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## Physical Information

Phaeton is a fighter, participating in the Ministry Succession Tournament. Fighting in the 2nd match of the Preliminaries

## Appearance

Phaeton is a handsome, muscular man of average height. He has medium-length bluish hair and bright blue eyes. His usual attire is a set of flashy golden armor, complete with a white cape. For more casual situations, however, he tends to wear a traditional Greek toga with a large piece of gold cloth draped over his shoulder.

## Personality

In his youth Phaeton was ill-tempered, lazy, and dull to subjects that weren't concerned with combat, he had no problem with stealing or killing people, he knew that there were people stronger than him, and that prospect both pissed him off and excited him. Despite his love of riches, he is readily willing to abandon them, valuing adventure and fun over items and women. Whenever he promises something he will fulfill it even if he's showing his discontent. Even though he ain't a good-guy, he hates irredeemable bastards, showing no mercy against them. When he lost to the Hyperion VIII his life diametrically changed, the man taught him how to read and write beyond the bare basics he had, he instilled manners and changed his 'rotten' morals. Hyperion VIII was like his 2nd father, he respected Hyperion VIII more than his biological father. He had since then laughed whenever he wanted to, cried whenever he wanted, and enjoyed the things for what they were. While he was Hyperion VIII he had looked more dignified but hadn't changed much, not being that book-smart but not as dumb as he was before. Phaeton was lax even as Hyperion IX yet respected by fellow guardians.

## History

Born to the Minoan tribe of Crete, Phaeton since young has learned the art of combat, he wasn't really enthusiastic about harsh training, even though it conditioned his body to the utmost of human limits. When he became 14 years old, he defeated everyone in the tribe except the leader and his body guards which was an impossible task even for him. He decided to travel around the world to find new foes and experience things that are beyond his island. One day he found a man who he couldn't defeat, as he lost his honor code caused Phaeton to become that man's aide. Said man was Hyperion the 8th Master of Sanctuary and that's where he met the love of his life, Sophia who was born with a fragment of the divine power of Helios and hence she became High Priestess of Sanctuary. PG along with a bunch of other men swore undying loyalty to Sophia, he got along as well as he could with other guardians and Master of Sanctuary who was his 2nd father. Thanatos cultists had invaded the Sanctuary and managed to kill four guardians (Scorpio, Pisces, Taurus, and Capricorn.) Phaeton and other remaining guardians launched a crusade against cultists, they had defeated cultists with difficulty, but they remained victorious in the end. Phaeton was about to confess to Sophia when he saw Sophia kiss Aeson, a best friend who was the guardian of cancer. He cursed himself for not noticing obvious signs, maybe he hoped he had a chance. Nonetheless, they were his friends, so he supported their relationship although that event left a scar in him which stopped him from pursuing meaningful relationships with women. He had become the future Master of Sanctuary and died peacefully surrounded by friends and students. PG was scouted by Illyricus in Valhalla after he heard of a warrior who mastered the use of cosmic energy to such a degree.

## Abilities

**Superior Strength:** Due to his intense training and use of cosmic energy, Phaeton is remarkably strong. He's also capable of further enhancing his strength with his Zodiac stances.

**Superior Speed:** Phaeton is quite fast, capable of blitzing most average fighters, and with his Leo and Capricorn stances, he could be considered one of the fastest fighters in the Ministry.

**Diamond Body:** Having trained his body to its peak for nearly all his life, and further enhancing it with cosmic energy has tempered Phaeton's body as hard as diamonds.

**Cosmo Mastery:** Phaeton has precise control of cosmic energy and can use it to enhance his body and attacks.

**Zodiac Twelve:** Phaeton learned how to harness the energy of Cosmo and express it in 12 zodiac signs, although there is also 1 secret zodiac, Phaeton had no aptitude to learn it. Each sign has a stance which is mandatory to learn if one wishes to master their sign, aside from stance there are techniques that can be learned without knowledge of sign stance albeit at decreased potency as techniques are adapted to the physicality of the sign. Phaeton can't use 2 stances at once and he has a cool-down of 15 seconds when changing the stance. Other than that there are secret techniques which are reserved to sign, passed down from master to apprentice.

Even Master of Sanctuary has no right to force guardian to teach anyone that isn't their disciple a secret technique. Phaeton is the first man to learn all sign stances and basic techniques, while there were cases where Guardians learnt other sign techniques and stances, they thought that learning all stance would be waste of time compared to simply mastering their stance, and they would be right for most part. As Phaeton abilities as a Leo Guardian didn't grow that much as he thought they would due to compatibility between signs, he became way stronger warrior as he was able to utilize the principles of other stances in his own and grow much more powerful.

**Pankration:** The main mode of fighting for Phaeton before he learned his Zodiac style which was basically an extension of Pankration principles. Pankration is an ancient Greek martial art.

## Equipment

**Gilded Armor:** A set of armor originally crafted by a master blacksmith in the Sanctuary using divine metals and in the end gilded. The armor is immensely durable, capable of withstanding the toughest of blows. During Hyperion VIII time armor was mostly black metal mixed with golden accents but due to constant attacks of foreign cultists they had to opt for full golden color to not cause confusion among ranks.

## Techniques

**Aries:** In this form, he's capable of producing wool to lessen impacts.

* Stance: Sheep are shy animals, it isn't that formidable but its ability to defend is the best out of all signs. Aries endurance and defense are the best of all, their kind nature makes them liked by almost all other signs, they rely more on support and outlasting the opponent but once they learn secret technique which lets them manipulate stardust, they are dependable ally that is capable of repairing armor and causing huge damage to the opponent. A fighting style of Aries relies on open palm strikes and heel kicks.
	+ Woll: PG creates a wall which decreases the velocity of target hitting it and eases the fall if he's the one to fall on the wool
	+ Porcupine: Before the impact, wool grows and covers torso of user while also gluing opponent limb that was in contact with wool. Despite comical looks it works quite well. It resembles air bags in the effect.

**Taurus:**

* Stance: Bull is an earth animal known for its strength, the practitioners learn how to use all their muscles efficiently and breathing techniques in order to generate huge force, at higher stages they are able to decrease the exertion by deliberate body control, enforce regeneration of wounds or even to compress their massive frames for denser muscles, aside from that manipulating muscle groups isn't out of question for most of trainees. Bull stance lacks speed but the strength and endurance and durability is more than enough to outlast most opponents. Moves are inspired by wrestling.
	+ Great Impact: User grapples the target and performs pile-driver, smashing the opponent body with great force towards the floor.
	+ Great Smash: By clenching most of their muscles they are able to generate powerful punch.
	+ Lasso: By running towards his opponent, he strikes them by extending their arm straight out and moving it forward against their neck or chest area.

**Gemini:**

* Stance: The main focus of the Gemini stance is "dual nature", Gemini's are capable of manipulating their own gravity and gravity of target they touched. 1st half of Gemini is light as in of low gravity, 2nd half of Gemini is heavy as in of high gravity.
* Stance: Cancer stance is ridiculously tough although they sacrifice their speed for such toughness, they specialize in grappling due to powerful grip, though some decide to use that grip as a 'knife'
**Leo:** Phaeton in Leo form is much faster, having under his control lightning powers. This is also Phaeton's most mastered stance, earning him the epithet Regulus.

* Stance: Lion is the king of animals, it isn't the fastest, it isn't the strongest but its mix of speed and strength along with predator instinct is capable of posing threat to anyone who doesn't acknowledge its authority. Leo stance is centered on quick charges and overwhelming the target with the weight of blows. It is deemed most powerful stance giving it the nickname of 'King of Zodiacs'
	+ Meteor Fist: A flurry of punches.
	+ Regulus: The move he was famous for proficiency and nicknamed after. It is a hook imbued with lightning energy which can rend the ground with ease.
	+ Lux Aeterna(Eternal Light): Secret and strongest technique of Leo stance. PG gathers energy in his fist and sends beam of light, he can only use it once.

**Virgo**

* Stance: Virgo stance is centered around purity, users of this stance forgo physical training in order to cultivate their spiritual strength which increases with 'purity', hence any physical strike from Virgo stance practitioner proves to be rather weak. Despite their frail physicality, Virgo's are feared by those outside sanctuary as they are able to defeat opponent without lifting a finger. Virgo's have special link to spiritual realm which grants them spiritual abilities such as heightened senses, limited future prediction, mind control, controlling fire which even when quenched gives phantom pains, rare few are able to destroy opponent senses(one by one) and affect opponent soul.
	+ Helios: User conjures a flame which can be guided by users mind. It targets the user soul and as such it hard to defend against.
	+ Phantasmagoria: User projects a illusion inside the mind of victim, at initial stage terrifying images and creatures are seen, then follows a torture which is enhanced by senses, last and most powerful stage the illusion draws fears deep from within the soul, which prove to be quite traumatic. Even if target breaks illusion it proves to be heavily taxing on mind. That said it only works once on the target.

**Libra**

* Stance: The main theme of this stance is achieving balance, both internal and external. Libra fighters are thought to be stoic and hard to influence, internal art is all about controlling self, while external art is applying internal principles on the external world. Libra's are said to posses 'sword and shield' both are powerful in their own right but they can't be used simultaneously, skilled users are able to quickly switch between offense and defense. Libra's have a preference in one of their sides, either offense or defense there's no equal Libra.
	+ Flow: While it is more of passive ability that Libra users are able to tap into, 'Flow' is technique which allows to control direction of power, either as reflection or powerful counterattack using enemy's force to empower the strike. It works similar to Lightning Rod as user conducts power through their body and then 'grounds' it to either surroundings or opponent, if there's no way to redirect the power then the user body is brutally torn from inside out. Equally bad outcome would be series of powerful strikes overwhelming user body as Flow is technique taxing on body.
	Flow can't be used in the midair as it requires contact with ground/or opponent body to properly reflect power, a techniques which concentrate power in single-point are also fatal as they are able to pierce through Flow with ease.
	 Ideally Libra users would want to have minimal contact with force while also quickly reflecting it in order to lessen the burden however such solution has it's disadvantages as control over flow of power is much more difficult and force could disperse before returning it to opponent, other factor is distance as the closer you're to target the smaller loss of power is achieved. If one would want to redirect power accurately towards enemy then they would have to let it course through their body.
	+ Star Root: Offensive use of Flow which directs foreign energy inside opponent body, that depending on application could prove to be fatal. Most common use is acupressure, disabling the opponent body parts, ability to feel pain(or increasing pain sensitivity) much more malevolent individual could concentrate his power inside and let it fester inside, while it tears down opponent.

**Scorpio:**

* Stance: Scorpio stance practitioners undergo training where they coat their hands with poison then submerge their entire body in it, developing infamous 'dragon scales' on entire body which is proof that they are able of producing highest level of poison.
The poison is deadly for most people it is strong enough to weaken significantly seasoned opponents and in case death after the battle has ended as there are not many antidotes to Scorpio poison, Scorpio's also are able to imitate a scorpion's stinger attack which is able to pierce through the target's defense with terrific force, however while their penetrative force is impressive the blunt trauma they cause isn't much to talk about. Scorpio stance is said to possess an offense that goes past any defense. They have friendly rivalry with the Aries house which boasts to have 'absolute defense'. Fighting style of Scorpio is essentially dirty fighting.
	+ Hydra Breath: Scorpio's gather energy from inside their stomach and cause it to travel upwards towards the throat, to finally be released in form of poisonous gas which can differ in color depending on user.
	+ Lunge: Explosive movement of arm which pierces through skin and armor with ease, one would think it is rather close ranged however by displacing their shoulder temporarily they are able to extend their range to that of spear. Coupled with the fact that their palm is poisoned is capable of guaranteeing the death of opponent as poison would be already in blood circulation. Sometimes however opponent is capable of surviving it however it is not without heavy repercussions as it significantly weakens the body. Which most often gives the opportunity for Scorpio to increase amount of poison in enemy and then kill target without issue. When Scorpios lunge they also leave themselves quite open for a counter.

**Sagittarius:**

* Stance: Archer stance allows for precise strikes that are capable to go far beyond physical reach of user, its power increases with range as attacks gathered enough velocity to pose threat, this stance employ air manipulation to produce air blast/bullets. Archers are weak at close range and rely on their speed and reflexes when avoiding attacks, making this stance purely offensive, Archer stance only utilizes arms in combat.
	+ Snipe: Strongest strike, one could compare it to a hook in boxing. When it hits it's capable of kneeling or knocking out target if it hits right spot.
	+ Sagitta: Sagitta is fastest strike that Sagittarius have, it relies on quick movement and as such it lacks power. There can be thrown multiple jabs in one succession.

**Capricorn:**

* Stance: Capricorn is an earth animal that is known for ramming, Capricorn's are fastest of the signs, capable of blitzing opponents with ease. Their charge ability allows them to achieve top speed at the cost of moving in predictable manner, although that doesn't make them any less of dangerous. Capricorn charge ability is mostly powerless against aerial opponents as they require footing in order to use charge. Their fighting style is reminiscent of Capoeira, relying mostly on foot strikes and body slams.
	+ Charge: Signature technique for this stance which allows user to reach the top speed for duration of charge, however it is only applicable in the straight line. This technique also requires footing in order to perform technique, however sheer velocity should be able to carry user above the gap or into air.
	+ Gallop: It was a technique developed in response to the predictable trajectory of the *Charge* while also not wanting to have significant sacrifice in speed, all that was achieved by limiting the effective range of ability. Making this technique suitable for short bursts.
	+ Hoves: A powerful spin-kick which targets center of gravity

**Aquarius:**

* Stance: Aquarius is a rather chaotic style, as the user's strikes are capable of becoming whips. They excel at medium ranges and are unparalleled within their own area, Aquarius strikes employ water manipulation to make their strikes achieve extended reach, high speed and near invisibility of strikes to people without acute sight. Another advantage of this style is ability to attack from any position and angle which gives them edge. This style is reminiscent of Kick Boxing/Muay Thai.
* Stance: Users of the Pisces stance can cool down their bodies to subzero temperatures, allowing their strikes the freeze the target on impact, and even generate ice by manipulating wind and water. The movements of this stance are swift and fluid, reminiscent of a fish. Some are able to walk on water and even fly for a while. This stance relies heavily on reflexes and reacting before enemy strikes, it excels at clinch/extremely close range. Martial style of Pisces is reminiscent of Jeet Kune Do in way punches are employed and utilization of quick non-telegraphed punches, low kicks and striking before enemy does. There's also the tendency to overwhelm enemy with flurry of punches and dictate the flow of fight to not allow opponent get used to Pisces stance flow. Pisces user boast having fastest strikes in close range, though it is a offensive stance, as any defense is mostly utilized in form of counters and parries. The difference between Pisces and Sagittarius strikes is **acceleration**, Pisces excels in former at the cost of short range, while Sagittarius has lower(still fast) initial acceleration. This limitation was born out of practical concerns, while it is possible for practitioner to fight at maximum range, it has been proven to be quite taxing on body and stamina, hence there was focus on infighting and quick succession of blows that travel in shortest distance possible while still maintaining unorthodox striking. Pisces weaknesses are simple to figure but they aren't easy to combat. If you try to distance yourself, Pisces will chase you.
## Trivia

* Walking Saint Seiya reference.
* I made him up on the go.
* Waiting for his round in 2022
* Hyperion's discard their names upon receiving the title.
* Phaeton, sometimes has a habit of adapting his personality to each stance, in order to immerse himself in stance techniques and style.