Name: Zenith Villard Age: 20 Guild Mark Location: Lower back, Blue Magic Type: Take Over-Chimera Soul A rare, ancient form of Take Over that is said to have descended from a tribe that protected the land known today as Fiore before the kingdom was established. It is only taught to each new generation from the tribe though it is becoming a lost magic due to the decrease in descendants.
The user of this magic is able to take over various creatures and are able to mix and match features and abilities to create something a beast that is entirely new.
Spells:
Chimera Soul- War Beast: This form could described as a siege weapon. War Beast is a bipedal, muscular, armor scaled creature standing at eight feet tall. It has the head of a lion with the horns of an ox, a barrel chested torso of a bull, human like legs and arms. War Beast has the ability to store accumulated kinetic energy due to Kinetic Magic from movement or physical impact. This is then used to increase the user's movement speed. Its armor is sturdy enough to withstand plowing through several buildings without any visible damage to it and has the physical strength to create craters. This form is naturally slow without the use of its Kinetic Energy manipulation. It also has to build and store energy so if it runs out, he may as well be a sitting duck.
Chimera Soul- Sky Emperor: it has the body what appears to be a lion, the claws and wings of an eagle protruding from its back, the head of a tiger, and the tail of an alligator. It has the physical strength to crush stone and the speed to match sports vehicles. It uses Storm Magic and he is proficient enough to create strong winds to push and tear away, small tornadoes, summon bolts of lightning from the sky, a wind barrier that circles him, a beam of lightning and tearing winds.
Chimera Soul- Gungnir: A streamlined, lean body of a bipedal insect like creature with compound eyes and a herculean beetle's horn. Gungnir is his fastest form currently. To the trained eye he still appears to be a blur and at his fastest he can create an after image of himself.
Swarm: He creates a series of after images to confuse his opponents.
Chimera Soul- Volos: He becomes a featureless, humanoid stone golem with a large mouth with cracks of lava glowing dimly. This was the result of mixing a stone golem with a flame elemental. Due to that, its form has lava magic, the ability to create and manipulate lava. This is typically used in creating destructive attacks mid to long range attacks and enhancing close range combat by coating his limbs in lava. While it does not have the same level as durability as War Beast, it can sustain its form even taking a direct explosion because seriously, try punching a rock and see how well that works out. If should any limb except for the head be blown off, Zenith can produce and cool lava down to recreate said lost limb. It can also be used to morph parts of his body into different forms. He can use parts of his own body as projectiles.
Chimera Soul- Azure of the Deep: His largest form, standing 15 feet tall and 35 feet long. A serpentine, crocodile like creature with barbed tentacles protruding where a normal tail would be. While it can move around well enough on land, water is where it can truly shine; it darts around like a jet and has the strength to draw ships down and tear them asunder. It has poison sacs in its mouth so that it can shoot out venom that paralyzes its targets.
Chimera Soul-Enkidu: This is Zeniths most powerful Take Over at this period of time. The form resembles a bipedal silver deer with wolf like eyes, claws, and fang, legs resembling spears, and a long mane. What resembles fur are actually scales with a black swirl pattern. It uses Nature Magic, essentially allowing to manipulate the life energy of the earth and plants for his own ends. Enkidu has an immense amount of magic power, far more than any other of his forms, and has the strength and speed to rival his forms War Beast and Gungnir. The drawback of this form is that This form consumes an extreme amount of magic that he can only hold it for only a few minutes and causes an immense amount of stress on his body as a sort of rebound when he returns to his regular form.
Rage of Babylon: Zenith creates a wide arsenal of weaponry out of natural energy to use as a flurry of projectiles.
Call of the Wild: Zenith roars and it resonates with the earth, bringing about plant life that he can manipulate against his foe.
Gilgamesh: A destructive beam of the natural energy that causes a devastating explosion.
Shamhat: Zenith stomps his feet against the ground and unleashes an explosive column of energy around him, destroying his surroundings.
Magic Rank: A
Equipment: None
Strengths: Trained Soldier: A disciplined and effective fighter even without his magic. He is most comfortable with Hand-to-Hand combat and typically does not need weaponry due to the nature of his magic.
Detective: As someone whose old job required him to track down criminals and solve cases, he is quite proficient at complex problem solving and has great intuition.
Living Bestiary: Ask him about any creature on Earthland, chances are he will be able to tell you about them.
Determinator: Once he has his mind set on something, he will do all that he can to see it through til the very end.
Weaknesses:
Too Selfless: At times he gives so much of himself that fails to take care of his own needs. Sometimes there are those that take advantage of his good will.
Perfectionist: Zenith is a self-critical person so when things do not go perfectly, even if they are out of this control, it will eat him alive inside. God forbid if things go horribly wrong and someone gets hurt because of him.
Explosive Emotions: He puts everyone else at first instead of facing his own issues, so he bottles it up until he can't take it anymore. For all the times he lends a shoulder to cry on and be someone that everyone can rely on, he doesn't know how to ask that from others.
Personality: Standing at six-feet with a cold, distant aloof expression many would expect him to be unapproachable, but in reality, he is a very kind and honest person with a strong sense of duty and justice towards his fellow man, even if he does not know them. He is the kind of guy that will sit there if someone needs to vent or talk and listen for as long they need him without judging them. A patient man, he does not tend to resolve issues with violence, but with words if it can be avoided. A surprisingly sarcastic person with a sharp tongue. Enjoys quiet time alone because even though he loves people, it exhausts him to the point he becomes a much more irritated person. At the same time, he is thick skinned and incredibly disciplined man with absolute focus. It is almost impossible to piss him, but it happens and it's not pretty.
History/Bio: Do the right thing, that was the lesson that was hammered into Zenith growing up. His parents were Rune Knights, his grandfather before then, and before them there was a tribe they descended from named Uru that protected Fiore long before the kingdom was established, where an agreement that their people would serve the kingdom in exchange to letting them continue on their traditions. They strove for ideas of justice and service to the people of Fiore. They were everything that all knights strove to be, even until the moment they died protecting people from dark mages.
It was to no one's surprise that Zenith decided to follow into his parents' footsteps to become a Rune Knight as well. He enlisted and trained at a military academy to become a disciplined, powerful soldier and when the time came, he sure enough earned his spot in the Rune Knights. He did not even last a year.
The issue was not resolve, laziness, or any sort of behavior that would be disgraceful to the Rune Knights, it was quite the opposite in fact. Zenith was assigned to a precinct Hargeon Town and while there, he discovered that there were multiple people fudging the numbers on the amount of arrests made to make it seem like they were accomplishing more than they actually were. Of course, he investigated and brought evidence in the form of audio recordings and documents to his superior officer. His superior told him that they would look into it. This was the biggest mistake of his life.
It began with his peers harassing him, then given an extra workload only to be given a poor performance review no matter the result, and then he noticed that other Rune Knights were actually following him everywhere he went. There was no debate that this was some sort of intimidation tactic, but it would have taken much more to deter Zenith from doing his job...and they were quick to realize it.
Zenith was arrested and charged for conspiracy of leaking classified info to Dark Guilds, a crime that he did not commit. He was held in prison for two months and when the day came to the trial, the charges against him were dropped due to lack of evidence, but he knew that this was simply just a message to him; that he was completely powerless and if he ever stepped out of line again, they would make every little moment of his life into a hellish experience.
He had been intimidated, disgraced, and humiliated. His career was dead in the water and there was no future for him in the Rune Knights, even he could see that clearly. The only thing left to do was to leave, but not without a parting gift; he made sure that he had copies of the evidence he compiled for the fraudulent data and dropped it off at newspaper because if he was going down, it may as well haven been in flames.
Problem now was that after having that criminal charge on his record and the media shit storm he caused, his job prospects were nil at best. No corporate mage guild was ever going to hire him and he barely had any other skills besides being a soldier. Desperation led him looking for a traditional guild he heard through passing somewhere in the alleyways of Crocus. Well, he found it and met the guild master, Torys, who accepted him into Fenixtear as one of its newer members.
Extra: Is a damn good cook. Will drink you under the table. Eats french fries with mayo.
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 6 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None Status: You Never See it Coming
So this was a major league leader; the definition of strength and experience. One day he was going to have to face him, when Basil was strong enough to stand at the summit. He looked upon Dorian with respect for the veteran trainer, and yet, at the mention of perfection he almost winced at the idea.
"I'd be happy to just to train my Pokemon the best versions of themselves they can be. Expecting perfection is just plain cruel to Pokemon and people... Not that I am saying you're being cruel or anything! I, uh..." Great, just bloody great! His mouth went off before it caught up with his brain and now he may have potentially offended a major league gym leader.
"Oh, um, do you have any advice on eggs?" Basil slid his pack of his shoulders and placed it on the ground to pull out a glass case with the egg he received from Zachery."A pirate gave me what I'm hoping to be a Toxel egg, but I have no idea how to take care of it or how long it will take until it hatches."
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 6 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
Well, perhaps Basil could just not worry about Cecil. The park is not that large so he was bound to bump into her eventually...or actually sooner than he thought; she was being dragged out of a bush by a pokemon...that was pink...and small. "Wait, what?" And he lost them before he could even do anything. Bloody hell.
Okay, so at least Cecil was safe...probably. She was with someone, very likely the Pokemon that he was looking for. It was not like they could get into too much trouble, no need to panic. Cecil was just making friends. It was not like they were going to commit a heist or do something dangerous. It's a park, what kind of danger could they even put themselves in? The thought was certainly a comfort.
If it was not one thing, it was another; a chill crept in the air just from some man's word and of course Basil could not help, but look to see what kind of terror could do this. What he found was a man that looked like he had not slept for the last ten years with a group of Shuppets that were either fearful of him or were just shyer than all get out and judging by their Pokedex entry, hopefully they aren't too attracted to Basil.
There was definitely some intrigue with this peculiar person, but he was not someone to bother a random stranger. That was until the fact that he revealed the gym leader of what Basil assumed to be Pureplain's gym leader, a much more serene older gentleman compared to his much more sleep deprived companion. The real question though was how the heck did that Stoutland hide behind them. Seriously, if the first thing they would notice would be the tired man them the second thing should have been the giant dog with a glorious beard prancing about.
Well, he may as well go and meet them. It's not like he had anything else to do."Well, uh, gonna go and meet the gym leader? You in?" Basil asked Cyril though regardless the answer he was going to go greet them.
"Um, hello there. He said as he approached the two of them."If I heard correctly, you said you're a gym leader. I'm Basil, I just received my starter today."
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 5 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
For just a brief moment, Basil's heart stopped. He swirved around and let out a sigh of relief that it was only Cyril. "Hey Cyril. Didn't expect to see you so soon." Truth be told, he was actually annoyed with him; his sudden appearance may have scared off any rare Pokemon though he did not show it.
Meanwhile, Cecil was munching on her sandwich as she watched the trainers converse. It seemed like a whole bunch of nothing was going on, but that was quickly not going to be the case; just nearby there was some rustling in one the bushes. "Dar?" Curiosity peeked, she walked over to the bush and somehow on the very tippy-top of her toes she looked over the bush. On the other side, she found a Pokemon doing something."Dar dar?" Wait...they were looking for a pink baby Pokemon. This certainly looked like a baby Pokemon and it most definitely was pink.
There's a thing about standing on being on toe tips; weight begins to shift and gravity does the rest. In Cecil's case, she was leaning forward and began to flail her arms about before she falls through the bush onto her face. "Darrrr..." Hopefully she did not scare the Pokemon off.
Basil was not paying attention though when he glanced down to see how Cecil was doing, she was nowhere to be found. "Hey, did you see where she went?"
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 5 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
Well, he should have guessed that asking a teacher for an answer was going to be vague as hell though he can't necessarily blame her considering its meant to encourage kids to explore and find out on their own. Still, he at least knew what to look for."Actually, yeah, I will. Thanks for the info, miss." Basil said ever so politely before he and Cecil walked back to the patch of grass where he placed his bags.
Okay he said that he would explore, but really, where would he start? Basil scratched the side of his head thinking when a thought came to him; baby Pokemon probably require more food than others since they are at their lowest stage in their evolutionary line and are growing. It was very likely that this Pokemon was foraging for food though that was just a wild guess on his part. For all he knew it could just be playing around somewhere without a care in the world. Still, it was at least a starting point. Pokemon are still food motivated too.
"Alright Cecil, here's the plan. We're gonna look around for places that have food, but low enough to the ground for it to access it...Unless it can climb trees, then look up if you hear anything weird."
She did not even respond to him; her gaze was too focused on the bag of food.
Basil could only roll his eyes and chuckle. "Alright, alright." He crouched down to hand her a sandwich, much to her eager pleasure.
"Dar!"
Sandwich in one happy Darumaka's hand, the duo began their plan to explore the park for places that a baby Pokemon could graze. If that doesn't work, they have a bag full of sandwiches as potential bait, but that would have been a last resort.
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 5 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
If there is one thing to know about Basil it's that he has an appetite that rivals a Munchlax, something one would not expect considering how scrawny the boy was. The boy won the genetic lottery in that whatever he ate did not show up as much of a pound for him. So when he was at a local cafe to get food for a nice picnic, well, he certainly ordered enough sandwiches that he was given an odd look by the cashier because really, no one needs that much to eat and asked if he was ordering for more people.
Basil stiffened and with a nervous smile he said,"Oh, uh, I'm sharing with my pokemon." Not entirely a lie, but not entirely the truth either.
The cashier squinted at him doubtfully. "Right..."
Well after that awkward encounter, Basil walked through the city and had at some point let Cecil from her pokeball so she could walk along side him. They both observed their surroundings, which were mainly trainers and a variety of wild normal types. While the idea of catching some was tempting, it was something that he could do later though those Lillipups were certainly adorable.
And that aside, the duo arrived at the trainer school. It certainly was a school alright; it was filled with those eager to learn before they head off into the world, but Basil was more interested in having a hands on experience than cracking open books though that the fact that there seemed to be there own challenge here made it far more interesting. However, it was still a bit to early for him to try so he was more than happy to just go to the park and see what's there.
Kids were strewn about hunting for Pokemon and from what he could tell from his observation there was a great diversity with what could be caught. There was the water type, Finneon. Catching a Finneon to cover his rock and ground type weaknesses certainly would be beneficial to his team, but as his team was right now, Cecil would be at a complete disadvantage if they even attempt to catch one. It would have been unfair for him to force her to do that so he decided against it, after all, they were to eat.
Basil had just placed his backpack and the bag of lunch down on a cozy patch of grass and Cecil sat down, eagerly looking at the bag of sandwiches. One of them being a marmalade sandwich that caught her eye and was all too excited to eat it. They were just about to set up for their picnic, but Basil and Cecil's ears(?) perked at some very interesting news; are rare Pokemon was somewhere around the park. Kids were all over the place searching for it to no avail with the supervision of a lady who he assumed was their teacher.
"What do you think Cecil?"
""Dar! She said with a firm nod. Apparently they were on the same wavelength.
Figuring that it was safe to leave their stuff alone for a few moments, the two of them walked towards the teacher. "Um, excuse me, miss." He said to get her attention if she did not notice them approaching her. "We could not help, but overhear something about a rare Pokemon. What exactly is it?"
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 5 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
Well, that was unexpected. Who would of thought that Jacques would have been a wanted man? Of course, Basil knew all too well what nobles were like; treating Pokemon like fashionable accessories before they are tossed aside. His fists balled up just at the thought though that went away when he was told that Zachery was essentially a champion level trainer.
Basil's face was completely vacant, sort of like an anxious slowbro if they could feel anxiety though it was not because it went completely over his head, but the sinking realization that he was surrounded by Elite Four level trainers and beyond. Imagine being a beginning hiker, full of vim and vigor, and ready to take on the first mountain ahead. It is not the biggest mountain, but it is a first step. Now imagine being that hiker and the bloody mountains that were supposed to be the final stretch were suddenly just there looming over him before he even got to the first one. That was exactly what it felt like to Basil, absolutely small and feeble compared to these absolute monsters. He really had a long way to go.
With the shock out of the way, he laughed nervously and said, "Jeez, you guys sure are..." Basil trailed off as he saw something approach Jacques from behind.Huh?, was all he said before he realized what was about to happen.
Basil flinched with wide eyes as he took a step back away from the ghost Pokemon, holding his egg even closer to his chest in fear that they would try to snatch it too though he really had nothing to worry about considering who he was keeping company with, especially with that Gliscor. "Whoa." He said in completely awe at the Pokemon, scanning it with his Pokedex. Wait, 'it’s said catching a single light breeze once could carry it around the globe?' That cannot actually be true. Who in the world writes these entries? Do they just write whatever they feel like and everyone just accepts it?
Puzzlement at grossly improbable claims aside, he definitely would not mind adding one to his team should he encounter it.
His attention was turned to the owner of the two ghost Pokemon who rushed over and scooped up the trouble makers. The owner was a young girl, much younger than him though to his surprise she was acquainted with Jacques as well. Basil looked at Jacques inquisitively and then nodded when told that Amelia too was a trainer that Kalmia scouted for. He smiled kindly at her and said. "A pleasure to meet you. I just got my starter so I guess I've got some catching up to do." Somehow it was easier to talk to children than it was with others around his age...although this girl was a more experienced trainer so could he really treat her like a child? Seriously, she would wipe the floor with him in a battle.
And there was Zachery with his sales pitch. Looks like Amelia will be his first ever real customer, since Basil was technically not one considering he got his egg for free. Something told him that this was the only time he would get something free from Zachery; he could feel a hole being burned through his wallet just at the thought of buying any Pokemon from him. A pirate has to get his booty somewhere.
Basil glanced back at Jacques, who understandably told him to aim small for now, but expects him to keep his word. "See you when I see you." That was all he had to say to Jacques before he flew off back to Kalmia's lab. Jacques wasn't the only one who was going to take off as well; Bail brought his attention to Amelia.
"Sorry to just say hi and bye, but I'm meeting some other beginner trainers at Route 1 and I want to explore the city before then. Feel free to join us later if you want." He offered, but she probably had other things to do than be around some new trainers.
Whatever final words were exchanged with the two of them, Basil left to go explore Pureplain. What he wanted to do was to get Cecil and himself some lunch and eat it at the park by the Trainer School. It would be a much needed reprieve from the craziness that filled the day. What could possibly go wrong?
Items: 1x Potion, 5 pokeballs, mandolin, sketch pad and graphite pencils, Pokemon Egg
Pokédollars: 1,500p.
Pokémon Name: Cecil Species: Darumaka Gender: ♀ Type: Fire Level: 5 Moves: Rollout, Tackle, Incinerate Ability: Hustle Held Item: None
And Zachery left him alone with the two women and the giant ice bear. It almost felt like a setup to a joke, like a person walks into a bar sort of scenario except it was his awkward self. Basil was certainly looking a little skittish considering who his company was, not that they seemed to actually be bad people, but they were still pirates.
The poor boy stiffened when one of the pirates asked him about about living on the sea. "Life at sea? Um, I've never considered..." He trailed off while the other pirate thankfully told her to stop with the questions though there was something else that brought his attention; the Beartic and the girls staggered back when a shadow was cast over the pier.
Looking upwards, he saw what appeared to be a flying prehistoric beast diving downward from the direction of Kalmia's lab. "What in the?"
His Pokedex scanned the Pokemon and in its robotic voice it said, "Pokédex Entry #142 – Aerodactyl, the Fossil Pokémon. A Pokémon who roamed the skies in the age of dinosaurs, it has today been regenerated from genetic material found in amber. It’s a savage creature that is known to go for the throats of opponents with its sharp claws."
If this thing was alive during the age of dinosaurs then why the hell was it flying around in a modern day sky? It had to belong to someone and Basil was certainly right in that assumption; someone jumped off its back and that someone was Jacques. Basil had to step back to give the man some room to land.
Seriously, flashing attire, flashing attitude, and flashy entrance. What isn't flashy about this man? Still, he found himself in a state of awe and said, "Likewise, Jacques." He just observed his interaction with the pirates and he could only wonder what their relation is. Obviously they are fond of him and respect him though if one of them can casually ask about having a battle with him then she must be confident in their strength. In that case, how strong was their captain, Zachery?
Before he could even ask, Zachery came off that ship with a thunderous thud right in front of Basil, causing him to jolt into the air. The captain seemed quite proud of what he came up with and he gave him a Pokemon, technically. Basil reached out and grabbed the Pokemon egg from the captain. It was so large, much larger than he thought they were and yet, it was almost as light as air. His eyes lit up as he held it close to him, so happy that he gets to raise a Pokemon from an egg that he did not notice Zachery's question on whether or not he grabbed the right egg.
"Thank you so much, sir!" He said gratefully, perhaps with a bit more pep than he typically has, but his gratitude was overshadowed by the presence of Jacques.
It looked like he was there to talk to Zachery about the ship hull filled with foreign Pokemon. The way they talked made it sound like they were old friends, which was definitely the case. They certainly were on good terms enough since Jacques was helping him make some serious coin while steering Zachery away from his idea from releasing all the Pokemon into the wild. It was almost like watching someone help a child solve a problem. Was Zachery an actual pirate? First, he wanted to release all the Pokemon in the hull in the wild to populate the region, gave Basil an egg for free, and now it took someone else to lay out what a pirate should be doing when they have treasure, which in this case are the Pokemon.
"Oh, I see." He whispered back to Jacques. Zachery was looking less and less like a pirate with each passing second. At least he had a good heart and a sense of honor so as far as Basil was concerned, the pirate captain was alright with him.
Again, the captain went back to his ship and it was just them. There was a question that had been on his mind ever since Jacques had arrived to the scene. "So Jacques, I've got to ask. Is the captain affiliated with the league? His presence seems to be quite too...large if you were called down to smooth things out." Jacques could respond to that question in the gap of time.
Basil wasn't going to stop Jacques from leaving, after all, he was a busy man after all. He only had one thing to tell him before he left. "And at the end I'll stand at the top of the league." Just one look in his eyes anyone could tell those weren't hollow boasts, he was completely serious. Even if he was an anxious, shaking leaf of a person he was still a trainer with a clear goal and he would get there by his own efforts.
He could not help to chuckle at Zachery's proclamations about pricing the Pokemon at ridiculously high prices for the upper crust of society. While he, if he were in Zachery's shoes, wouldn't sell a single Pokemon to the bloody nobility, Basil knew that Zachery had an operation to run and he certainly was not going to tell anyone who to sell to. Besides, he gave him a free egg so he really couldn't talk. "Um, thank you again, Captain. If you ever need a favor of me in exchange I'll gladly accept it." It was only polite to offer since Zachery really did not have to give him a free Pokemon.
Now if nothing else happened and if Amelia chooses not to interact with Basil, he was going to explore the city more. What he wanted to do was to buy some lunch for Cecil and himself so they could have a little picnic at the park. That is if Amelia does interact with him that does not happen, yet.