Alizarin Crymson

Alizarin Crymson is a former member of Aestagia's elite army, and now a member of the New Moon, a secret assassin group targeted to take down his former kingdom. Alizarin is highly wanted by Aestagia and his former allies for a price of 50,000 aurum.

Appearance
Alizarin Crymson is a man with short messy crimson red hair and light brown eyes, with a pale complexion. he wears a blue leather military cardigan with dark green designs, black cargo pants, and black combat boots. The back of his cardigan has a red emblem on it. A sword and sheath is attached to his side.

Personality
Alizarin is a determined individual who

Alizarin was not afraid to speak up for what he believed in after he realized the consequences were worth it.

History
Alizarin Crymson was born in Aermont, the capital of Aestagia, with one sister, Cerise Crymson. Living in an upper middle-class family, Alizarin and Cerise aspired to be a part of Aestagia’s elite army and developed a talent to fighting. Alizarin’s school friend Daichi also shared the same dream, often training together in their spare time.

Over the years, Cerise became interested in history, lore, and literature, and her dream of becoming a warrior for Aestagia faded. Cerise became increasingly detached from Aestagian society and reclusive. When teenagers, Alizarin’s parents and Cerise were caught up in an attack by rebels but only their parents died. To Alizarin’s surprise, Cerise admitted she was dabbling in the rebellion’s world and this was not her doing or what she wanted, but Alizarin got furious that Cerise sided with the rebels that killed their parents. Cerise failed to make amends with her brother and she fled never to see Alizarin again.

Alizarin now gained a stronger motive to join the army and crush the rebellion, and when he turned 18, he and Daichi joined the lower ranks. Here is where he met Cassiopeia, a girl who he grew close to. In this time period Alizarin forged his sword Rakuyo in a rite of passage to the southwestern lands of Cerhelia. Over the next few years, they eventually made it into Aestagia’s top ranks and served under Queen Dahlia.

Alizarin later went on a solo journey through the Aestagian lands and this is where he truly realized the state of his kingdom. Instead of crushing and silencing dissenters, he took the time to investigate the troubles of the people and decided that he would leave serving under Dahlia to help Aestagians who were struggling- to make a difference he could visibly see. All these years Alizarin had been pondering the idea of his sister Cerise and the rebellion, and questioned if what Dahlia had been telling him and the kingdom about the rebellion and the state of her kingdom is true or not. Once Alizarin’s peers found out about this, he was confronted and now a wanted man, sparking the events of Crimson Assassin.

After Crimson Assassin
After Aestagia is reclaimed by the New Moon and ruled once again by King Flawless, Alizarin politely declines Flawless’s invitation for him to be one of his right-hand men. He, along with Cassiopeia and Valerian’s team form a group to travel Aestagia and help and protect and serve the people. Years forward into the future, a war is breaking out in the far east and Flawless, along with the leaders of other kingdoms, creates Sanctum’s Glory, Alizarin becoming one of its members. Having regained some of his strength, Flawless bestows a power upon each member, and Alizarin gains the power to rebirth upon an expected death. Alizarin and Sanctum’s Glory fight in the war and protect and unify the west and east, and are known around the world for their deeds. Each member founds a school made to train future warriors who will upkeep this peace, named Sentinels, in various kingdoms, and Alizarin founds Anori Academy in the kingdom he established in the east- Rakuyo, named after his sword. After Alizarin dies, his godly power is passed down through the generations and though the accounts of his descendants, yet the descendants of the members of Sanctum’s Glory are lost to time, Orion, a future headmaster of Anori Academy is related to Alizarin in the events of another story yet to be told...

Rakuyo
Alizarin uses a sword/katana named Rakuyo, that is one of the most lethal weapons in the history of mankind. It was found by him in the region of Cerhelia, as each warrior under Dahlia is required to venture to a foreign land and seek a weapon of ancient power. Alizarin is skilled with Rakuyo, being able to frequently block attacks through spinning and also is proficient with getting in sneak attacks at opponents. Rakuyo's blade can also launch out of its sheath as a dangerous projectile.

Rakuyo's special ability is that it only requires a cut or slice on an opponent to kill them later on. When Rakuyo is sheathed, the bearer of the incision will die. This function was partially inhibited by Daichi cracking the sheath.

Cassiopeia's weapon, Polaris, can alter the energy between two entities, meaning it can change the course of the built up energy flowing between Rakuyo and its opponent. This could possibly direct the killing energy back to Rakuyo and harm the user, being Alizarin.

Amber Vita
In the events that Opal Vale is attacked by Daichi and his team, Alizarin is able to rip Amber Vita's crystal out of the weapon to temporarily heal Rakuyo. In this short period of time, Rakuyo regains its infamous sheath-kill ability. When it does, it is said to glow bright yellow or golden when activated.

Alizarin stores the crystal in his coat after this event as a keepsake, and to use for healing Rakuyo when needed. The crystal has been noted to break when Alizarin fights the train conductor, so it is unknown of how long it will last.

Trivia

 * Alizarin Crymson is based on the color, alizarin crimson, just spelled differently
 * His sword, Rakuyo, means "falling leaf" in Japanese
 * Rakuyo and its ability were inspired by Murasame from Akame ga Kill, while its launching trait was inspired by Wilt and Blush from RWBY