Sword of the Heavens

For a long time known as the best Storm Rider in all of Stegeda City, the Sword of the Heavens remains the most popular and well known among those on the island, and many still wrongly believe him to be the best... It's almost impossible to be a Storm Rider in Stegeda City and not have heard of this Rider, be it from SR-News or just word of mouth from other Storm Riders.

It's common practice for a Storm Rider to earn themselves a nickname or title, but few ever garner as many titles as the Sword of the Heavens, known for his many feats and accomplishments. One cannot tell the story and lore of Stegeda City Storm Riders without talking about the Sword of the Heavens, because years ago, riders fought viciously over control of the most important area in the land, the clocktower. This all engulfing war grew increasingly more violent and even those unrelated to it were caught in the crossfire, even just mere D-Class Storm Riders trying their best to climb the behemoth as is tradition among this culture... Even some civilians ended up hurt from this full scale Storm Rider war, a city wide one. Then one day, tired of all of this war, the Sword of the Heavens gathered like minded skilled Storm Riders and formed his team, Crossing Swords and used it to bring an end to all the fighting. Ever since that day, the Sword of the Heavens has dedicated his riding time to protecting the peace and ensuring Storm Riders in Stegeda City can grow and prosper. Crossing Swords grew not only into the most powerful team on the City, but also into the best known and most respected, Riders and Tuners from all around the island have come to appreciate the Sword of the Heavens' actions that day, and all teams aspire to be the next Crossing Swords... Which until this day, remains undefeated in a teams parts wars match, having risen all the way to the top of A-Class since then.

## Appearance

He looks like a rather mundane young man, very little facial hair as he prefers the clean shave look, a simple jacket over a short sleeved T-Shirt makes for a combo that works both in cold and hot weather, and his pants don't tend to stray too far from jeans. His facial expressions tend to pass a kind and welcoming look, but his body stance tends to pass one of strength, making him someone that both sides of the spectrum feel they can hear out.

## Personality

A firm believer in cooperation, the Sword of the Heavens wishes to bring all the Storm Riders in Stegeda City together so that they can ride in peace and harmony while growing better at what they do. Though more often than not that he is better than others at Riding, he never once allows that to direct the conversation, treating everyone as equals regardless of skill level, be them better or worse than himself, making him both humble and modest.

As a psychology major, he is rather good at understanding emotions and more importantly, how to deal with them, allowing him to better talk with others, empathize and relate.

A truly selfless individual, the Sword of the Heavens is always looking out for the good of the whole Storm Rider community in Stegeda City, even at the cost of his own. It might have been possible for him to have grown stronger than he currently is, as he has been at this level ever since he and his team took over the clocktower... But because of his insistence on protecting others, he has allocated all of his riding time to patrolling the city, especially the tower, to help out those in need and maintain the peace, which has worked out great for Stegeda City for the most part, but has stagnated the Sword of the Heavens' growth.

He truly believes in his ideals and as such, is fully prepared to sacrifice himself for them, going as far as stating that "the weight of a single individual is nothing in comparison to the weight of the world", and while many might use similar words to try and justify murdering someone for the greater good, he uses those words as a way to reason the sacrifice of the self for the benefit of the greater whole.

## Trivia

* Though he no longer actively pursued self-improvement, he did still wish for it, the only reason he had stagnated was because he was too busy helping others.
* After his recent devastating loss against the Speed King of the Velocity Road, the Sword of the Heavens lost what desire he had left for self-improvement, but even in the wake of that loss, his desire and need to look out for others remained unwavering and untouched.
* Having years of experience with all kinds of Riding situations under his belt, he is capable of defeating opponents who have even more READ than himself, so long as Regalia are not a factor.
* Despite his incredible level of skill, he was never chosen to become King of a Regalia, most likely because of his priorities being too time consuming for a Regalia holder, but possibly for other reasons as well.
* It is unclear what the origin of his first nickname is, some claim he got it after coming down from above as the sword that cut through the conflict of war. Others claim he had the nickname before that, based on his need to help others. And there are some who claim that before helped others, he had already designed his signature move which involves producing a huge sword made of light and using that to strike at opponents.