Mykel was born to a Dragoon and partner couple within the Legionaire Republic at Fortress Athen. The act of childbirth however was too great for the human mother and she died leaving the infant in the hands of a father who was at the mercy of the Legions. Fearing for his son, he traded away the only thing of value; his own life and service, the stipulations being that the boy would be raised along side other children normally, he would not be pressed into any type of service if he didn't chose it himself, and he would not be approached for service until he was 18 years old. Any training the boy would go through would be on an as-requested / chosen basis by the boy himself. The father chose to name his still infant son in the oldest of dragoon traditions, after an angel: Mykel.
As Mykel grew over the years several things brought concern to his father; first, he chose to be trained in close and mid-range combat, something that seemed contrary to the nature of his spirit-minded son. Second, Mykel seemed to have no thirst for fighting even though he was training for it, he would come home frequently with scrapes, bruises or other injuries but never a mark on his hands or knuckles. And finally, when Mykel was eleven, his father found him in their home making a trail of fire follow his finger; this confirmed a deep fear the father had, Mykel had inherited psionic abilities from his mother. Fearing what would happen should the Legions find out he made Mykel swear to never use those abilities, limiting his practice with his psionics to the privacy of their own home.
A week before Mykel's 18th birthday, his father was sent on a mission; he was the only member of the team that failed to return. Mykel's father had never kept secrets from him, he knew of the deal between his father and the Legions for his safety; he also knew that he was no longer safe in his home, with that realization he grabbed what few possessions he wanted or needed before quickly leaving and setting his destination for the one place where the Legions could never touch him...the Academy.
Mykels distrust of the Legion has been turned inside out and upside down since his addition to Unit 6, working with a Senators Son and their subsequent missions. The news of his relation to the Legion’s Guyus Family and that his father kept it from him is to this day a hard thing for him, but he seems to have accepted it. He has tried to stay out of the family issues, though his wiggle room seems to be getting less and less with each one. Throughout these turmoil’s Mykel has had the support of the Whisperlight twins, forming a bond with Alita and planning on including Ceilia as soon as it’s possible.
With the relative freedom to explore his abilities that the Academy has afforded, Mykel has been steadily advancing his telekinetic capabilities, even getting some guidance from Isis in developing a few of his techniques. With the formation of the Hapian Alliance, Mykel fears that the time where he can avoid getting dragged into family matters is close to ending. Being a member of the Academy he’s supposed to work towards peace, Mykel is afraid that to attain that he may have to cross swords with his family. He’s also afraid that if it comes to fighting his family that he may not be able to finish the fight.
During a mission, when push came to shove, Mykel was stopped from finishing off his cousin Julius by Alita; the fact that he was spared by a female was more insult than the Kaiser could bear and Mykel and his wives were banished from the Legion. Taking this hard, Mykel became obsessed with Julius and may have gone off the deep end if not for being reigned in by Alita, Ceilia and the rest of Unit 6. When a Coup against Julius reared its head, instead of accepting a role and possible endorsement to become the next Kaiser by the Senators involved Mykel decided that despite the hard feelings family was more important and worked with the Unit to expose the Coup...even causing quite a commotion in the Senate Assembly Building while he was stalling to give the Unit time to find the assassin.
With the Coup averted, Mykels banishment was lifted; and after Julius disappeared due to Spiritual / Magical interferance, Hapes orchestrated a formal alliance between the Legionaire Republic and the Daemon Empire. An alliance that would be symbolized through the marriage of the Empresses sister Shinobu and Mykel. Since their marriage, Shinobu and Mykel have had a tense relationship at best; though there have been some brief tender moments. When news arrived of Neophyx's death, and Shinobu becoming the new Empress, Mykel chose to stay closer to her and help keep her safe. A task made easier with his growing psionics.
Now that things have calmed down and Shinobu has started working with Celes and Erevis, Mykel has stayed the course and stayed close. The revelation that the First Ones and the Progenitors may share a common history holds a certain intrigue for Mykel since its apparent that his Father was half-Progenitor. They mysteries of what may be dormant in his blood seem to beckon. |