THE LAST SWORD KING

SAINT MARLO

“Fate and good fortune have never been on my side. The one constant in my life, the one thing I turn to when I need to be strong — is my sword. I am the sword king, and I will always be until my final breath. My bloodline, my linage … I promise it won’t end with me.〞

I.

THE DARKHOLD

The dark hold is the result of tampering with cursed arcane magic. Doomed to endless suffering in Purgatory upon death, Marlo looked to reverse this fate. Upon studying the dark arts, he came across what he had thought to be a way to break free from the curse. However, to his astonishment, he had created a power that suppresses the life force of all things in his vicinity. From the outside, it appears as a massive black bubble stretching thousands of feet to encase those inside it. Yet, from the inside, the surrounding area is relatively unchanged, albeit drained of color and exhibiting a bland monochrome appearance.

  • DARKHOLD EXPANSION

The Demonic Power, Dark Hold Expansion, is an extremely difficult force to counter. It has an incredible range and relatively no point of weakness for enemies to exploit. Those who wish to challenge Marlo have to brace the life-threatening dark hold that destroys them even as they approach his vicinity. Although there is no weakness to this ability, it’s known as a dark art for a reason. After his studies, Marlo was inflicted with a black cough after steaming from the use of the dark hold. It worsened under prolonged use, thus creating a limit to the amount of time he can use the darkhold. At his current level, ten minutes is the maximum amount of time he can spend in the world of endless decay. Any more than that and he’ll lose his mind & be taken over by his demonic transformation.

II.

ARCANE ENERGY

After learning the first blade sword arts, Marlo sought the teachings of the nine arcane wizards, a society of mages close to the angelic sword kings. Back in the time of the old blade, the nine mages & the sword king would work together to protect the high gods from devilish threats. His journey to becoming a true sword king would only end once he had learned the basic magics. Thus, Marlo spent 500 years learning arcane magic. During this time, he experimented with the dark hold in secret.

  • ARCANE ENERGY ATTACKS

Marlo can release magic in various shapes and intensities, either projected or used as a part of melee attacks. Furthermore, he can also create rays of pure arcane energy that can damage his foe's depending on the output of energy.

  • ARCANE BARRIER MAGIC

Marlo is capable of using a form of arcane magic that creates mystical defensive measures. The spells cast can absorb, deflect and/or outright halt attacks aimed at the manifested barrier. They may even be used as a means of trapping opponents.

  • PHYSICAL AUGMENTATION

Marlo can enhance the physical abilities of his own body so that he can achieve feats requiring an absurd amount of physical power effortlessly, reaching an overall level beyond his natural limits. It’s required of all sword kings to master this technique above else.

III

DEMON MARLO

Though Marlo is an angel, he’s also half-demon. By praying daily and keeping his sins to a minimum, he saves himself from being corrupted by his darker half. However, in moments of great stress, he can be persuaded to use its power. For as strong as he is, his demonic powers are far stronger than anything he is capable of outside of them. Working in tandem with the dark arts, Demon Marlo is a much more frightening threat to his enemies & allies alike.

  • DEMON MODE

This power allows Marlo to undergo a transformation into a mode with demon-like abilities, powers, skills, and traits.

DARK ARTS

Marlo can utilize the Dark Arts, a malevolent system of techniques that is based around a darker side of magic that is typically used for selfish, self-serving and/or nefarious purposes. Though it is not necessarily "evil" magic, dark arts tend to focus on destruction, harming, cursing and otherwise complicating the lives of other people for the betterment of themselves.

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IV.

FIRST BLADE SWORD ARTS

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