Daniel Bianchi is 16 years old, living in Salmon Creek as a subject in Project Phoenix. He is one of the main characters in the Darkness Rising Series. His best friends are Maya Delaney and his girlfriend Serena, who drowned in The Gathering. He discovers that he an extinct supernatural, an Italian demon-hunter known as a Benandanti in The Calling. He can sense evil, has powers of persuasion, and a super sonic shout.
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Daniel is described as "having a protective streak a mile wide." Has has known Maya and Serena since they were five, and has always had Maya's back. He was asked by Serena to go to the dance, and accepted because he didn't want to hurt her feelings. He admitted that he was going to break up with her, but never got the chance before she died. He is very strong, and was the island wrestling champion twice. He can tell when something wrong is happening, and knows who he can trust. He is friends with Corey, and is a Benandanti. He is in love with Maya. His feelings for her is obvious to everyone except Maya. They are so close that many often mistake him to be Maya's boyfriend, like Maya's brother, Ash and even Derek and Chloe when they first met.