----- ----- 30 minutes après la chaîne temporelle
La goutte de sang a réveillé Paul de son profond sommeil. Alors que ses yeux s'ouvraient, ses sens commençaient à lui revenir. L'engourdissement sur son visage commença à s'estomper, et il fut repoussé par la pierre froide sous lui. Tout son corps était douloureux, mais Paul a réussi à se relever du sol et de la piscine de son propre sang. Son nez coule encore, bien que, bizarrement, Paul ne se souvienne pas de la cause. Il y avait beaucoup de choses dont Paul ne se souvenait pas, en fait, mais quoi qu'il oubliât, il savait que c'était très important. Mais qu'est-ce que c'était?
Paul a commencé à marcher. Un peu de défi au début, puisque ses jambes étaient faibles, mais il a réussi à tomber au bord des quais, juste au-dessus de l'eau.
Étrange, Paul pensait, confus. Mon vaisseau n'est-il pas censé être là? Et pourquoi suis-je si sanglante?
Les genoux de Paul se jetèrent sous lui, et il tomba pour regarder l'eau trouble en dessous.
Il fixa pendant la plus longue période sa réflexion déchirée par la guerre. Il avait l'air tellement plus âgé, avec des cicatrices qui se fendaient le long de son visage, et le sang s'éclaboussait sur tout son corps. Alors qu'il bougeait sa main le long d'une des cicatrices, ses souvenirs lui revenaient à l'esprit.
Son cœur était immédiatement lourd de douleur et de perte. Tous ses amis, des gens avec qui il avait combattu côte à côte, ont été massacrés sans pitié dans une attaque surprise. Leurs corps ont été souillés et utilisés comme un autre outil pour amener la fin des Archons, une tactique qui ne pouvait être faite que par des êtres du mal pur. Les larmes ont commencé à couler dans le visage de Paul, un sentiment qu'il ne connaissait pas. Les larmes mêlées de sang dégoulinant du nez et de la bouche, effet de la distorsion du temps qu'il a été forcé d'initier. En prenant quelques minutes pour se calmer, Paul a remplacé sa douleur par une soif de vengeance.
Paul se leva, rapidement maintenant, revigoré par la nouvelle possibilité qu'il avait faite non seulement pour lui-même, mais pour son compagnon le plus proche, Marcus et son amant, Maya. Comme la présence de son guide spirituel, Corvus, revenait à lui, ils s'entendaient tous deux pour dire qu'ils ne pouvaient pas laisser le sacrifice de son ami être en vain. Les survivants continueraient leur héritage, ne dispersant pas la mémoire d'eux dans le vide sans cœur, mais utilisant plutôt cette mémoire pour alimenter la passion de la vengeance. Les mains de Paul se sont serrées dans les poings alors qu'il regardait dans le ciel au-delà. Il était temps de mettre fin à ça.
Name: Paul Hetfield
Age: mid to late 30s
Archon of: Time





Physical Attributes
Appearance: Paul is relatively thin, but still muscular (so pretty much a swimmer's build). While he once focused on his strength, his use of dagger has caused him to adapt to make himself more agile, with his training allowing himself to move incredibly quickly, usually meaning he can kill at least two grunts before their synapses can register his being there. He's fairly tanned, and his once relatively clean body is heavily scarred and bruised, remnants of his many battles.
Physical Weaknesses: Whereas he could once lift entire foes and at least throw off heavier ones, Paul's changing of his training focus has left him devoid of those abilities. Unless there is a weak-point to be exploited, Paul is often useless against heavier enemies. While years of training has left him with incredible prowess in the use of his abilities, he still has his limit and extending himself can leave him drained.
Physical Strengths: Paul can move faster than one would think, with his lightning fast dagger strikes being able to quickly and seemingly effortlessly cut through hordes of enemies. His enhanced reflexes allow him to process information quickly, which with his agility makes him good at dodging.
Mental Attributes
Personality: At the beginning of his journey, Paul was a naive young man with a sarcastic wit and a twitchy impulse. He's been fighting for so long that he has been changed, going from a light-hearted adventurer to a cold-hearted warrior. This isn't just a game to him anymore, this time he's playing to win. Because of this, to your average fellow (or, say, up-and-coming Archon) he can come off as needlessly brutal. His justification for this is that he's seen too many of his friends die to spare these monsters. The only two people that he lets his guard down around is the Archon of Light and the Archon of Water, respectively, as they are the two who have been with him since the beginning. Only with them can anyone still see the Paul that once was, the sarcastic and energetic fellow that the war has forced him to leave behind.
Likes: Archon of Water, Archon of Light, revenge, coffee cream
Dislikes: losing, friends dying, naivety, gypsies
Phobias: people close to him dying, insects, failure
Background
Biography: Paul was born to a regular mortal mother and an Archon father. His mother died from West Nile virus at the age of four, and while it didn't have much of an effect on him, it certainly effected his father. His father became extremely protective, teaching his son how to fight the way he had. The two did almost everything together, although at the the age of fourteen his father passed away from unknown causes. While his father was a privateer, Paul himself chose to take up a much less noble profession: pirating. Amassing a crew at a remarkably young age, he took whatever he pleased and all that jazz until he was discovered by the Archon crew. He left his life behind him and joined the Archons, moving from the sea to space as a brash adventurer. He fought valiantly, but eventually his world was brought crashing down as one-by-one his fellow Archons were slain mercilessly, all except for one his closest friend, Marcus, and his lover, Maya. With Paul using the full extent of his power, the three of them were sent back in time in order to give them all another chance to finally beat Ragnarok. In this new timeline, Paul is taking less risks and has done away with morality. Paul has already died in one timeline (albeit, that was a slightly different Paul) and narrowly escaped another timeline. This time, he's determined to win.
Combat Information
Typical form of combat: Paul is lightning-fast as he gets up close and personal with his dagger. He fights dirty, and will do whatever it takes to beat an enemy. Watch your tender bits, bad guys.
Preferred Team Role: Infiltrator
Weapon: A dagger, formerly his father's, which channels his unique abilites.

Unique Equipment: He always carries around an old pocket watch of his father's