#merlok

Merlok:

Him and Monstrux originally shared the interest of mastering as many forms of magic as possible, but soon realized they goals weren't as similar as they previously though. (Merlok wanted to know for everyones livelihood. Monstrux wanted power, to be the best of them all at any cost)

Very talk active, a common trait in this god forsaken family

Enjoyed knitting, as he found it helps him relax a bit.

Pure blooded magicians like him can choose how they look, and they don't really age like humans. He just chooses to look old so he would be respected more and be able to put more focus in magic studies without being bothered by romantic advances (or at least less of them)

He is calm man, doesn't tend to get into many fights. He has a gotten into a few fist fights before though. With Wanda that is. She's not only a master rage baiter, but also the only person who can make that man loose his shit and swear

Him and Wanda have about a 1/200 year age gap (Wanda kinda counts as a sladdbarn (Swedish term for like a baby you have a lot later or sum i can't be bother to explain). Their parents ended up dying shortly after Wandas birth, leading to him have to raise her.

This then influenced how he raised Clay, trying to snuff out any traits Wanda had before they developed too much. He got most of them, but some slipped by (entitlement, bossiness, superiority complex). Those traits he missed stemming from him never understanding the major reason as to why Wanda ran away)

Although he can cast bigger, more complex spells, it takes a moment for him, as he is actually better at rouge spell casting, but takes such pride in his complex spells he won't really bother

Monstrux:

Was/is into the moorington siblings (Cant tell if it was attraction to their magical abilities or actual romantic/sexual attraction)

Was very attractive before he started medling in dark magic. Took a lot of pride in keeping up appearance before, but after his form started getting corrupted due the dark magic, he started hiding his face

Invested in only the finest of wizard equipment. Expensive fabric for his robe and top class materials for his staff

Loved laughing at Merlok whenever Wanda started being annoying, then Wanda got close enough to him to start picking on him too (Even easier to fall for rage bait)

Before everything went to shit Merlok would go on and on about how much he dislikes the Moorington siblings, and yet he hung out with them like chronically (He likes them a lot, he just wont admit it.)

Learned to play the harmonica just to be annoying

Wanda:

Was already quite a "problem" before Monstrux's (evil) influence, but it most likely spiraled. (From maybe a bit of a cruel prank to just straight up manslaughter)

Its a bit unclear how much is just Monstrux influence and how much is just her going crazy

Very hyper taste in music (metal, hyperpop, stuff that would kill a puritan or sum idfk)

Wasn't necessarily a bad mom, but she wasn’t a great one either (moral teachings to her kids that were problematic to say the least)

She raised Clay and Fletch as a single mom. Not because their dad left, but because he doesn't even know he has kids. She got pregnant by him TWICE and then ditched

Is the leader of like AT LEAST 3 cults (majority by accidentally)

Acts very entitled and superior to others, but she's really just very insecure in what other people perceived her as. Not wanting to be underestimated, to be pushed aside or be perceived as unremarkable

It wasn't Merlok's fault that she was pushed into his shadow, to be given the term "Merlok's sister" and being reduced to such, and yet she put him on full blast for not only contributing but refusing to acknowledge her as anything else

In the wizards council it was much more enforced that everyone learn the same (best in their eyes) form of spell casting, of which is the traditional spell chant. But she quickly found potions is much more her vibe and was stubborn as a mule to use em

After being freed from her stone prison she definitely guilt trips Merlok over it for the most mundane shit every (getting her a drink, buying her lunch ect. He caves every time)

Clay:

Due to years of stagnant magic in his system he i in constant minor pain that he just went on to learn how to ignore. Was overjoyed when the pain just went away after s4, and then was hit with a VIOLENT molt. He's fine now tho

His brain is all over the place constantly, but his inner turmoil is masked very well

Chronic overthinking (Duh), hence why he doesn't like public speaking, as he cant help but freak out over every possible thing that could go wrong.

Keeps on getting hurt rather badly and just getting back up as if it was nothing (its concerning everyone)

When he was young he was a EXTREMELY hyper kid. So Wanda tried to keep him busy by giving him hobbies. Now resorting to him having the most random assortment of skills

The NK armour works similar to how Shadows inhibitor rings work. Clay is faster, lighter and can use much more force without his armour on. But if he’d attempt to do that in a battle he’d get very hurt and/or run out of energy fast (side effect of both being a young magician and his magic being very underdeveloped for his age.) Works best in like 1v1

He looks like his mom so much, even acts like her in tiny ways (Making faces like she would, stands like her, talking like her)

When he's into someone he twirls his hair subconsciously. turning his like little puffs into tornado shapes

English is either his third. He speaks both a langauge between magicians (Of which i have not given a name yet) and the language spoken in the mountains (of which also doesn't have a name yet) that Wanda and Merlok speak. But due to not having anyone to speak it with (Merlok not wanting him to get close to their culture in any way, and being more than rusty in the mountain language) his pronunciation is a bit rusty. However he does think in both of the languages language. (Has at least once called out to the knights in the wrong language and no one know's what the fuck he's on about. Especially when he's tired)

When it comes to magic he is better at potions and spell crafting than he is at rouge spells, which straightens his similarities to his mother. (Slower pace with massive damage)

Started hating his reflection for a long while after s4 until he eventually processed what happened in his family

It doesn't happen often, but when Clay blushes his entire face turns red.

Picks at his lips pretty consistantly. Its a subconsciously thing that he does more and more when stressed or upset.

Fletch:

When it comes to rage baiting his older brother he takes after Wanda

Very high pain tolerance

Just like Clay he also has a much higher stamina and endurance compared to the average human (Still not even nearly as much as Clay though. But Clay is like that cuz he’s well him)

Will outgrow Clay, and will never shut up about it

Has a tendency to climb atop of Clay, it is in no way practical, but it isn't like Clay cares all that much

Him and Clay are similar enough in appearance, yet at the same time different enough that it isn't surprising that they turned out to be siblings but no one would’ve assumed before it was revealed

Wandas genes kick ass, but despite that, Fletch still has more of their fathers features

This lil fucker is fast, like he can run if he needs to. Even being able to catch up to Clay if he really wanted (For a bit at least)

Both him and Clay can speak their "mountain language". His pronunciation is much better than Clay's (Given how he ended up growing up in the mountain area at the orphanage), but he was overjoyed when he realized him and Clay can speak the same language. He however doesn't remember the magicians language. (Both him and Clay were forced to brush up their skills when they went on their little expedition.

Fletch is really good at rouge spells, being able to just cast random ones as he feels without much thoughts (extremely rapid pace with less damage, which is more similar to Merlok's natural way of casting)

Ignore how almost all of the hc's i have for Fletch involve Clay in some way, the only way my brains cares about any other character is basically if Clay is involved somehow

Also here are some sketches

And here are some older sketches that are somewhat related i guess. I dont know if i already posted these and i can't be bothered to check.

Aaron loved flying on his hover shield. The feel of the air in his face always soothed him. It also gave him time to think. Think about a lot of things. Like how he missed Clay ever since he went on his merry way to learn more about his mom. Like how Macy must be so stressed being the Temp Queen while her parents were on vacay. He should probably call her after he checks on Axl and Lance. He saw the Fortrex coming in from where it sat near the Castle. Looks like it's still broke from Clay drove into the Colossus's ankle like a boss!! IT WAS AWESOME, the Fortrex being basically unrepairable; not awesome. He pulled a sick landing on the open driveway and walked in the garage. Ava and Robin were fixing and tapping away on trying to fix the Fortrex. Lance's sister Izzy was there too! Along with Roberto. for some reason. Man, He did not look happy holding that toolbox. Anyway, Aaron walked up to Ava and tapped her on the shoulder. She looked at him with the same bored stare.

"Hey Ava. Do you know where Axl and Lance are? Gonna call Macy soon and she would love to know how awesome we're doing!"

Ava rolled her eyes at him. Classic Ava.

"Personally, i would leave out that part but if you're so insistent, They're both in the kitchen. One more clearly shaken the other."

"Thanks Ava!! Oh, and one more thing. What's with Roberto?"

Ava looked behind her with a hint of slight surprise.

"Oh. He probably volunteered to help Robin and Izzy."

"NO, I DID NOT!!"

Both jumped when they heard Roberto yell. They looked over to him, and he had the nastiest scowl on him as he continued to hold the toolbox while complaining.

"I vas brought here against my vill and are being held captive by puppy dog eyes!! Zat and a lack of transport of tools for my true craft."

"....."

"Alright, I'll see ya later Ava."

"Likewise." Said Ava as she went on her tablet, looked like she was calling Merlok in his Mechlok suit.

He walked into the kitchen and saw Axl and Lance, sitting at the table. Axl had only a salad on his plate, he was looking at it like it was a wet cat he found on the side of the road on a rainy day. From what he could see from the Kitchen, Cher Eclaire was looking at Axl like a worried parent. Lance was rummaging through what looked like a purse, he always knew Lance would get a purse one of these days. Better start with Axl while Lance is busy.

"Hey Axl! How you doing?"

Axl looked up from his plate towards Aaron. Lance didn't notice him and still continued to look in his purse.

"Oh, I'm fine. Just..... eating."

"You sure don't want more than just a salad bro?"

Axl shook at just the thought. He then quickly shook his head.

"No no. I'm on a diet."

"Diet? Bro, you told once that if you went on a diet, then something was seriously wrong with you. Are you sure that you're ok?"

"I DON'T..... wanna talk about it."

That was all he was gonna get out Axl. Don't wanna push him. He turned towards Lance as he put his hand on Axl's shoulder.

"So, Lance, when did you get the purse?"

Lance finally noticed him and looked up at him. He looked at Aaron and Axl with a look of both annoyance and offence.

"It's not a purse; It's a makeup bag."

Axl and Aaron looked at each other, understanding what it Lance actually had.

"Looks like a purse to me."

"Definitely a purse Bro."

Lance scoffed and started to put down various Makeup products. All of them had his family's Sigil on them.

"Well, it's not important. What is important is my brand new makeup line!!"

He started to show them off like he was in a fancy commercial.

"With this makeup, you'll as good as me!! Maybe."

Axl and Aaron each picked up one of the products. Was it glowing? Yep, it was definitely glowing

"Is it safe?"

"Yeah bro, I'm no makeup expert, but is it supposed to be glowing like that?"

"Of course it is!! It's got the Lance seal of approval after all. Here I'll show you."

Lance put on one of the eye shadow. Almost instantly, He's eyelids started to glow a nearly blinding light. Both Axl and Aaron shielded themselves but it Seemed like Lance wasn't bothered by it.

"DUDE!! You're glowing!"

"Tell me something i don't know."

Aaron backed up, still shielding his eyes. Looks like he isn't gonna convince Lance that was something was wrong right now. Besides, it didn't look like Lance was hurt. As much as he can see past the Blinding light that was his eyeshadow.

"Well, I'm gonna call Macy. See how she's doing. Wanna join?"

Both Lance and Axl shook their heads.

"No, I'm gonna be bust with.... Lunch"

"And I'm gonna be busy testing my makeup line. Beauty waits for no one!"

"Ok, anything you wanna say to Macy?"

"Tell her that if she wants to up her Queen look, come to me!"

"Tell her that we miss her. And make sure those trainees are well fed."

Aaron nodded and when back to the main computer. Ava was gone. Must be busy with another part of the Fortrex. He clicked a few buttons and after a few rings, Macy answered the screen call.

"Hey Mace! How's things going your royalness?"

"Don't call me that. But as for training, ugh....."

Macy pinched her index finger and thumb between her forehead as she sighed in annoyance.

"Well, try working with Tighty Knightys who all have at least one thing up their butt, squire bots malfunctioning and Tightwad being Tightwad."

"That bad?"

"Basically." Macy sighed. She then looked sad and past Aaron.

"I wish Clay was here."

Aaron looked sad but smiled anyway

"Me too. But he's gotta do what he's gotta do. Like you gotta run the castle and i have to lead Axl and Lance while he's away. We're best at what we do after all."

Macy and Aaron smiled at each other as Ava ran into the main room. Both looked at her, she looked terrified. She then pushed Aaron away and started typing away on the computer.

"MACY!! GATHER YOU RECRUITS AND FIND MERLOK!! HE'S IN THE CASTLE AND HE'S IN DANGER!!"

"What? What do you mean?"

"I mean, i was just on a call with him and he was interrupted by something attacking him! I can't get him to call back, and I have to track the suit he's in and prepare any Nexo Powers. It says he's in the castle, NOW GO!!"

"Got it!"

Macy hung up. Aaron had to get the others. He quickly pressed an alarm on the computer for the fortrex.