EMPIRE, SION ORZORA

Sion Orzora

I USED TO TRUST THE MEDIA TO TELL ME THE TRUTH

The very name Orzora means strength of god. A bloodline built on strength alone- that was who ruled the Citadel.

Sion was the third born to Sasha and Aiden, yet he came out an only child. The family had a strict tradition: only one heir, unless the former was unsuitable to take their parent's place. In other words, his siblings hadn't made the cut, and subsequently passed away under the harsh regime inflicted upon them. To become strong, one first has to survive. That was the saying that slipped through his father's lips like poison, said through a smile so permanent the very expression became one of cruelty. Survive became Sion's only goal by the age of 7.

Now, that isn't to say he didn't enjoy his childhood. The Orzora bloodline is a strange one, and Sion was no outlier. Even as a child he'd already adopted that odd habitual grin, teeth shining ominously in any given situation. Happily he ran, climbed, swam, through blood and sweat, anything he was ordered to do. It was a matter of pride, after all. How could one not be proud to carry the weight of the Citadel on one's back? That was his family's view, anyway, and by the age of 13 he'd already been promised the title of heir. Three years less than the previous record his father had set.

By the time he was 16, it was obvious his personal tendencies mimicked the Orzoras before him. Volatile in nature, and quick to turn aggressive, excessively so. The amount of times Sion was forced to run laps at the academy as punishment for starting fights was ridiculous- people had stopped counting after his first year. Outside of those.. quirks, however, he was described by peers as friendly and amiable. A true diplomat, praised one teacher. And that he was. The sinister smile wasn't so sinister when you didn't know what lay behind it, and those outside the Citadel or nobility saw him and his family for pleasant conversationalists and tactical geniuses. Assets to the empire through and through.

He graduated with flying colors and several negative remarks about his behavior from disgruntled marshals.

It took several years after his return for him to ascend to the rank of Noble. Aiden was a man of pride, as they all were, and didn't relinquish his spot willingly. It wasn't until Sion managed to best him, in quite a brutal manner, that he begrudgingly stepped down.

As current noble, Sion spends much of his free time wrestling with his pokemon. Keeps the lot of them in shape, and honestly it's a bit comical to watch the 24 year old man try and budge a 1200 lb. metagross.

No one laughs, though. They know not to.



Name Ryu
Species Pangoro
Gender Male
Ability Scrappy
Moveset Ice Punch | Gunk Shot | Knock Off | Superpower
Origin Ryu was assigned to Sion as a Pancham by the academy upon his graduation.
Personality A fighter after Sion's own heart, the two often spar with each other. Ryu is a gruff, expressive pokemon who's very attached to his master, though far kinder to the soldiers who serve in the Citadel than Sion. He's known for encouraging them, as well as helping around the city when he's not needed elsewhere.


Name Rikishi
Species Metagross
Gender Male
Ability Clear Body
Moveset Meteor Mash | Earthquake | Bullet Punch | Thunder Punch
Origin Inherited from his father.
Personality A very heavy-handed (quite literally) pokemon that's pretty much sick of everything that goes on around him. Some might call him stubborn, but he prefers the term selective. Riki won't move for just anyone.


Name Bando
Species Weavile
Gender Female
Ability Pressure
Moveset Icicle Crash | Low Kick | Poison Jab | Ice Shard
Origin Hatched by a family friend and sent to him as a gift when he took his place as noble.
Personality Vicious and naive, she's eager to fight and quick to be duped. Oftentimes Sion has to explain new tactics twenty times over to her and she sits pondering the word tactics for the next couple hours. Not to be underestimated, though. She's earned a right to be on her master's team for a reason.


Name Evala
Species Aggron
Gender Female
Ability Sturdy
Moveset Heavy Slam | Stealth Rock | Avalanche | Fire Punch
Origin Rescued from an excessively abusive soldier. The soldier was punished harshly and removed from the city.
Personality Despite her rough appearance, Evala is a more motherly figure to Sion that his actual mother, and probably embarrasses him twice as often. She's a hefty tank and pulls no punches even with her trainer, but at the end of the day she's quite the cuddler. And there's no refusing her.

[b]Katanagatari, Yasuri Shichika[/b] as [i]Sion Orzora[/i]