Mercer Fern

( THIS CHARACTER IS MORE MEANT FOR A FANTASY ROLE-PLAY WITH PARANORMAL CREATURES AND SUCH. HIS STORY COULD BE ALTERED FOR OTHER ROLE-PLAYS, BUT THE SETTING WILL REMAIN IN A FANTASY WORLD. THIS CHARACTER CAN BE IN ROMANCE ROLE-PLAYS AS WELL. )

[ A corpse of a fancy-looking man leans against a desk, a journal in his hands. ]

[ After grabbing the journal and brushing the blood off the hardcover, you discover the contents to be about residents who have either lived here, or people have came and go. ]

[ None of them interest you but one titled of a mysterious man named: "Mercer Fern," and decide to read it as you are quite bored with searching the ruins. ]

" Mercer Fern is in a few words from my accounts with him: mysterious, adventurous, and very dangerous. It was a colder night when I first encountered the man, and strangely he came up to me and tapped my shoulder. He said he would give me a story to write if I told him something so easy as where the nearest Inn is. Though, to be honest, I think I know why he made it easy. He just wanted his life story to be written down somewhere, so that he wouldn't be forgotten if he ever died.

" Mercer Fern was born on September fifth and ironically at the night of a full moon. His mother had sadly passed away from giving birth, which sent his father into a state of depression. During this state, his father couldn't take care of Mercer as a young baby, and thus gave him up for adoption at a local orphanage, leaving him outside the door and knocking three times before scurrying off. However, his father should've kept the child since it made him slightly happy, and it didn't take a month later until he poisoned himself and died.

" As a child, the owner of orphanage, Miss Jenkins, already noticed Mercer's mysterious behavior. Instead of wanting to play outside with the other children, Mercer wanted to stay inside and read books that were far above his skill level or so they thought. However, Mercer swiftly became a quick learner as he taught himself to read and to comprehend books that a mature adult could only read. He started to read the history of the kingdoms, tales of the lands, stories about the greatest figures in the world until his brain was cramped with knowledge about the whole continent. This information would serve him well in the future, but that didn't mean because he read a lot means that he was a coward at fighting. Mercer was gifted in a way with combat, because as Miss Jenkins describes, he is like an Elite soldier fighting other bullies. His quick reflexes made dodging attacks easy, and he hit as hard as an hammer. When a bully tried to fight Mercer, they were rewarded for their courage with a broken face and bruised body.

" As Mercer grew up, he was asked to be enlisted in the military since Miss Jenkins's reports were rather interesting to them. However, he declined, but one man listened and was glad he declined the offer. One night, Mercer was greeted by the man and wanted Mercer to join him in his band of elite hunters. A hunter can of anything from simple animals, such as boar and deer, to even demons and other savage beasts. Hunters were a primary fighting force for the military, but acted more like mercenaries and they have their own code of conduct and law. Mercer wasn't that interested, until he saw the hat that the man gave him. The hat was stylish and Mercer found it very attractive, and after he learned that their uniforms were always like this, he couldn't help but resist the offer. Thus, Mercer enlisted in the hunters, and was taken out of the orphanage at the age of twelve to begin training.

" After twelve complete years of training, learning about beasts and history of the whole world, Mercer Fern finally became a hunter. Immediately, Mercer started completing tasks as a hunter; hunting down large beasts and blasting them away with his iconic blunderbuss and even his secondary firearm, a flintlock pistol. Every creature he killed was taken down rather quickly thanks to his unique skill in combat, and the fact that he knew so much about his prey. However, he had always worked alone and discouraged working with the other hunters. Though, one day he was forced to join with the others in an assault on the ruins of a city full with creatures. The Hunters were victorious, but Mercer had purposely went alone and disobeyed his orders from his squad leader. Mercer wasn't demoted, but he was punished severely for the insubordination. He was whipped five times on the back, and each hit left a permanent scar. After that, it didn't take long for him to complain to the leader of the Hunters about this matter. Thus, it was settled that Mercer would always go alone, unless he changed his mind, on missions.

" After six more years of fighting beasts and demons and animals, Mercer became thirty and felt more battle-scarred than ever. He had killed so many creatures that the thrill of it was mostly lost, and he dared even dreamed sometimes about what it would be like to have a nice wife and a loving family. However, the code of the Hunters decrees that no hunter will engage in any sexual activity with a man or female, and not even be able to get into a relationship with another person, especially a fellow hunter. Thus, Mercer continued using his combat and intellect skills to complete his tasks, going on more raids and assaults and finding some satisfaction in them. However, one day, Mercer just suddenly disappeared. He would send letters saying a task was completed, though how he found out about the mission was unknown, but he was never seen by the Hunters ever again, though some civilians claim to see him every now and then but vanish quickly from their sight.

" To escape the Hunters, Mercer just wanted some peace. He wanted to go on missions at his own pace, and thus this left him traveling the world a lot. He never really stayed in one place, and even now after telling his tale to me, he continues to travel the world. It seems to me that all Mercer wanted to do was to be left alone to his thoughts as he did his missions, or maybe even think about whether or not he should have a family. Though, we don't know of this yet, I deciphered some things about the strange man who is seen every so often that he is bisexual, and of course single. He has a rough personality about him, especially for the wounds he had suffered from battles against the monsters, it seems he doesn't wish to be dominant in a relationship. He seems to want to be the loving, cute boyfriend in the relationship rather than the dominant lover. Currently, Mercer continues to travel the world and make things better, wearing his stylish outfit with his iconic gunpowder weapons and even keeps wearing his mask that only he has.

" After telling me his tale, Mercer Fern didn't say another word but bid me farewell and then vanished. He ran off into the night, perhaps heading to that Inn or just doing something else. Either way, I was dumbfounded to have found the man. The legend who is now thirty two and alive, wandering the world for some prey and maybe even love. "

[ Blood is splattered on the rest of the page, but nothing is there but the empty pages. ]

[ You throw the journal down and look over to the window, seeing the ruins outside with a lycan running up and down a wall. ]

[ You smirk and decide it's time to get to work as you pull out your weapon, and jump out the window with a battle cry. ]