Erani's Lover and the Dark Centaur
~Ceto~
Name: Ceto (SEE-toe)
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: Centaur (half human, half horse)
Hair Color: Dark red hair and tail, gray-black fur
Eye Color: Dark blue
Height: 5'7" to his back and 8'7" to the top of his head
Weight: 1850 lbs
Relationship Status: In a relationship with Erani.
Family: Soro (Father), Tieri (Deceased Mother)
Weapon: Ceto wields a staff, Blizzaron, that has the power to create ice magic (hence the name). It's 5'7" long and sky blue in color with midnight blue orbs at both ends in which its ice attacks are fired. He also carries a 2'0"dagger as a back up weapon.
Armor: Ceto wears no armor except for his chest plate and padding on his shoulders. Speed is his other way of protecting himself.
Strengths: Ceto has many strengths, and it shows mainly in his appearance. He's muscular, both in his human half and horse body. The ice of Blizzaron is most effective against plants and water, able to freeze them solid and helpless. He also has a slight advantage against foes who wield swords, as his armor and Blizzaron both provide good defense. Speed is also a strength of Ceto's, as he was one of the fastest Centaurs in his herd. Ceto, like Erani, also has his weight as an advantage and can heavily wound a foe with his body alone, that is, if he has the energy to do so.
Weaknesses: Despite having the strengths he possesses, Ceto also has weaknesses, a few of them posing a great threat if exposed to him. One such is fire, which is not only capable of melting his ice magic, but it also poses a threat to Ceto himself, as his horse body is just as vulnerable to fire as Erani's is. Arrows are another weakness, as Ceto has almost no way of avoiding them. He must rely on speed if he's to dodge them, but if he tires out, he's an easy target for any archer. His weight combined with not so great agility can also pose as a weakness, because if Ceto is slowed down any at all, he may almost immediately become again an easy target.
Skills/Magic: Ceto is capable of performing a variety of attacks, with and without Blizzaron's ice magic. He can physically fight with the staff itself or use the variety of ice attacks that Blizzaron is capable of using. Such physical attacks include twirling the staff in his hands and striking while doing so, or manually using simple strikes on the opponent. Blizzaron's variety of ice attacks include the following.
- Ice Beam: This attack is simply a beam of ice shot from either end of Blizzaron. It takes a little bit of energy and can't be used again until another beam charges. It may freeze the foe solid for a short period of time or it can be used to freeze a stream or pond. This move is a basic of Blizzaron's and doesn't have a really notable downside, but it can freeze things like ponds or plants by mistake if it misses, which can then cause accidental slipping or cutting if forgotten. Takes about a minute to charge enough energy for this move.
- Ice Shard: When Ceto uses this attack, sharp shards of ice form at either end of Blizzaron and fire out towards the foe. This attack takes more energy than Ice Beam does, and needs more time to charge. It also may cause slight recoil on Ceto, depending on how hard the shards are fired. Takes five minutes to charge enough energy.
- Hail Storm: Despite this attack's power, it takes the least amount of energy to use. Different size hail stones are fired from either end of Blizzaron, but may also cause recoil on Ceto if the hail stones are fired hard enough. The amount of recoil depends on how hard the hail stones are fired. Takes half a minute to charge enough energy.
- Sleet Sheet: Even though it has a funny name, this attack can be quite handy against quicker foes. In fact, it really isn't much of an attack at all. Blizzaron simply drops a sheet of sleet ice on the ground under the foe's feet, causing them to slip n' slide. However, Ceto may accidentally slip on it himself as well because the sheets of ice last quite sometime and could be forgotten. Takes three minutes to charge enough energy.
- Snow Staff: This attack requires the most energy and charge. Both ends of Blizzaron turn into hard snowballs that can be used in combat to strengthen the staff's attack. Ceto just needs to be careful that he doesn't accidentally hit himself with snow.
- Ice Cube: This is Blizzaron's most useful attack. It can create ice cubes of any size up to Ceto's full height. Ceto can then push the cubes into his foes, knock them in the head with them, or even stuff them in their clothes! Ice Cube also has uses outside of battle, such as stepping stones in the water or climbing aids. However, the bigger the cube, the more energy and charge time it takes to use again. Still, the cubes tend to get in the way once they're used. Charge time depends on the size of the cube, but a small one takes a minute and a large one takes roughly eight minutes. Any size between that takes any time between that.
- Blizzard: One of Blizzaron's stronger attacks is a mighty Blizzard formed by wind and snow created at both ends of it. Ceto twirls the staff as the snow forms and fires out, blowing the foe away. It also takes a lot of energy and charging to use again and has a chance of causing severe recoil due to how strong the wind power is. Takes ten minutes to charge enough energy.
- Ice Blast: Another one of the staff's stronger attacks is Ice Blast. It's basically a more powerful form of Ice Beam, but there are slight differences. The multiple ice beams fired from either end of Blizzaron are bigger and create more of an impact. The freezing also lasts a little longer. However, this attack takes more energy to use and charge as well as cause recoil. Takes nine minutes to charge enough energy.
- Snow Cannon: The third of Blizzaron's strongest attacks, this attack makes the staff function like a cannon firing big snowballs at its target. It may cause severe recoil, depending on the size of the snowballs and how hard they're fired. Takes fifteen minutes to charge enough energy.
- Staff Charge: This isn't really an attack, but a state change of Blizzaron. It's when the staff becomes so powerful, it can make its magic twice as strong as before. It can only be acquired if the staff absorbs enough power from ice around it or even ice it creates. There has to be a lot of ice around for it to happen, however.
Ceto also uses his dagger in battle occasionally, not only as a back up weapon, but also for once-in-awhile sneak attacks. He may pretend he's about to use Blizzaron, but really use the dagger instead. And like Erani, Ceto is capable of kicking with his hind legs, or performing an Earthquake attack (slamming the ground with the front hooves really hard to cause the ground to shake), though he has yet to know of the move. He can also perform similar mineuvers that Erani does with her sword, such as leaping while striking, but with the staff as the weapon instead.
Appearance: Ceto is a rather handsome young Centaur. He has the basic body of a muscular stallion (male horse). His hooves are bigger than Erani's and his body is more muscular. They're black in color and have no horseshoes. Ceto's fur is gray-black while his skin is rather dark, pretty much the same shade of brown as Erani's. His eyes are midnight blue and can noticably sparkle under moonlight. He wears a dark blue shirt that seemingly matches his eyes and over it a silver colored chest plate and shoulder armor. He has a brown bandoleer across his chest and a sheath specifically for Blizzaron at his back. He wears a brown belt holding the sheath of his brown-handled dagger. Ceto also wears black gloves on his hands and a small, black cape covering his right shoulder and tied at his shoulder at a knot with a medallion left to him by his mother. The medallion is gold in color and has the ice emblem on it, which is a snowflake in the wind. Ceto's dark red hair is short, yet rather messy.
Carried Items/Accessories:
- Ice Medallion - A gold medallion that was given to Ceto by his father after his mother died. It was a memento from his mother, and proved that he was to become a Centaur ice warrior.
Personality: Despite his tough-looking appearance, Ceto is quite a shy character. He's nervous when meeting new people, but that feeling seems to fade away if he feels a battle is near. Ceto brings the toughness out of him when he wants to fight, and is willing to fight anyone who challenges him. He rarely ever starts a fight, but if he does, it's usually because he's angry or the other person is making fun of him. He hates being teased because he has a history of it, due mainly to being shy. Some call him a big baby because he's too "scared" to meet others. Ceto gets in a beating mood if someone makes fun of him like that, so technically he can be a little hot-headed as well. But behind these feelings is a kind heart who'll protect those he cares about and help those who need it. Ceto looks like he could be a big bully, but deep down inside is a different Centaur.
Biography: Born in the same herd as Erani, Ceto was the first of three to be born in the time of what the herd called the Great Centaur Migration. Earlier before Ceto's birth, the herd was living peacefully in Tahiki Forest, a lush, tropical forest situated near a large lake. As explained in Erani's bio, a severe storm hit one day and lighting struck a tree on fire. In no time at all, most of the forest went up in flames, leaving the Centaurs no choice but to flee. By the time there were no more than a few trees left, clouds gathered in the sky and rain began to pour. The fire slowly died out, but now the herd was without a home. They could only migrate in hopes of finding a new home.
Ceto was born not long after to a young Centaur named Tieri. His father, Soro, was overjoyed at having his first son. Both him and Tieri were excited about raising him to be a fine young Centaur man. Ceto had no siblings, but he did have a cousin, Mara, whose parents died in the fire. A few lives had been lost back there, but most of the herd was fortunate and escaped alive. Mara, though, always made fun of him and talked to her friends about him behind his back. Ceto, feeling hurt, thought he would never get friends as long as his cousin kept spreading gossip about him. However, female Centaurs Erani and Jolie never heard a word of it, and were able to befriend Ceto rather quickly. They even stuck up for him at times and Ceto felt better than he ever had before.
As they grew older together, Ceto and the girls had plenty of fun. They enjoyed races, play fighting, and tag during the migration. Ceto wound up being the fastest, Erani the most agile, and Jolie the best jumper. All seemed to be going perfectly for the young Ceto, until his mother became severely ill one evening when the herd was taking a rest for the night. Tieri struggled to hang on and Soro, Ceto, and the rest of the herd did everything they could to help her. However, nothing prevailed and Tieri died a week later. Everybody was sad at the time of her death and buried her along the path they took. Ceto was the most upset, crying into his father's fur. Soro was just as upset as his son was, knowing now he'd grow up without a mother.
Overtime, Ceto, his father, and his friends got over Tieri's death. When he was ten years old, the herd arrived at another forest. It looked like no forest they'd ever seen before. The water was clear and clean in the streams, and the plants were as green as could be. Delicious-looking fish populated the streams and forest creatures roamed the forest floor and trees. It was a paradise for nearly any living thing. The herd decided to live there and make the forest their new home. They thought the forest looked so peaceful that nothing bad could touch it. They didn't know how right they were.
More years went by, and Ceto continued to be friends with Erani and Jolie. He helped Erani treat a cut on her leg when they were fourteen. Then, Ceto looked at Erani with a wonderful feeling racing through his heart. She was one of the prettiest Centaurs he'd ever met, not to mention one of the kindest. Ceto smiled at her gently as he helped Erani stop the bleeding. It was then he knew exactly what was going on. Ceto was falling in love with her, but was too shy to admit it for quite sometime. Then he remembered when Erani's parents entrusted her with the family sword, which had been used to protect the herd for generations. Ceto decided he wanted to fight evil someday as well, and possibly fight alongside Erani herself. He didn't know that he would get his wish in the future.
One day, when they were eighteen, Ceto noticed Erani had disappeared. Jolie told him that she'd gone exploring to see if the forest was completely safe. Both of them anxiously waited their friend's return. However, Erani was gone for quite sometime, and Jolie eventually fell asleep. Ceto, on the other hand, stayed awake, hoping Erani would return exactly the way she left. Pretty soon, the sound of galloping hooves echoed in the distance. Erani burst through the trees with an excited look on her face and came to a halt in front of the whole herd. Ceto asked what was the matter.
Erani explained that a Dryad named Anie lived in this forest as well and claimed that the forest was enchanted, never to be touched by evil. The herd would be protected completely here, not having to worry about protecting themselves. They believed what Anie said was true, seeing as the forest looked as green and peaceful as two kind allies. Erani then said she wished to go out on adventure because she wasn't needed there. Her parents and the herd reluctantly agreed, but Ceto and Jolie didn't want her to go. They said they would miss her. Erani said she must, if she is to make use of her weapon. Jolie agreed, but Ceto asked her to wait for a minute. He asked her if she remembered the time he helped her with the cut on her leg and she replied yes.
"I, um...I fell in love with you back then," Ceto explained. "You're beautiful...and kind. I've just been too shy to say anything. But I admit it now...I love you, Erani." Erani smiled and walked closer to Ceto.
"You're very sweet," she said. "I loved you back then too. You've been so kind to me, Ceto, I can't put it to words. I simply never had the heart to tell you myself." It was Ceto's turn to smile, and he leaned over and kissed Erani romantically. Not only was his father proud of him, but Erani's parents were proud of her as well, and once they finished Erani departed for adventure. Ceto knew he would meet her again someday when he went on an adventure of his own.
A couple weeks later, Ceto went to his father and said that he, too, wished to have an adventure. Soro replied that Ceto didn't have a weapon, but if he really wanted to leave and go out on his own, he decided to give Ceto the dagger that once belonged to his own father. Proud of getting his first weapon, Ceto strapped the belt and sheath around his waist and sheathed the dagger. Soro also entrusted him with a gold medallion that belonged to Tiera. It bore the emblem of a snowflake in the wind and Soro explained to Ceto that his mother wanted him to have it. Ceto accepted the medallion and headed for the rest of the herd. He gave his good bye to all of them and set out on an adventure of his very own, planning to train as much as he could with the dagger and hopefully find another, better weapon to suit his needs.
Ceto traveled far and wide, until one day a pack of wolves leaped through a pair of bushes nearby and surrounded him. He drew his dagger and got ready to fight, but it was no use. The wolves had him greatly out numbered. Ceto tried to fight back by kicking with his hind legs and striking with his dagger. However, it wasn't long before the pack chased him to the edge of a steep hill. Ceto, not looking where he was going, tripped over a rock and tumbled down the hill at a great impact. He fell to the bottom and went unconscious. The wolves left, thinking he got away.
Sometime later, Ceto awoke inside a warm cave. A blazing fire was situated in the center and an elderly Centaur was roasting fish. Fish was a popular food among Centaurs Ceto knew, so he wasn't the least bit surprised. He found himself lying on a fur blanket, and his head throbbed like there was no tomorrow. Ceto tried to sit up, but he couldn't ignore the headache. Pretty soon, the elderly Centaur noticed he was awake and set a plate of fish down before them.
"You have awakened," the Centaur said. Ceto noticed that she was a female who looked even older than Tiko, the elder of the herd. The old Centaur then said "I'm relieved you're okay."
"Oh, my head..." Ceto groaned. "I can't seem to remember anything. Where am I?" The elderly Centaur smiled a wrinkled smile.
"Why, you're in my cave," she replied. "My name is Yila and I found you unconscious in the woods out there." Ceto then remembered exactly what had been going on.
"Oh yeah! Those wolves attacked and--" he began, but his head was still throbbing. "Ugh, when will the pain stop?" Yila examined Ceto's head for a lump.
"I think you'll be fine," she said. "It doesn't appear that you hit your head too hard. Are you hungry?" Ceto nodded and began to hear noises coming from his stomach. He willingly ate some of the fish that Yila provided. It tasted even better than raw fish caught out of a stream. Ceto thanked Yila for the meal and introduced himself to her.
"Well, it's nice to meet you," Yila replied with a smile. However, just as she was about to take another bite of fish, she noticed a gold medallion on the blanket Ceto was lying on. She looked at it and said "Is that a medallion over there?"
Ceto looked behind him and noticed his mother's medallion had fallen out of the little bag he had for it on his belt. He picked it up off the blanket.
"Yeah, this belonged to my mother," Ceto explained. "My father gave it to me after she died..."
"How very sad," Yila replied sympathetically. She soon noticed the snowflake emblem on it, widened her eyes, and exclaimed "Wait...isn't that an Ice Medallion?!" Ceto looked at the medallion again.
"I'm...not sure," he replied. He handed it to Yila. "Do you know?" Yila looked at the medallion closely and nodded.
"Indeed this is an Ice Medallion," she confirmed.
Yila explained that anyone in the possession of one of these sacred medallions is to wield one of the many ice weapons Centaurs have used in the past. Bows with magic ice arrows, swords with mighty ice magic, and staffs with the power of ice were all in existance. Yila then went into the back room of her cave for a few minutes and emerged with a staff's sheath and bandoleer. She said that it contained Blizzaron, one of the most powerful ice staffs in existance. It could perform more ice magic than most other ice weapons could ever do, and that training in each attack took a lot of skill.
"I see you have great potential in wielding this sacred weapon," Yila said. "I entrust it to you. Use it with pride." Ceto obeyed. He unsheathed the staff from its sheath to take a look at it. Its blue orbs at either end were shiny and bright, with the rest of the staff a bright sky blue in color.
"Wow," Ceto complimented. "This makes me wonder how my mother got ahold of this medallion. I feel confident that I can use this staff." Yila smiled gently and went on with her explanation.
"I'm glad. I've been holding on to this weapon ever since my older brother died after he used it," Yila continued. "I want you to wield this weapon and be just as great an ice warrior as he was." She then walked up to the east wall and admired a silver chest plate and shoulder padding on the wall. Under it hung a dark blue shirt, a small, black cape, and a pair of black gloves. Yila took the garb from the wall and presented it to Ceto. He took it with pride and amazement.
"I entrust you my brother's garb as well," Yila said. "Put it on and be the warrior my brother once was. Show me that you really are his reincarnation!" Ceto willingly nodded and slipped the shirt, armor, and cape over his head. It fit him perfectly and comfortably. Ceto admired it when he was finished. Yila then grabbed a pin from a nearby table and took the medallion. She pinned it to the knot in the cape at Ceto's left shoulder. The gold of the Ice Medallion shown brightly from the fire's light reflecting upon it.
"Amazing..." Ceto said. "The clothes suit me very well."
"Perfect," Yila admired. "I know you can do great things like my brother did. You must train hard in the way of that staff and make your skills grow. So I shall teach you what that staff can do." Yila then motioned for Ceto to come outside with her. He unsheathed the staff and prepared to train. Yila said the staff was capable of performing nine different magic ice attacks. The first and most simple was Ice Beam, firing a beam of ice at the target.
"The staff attacks with its wielder's mind," Yila explained.
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