#melbeth

Malbeth was a member and old veteran of the Houshien or 5th Platoon Magic Support Squad of the Sacred Order according to the GGXrd Library.

They are the first and last platoon on the battlefield, supporting the front battle line in both attacking and retreating due to the absolute vitality of the roles of Healing and Defense.  More often than not, these men died on the front lines more than any other soldier.

With this in mind, Malbeth etched the word SACRIFICE on his belt, as a reminder that he would gladly give up his life in order to protect the future of humanity.

But, as fate would have it, Malbeth managed to survive the war…

Since his time in the Crusades, Malbeth founded a church in the slums of what remained of the London-area sealing zone of the Hydra (Kliff Undersn’s handiwork).  He wished to aid the people, but due to the uncertain status of the Hydra’s seal as a Megadeth Class Gear, he also felt uneasy, so he would send periodic reports to Ky Kiske on the status of the area.

Then, one day, a young woman came to his church doorstep… the woman was wounded and dying… In the woman’s arms, she was carrying a young girl who bore the “Seal of Justice”.  Her last wish was that the girl be safe… the woman wore clothes like that of a scientist and had likely been wounded while on the run from a facility.

At the time, Malbeth didn’t know what to think… as many would simply assume that anyone or anything who bore the Seal of Justice was automatically a GEAR and would kill this little girl without hesitation.

But… Malbeth had seen enough bloodshed in his lifetime on the battlefield… and the war was already over.  His faith led him to believe this was just an ordinary girl who needed to be saved… so he kept this knowledge and the Seal of Justice a secret known only to himself for many years, hidden in the church.

The little girl grew up to become the young woman Marina who became a young teacher to the children in the slums of the village… though because of some strange complications, Marina was unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair.

Years later, the Blackard Company offered to cure Marina of her paralysis through the drug Vitae… but anyone who was given the drug ended up dying a mysterious and violent death after reportedly hearing some “mysterious singing” from an unknown voice.

Due the “mysterious deaths” Malbeth decided to look in to the incident, and sent Ky a report on the matter, as well as detailed information concerning Marina’s story to Ky.  If the people suspected Marina to be a Gear, they would likely lynch her…

Malbeth went to look in to Blackard Company, but was never heard from again…

When Ky’s butler Bernard stopped getting periodic messages from Malbeth, he informed Ky and Ky decided to investigate the matter with Blackard and its president Sheevus.

Aside from the obvious Queen reference to the song "I want to Break FREE", it is an engraved protection plate (scratched out with a sword, legend has it) that represented the ideologies and motivations of the knights who fought during the Crusades.

So far there are three known (and one parody):

Ky Kiske, who had lost men under his command, came to envision and desire a world where he could bring HOPE to anyone he could. This ideology would spread, even as he became a King many years later.

Sol Badguy, who resisted and rebelled against his own existence, bound to immortality as a Gear, struggling to hold on to his humanity, refused to allow anything to bind or restrict him, thus he etched FREE on his own belt plate.

Melbeth, a loyal knight under Ky Kiske, realising the importance of these two men, inspired by his own role as the last line of Defense whether attacking or retreating, accepted his fate as a SACRIFICE with honor. Thus engraving his ideology onto his belt...though he did survive to see the war come to an end.

Years later of course, the K-Series of Robots designed by the Scientists within the Post-War Administration Bureau would design a replica of Ky Kiske, but it was less than an imitation, therefore to humor themselves, and because they were "bored", engraved the ideology ENNUI onto Robo-Ky's belt....probably with a plate laser instead of a sword, knowing them.

In addition to this, it is a possible reference to the Iron Maiden song "Revelations" that hints at these ideologies: