#johnathan ludmore

Part 1: Youth

⦁ Prince Phobos was born to Queen Wiera and the royal consort Zayden after years of trying for a child. The Escanors have long suffered from infertility, so the prince was a welcomed blessing in their eyes. There was only one drawback, Phobos was a boy, thus could not inherit the throne, and had no magic powers. Moreover, he was sickly. Due to inbreeding, infertility and childhood illness were common in the Escanores. However, female children are blessed with a magic core with a built-in healing factor that keeps them healthy. Because their son did not have this ability, the Escanores resorted to using the mystic waters under the castle to heal their son. Pools of energy that drew power directly from the planet, these waters were only to be used sparingly, when a royal is wounded in battle or anything else that could not be healed with their magic.

⦁ Magic system explanation: Magic is energy, and energy needs a source. The guardians giant their magic power from Aurameres, or external cores. Female Escanors have internal cores, making them a neverending generator of energy, their bodies naturally producing it as if it were blood. The men, along with the rest of the meridian populous, are born with nothing unless power is absorbed. Think of it like cellphones, you need to charge them regularly or they cease function. Phobos was borns magic-less, but attained magic by taking from the mystic waters and other magic users. Instead of draining all the power Elyon had at the moment then killing her, Phobos wanted to turn her into a black rose, a living organism, so he could keep harvesting her power. When he took his mother's power, she was drained from recently giving birth, so she didn't have much to offer, and the rest of the family was not as powerful as she, even the planet was running out of power, so he was desperate to gain an endless power source. However, cores can be siphoned into items or people, like the heart of Meridian, and most hearts originate from a living source (Aside from the heart of Kandrakar, which is more of a beacon for Aurameres), acting as an external core.

⦁ Though he lived a privileged childhood, Phobos had his entire life mapped out for him. He was groomed to be the perfect consort, a seed bearer whose only goal was to breed more powerful women. When it was thought his mother was infertile, he was tasked with producing an heir, or in his mind, producing his own replacement. He was engaged to his cousin Vivian, someone whom he despised greatly.The young Prince wanted more than this, he wanted to prove himself as a brilliant politician, diplomat, and sorcerer. To stand as a powerful and revered figure among the Queens and Duchesses. Yes, some of it was rooted in pride, but the Prince had a deep longing to forge his own destiny.

⦁ Under the cover of night, he bathed in the mystic waters, draining their energy and making it his own. Soon, he realized he was able to drain the energy of others, so he started stealing power from his relatives, little by little, as they slept or when he offered to brush their hair, his power started to grow. When his mother found out, she scolded him for it. He snapped back, saying that is the women of his family could produce infinite power, it shouldn't matter if he took some.

Part 2: Travel

⦁ Phobos looked apon his family history, a history of concouring and colonisation. Inspired, he decided to prove his worth as a royal and diplomat by going out and conquering worlds. The first step was to raise an army, so he turned to Lurdens, who were always treated as second-class citizens by Meridian, and falsely promised to return their native grounds to them if they aided them, as well as offering food and other essential recourses, all to manipulate them. He was also joined by other men who thought they had the right to magic, like Johnathan Ludmoore.

⦁ With the aid of Ludmore, the prince crafted the Seal of Phobos, a pendant with the ability to open portals to other worlds. Thus began his conquest

⦁ Phobos traveled from world to world, forging alliances with their inhabitants, setting up colonies and taking recourses. Many acquaintances, hungry for power, joined him on his journey. At some point in his travels, he reached Ophioûkhos, a kingdom of servants. That’s where he met Cedric, a high-ranking general of Typhon and Echidna.

⦁ Cedric’s culture was one of barbarism, but he craved knowledge. From Phobos and his men, he obtained literacy, expanding his intellect far above that of his kind. Wanting more, he joined Phobos as a delegate. With Cedric's considerable strength, Phobos could use his power more sparingly.

⦁ Phobos, preferring the company of men, entered a carnal relationship with Cedric. Having been raised to be celibate until marrying, this relationship came as a welcome relief to the prince.

⦁ With Phobos becoming a menace for multiple worlds, Kandrakar called on the guardians (C.H.Y.K.N) to protect the metaverse. For decades, Phobos and his allies fought against the guardians, growing weaker with each passing year as his magic began to drain. During this time, he had Ludmore create the 12 portals to send obstacles their way. Ultimately, Phobos was temporarily defeated in a battle that left him nearly drained and Ludmore sealed in a book.

Part 3: Conquer

⦁ Narrissas betrayal happened shortly after, Phobo's defeat. Thus, after the current guardians were disbanded, Phobos was free to start over. A little magic was all one needed to absorb more, so he slowly started taking.

⦁ First, he seduced his old fiance, Viviane, who never truly got over him, and drained her of her power, turning her into a black rose, then had one of his shapeshifting court members take her place. They did the same to her father, and apparently, overnight, Viviane and Reginald swore their loyalty to Phobos. Thus began the massacre of the Escanors.

⦁ One by one, his relatives fell and were added to his garden, while shapeshifters took their place. All forfeited their right to the throne, leaving Phobos the only possible heir. However, his mother revealed, to everyone's shock, she was pregnant, and thus, if the child is a girl, the throne shall go to her.

⦁ Initially enrages, Phobos instead chose to bite his time until the child was born. His mother outmatched him, power-wise, so he waited until she was weak, exhausted from the birth of her child, and took her out, absorbing the little power she had left and also doing away with his father, adding them both to his garden. Even though they were ended by his hand, Phobos still wept for his parents.

⦁ Unable to absorb his mother's full strength, Phobos instead planned to keep his baby sister alive until her powers reached their peak. While the roses in his harden gave him a small amount of energy, the circumstances of their defeat severely weakened them, thus Elyon was to be the energy source he could eternally feed on. Needless to say, things did not go as planned.