Arsonist's Lullaby || World On Fire || My Name(Wearing Me Out) || Burn It Down || Some Nights || Light 'Em Up
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."
-Khalil Gibran
Alastor Blake Helstrum
Nicknames and Aliases:
Al, Hellstorm, Pinky
Blessed or Ordinary:
Blessed
Role:
Blessed Child 2
Gender:
Male
Age:
18
Sexual Orientation:
Heterosexual
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
-Abraham Lincoln
- Pyrokinesis- Alastor is able to manipulate fire with great skill, and finesse. He is able to generate fire from almost any part if his body, but generally uses his hands, feet, and mouth. He is also able to manipulate already existing flame. He can shape the flames as well.
- Thermal Resistance- Alastor is completely immune to fire, an extreme heat, as well as being highly resistant to the cold. So he can remain comfortable with little clothing in any climate.
- Minor Flame Solidification- Alastor has some minor skill in making his fire solid. He hasn't totally mastered this, and at most he can create a blowtorch-like sword.
- Fire Absorption- Alastor is able to absorb flames that he did not create by simply eating them. By absorbing fire he gains strength, and becomes more powerful.
- Flight- By creating a solid stream of fire directed to the ground Alastor is able to achieve flight. But he isn't the most stable of flyers so he often uses this ability to extend his jumps, or move faster.
- Explosive Fire- Alastor is able to fire off lightning fast bolts of fire that explode upon impact. This technique is dangerous to both himself, and others as it takes complete concentration, even the smallest distraction can cause it to quite literally blow up in his face. Rarely used.
- Minor Smoke Manipulation- Alastor isn't just limited to controlling fire, he also has some control over smoke. He is still learning to control this power, as he just recently learned about it. It's mostly used for smokescreens, and at most air blasts. For Alastor it is extremely difficult to control, as smoke isn't a solid, it has no 'weight' to it so to speak.
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
-Muhammad Ali
Pink
Eye Color:
Light Brown
Height:
6 feet
Weight:
175 pounds
Tattoos:
He has the name of his Mistress tattooed on his chest right above his heart to show his servitude. It's something he'd rather hide, as it's a reminder that he is nothing more than a slave.
Piercings:
None
Scars:
Alastor has many scars on his back. Most are from lash marks, or knife wounds.
Oddities:
He often goes shirtless, wearing nothing but a simple open vest. He also has a scarf that he never lets out of his sight.
"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it."
-Mark Twain
{Angry, Protective, Sarcastic, Rebellious, Secretive}
Alastor is a fairly angry, and ill tempered young man with a rather large chip on his shoulder. But who wouldn't be in his position? He's been ripped from his home, and forced to be a glorified slave under threat of the deaths of his family. All because he is a human lighter. So he does have a right to be a angry guy. Though it doesn't take much to set him off, he has learned how to bury his feelings deep. He didn't get those lashes on his back for nothing after all. So he's had to learn to bite his tongue or else he would get more scars.
He is also fairly sarcastic, and always has a clever quip up his non-existent sleeves. His smart mouth has in the past also gotten him in trouble, and earned him quite a few scars over the years. So he usually makes quips to himself when around the royal types, but when around the commoners or his fellow blessed children he'll let his hair down, and the jokes fly.
He is extremely protective of his fellow blessed children, and the innocent in general. He's easily willing to both kill, or die for them. He could have just met them, and he would be willing to die for them. This protective nature, however doesn't apply to most government officials. Though he'll lay his life on the line for his mistress in a heartbeat, that's as far as his loyalty goes to any royal. He has a particular soft spot for children and women, as he can't stand seeing them in danger, no matter who they are. This undying sense of honor makes him seem more than he appears.
Though he is quite rebellious, he hides it well. Because he can't outright rebel for fear of what could happen to his family, he often does it in more secretive ways. Pulling his punches, setting 'uncontrolled' fires that hinders both the royal army, and the rebels, and overall misdirecting his level of power to his fire magic. As very few know the true extent of his skills. Such as him being able to absorb fire to become stronger, and his smoke manipulation. These aren't the only secrets he holds. He has a strong sense of justice, and though his moral compass isn't the straightest, everything he does he does because he honestly thinks he's doing the right thing. No matter where this takes him, the ends justify the means.
"Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."
-Malcolm X
-Training in secret-| "Huh, so there's a bunch of scorched trees out in the forest? How'd that happen?"
-Working Out-| "A body like mine needs to be taken care of!"
-Tending to plants-| "Can't a guy who breaths fire take care of a orchid without getting weird looks?"
-Eating-| "I burn a lot calories. Heh, bad joke."
Habits:
-Rubbing his scarf-| "Got a problem with my scarf?"
-Being secretive-| "Unless you want a different skin color, I'd back off."
-Eating-| "I burn a lot calories. Sorry, couldn't resist."
Likes/Loves:
- Food| "I'm not picky."
- A good fight| "I'm too hot to handle!"
- The Blessed Children| "Everything I do is to ensure our freedom. And I won't fail."
- Plants| "You got a problem with a guy liking plants?"
- Animals| "They aren't complicated. You know they don't think you're any less of them."
- His scarf| "It's the only thing they let me have of my........nevermind."
- The government| "They're time will come. They'll pay for everything they've done, ten fold."
- Being a slave| "Sooner or later, when you mess with fire, you'll get burned."
- Water| "Duh."
- The Blessed Children being disrespected| "We're no less human than you asshole!"
- Being told what to do| "Your will, my hand....for now."
- Combat- Alastor is a good combatant. Though he is nowhere near the best out there. But combine his physical prowess with his fire abilities he is skilled enough to pose a danger to even the most skilled foe. He often downplays his overall prowess.
- Manipulative- Though far from being some mastermind, Alastor is adept at reading people like a book, and knows how to manipulate people's perception of him. Most see Alastor as a loose cannon with some skill. A blunt instrument if anything, but he's smarter and more skilled then appears to be.
- Strategy- Alastor has a good grasp on strategy, and tactics. More so than people realize.
- Using his magic- Alastor has great skill in using his magic, something he keeps closely guarded.
- Water- If Alastor is wet his magic is extremely weakened, and in a large enough body of water he can't use them at all. Though this takes quite a bit of water, usually he's fine in something like the rain.
- Tight Spaces- His fire, while magical, is still fire. It needs oxygen to work like any normal flame. And when it tight spaces without a whole lot of air, well it makes things hard to breath.
- Temper- Alastor's temper can be his undoing, especially when his family is brought up. Though he has gotten better at keeping his cool.
- Honor- While some wouldn't see this as a weakness, his sense of honor can be a hindrance, as all you need to do is dangle an innocent if front of him, and he's basically powerless. Women, and children tend to work best.
- Concentration- Alastor needs concentration in order to use his powers right. As he describes it, fire is like a living thing. It grows, and eats just like anything else, and it's equally unpredictable. If he is distracted things will go wrong.
"Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged."
-Samuel Johnson
The Helstrum family was of very little notice before Alastor was declared one of the Blessed Children. He, and his family was born in a small farming village of little importance. Alastor was the youngest of three, two boys, and one girl. He was to be sixth generation farmer. They were well liked, and well known within the small rural community of the village. It was a very small village, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone. When Alastor was young he learned that he could speak with the fabled Fae.
When Alastor told his family about how he could see, and communicate with the light spirits, they didn't think much of it. He was a kid no older than seven after all, and kids makes things like this up all the time after all. No one believed him until he was eight years old. That was when his magic developed, and he accidently lite the rug on fire with nothing more than a mere touch. Needless to say they no longer thought he was making it up. Word got out about Alastor's abilities, and soon it reached the royals.
Several troops were sent to collect Alastor. At first they came peacefully with orders that they were to take Alastor for training to control his abilities. His father didn't believe them, and was weary of them. So he politely declined, and said they'd take of Alastor instead. As one would imagine this did not go over well. The soldiers drew their weapons, and things went down hill from there. The soldiers ended up killing his father, and injuring his older brother. And from there things got even worse.
Even as small child, Alastor held an untapped amount of power. In a fit of pure unadulterated, vengeance fueled rage Alastor unleashed a torrent of fire upon these soldiers. The lucky few that managed to get out of the way saw their buddies turn to ash right before their eyes. Once the fire died down Alastor collapsed from exhaustion. While he was out they grabbed him, and brought him in. Once they got Alastor to the royals, and he regained consciousness, they informed him that he was to serve the kingdom for eternity.
Alastor refused as anyone would. The higher ups didn't not like this answer, so they gave him an ultimatum. Either he swears his life to them, or they kill his family. To get their point across they dragged in his brother. They slit his throat, and forced Alastor to watch him choke on his own blood. And Alastor was powerless to stop them, as he was still too weak from before. They told him that he still had his sister, mother, and everyone from his village left. They could bring in everyone he's ever talked to, and kill them right in front of him.
Having no other option, Alastor agreed to do as they wished. After that things only got harder. His mother was forced from their home, and was moved to a safehouse so the royals could have easy access to their leverage if need be. And Alastor, well he did kill quite a few soldiers when they brought him in, and the survivors were none to pleased with watching their buddies turn to nothing more than ash. Every night the survivors would sneak into Alastor's cell, and have 'chats' with him. Most of these chats involved knives, and whips, and such stuff.
They were smart about it too. They made sure to only leave marks on his back, and other such places where nobody would see them. They threatened Alastor as well, if he told anyone about their chats, the same thing would happen to his mother. These late night chats gradually began to whine down when he was assigned his current mistress, as they thought he was thoroughly broken at that point, but Alastor soon learned how to be a convincing actor.
Over the course of the next several years Alastor put on a false front, acted like he was a team player. But Alastor was more cunning than any of the royals expected. While he did this little song and dance, he was bidding his time. He would spend hours, creating maps of the capital. Noting key locations when he and his mistress would go out. He eventually began figuring out how to sneak in, and out of the castle. From there his maps became more accurate. He started training, and improving on abilities in secret. As the smart man plays the fool.
Now with the rebellion rising up Alastor saw this as the perfect opportunity to sneak him, and his mother out with the monarchy on edge. He was already for it too, he found reliable information on her whereabouts, he knew the patrol roots by heart, and had a plan on how to escape the city undetected. Just as all his ducks were in a row, something unexpected happened. He received a message, from his older sister. After the royals took his mother from home, his sister left home as well, and moved to Mavil, where she is now a proud member of the growing resistance.
After it was learned who he was, the rebels had his sister send Alastor a message. They wanted him to feed them Intel from the capital, and they'd in return help free his mother, and bring down the current regime. And they had him at rebel. He sent them all the information he had gathered over the years in trying to find his mother, including patrol schedules, how he's gotten in and out of the castle over the years, and whatever information he has on his fellow Blessed Children, and their masters.
With him, and his mistress now on the frontline things have become dicey at best. Not only will he be forced to fight other rebels, but he also can't hurt them too bad. It'll be a difficult balance to be sure. Not only that, he also has to worry about the others finding out, while acting like he's not worried. But the real problem is can he live with himself after betraying his comrades, his fellow Blessed Children?
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance."
-Sun Tzu
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