Stai

Stai is a very powerful individual of the stone warrior race, which is a race from Shaiken where he is currently the “Defender” of. He is a battle hardened individual who has an affinity for battle and all of its caveats; he is currently fighting in the battle against Chromus where he fights alongside The Final Crusaders. He doesn’t fight the same way most do, as he isn’t a user of surge instead getting around that power from other sources. Such as a shard from a god and the blessings and abilities of olden dragons.

## Appearance

Stai is a stone warrior with painted red and black armor, resembling that of a samurai. He wears a metal straw hat painted red as well. On his chest he wears an amulet that grows bright green, it resembles a ball of fire with a message inscribed on the back that says “From Gaven. For a stone brother.” On his hip he dons his katana named Kesshi in a black case with gold accents. He speaks in a flat voice, usually appearing cold to those who meet him for the first time.

## Personality

Stai is a proud Stone Warrior that ends up insulting his enemies whenever in combat trying to demoralize them, when with friends or peers however he is much more polite.

With peers he ends up being a lot more reserved and tries to show as much respect to peers as possible, at times it gives the appearance of fear of allies though people who have seen him relaxed (or drunk) know that he is an arrogant fellow that revels in his past victories.

With pupils he happens to have a commanding way of talking, having a way of snapping people to attention. This is partially due to his abilities to harness the abilities of dragons.

## Abilities

### Natural Abilities

###### **Stone Warrior Physiology**

Stai is a strong member of the Stone Warrior species, he happens to be made of lighter stone compared to members of the species such as Crusade Halberd. His hands weren’t made for his sword but they fit it nicely, and as such he has a pretty strong grip for it. His body is more aerodynamic than most other members of the species, he uses this aerodynamic body to fight mainly in the air, using the earth side of his sword to boost himself into the air for general air superiority. The species also happens to be immortal due to being unable to get sick.

###### **Ascended Stone Warrior**

Stai was granted Ascended Stone Warrior status and abilities after showing Auream that he had the capability to take on The Great Monstrosity. Although it is mainly a status rather than a set of abilities it does provide Stai with the ability to further harness the dragon’s essence. Improving his Physical state along with his Magical.

### Magical Abilities

###### **Dragon’s Essence**

Stai as a stronger stone warrior is able to better harness the abilities of his dragon that created him. He was granted an ability to command those around to either, command those around him (or a specific person) to fear him heavily. As well as commanding those to their knees. As well as dragon magic that allows him to exhale raw draconic energy from his body.

### Supernatural Abilities

###### **Shard of Trine**

Stai was gifted a Shard of Trine by Factor and Monstrosity after defeating The Great Monstrosity. This shard gives Stai the ability to enhance his fighting skills to the point of Master Surge users, at times even above them. It also gives him the ability to take on Null Beasts with ease, and even hold his own in a one on one fight with some of the strongest out there.

### Gear

###### **Kesshi**

Kesshi is a katana that on one side is a long blade that is coated in a strong flame that Stai can control the temperature of. The heat of the flames can get up to a whole 6,000 degrees fahrenheit, the blade is a bright red, the flames emitted are a mixture of blue and purple. On the other side is a detachable wakizashi that has an exterior of a green color while the inside is brown. This side allows Stai to control the earth around him, when wielding it he can control the area much more reliably although his control of his katana is reduced when wielding the wakizashi. Also whenever this side touches any surface it can create earth if he desires it so.

###### **The Mech of Chaos (Decommissioned)**

Stai, on Shaiken discovered an old mech which he and his opiate friend had fixed up. This was the Mech of Chaos, one of the four major mechs on Shaiken. This mechanism was around 9 feet tall and was a bright red with golden accents, the mech was a humanoid shape with a long golden blade as it’s left hand and a Gatling gun on its right. The mech’s main feature was the fact it had abilities that were completely randomized, some points it’s attacks were coated in radiation and other times it would emit an explosion of raw energy. The mech was damaged beyond repair in the fight against The Great Monstrosity.

## Relationships

#### Auream

Stai was once a pupil of Auream but later became an equal of his power and status. Although Stai technically has superiority, he treats Auream as a peer and a close friend.

#### Gaven

Gaven’s existence is unknown to most on Shaiken after events that would nearly cause a revolt among cyborgs, the solution was a planet wide memory wide of Gaven. Stai was one of the few that remember his legacy, he was an offworlder that Stai became close with. Together they fought against The Great Monstrosity and Gaven was launched into space, that was the last time Stai saw him and he constructed a statue in his honor. After the wipe however he hid it underground in a crystal cave near the spot where The Great Monstrosity was defeated.

#### Halberd

Stai knew Halberd very minimally; he was more known through the stories of other stone warriors after he was lost in the battle against The Great Monstrosity, though he did have a battle where he fought next to Halberd in a battle against crystal monsters. He was known as a kind warrior albeit judgmental, and Stai knew him as a good soldier.

#### The Final Crusaders

Stai isn’t very close with most of the Final Crusaders, he acts politely (unless drunk) around most of them. He sees them as temporary allies that he will work with until Chromus is defeated, he enjoys sparring with Marty and Desmond. Though that seems to be the extent of his close relations to most of the group, he works well with some more than others and he tends to have respect for most of the Final Crusaders.

#### Angel Halberd

Stai’s relations with Angel Halberd are very awkward mainly due to the fact that Angel Halberd is a stone warrior that lost his memory of his past for a new purpose. Stai still sees him as his old self which makes Stai acting very odd around him. Stai is also prone to act passive-aggressively toward Angel Halberd due to his disrespect to those around him which he was not known for in his past life.

#### Desmond

Stai has a slightly closer relationship with Desmond, mainly due to his bar on Shaiken. Stai doesn’t hang around the bar much (until The Final Crusade as that is where he spends most of his time as a bartender). Though Stai did go to the bar for information on individuals that he would be looking for, which usually Desmond would have the information for.

#### Isaac

Stai sees Isaac as very close to new stone warriors back on his homeworld, as such he acts more commanding around Isaac. As he sees Isaac as a pupil rather than a peer, though he also worries about his desire for strength.

#### Joey

Stai doesn’t have much respect for Joey though he does feel like he is someone that Stai can talk to. Stai tends to be a little relaxed around Joey mainly because of the way that Joey tends to be in the bar. Stai and Joey don’t know each other well but they can relate on problems within the Final Crusade.