EMPIRE, rufus church

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I USED TO TRUST THE MEDIA TO TELL ME THE TRUTH

Those of the empire knew the name Church, Church of Southwall. It was and had always been a strong military family, known for their battle prowess in training the soldiers of the Empire and breeding military-grade pokemon. Rufus Church was the second child to the late Jeffery Church, Noble of Southwall, and to his wife Beatrice Church on a mid-summers eve of June 23.

Rufus' childhood was filled with comforts and interest. If he wasn't being handled by his terrified mother and hushed from gabbing away, he was quietly following after his father in the nursery. There weren't many problems in the household for him. He got along well enough with his brother, though he was much of a hassle with him being slightly younger than his older brother. Revolted at sitting still at his mother's side, he kept busy with the pokemon. Taking his chances to flee away from his boring studies to play with the baby pokemon and show them a thing or two. When he turned 9, his father was happy enough to allow Rufus to help in the process of breeding a pokemon. Picking the pokemon that he wanted to breed together, with his father's advice and direction, he spent a good time watching the pair as he waited for the pokemon egg to appear. It sadly took longer than what was expected and took a bit of coaxing on the mother's side to let the two pokemon have their alone time before an egg was made.

Rufus was put under training at a young age, his education starting at five and his battle training starting at age 10. He far exceeded his peers due to this fact. He began helping his father in the pokemon nursery at age fourteen due to this fact. Starting out small by providing breeded pokemon for graduates from the Southwall academy before eventually given important jobs of breeding certain pokemon for the wealthier families. At age 16 he was enrolled into the military academy as a cadet, striving hard to continue his studies as well as continue working at the nursery.

His two years as a cadet were very grueling for him. Not only did he have the expectation of his family's success, but he also had to come up after his brother had just graduated from the academy. That was one thing Rufus wasn't all that great at. Following up as greatly as his brother did. So he did his best. He managed to beat all of his cadet comrades in fights, but he wasn't up to par as his brother was. He could at least attest to that he got slightly better scores than his brother did. He was assigned a Charmander for his drills, which he would say that showed off his astounding ability to keep the respect of pokemon and train them properly.

At eighteen he graduated from the academy and was gifted Highflyer, a Skarmory that his mother had bred just for her special boo at his academy graduation. While his brother had been promoted to become a captain, he remained to continue breeding pokemon at Southwall. Over time as his father became sicker and sicker, his brother began to return to the Church Manor in Southwall more frequently seemingly concerned for their father's well fair. At that time, Rufus began to see there was a separation between him and his brother. Something that was keeping the both of them from getting as close as they were when they were younger. Soon, his father died sadly, leaving the manor in a state of shock. His brother, however, seemed to act differently than the rest of the household. Though he asked his mother and others on what their thoughts about him were, he knew there was more than what was going on.

Tailing after his brother, trying to figure out what was so different about him, Rufus found something that was rather troubling to him. He retrieved the autopsy reports as quickly as he could in attempts to figure out what had happened to his father, what surprised him was his brother's appearance. Reading the report to find that his father didn't die from an illness, he lied to his brother saying that it really was an illness. There was a sort of shock on his brothers face before a calm nod of his head. Rufus was quick to stifle anything that looked wrong about it. Having the reports falsified, he watched the manor closely and his brother closer.

That was when he found the incriminating evidence that something was wrong with his brother, intercepting a private message between him and a spectre member. Quick to confront his brother, he called him out in the training room a sword in hand as he questioned him fiercely. The questioning soon turned into a fight as both brothers fought fiercely. For whatever case why his elder brother decided to accept him in battle, he never knew. Why his brother sliced off his arm, that he didn't know either. But as soon as his arm was nearly torn off from his body, the fight was over. Crumpled on the floor in excruciating pain at the wound, his brother fled from the room. With only the thought of capturing his faithless and unloyal brother, he sent out Cameraro to follow after his brother. Big Steel soon came out of his pokeball to stampede his way to get help for the young man. Eventually his Aggron pokemon came lumbering back with help, Cameraro returning a few hours later with a large gash on his body. His brother having fled the manor successfully while leaving a deep wound on the Church household and Rufus had no choice but to have his arm amputated.

At the age of 22, Rufus was then appointed as Noble of Southwall, his brother having left the position to pursue a different avenue as was said. The white-haired noble was quick to take a prosthetic up, there was no reason for the public to know of his lack of an arm. It was a struggle to move about without an arm, his dominate arm at that, but he learned quickly in some areas and continued to struggle in others.

He was given the nickname The Steel Wall of Southwall for his steely nature from both the men he faced as well as the woman he faced. While lacking in certain combat abilities, he still proved to be a formidable opponent to others. Excelling with sword play and shooting a gun, but his strength with commanding pokemon at his will was still ever strong. His lack of an arm never made him lose his respect with the pokemon he bonded with at the nursery.



Name Cameraro (Bat)
Species Noivern
Gender Male
Ability Infiltrator
Moveset Tailwind | Dragon Pulse | Boomburst | Roost
Origin Bred by Rufus to be added to his personal collection of pokemon, he has had this pokemon be in his company for five years.
Personality There is a rumour that the Church Manor in Southwall is haunted. Many visitors and workers refusing to leave their rooms once darkness hits in fear of being attacked by the spirit that haunts the area. The bases for this rumour was all done by Bat. A mischief pokemon that enjoys watching many humans and pokemon suffer as he pulls stunts on them like: dropping items on their head, or swooping downward and letting out a big scare, stealing items to place be dropped randomly, moving objects, and his all personal favorite, following those under the moon to cast a shadow on them before swooping down past them before quickly going away before he can be seen. Though as much trouble as he causes at the manor, he is quick to come to Rufus' call and is the typical pokemon that delivers messages for him late at night. During the day time, he's rather lethargic and sleepy. Napping in Rufus' office or any other dark crevice he can find.


Name Ormonde (Blue)
Species Dragonair
Gender Male
Ability Shed Skin
Moveset Hyper Beam | Outrage | Supersonic | Dragon Dance
Origin Bred by Rufus to attain a good Dragonair to continue breeding more, the pokemon refused to mate with any female pokemon and has been pulled to serve Rufus. Due to the pokemon's infatuation with the noble. He has been with Rufus for two years.
Personality Just by looks and demeanor alone, most would assume that Ormonde was a female Dargonair. The actual fact is that he's the gayest pokemon that exists. Fluttering its eyelashes at every male pokemon that comes into sight, he has a tendency to curl himself around Rufus refusing to leave his side. Loving and showy in all manners, Ormonde enjoys having attention placed on him and only him. Quick to shoo over any other pokemon that tries to take over the attention. He only responds to Blue with Rufus and no other person. He's kind of a drag queen.


Name Barcaldine (Big Steel)
Species Aggron
Gender Male
Ability Rock Head
Moveset Double-edge | Head Smash | Iron Head | Autotomize
Origin Bred by Rufus' father under the very watchful young gaze of Rufus, Barcaldine was the first pokemon that Rufus was able to experience being bred. He has remained with him for over 15 years.
Personality Barcaldine is a big bear with no fur. Typically chipper and attendant to Rufus. When Rufus is in a slump, this pokemon is always sat right night to him. Yammering on, trying to chear the man up. Often times he'll pat the human on the head, arm, back, leg, or where the pokemon can manage to make a direct contact on. With others, he's more aloof and gruff with them. Barcaldine is the leader of the other pokemon with Rufus, giving out orders and keeping them in check. He'll typically be at the nursery keeping all the younger pokemon in check.


Name Highflyer (Beak)
Species Skarmory
Gender Female
Ability Sturdy
Moveset Pursuit | Autotomize | Steel Wing | Air Slash
Origin Bred by Rufus' mother, Highflyer was a gift for his graduation. He has been with Rufus for six years.
Personality Extremely aggressive and with a lot of pent up frustration, Highflyer is Rufus' most vicious pokemon. Quick to anger or dislike something, the Skarmory has a tendency to leer at anything that pisses it off. Pecking and tearing at in animate objects that piss it off and slowly tearing at pokemon that look at it the wrong way. Highflyer is often left to pick at pokemon or people that Rufus interrogates, whether it is the person he's questioning or one with a close relationship to the person he's interrogating. He only listens to Rufus and Barcaldine.

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