Abalan

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**Abalan** was a Martian apprentice of Xod. A powerful mutant who lived during the First NoHead War, Abalan originated from the planet of Mars as the sole offspring of two Martian soldiers — Allieano and Keeka — who deserted the guard during the Martian War. Following the death of his mother, the young Abalan’s father was killed in battle by General Appius Chammor. Though only a child, Abalan possessed an exceptionally strong connection to the Darkness that the Dark mutant sought to exploit.

Thus, Chammor abducted Abalan in order to have Xod train the orphan in the ways of the NoHeads. The former trained Abalan as a secret apprentice during his own apprenticeship to Mr. Stupid NoHead, the NoHead Grandmaster who ruled the entire Solar System. The physical and psychological trauma of Xod’s unforgiving training regimen resulted in Abalan’s immersion within the Darkness as his Master intended. With his childhood memories suppressed, Abalan only knew himself as the Dark mutant’s apprentice; a NoHead assassin and a living weapon to be deployed against the enemies of Xod.

In addition to the assassination of numerous targets that included Xod’s many rivals, the apprentice trained for years in preparation for the day when he would be ready to aid his Master in a confrontation with Mr. Stupid NoHead. This singular goal became Abalan’s obsession as he longed to become a true NoHead. The pinnacle of Abalan’s training saw him deployed against police targets for the first time in his life in 2014 and culminated in victories against three fugitive police officers. With the death of one of the few members of the Administrative Office who survived Operation: Blitz, Xod declared that the time had come to execute their plan to overthrow the Emperor. Elated at the prospect of finally fulfilling his sole purpose in life, Abalan rendezvoused with Xod on the *Omega Hand* only to be betrayed and severely wounded by his Master who claimed that Mr. Stupid NoHead’s spies had discovered the existence of the secret apprentice. Pressured by the Emperor, Xod demonstrated his loyalty by seemingly killing Abalan, only to be murdered anyway. However, Dorphane Giles had been planning for this weeks in advance, and she capitalized on Xod's evil act to save his former apprentice’s life.

Upon Abalan’s full recovery in 2005, Dorphane Giles revealed her contingency plan: the creation of a full-scale rebellion against the NoHead Empire. The apprentice was instructed by his new mistress to assemble an army of police officers and dissidents in order to distract the Emperor’s attention with a civil war, hence allowing them both another opportunity to assassinate Mr. Stupid NoHead. Though bitter toward Giles, Abalan complied and searched several parts of the star system for influential contacts that would be crucial to the formation of an insurrection on an international-scale. Through Abalan’s efforts, three disillusioned police officers — Sheriff Bladepoint, Zett and Roxanne Waterston — convened in the country of Japan where they agreed to join their resources together in opposition to the Emperor’s rule. However, the mission proved to be a deception on Dorphane Giles’ part; the Chief Enforcer betrayed Abalan once more and captured the officers. Outraged by the discovery that his mistress was unwilling to challenge Mr. Stupid NoHead with Abalan’s aid, the former apprentice journeyed to Axis Base and intended to rescue his new-found allies from execution. Abandoning his NoHead persona, he re-embraced his heroic heritage through the partial recovery of his suppressed memories.

During the apprentice’s infiltration of the station, Abalan confronted and defeated his former mistress in battle.After giving Dorphane Giles a mercy killing, Abalan attacked the Emperor in a move to provide the officers with enough time to escape Axis Base. His plan succeeded, but he was brutally incapacitated and subseqently became a cyborg. His decision in 2007 ultimately cost the apprentice his freedom, and he found himself on the run. Eventually, he found refuge with Annabeth Black and her family. Finally, he helped Annabeth on her first mission for the NoHeads — albeit somewhat unwittingly — where the path of several fugitive police officers intersected that of Senator Finn Zame — a wanted man by the Empire — and at last to Texas. The two of them invaded the state, Abalan accompanying Annabeth to the surface. Along with Annabeth, Abalan pursued the police, only to be decapitated by officer Ronald Noace. Nevertheless, his actions had already facilitated Annabeth’s survival the return of the police, and the continuation of the First NoHead War. The police remembered the apprentice as the original architect of their continued cause, and honored his memory by adopting Abalan’s family crest as the official emblem of the police.

## Biography

### Early life

Abalan lived during the height of the First NoHead War. The son of an Imperial guard, Keeka and a young nursemaid named Allieano, Abalan was born with an extremely powerful connection to the Darkness, alarming his parents. The latters, both of whom were members of the Martian police, continued to participate in the Martian War until Allieano became pregnant. As a result, they reluctantly deserted the guard and found a home of their own sometime before Operation: Blitz, a massacre carried out by the young Mr. Stupid NoHead, along with his children. The actions left the police in tatters. The event was the culmination of a NoHead plot to exterminate their ancient rivals while simultaneously transforming the solar system into a dictatorship.

Abalan’s family was constantly on the run, moving from one city after another in an effort to at anonymity in the increasing tensions of the war. They ultimately settled in Qelebana, sometime shortly before or soon after Operation: Blitz. However, their new life was cut short when Keeka was killed while drunkenly driving through an ongoing battle, leaving his wife to raise Abalan alone. Soon after, a large military force was deployed to Mars under the command of General Chammor, who hoped to bring Mars under the NoHeads’ wing. During the battle, Chammor defeated Allieano in an exomace-to-kyroblade duel and discovered the latter’s son. Impressed by Abalan’s potential in the Darkness, Chammor abducted the younger Abalan, something he intended to keep a secret. General Chammor planned to give Abalan to Xod of the Imperial Navy, who intended to overthrow Mr. Stupid NoHead with Abalan as his secret apprentice. As such, he endeavored to teach the ways of the darkness to his new disciple, whom he first controlled through fear before training Abalan to harness his anger and other base emotions.

### Training under Xod

Ensconced onboard the NoHeads’ incomplete flagship, the *Omega Hand*, the apprentice repressed all the memories of his previous life and spent the next two decades training as a NoHead under Xod’s supervision, with the ultimate goal of standing at Xod’s side against Mr. Stupid NoHead. Xod was not a kind guardian, and his brutal training methods bordered on torture. He taught Abalan to draw on his hate and rage for power, while giving him training in only the basics before forcing the apprentice to develop his own methods through sparring matches and brutal tests. Abalan was provided with a sword-training holobot, WINDOW, who was capable of credibly imitating NoHeads, and programmed to regularly attack Abalan with lethal intent to keep him sharp; another brutal training regimen devised by Xod. Despite this, WINDOW developed a close relationship with his Master, providing the Dark mutant with enough compassion to stay sane.

Despite Xod’s cruel treatment, some of the worst horrors Abalan endured were actually self-inflicted. On one occasion, Abalan had WINDOW chain him immobile in the dark and deprive him of nourishment until he had successfully assembled an exosword. While the exercise had been a failure, Abalan felt it had strengthened him. In meditation, Abalan took to staring at his ignited sword blade, using the sizzling energy of the exosword’s energy shell to make himself think of anger and carnage in order to draw on the darkness. However, Abalan remained endlessly frustrated by his inability to experience visions of the future, and as such, any break from usual routine would surprise him.

Abalan took on the role of Xod’s personal assassin and enforcer, dispatching problematic individuals throughout the Imperial military and government with vicious enthusiasm. Abalan personally developed into a staunch fanatic, viewing these assassinations as a form of service to the NoHeads. To this end, Abalan was provided with a custom-designed ship, the *Shadow Laser*, and an Imperial officer assigned to serve as his pilot, as although Abalan was a skilled pilot in his own right, Xod preferred that his apprentice focus on meditation and other exercises while an enlisted pilot delivered him to his destination. There was evidently a high turnover for such individuals, as they were either killed in the field or executed by Hell Burnbottom. His first pilot was a dour old sergeant who, according to Abalan, flew the *Shadow Laser* like an oil barge. One of his missions with this pilot involved hunting down a treacherous Imperial aide in Las Vegas who had run up gambling debts. With WINDOW’s help, Abalan infiltrated the aide’s security installation in Port Undale, and crawled through the ventilation ducts to his target’s private chambers. Abalan then strangled the aide telekinetically while he was working at his desk. The sergeant was later executed for tardiness. Another mission took him to Panama, where the local Imperial despot had grown overly ambitious. Abalan developed an unending dislike for Heavy Enduring Artillery Devisors during the mission.

When engaging Xod in a sparring match in 2004, Abalan expected it to be business as usual afterward. However at the end of it, Xod ordered Abalan to kneel before him. Believing that his time had come to an end, Abalan obeyed and waited for death. Instead, Xod formally “knighted” Abalan, officially recognizing him for the first time as his apprentice, something that Abalan always believed himself to be. He declared Abalan’s training complete, and dispatched him on his first test; the surviving police officer Ronald Koda was attacking an Imperial shipyard above Australia. In response, Xod ordered Abalan to kill Koda and to bring the officer’s gun back as proof of Kota’s death. Quickly, Abalan voiced his compliance, convincing himself that it was another stepping stone to achieving his NoHead destiny. On his way out to his ship, Abalan was ambushed by WINDOW, who was using his Ghastly One combat module. Abalan quickly defeated WINDOW, though he expressed surprise at WINDOW’s use of such an old module, one he thought erased. As they approached the *Shadow Laser,* Abalan awkwardly met with his new pilot, Laleh Clipso. The main reason for Abalan’s surprise was that he had never had a female pilot before, and he afterwards became convinced that it was some sort of test from Xod.

### Secret weapon

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"*Goodnight, Kota!*"
―Abalan to Kota[src]Departing the *Omega Hand* for Australia, Abalan was informed about Kota by WINDOW. Kota was a respected police officer during the First NoHead War, but while he was a military genius, he refused to return to the Blackwing Sanctum, sensing the trap like few others. This allowed Kota to disappear. In the battle that ensued, Abalan was onto Kota the whole time, eventually casting an explosion next to Kota to throw him off-balance. Stunned, Kota dropped his exosword and unleashed a telekinetic blast that shattered the viewports of the command center. The drastic pressure change sucked out Kota, who dropped spread-eagled into Australia.

Abalan retrieved Kota’s gun before he himself jumped out through the shattered viewports, landing on top of the *Shadow Laser* as it passed underneath. Xod was pleased with Abalan’s performance.

He continued his training for the next few days. With the simulacrum deactivated, Abalan received a message from Xod, via WINDOW’s holographic capabilities. Another police had been located, and Abalan was dispatched on a mission to destroy him. Abalan retrieved Kota’s gun before he himself jumped out through the shattered viewports, landing on top of the *Shadow Laser* as it passed underneath. While satisfied that the gravely-wounded Tartus would no longer be a problem, Abalan was disappointed by his failure to actually kill the officer. Xod was pleased with Abalan’s performance, but felt that his apprentice remained unfocused and easily distracted, drawing Saul’s exosword on him to illustrate his point.

On his third mission, Abalan was quickly engaged by hundreds of natives and the entity herself, ultimately emerging victorious. Abalan reported his mission’s success to Xod, who concluded that the time was right for both of them to overthrow Mr. Stupid NoHead in a combined effort together. Ordered to return to the *Omega Hand*, Abalan was congratulated by WINDOW for the imminent completion of his “primary programming”.

### Betrayal

With the death of Bradley, one of the few members of the Administrative Office who survived Operation: Blitz, Xod declared that the time had come to execute their plan to overthrow the Emperor. Elated at the prospect of finally fulfilling his sole purpose in life, Abalan rendezvoused with Xod on the *Omega Hand* only to be betrayed and severely wounded by his Master who claimed that Mr. Stupid NoHead’s spies had discovered the existence of the secret apprentice. Pressured by the Emperor, Xod demonstrated his loyalty by trying to kill Abalan.

### New mission

While Abalan was unconscious, his body was collected from the vacuum by members of the Fists of Dorphane under the Chief Enforcer of the NoHead Empire, whose name was Dorphane Giles, and brought to the lady’s science vessel, the *Endurance.* While Abalan’s body was rebuilt, he remained unconscious, believing himself dead as he experienced a multitude of visions and memories. When he finally awoke, he was relieved for the end of the visions, but he screamed when he realized the nature of his circumstances; he was restrained on a laboratory table, with the Chief Enforcer herself standing above him. Abalan accused Dorphane Giles of working for his attempted killers, but Giles told him that his “execution” had been Mr. Stupid NoHead’s demand, which forced the hand of Xod, who was now dead. Abalan was presented with the option of entering Giles’ service in complete secret, with the assurance that if he refused, he and all witnesses would be destroyed in the laboratory’s self-destruction. With no other options, Abalan grudgingly accepted, and Giles released her apprentice’s restraints.

Upon Abalan’s full recovery in 2005, Dorphane Giles introduced herself in a more proper and formal way and revealed her contingency plan: the creation of a full-scale rebellion against the NoHead Empire. The apprentice was instructed by his new mistress to assemble an army of police officers and dissidents in order to distract the Emperor’s attention with a civil war, hence allowing them both an opportunity to assassinate Mr. Stupid NoHead. Though bitter and resentful toward Xod and extremely wary of Giles and her mysterious motives, Abalan complied and searched several parts of the star system for influential contacts that would be crucial to the formation of an insurrection on an international-scale. Through Abalan’s efforts, three disillusioned police officers — Sheriff Bladepoint, Zett and Roxanne Waterston — convened in the country of Japan where they agreed to join their resources together in opposition to the Emperor’s rule. However, the mission proved to be a deception on Giles’ part and the second time his own master turned on him; indeed, the Chief Enforcer betrayed Abalan once more and captured the officers. Outraged by the discovery that his mistress was unwilling to challenge Mr. Stupid NoHead with Abalan’s aid, the former apprentice journeyed to Axis Base and intended to rescue his new-found allies from execution. Abandoning his NoHead persona, he re-embraced his heroic heritage through the partial recovery of his suppressed memories.

#### Returning home

Even in his much-reduced state, Ronald Koda proved to be a valuable ally, communicating with his contact and providing them with another destination; Mars; with the assurance that if they retrieved what his contact wanted, he would provide them with further help. Inserted into the ravaged Mars landscape, Abalan made his way towards the local Imperial base, where he eventually discovered Roxanne Waterston. When he managed to convince her of Koda’s survival, she charged him with destroying the Imperial skyhook before it could be used to shuttle Martian slaves off-planet. As Abalan made his way through the ravaged undergrowth, cleared by the Imperials, he found a dilapidated old hut, permeated by a great darkness in mutantry. Despite the objections of Koda, Abalan entered the ruin and saw a vision that depicted his gruesome background.

Abalan exited the hut a changed man; his newfound knowledge of his origins shocked him to the core. Arriving at the groundside moorings for the skyhook, Abalan plowed his way through the Imperials’ security and fortifications, eventually emerging victorious. Despite his success, Abalan was furious at Koda for his vagueness and withholding of information and confronted the former police officer about it. Koda revealed that his contact was Sheriff Bladepoint, who had tried to recruit Koda to rescue his friend. Koda had refused, so Bladepoint went in search of Rachel Bradley. As Koda revealed this, Abalan accidentally let slip that he knew Rachel Bradley had been in Tsalla, almost giving himself away, though he managed to cover it up by claiming that Koda’s thoughts were simply easy to read. Abalan retreated into seclusion afterwards, and was approached by Laleh. He refrained from opening up to her, but took over piloting duties for the trip to Tsalla so that she could rest.

Meeting with Koda, Bladepoint asserted that open rebellion was too dangerous at the moment, and that any potential members had to be shown that the Empire was vulnerable. Abalan agreed to “meditate” on how best to find an appropriate target.

#### Gathering allies

In truth, he sent a message to Dorphane Giles inquiring about such a target. Through WINDOW, a Ghastly One hologram bizarrely morphed into Giles. Giles was satisfied by Abalan’s progress, and provided him with a target — a newly constructed Super Exterminator shipyard above Venus. However, Giles also admonished Abalan for his developing emotional attachments to his new allies. Reminding Abalan of where his true allegiance belonged, Giles terminated her link through WINDOW.

Abalan ultimately succeeded in destroying the Super Exterminator shipyard. Consequentially, word of revolution was beginning to spread. Ronald Koda managed to set up a meeting with Zett of Manhattan. Zett was a firebrand among the Police Grand Army who absolutely opposed both Mr. Stupid NoHead and his New Order, and thus he wished to discuss an alliance with Abalan. Upon arrival at Manhattan, they found it overrun by criminals. Abalan decided to confront them as a way of proving his worth to Zett. Abalan successfully rescued Zett and approached him about rejoining the Police Grand Army. Zett agreed.

#### Final betrayal

"*You never planned to destroy the Emperor."
"Not with you, no."
"Without me, you'll never be free.*"
―Abalan and Dorphane Giles[src]
Sheriff Bladepoint informed Abalan that he, Zett and Roxanne Waterston were conducting a series of meetings at the fifth building of Willowbrook Drive. The meetings were apparently going well, though Abalan noted that the involvement of the two noted resistance leaders raised the stakes dangerously.

During the interim, Abalan hid out near the entrance of BYU University, waiting for updates and using the time to purchase a new pair of shoulder servos for WINDOW. Abalan also passed some of the time by sparring with Koda, but also had to dodge the officer’s questions about his past. Soon thereafter, Abalan was contacted by Dorphane Giles. With Laleh witnessing the exchange, Abalan informed the Chief Enforcer that while the pieces were falling into place, the police were still scared and were only beginning to trust him. Abalan cautioned that if he and Giles were discovered communicating, or if the police even suspected his past, then the entire mission would be a failure. Giles stipulated that Abalan contact her soon before severing the link. When Clipso questioned Giles’ intentions, Abalan assured her that the Dark mutant wouldn’t endanger the mission by intervening, regardless of her doubts. Abalan further stated that he was doing what was right, for both himself and Clipso.

When they received word from Bladepoint, they traveled to Japan to meet with him and the other leaders. The meeting came to a swift conclusion, already establishing the command structure of the reforming police. Sheriff Bladepoint’s wealth would fund the rebellion, Zett would provide the military hardware and Roxanne the soldiery. Abalan would be the ultimate leader and figurehead, his involvement providing the power of mutantry. Ronald Koda then appeared, sober and cleaned up, declaring that he would join as well, if he was welcome. Sheriff Bladepoint finalized the Japanese Treaty, and rebellion was officially declared against the NoHead Empire.

Just at that moment, the mountaintop temple ruin they were using as their meeting place was attacked by the Imperial Military. As Imperial Bratpros burst into the chamber, Bladepoint ordered WINDOW to cut Roxanne’s communication to hide her involvement. Dorphane Giles marched into the chamber, ordering his troopers to take the police alive for personal execution by the Emperor. Koda drew his exosword and rushed Giles, but the NoHead simply caught him in a stranglehold and tossed him aside. With Koda disabled and the Police Grand Army surrounded by Bratpros, Giles advanced on Abalan, complimenting her pupil’s performance and revealing his status as the Dark Lord’s secret apprentice to the shocked police. Giles then cast the stone table at the center of the chamber at Abalan, driving him outside into the snow. Abalan managed to survive, thankful that his reconstruction on the Endurance had drastically increased his physical endurance. Attempting to regain his feet, Abalan angrily questioned Giles for interfering as the NoHead had agreed to stay away. Giles revealed that she had lied, and not just about Abalan’s “mission”, but from the very beginning.

Abalan quickly deduced that the “very beginning” referred not to their introduction in September but to the start of his apprenticeship, and thus he realized that his entire life had been a sham, and that neither Xod nor Dorphane Giles had ever intended to destroy Mr. Stupid NoHead. Giles confirmed this, though she added that she didn’t intend to dethrone the Emperor with Abalan specifically. Lifting Abalan into the air with her robotic arm, Giles tossed him towards the edge of the mountaintop cliff, though Abalan managed to cling to the brink. Accepting that his true mission — to gather the police for quick capture and execution — was complete, Abalan concluded that he deserved to die for plotting to use the police for his own ends, though he remained angry at having been outwitted. As Giles advanced to kill her own disciple, Abalan declared that without him, Giles would never be free. Giles raised her exovoulge and prepared to strike, but was forced to break off when she was attacked by Mr. Stupid NoHead himself. Though caught off-guard, Giles quickly rallied and blasted her opponent away — revealed to be WINDOW using his Mr. Stupid NoHead combat module. During the brief fight, Abalan lost his grip of the cliff ledge and fell to the bottom.

Although he survived the fall, Abalan laid unconscious in the snow for some time. When Laleh Clipso, who had escaped the Imperials, arrived aboard the *Shadow Laser* to find him, Abalan had regained consciousness, though he was still weak. When Clipso came out to help him aboard, he revealed to her that he was a Martian.

#### Battle of Axis Base

For the first time, Dorphane Giles’ former apprentice considered himself as a member of the Police Grand Army. Opting to save the police by tracking down both Dorphane Giles and the officers, Abalan entered into deep meditation in an attempt to provoke a vision. Although successful in his attempt, he was almost overwhelmed by a plethora of possible futures. Focusing on one of the common elements, he discovered the location of the police — Axis Base. Travelling to New York State, they used the *Shadow Laser’s* cloaking device to approach the massive base, entering the thin doorway maintained for the workers and slaves building the behemoth. Standing on the open boarding ramp of the *Laser,* Abalan and Laleh exchanged their last words. When inquired as to whether or not he would survive, Abalan reluctantly answered that he would most likely die in the attempted rescue. Laleh then rushed forward and kissed him on the lips, reasoning that she would never have to live it down. At first, Abalan was surprised by Laleh’s sudden action, but then he returned the embrace. After their first and last kiss, Abalan said farewell and leapt into Axis Base’s extensive superstructure. Attacking the Imperials and freeing the slaves, Abalan began a revolt. While the Imperial slaves began fighting, Abalan recruited a pair to guide him to the Emperor’s location. Led through the confined inner workings of Axis Base, Abalan was directed towards one of the superlaser tubes.

Following the tube, engaged by the Imperial forces attempting to stop him, Abalan reached a convergence chamber. The massive room held the entrance to Mr. Stupid NoHead’s observation dome, and Abalan ascended the catwalks and ledges towards the elaborate portal. Reaching the door platform, he was suddenly confronted by a Shadow Guardsman, reinforced by four Imperial Guardsmen. Abalan made short work of the bodyguards, and squared off against the Shadow guardsman. Grappling with the Darksider, Abalan ended the fight by breaking his opponent’s neck. He then telekinetically activated the locking mechanism to gain access through the massive door that led into the Emperor’s observation dome.

#### Duel with Dorphane Giles

As he charged along the corridor towards the observation dome, he was spied by the security systems. Dorphane Giles emerged through the entrance to the dome, blade drawn. Giles acknowledged that Xod, for all his faults, had certainly trained his student well, but declared that Abalan still had much to learn, though Abalan countered that Giles had nothing to teach him. Giles, utterly confident that she would best Abalan easily, opened the battle with a simple double strike. Abalan was caught off-guard by the power of the blow, which jarred his wrists and shoulders and nearly disarmed him. Giles used Abalan’s momentary lack of composure to attack him telekinetically, though Abalan managed to sweep aside the missiles. Ducking under two savage slashes, he stabbed at the Enforcer’s abdomen before flicking his blade up, trying to spear Giles through the throat. Giles only barely managed to block, and both combatants momentarily broke off.

Abalan realized that until this duel, he and Dorphane Giles had never truly fought as equals; during his training, either Abalan would capitulate or Giles would hold back. They fought back and forth, with Abalan taking a defensive stance against Dorphane Giles’ overwhelming offense. As he fended off Giles’ series of attacks, he danced around the Chief Enforcer’s defenses, testing their limits, all the while taunting Giles. He mocked his former mistress with the knowledge that, while Abalan had broken free from Giles’ control, Giles herself lacked the wherewithal to free himself from Mr. Stupid NoHead. Realizing that there were better ways to kill than to call on his anger, Abalan came to pity Giles, mistakenly seeing the Dark mutant as a result of the same manipulations and abuse as himself, and thus desired to kill her as a way of “freeing” his former mistress from the presumable pain of being enslaved to the NoHeads, Abalan’s taunts, especially his deceived professions of pity, enraged Giles, who ramped up the intensity of her attack. Abalan continued to use his self-taught Stil III to great effect, wasting little energy and turning Dorphane Giles’ would-be death blows into superficial cuts. As Giles continued to relentlessly attack, Abalan suddenly counter-attacked with a ray blast, which broke Giles’ momentum and forced her onto the defensive for the first time. Abalan began to steadily gain ground while Giles fell back.

Eventually, Abalan saw an opening in Giles’ defenses and took advantage of it, slashing Giles across the throat. Surprised but elated, Abalan scored two more hits on the Chief Enforcer in short order before pummeling Giles with any and all metal objects he could find. The last such missile was an energy field generator, which detonated on impact with Giles. The blast severely damaged the NoHead’s armor, and destroyed most of her cape.

## Physical description

Abalan had orange hair and pale skin with a bluish-greenish hue. During his years of training under Xod, Abalan clad himself in a simple Imperial combat uniform, possessing two variations of it. However, due to the years of wear and tear it suffered, by 2014, the uniform was a tattered mess, held together only by Abalan’s mending. After many years of use, the worn-out suit was mended for the harsh conditions Abalan faced on his numerous missions for his master.

During his time aboard the *Endurance,* Abalan was clad in a simple, standard issue Imperial medical robe.

When Abalan was given his new mission to found the police, the *Shadow Laser* was given a fully stocked wardrobe. For the most part, the color range was limited to either black or blue, depending on whether he was representing the NoHeads or the police, though he did possess other outfits. His original garment provided by Dorphane Giles during the mission was a heavy NoHead robe that featured light armor plates and a large black cape. One of his notable police-inspired garments was the signature uniform that he donned during the Japanese Treaty, and continued to wear during his assault on Axis Base.

## Personality and traits

It is unknown what sort of child Abalan was, but what is known is that when he faced Appius Chammor, he was motivated by both fear and curiosity — sparked by wondering where his parents were, and fearing the imposing figure that stood before him. All of these traumatic events would cause Abalan to repress all of his childhood memories, and forget his own name. Abalan was raised by Xod, who was not a very kindly father figure, creating turmoil, anger, and apathy in his mind. He was trained to be loyal, but also a ruthless assassin and an unstoppable force. Though he was brutally and continually punished by his master, Abalan submitted willingly to the teaching method of the Dark Lord, essentially because he knew nothing else, and this instilled in him the belief that whatever did not kill him would make him stronger, more adept at wielding his mutation.

Such was Abalan’s state of mind towards the end of his training, a part of him almost wished for death. His subjugation to Xod even displayed itself in his voice and manner, as he affected a formalized and faintly aristocratic accent whenever he was in Xod’s presence, showing Dorphane Giles the same respect, in stark contrast to his usual behavior. In addition, due to his life-long isolation from all but a few individuals, Abalan was reclusive, and emotionally remote to all but WINDOW, and only began to open up to Laleh Clipso after a great deal of time, though his feelings of compassion for her would continue to confuse him. Ronald Koda said that when Abalan approached him with Ratchet in Manhattan, his love for Laleh was the one bright spot among all his dark thoughts that gave him hope that Abalan could be redeemed.

When hunting down and dispatching his targets, Abalan was always satisfied that he had helped defend the NoHeads and fulfill his master’s will. For much of his life he had craved a confrontation with a police officer, and was excited by the prospect. While powerful and confident, Abalan demonstrated many different sides to his personality. He was wary of his purpose in life and what he was meant to do; he began with a sure focus on the evil destiny trained into him by Xod. However, his exposure to both the police, the Light, and also to the reality of NoHead life caused his focus to waver. Ultimately, his innate sense of loyalty proved incompatible with NoHead philosophy, and he gradually made his choices in life accordingly.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Electrokine Physiology**: Abalan could create, shape and manipulate electricity, a form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles (such as electrons - subatomic particles with a negative elementary electric charge - or protons - the latter letting him create positive lightning streamers to summon lightning), allowing control over electric fields, all charge carriers (Ions, Electrons, Protons, and Positrons), and electronics. By 2017, he had grown to manipulate the weather and create thunderstorms. This enormous range of raw power granted him extraordinary power and the potential to become one of the most powerful men of all time. Even the Dark Lord, Mr. Stupid NoHead, believed that Abalan’s strength could rival his own. As a young adult, his abilities had developed to the point where he was able to defeat Dorphane Giles in single combat, prior to escaping from the Emperor himself. His proficiency was evident not only in his use of the technique as an attack, but also in his ability to deflect it, as demonstrated when he battled the Emperor within Axis Base. Furthermore, Abalan could manipulate the technique to generate Light blasts, essentially a combination of telekinetic shove and lightning.
	+ **Electrical Telekinesis**: Abalan’s skills in moving matter through electricity or electromagnetism and redirect the kinetic energy of an already moving objewere considerable, and he often cleared entire hallways and rooms with powerful kinetic blunts and repulses, and even caught N-54 fighters in mid-flight over Australia. Proficient at telekinetic swordplay, he would often direct his sword to seek out specific enemies and impale them, often killing them instantly. He was even able to redirect fired missiles and ballistics due to their kinetic energy already being very strong. Through the use of telekinesis, he could, albeit with great effort, change the direction of a falling Imperial M-class Super Exterminator and force it to the ground.
	+ **Electrical Beam Projection**: As a trained NoHead apprentice, Abalan grew to master the projection of beams of concentrated electricity, which can shock or cause electrocution, pierce through almost anything, or create destructive explosions upon impact. Unlike simple electrical blasts, these beams did not flicker, but instead traveled in a straight line at high speed; they could also flow like water, allowing them to be guided. He could cast energy so powerful that it would kill an opponent with a single blast, and could target more than one opponent at a time. He was also able to channel beam attacks through his exosword, thus amplifying blade attacks with negative energy.

### Abilities

"*…can’t identify the style, and it would help me understand you if you’d tell me who your original teacher was.*"
―Ronald Koda commentating on Abalan’s combat style.[src]
* **Master combatant**: Trained to be a living weapon, Abalan’s use of the Darkness’ combative nature was exceptional, but also rendered him nearly incapable at developing alternative and less aggressive tactics.
	+ **Swordplay**: Abalan’s early sword training consisted of a simple tutorial in the basics, before Xod took to fighting him in brutal sparring matches, the goal being to encourage his apprentice to develop his own methods. He sparred frequently with his master, as well as engaging in many vicious duels with his training robot, WINDOW, and won every single time. An incredibly skilled sword duelist, Abalan was able to defeat the robot’s training programs replicating some legendary duelists such as Mr. Ghastly One and Sheriff Bladepoint. Abalan was able to defeat Ronald Kota, and he even managed to overwhelm [*blank - content needed*] and his former mistress Dorphane Giles, both of whom were two of the greatest duelists of their time. Abalan had a basic familiarity with eight of the Ten Stils of swordplay, able to recognize them in his opponent’s style and technique. For himself, he specialized in Brosartt, Kchendo and Miinan. His application of Brosartt was highly focused and aggressive, his style being randomized and unpredictable, laced with sudden power-based attacks in the midst of complex sword sequences. His focus and concentration allowed him to bring down opponents through sheer tenacity, though it also led him to ignore his surroundings and left him open to attacks from other directions. Whenever forced onto the defensive, he would fall back on his practice of Niman. Abalan’s Stil VI usage was largely self-taught, his skills acquired through imitation of WINDOW’s Mr. Horrendous NoHead combat module. Despite his lack of formal training, Abalan’s prowess in Niman was considerable. A notable application of his improvised Stil VI usage was during his duel with Dorphane Giles, allowing his overconfident opponent to wear herself out and then counter-attack.
		- **NoHead Kchendo**: Abalan was also highly skilled in the use of Kchendo, heavily favoring the unorthodox reversed grip of the form. He practiced a variant of the style known as “NoHead Kchendo,” a fighting method that relied on sudden and rapid attacks to bring down an opponent quickly.

## Possessions

### Weapons

* **First exosword**: Abalan’s first exosword appeared to be based on the design utilized by Xod, featuring an emitter shroud and a mostly solid casing. Rather than include a handgrip, the whole of the weapon was sheathed in somewhat tarnished looking bare-metal. The blade utilized a set of tin energizers supplied by Xod. Abalan wielded the weapon with an unorthodox reversed grip, and utilized it against the likes of several police renegades, as well as Xod himself in numerous sparring matches. In addition to wielding it in combat, Abalan also used the weapon to aid in his meditations, either holding it in front of his face and staring into the ignited blade, or manually dismantling and reassembling it. This weapon was ultimately lost when Abalan was betrayed by Xod, when he was impaled, pummeled, and hurled into space. The exosword was lost in the vacuum.
* **Exosword energizers**: Abalan’s original energizers were a set of tin energizers supplied by Xod. However, these energizers were lost with his original exosword. Abalan was uncomfortable with the plastic energizers in Koda’s exosword, as they interfered with his concentration during meditation, and continuously reminded him of the exosword’s former ownership. He found that the tin energizers from his father’s exosword were much more to his liking, as they possessed superior optical qualities and the blade itself was somewhat easier to handle. Despite this, he remained hopeful that Xod would provide him with a new set of energizers when the time came to construct a new exosword. In addition to these energizers, Abalan possessed energizers of various different materials, such as iron, copper, and brass, all in compressed and unstable varieties, signifying them to be synthetic in origin. Also, he possessed rarely seen energizers made of clay.

### Apparel

* **Single Combat Uniform**: During his years of training under Xod, Abalan clad himself in a simple Imperial combat uniform. However, due to the years of wear and tear it suffered, by 2005, the uniform was a tattered mess, held together only by Abalan’s own mending. After many years of use, the worn-out suit was mended for the harsh conditions Abalan faced on his numerous missions for his master.
* **Medical Robe**: During his time aboard the *Endurance,* Abalan was clad in a simple, standard issue Imperial medical robe.
* **Disguises**: When Abalan was given his new mission to found the police, the Shadow Laser was given a fully stocked wardrobe. For the most part, the color range was limited to either black or blue, depending on whether he was representing the NoHeads or the police, though he did possess other outfits. His original garment provided by Dorphane Giles during the mission was a heavy NoHead robe that featured light armor plates and a large, flowing black cape. One of his notable police-inspired garments was the signature uniform that he donned during the Japanese Treaty, and continued to wear during his assault on Axis Base. Abalan’s bounty hunter disguise demonstrated a strong Madakoran influence, notably in the breastplate and vambraces. His Japanese Flight suit was predominantly green, and featured a single, bare-metal Pauldron on the right shoulder. The Jungle combat gear he wore during his second visit to Tsalla was based on ancient Massassi armor. The Industrial Explorer Outfit he wore during his second visit to Colombia appeared to be standard issue hazardous environment protective wear.

## Appearances

* D.I.T. Literary Universe (first appearance)
* *Mysticism Deluxe*

## References

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