Derek Rayne (cannon)



Precept; San Francisco House

Derek Rayne was aware of The Legacy since childhood, the exact age not having been revealed in the television series, but with the Pilot Episode having Derek in his teens, with his then-Legacy member father, Winston Rayne.

It's apparent in the pilot episode that he spends his time mainly with his mother, and that his parents are quite possibly separated, and that he has reached a point where he isn't happy with trying to spend holiday with his father, because Winston Rayne seems to concentrate more on work than spending time with his son.

It is also apparent that Derek has the gift of Sight, as he has a flash (vision) in the pilot of his father being attacked by a paranormal being (later revealed to be one of the fallen angels trapped in a sephlicur that escapes temporarily thanks to Winston). He ends up finding his father in a cave (where they are driving towards in the pilot) right before his father in attacked by the fallen angel and mortally wounded. Winston gives his son his Legacy ring, right before he dies, leaving Derek (even as a teen) the responsibility of finding the other sephlicurs.

The series then progresses to Derek as an adult, and from there each episode leads us through the different cases and trials he and his team have to face during their membership within the Legacy.

Derek's last act (season four) is to destroy the San Francisco House (on Angel Island) when it becomes obvious the House has been taken over by the darkside (the building, not the team members). There is also a portal straight to hell that the darkside is trying to open, so they can take over our world; the only way to seal it and make sure demons/hell doesn't escape is by blowing the one place Derek has considered his home, to kingdom come.

Most fans believe that Derek Rayne perished in the explosion, mainly because it is the last episode of the television series.

* played by Derek de Lint