Jalen's Parents

No pictures for these people either.

"When he's gone, Naeus can help, he's the only one we can trust in this hellish wasteland." -Mark to Anne, Before And After.

"If everyone sees me like this, they'll freak out. I have to go to The Nether, where no one will be scared of me." -Anne to Mark, Before And After.

Species: Human (Jalen's father, Jalen's mother formerly), Sane Netherkin (Jalen's mother)

Factions: Nether Horde (both), Glacierford (Formerly, both)

## Description

Appearance: Jalen's mother, Anne has light skin and blonde hair, which she wears down most of the time. When she became a netherkin she possessed fangs and horns, like a netherkin would have, and her eyes changed color from green to red, but she mostly stayed the same. She wore a bright yellow shirt with white pants when she lived in Glacierford, but when she went to The Nether, she wore a dark red dress, and the weapon gifted to her was a battle axe. Jalen's father, named Mark, had dark skin and dark brown hair, and had blue eyes. He wore a gray shirt and black pants, and fought with spears.

Stubborn and faithful, Anne is a loving wife and mother, who just wanted to live a happy life with her family, She often felt like she had messed up and that it was her fault that she became a netherkin, even though it wasn't. She tries her best to keep her family safe, but feels awful when she can't.

Kind and diligent, Mark is a good husband and father, and is very successful during missions. He will stop at nothing to protect his loved ones, and does his best to keep them happy. He is shown to know very much about other people, and is able to befriend them easily.

## Story

Anne and Mark were very good friends in Glacierford, and over time, they fell in love and got married. But when they had gone on a trip together, Anne was poisoned with demon poison in her drink and turned into a netherkin. But Mark saw through that and knew she was the same girl he had fallen in love with, and they moved to The Nether and lived there for a long time. Anne eventually became pregnant with Jalen, a few months before Glutton became king, when he did become king, he knew Mark was still a human and killed him, leaving Anne alone to have Jalen. He was gone, or at least, that was what Anne thought.

A few years after she had Jalen, she wanted to get revenge on Glutton, so she sent Naeus to help Jalen escape The Nether, and he agreed and ran to save Jalen. Anne fought with all her might, and hit Glutton multiple times with her axe before he killed her with his hammer, and got rid of her, once and for all. Before she died, she tried to run away from Glutton to see her daughter escape, and be sure she was safe, but Glutton killed her before she reached the portal. Naeus kept her axe hidden in a chest where Glutton would never find it, and when Jalen returned, he gifted it to her as the last memory of her mother.

In Book 3, Mark returned. He was found in Glacierford when Jalen and Phillip were looking for clues about Jalen's past. Mark found them in his attic, and wondered who they were. He crept closer, and when Jalen turned around, he knew, just knew, that his daughter was standing right in front of him, he apened his arms, and she rushed into them and squeezed tight, saying 'Dad?', along with, 'I can't believe it's you!'. The two stayed there for a long time, hugging, Jalen shed a few tears as they stood up. Tears of joy.

The two returned to The Nether, and Mark got to see his old friend Naeus again. At first, Naeus almost didn't believe it. Glutton's hammer was powerful, and when he looked into Jalen's eyes, he turned to her father and realized that it was true, Mark had returned. He had brought the news that Anne had died along with him, but that somewhere, somehow, he still hoped that she was alive, no matter how many times he had told himself 'She's not coming back, stop it'. He realized that Naeus was king now, and that he would be safe in The Nether, and that he could live with his daughter, once and for all.

After that, Mark fought alongside Jalen and Phillip for the rest of the series, and he didn't leave Jalen's side, no matter what. He told her about her mother, and what had happened, things that hadn't been written in Anne's diary, which he kept safe and sound. He showed Jalen the drawings on his spears, and he told her why he drew them. Each and every one had a story that was waiting to be told.

Later in Book 3, he is asking Jalen what had happened, and why she was gone so long. As she explained what had happened with Charlie, he began to think. He asked her questions about who Charlie was. After she answered them, he said that he knew Charlie, that he was an old friend from Glacierford. He said that Charlie was always there when he needed him the most. He said that he showed him magic unlike anything he had ever seen. When Jalen guessed that Charlie had thought their friendship was more, Mark told her that it was true. He said Charlie confessed his feeling to Mark, who was shocked at first, but thought it was impossible for them to be together. Charlie understood this, and said he would keep it secret, and the two never told anyone. Jalen promised she would keep this secret, and Mark said he had to find Charlie again. When Jalen asked why, he explained that he needed to patch up a tear in a broken heart, and left.

He also participated in The Battle For Dragonspire, and killed many endermen before being pierced by an ender armblade. Even after that, he continued to battle the remaining endermen, and after The Nether took over Dragonspire, he and Jalen ran through the portal to escape the endermen.

## Fun Facts

* Anne was probably the only netherkin to be poisoned with demon poison in something she ate/drank, and the only one who had thought to try and kill Glutton.
* Anne's battle axe had a special red jewel put in between of the blades. Mark's spear handles glow blue, with black marks on them, the blue is dark and has almost a purple look to it when they glow.