Barry Matthews

"'I never thought I'd ever meet all these ancient Gods. I just thought I'd do magic for the rest of my life.' - Barry Matthews."Barry Matthews is a young witch and the leader of the Trusted Six.

In The Gods of This World
Barry, along with his other friends, are young teens with magical abilities. He's a male witch. While out on a picnic in the woods on the last day of school he and the Six found the Journal of the Hidden, an ancient book that stated that the Ancient Gods of legend were actually real. Once he opened the book and read from it, he unknowingly unleashed the Hidden, a deadly force of dark beings. After this he tucks the journal away and thinks nothing of it. That is until evil monsters begin to appear in Cleveland. He consults local parapsychologist Carlton Hopper about the journal and Hopper reveals the journal's true nature. Shortly after this, Barry and the Six begin to see and meet the Ancient Gods of legend. When Harlan gets infected with the were-jaguar disease, he begs Zeus to heal him. When Zeus refuses, Barry gets mad and challenges him to a duel which he loses. But he manages to convince Zeus to cure Harlan anyway. He led the charge in the final battle against the Hidden. When the Hidden was banished once again and the Gods disappeared, Barry celebrated his eighteenth birthday with his friends and family.

Personality
Barry is incredibly kind and warmhearted but can also be very naive and hot headed. This is demonstrated when he reads the Journal and when he defies Zeus. He can also be a tad geeky about magic at times.

Powers
Being a witch, Barry has a multitude of abilities:
 * Telekinesis - The ability to move things with either the mind or magic. Barry was very skilled in this ability, so much so that all he needed to do was point at an object and focus on it to get it to move.
 * Geokinesis - The ability to manipulate rock with either the mind or magic. Barry does have this ability but doesn't know how to properly use it. He calls it "the most difficult power to use."
 * Flight - Barry was given temporary flight by a special spell.
 * Telepathy - Barry had made a telepathic connection between him and all of his friends so that they could all stay connected.
 * Summoning - Through magic, Barry was able to summon ghosts and several other helpful monsters.
 * Banishing - Barry, through the use of spells, was able to banish evil monsters with ease.
 * Teleportation - With the help of an incantation, Barry was able to teleport him and his friends to many different locations.