Post by John Niska on Sept 10, 2011 15:02:32 GMT -5
In his late thirties, Demyx has seen a lot of things in his life that he would like to just forget about. He grew up on Earth in New York City. Early on, he was thought to be a prodigy. Not only did he have talent in basic education, math, reading/writing, etc, he was a very proficient player of the Sitar. His parents put him in the best schools, and he was a sure shot for something big.
Even at the time, he never thought his life would change the way it did.
At the age of 18, he was abducted by a Mafia Don and taken to Mars. Apparently, his parents means of getting him into the best schools required frequent dealings with the mafia and they were unable to pay up when the time came. So the mafia picked him up in an attempt to collect from his parents.
Knowing his parents didn't have the money and also knowing that he wanted them to stay out of his parents lives, Demyx escaped and fled to the space station at Io. Here, he had to survive, and so became a criminal. It started out with just a few credit chips stolen here and there. Then it moved on to bigger and bigger pieces of loot. He was a natural. Soon his name and skill spread to the local pirates in the system, The Organization, and they recruited him as a recon/door buster.
He was sent to small colonies as a spy to gauge their strengths and weaknesses for raids. He didn't mind the work because it was very tough, and he thought that he could help control the Organization's relentless and brutal methods. By setting up the colonies and stations so that the fewest people were hurt and the jobs were easier, the group became much more methodical and less brutal. He rose through the ranks of the group, making them more money then they could believe.
At 26, he met his first and so far only love of his life. She was a Russian born, red haired beauty named Natalia. Unfortunately, her station was hit by pirates (still not sure which group it was, but when he finds out, he is going after them).
This led him to strive for his group to be the overwhelming presence in the system. He went deep into the criminal underworld, taking out major crime lords with a mix of diplomacy, assassination, and blackmail. Slowly, the Organization took over about 60% of all criminal activities within 5 light years of the Earth-side wormhole.
At age 36, he was promoted to Number 2 in the group. This allowed him to make sweeping reforms and bring the Organization into a streamlined guild. They now have a front as an interstellar trading company, while still performing plenty of illegal activities behind closed doors. He made hundreds of thousands of credits and was even able to pick himself up a Shuttle craft he later named to The Arpeggio. He refitted it and it now works as his house. (Think of Firefly only without the Hyperdrive).
A few years after his promotion, he left the guild to retire. He now flies among the stars, catching rides with various Cruisers, going wherever they are going.
Even at the time, he never thought his life would change the way it did.
At the age of 18, he was abducted by a Mafia Don and taken to Mars. Apparently, his parents means of getting him into the best schools required frequent dealings with the mafia and they were unable to pay up when the time came. So the mafia picked him up in an attempt to collect from his parents.
Knowing his parents didn't have the money and also knowing that he wanted them to stay out of his parents lives, Demyx escaped and fled to the space station at Io. Here, he had to survive, and so became a criminal. It started out with just a few credit chips stolen here and there. Then it moved on to bigger and bigger pieces of loot. He was a natural. Soon his name and skill spread to the local pirates in the system, The Organization, and they recruited him as a recon/door buster.
He was sent to small colonies as a spy to gauge their strengths and weaknesses for raids. He didn't mind the work because it was very tough, and he thought that he could help control the Organization's relentless and brutal methods. By setting up the colonies and stations so that the fewest people were hurt and the jobs were easier, the group became much more methodical and less brutal. He rose through the ranks of the group, making them more money then they could believe.
At 26, he met his first and so far only love of his life. She was a Russian born, red haired beauty named Natalia. Unfortunately, her station was hit by pirates (still not sure which group it was, but when he finds out, he is going after them).
This led him to strive for his group to be the overwhelming presence in the system. He went deep into the criminal underworld, taking out major crime lords with a mix of diplomacy, assassination, and blackmail. Slowly, the Organization took over about 60% of all criminal activities within 5 light years of the Earth-side wormhole.
At age 36, he was promoted to Number 2 in the group. This allowed him to make sweeping reforms and bring the Organization into a streamlined guild. They now have a front as an interstellar trading company, while still performing plenty of illegal activities behind closed doors. He made hundreds of thousands of credits and was even able to pick himself up a Shuttle craft he later named to The Arpeggio. He refitted it and it now works as his house. (Think of Firefly only without the Hyperdrive).
A few years after his promotion, he left the guild to retire. He now flies among the stars, catching rides with various Cruisers, going wherever they are going.