Post by SKYLE A. LAURENT on Feb 11, 2013 5:22:54 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,10,true][atrb=style, width:450px;,bTable] [classy=proimage]  [/classy][classy=profiletext][style=font-family: 'Open Sans Condensed', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #2794bf; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: -8px; margin-top: 0px; background-color: #171717; text-align: center; padding: 3px; letter-spacing: 3px;]NAME skyle ashton laurent AGE twenty six RACE human FACTION bounty hunter mercenary free-spirit non-canon MY NAME IS SKYLE ASHTON LAURENT, AND MY AFFINITY IS LIGHTNING. MY SECONDARY ELEMENTAL IS LIGHT. I AM HETEROSEXUAL AND I AM PLAYED BY FLOU. [/classy][classy=profileextended] personality + independent, resilient, sharp, collected, easy-going, cunning.- reckless, hard-headed, immoral, dishonest, gluttonous, unpredictable history Skyle was born to a sky pirate named Law and a Drasil native woman named Ashley, in the country of Ophiel. Due to his father's lifestyle, though, Skyle grew up with little to no contact with his father. In fact, ever since Skyle was born, Law never seemed to be around anymore. It had been up to Skyle and Ashley to take care of themselves, and that was exactly what Skyle did. He didn't have the normal lifestyle of a kid, selling his time out to doing odd jobs, any that he could get his hands on. Of course, growing up in the woodwork allowed Skyle to develop a few skills in taking care of himself, especially brawling. This caught the interest of an ex-pirate named Clive, who then taught him how to use a weapon, mainly a pistol, and at the same time, trained Skyle further on his martial arts, turning him into an effective fighter.When Skyle turned 16, his mother then fell gravely ill. In desperate need for money, Skyle began to use the skills taught, against Clive's rules, to partake in a different kind of career. Bounty hunting. It was his first bounty that Skyle remembered the most, for this one involved a loan shark and his band of brigands. Skyle had barely come out alive from the hunt itself, but he succeeded in getting enough money to sustain his mother for a good number of weeks. When Clive found out, however, it wasn't pretty. In his rage, he had attacked Skyle in an attempt to discipline him, but Skyle found himself prioritizing his mother's health over anything else. Once again, by the draw of luck, Skyle won the upper hand against Clive, and he announced himself withdrawn from Clive's teachings. Alone once again, Skyle began to go after any hirings he came across, using his martial arts and skills with a pistol to succeed in his hunts. It became to the point that Skyle no longer cared who he was killing or hurting, as long as it paid for his mother's health care. Alas, much to his distraught, Skyle failed to keep his mother alive. When Skyle turned twenty, his mother passed away. This drove Skyle into a state of instability, and with nothing else to live for, he found himself going for mercenary work for the sake of putting his mind and body into something. There were times where he never even claimed the reward itself, simply partaking for the thrill of the action, for it was something he was familiar with. Something he could hold on to. A year after, Skyle found himself approached by a number of mercenaries and bounty hunters, people who called themselves Vigilantia, based in an airship. Interested in his skills, Skyle was drafted into their ranks and there, he grew close to two other members, namely Nicole and Benji. The three of them were great together, their skills greatly complimenting the other. Vigilantia also taught Skyle how to tap into his magical affinity of Lightning, and allowed him to develop his own Artes. For a moment, Skyle found another reason to actually fight for other than his own personal desires. And he grew especially close to Nicole as well, their friendship already bordering that of romance. As expected, Benji wasn't too happy about it, for he had been closer to Nicole for a longer time than Skyle was, yet the latter was winning her heart. It wasn't until Skyle turned twenty four did he found himself being auditioned for the title of Grandmaster. The group, see, was led by a group of four, their titles being Spade, Club, Heart and Diamond. The original Spade had been killed in a job, and with the spot open, Skyle and Benji found themselves being chosen as replacements. However, for one to become a Grandmaster, one would have to fight for it. The two then participated in a competition that tested their loyalty to the cause. A duel on the Vigilantia's mothership. And Benji, in his desire to be better than Skyle -- for he thought it to be the only way to win Nicole's heart --, sabotaged Skyle's weapon right before the duel. And as the two fired their shots, Skyle's weapon backfired against him, and a bullet ran straight into his chest. Falling off the railing in his defeat, Skyle plummeted into the grounds below. Much to his misfortune, the sabotage had only been realized by Skyle, and it was presumed to be a misfire. Skyle survived the ordeal, though, by falling into a lake. Washing ashore, and waking up, he tended to his wounds and then contemplated on the actions. Benji had betrayed him for the spot of Grandmaster. Infuriated by this, Skyle had thought to return to confront Benji and accuse him of his crime, until news of Nicole's and Benji's marriage reached his ears. Once again, Skyle found himself on his own. He had abandoned by Clive, his mother, and now, Vigilantia. With nowhere else to go, Skyle drifted back into the lifestyle that he knew best, and that was bounty hunting, while staying away from the country he called home, Ophiel. notes LIKES/DISLIKES+ Tobacco + Liquor + Jazz & blues + Hotdogs + The idea of reward + Open areas - Free labour - Law enforcements - Loud 'techno' music - Constrictions - Betrayals - Swords PROFESSIONALISM Skyle actually has a sympathetic heart and unwillingly tries to understand others, be it target or not. Of course, this sometimes helps him understand and read his bounties, but other times, it just complicates things. Which is the reason why he enjoys money, for it gives him a focus, a reward, to labor for. And with a goal in mind, it basically blocks out anything from within him. In short, money just makes everything so much simpler for the mercenary, for he can consider it then as 'simply business'. spike spiegel - cowboy bebop - skyle ashton laurent [/classy][/style] |
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