The First Born Son

The First Born Son
Series Information
Status:	alive

The First Born Son is the ghost of Billy Michaels, and the first ghost in The Black Zodiac.

Biography

Life

As a child, Billy Michaels loved cowboy movies and other Western films, and wouldn't allow anyone to keep him from them. One day, a neighbour taunted Billy into a duel, in which Billy using a toy gun. However, his plaything was no match for the real steel-tipped arrow the neighbour was using, and he died when the neighbour shot it through the back of his head.

After Death

Following his death, Billy's spirit remained bound to earth, and was captured by Cyrus Kriticos to become The First Born Son. The First Born Son was then moved to the basement of Basileus's Machine with the other eleven ghosts. Ben Moss encounters The First Born Son in his containment cube in the basement.

The symbol of the First Born Son

The First Born Son is the sixth ghost to be released. Several times, The First Born Son appears to the people trapped in the house, scaring them into the clutches of the more dangerous ghosts.

Later, a Latin chant causes The First Born Son, along with the other eleven ghosts, to go to the centre of the machine and power it up. When The First Born and the other ghosts are freed from Cyrus's trance, they throw Cyrus into a rotating crest of rings. The house then explodes shortly after, destroying its walls, and freeing The First Born Son and the other eleven ghosts.

Trivia

• When ever the First Born Son is present he tends to whisper "I want to play"
• His name in life, Billy Michaels, may be a reference to Billy the Kid due to the fact that he loved cowboy films in life.
• The First Born Son is equivalent to Aries, which is the first sign in the Black and Traditional Zodiacs.  They tend to be reckless, dare-devils, irresponsible, youthful immaturity, and stubborn.
• For some reason, despite always dressing as a cowboy, his ghost is seen dressed as an "Indian".
• Whilst other ghosts appear to only travel across the ground (Cyrus being sure to put spells on the floor and the Hammer being incapable of chasing Arthur through the ceiling) The First Born Son often appears standing on walls or hanging from the ceiling.
• The Latin inscription beneath the First Born Son's symbol in The Arcanum, "Primus Filius," translates to "The First Son."