Toru Helsen

Toru Helsen was born quietly into the once powerful Helsen family, which used to be commonly known for their Flamecharmers. Toru was also born with fire magic.

## Physical description

### Weight

147 lbs (66.68 kg)

Toru didn't know his family too well, all he knows is he used to have a sister. He reportedly was kidnapped one day, and according to Toru himself, was raised and taught by a dragon of flames, named Ignis. Once he turns 12, Toru re-enters society, beginning to live on his own in the City of Leagia, where he would later then attend Pronerry.

Although being weak initially, as Toru learns to control his fire, he becomes a powerful flame mage- complimenting his incredible skills as a boxer, spending his entire first year simply training, and not engaging much in battle.

In his second year however, Toru truly pops off, showing his incredible resilience and firepower. After the events of the *Dark Continent Arc*, Toru earns his position in the *New Generation XII (Formerly IX),* slaying a dragon.

Currently, the lore behind Toru's *true* origins are being unveiled, by his supposed brother, Zadok Helsen.

## Personality

Despite being kind of oblivious to certain social queues, Toru is a pretty outgoing guy, and is a bit dumber than he looks. Like his mana, his personality is brash and hot headed, but he's also courageous, and not easily discouraged. Because of this, Toru usually gets into "I'm still standing" situations. A true "shonen protagonist", Toru's fire burns brightly alongside his willpower. However, Toru seemingly becomes narrow-minded in high pressure fights, leading to the opponent usually gaining the upper hand. Unknown as to why, but Toru struggles everyday with memories that he doesn't remember experiencing, but are still so vivid in his mind. *(canonically he's schizophrenic)*

## Abilities

**Overall Skill Level:** Toru's been practicing boxing for as long as he can remember, and is unrivaled in terms of boxing skills. He's mastered many styles, but he's most comfortable with Peek-a-boo and low guard. On the contrary, it took Toru much longer to learn to use his mana effectively, due to it's "roughness". Similar to the *Kaio-Ken* from Dragon Ball, Toru's own flames can injure him. "I burn so that I may succeed." - Deepwoken Mystic

**Magic:** Fire Magic. A very common magic type, but not many can rival Toru's raw power with his flames. Toru fuels his flames by burning his mana.

### **Spells**

Although Toru can use his flame magic effectively, Toru doesn't have many proper "spells". In most cases, he simply lets his flames burn wildly.

**Secret Art: Ignis Zel Saika:** A technique taught to Toru by Ignis, Toru thrusts his arm forward, as a burst of flames explodes in a beam-like fashion, burning anything in it's path. Despite being made of flames, Toru's fire can have the same, solid impact as a punch.

**Ultimate Art: Incinerating Flash:** A simple explosive beam of fire, capable of burning entire cities. There isn't much to Toru's spells, other than raw and pure destruction.

## Dragon Force

Due to his Dragon Slayer magic, Toru has a special transformation- ***Dragon Force.*** Both multiplying his physical and magical abilities, Toru gains dragon-like scales around his body, mostly his chest and arms- as a constant flame burns around him. In this state, Toru's freely able to crystallize his flames into dragon scales, capable of becoming armor plating or even large blades.