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Sin City WIP: Lydia Halstrom
DIR By: Coolcat207
Date: March 30, 2026, 6:25 am
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"Mercy isn't weakness. It’s the line that keeps me from becoming
what I hunt."
"Everyone has a monster inside them. Some fight it. Some feed
it."
"Justice without compassion is just another kind of cruelty."
"If I start deciding who deserves to live, I'll be no better
than the things I chase. That's why I don't kill unless I have
no other choice. And I always look for another choice."
"The Cult thinks they're summoning salvation. They're digging a
grave they won't crawl out of."
~Lydia about the Cult of Demons
"If you're the Cult's idea of a champion, they're more desperate
than I thought."
~Lydia to a demon who claims to be the champion for the Cult of
Demons
"Demons don't scare me. People who worship them do."
"Wow. All of that power and you still fight like a drunken
raccoon."
~Lydia to a Lasombra vampire who drank demon blood to get more
power.
"Every case starts with a question. Most end with something I
didn't want to know."
"I don't believe in coincidences. Just patterns we haven't
recognized yet."
"Monsters hide in shadows. Humans hide in plain sight."
"If you want the truth, don't look where it's obvious. Look
where it hurts."
~Lydia to a rookie cop at a crime scene
"I'm half angel, half human. Which means I disappoint both sides
equally."
~Lydia explaining what she really is with a shrug
"War runs in my blood. Mercy is the choice I make every day."
"Power is easy. Restraint is the real battle."
"I'm not here to save the world. Just to keep it from falling
apart."
"The city never sleeps. Neither do the things hunting in it."
"I walk into the dark because someone has to."
"Hope is a fragile thing. I protect it anyway."
"Some nights, the only thing keeping me going is the promise
that tomorrow might be quieter."
"You can still walk away and do the right thing. Preferably
before I put you on the ground. I'm giving you a chance. Don't
make me regret being nice."
~Lydia to a corrupt cop after busting them.
"Working with Danae is like dancing on a knife's edge. One wrong
step and someone bleeds. She thinks I'm naïve. I think she's
dangerous. We're both right. We both want the same ending. We
just disagree on how many bodies it takes to get there."
~Lydia about Danae Levesque after a mission where she had no
choice but to work with Danae.
At an abandoned cathedral, moonlight cutting through broken
stained glass, shines on Danae who defeated and cornered a
corrupt priest responsible for the human trafficking and murders
of people. She was about to finish the job when Lydia came and
intervenes.
Danae: You're in my way again, Halstrom.
Lydia: Funny. I was about to say the same thing to you.
Danae: Step aside. That holy piece of sh!t in robes dies.
Quickly, if you're lucky.
Lydia: He's unarmed and terrified. That usually means 'arrest,'
not 'execution.'
Danae: Terror is the only language people like him understand.
Lyra: Maybe that's why they listen to you.
Danae: Her eyes flare; a flicker of hellfire under perfect
control You think you're funny huh? That you know what's good
just cause you got dome divine blood in ya? Well here's a piece
of advice for your pious ass: Mercy ain't enough to stop
scumbags like him in this sh*t stain world. You're too driven
into your pharisaical ways to realize that.
Lydia: And you're too driven by your animosity to admit you want
it saved at all.
Danae: glares at Lydia Move.
Lydia: No.
Danae: You'd protect a scumbag like him?
Lydia: I'd protect a chance. Something you stopped believing in
a long time ago.
Danae steps closer, their faces inches apart.
Danae: One day your mercy will get you killed.
Lydia: Maybe. But at least I won't become the thing I'm
fighting.
Danae's expression shifts to a mixture of irritation, annoyance
and a bit of respect before resulting to her rolling her eyes.
Danae: You're so damn exhausting, you know that?
Lydia: It's one of my superpowers.
"She carries war in her blood and mercy in her heart. A
contradiction… and a threat."
~A cultist about how much a threat Lydia is to them.
"She's infuriating… but she's one of the very few in the holy
section who believes I can be more than what I was made to be.
She actually sees the good in everyone. Even in me. I don't know
whether that makes her brave or foolish. Maybe it's both."
~Danae Levesque about Lydia Halstrom.
"She's a walking moral lecture with wings. And somehow, I can't
block that BS from my mind. She's as bad as Kabir, if not worse.
At least he knows when to shut the hell up."
~Danae Levesque, annoyed about Lydia's morals.
Name:
Lydia Halstrom
Age:
Unknown
Gender:
Female
Species:
Nephilim
Family:
Father: Nathaniel (Powers Angel)
Mother: Hailey Halstrom (Human Cathar Hunter)
Organization:
None
Occupation:
Private Detective (Cover/Mundane Job)
Supernatural Hunter
Nephilim Powers:
Nephilim Physiology:
~User with this ability either is or can transform into a
Nephilim: a being (most commonly one of the first generation)
with both mortal and Angelic Ancestry.
Note: In mythology, the Nephilim is considered to be the result
of a union between an Angel and a Mortal. This is similar to the
conception of the Demigods in mythology. Just like said
demigods, Nephilim can come in forms other than the traditional
kind. Said forms would involve being a mortal human who went
through a form of ascension, where they became an angelic being
themselves. Another form would be a mortal with an Angelic Soul.
As partially mortal, they are more bound to their form than
their non-mortal parent, but their personalities and minds are
far less defined by their spiritual aspect. In some forms of
media, Nephilim are shown to be equal or higher in power than
full members of the supernatural race they descended from. This
is generally explained with the claim that the human soul
enhances the spiritual/divine power gained from their "parent".
Angel/Archangel Divine Aura:
~Angels have incredible holy aura, as they radiate in their
angel forms with divine energy, which is enhanced by the angelic
presence. This aura not only shows an angel's power, but also
acts as an defense, strengthening their bodies so that they take
less damage. Depending on the kind of angel, normal angels have
strong aura, with the next step up usually being grand priest
angels, and the highest level being archangels. Other angels can
also make the list, like seraphim or other angel types, though
depending on the individual, most other angel types can very on
where they place in the list of angelic power. In most angel's
angelic power, this aura isn't visible, and acts like a passive
defense, and radiates from their spirit that allows angels to
give off a presence of pure light which is usually visible to
those with a sixth sense for sensing the presence of other
beings. Since this form is based in angelic power rather than
elemental power like some auras, this aura relies on the divine
energy an angel generates to power it. Typically, archangels are
the ones with the strongest holy power, and an archangel's aura
is typical more powerful than any other kind of angel in heaven.
While strong though, demonic and dark weapons and powers can
more easily pierce this aura, as one might expect, as can aura
breaker weapons and powers.
Enhanced Holy Energy/Celestial Force:
~Having angel power, angels have advanced holy energy and higher
level angels also have celestial force (or some might have other
higher level divine energies to use in battle), which is
enhanced by their angelic power. Their enhanced holy energy is
holy energy enhanced by their angel power, which does more
damage than normal holy energy. This is a natural holy energy to
some angel's power, as it replaces normal holy energy angels
use. Higher level angels and a lot of angelic hybrids can also
use celestial force, the highest level holy energy that some
archangels and nephilim developed to fight demon princes and
high level demonic entities, in which celestial force is an
amplification using positive spirit energy to amp holy energy.
The normal enhanced holy energy does less damage, but costs less
power to use, while the celestial force is far stronger, but
costs more power to use. This requires the user to manage their
power, using holy energy against weaker opponents and saving
celestial force for more dangerous opponents. Most angels are
trained in holy energy and have advanced holy energy, but only
high level angels or some hybrids are trained and can use
celestial force. This force is often best utilized in nephilims,
as certain angel hybrids learned to use this far more
effectively using less power since angel hybrids can more easily
create this power with stronger soul energy compared to angels.
Some angels have even developed other divine energies depending
on their power set (usually archangels who develop their own
types of powers).
Divine Smite:
~With angel power, all angels have enhanced smiting abilities
which is often mistaken for divine lightning. The first is when
they put their hands on others, and purify unholy presences,
being able to destroy things like demons possessing a body. This
ability is set up so that an angel can attack presences in
people through physical contact. Some refer to this as
"purification" but the angels usually refer to it as "smiting"
as their purification is actually different. This is an attack
skill designed to destroy a presence inside of others, usually
to cast demons out of humans. When used through physical
contact, the angel is able to exorcise a presence or burn the
presence completely out of someone. Exorcising takes less time,
but doesn't hurt the presence in the body which is usually the
safer option for most angels so they don't kill the host.
However, the second option can burn the presence usually by
overpowering it with their own nature, and burn the presence out
of them. Not only does this take longer to do, but this also is
a big danger to the host, as the host can actually be killed
with this ability. This ability is typically better to use for
exorcisms, since most angels are usually trying to save people
from presences when using this power. This time it takes to
destroy a presence or exorcise it also depends on the creature,
it's strength and the type of angel. Certain creatures take much
longer or some creatures like leviathans can't be cast out by
normal angels. It's also important to note that angels take
longer to cast out presences than archangels do, who can do this
a bit faster than normal angels can.
Angel Healing, Purification, and Restoration:
~All angels have healing powers, as well as restoration
abilities they can use on others. The main ability is being able
to heal others, being able to heal things like injuries, and
heal things like afflictions caused by supernatural abilities
(like unholy energy poisoning). Angels are able to use this to
also purify the presences from others, being able to purify
things like unwanted presences in the body, and being able to
remove afflictions from the user as needed. Usually, their
powers of healing and purification are pretty useful for allies,
and can even be used on themselves to a degree since they are
able to purify and heal themselves if they find themselves in a
place where they can't heal as easily. Their last power is that
of restoration, where they can restore people and objects.
Angels are able to restore not only people, but broken objects
as well depending on the object. This typically helps with
things like trying to restore objects they need, or restoring
broken weapons and armors. These abilities typically come from
an angel's nature, in which they have a natural restorative
power they are able to use that is powered by their holy energy.
This is an ability designed mostly for healing and restoration,
and this has no real attack ability in battle, other than an
angel healing themselves. Archangels also have much more
powerful healing abilities and can heal/restore much faster than
normal angels due to their enhanced holy power and them being
much more powerful than normal angels.
Angelic Holy Ally Amplification:
~Angels are able to amplify those that ally with them, in which
they are able to strengthen their allies in other beings
(typically empowering humans). The most common use of this is
when an angel empowers a human, and the human becomes much
harder to damage, and does more damage to opponents. Some angels
have been able to also grant specific other defenses to others,
such as some angels granting defense against certain abilities,
like using this power to help protect them from flames or
lightning powers to a degree. This usually depends on the angel
and their abilities, as every angel typically has some unique
way to amplify someone, whether it's granting them temporary
immunity to flames, granting them regenerative abilities, or
even some who can make someone's skin hard enough to resist
bullets. This amplification doesn't typically work on other
angels, and typically works best when they are allied alongside
humans who work with them. This was originally designed for
guardian angels who developed this power in order to help
protect the people they would guard from harm, or help grant
them special defense to certain things. As a result, this power
is designed not for an angel, but for the beings an angel would
protect and/or guide. This power can also usually be countered
by stronger opponents, with some having stronger abilities, and
things like demonic energy or primordial power can easily break
this amplification and do damage, being a counter power. The
angel can also only strengthen a person with as much power as
they have, so they can't empower a person beyond their own
abilities, such as a normal angel couldn't make someone strong
enough to take on an archangel or demon prince with their
amplification alone. As one might expect, the power of the angel
using this determines the power given by this ability, for
better or for worse.
Angelic Enochian Warding:
~Angels are able to wards on people and places, with this being
another power that lets them counter things like demonic
possession. Usually, angels do this, they are able to use their
power to burn wards and sigils on surfaces in order to ward
them. They are able to do things like warding against demons, in
which they would be able to use this to keep demons from
entering an area they don't want demons in, or they could use
this to even ward against angels or fallen angels depending on
what the wards used. When used on people, angels can do this a
few different ways, with them mostly being used the same way. By
putting wards on people, angels can ward others against things
like possession, ward humans with special Enochian sigils to
grant them special effects, or even making a person untraceable
by heaven and hell. Usually, angels can do this by either
burning the ward/sigil onto a person's skin, or they can burn
these into someone's bones outside of physical view. These wards
are pretty useful, and only those that know Enochian can use
counter sigils to remove these, and angels/demons that can
remove these have to know they're there and where they are on
the body. Typically, this is much more advanced types of warding
than typical warding, and use special Enochian sigils to create
powerful wards against a multitude of threats. However, strong
enough counters can counter these, like a powerful enough demon
or demon group could break a warding on an area, or warding
against possession might not work in certain circumstances if
the opponent is stronger than the ward. This also typically only
works on specific circumstances, such as demon wards only
working against demons, and angel wards only working against
angels.
Enochian Exorcisms:
~Angels are normally able to send demons back to hell using
their smiting power, however, sometimes this isn't enough, or an
angel might not want to save their power. By using Enochian
exorcisms designed for angels, angels are able to exorcise
presences using Enochian chants. This is useful for removing
unwanted presences, with this originally being used to counter
demonic possession and possession by fallen angels. This is
usually designed to be used alongside their smiting power, in
which they use both to save the amount of power they need to
exorcise a presence, and can be used to do things like casting
out demonic possessions, and even can be used to cast out fallen
angel possessions. However, certain stronger presences might
require special exorcisms or might even be immune to exorcisms
(like demon princes or some more powerful archangels). For the
most part, this is also good to use because it can free those
possessed without hurting them, as the exorcism sends the
presence somewhere depending on the presence (like demons being
sent back to hell). For the most part tough, this doesn't stop
the presence from coming back, as there's usually nothing to
stop presences from coming back (like demons being able to
eventually return from hell). Usually, this is best used to free
someone from possession, then put wards on them so they cannot
be possessed again.
Angelic Sleeping Touch:
~This lets an angel put someone to sleep by touching their
forehead. Through physical contact, an angel can shut down a
being's conscious mind, which renders them unconscious. This
particular skill is very useful for knocking out others that
they don't want to fight, as it typically lets them avoid combat
with people that they'd rather not fight. This ability also
bypasses psychic protection, as it uses the angelic presence to
overwhelm the conscious mind. Advanced users of this ability can
even wipe short term memories, with archangels even being able
to wipe long-term memories from the mind for those that they
don't want to know certain things. Usually wiping the mind is
only used for those they don't want to know Heaven is protecting
them, so they use this to wipe the mind if the person they are
protecting sees them or makes it so they don't remember anything
bad happening to them. However, this doesn't work on all races,
as the angel must be more powerful than the person they're
trying to put to sleep, since this power requires overwhelming
the presence of someone else to use. For this reason, typically
angels are only able to use this on normal humans or weaker
supernaturals, and this doesn't work on anyone as strong or
stronger than them in terms of presence. This power also
requires physical touch for at least one round to put into
effect, so if the opponent breaks contact during that round,
they can avoid being put to sleep. Typically tough, this is only
used on innocent bystanders or those that aren't a part of a
battle, in order to keep them out of the fight.
Angelic Teleportation/Space and Time Travel:
~This ability is one that most angels share, in that almost all
angels can teleport. Not only can they teleport around, but they
are able to teleport to other realms as well, such as going back
and forth from heaven, earth and even going to the Veil where
dead spirits reside. They are even able to travel to hell,
though traveling to hell is typically dangerous to angels as
they will often be attacked by demons there if they do teleport
there. Some angels are even skilled enough that they can bend
time and travel through time either by themselves or with
others. Due to this, most angels are able to travel in some way
through time and space fairly easily. While traveling to certain
places, like traveling time, takes a lot of energy, most angels
can use basic teleportation to travel around as they desire.
Some angels even teleport differently, such as some might
disappear in a burst of light, or some might vanish, or some
even leave flurries of angelic feathers from their wings behind
as they teleport away. When used, the angel does have to know
where they are going, or else they might travel somewhere
randomly and get lost. This is especially important when
traveling between realms like going from heaven to earth, where
they might get lost in between if they don't know where they're
going. However, most angels know the path between heaven and
earth, and aside from sometimes not knowing where specific
places are, they typically have no problem traveling there if
they know where they are going.
Angelic Astral Projection/Dream-walking:
~Ever since ancient times, angels have been able to use their
spiritual like being to go back and forth from manifesting as
spirits. The main use of this was to be able to appear in
dreams, a power that angels have used to convey messages to
people chosen by heaven in the past. Unlike most beings who
separate their spirit, an angel is able to turn into a spiritual
being, in which they can enter the astral plane and react with
not only dreams, but can also interact with dead spirits, and
some intelligent spirits that are not dead spirits. Angels are
able to go to the Veil where dead spirits are usually found, or
the angel can attempt to go to the Spirit Realm, which is a
realm where natural spirits reside, if they are able to perceive
the spirits (Though this is usually a dangerous trip requiring
special training to get into the spirit realm due to it's unique
spirit perception required). This lets users commune with the
dead, and with spirits that can be perceived. Of course, the
biggest use for this is to interact with spirits, but also if
one is trying to interact with a dead spirit, it is much easier
to do so in astral projection than in physical form. The other
main use of this is going back and forth from dreams, in which
angels can also enter the dream realm, though usually in a
limited fashion where they can only interact in dreams and
cannot access the full dream realm or create dreams like many
dream demons can.
Pure Light Manipulation:
~User can create, shape and manipulate light of beneficial
nature; that which strengthens, enhances and causes
anything/everything it comes across to flourish, representing
the sustaining and preserving side of light, which in turn
ignores most of the common limitations and weaknesses of its
normal elemental variety. In essence, this is about solely
controlling the pure positive powers of light.
Divine Light Manipulation:
~The user can create, shape and manipulate holy/divine light
that's highly effective against the supernatural, such as demons
and/or angels. The effectiveness, in question, can range from
trapping and/or immobilizing to outright banishing or killing
supernatural threats. Furthermore, divine light may have other
properties and abilities, such as healing, Resurrection,
summoning angels and/or spirits of the deceased from Heaven to
the material plane.
Divine Light Generation:
~The user is able to generate and project divine light.
Cathar Hunter Abilities:
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