Zen World of Power

The Order of Alpha Knights Planet Zen - Year 788

First Division

Argon, Baihu, Cecil, Dex, Eien and Forico

Second Division

Gaia, Helena, Ivan, Janie, Kruse, Lexor and Maya

Third Division

Neis, Orion, Pyrra, Queltar, Rickard, Sayako and Tector

Fourth Division

Zen World of Power The Fourth Division

Alpha Knights Xasmal, Yohan and Zoey

The eldest current Alpha Knight, Xasmal began his service among 25 different Knights compared to the current order. He has been around long enough to see the entire order shift around him, many of his former comrades died in defense of the realm. Xasmal was once the sole defender of his home village on a small island in Zen’s oceans. Knights came to aid once and he was seen as a very likely candidate for ascension. A decision Xasmal made only when Rein provided an actual defense force for his home. Xasmal is wise and unmoving in the wake of the Tek Revolution, a stark contrast and frequent debater with Ulysses about the changing times.

Yohan is a young but incredibly skilled Knight as well as an adept healer, having aided many prior to ascension in treating Nerosian related injuries, including a very grave one of his own. Though there is some facet of the injury that still stirs within him, he moves on determined to protect others from the myriad of known and unknown side effects to direct Nerosian contact.

Zoey is the leader of the Fourth Division as well as Argon’s lover having met before ascending and trained together for sometime in her home. Zoey experienced the brutality of a Nerosian invasion on her hometown when she was young and a barely passable warrior. Being saved by the Alpha Knights she strove to be the best and learn the most powerful and difficult styles in existence. Thus she studied Negative Magic, a trait few can master and incorporated it into a magic blade. Upon mastery the magic left her body to inhabit her sword, giving it wholly unique properties never seen before as well as altering her eyes. Zoey’s appearance and her pulsating blade intimidate many, but even post her transformation, Argon loves her with all his heart.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

Xasmal is super old. I think he’s in his 70s? He’s up there for sure, dude has seen A LOT. I do wish I had more obviously old characters but of the Knights only Ulysses and Xasmal qualify as old.

I’m still deciding on what is so unique about Yohan’s Nerosian injury but I’ll probably just stick to the original explanation and result of what comes of it.

Zen World of Power The Fourth Division

Alpha Knights Ulysses, Veera and Wilhelm

Ulysses is an aged Alpha Knight, one of the oldest in the current order. Ulysses generation of older warriors tend to be more stubborn about “how” to defend a realm and what methods are best. Most consider edge weaponry to be more reliable than the emerging Tek innovation. Ulysses disagreed and recreated his weaponry as highly advanced Tek armaments. He may be old but he is not behind with the times.

Veera is one of the Order’s most fiery individuals. A fiercely commanding and flirtatious soldier, she is very active in all facets of life. Her flirt game and many relationships do nothing to hinder her combat as she is a deadly and effective magical warrior, integrating her flames with her blade flawlessly and always seeking over magical rivals to test herself against. Her biggest hope is to defeat Zoey in battle, someone she respects immensely.

Wilhelm hails from a noble house of which every generation has raised a successful Alpha Knight. Wilhelm however was not intended to be the Knight of the generation but outperformed his older brother in every aspect. When his father passed and his brother ascended as head of the household things became difficult for Wilhelm. His only solace in life is with his best friend Queltar, trying to forget that there is no real home for him to return to.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

The fourth division is really interesting as a whole. The fact that two of the eldest Knights are in it along with a quiet, troubled giant, a younger man and Veera who is a whole deal on her own and led by one of the Order’s finest. It’s quite the crew.

Ulysses’ weapon operates as such. The backpack is full of Tek energy and the cables feed it into the controls which he can pull out and with the press of a button ignite his energy compressed blades. By changing the Tek output he can alter the length and heat, making his weapons capable of searing anything in two as long as he is sufficiently charged.

Zen World of Power The Third Division

Alpha Knights Rickard, Sayako and Tector

Rickard a Tek innovator and loud, brash, confident Knight. He normally does things alone and charges ahead, not so much to show off but he enjoys the intensity of combat. It was only when he interacted with Kruse, Jaynix, Orion and Maya in battle and saw how they performed and interacted together, showing him something more powerful and effective than going alone. From that point on he joined up with them.

Sayako was born half blind but that didn’t deter her from doing what she wanted to. Sayako has a very inquisitive mind and enjoys studying anything she can find a book on. While her eye made it difficult she turned her attention to Tek and used it to design alternatives to fix her eye or replace it. An endeavor that was aided by fellow scientist Lexor, together they designed her new Tek eye and Sayako became infatuated with the researcher, becoming the first to join his personal crusade and form what would eventually become LIST. Sayako arms herself with various Tek firearms, many of her own design either from scratch or heavily improved in her own professional opinion.

Tector is the Third Division’s leader, a blind and powerful martial artist armed with a bo staff. He uses that not only to aid his vision but maintain his space. Getting close to Tector is a trial as though he is blind, his ability to sense is greater than every other Alpha Knight. He feels some sympathy for Lexor’s situation which is why he vows to help him and joins what would become LIST. As a Division leader, Tector is incredibly direct, he understands his division’s strength to a T and wastes no time in saying what he wants done, and in turn his division follows those commands effortlessly.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

Tector was originally half naked like Neis and barefoot. But I gave him a major redesign to give a more karate or martial arts-esque dragonball inspired uniform. He fights with a staff for architect’s sake the writing is on the wall. Also drawing feet is hell so put on shoes Tector.

Zen World of Power The Third Division

Alpha Knights Neis, Orion, Pyrra and Queltar

Neis hails from the Mountains of Parm and from the same village as Kruse, hence the same tattoos on their face. Neis is a barefisted close combatant and also a user of powerful magic. Because of how magic in Zen flows within the bodies of its users, Neis uses his magic in the most direct manner possible, guiding it from within to his fists and feet to enhance his martial arts with electrical power. Much like Argon, Neis was wounded in battle with a Nerosian, unlike Argon, he isn’t suffering from a lethal condition.

Orion is Kruse’s best friend, the two met before becoming Alpha Knights, training and traveling together for a while to improve their skills. Orion dons the same facial tattoos as Neis and Kruse but not because he is from Parm, but because its his way of showing his bonds to his best friend.

Pyrra is Eien’s younger sister, she has always looked up to her brother and wanted to be as great as he could be, training to and ascending to Alpha Knight status to join him. She enjoys making her brother look onto her proudly and she always strives to show that her family is made of peerless warriors. Sometimes this leads to grandstanding but her skill cannot be denied.

Queltar hails from a storied family of elite knights, members of this family are constantly employed by kingdoms, royalty and in recent years, the Alpha Knights themselves. It is seen as a birthright for the first born to ascend to greatness. But that was never something Queltar cared about. His best friend Wilhelm also comes from a home of legendary warriors and so Queltar decided to take his knightly duties somewhat more seriously though in the end he remains laidback and generally uncaring.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

I actually don’t know if I’ll keep the facial tattoos. Definitely not this design, too complex. Originally Kruse and Neis had a strand of hair with a gem in it hanging from the side of their head but it was too hard to draw and did not look good on Kruse so I changed it to the necklace with a stone marking their birth instead. You can see it on the art I drew for them. I’ll probably stick to that version of Parm history but we’ll see.

Zen World of Power The Second Division

Alpha Knights Janie, Kruse, Lexor and Maya

Janie is a fine leader in combat and a swordmaster of the utmost finesse. She spends squad deployments studying Gaia’s commanding style and strategies to improve her own. She and Kruse are in a very tight relationship, one that is incredibly obvious from how well they fight together.

Kruse is an honorable Alpha Knight living by the Code down to the letter. Having grown up in Parm he has a much more open view on a lot of things. His early adventuring days before ascending showed he was very naive to how the world was as everything was a new discovery to him. Finding his place with the best of the best, he enjoys defending the realm alongside Janie.

Lexor is a super intelligent warrior from a closed off country. He spent most of his life expanding his knowledge and when violence came to take all he knew, he adapted. In order to fight off a debilitating illness that will live him blind and for dead, Lexor studies even that which is considered forbidden and protects himself from those who want his mind with a few other Alpha Knights who he has bonded with: Ivan, Sayako and Tector. Forming LIST.

Maya, the quiet and highly experienced Knight who survived the dreaded Pliskin Incident. She doesn’t trust herself to appropriately care for and protect others, doing everything she can to ensure no one else is lost on her watch which makes it all to easy for her to fall into desperation. She keeps all that troubles her to herself. One hopes she realizes that isn’t the answer before its too late.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

The second division has 3 of the 5 main characters in it, including Kruse and Janie the most most important so by extension that makes the 2nd Division very key to the whole story. As such, Gaia, Helena, Ivan and Lexor are all involved in some very serious and in depth plot threads as the Zen story goes on.

Lexor and LIST especially.

Zen World of Power The Second Division

Alpha Knights Gaia, Helena and Ivan

Gaia is the commander of the second division, a very calculating individual many are intimidated by her, believing her to be cold. However she is actually very kind and one of the Alpha Knight’s finest strategic minds. Many admire her and are infatuated with her despite the intimidation, none moreso than fellow Alpha Knight Helena.

Helena was born with an unfortunate disability, being unable to sense the existence of others. This sixth sense is the most valuable tool of all defenders of the planet as it lets them know if Nerosians or other such threats are nearby, Helena can’t feel that. With the rise of Tek she believed she could overcome her drawbacks and did so with a visor that does the sensing for her and often before her comrades, making her a valuable ally. Her disability combined with her feelings of inadequacy troubled her with making advancements on the one who held her heart, Gaia.

Ivan is a storied member of the Alpha Knights, having taken part in many brutal missions and survived, he was one of the few survivors of the Pliskin Incident though he lost his eye in a magic attack. He was given an advanced replacement eye by fellow Knight and devout researcher Lexor.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

Because I draw Helena with her visor all the time, I didn’t actually have a canon eye color for her for a long time. As you can see in her SCVI model, her eyes are purple.

Zen World of Power The First Division

Alpha Knights Dex, Eien and Forico

I had some more time recently so I’ve just been going nuts with the character creator in Soul Calibur VI to design all 26 Alpha Knights

Dex is a bit of a wily guy and a very very avid fan of the Tek Revolution currently happening in Zen. So much so he is quite literally armed with Tek ingenuity of his own design. Not just his arms but also his weapons, a sort of Tek genius, he strives to bring the greatness of Tek on every one of his missions.

Eien is Argon’s most trusted confidant and Pyrra’s older brother. A just and stalwart Alpha Knight, he is peerless and many believe he is the first division’s best.

Forico is the Alpha Knight no one likes. Following the Pliskin Incident he was immediately ascended to Alpha Knight status replacing one of Zen’s greatest knights, Frings. The things Forico has done prior to Alpha Knighthood are questionable at best.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

Dex came out being my favorite in this batch. His shirt has the red and yellow designs, giving him gauntlets really look like his Tek arms that I drew him in and giving him the face paint is just GREAT! As you can tell from his weapon he is a sharpshooter, so the face camo is really cool, it was a compromise since i didn’t find a hairstyle that covers his eyes and looks good.

Eien has my internet name. Eienias. The most obvious trivia.

Zen World of Power The First Division

Alpha Knights Argon, Baihu and Cecil!

I had some more time recently so I’ve just been going nuts with the character creator in Soul Calibur VI to design all 26 Alpha Knights

These “bios” won’t be that in depth since I have a lot to get into and rewrite but enjoy the taste!

Argon is the head of the first division, a proud and valiant leader who was gravely injured in a fight with a powerful Nerosian. He has since become distant as he is dealing with a terrible side effect of contact with the Nerosian.

Baihu is a cocky Alpha Knight, always moving around with swagger. He stands out in the first division even moreso than his partner in crime Dex.

Cecil is a powerful and silent Alpha Knight. His only desire is to eliminate Nerosians. Beyond that, he rarely speaks, devoted entirely to his duty.

Eienias Thoughts and/or Trivia

Designing these 3 and all the male Alpha Knights I’ve been neglecting was tough. SCVI’s creator is cool but it doesn’t have enough. I don’t make good use of the patterns function though so some of em end up a little samey. Maybe I’ll touch em up but for now they all look good.

Whilst I deal with work, a lot of video games and writing in the midst of it, have some more shots of my kids, I don’t have anymore of Kruse unfortunately so I threw in one of the countless Jaynix shots I have. She counts.

I’ll grab some more Kruse next time I get into Soul Calibur VI

SO! For those curious about those tasty Zen stories, I’m working on it I promise! I actually just finished editing what i wrote for Jaynix

anyway, the series of backstories is known as “Zen: Stories of Power” and then subbed by the name of the character whose origin we will be delving into. Once again its ironic that Jaynix is up first cause her whole story takes place on Terra, not Zen. Oops.

So about that. As much as I want to get Jaynix out first, I don’t think I can. I’ll definitely finish her story first but I think for the sake of the universe I should start writing about Zen by writing about Zen. So I’ll finish Jaynix’s story then go right into writing for the core 5, Kruse, Janie, Orion, Maya and Rickard.

Alpha Knight Rickard Iota Helm

A gruff older warrior, Rickard takes to the field with gusto in every encounter. Often charging ahead of whatever team he’s traveling with. Most Alpha Knights let him do what he does as he’s good at his job, Kruse and company were the first that adapted to his...unique traits. Having Orion cover the hotheaded veteran.

With the dawn of the Tek Revolution, Alpha Knights and most military powers in the world are split in which direction to take, Rickard opted for a fusion of basic Edge weaponry and Tek ingenuity, designing a weapon on his back titled the Ax Shooter. Most were surprised at his innovation since given how he approaches fights he doesn’t seem to be the most thoughtful.

Rickard is a someone unique case as his soul resonated with that of a brave Knight that came before him, granting him the Alpha Armor of a soldier. One that gives him devastating power and represents his honorable desire to stop all threats before they get out of hand.

Eienias Speaks

The Ax Shooter looks like a backpack with two handles sticking out of it, Rickard grabs the handles and the Shooter activates, the pack forms an ax within it of at least 5 different shapes then he draws the complete weapon. Rickard strikes with such power the energy becomes disturbed and the weapon “shatters” at which point he returns the handle to the Ax Shooter and draws another. As long as the pack is sufficiently maintenanced, he can break as many of his weapons as he wants.

Trivia Time

 Alpha Knight Maya Psi Shark

Maya is a cynical, quiet, closed off individual. Kruse, Janie, Orion and Rickard all understand why and while they wish to help her, Maya refuses to open old wounds. She aids them and trusts them to an extent. But when not in battle, few words pass her lips.

Maya was once a confident, proud and happy individual. Growing up she was part of the defense unit of her hometown, during her time there one of her superiors was recruited to the Alpha Knights which was essentially the defense unit of the world. Maya saw it as her ultimate goal to defend more than just her immediate family and friends.

One day she rescued a traveling knight named Frings and they began spending time together, growing stronger and talking of their hopes and dreams. Eventually making the journey to Rein and becoming Alpha Knights at the same time. Maya resonated with the soul of the shark and as Alpha Knight M, the Psi Shark, she served Zen faithfully with the man she now grew to love. Then. The Pliskin Incident.

Eienias Speaks

Maya is an archer who also wields a hatchet hooked to her side. The tonfas is just cause there is no equivalent in SCVI. She is also in a lot of ways, the progenitor of Jaynix’s other half, her personality. Maya suffers from depression and other such mental issues due to the aforementioned Pliskin incident. More on that later.

Trivia Time

Alpha Knight Orion Delta Stag Beetle

Kruse’s best friend and a loyal warrior...also a bit of a goofball. Orion and Kruse met during Kruse’s years traveling, the two shared a dream: becoming Alpha Knights. They trained together for sometime before going their separate ways and promising to meet again as Alpha Knights.

Orion likes to have fun, joke and keep the mood light. He’s well aware of the damage and the threat that the Nerosians truly are, its exactly why he wears a smile. He refuses to despair.

Ascending to the status of Alpha Knight O, Orion found his soul resonating with that of the small and durable Stag Beetle. As the Delta Stag Beetle he employs defensive positions for his team, acting as a shield. A shield emblazoned with his sigil, the O, as he is proud of what he has achieved.

Eienias Speaks

Comedy relief is a tough thing. The character can’t just be funny. The character has to fit as well. Telling a joke in light of some situations can be a good relief but other times it comes off as tonally deaf so for Orion who I want to keep smiling I know he needs to truly understand the gravity of his situation.

So no worries, never will a huge threat present itself and Orion’s first instinct would be to joke. He can snark though that is more Kruse and Janie’s speed. But when the tension and scenario is serious, so is he.

Trivia Time

When I designed Orion in SCVI I actually hit auto and it gave him a great look! The issue is that, it was only a great look for his original design in which his armor was entirely silver and gray. I’d long since changed his design to the darker greens he wears now and I completely forgot!

Alpha Knight Janie Zeta Pegasus

The responsible, intelligent strategist of the team. Janie more readily falls into the commanding role during encounters as she is incredibly perceptive and grew up training under former Alpha Knights.

While her family was initially opposed to Janie wanting to become an Alpha Knight, they were all won over one by one by her ceaseless determination and bound together to forge her a special blade combining the finest craftsmanship and the emerging Tek science. Now she wields it as Alpha Knight J.

She serves in the 2nd Division under the Division Leader Gaia and alongside Helena, Ivan, Kruse, Lexor and Maya. Her soul resonated with that of the rarely seen Pegasus granting her the title and position of Zeta Pegasus.

Eienias Speaks

In a lot of ways, I see Kruse and Janie’s leader qualities like Shulk and Dunban in Xenoblade Chronicles. Shulk is the lead as in he’s the main character but as pointed out a few times in the game, once by Dunban himself, the hero of the Homs is the actual leader of the group. Especially in combat and the like and it makes sense given his experience.

While Kruse is no slouch, Janie is just a better commander overall so thus she is the strategist of the five when engagements come into play.

Trivia Time

Alpha Knight Kruse Alpha Wolf

The “leader” of his small crew consisting of him, his love Janie, his best friend Orion and close comrades Rickard and Maya. Kruse is an honorable Alpha Knight and follows the code to a T. He takes his duties seriously and yet never sacrifices his smile or optimism.

Hailing from a village within the Mountains of Parm, Kruse grew up with an appreciation for all facets of life and strove to go beyond the borders of his mountain home. He trained for over a decade all over Zen to attain his position as Alpha Knight K.

He serves in the 2nd Division led by Gaia that also includes Helena, Ivan, Janie, Lexor and Maya. His soul joins with the Alpha Armor and ties to the natural spirit of the Wolf. Giving Kruse’s armored appearance that of a Wolf and simply titled the Alpha Wolf.

Eienias speaks

Kruse is the “main character” of Zen but much like “leader” its a basic honorary title, the core cast for which Zen revolves around is him, Janie, Orion, Rickard and Maya so they are all the main characters, with the other 21 Knights acting in supporting roles, though I hope to make them just as important. Everyone gets an arc! That’s what I strive towards.

Trivia Time

Hello everyone! This is @eienias20 on my new account. What is this page for? This page is for me to post and share stories, pictures and so on exclusively revolving around my original universe “Zen: World of Power”

Zen: World of Power is a massive story and world that I’ve been developing in my brain since high school, 2010 at latest, 2006 at earliest so it’s been a LONG TIME.

Originally the plan was to draw it out like a comic, it would be my most ambitious project yet. But I don’t think I have the skill to make it look or carry the intensity that I imagine it to have so after not writing anything all throughout 2018 due to some intense writer’s block I decided to use my writing skills to bring the world to life!

Here is the summary

The world of Zen, home to many kingdoms and developing cultures. A world that knew nothing but peace until the Neros appeared in the sky. A black wall that released foreign creatures into the world dubbed Nerosians.

The leaders and scientists of the world developed a method to fight back against the Nerosians in the form of the Alpha Armor. Equipment tied to the power of the natural creatures of the world and bonded to warriors of exceptional caliber. This development has allowed Zen to fight back and prevent extinction.

The Armor has given birth to the Order of Alpha Knights. 26 warriors of the highest skill who traverse the lands of Zen, seeking out and eliminating any Nerosians threatening the peace.