"I will fortify these walls so that she may remain untainted by the horrors of men. Come what may, I will not let you have her."Name: Casperia "Casper" Myre
Age: 26
Species: Human
Role and Kingdom: King of Michael
Abilities:
-His swordplay is impressive, though perhaps not the best in the Kingdom, he comes close to the top. He specializes in a hand-and-a-half sword-style, meaning he can either wield a shield and his favored sword, or he can use both hands on the hilt for extra power and dexterity.
Small biography:
In the line of royalty for the Kingdom of Michael, there were two Princes older than Casper. The eldest, the Prince-Heir, was the poster-child of "what a Prince should be". The second eldest was the perfect Knight, always defending the Prince-Heir in all matters and preparing for his time to become the Duke of Michael (in other-words, second-in-command). This left little room for Casper to get involved in affairs of politics and economics, though Casper possessed a mind more brilliant than his older brothers in such matters. They quenched his potential for greatness for fear of sibling rivalry and warring among Casper and his older brothers.
Because of his forced absence from anything of actual importance in the affairs of Michael, he had time, almost
too much time, to think over and analyze his situation. Though young, he realized he could be easily expendable at the flick of a wrist from his brothers. An ambassador to a hostile Kingdom, perhaps? Or, sent to fight in a territory-war with Raphael, should they decide to impede on the lands of Michael more? He hated his lot. Expendable was not a word that he was proud to associate with himself, but expendable he was. He made sure to train himself in the ways of swordplay and combat strategy, though he was forbade to.
His only saving grace was his younger adopted sister, Lianne, who he formed a bond with over the years. Lia and him were both scorned and scoffed by the Prince-Heir and second Prince. Casper had to stop many pranks against Lia by the older Princes, who wanted to test how far they could push or hurt Lia before she would reveal her true demonic form. Casper ended up taking most of the abuse from the Princes when he got in their way, but he was willing to take whatever they would throw at him. He refused to see Lia's innocent nature spoiled by the likes of
them.When the Queen and King were assassinated on that fateful day, his world changed dramatically. The Prince-Heir and second Prince went to arms in a fit of vengeance, to show that the royalty of Michael would not sit quietly while Gabriel killed them off. They gathered up troops and set way without much forethought or planning, and tragedy struck. Their entire battalion was ambushed by rebels within the Kingdom of Michael, who were willing to destroy the royal line there and then for their cause. The Prince-Heir was lost in that ambush, while the second Prince returned with a significantly smaller number of men, nearly all of which who were injured or dying. The second Prince, though, appeared relatively unscathed despite some scrapes and bruises.
The nobility of Michael heralded the second Prince as a war hero who deserved to be coronated as King as soon as they could fit a crown to his brow. Casper seemed to be the only one who thought it suspicious that the second Prince, who was supposed to be the devout protector and Knight of the eldest Prince, was alive. The Prince-Heir's protection was the sworn duty of the second Prince, so how come he appeared unharmed?
The truth came when Casper eavesdropped on a couple of Knights who were loyal to the second Prince. They had staged the attack, using people from the farm lands who they forcibly indentured into an army with the intent to kill the Prince-Heir. Those loyal to the second Prince turned on their unknowing comrades and killed them, all so that the second Prince could be the next King. What ended up driving Casper into a fury was not the betrayal of his eldest brother, but what the Knights laughed and joked about next.
The second Prince was going to publicly execute Princess Lianne as the traitor working with Gabriel. She was going to be crucified and placed at the top of the main-gate of the castle, so that all could see what happened to
demon wenches who didn't know their place.
Casper practically flew across the castle in his haste. He would not see Lia hurt.
He would not! When Casper arrived in the second Prince's chambers, he didn't fully realize what he was doing until he had beheaded his older brother and his brother's lifeless body fell to the ground at his feet. He felt no pity, or remorse. All he could do was laugh in relief. The immediate threat to Lia was eradicated! All he had to do now was become King in order to ensure her safety.
The next few days were a blur, in which Casper ended up winning over the nobles after extricating the confessions from the Knights loyal to the second Prince. The battle was hard, but the evidence against the second Prince was piled too high and was too concrete for them to argue against. He had a fair number of people amongst the army and nobility who were, if not loyal, amiable to his cause.
In the month after, he was coronated King of Michael and all of the plots between his older brothers were swept underneath the proverbial rug, never to be spoken of. He made sure that all the Knights who knew of Lianne's planned execution by the second Prince were "taken care of", either by an armed robber, poison in their food and drink, or by swearing their allegiance devotedly to him. He hoped that his younger sister would never learn of the darkness in the world that was ready to swallow her up, given the chance.
Though the people of Michael never paid much attention to him in the past while his older brothers lived, they pay attention now. In his rule, he has made many decisions to improve the defense of Michael. He has secured trade routes between smaller neighboring Kingdoms, and has improved the quality of life for his subjects.
Across his back and chest he has many scars from the times that he would stop his brothers from harming Lia.
As he grew older, his personality grew more twisted, more than likely cultivated from the abuse of his brothers against him. He unconditionally hates every male to come into his sight, and gaining his trust is extremely hard if you are male. However, he tends to have a fondness for females (with an extreme bias for Lia). He is gentle-spoken and sincere towards females, which is a complete contrast to his brusque way with men.
"Something is happening, a darkening within me..."