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Jean-Jacques Chastel was born human in mid-18th century Gévaudan, France. After awakening as a vampire in childhood, he suffered neglect from his mother and physical abuse from his father. Isolated and shunned, he ventured into the Silver Forest, drawn by legends of a witch. There, he encountered Chloé d'Apchier, the last surviving member of her noble family and a fellow hidden vampire. This meeting forged a deep companionship, with Jean-Jacques becoming Chloé's protector and sole companion.
As Church-led vampire hunts escalated, the fabricated "Beast of Gévaudan" served as a cover for anti-vampire violence. When Chloé tried to expose this truth, her family was massacred and she was unjustly blamed for the Beast's atrocities. Witnessing Chloé's suffering and the villagers' bloodthirsty mobs, Jean-Jacques concluded the hunt would only end with the Beast's death. To protect Chloé from being scapegoated, he deliberately became a curse-bearer by giving his True Name to Naenia, gaining the unique power to transform into the Beast. This allowed him to shift freely between his vampire form and a wolf-like creature covered in red fur.
Following Chloé's failed suicide attempt, she contracted a Malnomen with Naenia, seeking revenge. Her curse, "Millie, Theater of Ice and Snow," created a closed dimension within the Silver Forest, trapping them in a century-long loop of her traumatic memories. In this repeating world, villagers, dragoons, and Church chasseurs endlessly attacked Chloé, and Jean-Jacques, as the Beast, killed them repeatedly to protect her. During this time, Chloé constructed automatons resembling her deceased family, outfitted with weapons, claiming they would enact revenge. Though Jean-Jacques never understood their purpose, he supported her endeavors.
Jean-Jacques exhibited unwavering devotion to Chloé, devoting himself as her caretaker and mastering exceptional domestic skills in cooking, cleaning, and sewing. He harbored intense resentment toward the humans who persecuted Chloé and the vampires who abandoned her, fueling his embrace of the Beast's violence. His isolation bred mistrust of others, though he formed his first friendship outside Chloé with Noé Archiviste, whom he saved from Jeanne during a conflict. Grateful for Noé's protection, Jean-Jacques shared his blood memories, expressing a desire for someone to remember their existence.
During the 1889 resurgence of the Beast incident, orchestrated by Marquis Machina, multiple factions converged on Gévaudan. Jean-Jacques fought Jeanne, the Senate's Bourreau sent to eliminate the Beast, confronting a figure linked to Chloé's past trauma. As events unfolded, Jean-Jacques realized his violent actions as the Beast perpetuated Chloé's suffering within her memory loop. In a pivotal moment, he nearly harmed Chloé while attacking Jeanne, leading him to reject the Beast's power. He declared he would protect Chloé "as Jean-Jacques Chastel," prioritizing his identity over the curse.
Following the Gévaudan incident's resolution, Jean-Jacques chose to live alongside Chloé. He expressed gratitude to Noé and Vanitas for saving them and promised future aid. His arc concluded with a commitment to protect Chloé through companionship rather than violence, departing from his reliance on the Beast's power.
As Church-led vampire hunts escalated, the fabricated "Beast of Gévaudan" served as a cover for anti-vampire violence. When Chloé tried to expose this truth, her family was massacred and she was unjustly blamed for the Beast's atrocities. Witnessing Chloé's suffering and the villagers' bloodthirsty mobs, Jean-Jacques concluded the hunt would only end with the Beast's death. To protect Chloé from being scapegoated, he deliberately became a curse-bearer by giving his True Name to Naenia, gaining the unique power to transform into the Beast. This allowed him to shift freely between his vampire form and a wolf-like creature covered in red fur.
Following Chloé's failed suicide attempt, she contracted a Malnomen with Naenia, seeking revenge. Her curse, "Millie, Theater of Ice and Snow," created a closed dimension within the Silver Forest, trapping them in a century-long loop of her traumatic memories. In this repeating world, villagers, dragoons, and Church chasseurs endlessly attacked Chloé, and Jean-Jacques, as the Beast, killed them repeatedly to protect her. During this time, Chloé constructed automatons resembling her deceased family, outfitted with weapons, claiming they would enact revenge. Though Jean-Jacques never understood their purpose, he supported her endeavors.
Jean-Jacques exhibited unwavering devotion to Chloé, devoting himself as her caretaker and mastering exceptional domestic skills in cooking, cleaning, and sewing. He harbored intense resentment toward the humans who persecuted Chloé and the vampires who abandoned her, fueling his embrace of the Beast's violence. His isolation bred mistrust of others, though he formed his first friendship outside Chloé with Noé Archiviste, whom he saved from Jeanne during a conflict. Grateful for Noé's protection, Jean-Jacques shared his blood memories, expressing a desire for someone to remember their existence.
During the 1889 resurgence of the Beast incident, orchestrated by Marquis Machina, multiple factions converged on Gévaudan. Jean-Jacques fought Jeanne, the Senate's Bourreau sent to eliminate the Beast, confronting a figure linked to Chloé's past trauma. As events unfolded, Jean-Jacques realized his violent actions as the Beast perpetuated Chloé's suffering within her memory loop. In a pivotal moment, he nearly harmed Chloé while attacking Jeanne, leading him to reject the Beast's power. He declared he would protect Chloé "as Jean-Jacques Chastel," prioritizing his identity over the curse.
Following the Gévaudan incident's resolution, Jean-Jacques chose to live alongside Chloé. He expressed gratitude to Noé and Vanitas for saving them and promised future aid. His arc concluded with a commitment to protect Chloé through companionship rather than violence, departing from his reliance on the Beast's power.