Name: Finn Mertens
Age: 22
Rank: A
Title: Wizard Saint
Discord: Finn
Reason: The First Half
A young man from Worth Woodsea, Finn Mertens had stepped out of the wilds with nothing more than the clothes on his back, and his older brother Jake; A magical Dog who possessed Titan Magic. He joined Blue Pegasus as a self titled Adventurer, and was one of the few people at the time to have ever entered the Wizarding world without any magic for himself.
That wasn't to say that he relied on Jake to do all his dirty work. Finn was a predator, and he made it his goal to prove that dominance to all those he met, whenever challenged in his abilities. While he quickly made a name for himself within his guild for his outstanding physical feats, his prowess with his weapon of choice (a sword), and his trusted adoptive brother Jake, it was the Martial Arts tournament in which he truly separated himself from the crowd.
Will all of the best fighters in Fiore coming together, Finn breezed his way through the first rounds, achieving a convincing victory over
Selena, a prominent mage of her time, he found himself in the Final Round against an unknown fighter from Lamia Scale, Maarschalk. While the
final battle ended in Finn's defeat, it was a battle so close that many at the time debated whether or not the fight should have ever turned out the way it had. Regardless, having taken a hotly contested second place, Finn was now on the tongues of citizens.
Yet the sting of defeat stayed with him. He was not one to accept defeat lying down. He would do anything he could in order to push himself further. He fought mages he came across, took on dangerous requests and missions, and event trained with some of the strongest members of Blue Pegasus. Though the training was never to the death, it was always a true battle in which both individuals staked their everything.
Time after time, Finn came out on top. That said, even with his victories piling up, his single loss stained the flavor of success. He needed to grow more.
It was right around that time that Finn and Jake found a dungeon, hidden in the far reaches of Fiore. This dungeon was quite
dangerous for a young adventurer. While it would have been expected that Finn could have Jake simply demolish any threats, he was not that type of man. Finn went in and single-handedly
took on every enemy he found within that cave. At the end, Finn located a sword that was later dubbed the "Finn Sword", a blade with a blue lacrima that linked itself with Finn's soul, making its full capacity only available to Finn himself.
As Finn continued to battle those he came across, it finally had hit a point that he began finding opportunities to fight wizards and warriors with renown. One such opponent,
Erebus, was a man whom had garnered respect through repeated victories in his own travels. When they met in combat, though, it was a demonstration on just how much Finn had grown. A man who once may have given him trouble, so recently as the Martial Arts Tournament, was quickly defeated. It was a moment of growth and understanding for Finn, and a moment of humility for Erebus.
It was then that Finn's growth was truly put to the test. This was not a peaceful time within Fiore; It had seen the birth and rise of a dangerous terrorist organization known as Grimoire Heart. Finn and Jake had both been called to help defend Era, and while there were plenty of allies who had arrived, Finn was completely without intel or knowledge of who was or was not on his side. In the end, a
chaotic battle erupted in which Finn and Jake worked together to fall and mortally wound the dark mage Caius, who was maimed in a way in which permanently effects him to this day through internal damages.
From there, the menace that was Grimoire Heart slowly faded back into the shadows for the time being, and Finn found himself back in the usual groove of things. He trained when he could, fought people such as the warrior Kenny and the Fire Fox, LeeAnn, and without even realizing it the memory of failure had been wiped out. He had grown in unexpected ways, having learned from that one defeat enough to make the rest of his victories matter all the more. He found
first love,
rekindled old friendships, and as he grew as a person with these individuals his fame throughout both his guild and the continent grew until it could be argued that most of the people he'd run into would know his name if he spoke it.
Finally, he had the opportunity to spar the strongest individual in his guild other than Lance himself; She was considered to be arguably one of the strongest individuals in the continent. Their battle took place in the guild hall of Blue Pegasus, and thought it was not to the death, it was a battle between two warriors who chose to use their blade. In the end,
Finn came out victorious. He was not so self assured as to believe the outcome would have definitely been the same if she had used magic, but it was shown that his training had paid off. He was strong enough to stand toe to toe with the greatest.
Without realizing it, Finn again stumbled into the dealings of Grimoire Heart. This time, he and Finn had come across Yumi, the dark mage who possessed the powers of a Demon and the magic of one of the most powerful dark mages in the world, and most certainly of her guild. While he had not realized that the enemy was an enemy, it was a fight
completed quickly by Jake. While it was not a show of his power, it certainly added to his fame and reputation. Then, without realizing, he came across yet another of the Grimoire Heart members. This time, it was
a battle in which Finn participated and again ended in his victory.
As his requests continued being completed in quick fashion, his training continued to stack upon itself and before long something was changing within Finn. It was a change that none in the Wizarding World had yet achieved, for no one else had needed it as desperately as him. It was easy to forget the necessities of physical training when one could utilize magic. He had achieved the weapon mastery level of Master in the sword, and had thus become the only confirmed Master of any guild.
The Second Half
Fiore was not the only country upon the continent. Requests would come in from neighbors and allies, and sometimes powerful individuals were forced to respond to these calls and requests. Unfortunately for Finn, many countries did not have the same luxuries afforded to them as Fiore. When he returned to Fiore from missions afar, what he had seen had been different from anything within Fiore. He had seen more innocents die than ever before. Some even had fallen to his hand. He had come back
a broken man.Many things had changed, and Finn tried desperately to find himself within the things that once made him whole. His significant other, his training, the requests he once did to help those in need, and the battles in which honed his skills further and further. Finn still held his title as
Blue Pegasus' Sweetheart, one of the four pillars of the guild. He had received an Epithet, a title bestowed upon him by the masses that fit who he was and what he was capable of: The "God of Death." And, from his old friend Alisa, he reclaimed the blade that fit such a title:
Durendal.
He and his other had split ways, a story that remains untold to this day, and he retook his role within the changing world of Fiore. He has found himself new purpose, new reasons for joy, and lessons from the horrors of his past. He has grown further, considered an A rank member of Blue Pegasus. His ambitions are deep, including the desire to potentially found his own guild to help change Fiore in a way in which he can ensure it will never go through the terrors he had witnessed. To that end, Finn traveled far and wide to hone his skill set which still lacked the ability to harness or utilize magic.
He traveled through dungeons to gain better mastery over his blade, causing his appearance to shift heavily into the black haired, yellow eyed, tanned man he is now. He also discovered an ancient
legendary artifact to go along with his blade, the ring said to have been used by the God of War himself.
And now, as the year draws to an end and Finn prepares to attend the ball at Fiore with his newfound love of life, he is more confident than ever in his future. He is ready to push his training further, to achieve more feats that none other have ever attained within the realm of his sword, and to one day soon place himself upon the throne of God of War.