Hotaru Bio
Commander Hotaru, leader of the Seidan Guard, recognized as the greatest enforcer of order through the whole realm in equal parts by those who admire him, those who fear him, and those who despise him.
To the surprise of many, Hotaru had been a Seidan citizen like any other once. He came from a family of regular citizens, and received the same education as any other: a strict one, based on making sure he understood the importance of order from an early age. How he had to respect every decision of the Court and the laws with no question, how chaos and its followers were a constant danger which may threaten their way of life at any moment, how the heroic efforts of the Seidan Guard were what would always protect them from that danger.
Hotaru was a dedicated person. He put all his effort into becoming the ideal Seidan citizen his family, teachers and all others around him wished everyone to be. He also developed a deep admiration for the Seidan Guard, which led him to enlist in their ranks eventually.
Being part of the Seidan Guard wasn't easy. It required absolute loyalty and dedication to the cause, and even the slightest moment of doubt risked expulsion. Hotaru adapted comfortably to it. He had no doubts about the Seidan Guard’s ideals and grew to be an excellent fighter during his training, which made his superiors put him in high regard. Hotaru was already considered an admirable soldier in his younger years, but it was a particular event that made him as known (for the better or worse) as he is today.
Many years ago, the former leader of the Seidan Guard, Commander Pod Lazek, took the ambitious initiative of bringing order to Chaosrealm, considered the most dangerous realm all through Seido. His campaign lasted for a long time. He conquered territories to impose Seido’s order in them, even built a prison which once held countless Chaosrealmers. For some time, it seemed like Pod Lazek would eventually complete his mission… until he unexpectedly changed sides and became a follower of Chaos. No details have ever been found about Seido’s authorities about how it happened, but it resulted in Pod Lazek releasing all the Chaosrealmers he had captured, to then, ironically enough, lead them in an invasion against his home realm.
A catastrophic conflict started through all Seido, possibly the greatest confrontation the realms of Order and Chaos have had until today. A younger Hotaru was part of it. He was present in many battles, most of which had very few survivors. It was something bigger than anything he had faced in his entire life. Pod Lazek’s hordes of Chaosrealmers were managing to spread chaos and destruction through all Seido, his friends and comrades in the Seidan Guard were perishing in mass. Hotaru was scared like he had never been, believing that his whole society and way of life were in danger. That fear was in part what gave him enough motivation to keep going on.
In a last decisive battle, Pod Lazek tried to destroy the Seidan Court itself, and all the Seidan soldiers were called to defend it. The battle caused a great amount of casualties on both sides, with very few managing to remain standing. Hotaru was among those, managing to get through all the Chaosrealmers on his way to face Pod Lazek himself. To the surprise of many, he managed to slay the traitor after a difficult fight.
It was only natural for Hotaru to be applauded as a hero in Seido for his feat. The Court members themselves had no words due to how impressed they were, and decided not to waste the potential of such a good enforcer of their regime. From that moment on, Hotaru was allowed to easily scale in the ranks of the Seidan Guard until becoming its greatest authority figure.
But the praises and rewards were far from Hotaru’s main interests. The insanely dangerous threat he had needed to face and the losses the conflict cost had affected him, giving him even more motivation to enforce order. He had come to believe that any form of chaos, anything which defied the ways of Seido, would inevitably lead to devastating events like the one he had barely been able to survive. As such, he would use his new given authority to do whatever he saw necessary to impose order through all his realm.
The greatest agent of the Seidan regime, all those who defy it, such as the Seidan Resistance and the Chaosrealmers, have Hotaru as their sworn enemy.
And here's another guy I am glad I could come with a more detailed backstory for! 🥳
Pod Lazek is a character mentioned in Deception Konquest, you can find more information about him here. As you can see in the link, the popular theory about him is that he is actually Havik, but since I prefer to have Havik be a Chaosrealm native, so here they are two different characters.
