarded as a lesser vampire who had his share of fun Ferid would be beset by the second progenitor who was acting on Saitō's behalf. Ferid joyfully rejected Urd's offer to surrender and face trial for crimes against vampire kind with the boast that he was super powerful and that the progenitors should come and get him. With that obliged Ferid was promptly sliced in half yet managed to pass a sinful key to Crowley where his head was removed in the process.

Ky Luc
A fifth progenitor and member of Urd Geales and Lest Karr's army. Ferid is seen as insane as him for the both of them have lived so long in boredom. As his sunlight exposure sentance is carried out Ferid is monitored by him. Nonetheless, Ferid appears to irritate Ky, provoking him to such an extent that Ky declares he will bury Ferid's severed head himself once he returns. He would be seen again in Shibuya.

Chess Belle
A seventeenth progenitor and aide to Crowley Eusford. Chess is a member of Ferid's faction and her presence in the Shinjuku war zone affords Ferid the chance to capture high ranking members of the human army. it is unknown if Ferid is aware that she dislikes him, believing him to be "sneaky" and "tricky" and she "never knows what he's thinking".

Horn Skuld
Like Chess she is a seventeenth progenitor and aide to Crowley Eusford and also a member of Ferid's faction. Ferid would not hear that she agrees with Chess' appraisal of his character. Ferid revealing Crowley's location to the Japanese Imperial Demon Army would also affect Chess and Horn who were with him in Nagoya.

Lacus Welt
A city guard and member of Ferid's faction. At Shinjuku Ferid treated Lacus as a commander someone to remain nearby whilst lesser vampires done the bulk of the fighting. He directed Lacus along with René Simm to gather up the leaders of the human resistance in the city. Ferid's orders were carried out and had the invasion been successful without the arrival of reinforcements then he would have had Lacus to thank for capturing the highest ranked members of the Moon Demon Company. Whilst Ferid's orders were followed without question Ferid does not seem to know or comment on Lacus' view that he is a deviant.

René Simm
Often working with Lacus he too is a city guard and member of Ferid's faction. René works alongside Lacus Welt and Mikaela Hyakuya, behaving respectfully before his superiors and not hesitating to follow Ferid's orders on the battlefield. If he arranged for it or not Ferid would find Shinjuku easier to invade once René and Lacus had ploughed an aircraft full of explosives into the city's outer wall.

Mikaela Hyakuya
Ferid was familiar with Mika after he was herded into Sanguinem along with the other Hyakuya orphans. He would have Mika visit his mansion and take his blood directly and gave Mika anything he wanted in return including food. Ferid was waiting for Mika and his family when they attempted to escape the underground city they were in. The map Mika found was left out for him to find yet Ferid appeared impressed if anything that Mika had also taken a pistol of his. Once the orphans arrived Ferid slaughtered all of them until it was just Yūichirō Hyakuya and Mika left and he ignored his pleas to leave the other children alone. With Mika running towards him Ferid indifferently remarked that he would miss his blood before using his supernaturally powered hand to stab into Mika and fatally wound him. As with Yu's escape this result may have been intentional on Ferid's part since to save one of her seraphs Krul would bestow her power onto Mika by turning him into a vampire. Once Mika is transformed Ferid would seek him out and when a sword was drawn Ferid could retain Mika's attention with news he had concerning Yu. Ferid would bring Mika with him during the vampire invasion of Shinjuku where he encouraged him to drink the blood of humans and callously taunted him on the event four years ago. Dismissively framing it as ancient history with attempts to justify it since it was Mika that came round to his of his own will Ferid then turned to what Mika's plan would be if he saw Yu with further snide comments that he would have to drink blood eventually. With Guren Ichinose, the commander of the Moon Demon Company heading for them Ferid suggested to Mika that they take him out together. With his help rejected Ferid would monitor the fight and point out that it never was a one on one battle between Mika and Guren once Shigure Yukimi's cursed gear kunai trap. With Guren announcing a checkmate move on Mika, Ferid would appear to meet his sword with his own and protect Mika from it.

With Yu's arrival Ferid suggested that he turn Yu into a vampire which resulted in his neck being grasped by Mika with the threat of death. Undaunted Ferid then detailed a plan for the humans around him to be killed to allow Mika to rescue Yu. With this agreed Ferid experienced his arm being cut off for laying a hand on Yu yet told Mika to call if he needed a hand. With the battle lost once the main force of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army had arrived Ferid forcibly took Mika away when he wanted to stay with Yu. Paying no heed to the physical pain Mika was feeling Ferid expresses his concern regarding Mikaela's appearance: he is at the age in which Ferid finds most "beautiful" although "just barely" and then he seizes a child by the neck which troubles Mika. As part of a ploy to send a message to Krul he has Mika attend the progenitor council meeting and snaps his fingers to bring him in. Announcing Mika as his favourite servant afterward Ferid would inappropriately touch Mika's behind. Ferid indoctrinates Mika to think of humans as "greedy", and derives a twisted pleasure in teasing him especially when he now hates both vampires and humans. His subjection of Mika is such that he is either told to shut up or is ignored entirely as Mika blames himself for what Ferid done.

When Mika retrieved the sinful key that fell from a person with the seraph trait Ferid coerced him into handing it over.

Saitō
Another second progenitor although a former member of the ruling council. Ferid was sired by Saitō is Ferid's long ago and back then to the present Ferid is considered an "odd one". He refers to Saitō as his father or "papa" and it is a rare time when Ferid appears shocked at having his head patted by Saitō after seeing him again. Intrigued at learning that Saitō is in the area Ferid would observe the clash between him and the first in Shinoa's body in the sky of Shibuya. Ferid denied having daddy issues when his interest in Saitō was addressed. He was ready to fulfil his part of a plan which involved using the Jigenso cursed gear to open a portal in the space behind Saitō where Ferid stabbed a sinful key into his shoulder which resulted in an explosion. Following a trail of chain marks in the ground after smelling his blood Ferid would hone in on Saitō and proclaim his as a father that he has come to kill. Mentioning the plan that Saitō thought he had Ferid replied that he had none but did want to know why Saitō as the father did not give them a purpose in life. His interest changed to wanting to bring down the sinful key on an already heavily wounded Saitō and after a struggle Ferid had his sword out too as he worked to that.

Vampires
For vampires in general as a noble Ferid was treated in high esteem. Hooded vampires would escort him and others would abandon their ill intended plans concerning Yu at seeing Ferid in the vicinity. On the battlefield they would carry out his orders. Those gathered at Nagoya including other vampire nobles were prepared to accept his word that Krul, their queen, was a traitor to them.

Guren Ichinose
Lieutenant Colonel and leader of the Moon Demon Company. Ferid first met him as a teenager in Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen''. ''It is likely that Guren was the one who Ferid was addressing as his "ever-so-amusing partner", as while they may appear to be enemies, Ferid and Guren have been working together for quite some time.Ferid was the first to witness Guren performing the Seraph of the End experiment to revive his friends. He later helped him revive Shinya. If it was intentional that Ferid allowed Yu to escape then the prophecy Guren mentioned was Ferid gifting a seraph experiment to him. At Shinjuku Ferid would be in his sights as the commander to take out. Ferid voiced that Guren was pompous and was effortlessly able to knock him away from Mika when he was afforded an advantage in their fight. He was on hand to deal with Guren when he attacked and by the time Yu was active as a partial seraph Ferid had Guren at his mercy. Whilst violent this was practical as Guren was alive for Ferid to later transfer plans to detailing the location of vampire nobles in the city of Nagoya. Ferid was aware that Guren was a namanari and the specific details that his demon contained his deceased girlfriend that made up the Mahiru-no-Yo weapon. Observing him as a monster about to awaken Ferid did not interact with Guren during that time as a plan to activate a seraph was underway.

From Japanese Imperial Demon Army uniform uniforms in Ferid's mansion Ferid was suspected by Shinoa of being Guren's vampire contact. Guren may have been the means that Ferid was able to locate Shinoa squad with Crowley. Further he had access to a medication that could remedy Yu's issue of turning into a demon for extended periods of time.

Yūichirō Hyakuya
Seeing him with Mika he wondered whether Yu would also be coming to his mansion that night. Ferid slaughtered most of the Hyakuya orphans, fatally wounding Mikaela Hyakuya before Ferid was shot in the head by Yūichirō. Said rescue attempt by Yūichirō turned out to be in vain, as soon other vampires arrived at the scene and Yuichiro was left with no other option than to flee; leaving Mikaela behind. Ferid stands as the leading cause of Yūichirō's hatred towards vampires being the one who killed his "family" and he would be the motivation for Yu to become Former Special Private and member of the Moon Demon Company to enact vengeance against them. Keeping up to date on updates on Yu for Mika he would see him again after four years at Shinjuku. Commenting on how he had grown Ferid suggested he do to Yu what Krul did to Mika in turning him into a vampire. Whilst Yu was ordered to retreat Ferid would see to it that he would be drawn away for Mika to acquire. Touching Yu and stating an intent to drink his blood Ferid would leave him with Mika after the removal of his own arm. Seeing Yu as a belligerent shadowy being Ferid had no idea what he was. Recordings of Yu and his heavily destructive actions were shown by Ferid to vampire progenitors where he stated this was a result of further experimentation on the seraph of the end.

Seeking them out Ferid gave a show of pleasantness when the chance of an alliance between himself and Crowley with Shinoa squad was being brokered. Surprised at how reasonable Yu was being Ferid questioned if he could forget his past actions. Ferid then produced a jar containing Akane's head and wondered if Yu could say that to her face. With Yu in a murderous partly demonic state Ferid avoided his sword slashes before injecting a needle into Yu's back to seal the demon influence.

Shinoa Hīragi
The squad leader whose members Ferid would attempt to capture in Shinjuku. He seeks out after the battle in Nagoya and his request for them to board a bus is obeyed with Shinoa and her squad physically powerless to say otherwise. After having his clothes burnt away Ferid invites Shinoa to turn around to behold the show. His naked body regenerating after being cut in half was not a display that was loved at which point Ferid has his head cut off by her. With Shinoa transforming into a vampire Ferid had his solution to the problem. Speaking softly to Shinoa on how she must be feeling at having every cell in her body die Ferid explained that to stop the transformation he just needs to kill her. This act revealed the first within Shinoa who responded with scythes. Ferid's upper torso would be clutched by Shinoa's hand with Shikama Doji in control of her body.

Shihō Kimizuki
Meeting this member of Shinoa squad at Shinjuku Ferid would join him after the battle of Nagoya. With extensive blood loss from Lest Karr pulling his heart out at having it returned Ferid would lunge at Kimizuki and drain him of a significant amount of blood to replenish his own.

Yoichi Saotome
Another member of Shinoa squad at Shinjuku who he would join after the battle of Nagoya. The jar that contained Akane's head that Ferid brought was carried by him.

Mitsuba Sangū
Ferid has a similar connection to Mitsuba as Kimizuki and Yoichi.

Makoto Narumi
He taunts Narumi over the fact his squad members bodies have been retained.

Orphans
Unknown to them Ferid was waiting at the exit of Sanguinem to murder them indiscriminately. Drinking Ako of her blood Ferid would then use the strength in his hands and enhanced speed to systematically end Chihiro along with Kōta with Fumie and Taichi as well.

Akane Hyakuya
One of the final orphans that Ferid murdered where near the base of the stairs Ferid slashed her. He kept her head preserved in a jar where over four years later he showed it to Yu and Mika which enraged the former to a demonic state. Ferid seemed to enjoy that more rather than the potential that Akane could be resurected.

Children
Within Sanguinem he would flout the rule not to drink directly from the children kept there. Ferid would bring them to his manor and give them food in exchange for their blood. Further mistreatment was inflicted upon one child when Ferid picked him up by the neck. Some children were providing information on vampire activities to Kureto Hīragi outside the city. It is probable Ferid was aware of this espionage and went along with it where he allowed information to be discovered since he was also acting against certain vampires.

Mahiru Hīragi
First meeting her in Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen at the same time Ferid met Guren he has been working with Mahiru and Guren for a long time. Ferid is aware that he is Guren's girlfriend who is now imbued in his cursed gear sword, Mahiru-no-Yo. The dramatic increase in strength would be seen when a vampire noble near Ferid was sliced to pieces.

Shikama Doji
The first vampire and founder of their race. Ferid is more interested in Saitō's occupation with the first however he does come into direct contact with Shikama Doji in some form. Attacking Shinoa as she was changing into a vampire Ferid drew out this demon as he took physical measures to protect his host. With his arm missing and cut in half Ferid advised the human commanders to abandon the plans they were forming and run before it was was revealed he was being held by the first in Shinoa's body. By ambushing Saitō with a sinful key to remove him as a threat to Guren his key was one of the three used to seal Shikama Doji.

Ferid's Parents
Together with them in the past Ferid was a part of a royal family and being raised to be a priest. His mother was alive to see Ferid's father having endured a sword wound. Ferid would tell his mother that he loved her as he rounded on her with another sword.