o=)-----Zachary-----(=o

Name: Zachary Leos
Age: 18
Race: Normally, he is 3/4 human and 1/4 Elemental, but he can change this to be half and half for periods of time.
Sex: Male
Hair: Flame like red and is in a bowl cut style. His hair becomes white when he enters his Half Elemental form, and becomes wild.
Eyes: Dark blue, but they become light blue when he becomes Half Elemental.
Weight: 145 lbs
Height: 5’8’’ (In feet)

Weapon: Mobius: A sword created from the Ice God of the North when he was slain. His magical essence was purified into the purest ice, which then became the sword that Zachary uses. Zachary found this sword laying dormant in his room after killing Magnus. The blade was summoned to Zachary because of the massive amount of power the ice innate gained from absorbing the ice magic ingrained into the runes of Magnarune, which caused Zachary to become several times more power then he had once been.

The whole swords is a dark blue color that is partially transparent towards the center of the weapon, but completely cloudy at the edges. The handle of the weapon is a foot long and has a spiral design carved into it. The hand guard of Mobius is a rectangle, being about six inches long by about three inches wide. The hand guard has symbols in the shape of snowflakes engraved at each corner of the hand guard.

The blade of Mobius is three feet in length. The blade varies in width from the base to the tip, starting at about five inches wide, and slowly tapering into the tip as the blade continues on. The edges of the sword are extremely sharp, to the point they can cleave through rocks like butter. The whole weapon is made out of a special ice that neither melts, nor does can it be broken.

Also, this sword acts as a medium to make it easier for Zachary to form his magic into larger skills. Without his sword, Zachary can only use basic ice magics that require small amounts of magic. Also, if Zachary is somewhere with little or no water vapor near by, he can use his sword to produce magic, which he couldn’t do without his sword at this point.

Mobius has three forms it can take. the first is the normal sword that Zachary wields, the other two vary in appearance and strength, and make Zachary more versatile in his combat. They are called Northern Chill and Mobius, The Frost Monarch.

Northern Chill: When Zachary calls out, “Shatter into the Northern Wind”, his sword breaks into nearly a thousand, razor sharp ice shards. These blades of ice are controlled by Zachary’s magical energy and he can move them with or without his hands (the speed is the same either way), but generally uses his hands, since the shards are easier to guide that way. This power uses very little energy, but during it, Zachary can’t use any large magics, since he can’t use his sword to help him focus large amounts of magical energy into the air to solidify the water molecules in the air. The sword will reform when Zachary gives the command, “Return to your Master, Mobius.” At that point, the sword will either reform in Zachary’s hand, or in his sheathe. This process of rebuilding takes about ten seconds.

Mobius, the Frost Monarch: The most powerful form of Mobius. This form is unlocked when Zachary enters his Half Elemental form, and is actually the key to unlocking it. Zachary calls out, “Let the God and I become one,” when he enters into his Half Elemental form, and the sword transforms just as Zachary does. The blade thins to a single width of about an inch and a half, and the blade comes three and a half feet long. The hilt becomes about four inches long by two inches wide, and the swords is covered in a light blue glow for as long as Zachary is in his Half Elemental form.

In this form, the sword’s magical powers, along with Zachary’s are at the highest he can reach. The sword literally pulses with energy, and focusing magic in the sword becomes extremely easy for Zachary in this form. Ultimately, this form of the sword is the secret to Zachary’s true form, but like Zachary, this sword can only remain in this form for an hour before it’s power is completely drained.

Zach also carries a dagger at his side that he uses as either a last line of defense or as a throwing knife, although he doesn’t have much skill in throwing the foot long dagger.

Armor: None

Accessories: Temperature Bracer: Worn around Zachary’s right forearm. This black bracer is hidden under Zachary’s shirt, but it is still always in effect. Unlike for Cadenza, where the bracer was meant to keep her warm, Zachary actually uses the bracer to prevent himself from freezing. Being mostly human, Zachary’s body can’t take temperatures lower then about sixty degrees F. Due to his Elemental part, however, his body lowers to about thirty two degrees F very quickly, and this had to be installed as a kind of fail safe to prevent Zachary’s organ’s from shutting down. However, this object is very precious to Zachary, even if he won’t admit it, because he received it from one of the few people he respects, as both a teacher and, in some form, a friend.

Strengths: After killing Magnus and breaking Magnarune, Zachary gained the magic held within the runes of his former sword. Zachary became a quarter ice Elemental, giving him a much larger amount of magic energy, along with the ability to perform small level magic attacks without a medium. Also, the infusing of magic summoned Zachary’s new sword, Mobius, to him, and Zachary gained the power that Mobius granted him.

Mobius acts as Zachary’s medium, allowing him to pass his magical energy through his blade to form larger amounts of magic into one place in order to form stronger magic attacks then Zachary could alone. Also, the fact Mobius has three forms gives Zachary some versatility in his combat, and allows him to be more on his feet about how he should approach a battle. Lastly, Mobius has the power to, when combined with Zachary’s magical energies, create ice anywhere (even in a volcano or in the desert, not that the ice lasts very long), and thus use his magic anywhere.

Lastly, Zachary’s magic has also become very versatile. Zachary’s main magic, and his most basic skills, are all solidified magics that cause physical damage, but Zachary has learned how to channel pure magical energy through his sword and throw it so that it can flash freeze a target on contact. Also, Zachary’s most deadly kind of ice is known as “Nevermelt Ice”, which can freeze anything, no matter what the temperature.

Weaknesses: Even though Zachary has a greater amount of magical energy and a greater understanding of how to use his magical powers, most of Zachary’s stronger attacks require a larger amount of magical energy. Aside from that, Zachary’s proud nature tends to cause him to use unnecessary force in attempts to overwhelm his foe, and can quickly wear him out that way. Also, when Zachary loses his temper, he uses up more magical energy in skills then he needs to, unknowingly, and can quickly drain himself that way as well.

Also, if Zachary loses his sword, he can only perform basic magic spells. In this state, he is also almost totally incapable of using pure magic attacks. When Mobius is in it’s Northern Wind form, although Zachary can channel magic into the shards, he can’t channel his magic into any of the pieces to perform bigger skills at the time, which leads to very little powerful magic being used.

Lastly, even with the temperature bracer that Cadenza gave Zachary prevents him from suffering from anything warmer or colder then the temperature his body is adjusted to. However, flames still harm him if they hit him, even if they are incapable of burning him. Also, if the bracer is damaged or destroyed, it will most likely kill Zachary, since he hasn’t learned to control his body temperature yet.

Skills/Magics:

Basic Magics: Skills that Zachary can use without his sword. These magics are very simple, and don’t take much magic to use. They can be used at any time by Zachary, if for no other purpose then to defend himself. All these skills require moisture in the air in order to perform them.

Ice Weapons (Small): Zachary has the power to make small ice weapons when he doesn’t have his sword. These weapons are limited to daggers, hand axes and other small weapons that aren’t very complex. Depending on the size and shape, these weapons can take up to five seconds to creator. The most commonly used, and favored, by Zachary is a small ice spear that’s simply a handle large enough to fit in his hand with a spear edge about five inches long on each side of the handle immediately starting where Zach’s hand ends.

Ice Needles: Another basic magic. Zachary produces needles of ice from the air around himself. The more water vapor or moisture, the more needles Zachary can produce. Normally, he throws these ice spikes in volleys of about five to ten.

Ice Bomb: Zachary, with intense focus, can gather up a ball of pure ice magic in his hand about the size of a softball. This ball freezes whatever it touches on contact, and can be damaging if the foe is unprepared for it. This attack takes a large amount of concentration, and can take a good amount of magical energy. This attack takes about twenty seconds to form.

Soft Healing: Zachary can heal wounds such as cuts, slashes, bruises, and even slightly repair broken bones with ice magic for himself and others. This power occurs because Zachary’s ice magic can be charged to a degree so it can heal himself and others. Zachary can only use this power when he’s in a good state of mind, and cannot use this power when he’s angry.

Upper Level Magics: Magics that Zachary can use with Mobius when he is himself, or at any time when he is in his Half Elemental form. These magics all take much more magic then the basic magics, but do to the existence of a medium, take less time to create. These are Zachary’s normal skills, and he practices them vigorously.

Ice Spears: A much stronger version of Zachary’s Ice Shard attack he used before he ascended. This attack forms spears about a foot long that are razor sharp around Zachary. These take only two seconds to form and can be formed in mass numbers. They take very little magic to make, and Zachary can move them with great ease. However, they can only be thrown wherever Zachary points, and cannot be redirected at the last moment.

Hyper Frozen Weapons: A skill adapted by Zachary during his battle with Louis Fritz. The verteran's skill proved to be great, and forced Zachary to think on his feet, but it was the setting that was memorable. Because of the icy domain the two fought in, Zachary learned to wield the frozen, arctic winds to his advantage and combine them with his sword's runic energy, allowing him to create weapons of a dark blue ice that are as strong as steel. Now that Zachary’s magical reserves have increased, he can use this skill in almost any setting, with aid of Mobius. The most common weapons he makes are noted as long swords, spears, halberd (in Fritz’s honor), and rapiers (in honor of Zorlo).

Heavy healing: This is a level of healing where Zachary can actually reattach, or, at it’s greatest, regrow limbs. This healing takes a lot more magic, and requires Zachary have Mobius, however, the added healing powers make healing small wounds quick. All kinds of healing are done with pure magic, except for mending or setting bones, which actually uses ice. Again, Zachary can only use this power when he’s capable of rational thought and can focus on doing it, meaning he can’t use either healing skills without time for them to work, meaning it is very hard for him to heal in battle.

Ice Blasts: Zachary can gather ice magic into the blade of his sword and then launch it at his foes in the form of a large, light blue ball of pure magic. This skill takes some focus, and Zachary uses a good amount of energy to perform this skill. Unlike when Zachary was in his “Awakened” form before he gained his new powers, the ice Elemental can use this attack about three times before being greatly drained.

Arctic Wind: A power gained from before he transcended and became a quarter elemental, Zachary can still summon up and slightly control very low temperature winds. These winds can be released in blasts and directed by Zachary’s hands. More then anything, they’re used simply to push people around or knock people off balance. However, this wind’s strength depends on how much magical energy Zachary puts into it equivalently. Also, places where it is extremely hot weaken the wind’s power, due to its attachment to the cold.

Flash Freeze: A skill that passed on from before Zachary transcended as well. Whenever he swings Mobius and it strikes something, it freezes over whatever it cuts. This power has been amplified by Zachary’s much increased magical energies now, so he can release waves of ice that will head in a straight line towards his target forming a line of jagged ice spikes from the ground. Also, if on an elevated area, Zachary can use this attack to send spikes down a cliff face, for example. This skill takes little or no energy for simply freezing things, and takes a small amount for throwing the line of ice, although the amount of magic taken is based on distance.

Temperature Resistant Ice (Nevermelt Ice): This skill can only be used when Zachary has Mobius, and does not depend on form. This skill requires an immense amount of focus on Zachary’s part, but is extremely dangerous. This skill takes a large amount of magical energy, but by transferring magical energy into his sword, Zachary can actually temper the ice to a point where it glows a very dark blue on his sword. At that point, when Zachary releases the magical energy, it has the power to freeze even the hottest flame, and can stop almost anything it hits dead in its tracks. However, the ice itself is unstable, and if used on a strong enough foe, this attack is unable to hold that person in stasis for more then a few seconds, because it is extremely brittle. Zachary only uses this skill to stop any kind of highly dangerous heat from getting near him.

Half Elemental Form: Zachary’s most powerful form. When Zachary transforms, his hair becomes white and becomes wild, moving uncontrollably, and Zachary’s eyes become light blue. In this form, Mobius transforms into Mobius, the Frost Monarch, as is required to set off the transformation, and Zachary’s magical power increases greatly. In this form, Zachary can use all of his magical skills without restrictions, except for his Nevermelt Ice, and Mobius pulses with magical energy, making it easier to use attacks like Ice Blast. In this form, Zachary is stronger, faster and more durable then he normally is, and his magic, and magical energy grow much greater. Zachary only uses this form when he knows he cannot defeat his foe on his own. Zachary can only remain in this form for about an hour before he changes back and his magical energy is completely drained, however he can disengage it at any time by reverting Mobius back into its normal form.

Personality: Unlike when Zachary was under the control of Magnus, he is a much kinder person now. Zachary no longer is absorbed by his lust for revenge, and instead is intent on helping others now. However, Zachary is still a firebrand, and let’s his emotions drive his actions. Zachary is easily riled up over even the smallest of things, but he’s also the kind of person that will laugh about what happened when all is said and done.

Zachary has a very short temper, and is extremely easy to anger. When Zachary becomes angered, he normally lashes out, even if it is only jokingly with friends, and allows himself to show himself through his fists. Zachary is also extremely emotional, and will let passion or desire drive him through something, even if what he’s deciding to do is wrong. Zachary’s will and resolve are also so strong that he won’t admit defeat until he is incapacitated to the point he can no longer move.

In relation to Zachary when he is in combat, the ice innate is extremely focused and, aside from when he is angry, will think out his attacks before he makes them. An acquired trait that Zachary has gained from Zorlo is his love of battle, and Zachary, like Zorlo, will look for a good fight anywhere, but he does it simply to satisfy his love of battle, whereas Zorlo will fight to prove something.

Zachary has also gained an extremely defined sense of justice. Given the woman Zachary loves is a slave, Zachary is strongly opposed to any kind of injustice, and fights to help those who need help. Also, since being freed from Magnus, Zachary also helps Zorlo in the Dome with teaching the green haired man’s students. Lastly, Zachary’s great sense of caring is driven by his hopes to one day meet up again with Lament and free her of her Master, a hope that keeps Zachary moving forward in the world.

Appearance: Now with a very awesome picture done by Altamira-sama. You are purely awesome!

Zach is a red haired, young man who’s face still holds his younger years. His ‘baby face’ makes him the target of many girls who enjoy that kind of thing. He is of average build and wears a dark blue sweater that has a white snowflake sewn upon it. He wears a light blue T-shirt under his sweater. His pants are red with blue lines drawn along the sides of them, and both have four pockets on each side. His sword is strapped to his left side, and is in a black, leather sheath that he has had for as long as he has owned the sword. The only change that occurs when Zachary becomes Half Elemental is his hair turns white and becomes wild, and his eyes turn light blue.

History: Since Magnus gave Zachary Magnarune, and after Zachary met Zorlo, the ice innate found himself traveling from place to place, meeting interesting people and fighting with all kinds of warriors from different parts of the world. However, Zachary has met a few people that have profoundly influenced his life that he tells stories of to students at the Dome. The main people Zachary discusses, aside from Zorlo and his teacher, Cadenza, are the teacher and minstrel, Louis Fritz, the regicide named Kellson and the woman he loves, Lament.

Zachary first met the regicide Kellson at a port town. The two had a fierce battle that raged throughout the town and killed several people. In the end, Zachary had succeeded in freezing the demi-angel in place, and left thinking he had seen the last of the divine warrior. Kellson, however, lived on, and Zachary would meet up with the regicide again.

As for Louis Fritz, Zachary met the oddball minstrel in perhaps what can be considered a mishap. Zachary met the minstrel on a journey into the north, trying to find a place to become a stronger swordsman. As part of a deal made between the ice innate and one of the masters of the dojo, if Zachary could defeat Fritz, then he could join. Due to Fritz’s massive amount of combat experience and tempered battle style, the ice innate found himself unable to defeat Louis, but did manage to impress the eccentric musician enough that he wrote a piece in part dedicated to Zachary’s resolve.

After the run in with Fritz, Zachary spent a good deal of time traveling and meeting up with countless kinds of weaker warriors, but each encounter helped to improve the ice innate’s strength and greater temper his resolve. In this time, Zachary met two people that created the greatest change in the ice innate of anyone else he had met prior. This was also where Zachary learned that evil took many forms, and some of them were amazing deceptive.

The first odd person Zachary met was a boy named Ronin, who had mastery over wind magic. Zachary and Ronin fought their way through the back alleys of a city during a rain storm. During the battle, Zachary nearly killed Ronin, and brought out Notus, the wind demon sealed within Ronin. In this battle, Magnus took minor control, sharing his power with the conscious Zachary in order to stop the demon in his tracks, literally, and allow Zachary to survive the battle.

The next life changing event happened when Zachary met the sword, Vaskalen, and it’s wielder at the time, Galan. Despite his best efforts, and the assistance of Magnus, Zachary was unable to overcome the challenge of the Hell Fire Sword. Before Zachary had known what happened, he found himself traveling with the man he hated most.

Zachary spent nearly two months traveling with Zorlo, and, in that time, learned many basic survival skills he lacked. Zorlo taught Zachary how to properly sharpen his sword, make a fire, and what could be eaten in the wilderness. Even during those two months, Zachary tried desperately to kill Zorlo, but failed every time. It, at one point, even became a daily routine, and worked well to aid Zachary in his training.

However, after two months, something that Zorlo had to deal with came up, and Zachary followed the fencer to where he was going. There, much to Zachary’s surprise, Kellson stood, very much alive, and ready to fight with Zorlo. In the battle to come, Zachary gave it his all, but was unable to overcome either Zorlo or Kellson. In the end, Zachary had his first encounter with his “Awakened” state, and nearly overwhelmed Kellson with it, but, thanks to Zorlo, the regicide was saved from what could have very easily become a casualty in the vicious battle.

When next Zachary awoke, it was in a closet in some town in the middle of a feudal age, a mishap that happened the first time Zorlo brought Zachary to the Dome involving an ostrich, some dwarves, and a small amount of explosives. When Zachary was set free, it was by the Homunculus Lament, who Zachary then traveled with. In a very short period of time, Zachary came to like his new companion, and even fell in love with her. At this point in his life, Zachary felt on top of he world, and even stopped wanting to kill Zorlo for a little while.

However, all good things have to come to an end. The end of this was when Master, along with his Homunculi Despair and Mocker, came to reclaim Lament. Zachary, Lament and Zorlo battled fiercely, but failed to stop Master from reclaiming Lament. It was at that moment Zorlo knew that Zachary would be more bitter, and brought the ice innate to the Dome, as he had initially planned before the mishap, and met with Cadenza.

After awakening in the Dome, Zachary found that everything seemed to want him dead. First, he encountered ogres, strange monsters that had armor hard as diamond when it was wet, and harpies all fighting for a piece of Zachary’s body. Much to Zachary’s good fortune, he met up with Louis Fritz, and Fritz’s associate, Melody, and, using a new skill he developed along with his Awakened state, Zachary froze a geyser using his temperature resistant ice.

Zachary’s meeting with Cadenza led to a series of near death encounters, monsters, and a god damn dragon all trying to prove who was going to kill Zachary first. Even the gypsy herself got involved in it, nearly killing Zachary with her own dagger. As unpleasant as it was, it did assist Zachary to see just how weak he was. And with that, the ice innate sought to find a way to become stronger.

After a while, Zachary was eventually summoned to help Cadenza with something. In reality, this was simply a ploy between Zorlo and Cadenza that lead to Zachary and Cadenza fighting against Zorlo. In the associated battle, just as it looked like Zachary would finally kill Zorlo, Magnus appeared. Stripped of his greatest power, Zachary watched, in horror, as Cadenza and Zorlo fought Magnus into an even level. In a final act of heroism, Zachary too up his former sword and stabbed it through Magnus’ heart.

In the process, Magnus broke the Magnarune’s blade and released the power held within the runes. The ice magic poured into Zachary, transforming him into a quarter Elemental, three quarters human. When Zachary returned to his room, he felt something strange, and summoned his new sword Mobius. After a short talk with the spirit of the god that inhabited the sword, Zachary felt his power become greater then they had ever been when he had the Magnarune. Zachary now spends much of his time as Zorlo’s “squire”, doing odd jobs in the Dome and looking for fights so that the Ice Elemental can grow stronger.

His greatest dream at this moment is to find Johnny Bones, since Zorlo told Zachary all about what happened to Kellson and what he became, and defeat the dead man, in the same suit as the fencer and the gypsy, the two people Zachary respects and reveres most.

Battles:
Sea to Bloody Sea (Complete)
The Brink of Insanity Complete)
The Magician and the Misfit (Complete)
Misadventures of the Minstrel - Northern Dojo (Complete)
Through Ice and Air (Complete)
The Nightmare Begins (Complete)
The Reluctant Alliance X2 (Complete)
At Least She isn’t the Only One That’s Crazy (Complete)
Hopkinson’s Favorites (In Progress)

RPs:
Alterum Exordium (Complete)

Training:
{Altamira} Zachary Leos' Training (Complete)