Marlo Mystic

A magical hero born in Year 1926 and based in New Orleans.
He was the first Vice Chairperson of the Infinity Alliance and second Chairman.
Head of the Mystic Family for most of his life.

## History

### Early Life and Training.

Born in 1926 Marlo came to age during the depression and even the Mystics had to lay low as their wealth greatly diminished.

He studied under his grandfather, Leonardo Mystic as a teen and learned the basics of the mystic arts. He refused to continue training and instead signed up to the Navy.

After V-J day he is on a boat headed for an airport when he is sunk, and ends up abandoned on an island for two years. While there is studies his magic, and when he returns to New Orleans he goes on a quest into the Bayou. He discovers Baron Von Mordo and the god is impressed so lets him live, this grants Marlo access to various new avenues of power, this makes him one of the most powerful magic users in the world in the Year 1949.

Marlo learns that there is much power in Asia, and he goes on a new quest to study their ways. He spends three years in Tibet and when he leaves he heads to Paris, where he meets a turkish woman Magelena Polat, who is also a mage.

In Year 1952 Marlo meets Horus III who is investigating a demon, Cario Corhorn in New York, they work together to take it down and banish him back to The Underworld.

They settle down in the countryside and have a son, Leonardo Mystic II. Around the time of his first birthday Marlo returns to New Orleans on mission to save his life, as he was born with a rare defect. He goes and asks Baron Von Mordo to save him. When Leonardo is five Baron Von Mordo comes with a favor that Marlo can not refuse and he goes on a quest to find and defeat the demon known as Drogon. This is the Year 1960

He recruits Horus III, Scotty Were, Slade Westerman and Patty MacDonald and track down the demon to London, where they meet Last Crusader and together they battle the demon, however the Demon locks souls with Marlo, and disappears. They track him back to Paris, to Marlo's home, where he has taken his family. The team seeks out an ancient wizard named Ku Mher. Marlo trains with them and then together they defeat Drogon, freeing Marlo's family, but they are mentally destroyed by The Underworld, and Marlo creates a spell to keep them at ease and happy at their home, but he leaves, returning to New Orleans.

In Year 1962 the Infinity Alliance Forms and he is named Vice Chairman.

### Infinity Alliance

Marlo serves as the first Vice Chairman, elected as such on his own 36th birthday. He helps Horus run the group and uses his magic to teleport and transport people around.

Marlo remarries after finding out his causal hookup was pregnant, she is Deanna Thessaly, and their daughter is Zoey Mystic.

Marlo is elevated to Chairman when the alliance votes to remove Horus III after his murder of John North. He chooses Isis III to serve as Vice Chair, and together they work to expand the group.

He retires in Year 1971 but stays semi-active when needed. Zoey would begin coming on less dangerous missions and all team meetings as young as nine years old.

When the Invasion of '76 happens he fights with the Alliance and helps defeat the aliens, but after he retires entirely, and goes back to consulting detective world.

### Retired Life

Marlo continued to work as a private detective.

Trains Ceasar Shade.

He comes out of retirement to help with the Edge of Tomorrow Incident, but sacrifices himself to help save the day, dieing at the age of 76.