Zeref

## Zeref Winters

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## Biography

### Early Life

Born in Làthleinn to negligent and abusive parents, he doesn't have many fond memories of his childhood. His home life was horrible and the dangers outside the village were just as bad, if not worse. Stuck in what felt like a hopeless situation, he used training as a form of escapism and a means to one day leave the village behind.

In his early teens, the village he lived in was caught in the crossfire of the ??? Northern War. He was counted among the few survivors. However, his parents weren't so lucky.

Alone and with no place to call home, he joined up with the Northern Allied Forces.

### Life in the Military

It didn't take long for the soldiers to recognize Zeref's potential, noting his natural affinity for both bladed and unarmed combat. He was taken to Geuhradh for formal training.

After almost two years of training, Zeref was selected to lead a new, reformed knightly order. The Order of the Hidden Flame. In past, the order had been an elite unit, contracted with internal affairs and assassinations. However, under the rule of Queen ???, the order was declared a vanguard scouting unit. Their job was simple, in and out. They were to weaken the enemy, before the primary vanguard strikes.

The Flame's first few missions went extremely well. All the members were well suited to their position and Zeref's leadership kept them in line. It helped that they all got along quite well too. Things began going south after their attack on ???. Three members were killed. At first Zeref blamed himself for their deaths. But after going over what'd happened and inspecting the corpses, he realized that something was off.

Zeref confirmed his theory in their next battle. The people that killed his comrades weren't human. He wasn't sure what they were, but he knew that continuing to fight on the vanguard as they were, would result in their deaths. For that reason he confronted his commanding officers, requesting to either be taken off of the vanguard or receive more troops. His commanders didn't take him serious at all, refusing to give him more than five soldiers.

Lo and behold, the Flame's numbers were cut in half in their next fight. Zeref was quite severely injured in this battle too. He claimed that the enemy's sword cut clean through his, as if it were butter or something. A feat no normal sword could ever accomplish. Even in his roughed up condition and seeing the loses his force faced, Zeref's commanders still denied any proper support. All they offered is that he could sit the next battle out, to recover his mind and body.

With his concerns falling on deaf ears, Zeref decided to leave the order. Deserting the army and returning north by himself.

### Lone Wanderer

Almost in his twenties, Zeref was alone with quickly emptying purse. He took whatever contracts he could to get by. With the rise in monsters, most the contracts he took were to battle those beasts. He made a bit of a reputation for himself in the smaller villages for being a lone monster slayer. This was an eye catching feat, because most people who hunted Lesser Daemons, did it in groups.

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