| “ | Do not cry for me, Azrael. Do not waste your tears. You made your decision. And this is mine. Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn't it? They always called me weak back then... | ” |
— Kingsley to Mimi, before vanishing in the White Darkness in The Van Alen Legacy.
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Kingsley Martin is one of the main characters of the first cycle in the Blue Bloods series written by Melissa de la Cruz. As a Silver Blood Enmortal, he doesn't follow the cycles of Expression anymore. After being called by Regis Charles Force to find the Silver Blood traitor in Duchesne in Masquerade, the Veritas Venator thought it was Mimi Force who was responsible for the young Blue Bloods murders, but it has been found out that he was wrong and he disappeared for a time. When he came back, he and Mimi started to share some feelings, until they fell in love.
Appearance[]
Kingsley Martin is described as a handsome young man with dark brown shoulder length hair. He has blue eyes and stands at 6'1 . He uses the glom as a mask to appear younger, Mimi describes him as looking more older and tired with fine lines forming around his eyes when he doesn't use the glom.
Biography[]
Araquiel, the Angel with Two faces, is a powerful enmortal Silver Blood who defected from Lucifers ranks. He fall from paradise are siding with Lucifer during the War of Heaven. he was damned to walk the earth as a vampire, til he was turned to a Silver Blood in Rome. He is one of the few Silver bloods that have fully repented and have been granted redemption by the Coven.
Past Lives[]
Tiberius Gemellus (Rome)[]
Tiberius Gemellus is the reincarnation of Araquiel in Rome. He was born to the Roman Empire as a prince, being overshadowed by his cousin Caligula (Lucifer) who he saw as a brother and protector, who ultimately ascended the throne.
This affection made Tiberius vulnerable to Caligula's influence. He manipulated Tiberius into accepting the corruption, turning him into a Silver Blood. Tiberius under the influence of Caligula killed Blue Bloods and drained them of their blood. Altering his immortal essence and fusing other vampire spirting into his own. Which he later stated to be unbearable torment. He became an enmortal and was stronger, faster, and more powerful then most Blue Bloods
“I did it out of love. He was like a brother to me. I didn’t know what he was.”—Kingsley Martin
After Julia (Pistis Sophia) exposed Caligula as Lucifer, Tiberius was shocked and hurt. He did not know who he was following, and was repulsed that he turned into Silver Blood and had to live with the spirts of other vampires forever. He went to Cassius (Michael) and repented, he begged for mercy and stated he did not know who he was truly following. Cassius allowed Tiberius to return to the Conclave, stating he could see the good still present in his soul.
Caligula raged war on the Blue Bloods after the truth was exposed. Tiberius fought for the side of good to show his loyalty. It was believed Lucifer was trapped behind the Gate of Promise after the war. For Tiberius's show of loyalty to the Conclave, Cassius invited him to join a new team called the Venators. Who would be secretly killing the rest of the Silver Bloods around the world. He was still learning to control the Abomination inside of him.
Florence[]
Tiberius Gemellus was present during the events of Florence where Tomasia (Gabrielle) had a child with Lucifer. Andreas (Michael) asked Tiberius for help since he was the most trusted Venator and would keep the secret of this child. Tomasia's memories were erased by Ludivivo (Metatron) and the child was presumably killed.
Throughout the centuries[]
After joining the Blue Bloods again, Araquiel was now an enmortal and did not have to change physical shell every century. Since he was now apart of the Venators and only worked closely with the Conclave, he decided to be known as Kingsley Anderson Martin, unlike other enmortals who changed their persona throughout the years. This was not needed for Kingsley since he only worked inside of the Conclave and was not associated with the larger Blue Blood society who indulged in human actives. He was sent on different missions for Michael throughout the centuries, not questioning the man that granted him peace. Michael made him the guardian of the Gate of Time. One of the Paths of the Dead that were closed to trap Lucifer and the demons safety after the events of Rome.
Role in the Series[]
Masquerade[]
Kingsley Martin is introduced as a new student at Duchesne, he quickly becomes the center of attention among students. Mimi Force states he is a Blue Blood and claims his family is connected to European royalty. Kingsley befriends bliss Llewellyn early on, revealing he was the mysterious boy that rescued her from drowning and danced with her at the Four Hundred Ball.
"I liked the green gown. And the necklace, of course. A perfect touch. But I think I liked you better wet and soaking. Helpless."—Kingsley Martin
Kingsley is rebellious and often thinks of humans as less then, this comes to a forefront when he uses the glom to manipulate a human freshman into nearly jumping off a balcony for amusement. Jack Force stops this and calls him foolish and dangerous. Kingsley dismisses this and mocks the Committee and the Wardens. He builds a strong friendship with Mimi Force, he introduces her to the materia acerbus, a forbidden book of dark spells and encourages her to summon a Silver Blood. Mimi is hesitant but tries anyway and gets caught. She is fueled by her hatred for Schuyler Van Alen and teams with Kingsley to summon a Silver Blood to get rid of her. Kingsley also helps Bliss with her weird blackouts and the voicing in her head. Giving her advice on how to get rid of it.
Kingsley and Mimi descend to the lower levels of the Repository of History to perform the Incantation Demonata, a spell to summon a Silver Blood. The ritual works and the spell unleashes chaos, a demonic emerges and kills a Blue Blood and hurts Bliss. The library is severely damaged in the explosion.
The Coven holds a open court to figure out what happened in the Repository. Kingsley reveals his role as a Vanator and states his mission was to investigate the students of Duchesne, as the Coven believes a Silver Blood is among them. He singles out Mimi and blames her as the one responsible for performing the spell. He accuses her of being the Silver Blood and the Coven is set to burn her blood, killing her and her angelic self.
"I am a Truth Seeker. A Veritas Venator. I was commissioned by The Committee to investigate the deaths of several Blue Bloods."—Kingsley Martin
During Mimi's trial, Schuyler offers to do a blood trial, where she will tap into Mimi's memories and uncover the truth. Schuyler see's that Kingsley was the one completed the spell and summoned the Silver Blood. She shares this with the Conclave and Mimi is cleared. Lawrence Van Alen, Schuyler grandfather and the new Regis. Reveals that Kingsley is a Silver Blood, but repented and returned to the Blue Blood fold. Lawrence sent Venators to capture Kingsley but he has already disappeared.
"Kingsley is a Silver Blood… His family is an old one. One of the ancient warriors. They were corrupted by Lucifer himself."
Revelations[]
Mimi Force is at a Coven meeting when she spots Kingsley sitting in honor beside Lawrence Van Alen. His sudden reinstatement stubs many of the Elders. Kingsley if officially exonerated. Lawrence explains that Kingsley was operating under secret orders issued by Charles Force. Some member are outraged, Lawrence reminds them that the Regis word is final.
Kingsley reports troubling activity from Corcovado, Brazil. Where Leviathan remains imprisoned. Kingsley informs them of missing Elders and suspected Silver Blood activity. He is assigned to go to Brazil to investigate the unusual activity and monitor the security of Corcovado. Kingsley arrives in Brazil along with the rest of the Coven, who were summoned by Lawrence. The Coven is invited to a routine dinner, this turns into a massacre orchestrated by Silver Bloods hiding within their own ranks. Mimi fights off Silver Bloods and encounters Kingsley during her escape. She believes him to be one of the attackers. Kingsley insists he is not involved, explaing that he had been trapped under a stasis spell before the ambush begin.
"I went to pick up Alfonso for our usual golf game, and the next thing I know I'm trapped in the back of my own car. As soon as I extricated myself I came down here to warn the others."—Kingsley Martin
Kingsley, Mimi, and Forsyth Llewellyn escape the burning villa as the Silver Bloods vanish into the night, leaving behind the destruction of the Conclave leadership.
The Van Alen Legacy[]
Kingsley is officially introduced as a full Venator, being commissioned by the Committee along with Mimi to search for Jordan Llewellyn. Who was kidnapped during the events of Masquerade. Mimi still holds hard feelings for Kingsley after he accused her of being a Silver Blood traitor. The two still continue to flirt and bicker back and forth. The team along with Sam and Ted Lennox are searching the memories of a potential witness. They realize the human's memories are tampered with. This leads the team back to Rio, where Jordan was originally kidnapped.
They arrive in Rio and start looking for clues. Eventually a young local girl delivers a letter addressed directly to Kingsley using his angelic name. They realize this is from Jordan and simply reads " Phoebus ostend praeeo - The sun shall show the way." The team go to a local bar that may hold clues. They get into a fight with some locals and realize this place will hold nothing for more. When Mimi puts the letter toward the sun, it shows a hidden map, guiding them to the Tijuca Forest.
They find a remote cabin in the forest. They also find a clear sign of a recent Silver Blood attack. They are attacked by two Silver Bloods and a zombified Nan Cutler, they kill the Silver Bloods and find Jordans body in a bath tub. They piece together what happened and find that Jordan's eyes are missing their pupils. This signals that The Watcher spirit inside of Jordan escaped before she was harmed. The Watchers spirit has found another host elsewhere. The team buries Jordan nearby and head back to New York with the what they uncovered.
"We give to the earth the body of Jordan Llewellyn, who carried the spirit of Pistis Sophia."—Kingsley Martin
Back in New York Mimi discovers Charles Force's old Venator reports on Kingsley's assignment at Duchesne. She confronts Kingsley and asks for the truth. Kingsley explains he was under Charles's orders to summon the Silver Blood, this was part of a larger secret plan to root out the deeper Silver Blood conspiracy. This complicates Mimi's feelings for him further. Mimi decides to set a date for her and Jack's bonding ceremony. She fears what will happen if she develops stronger feelings for Kingsley and is under pressure from the Coven to bring some sort of goodness to the Coven. Kingsley and Mimi still meet in secret, their affair becomes physical and their feelings deepen. Kingsley tries one last time to get Mimi to break her bond and run away with him and the team of Venators, Mimi refuses and Kingsley presumably leaves.
"You know my secret. You know what we face, the enormity of our task if what Charles suspects is true. The team needs you. Come with us."—Kingsley Martin, to Mimi Force
During Mimi and Jack's bonding ceremony, the Silver Bloods attack. Bliss under the control of Lucifers calls forth Leviathan and the Silver Bloods. The battle takes place inside of the glom, Mimi is fighting off the Silver Bloods when Kingsley appears and sacrifices himself, locking him and Leviathan behind the Gate of Time. He activates the subvertio, collapsing the gate and trapping himself and Leviathan in hell to prevent Lucifer's release.
"Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn’t it? They always called me weak back then . . . but maybe weakness is a strength of a kind. "—Kingsley Martin, to Mimi Force
Lost in Time[]
Gates of Paradise[]
Second cycle[]
Vampires of Manhattan[]
After seven years of controlling the underworld together, Mimi Force, tired of the solitude, bleakness, and Kingsley's coldness, informs him that she is leaving. Kingsley initially downplays her threats, expecting that their typical cycle of conflict and passion will continue. However, this time is different. Mimi packs her belongings and, with Kingsley's approval, boards the train returning to the surface. Kingsley goes after her and follows her to New York. He watches over her and makes sure she's taken care of. He believes that she doesn't miss him anymore. Seeing her shopping and living a normal life, not showing any emotion that she's missing him. Kingsley doesn't want to bother with trying anymore, seeing she is happy here.
After a few months, Mimi is working at a art gallery. She notices that Kingsley has come to pay her a visit. Kingsley and Mimi have a quiet conversation outside the gallery and then go for drinks. He informs her that "Hell's Bells" have begun to ring, an old signal that something has escaped from the abyss. He reveals that a vampire murdered a human girl, and he assumes a darker motive. Kingsley explains that he did not come to ask Mimi to return to him, but rather to ask for her help:
"I need you. I wouldn't be here if I didn't."—Kingsley Martin, to Mimi Force
They meet again for drinks again. Kingsley avoids pressing Mimi further, but makes it obvious that he needs her help. She invites him home, and he spends the night in her apartment, consciously avoiding intimacy. The Hell's Bells ring again that night, and Kingsley admits that Helda, the Queen of the Underworld, told him about a lost book that might contain the answers Arcana de Inferno, a compilation of Hell's history. Kingsley refuses to involve the Coven and insists that he can't tell them til he know's for sure what's going on. Later that night Kingsley leaves without a word. Hurting her in the process. He meets Mimi and reveals to her that he broke into the Repository and read the entire Arcana de Inferno. They enter the glom so Mimi can read the book from his memory. They unlock a page only Mimi, the Angel of Death can read. The prophecy states: “In death is life. The Little King of the Morning will rise again.". He feels this means that Lucifer, the Morningstar, may not be as dead as previously assumed, and that something (or someone) has escaped from Hell to fulfill this prophecy. Despite this alarming news, Kingsley becomes emotionally detached again, fearing the safety of his beloved and leaves again. Claiming he can take care of himself.
“I made a mistake. I shouldn’t have bothered you with this.”—Kingsley Martin
Mimi is out in New York and spots Kingsley with a younger women. She is hurt and runs out of the build when Kingsley notices her. He calls after her but she runs to her apartment. Kingsley is already there and they make love, rekindling some of their former relationship. Mimi asks Kingsley why he was dancing with another women. Kingsley reveals to Mimi that he has been investigating a mysterious new drug called Angel Blood. A drug that had the potential to resurrect the dead as vampires, causing chaos. He has been undercover as Damien Lane, a teenage to figure out whats really going on and who's been distributing these drugs. During his investigate he befriends Georgina Curry, a teenage girl he believes could led him to the person that has been distributing these drugs. Kingsley later finds her dead from full consumption, he believes she was meeting with the main drug dealer and was killed. After telling Mimi this, she argues with him to take this to the Coven. Kingsley agrees and they go both to the Four Hundred ball as the whole Coven will be there.
During the Four Hundred Ball, Oliver is now Regis and is drinking from his human familiar and lover, Finn Chase. Kingsley and Mimi find Oliver walking away from the room where Finn Chase is passed out, bleeding from her neck. Mimi goes after Oliver and realizes his not himself and has been drugged. Mimi sneaks him out while Kingsley tries to help Finn. Venators Ara and Edon saw him over Finn's body and accuses him of her murder. As his being interrogated, he reveals his mission from the start. After he is cleared for the murder of Finn, Kingsley works with the Venators on finding out who's been behind of all this. They find out the drug is being made with Allegra's blood and Lucifer's remains, which causes the dead to rise as vampires. They figure out it was Sam Lennox all along.
“This isn’t just angel blood. If it was, it would remain white. Allegra was pure-blooded... You need a demon for that.”—Kingsley Martin
They go to confront Sam, who reveals he was conspiring with the Nephilim to poison the mortal population and destabilize the Coven. He wants revenge for his bondmates death, Dehua Chen. Who died during the battle with Lucifer. Sam encounters Finn, who joins Sam in his plan. She takes the drug before the Four Hundred ball, she plans to let Oliver drank her til she's killed. The drug will being her back and she will be an enmortal. He is the one that killed Georgina, as she knew to much. Sam was killed by Ara, who felt betrayed by his actions.
After admitting their mistakes and realizing how much they missed and loved one another, the two mend their relationship. Oliver is shown to have departed from the Coven in order to locate Finn. The Coven has asked Kingsley to be their Venator cheif and has invited Mimi to be their Regis once more. Since it allowed them to remain in New York together, they both agreed.
“You are my home. Wherever you are, I will be. Don’t leave me, ever. Don’t ever do that again. You almost destroyed me,”—Kingsley Martin
White Nights[]
Schuyler and Jack are now back in New York with their twins, Lily and Sy. They stay with Mimi and Kingsley as their going to Sweden to find Oliver and hopefully bring him back. Mimi hires a nanny for the twins, Catherine Denham. He sends Edon and Mina, two wolf Venators, to Sweden following sightings of Finn Chase and suspicious Nephilim activity. He orders them not to kill Finn, but to bring her back for questioning. Kingsley removes Ara Scott from the field, placing her on leave after he finds out about her relationship with Edon. He states this could be a liability for their important mission.
Kingsley and Mimi are babysitting the twins and go out for the night, entrusting Catherine to care for them while their away. When they come back they find Sy drugged and Lily missing. They figure out Catherine had kidnapped Lily. Kingsley immediately mobilizes dozens of Venator teams to search the city for them. They discover Catherine had fled the country with Lily and is planning on giving her over to Finn Chase who plans to raise Lilly as her own. This is revenge for her bondmate being killed many years ago.
“Kingsley’s on his way to Venator HQ now. He’s already called, like, a dozen teams and all the night shift is coming back in to help.”
While Kingsley does not appear for the final fight in Sweden. He does give the orders that lead to the fight. His deployment of Venators leads to the discovery of Catherine's hideout and they rescue Lily.
Personality[]
Kingsley is deceptive, attractive, and intelligent, frequently concealing his vulnerability with sarcasm or confidence. Araquiel was known as the Angel with Two Faces for a reason: he treads the edge between gloom and light. His redemption journey is among the most developed in the series.
Powers and abilities[]
- Enmortal - Does not age, since he is a Silver Blood, this stopped his aging and using the glamour to appear younger.
- Superhuman speed and strength - Capable of enhanced human abilities
- The Glom - Can enter and manipulate memories through the glom, can also let other's in and see what he has seen.
- Glamour - uses Glamour to appear younger for his missions as a Venator.
- Dark magic proficiency - Since he is a Silver Blood, he has access to forbidden spells and rituals.
- Master Swordsman - Has been trained in skill fighting
- King of Hell - He is the king of hell after lucifer and has access to the black fire and cells of fallen spirits, calling them for his will and bidding.
Relationships[]
Mimi Force
She is the love of his life, and will do anything for her. At first he accused Mimi of murder. The two slowly fell in love as Azrael recovered from her broken bond with Abaddon. They rule Hell together.
Miscellaneous[]
| Blue Bloods series | |||||||||||
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| Blue Bloods Absent |
Masquerade Appears |
Revelations Appears |
The Van Alen Legacy Appears |
Misguided Angel Appears | |||||||
| Bloody Valentine Absent |
Lost in Time Appears |
Wolf Pact (spin-off) Absent |
Gates of Paradise Appears |
Vampires of Manhattan Appears |
White Nights Appears | ||||||
| Blue Bloods After Life / After Death Duology | |||||||||||
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| After Life Appears |
After Death Appears | ||||||||||
Quotes[]
- “I never thought to dream that you would come for me. I never expected to see you again… I didn’t think you were here for me. I thought you had to be here for something else. I didn’t realize…”
- — Kingsley to Mimi
Notes[]
- He is the only Silver Blood in the series we know of that has been forgiven by Michael himself
- He has no known official bondmate outside of his bond to Azrael.