Arlo Sarsa
Aryzl

N/A

Halo
Enoch

23

Male (He/Him)

Arlo's two most distinctive features are kept tidy and well-maintained at all times: his otherwise wild, wavy hair is tamed and tied back to a neat, professional bun, and his amber gaze is made sure to be warm and inviting at all times, steering away from the piercing stare he's capable of sporting.

In keeping, Arlo keeps the rest of his person clean and well-groomed, staying clean-shaven and well-dressed. While preferring jeans and a shirt, he has also been known to astound in formal trousers and an accompanying waistcoat and tie when needs be. His smooth features are easy on the eyes, and his warm smile invites many friends. Arlo stands six foot high, and while he isn't toned, he jogs and maintains a base level of fitness.

Arlo has the ability to spin brightly-glowing gold rings and circles of what he calls 'Light Energy' into various sizes, that he can then grip and manipulate to fulfill several purposes: large circles can be fortified and held as shields or defensible barriers, while rings can be fashioned with razor-sharp edges for use as thrown weapons or close-quarters blades.

While Arlo calls it 'Light Energy', but truly believes it to be coincidentally-coloured psychic energy, it is actually weak manifestations of latent angelic power locked deep within him from heavenly forefathers.

At the beginning of the universe, there was the heavenly body known as the Presence, and nothing else. And then, the Presence was surrounded by life.

Among this life were the Pax Dei - four orders of eternally loyal subjects to The Presence, the first in an ethereal race of beings that, in millennia to come, more mundane lifeforms would come to call 'Angels'. The four orders - The Eagle Host, The Bull Host, The Lion Host, and The Human Host - governed all that their maker had seen fit to create, and they were second only to the ultimate authority of The Presence himself. They acted as guardians, matrons, servants, peacekeepers - and military.

Micheal, Arch-Angel of The Eagle Host, watched over Earth in its infancy, guiding Man - the most recent creation of The Presence, and His most precious - through its first steps, and in his duty, Micheal came to love Man, seeing in them all the potential The Presence had gifted them. He took a keen interest in one particular charge - a kind woman, whose generosity, even to her own deficit, greatly humbled the mighty Arch-Angel, and so he sought to shed the restrictions of his post, and become mortal to be one with her. Micheal's brother, the Arch-Angel Lucifer, found such admiration of lesser beings disgusting; and so began the First War of Heaven, ultimately won by Micheal's forces, but not without great tragedy. The Kingdom of The Presence was split, and He felt a great sorrow that spilled out onto His creations; unable to bear the weight of such heartbreak, Micheal cut off his wings, and descended to Earth to be with his desired one, leaving behind all memories of his former power and heritage. And so, the Kingdom mourned the loss of the brothers Arch-Angel, and The Presence created no more.

Many ages passed. Micheal had made a rich family, all with the seed of his beginnings within them, but only a few able to wield such power for the good of their brethren. The latest child of the once-Angel is born 1993 and named Arlo, after his father's father, and his parents enjoy a good life with him in Metropolis. Arlo grows, and the seed in him stirs more than those of his ancestors; something in Arlo is different, a valiant heart or a noble spirit that taps into ancient power hidden deep within his bloodline.

At 16, shortly after puberty, Arlo begins experiencing blinding light emanating from his palms, that he soon learns to weave and spin into shapes. He practices for several years, exploring the sizes, the strengths, the qualities he can imbue his 'halos' with; but he learns to do little else, some kind of block - mental or otherwise - preventing him from tasting the power that, in truth, he is unaware of even possessing. Unsure what to make of his ability, he keeps it hidden, although such a secret bears a heavy burden upon him.

Now, moving into his mid-twenties and living in a new, frightening world - a world without the Justice League, a world threatened by inconceivable threats from unknowable corners, Arlo finds this burden too much to carry any longer. He steps out of his self-made shadow wearing the name of his secret - 'Halo' - as a badge of pride, and aligns himself with those who wish to defend Mankind and those they love. Come what may, Arlo wields his power - and therefore, he must be willing to use it.

In the wake of recent events, Arlo believes his gifts are for a purpose - if he is unwilling to use them for the greater good, he is undeserving of them.

Fatally loyal and a valiant defender, Arlo is first to the frontline, and always willing to take blows for his comrades-in-arms.

TBC