Soren Chase

Soren Chase, aka the Animus, is a magician/superhero who lives in Boston. He was gifted by Mrethus in the form of a Voice whose former identity was Belarjus the Wholesome. He is one of the most powerful and young users of Mrethus' gift accompanied by a Voice.

History
Soren Artemis Chase is a young Australian who lives in Boston. His parents were killed in their work mysteriously and he lives with a nursemaid called Abha. He currently lives in Artemis Manor, the place his father grew up and his father before him and his father before him, where he studies his parent's work with the company of his Voice and his magic.

When he was six, his parents disappeared and were never found. He was placed into the care of his nursemaid Abha, who raised him in her apartment building for nine years until the legal items were cleared and they were allowed to reside in his family's Artemis Manor, on the outskirts of Boston. For school, he attended Jade Academy.

One field trip on a vision to the DEGASI Museum, he interacted and showed great interest in Degasi artifacts and bonded with a professor known as Armitage Johansen over possible exploration of the Degasi homeworld. Later he met Brutus Sole and Shapeshifter, two members of the DEGASI team who were currently incognito.

Shortly afterwards, Mrethus lured him into a hidden part of the building where it infused him with its gift of the Voice. He left school early, claming to be sick, and tried to figure out what was going on with the Voice.

Over the next few months, he became accustomed with the Voice, training with it in the redwood forests near the Manor and learning to use Mrethus' Gift well. Eventually, his powers grew too great and he became known throughout the USA as a local hero, stopping an unknown figure from destroying a building. He was given the name Animus by his Voice, who said it meant mind and spirit in the Ancient Tongues.

It turned out this attempted murdered was hired by a man known as Terry Crusoe, who hired an assassin known as Katana to kill Animus. Animus almost sacrificed himself to save his friends and their parents who were on a picnic at the lake when Katana arrived.

Katana proved an even match for Animus, even with his training almost fully completed, and almost won. But eventually Animus and his Voice joined their magic limits and created a spell that sent Katana stripped of his suit, his evil desires and job, and into the prison. Stereotypical ending, I know, but still.

Animus remains a superhero to this day.