| Melrose Silvringtinker | |
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Hair Color |
Blond |
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Eye Color |
Blue |
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Gender |
Male |
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Status |
Alive |
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Family |
Heath Slivringtinker (Father) |
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First Appearance |
Chapter 1 |
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Association |
Team Blue Nova |
"Yes, I may be pitting myself into fire. But I definitely won't die. I'll surpass him with my magic. The very magic I learned from him." -Melrose
The main protagonist of the series, Melrose Silvringtinker is one of the few people who can perform magic in Dark Air. He is currently traveling with Mustain, Forest Freelander, and Shenandoah in order to uncover the truth about Dark Air and Vincent Zappa.
Appearance[]
Melrose is a handsome yet feminine young teenager with blond hair and blue eyes. He's occasionally, especially when entering towns, seen dress up as a girl to disguise himself, with various levels of success. He seems to pull off the act rather well, with most unsuspecting people calling him a "beauty." When he is not cross-dressing, Melrose wears regular male clothes. He carries a sword with him that his foster father gave him when he was younger.
Personality[]
Despite the many tragedies in his life, Melrose remains a kindhearted person with a positive outlook in life. Melrose is thought of by Shenandoah and Mustain to be overly optimistic. He's very innocent in the way he thinks but very mature in the decisions he makes, willing to shoulder the consequences of his actions and stand up for what he believes in. For the most part, Melrose is easy to get along with. He enjoys jokes, but he can be serious when needed. He does not like to kill and cross dresses as a hobby.
Weapons/Abilities[]
- Magic: Melrose can call magic from the elements Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind. His skill level is considered by some to equal a Grand Master. Although he is quite skilled at using magic, Melrose exhausts himself if he uses it for too long. He can even collapse if he overexerts his magic. Because of this, he is often told by Mustain and Shenandoah to not push himself too far in battle. He has recently shown that he can perform spirit Magic, an advanced form of magic, along with teleportation. He has even obtained his own unique magic, which is light and the opposite of Zappa's darkness magic.
- Sword: Melrose carries a sword that his foster father made for him. His father called it a "Wizard's Sword" and it is very important to Melrose. In battle, he often embeds his sword with magic or uses the sword as a magical conduit.
- Blood of Lau: Being the descendant of Lau, Melrose can use magic despite the absence of Blue Air. He can also absorb Blue Air into himself and reserve it for later use.
Spells[]
- Fire Ball: Melrose creates a ball of fire and launches it at his enemies.
- Aqua Ball: Melrose creates a ball of water and launches it at his enemies.
- Flame Shower: Melrose creates a huge ball of fire above his enemies and shatters it to rain down fire.
- Wind Blade: With his sword, Melrose summons a blade of wind in front of himself to block the attacks of his enemies.
- Rush: Melrose channels magic with his blade, hurling wind blades forward to slice his enemy.
- Flash Shock: Melrose beams a flash of light from his body to blind his enemies.
- Roots of Flora: Melrose summons roots to immobilize his enemies.
- Frozen Road: Melrose spreads ice on the ground, causing his enemies to slip and all.
- Electric Ground: Melrose pushes electricity into the ground, shocking anyone in his vicinity. He can pair this with water magic in order to reach the maximum number of targets.
- Shining Bubble: Melrose creates beautiful, shining bubbles in the air to mesmerize all those who see it.
- Wind Explosion: Melrose conjures an explosion of wind to blow anyone near him away.
- Frozen Spear: Melrose uses his sword to summon a drill made of ice and launches it at his enemies.
- Fire Ball Bomb: Melrose casts Fire Ball and splits it into multiple balls to bombard his enemies.
- Frozen Pike: Melrose uses his sword to throw a sharp, piercing pike of ice.
- Cocoon Jail: Melrose wraps a cocoon made of vines over his enemies, trapping them inside.
- Command Stone Arm: Melrose summon a stone arm that traps his enemies inside its palm.
Story[]
Long before the events of Dark Air, Melrose's foster parents found him abandoned at their doorstep. They took him in and cared for him as though he was their own. Since Melrose's foster father was a favor sculptor of the Forest Clans, Melrose spent most of his childhood traveling between forests and rarely venturing into human society. Because of it, Melrose was able to meet a lot of the Forest People and familiarize himself with their clans. Once Melrose reached speaking age, Vincent Zappa suddenly appeared out of nowhere claiming to be Melrose's uncle. Zappa then began to teach Melrose about magic and exposed Melrose to Blue Air.
As Melrose gradually learned Magecraft from Zappa, Zappa begin explain to Melrose his views on magic and the imbalance that magic had brought onto the world. But unlike Zappa, Melrose believed that magic was simply a tool. Like what his foster father had taught him, Melrose believed that magic itself wasn't neither good nor evil but simply a conduit for people's choices. Not being able to lead Melrose to his conclusion, Zappa set Melrose's foster parents' ablazed and even tried to kill Melrose. Melrose, however, miraculously survived and was left on the verge of death.
Unconscious and heavily wounded, Melrose laid lifelessly for several hours in the Titan Mountain Range until he was found up by Mustain who happened to be passing by. For weeks, Mustain tended to Melrose wounds. And even after Melrose awoken, Melrose could not remember what had happened to him due to the trauma he endured. It took three years for Melrose to recover fully. That's when Melrose decided to team up with Mustain to uncover the truth about Dark Air. That is where our story begins.
Melrose first appears in Chapter One disguised as a woman while traveling with Mustain. To the people who know Mustain, Melrose looks like nothing more than another girl that Mustain has succefully seduced. Misty Bell, however, was able to quickly deduces that Melrose is crossdressing and pointed it out to her team. Despite the many eyes on them, Melrose and Mustain continue to roam the streets. That is until they finally come upon Count Hundert. However, the person they were looking for isn't the Count. It is Shenandoah, a melee fighter of the Grand Master level.
When the Thieves' Guild tries to kidnap the Count, Shenandoah quickly dispatches them with ease. Melrose is filled with admiration as he stands in awe of Shenandoah's prowess and beauty. After the attack on the count, Melrose and Mustain quickly approach Shenandoah with an offer to join their team. Shenandoah refused at first but she decided to reconsider when she realize that Melrose is actually a boy and possibly the person that Vincent Zappa is searching for. Before Shenandoah can join the team however, they are attacked by a member of Team Chopper, Davis, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation. Shenandoah fought while Melrose fled with Mustain. With Shenandoah's strength, they were able to defeat Team Chopper and escape into the forest. However, many high ranking teams, including Metal Maul and Sonic Boom, already took notice of their leave.
In the forest, Melrose is fast asleep. He has a nightmare about Zappa burning his parents alive. When Shenandoah asks what Melrose what he wants to do, Melrose replies that he wants to confront Zappa and discover the truth. Shenandoah mocks Melrose for being a fool who's walking towards death despite wanting to live. In reply, Melrose admits that he is a fool but says that he will not die. Instead, he would defeat Zappa by using the very magic that Zappa taught him. With that sentiment, Melrose and the rest of his team decide to look for a skilled ranged adventurer to join their ranks.