A long time ago in an RP not so far, far away...
First, there was only the Goddess. The first of her race would be created, so she used her power and created her race on the planet she loved and adored. Though peace was not without threats as those who were not strong enough were consumed and transformed into hideous beasts that had intent to simply kill off her beloved race. She succeeded in eliminating the beasts but could not afford to continue using her strength to forever combat these creatures. The battle for the first millions of years to simply wipe them out had consumed much of her energy. Using her great power, she summoned the chosen one of her race, which she called the 'Cetra' and the chosen 'Cetra Knight' would fight these creatures in each life time. He had strength and endurance that was unparallel. And peaceful times thanks to this 'Cetra Knight' reigned, allowing the Goddess to peacefully rest. However, the source of the beasts would be revealed unexpectedly and thus, the Goddess was killed. The Goddess, with her dying breath, wished for her race to return to the planet... but her precious Cetra Knight be the last one to eliminate the leader of the beasts... JENOVA.
The Last of the Cetra...
The Cetra Knight was reborn into the Mercurian bloodline after much time had passed. The beast remained inactive but slowly was infesting its chaos throughout the far reaches of the multiverse... into different dimensions... different realities. Realities in which the chosen Cetra Knight was destined to travel to and defeat the infestation caused by the one who killed his Goddess. The Mercurian bloodline was a mixed bloodline as Cetra had settled on Mercury as far as time had existed. But because the atmosphere as well as the absence of the Goddess, the Mercurian Cetra were losing their powers and memories of their slain Goddess, almost to exinction as Mercurian Cetra were now just known as Mercurian. Prince Maikeru was born along with Princess Ami of Mercury. And events would pass... Mercury was destroyed by the Dark Kingdom... the Moon, in which the Mercurians left their home to protect, was also destroyed. Maikeru, barely alive after the hideous destruction of the Moon as well as his home, would be sent to Earth, but because he was alive, he would maintain his memories and not be reborn as an earthling like the others were. He would be locked into sleep until awakened like the others were when they were reborn. However, his slumber was far too late as he awakened after the Dark Kingdom was slain.
After the Mercurian Kingdom
Traveling to foreign kingdoms, Prince Maikeru (now calling himself Michael for short) fought and learned the ways of swordsmanship. He, along with his 'Hyperion' Sword in which he constructed himself, traveled back to Tokyo to reunite with the Senshi. However, hatred ran through his heart... hatred for what happened on Mercury. And... visions of the future... a future he did not like... only fueled his hunger to destroy the Senshi. Unknown to him, the Cetra powers within him started to bloom and were increasing his strength steadily. But he would eventually find the Senshi and instead of making a peaceful introduction, he vowed that he would destroy the Senshi, igniting "The First Senshi Wars". Engaging in a violent battle with Sailor Venus, he was scarred on his right eye by her powerful Wink Sword. He, unlike many enemies who fell before the Senshi, managed to escape from certain death and made it his mission to eliminate the Sailor Senshi.
The Dreaded Razor Wars
After a fight with Sailor Venus, Michael would encounter by chance a creature who fed off hatred and destruction more than he ever did. This creature had attacked and fought with Michael long and hard before discontinuing their battle after several hours. Though the first time was unexpected and exhausting on Michael's battered body, it would not be the last. Instead, the two engaged into a series of battles. The creature would introduce himself as Okirish-jinn... or Dark Razor for short in the language Michael understood. The battles the two would have with this demented creature would last for years as called "The Razor Wars." Who or what Dark Razor is remains a mystery but he is a male and has violated a good number of Michael's lady friends. Michael would eventually calm his hatred for the Sailor Senshi down and would start to date a few of them... some of which were violated by Dark Razor in the worst ways. And each time, a battle broke out between the two and Michael was forced to break the relationship he shared with the woman for fear of Dark Razor hurting her. But the Razor Wars would grow even more violent and even Michael would need help to combat Dark Razor and his unholy army of evil demons.
The Warriors of Dawn
During the Senshi Wars, Professor Tomoe had an incident where a lab explosion killed his daughter Hotaru. What might not be known is that he also had a son that did not die but was badly wounded. The professor managed to put his son, Toma, in a stasis and keep him there until he could find a way to heal the would be fatal wounds on his boy. When the Witches Five came along, they brought with them diamon pod monsters. These creatures embedded themselves into objects close to an individual and would come to life when activated. The professor took a diamon pod with high regenerative properties and combined some of its DNA into his son. Toma would be saved, but the healing process would take a long time. He would not awaken until Pharaoh 90 was defeated. The battle with Pharaoh 90 completely wrecked the lab, damaging the pod where Toma rested and set it back for many months. Toma would eventually emerge... but not knowing his purpose, he wanders through the world to find it. Michael would soon meet Toma by chance. The two met by chance as Michael was heading to the Hikawa Shrine to visit Rei Hino. Toma asked if Michael was a warrior and the two had a friendly spar. Toma was slightly stronger at the time and he asked Michael if he would like to form a group similar to what the Senshi had and fight against evil. Michael accepted this, Toma being the leader of the newly named "Warriors of Dawn." and the two scouted for members. They found survivor of the Dark Kingdom, Ex-General Jadeite and a young knight with potential named Ecks Zeal. The four made up the Warriors of Dawn and fought the core and more violent part of the Razor Wars. This gave the Warriors of Dawn incredible fighting experience, allowing them to do things they never thought they could do and destroy fear that plagued their hearts. Eventually, Dark Razor, growing tired of the battlefield he fought the Warriors of Dawn in, lured the four into a trap, sending them into a different realm. Michael felt a strong energy in that realm... creatures that were created during the early stages of his race's existance. These creatures, known as 'Espers' wrecked havoc across the land... and were awakened by Dark Razor, killing many people in the realm. The Warriors of Dawn fought hard and defeated Dark Razor, but at the cost of Jadeite's life as well as the disbanding of the group.
The Forbidden Magic of the Safront Realm and its regions
The Last Razor War and the start of the Cyber Bot War
A mad Scientist named Suran Gateland created an army of mechanical android creatures known as 'Cyber Bots' to eliminate the Alliance. The Alliance would defeat these bots extremely easily and think nothing of it. This infuriated Gateland, so for several years of what the Alliance thought to be 'peace', Gateland turned himself into a cyber bot known as 'Surgate' and lived on to conduct his research. He created super cyber bots as his generals and vowed to hunt down the Alliance. Since he completed his project he struck when the Alliance had seperated to relax during the time of peace. Though what he thought would turn into his ultimate victory would eventually become his biggest mistake. Through the violent battles each Alliance member fought, they were slowly reuniting as a whole. When the five reunited, they made a direct assault on Surgate's HQ, destroying the complex and bringing Surgate to his knees. Before they could eliminate Surgate, however, he summoned his greatest back-up plan... the devious Dark Razor was revived by Surgate! The Alliance, fighting hard, managed to defeat Dark Razor very narrowly. The battle took a lot out of the Alliance. By this time, Michael had grown weary of the many battles and sought out to find peace. He fought along side the Alliance during the 'Cyber Bot War', defeating army after army of bots Surgate could pump out. And yet, the boss always eluded capture and elimination by the Alliance.
The Realms of the multiverse -- Michael discovers himself
When Surgate was finally defeated but not eliminated, the Alliance traveled into a different realm with each other. It was a realm where Zane ruled Navarre along side Princess Peach, Ecks became a Temple Knight and had a daughter named Destiny with a Priestess named Misato, Toma was serving under the mastermind of all Diamon Pods, Kaori Night, Rouge was in a steady relationship with a beautiful dragoon named Mei, and Michael well... he was the wild card in this realm. Though he was not settled down like the other Alliance members, he was no strangers to any of them. In that realm, he bore two sets of twins with two different mothers. Myles and Hope from a psychic named Rose; Hunter and Faith from Kaori Night. Though the Alliance was happy in that realm... well, most of them were, they could not stay. It disappointed Michael, but he of all people knew it was not their place to be there. When The Alliance left, tragedy occurred as Myles and Hunter were killed. A man named Cross Meioh was taking it upon himself to wipe out any remnants of worlds that Michael and the Alliance did not belong. He indeed was sent to avenge the Sailor Senshi, but was working a much greater purpose. Upon the travels, Rouge, Ecks, and Zane departed from the Alliance as they could not bear losing anymore people in their lives. They told Michael and Toma that they wanted to experience life, love, and happiness... and they left the fate of the realms in the hands of Michael and Toma. As they left the realm, however, events of that realm would only remain when they re-entered the realm. Places like that Michael never understood. Though there was a realm that called him there more than any others have before. This realm wrote a new chapter in his life... or rather, the old chapter came back to remind him of who he was. Toma would set up a small hide away in the mountains of this realm and ask Michael to explore the regions. He also told Michael that there was someone... a ninja probably, that he knew he would have to fight for. If Michael should ever encounter that person, to make sure that whatever happens, she remains with them until he could arrive. Michael understood Toma and travelled alone through the lands. He would eventually enter the city of Midgar. As Michael journeyed, he could feel the energy of the Goddess... from his past. Unknown to him, she was reborn into a woman named Aeris. Michael knew he was destined to be with her, however... memories plagued him... memories of his past... the pain... her repeated deathes in each life time... Michael's repeated failures... over and over again. This story would go in better detail in section of this site that will be called "Final Fantasy Legacy"... and will explain the full details of the greatest and longest chapter of Michael's life. After this, Michael already knew HIS destiny...
The Elemental Crystal Seal and The Emblem War
Taking the Ragnarok Sword into his right hand in which he obtained in the 'Cleft of Dimensions' during the Sephiroth War in the previous realm, Michael and Toma went into a land known as 'Furcadia' to safe guard the elemental crystals that could possibly revive Dark Razor. This lasted for weeks until... Michael sensed something wrong every time he entered the chamber which held the crystals... and it became all too apparent when the crystals had shattered right in front of him! Panicking, Michael and Toma tried to pinpoint the source in which Dark Razor would resurrect from. They succeed, and to prevent it from occurring Michael and Toma would have to go to a place called the Rune Midgard Kingdom...
Picture of Ragnarok Knight Michael
Michael and Toma made it to the Ragnarok Land of the Rune Midgard Kingdom. Michael and Toma had to fight through many monsters and super monsters that served a greater purpose -- to be killed as their souls could be sent to feed the hungry energy of the seal of Dark Cloud, the dark goddess. Unaware of this, the two succeeded in killing the monsters, however... upon spilling the blood of countless beasts, Dark Cloud, who is sealed in the Tokyo Realm, was starting to awaken from her slumber. Her four servants, Cross Meioh, Zack Hyral, Hunter Lockheart, Myles Gainsborough, (Hunter and Myles being resurrected after Michael had to kill both of them in the Advent of God war) would seek the emblems of Fear, Anger, Hate, and Suffering to awaken the evil Goddess. Michael and Toma, during the Advent of God war, saw those pendants appear and disperse after they defeated Cross, Zack, Myles, and Hunter in the Advent of God war. Michael and Toma knew now that they must face these opponents alone and fulfill their destiny... though they know that one day, Loki, the true power of JENOVA will emerge. And the three will face off to deterimine if the Cetra and all of the Goddess' creations will survive or be completely destroyed by Loki and JENOVA...
The battle continues even to this day...
Images above copyright of my friend Apriel, my friend Cris, Capcom, and Gravity from their Ragnarok Online MMORPG.