Levitus Succoro
(a.k.a. Rojer Bellows, Lightning Rain)
Levitus Succoro (born Rojer Bellows; 8 Franth 2383 ME) is a Lightning Elementium Senior Inspector in the Central Sunlands Inspectorate and former Reservist in the Monotherium Army, and Free Plateau Army. Born in poverty in the Shadow Archipelago, Succoro joined the Elementium Academy. After the destruction of Elemis Island he joined the Monotherium army and became a member of SuSkHe Squad and fought in the Tricorne War. He was responsible for the Lightning Rain rampage that killed an estimated two-thousand people. He is most famous for his long feud with Sylvester Meanish. After the war he was a member of a taskforce tasked with tracking down, investigating, and arresting suspected war criminals, an investigation that he was included in. After discharge he was hired by the newly formed Inspectorate and has risen to the rank of Senior Inspector. Succoro is regarded as a powerful Mage and Elementium, and someone few would dare trifle with. However, he also deals with a lot of inner demons and a manic personality.
His early years were dominated by exploring the island he lived on, getting into fights with his siblings, and dealing with his mother's declining mental health.
When he was nine his month spiralled fully into Hisyung dementia which resulted in her trying to kill herself three times and skipping naked through town. At this point Succoro's grandfather, Desmond Destiny, arrived to take charge of the children and Braen's healthcare.
According to Succoro and his siblings their grandfather was a brutish man who tried his best to raise his grandchildren with little understanding of how harsh his measures were having on the children or their mother. His dismissiveness and heavy handed methods to keep the children under his control, coupled with his training regime and habit of bribing the children with gifts to keep them compliant, left the children scared and in need of real companionship which they found in each other.
Eventually, when Succoro was thirteen, their neighbour Darcia Jill stepped in to take control of the children's education. This came at a time when Braen began a period of remission and ordered her father to leave. Destiny complied, however he was forever attempt to exert his influence on the children.
Arriving at the Academy, Succoro was taken before the Rend and hear it's whispers. It is unknown what Succoro heard. What is known is that upon leaving the Rend he punched his supervisor in the face. During his first few years at the Academy he became close to three fellow students, fellow outsider Elatik Madruq, and two born Elementium: Katarine Fello and Kaito Guanyu. While he and Guanyu would become school rivals, he Madruq and Fello would remain friends throughout their schooling and beyond.
It is reported that while Succoro excelled at the Academy he despised academics and was much better at the practical aspects of his teaching rather than the theoretical.
At the age of twenty-one he went through the Change and gained his Magick. Upon completion of his basic studies he was named avancier and became a member of class CDLXVII alongside Guanyu, Madruq, and Fello. In the naming ceremony he decided on Succoro, meaning 'watching' or 'to watch', after finding the word in a book and deciding it looked cool.While most Elementium took skills in all five elements, most only specialised in one or two. While an avancier Succoro decided to try and master all five, a feat not attempted in several generations. Setting himself to this target his succeeded with flying colours. He was also regarded, alongside Guanyu who had taken the name Corvilea, a prodigy for his ability to enter the True Self as an avancier. This furthered the competition between both men who often competed in the Draqoon Games against one another.
It was during his time as an avancier that Succoro came under the tutelage of the Earth Weaver Teras Luceas who would often brutalise the younger Elementium. This only stopped near the end of their schooling when Luceas was defeated by Fello, who had chosen the name Meumz. Dealing with Luceas and his brutalising tactics gave Succoro training in stamina and how to deal with a beatdown while still managing to get up and fight.
It was also during this time that Succoro crafted his aspect. A golf club which he used to manipulate all five elements in battle. After their graduation Succoro had still to decide on a Tower to join. Before they went on the rukna Succoro was inspired by the Spark King Levitus Wiiles during a chance meeting the two had.
During their seven year long voyage three other crewmates joined them: Martin Predick, Jian Xavier, and Holnad Rouge. During their voyage the nine crewmates fought and defeated Blackeyes Fleet which sought to conquer the entire Shadow Archipelago. During the battle of Fueen Bay Succoro battled and slew Blackeyes, the leader of the fleet, who also happened to be Xavier's father. He also came into contact with the Grey Man who gave him a stripped feather that he would keep attached to his hat.
During their voyages Symon tried to kill his three siblings including Succoro when they discovered his experiments. He was defeated after a heated battle but managed to escape and was never seen again by his siblings.
Despite all these praises and achievements Succoro refused election to the senatus despite having friends on the body.
In 2543 ME Succoro had to deal with the continual expulsion of his friend Archos. Archos, who had suffered an undiagnosed manic-depressive disorder since joining the Academy took a turn for the worst and he attempted to kill Corvilea in an imagined slight. The two fought and Archos fled the island. However, Meumz, who had become a high ranking member of the senatus and was dating Archos refused to leave. In 2571 ME Corvilea was elected Consol and began a period of autocracy and theocracy that was opposed by the magnu faction. Succoro, though supporting the aims of magnu was loath to oppose his friend in public.
During this time Succoro managed to keep many prominent opponents of the Corvilea regime from expulsion or execution thanks to his own reputation and his friendship with the Consol. This was despite the increased tension on the island. The only known example of Succoro opposing his friend was when Corvilea attempted to transform the tutele into a secret police. This was prevented by Succoro's opposition.
The internal pressure and opposition to Corvilea's regime came to ahead in 2578 ME when Corvilea announced the successful translation of the final section of the salt scrolls. He announced that the destiny of the Elementium was to rip open the Rend and ascend into the crux. This announcement split the Elementium opposition. With confusion rampant across Elemis Corvilea and his supporters in the quiescis faction struck. They decimated most of the oppositions leadership, including Meumz, and killed all Elementium's living outside the island. Corvilea announced that their souls had joined the Rend, as all dead Elementium are a part of the Rend, and thus will join them in their journey of ascension.
This was the last straw for Succoro. Disgusted by Corvilea, who was planning to destroy all life on the Plateau, and angered by the death of Meumz he went to the senatus building and attempted to kill Corvilea. Their fight was interrupted by the appearance of Luceas who fought Succoro to protect Corvilea. This allowed Corvilea to get away. Succoro and Luceas fought for a night and a day before they were interrupted by the appearance of the Monotherium Army.
Following the subsequent destruction of Elemis Island, Succoro only managed to survive thanks to his superior skills in lightning and plasma manipulation. Digging himself out of the ashes of his desecrated home, he discovered he was the last Elementium left alive. He never returned to Elemis Island.
He was assigned to Reservist Platoon NR38d and was assigned mostly on the north Sunlands front. While there he made fast friends with fellow Reservist Esme Wandel. However during the battle of Daffodil Field Wandel was killed by Admiral Sylvester Meanish. Succoro engaged the Admiral and managed to defeat him, the first time in nineteen years of warfare that one of the four admirals was defeated. This placed Succoro on a list of people who had fought the Admirals and survived by then Major Mayers Sandcair. He and Meanish would spend the war often trying to kill each other.
Three years later Succoro joined a Reservist Special Squad headed by recently promoted Colonel Sandcair alongside his friend Jain, now Janet, Xavier and seven other Mages who he would become great friends with. Succoro was also the one who came up with the name Suicide Skulls Head Squad and the abbreviation SuSkHe. The others all though it was a stupid name with the exception of Dorn Ruadonn. But the name stuck.
Twenty-one years after joining SuSkHe Succoro was captured and interrogated by the Rainbow Guard, it was during his imprisonment that he met Lauren Munna who defected and helped him escape. The two dated and eventually married five years later. In 2638 ME Succoro had a daughter, Lucy Braen Bellows In the following years Succoro took part in Belivier's War as part of a coalition between SuSkHe, Tiarna's Legion, and the Reds.
In Anwer of 2640 ME Admirals Meanish and Tiarna Liathfaesog murdered Leros Almanack at the battle of One-Hundred and One. This caused the remaining nine members of SuSkHe to go on a rampage. This ended in the near assassination of Sylvester in the Pan Tradier Bombing, and the battle of Quan. Following the near attempt on two Admirals' lives, the destruction of public property, and the murder of several citizens of the Amada including all the members of Tiarna's Legion, Antagon himself ordered Admiral Upton Zidaar to kill the members of SuSkHe squad. Succoro and the other members only managed to survive thanks to the timely intervention of his brother Marlon Bellows who managed to hold of the Admiral while the squad escaped.
With the prior chaos having unfolded Marshal Pitact Nirvanus intervened and ordered the SuSkHe squad to focus on the Rainbow Guard, with the Oxcisor would focus on the Amada from now on.
On the 24th of Onover 2648 ME Lauren and Lucy both disappeared from their and Succoro's house in the Council Conurbation. After a brief investigation it was ascertained that Meanish was responsible for the abduction. Succoro soon located their whereabouts in the caves of the Sand Cliffs. However, it was a trap. It is believed that Meanish held the family in the caves for several hours, torturing his wife and daughter before Succoro who was helpless to stop it before murdering them. This act drove Succoro to a state of madness. In an event that would later become known as the Lightning Rain Rampage, Succoro used his Magick to blow up the cave system. It is believed that the corpses of his wife and child were destroyed in this event as they have never been found. Though Meanish barely escaped, the damage had been done. Succoro spent the next ten days travelling throughout the Plateau visiting various battle fields in his madness fuelled True Self form and killed an estimated two thousand one hundred and thirty people including civilians. High up members of the three belligerents of the war tried to stop him, including his fellow members of SuSkHe Squad. But they all failed.
On the tenth day of the rampage Succoro disappeared. Though their was several reported sightings and theories. He wasn't to be seen again for six years.
Though this is the official story. In reality Succoro killed himself by burying himself alive. A fact very few people were privy too especially after his return. The only person who had knowledge of his bodies exact location was fellow SuSkHe member Wreth McKay.
The damage Succoro's rampage caused not only hurt the war effort for the Monotherium, but caused considerable morale damage within both the Amada and the Guard.
Succoro would spend the next forty-four years of the war becoming increasingly disillusioned in the war effort especially when civilians were ordered executed. He, like other Reservists, spent periods of time AWOL. These disappearances were excused by the Monotherium high command so they could focus on resources on their fully employed Troops as long as they did not extend beyond a month at a time. During this time SuSkHe's focus returned to being a counter to the Admiral's. This allowed Succoro to spend most of his missions and battles attempting to go after Meanish if he was in the area and it was not detrimental to the mission at hand. However, despite being willing to clash with the Admirals at any opportunity, he never engaged Admiral Theise when he appeared. And was not involved in the Horror Night.
On the 3rd of Franth 2698 Antagon destroyed Palacetown. Succoro, alongside his fellow squad members, joined the Free Plateau Army, the armed wing of Free Plateau Resistance. He took part in many more missions during the eight years of cold war to destabilise both Amada and the Guard. He took part in the surprise battle of Mirth Dance helping to defeat Admiral Emma James. After the battle Succoro pushed for the army to march on Pan Tradier, arguably so he could have a chance at killing Meanish. However, Nirvanus instead ordered the military to turn south to encircle Liathfaesog's second fleet.
During this time he was also investigated by the taskforce. Something he willing submitted himself for. Although he was cleared as having served his sentence (as per the prior Monotherium ruling) he was forced to undergo psychiatric treatment headed by Doctor Desmond Destiny (his grandfather) this placed the two in close proximity for an extended period of time for the first time since he was a child. The sessions apparently made Succoro uncomfortable. He also helped investigate numerous suspected war criminals within the Rainbow Guard and the Armada.
Succoro was also one of the first investigators to become aware of the Fourth Purge, the camps located in the northern Sunlands, and the activities of the Oxcisor. All of which he passed onto his superiors and conducted further investigation. During his investigations he became affiliated with Oxcisor member Aimee Maeker how became his informant on the group and their activities. With her help he, Ruadonn, and McKay launched an operation to arrest the rogue group's members and shut down the camps and arrest its operators. All of which they did, though they got the leaders of the purge, several members of the Oxcisor eluded the taskforce. Disgusted by the camps and the genocide performed their against Mortals and Old Faith believers Succoro pushed for harsh punishments against the members. After this the three men and Aimee formed a close friendship.
In 6 AW Sylvester Meanish was released from prison in return for information and testimony in regards to numerous other war crimes he had witnessed. This angered Succoro who attempted to murder the former Admiral. He was arrested for assault and a restraining order was placed against him by Meanish. In response he was removed from the taskforce but retained his position in the Plateau armed forces.
His last major action before being discharged was during the Winter putsch and the siege of Lumus in which he fought and was defeated by Damien Sost. After the defeat of the Traitor King's forces Succoro applied for and received honourable discharge from the military. He was awarded Silver Seal alongside all the members of the SuSkHe squad. Although he was offered the Order of Merit and Satisfaction he refused the award believing his crimes did not warrant the prestigious award.
In the years since the war Succoro has been allowed to fade into history with many of his past actions being forgotten by the current generation of Mages. However, occasionally it does come up and cause him problems especially on a case.
In 83 AW he was involved in a conspiracy to have his brother Symon murdered due to his brother's horrific experiments he was continuing to perform and planned to breed an army of super soldiers using the remains of Old Gods.
After a vote of the family in which Succoro supported the assassination, Destiny planted a bomb in the car. On the 18th of Junver, the date of the assassination, when Succoro learned that Symon's young daughter who had been born a few days before was going to be in the car with her parents he attempted to rescue her. However, he was talked down by Destiny who convinced him that if Symon was alerted the bombing would fail and they would never get another chance. The bombing went off successfully with both Symon and his wife being killed. However their daughter Guinevere Bellows miraculously survived. Destiny passed his great-granddaughter onto Succoro who agreed to raise her with Wreth. His sister Serenity, who had opposed the bombing, fought viciously for a year to have custody of the girl but failed.
The next thirteen years were happy times for Succoro as he was a father again, and with Wreth's help he raised Guinevere (Ginger as came to be called) in a healthy and happy environment. It is reported that this was the happiest Succoro had been seen since his wife and child died.
Due to his age and maturity with his powers he is able to detect the slightest changes in the air and earth, and read the electric impulses in the air. As such his proprioception is highly developed to almost being able to see future actions of people around him. He is also skilled at aura Magick, being able to imbue the aura of his soul onto objects he is wielding and his body allowing him greater stamina and healing capabilities in what some regard as superhuman abilities. This, combined with his power over the elements gives Succoro the ability to perform superhuman feats when they wouldn't normally be possible.
Though trained with a sword, he does not wield one. Preferring to fight with his golf club aspect using sword techniques in tandem with hammer techniques to fight enemies. Both Marlon Bellows and Upton Zidaar have remarked on his skills which he uses in tandem with his Magick. His marksmanship skills are often commented on, especially his quickness to draw. People often remark that Succoro is pointing a gun at them before they even register that his arm has moved. even without his Magick he is fully capable of aiming and shooting accurately at almost impossible shots. He is often considered the second best shot after Kasar Kwaan.
Biography
Childhood
Born Rojer Bellows in the Bellows shack on Isle de Fas in the Shadow Archipelago on the 8th of Franth 2383 ME. Succoro was the second of a set of quintuplets born to Braen Bellows and an unknown Islander.His early years were dominated by exploring the island he lived on, getting into fights with his siblings, and dealing with his mother's declining mental health.
When he was nine his month spiralled fully into Hisyung dementia which resulted in her trying to kill herself three times and skipping naked through town. At this point Succoro's grandfather, Desmond Destiny, arrived to take charge of the children and Braen's healthcare.
According to Succoro and his siblings their grandfather was a brutish man who tried his best to raise his grandchildren with little understanding of how harsh his measures were having on the children or their mother. His dismissiveness and heavy handed methods to keep the children under his control, coupled with his training regime and habit of bribing the children with gifts to keep them compliant, left the children scared and in need of real companionship which they found in each other.
Eventually, when Succoro was thirteen, their neighbour Darcia Jill stepped in to take control of the children's education. This came at a time when Braen began a period of remission and ordered her father to leave. Destiny complied, however he was forever attempt to exert his influence on the children.
Schooling
At the age of thirteen Succoro was accepted into the Elementium Academy on Elemis Island thanks to the recommendation of Jill and family friend Pitact Nirvanus. He was to spend the next thirty-seven years of his life on the island.Arriving at the Academy, Succoro was taken before the Rend and hear it's whispers. It is unknown what Succoro heard. What is known is that upon leaving the Rend he punched his supervisor in the face. During his first few years at the Academy he became close to three fellow students, fellow outsider Elatik Madruq, and two born Elementium: Katarine Fello and Kaito Guanyu. While he and Guanyu would become school rivals, he Madruq and Fello would remain friends throughout their schooling and beyond.
It is reported that while Succoro excelled at the Academy he despised academics and was much better at the practical aspects of his teaching rather than the theoretical.
At the age of twenty-one he went through the Change and gained his Magick. Upon completion of his basic studies he was named avancier and became a member of class CDLXVII alongside Guanyu, Madruq, and Fello. In the naming ceremony he decided on Succoro, meaning 'watching' or 'to watch', after finding the word in a book and deciding it looked cool.While most Elementium took skills in all five elements, most only specialised in one or two. While an avancier Succoro decided to try and master all five, a feat not attempted in several generations. Setting himself to this target his succeeded with flying colours. He was also regarded, alongside Guanyu who had taken the name Corvilea, a prodigy for his ability to enter the True Self as an avancier. This furthered the competition between both men who often competed in the Draqoon Games against one another.
It was during his time as an avancier that Succoro came under the tutelage of the Earth Weaver Teras Luceas who would often brutalise the younger Elementium. This only stopped near the end of their schooling when Luceas was defeated by Fello, who had chosen the name Meumz. Dealing with Luceas and his brutalising tactics gave Succoro training in stamina and how to deal with a beatdown while still managing to get up and fight.
It was also during this time that Succoro crafted his aspect. A golf club which he used to manipulate all five elements in battle. After their graduation Succoro had still to decide on a Tower to join. Before they went on the rukna Succoro was inspired by the Spark King Levitus Wiiles during a chance meeting the two had.
Sailing Life
At the age of fifty, during his rukna, Succoro journeyed back to the Shadow Archipelago alongside Meumz and Madruq, who had chosen the name Archos. After returning home for a family reunion with his siblings and visiting his mother who had finally been committed to an asylum, Succoro, Meumz, and Achos, alongside Succoro's siblings: Marlon, Serenity, and Symon Bellows bought a ship and began a career on the seas and merchants. Succoro was elected the position of Captain and was able to display his leadership credentials and competency even if he continued to be a bit of a manic individual. He also took to wearing a wide-brimmed brown leather hat that he would wear for many years after.During their seven year long voyage three other crewmates joined them: Martin Predick, Jian Xavier, and Holnad Rouge. During their voyage the nine crewmates fought and defeated Blackeyes Fleet which sought to conquer the entire Shadow Archipelago. During the battle of Fueen Bay Succoro battled and slew Blackeyes, the leader of the fleet, who also happened to be Xavier's father. He also came into contact with the Grey Man who gave him a stripped feather that he would keep attached to his hat.
During their voyages Symon tried to kill his three siblings including Succoro when they discovered his experiments. He was defeated after a heated battle but managed to escape and was never seen again by his siblings.
Elementium
Following the seven year voyage Succoro, Meumz, and Achos were recalled to Elemis Island to begin their lives as protectors of the Rend. Succoro, having been influenced Wiiles, declared for the Levitas Tower. From then on he had the name Levitus Succoro. To signify this he had the traditional litrae of a white triangle placed on the back of his left hand.He rose swiftly through the ranks becoming a member of the tutele and a high-ranking and well respected member of the Levitus Tower's Battalion. After the death of Levitus Wiiles in 2506 ME, Succoro was named the new Spark King, the embodiment of what it means to be a Lightning Elementium for a generation.Despite all these praises and achievements Succoro refused election to the senatus despite having friends on the body.
In 2543 ME Succoro had to deal with the continual expulsion of his friend Archos. Archos, who had suffered an undiagnosed manic-depressive disorder since joining the Academy took a turn for the worst and he attempted to kill Corvilea in an imagined slight. The two fought and Archos fled the island. However, Meumz, who had become a high ranking member of the senatus and was dating Archos refused to leave. In 2571 ME Corvilea was elected Consol and began a period of autocracy and theocracy that was opposed by the magnu faction. Succoro, though supporting the aims of magnu was loath to oppose his friend in public.
During this time Succoro managed to keep many prominent opponents of the Corvilea regime from expulsion or execution thanks to his own reputation and his friendship with the Consol. This was despite the increased tension on the island. The only known example of Succoro opposing his friend was when Corvilea attempted to transform the tutele into a secret police. This was prevented by Succoro's opposition.
The internal pressure and opposition to Corvilea's regime came to ahead in 2578 ME when Corvilea announced the successful translation of the final section of the salt scrolls. He announced that the destiny of the Elementium was to rip open the Rend and ascend into the crux. This announcement split the Elementium opposition. With confusion rampant across Elemis Corvilea and his supporters in the quiescis faction struck. They decimated most of the oppositions leadership, including Meumz, and killed all Elementium's living outside the island. Corvilea announced that their souls had joined the Rend, as all dead Elementium are a part of the Rend, and thus will join them in their journey of ascension.
This was the last straw for Succoro. Disgusted by Corvilea, who was planning to destroy all life on the Plateau, and angered by the death of Meumz he went to the senatus building and attempted to kill Corvilea. Their fight was interrupted by the appearance of Luceas who fought Succoro to protect Corvilea. This allowed Corvilea to get away. Succoro and Luceas fought for a night and a day before they were interrupted by the appearance of the Monotherium Army.
Following the subsequent destruction of Elemis Island, Succoro only managed to survive thanks to his superior skills in lightning and plasma manipulation. Digging himself out of the ashes of his desecrated home, he discovered he was the last Elementium left alive. He never returned to Elemis Island.
Tricorne War
It is unknown how Succoro spent the next five years. But in 2583 ME, with the Tricorne War in full swing, Succoro signed up as a reservist for the depleted Monotherium Army in a small village in the Desert Lands. He also bought his revolver at around the same time.He was assigned to Reservist Platoon NR38d and was assigned mostly on the north Sunlands front. While there he made fast friends with fellow Reservist Esme Wandel. However during the battle of Daffodil Field Wandel was killed by Admiral Sylvester Meanish. Succoro engaged the Admiral and managed to defeat him, the first time in nineteen years of warfare that one of the four admirals was defeated. This placed Succoro on a list of people who had fought the Admirals and survived by then Major Mayers Sandcair. He and Meanish would spend the war often trying to kill each other.
Three years later Succoro joined a Reservist Special Squad headed by recently promoted Colonel Sandcair alongside his friend Jain, now Janet, Xavier and seven other Mages who he would become great friends with. Succoro was also the one who came up with the name Suicide Skulls Head Squad and the abbreviation SuSkHe. The others all though it was a stupid name with the exception of Dorn Ruadonn. But the name stuck.
Twenty-one years after joining SuSkHe Succoro was captured and interrogated by the Rainbow Guard, it was during his imprisonment that he met Lauren Munna who defected and helped him escape. The two dated and eventually married five years later. In 2638 ME Succoro had a daughter, Lucy Braen Bellows In the following years Succoro took part in Belivier's War as part of a coalition between SuSkHe, Tiarna's Legion, and the Reds.
In Anwer of 2640 ME Admirals Meanish and Tiarna Liathfaesog murdered Leros Almanack at the battle of One-Hundred and One. This caused the remaining nine members of SuSkHe to go on a rampage. This ended in the near assassination of Sylvester in the Pan Tradier Bombing, and the battle of Quan. Following the near attempt on two Admirals' lives, the destruction of public property, and the murder of several citizens of the Amada including all the members of Tiarna's Legion, Antagon himself ordered Admiral Upton Zidaar to kill the members of SuSkHe squad. Succoro and the other members only managed to survive thanks to the timely intervention of his brother Marlon Bellows who managed to hold of the Admiral while the squad escaped.
With the prior chaos having unfolded Marshal Pitact Nirvanus intervened and ordered the SuSkHe squad to focus on the Rainbow Guard, with the Oxcisor would focus on the Amada from now on.
On the 24th of Onover 2648 ME Lauren and Lucy both disappeared from their and Succoro's house in the Council Conurbation. After a brief investigation it was ascertained that Meanish was responsible for the abduction. Succoro soon located their whereabouts in the caves of the Sand Cliffs. However, it was a trap. It is believed that Meanish held the family in the caves for several hours, torturing his wife and daughter before Succoro who was helpless to stop it before murdering them. This act drove Succoro to a state of madness. In an event that would later become known as the Lightning Rain Rampage, Succoro used his Magick to blow up the cave system. It is believed that the corpses of his wife and child were destroyed in this event as they have never been found. Though Meanish barely escaped, the damage had been done. Succoro spent the next ten days travelling throughout the Plateau visiting various battle fields in his madness fuelled True Self form and killed an estimated two thousand one hundred and thirty people including civilians. High up members of the three belligerents of the war tried to stop him, including his fellow members of SuSkHe Squad. But they all failed.
On the tenth day of the rampage Succoro disappeared. Though their was several reported sightings and theories. He wasn't to be seen again for six years.
Though this is the official story. In reality Succoro killed himself by burying himself alive. A fact very few people were privy too especially after his return. The only person who had knowledge of his bodies exact location was fellow SuSkHe member Wreth McKay.
The damage Succoro's rampage caused not only hurt the war effort for the Monotherium, but caused considerable morale damage within both the Amada and the Guard.
Return
On the 6th of Mythwen 2654 ME Succoro appeared again on a battlefield in the eastern Golden Vale to help his remaining comrades in the SuSkHe Squad. Although still skilled and powerful, he had lost a great deal of power, having damaged his Circle irreparably during his rampage. After the battle he was immediately arrested and court marshalled for going AWOL and the deaths of countless Monotherium soldiers and civilians. Due to the war effort and his capable skills he was spared death but forced to become an indentured reservist in SuSkHe which suited Succoro just fine.Succoro would spend the next forty-four years of the war becoming increasingly disillusioned in the war effort especially when civilians were ordered executed. He, like other Reservists, spent periods of time AWOL. These disappearances were excused by the Monotherium high command so they could focus on resources on their fully employed Troops as long as they did not extend beyond a month at a time. During this time SuSkHe's focus returned to being a counter to the Admiral's. This allowed Succoro to spend most of his missions and battles attempting to go after Meanish if he was in the area and it was not detrimental to the mission at hand. However, despite being willing to clash with the Admirals at any opportunity, he never engaged Admiral Theise when he appeared. And was not involved in the Horror Night.
On the 3rd of Franth 2698 Antagon destroyed Palacetown. Succoro, alongside his fellow squad members, joined the Free Plateau Army, the armed wing of Free Plateau Resistance. He took part in many more missions during the eight years of cold war to destabilise both Amada and the Guard. He took part in the surprise battle of Mirth Dance helping to defeat Admiral Emma James. After the battle Succoro pushed for the army to march on Pan Tradier, arguably so he could have a chance at killing Meanish. However, Nirvanus instead ordered the military to turn south to encircle Liathfaesog's second fleet.
After the War
With the Tricorne War ended the Free Plateau Army was reconstituted into the Plateau Armed Forces. Succoro was placed in a team included former members of SuSkHe to find and arrest potential war criminals on all sides of the war. In his role as taskforce member he was single headedly responsible for arresting and defeating Liathfaesog in Blueton in a battle that destroyed a portion of the city's docks.During this time he was also investigated by the taskforce. Something he willing submitted himself for. Although he was cleared as having served his sentence (as per the prior Monotherium ruling) he was forced to undergo psychiatric treatment headed by Doctor Desmond Destiny (his grandfather) this placed the two in close proximity for an extended period of time for the first time since he was a child. The sessions apparently made Succoro uncomfortable. He also helped investigate numerous suspected war criminals within the Rainbow Guard and the Armada.
Succoro was also one of the first investigators to become aware of the Fourth Purge, the camps located in the northern Sunlands, and the activities of the Oxcisor. All of which he passed onto his superiors and conducted further investigation. During his investigations he became affiliated with Oxcisor member Aimee Maeker how became his informant on the group and their activities. With her help he, Ruadonn, and McKay launched an operation to arrest the rogue group's members and shut down the camps and arrest its operators. All of which they did, though they got the leaders of the purge, several members of the Oxcisor eluded the taskforce. Disgusted by the camps and the genocide performed their against Mortals and Old Faith believers Succoro pushed for harsh punishments against the members. After this the three men and Aimee formed a close friendship.
In 6 AW Sylvester Meanish was released from prison in return for information and testimony in regards to numerous other war crimes he had witnessed. This angered Succoro who attempted to murder the former Admiral. He was arrested for assault and a restraining order was placed against him by Meanish. In response he was removed from the taskforce but retained his position in the Plateau armed forces.
His last major action before being discharged was during the Winter putsch and the siege of Lumus in which he fought and was defeated by Damien Sost. After the defeat of the Traitor King's forces Succoro applied for and received honourable discharge from the military. He was awarded Silver Seal alongside all the members of the SuSkHe squad. Although he was offered the Order of Merit and Satisfaction he refused the award believing his crimes did not warrant the prestigious award.
Inspector
Following his retirement from the military in 11 AW Succoro was offered a job by then Secretary for Internal Security Hast Meies in a new federal law enforcement and investigative department created by him called the Inspectorate. Succoro joined the ranks of the Inspectors alongside fellow SuSkHe members Janet Xavier and Wreth McKay. His aptitude for law enforcement and prior experience gave Succoro a great deal of credibility and he was made Senior Inspector within a year. Partnered with Rookie, and later Junior, Inspector McKay, it was around this time that the two started to live together in Succoro's house. The two would work together for the next eighty-five years dealing with a series of cases and gained an aptitude for difficult investigations that often involved clever, well connected, or powerful suspects.In the years since the war Succoro has been allowed to fade into history with many of his past actions being forgotten by the current generation of Mages. However, occasionally it does come up and cause him problems especially on a case.
In 83 AW he was involved in a conspiracy to have his brother Symon murdered due to his brother's horrific experiments he was continuing to perform and planned to breed an army of super soldiers using the remains of Old Gods.
After a vote of the family in which Succoro supported the assassination, Destiny planted a bomb in the car. On the 18th of Junver, the date of the assassination, when Succoro learned that Symon's young daughter who had been born a few days before was going to be in the car with her parents he attempted to rescue her. However, he was talked down by Destiny who convinced him that if Symon was alerted the bombing would fail and they would never get another chance. The bombing went off successfully with both Symon and his wife being killed. However their daughter Guinevere Bellows miraculously survived. Destiny passed his great-granddaughter onto Succoro who agreed to raise her with Wreth. His sister Serenity, who had opposed the bombing, fought viciously for a year to have custody of the girl but failed.
The next thirteen years were happy times for Succoro as he was a father again, and with Wreth's help he raised Guinevere (Ginger as came to be called) in a healthy and happy environment. It is reported that this was the happiest Succoro had been seen since his wife and child died.
Appearance
Succoro is 6'2" and weighs 142 lbs. He has a slim build and the brown skin of an Islander. Thick short brown hair with a scar down his right eyebrow. He often wears a similar combination of V-neck jumper, shirt, tie, and trousers when working, coupled with his black satchel and gun holster holding his six-shot revolver. He has handsome features with his most recognisable feature being his ice blue eyes. Under his clothes he has a variety of scars from various fights and encounters over the years including a large gash down his back from a harpy. He also has two litrae on the back of his hands. On the right is the SuSkHe laughing skull, while on his left is the white triangle of the Levitus tower. As the identical twin of Marlon Bellows the two look almost exactly alike with only the height and hair colour differentiating them. He used to wear a large brown leather hat with a stripped feather attached to the side, and a steel driver golf club as his aspect.Personality
Succoro is described as having a manic personality and uses any opportunity to laugh at the plight of his friends and makes light of even the tensest and serious of situations. Despite this air headed attitude Succoro is fiercely intelligent being able to figure out a case from the bare minimum of clues. He is also caring to his friends often being the one to help pick themselves up again even if he does insult them while he's at it. However, beneath his caring, carefree, manic personality lies a twisted anger and depression that he does his best to mask and keep hidden, he is quick to hold and keep grudges especially from those who hurt his friends and people he cares about. He also advocates a disproportional response in most situations, can be incredibly vicious and sadistic when it comes to his enemies. This side of himself usually has to be calmed down by his friends, usually McKay or Xavier. He used to have a tendency to throw himself into battle in a suicidal drive to fight and die, this part of his personality has damped over time thanks to the positive influences of his wife and child as well as his niece Ginger.Abilities
Magick
Succoro is a Lightning Elementium but is well trained in all five elements being competent to manipulate all five at the same time and even alternate between them as easily as breathing. His power over lightning is so much that he can manipulate the electricity in a persons body and even stop someone's heart with a touch. During his time on Elemis Island he was regarded as a prodigy for being able to enter True Self form, and he his able to use the form to become his element something very few Elementium have been able to achieve. His control over the other four elements is so great that he can manipulate them in tandem to control various states of matter that don't conform to the traditional five elements such as glass, metal, and plasma. However, in ever since his death and resurrection he has been unable to enter the True Self without suffering great mental trauma. His powers have also dipped considerably due to the damage he dealt to his Circle. Though he is still able to achieve great feats using his powers such as the ability to swim through earth, fly, and breath underwater.Due to his age and maturity with his powers he is able to detect the slightest changes in the air and earth, and read the electric impulses in the air. As such his proprioception is highly developed to almost being able to see future actions of people around him. He is also skilled at aura Magick, being able to imbue the aura of his soul onto objects he is wielding and his body allowing him greater stamina and healing capabilities in what some regard as superhuman abilities. This, combined with his power over the elements gives Succoro the ability to perform superhuman feats when they wouldn't normally be possible.
Physical Attributes
A skilled hand to hand fighter, Succoro is regarded as a brutal combatant and was trained by the Levitus Tower and his own grandfather. This culminated in an unpredictable and unorthodox fighting styles that priorities quick and strong strikes to the weak arears of the body to inflict maximum injury. This comes at the expense of his defense capabilities, which, though capable, are lacking compared to other combatants. He makes up for it however with great stamina. His physical skills make him more than a match for any opponent.Though trained with a sword, he does not wield one. Preferring to fight with his golf club aspect using sword techniques in tandem with hammer techniques to fight enemies. Both Marlon Bellows and Upton Zidaar have remarked on his skills which he uses in tandem with his Magick. His marksmanship skills are often commented on, especially his quickness to draw. People often remark that Succoro is pointing a gun at them before they even register that his arm has moved. even without his Magick he is fully capable of aiming and shooting accurately at almost impossible shots. He is often considered the second best shot after Kasar Kwaan.
Family Tree
FAMILY TREE NOT AVAILABLEMental characteristics
Gender Identity
Cisgender Male
Sexuality
Demisexual Heteroromantic
Species
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Senior Inspector, Spark King (former)
Year of Birth
9581 AR
419 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Second of a set of qunituplets
Birthplace
Moorpueb, Isle de Fas, Shadow Archipelago
Children
Current Residence
146 Secmand Way, Hoosma, Council Conurbation, Conurbation, Sunland
Gender
Male
Eyes
Ice Blue
Hair
Short Brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Brown
Height
6'2"
Weight
166 lbs
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