[center][u]Mike Undine[/u]
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[i]Your life is like this card. I could rip it in half without a second thought.[/i]

[b]Age:[/b]
18

[b]Gender:[/b]
Male

[b]Species/Race:[/b]
Hooman

[b]Powers:[/b]
Rune Writing: Mike has the ability to write runes that do various spells when activated. They have to be exact, however, or something might go wrong. For example, if he wrote the "fire" rune onto a piece of paper, the paper would just burn up when activated. Instead, he might want to write "fire" "sphere" "launch" to cause it to shoot a fire ball. Each time the rune is used, it fades a bit more away. Different types of writing utensils last longer than others. For example, pencil would fade away sooner than pen. Different materials to be wrote on allow the spells to be more powerful. A spell too powerful for a material would cause the spell to backfire.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
[i] - Over Confidence:[/i] Mike pretty much thinks he's better than everyone else. This usually gets him in trouble.
[i] - Motion Sickness:[/i] Mike gets [i]very[/i] motion sick, so much that even thinking about riding in a vehicle makes him green. He won't ride a vehicle unless he absolutely has to. Strangely enough, however, he's perfectly fine when riding things such as horses, or when sledding.
[i] - Tools Needed:[/i] While most students in Athalia, as well as anyone with magic has their power inside them, Mike has to carry things around. Writing runes takes time, so he usually carries around premade runic items. However, sometimes he doesn't have the correct runes needed, and then he's in quite a pickle.

[b]Personality:[/b]
Mike is highly overconfident, as said in the previous section. This makes him quite annoying to be around, and he kind of pushes everyone's buttons. There are a select few that he deems worthy enough to be his equal. He's a show off and a dare devil. He enjoys doing magic tricks, and he's very, [i]very[/i] good at them to a point that he might be able to use them in battle. He prefers card-type tricks, but will do pretty much anything.

[b]Background:[/b]
Mike's parents divorced when he was six years old, and though he spent some time living with his mom, he spent most of his time with his dad. At first, his dad seemed to be an ordinary author, but in reality he was a decendant from the Scandinavian Rune Writers. He would often lock himself in a room where Mike was not allowed to go [i]ever[/i]. Is was always locked, but Mike's curiousity would always cause him to try the door knob. One night, when Mike was eight years old, his dad forgot to lock the door, and Mike found himself surrounded in strange tools, figures, and pictures. A notebook lay open on the desk, and bookcases lined the walls. Mike climbed onto the chair and looked at the little book. He couldn't understand it at all. It was written in some sort of other language. He turned the pages, but the entire book was written in that writing. As he flipped through, he accidentally ripped a page. Fear gripped his heart, but so his dad didn't know he was there, he took the page with him. He made sure to lock the door and close it as he left. He tossed and turned that night. Months later, he finally decided to comfront his dad. His dad was disappointed in him, but wasn't angry. "It's about time you know, I guess." his dad said, and explained everything from them being decendants from Scandinavia, and about the runes. Mike told his dad he wanted to learn about them, no matter how hard it was. Dad said he'd think about it, and maybe when he was older. When Mike was fourteen, his dad agreed. Mike was taught about the history of the Sacandinavian Rune Writers, as well as how to write them and use them. His dad made sure that if Mike ever used them for the wrong reason, he would be severly punished. There was absolutely [i]no[/i] mercy when it comes to misusing magic. Years later, he wa
s invited to an academy known as Athalia, in which his father sent him.

[b]Study:[/b]
"Ya' know, I might pop in here and there, but I don't care much for schoolwork."

[b]Further Information:[/b]
Mike has a deck of cards, each card having a different rune on it. He uses these and his knowledge of Card Tricks to battle. Of course, the runes fade away eventually, and sometimes he's stuck in a battle with a card that once held a rune that would let him win, but it had faded away.

[b]Theme Song:[/b]
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