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Opening Successor

Haraldr-Auðumbla, God of PotentialFire Emblem Heroes // MVRP

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Accursed Heritage

Harold Murphy was born to a pair of magi in the World of Steel, but lacked his parent's skills due to a mutation inflicted by a curse upon their bloodlines. Following an accident in late 2016, the boy had become reclusive to avoid making trouble for his family. But destiny never waits. The following spring, he was called to Zenith.The young boy became the Summoner of Askr's Order of Heroes, a prophesized Great Hero who would aid them in their time of need. With the help of the warriors he brought forth from other realms, the Emblian Empire's attacks were thwarted and earned the Kingdom some peace.Depending on if the boy was able to open his heart to others, his life follows one of two distinct paths.

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Isolation

The boy who failed to open his heart grew into a shrewd tactician with a ceaseless hunger for knowledge. He had comrades he depended on, but kept to himself for nearly five years without forming a true bond with them. He aged through the course of countless battles and became a reserved young man with a cold gaze. But you can only learn so much from inside the walls of your fortress. During the war with Niðavellir, he opened his gates to other Summoners and began his observation. Through them, he gleaned much about how the Nine Realms' parallel timelines function. He even formed some connections and began to enjoy his time with them.But one discovery would change everything. The observation period ended, and Hal closed off his gates once more.

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The Font

Mixing the blood of the gods of Fire and Ice created a substance that Hal would dub "ichor". As the rivers of Múspellheim and Niflheim flow into the yawning abyss of Ginnungagap, the synthesis of their blood creates an ink that embodies oblivion. Ichor has the power to overwrite information, allowing the wielder to reshape minds and worlds. A power that would eat away at his own self over time. With it, Hal began to experiment and alter the timelines in which his Heroes came from. After a year of testing the limits of "The Font", he began to form a plan. Unfortunately, the plan would require several pieces he did not yet hold. He would need to cultivate the power of the Nine Realms great pantheon of gods, some of whom had already expired. Taking the Eye of Embla, he ambushed an alternate version of himself who happened to inherit the powers of Askr and implanted select memories in his mind. That Hal would once again consort with the other Summoners and be his unwitting pawn. The heavens took notice of Hal's transgressions, and the War Goddess Thórr tried to put a stop to him. Unfortunately, her defeat only made him that much stronger. A moment's access to the Twilit Runes allowed him to paint over his own name and obscure his identity. Hal Murphy no longer existed in this world. He was now...

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The Scribe

His conquest and consumption of the gods continued. The Scribe lead the Order of Heroes to countless victories, and brought prosperity to Zenith through his miracles. The once rival nations of Askr and Embla united through marriage into the Zenithian Empire beneath Emperor Alfonse, and the other mortal kingdoms pledged their service to the empire. But this world was far from his end goal. The Scribe manipulated the fates of several other Summoners to ensure they would become powerful heirs to the gods of Death and Dreams, the last pieces of the puzzle. When the other Hal began to die from the strain his actions placed on his body and that The Font placed on his mind, it was time for the final act.

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DISTANT TWILIGHT

The Scribe's clash with his counterpart was far more dragged out than expected thanks to the help of Hal's many allies. They continually pushed one another past their limits and forced destructive evolution, shedding their humanity to become a demon and a god respectively. While Jǫrmungandr was mightier than Haraldr-Auðumbla, he eventually fell to the endless numbers and spirit of the Heroes standing against him. The Herald of Twilight was slain by his puppet, and the entire history of his Nine Realms were wiped away to destroy the threat of The Font. While the substance was destroyed, the damage it caused to countless worlds and lives remains, as does the wrath he'd earned from the heavens. The Scribe's mind lives on as a simulated copy within Haraldr, and his soul was [DATA EXPUNGED].

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Connection

Through a hiccup in the timestream, a young Hal encountered a boy who would change his fate. Summoner Marrón was even younger than him and even more troubled, yet managed to extend his hand in friendship. While Hal's memories were suppressed as he was placed back in his proper spot in history, the warmth he learned there stayed with him. He formed a deep bond with his allies and became a trusted friend and guide to many. Focusing inward, he never ventured to other versions of the Nine Realms.

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The Scholar

When the great pathfinder Lord Askr gave his life to save the Order of Heroes, he entrusted his will to Hal. Drinking from the sacred Mímisbrunnr, the Summoner accepted the divine spark and became the heir to Askr's domain of Openness. But there was a complication that the god had not foreseen. Another Hal used his powers stolen from Embla along with other tricks to implant some of his own memories in the heir, making him believe he was the one who had reached out to other Summoners before the conflict with the gods of Zenith. This replacement Hal "returned" to them a changed man and either rekindled or forged new connections with countless people, while the original manipulated them from the shadows.He met Marrón Mendoza for the first time in their perspective, and became the boy's mentor as both a Summoner and a Magus. The anomaly that brought his past self to the present occurred and unsealed his repressed memories, deepening their bond into a close brotherhood. As Hal fulfilled his own duties as Summoner, he also shared the burdens of many others and stressed his body with magics that began to tear him apart. As The Scribe started to move his plan into action, conflict became inevitable.

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The Ascended

The battle between Hal and Scribe was fierce. Hal was outmatched in almost every way, but relied on the strength of his allies and the gifts he'd acquired from his bonds with others to keep fighting. Eventually, he tore open a path to the Root of all phenomenon and accepted Askr's essence through his whole body, becoming something new. Haraldr-Auðumbla used his newfound strength to slay the Herald of Twilight and protect the realms from The Font, but at a great cost. The timeline his own had branched from had to be erased, causing Haraldr's soul to fracture and scatter throughout the countless worlds that The Scribe had damaged. The pieces found refuge in the spirits of like minded Heroes and recovered while providing subtle (or not so subtle) guidance to them in repairing their corrupted histories to seek a brighter future.

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The Inheritor

With the aid of Alfonse in a ritual performed within the realm born from The Scribe's destruction, Haraldr was returned to life and form, though changed from his experiences. In becoming a god, he severed the connection to his original world and has become an immortal resident of the Nine Realms. He will never see his home again, nor continue to the afterlife with his many mortal friends and loved ones. But he is content with this fate, to be an eternal guardian and caretaker for the land he has come to care so deeply for. Whatever fate may have in store, he will face with a smile.

Steel Skies

Haraldr-Auðumbla // Harold Murphy
March 22nd, 2002
7'3", 384 lbs

• The Ingwaz Rune (seen above) is considered a mark of Yngvi-Freyr, and represents actualized potential.
• Hal always keeps at least one of every hero he summons, never using up the last of an ally. Everyone has some purpose for being there, and he was proved right as Heroes received refines, Resplendent attire, and remixes over the years.
• Hal wore glasses up until awakening his powers in Book VI, which corrected his eyesight in the remaining eye.
• He taught Askr's chefs how to produce simple cola as a replacement for coffee, because the later sets off his reflux. With refrigeration technology gotten from Niðavellir, it's becoming more popular and widespread.