Krsnik

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Krsnik or Kresnik, Lord of the Mountain is a pagan slavonic son of the sun god present in Slovenia, Croatia, and other countries. The comparative mythology showed that this demigod figure originates from Iranian god Yima and his double, Indian Yama, with whom they share a lot of common characteristics. It is a very diverse deity with many different faces depending on the location of the myth.

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In the anime series Trinity Blood, a "Crusnik" is a vampire that feeds on the blood of other vampires. Abel, Seth and Cain Nightroad are Crusniks who are much more powerful than regular vampires and have a longer life span. In the anime series, they all take differnt forms: Cain appears as an angel with white wings, even though he is the antagonist, whereas Abel appears slighly demonic with black wings and red eyes, while being the protagonist.