Orion Firefly

Orion Firefly was the 10th King Consort of the Butterfly Queendom, being married to Asteria Butterfly, Queen of the Butterfly Queendom.

### History

#### Early Life

Orion Firefly was born in 204 A.M. into House Firefly. He had a sister named Diana. The earliest known mention of Orion was in 217 A.M. when Princess Asteria Butterfly visited the Firefly Library one knight, where she entered the forbidden section. In the forbidden section was 13 year old Orion who was on watch duty that night. It is believed that they became quick friends and romantic partners kissing that same night. From that night on Orion and Asteria would begin to secretly meet with Asteria saying she was taking her pet wralligator, Gravnogk, on a walk. In 218 A.M. Asteria made the decision she would tell her parents, Queen Festivia Butterfly and King-Consort Quartz Stone, about their relationship on her 14th birthday. One day however the two kissed and Asteria's younger sister, Princess Hope Butterfly, 6 at the time, would see. Hope ran through the halls yelling "Asteria kissed a boy." Hope's yelling and Asteria chasing after her caused a scene and soon everyone including The Queen and King-Consort knew about the relationship. However her parents accepted the relationship. Orion was present when Asteria would take possession of the Royal Magic Wand days later. During the feast of the ceremony Orion was formally introduced to The Queen and King-Consort as her partner. In 220 A.M. Asteria and Orion spent the day alone in Butterfly Castle, where during a kiss Asteria bumped a lose brick on a wall reveling a secret passageway which led to a windowless and small room built by Queen Hemera Butterfly. Asteria described the room "A narrow, windowless room, but cozy and with very low illumination." What Asteria and Orion did in the room is technically unknown however it is commonly accepted that is where the couple conceived Etheria Butterfly. According to Asteria "just like that room, what happened there is also a secret." A few days later Asteria discovered she was pregnant and to avoid a scandal of an unmarried princess having a baby Queen Festivia Butterfly pushed her daughter to marry Orion soon. Festivia also decreed that upon her daughter's marriage she would abdicate and Asteria would become Queen.

#### King-Consort

A few months later Asteria was married to Orion at the age of 16 as well as crowned Queen. Asteria the same day would also make Orion King-Consort. 32 weeks later Asteria would give birth to their only child, Princess Etheria Butterfly, heiress to the throne. Many at the time believed the baby was conceived the wedding night. Due to their ages being 16 a premature birth was believable. Most discredit this as a Royal Cover-up to avoid scandal. However after the birth of Etheria Butterfly, Asteria reported she began feelings pains. She did not give importance to this until 221 A.M. when the pain was so severe one night she began to cry and moan in pain. Orion insisted alongside the Queen-Mother and King-Father that Asteria be examined, but she refused. However the problem occurred a week later. The examinations revealed she had a rare disease that caused the pain. The Royal Healer also told her that any intimate relations would aggravate the symptoms. Asteria sensed some dissatisfaction in Orion as she noted in her journals, despite him saying nothing. In 223 A.M. Asteria, believing her husband would not remain faithful for long, allowed him to take mistresses as long as he did not talk about them with her. It is speculated today why Asteria made this decision, some say she wanted to avoid the image of a Queen being cheated on by the King-Consort, others say she believed that just because she could not have pleasures, he could not. In 225 A.M. one night children disappeared from the Queendom after hearing a song played from a pipe. More than 100 children under the age of 5 were gone. Etheria Butterfly was not taken due to an ear infection causing her to wear earplugs. Orion and King-Father Quartz Stone would lead searches but to no avail. Soon after Orion would take his mistress Trystine Stone in the Hidden Room at Butterfly Castle. Later that night Asteria Butterfly would lead her famous rescue of the children. In 228 A.M. Orion supported The Queen's decision to sign a marriage agreement between House Fields and House Butterfly, with Etheria being engaged to Germain Fields. In 244 A.M. during the last months of Asteria's life, their marriage began to "regain the brightness of their youthful age." Orion met no mistresses during this period and made it clear Asteria was the only woman he ever loved. 3 months later Orion would survive his wife after her death at age 40.

#### King-Father

After the death of his wife he would see his only child, Etheria Butterfly become Queen of the Butterfly Queendom. However the night before Etheria's coronation she was attacked by a group of monsters, causing her to scream. Orion and Quartz as well as Knights would rush to the Queens room but found Etheria sowing a wound on her leg with a torn apart monster body on the ground beside her. This event worried Orion about his daughter and her urged her to order a guard to constantly protect her. She refused at first but after her grandfather, Quartz's words, she agreed. Orion would be present at his daughter's coronation days later. On Etheria's wedding night she was also attacked again, she and Germain killed one monster and had guards surround the other. She let him go and ordered scouts to follow him. However, after the scouting party was killed Etheria declared war. Despite insistances from Orion for her to not actively engage in combat she refused saying "I won't let 10,000 lives be sacrificed for me while I have 5 o'clock tea on the porch." The Butterfly Army left to attack the monsters with Etheria and Orion would lead a large battalion. Orion told his daughter not to depart from her Royal Guard at all. During the battle Etheria would be attacked by a Septarian, who would get the upper hand. She was saved by Orion, but he would later die after being beheaded by the same monster that killed her grandfather and uncle Harvest Butterfly.

### Trivia

* His and Asteria's ratings are
	+ Romanticism- 3/5
	+ Companionship- 2/5
	+ Sensuality- 1/5