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[color=SteelBlue][h1][b][i]~Li Shang - Mushu~[/i][/b][/h1]
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[b]Name:[/b] Magnus Ping
[b]Other Names:[/b] Mushu
[b]Real Name:[/b] Li Shang
[b]Age:[/b] (Physically 33 Spiritually 153)
[b]Occupation:[/b] Martial Artist/CEO of Dragon Fist Martial Arts and Athletics

[b]Appearance - Thirteen Years Ago (Physically 20 - Spiritually 140):[/b]

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[b]Appearance - Today (Physically 33 - Spiritually 153):[/b]

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[b]Personality Traits:[/b]

Magnus' exterior is seen as a practical, sensible person. The way he runs his business is though the business itself is his life and can not be parted from it for very long but when he needs a bit of time to himself has no problems with directing people to those he has hired and come to trust over the years to inadvertently take his place if something were to happen. That in itself lets others who know that he is not from Earth that Magnus is always thinking one step ahead. He knows that he will not remain on Earth forever, and already has a plan for the business he built up should he unexpectedly return. He has his feet planted firmly on the ground and knows just what is what.

Magnus is also a very great person to go to for practical advice. Many of his students respectfully treat him as an equal, as they are not shy or afraid to ask him for help whether it relates to their form or something in their personal life. He is absolutely fantastic with children, and never underestimates or undermines them, no matter their age. He doesn't sugar-coat his words, by any means, but neither is he harsh when he speaks with them unless absolutely necissary to get the results from them he knows them to be capable of. He has pushed these boundaries only a handful of times in his life and regrets each and every one of them, still remembering how it felt to break a child's spirit, if even for a few moments.

Being far from superficial, Magnus' more romantic side comes from knowing the person rather than judging them by their looks. To Magnus, any average-looking female can be the most beautiful woman in the world if she has the right personality and carries herself well. On the same side, if Magnus were to see what society would call a supermodel, he would look and appreciate like any other male would, but would not have any interest in persuing anything more than conversation if he does not know them too well. Because of this, Magnus has been called demisexual on more than one occasion. And when he does find an attraction to a woman, he's not afraid to flirt a little to gauge their interest in him back. If it isn't reciprocated, he backs off immediately and does not press the issue.

He's also a bit of a nerd. His Asian culture brings a love of all things comics, anime, manga and yes, he does play Pokemon Go. He would never go as far as dressing up at a Comic-Con or any other Con convention, though he has been known to make appearances at them from time to time to browse the merchandise and spend his money on collectables. Magnus has also been known to have a little fun by visiting casinos, doing a bit of gambling, drink, and enjoy a show or two.

[b]Skills:[/b]

Magnus has a natural knowledge of the rarely used Dragon style of Martial Arts, where the style in itself is classified as strong, smart, deceptive and unpredictable. Magnus is all of these things and more having mastered the style quite some time ago before his death. The Dragon style also has a few select traits of the other four Shaolin animal styles but is deemed to be the most difficult to master and the most powerful. Magnus uses quick, snapping kicks that hit with the blade of the foot and uses a full fist and his forearms to strike. He teaches his students that any part of the body that can be grabbed would be considered a target while practicing, especially the head which is simultaneously grabbed and struck. In order to master this style, Magnus had to learn how to keep his muscles relaxed even while fighting and hone the ability to switch from soft movements to hard ones. As a child, and even until this day, Magnus keeps his body in it's prime by doing drills to build the explosive power the style is known for.

Magnus has two trademark attacks he uses that his students aspire to perfect one day. This includes a Dragon-Tail kick, which is used to hit or sweep, and the Dragon Claw, which positions the digits in a flatter orientation than the Tiger Claw position.

With his marital arts training came absolute patience and respect for Chinese history, which in turn transitioned into arcane knowledge of the China both on Earth and in Rivenspire. He is a quick learner and has an incredibly adapt mind, allowing him to read up to three large books a day and retain most if not all the knowledge he gains from them to store into his long-term memory. During his schooling days in Rivenspire, this adept mind and speed-reading ability granted him the "Jinshi" title.

He had very minimal military training, and though he knows his way around a sword he never got the chance to see what he could really do with it before his death, though it became known very early on in his training that Magnus is ambidextrous. Whether he conditioned himself this way to be better than the rest or he was simply born that way remains a mystery even to him.

His years running his own company and opening up various Martial Arts buildings gave him an early knowledge of management. He shows excellent leadership skills by not being afraid of getting results by methods that are both brutal and exhausting, though they are highly effective in the grand scheme of things, showing an efficient leader behind his harsh exterior. He is excellent with money management, advertising, and keeping his company afloat even when merging into the world of athletic sponsorships when he had accumulated enough money to do so.

Magnus also has a hidden, introverted ability stemming from him being a spiritual guardian of the Royal Family. Though these powers have yet to be explored in his human form, he often-times thinks about what his magical limitations might be once returning home. When especially angry, his eyes flash a golden-yellow color for the briefest of moments before dissolving back into the dark brown eyes he was born with. So far, this seems to be the limitations of what he is able to do on Earth.

[b]Biography (Before Earth):[/b]

Son of worldy renowned General Li, Shang was born into a heavily-influenced military family. Growing up, Shang was given nothing but the best for the slightly-above middle class family. He was given the best schooling, the best clothes, the best reputation and of course, one of the best houses. Things went well as he grew up so long as he kept perfect marks. There was a single time when his grade dipped a letter and his father had him conditioning for weeks until he was able to get it back up. Shang never made that mistake again. He was always pushing himself, forcing him to be the best student in all of his classes right up until graduation when he then immediately enlisted into the army to fight alongside his father.

For years, things went very well and Shang grew to be a very strong, independent man. He didn't have a whole lot of influence in the army in his young age, but he never let something like title keep him from offering to do jobs he knew was above his status. It was in one of these voluntary jobs that ultimately brought him to his end.

His squad was camped high up in the mountains, awaiting a traveling group that had been suspected to try and attack China from the outside. When the group never arrived, Shang, along with the others, began to get very suspicious. When he went out on a scout, which was not part of his orders, Shang came to the terrifying realization that the enemy had known about their location and was getting set to ambush them instead. Returning to the camp as quickly as he could, Shang didn't even have a chance to let out a breath before bombs and arrows were being rained down on the camp. His first thought was that of his father, his General, so by breaking every rule, Shang ran into the general's tent and tackled his father to the ground where he would be safer. Explosives near the tent went off, and shielded by his son, General Li lived to fight another day and drive off the attacking forces, but Shang was not so lucky.

After the war, a ceremony was held for Shang in high honor and was given a near-royal status upon his death bed. It was the events of his bravery and selflessness that then led to his father's promotion to the Emperor's second, as he could not have any children of his own. Then, suceeding as The Emperor, General Li took over and Shang's younger brother, Li Ping, took over. Li Ping eventually got married and they had a daughter Jí Yíng, who took over as second. She was then quickly married to Ying Zheng, who, after Li Ping's death, took his position as Emperor.

A shrine had been built near the palace a great number of years ago. It was a place where the royals could go to pray to their ancestors for a great many different things. Shang had a statue built in his honor - an Eastern Dragon to symbolise his spirit in battle. Legend had it, the sign of the dragon was to protect treasure, defend against famine and floods, and is filled with ancient wisdom and folklore. But above all else, Shang's personal statue of the dragon was considered one of the two most powerful animals in Chinese astrology and the sign of the emperor.

In spirit, Shang continued to watch over and protect his family - appearing in dreams, giving answers to their prayers by making things "happen" that wouldn't normally. And, when the other ancestors would allow it, Shang could obtain the appearance of his old physical body to interact with those with the purest of hearts for a few moments. Of all of his ancestors that prayed to him, little Mulàn Fa Yíng became his favorite. He spent a great deal of time with her in his spiritual form, finding it easier to lead and guide her this way.

But as tragedy struck, where Shang tried to test the limits of Mulan into making her a better warrior and ultimately breaking her small spirit for a few moments which led to events that nearly costing her, her life, Shang was stripped his title of guardian and cast out by the other ancestors that lived within the shrine. Guilt-ridden, humiliated, and having no honor, Shang was destined to wander the mortal realm as a spirit for the rest of his days, until a Sorcerer approached him with a job that could very well redeem what he had lost. More than interested, Shang was given a position as a guardian for a few children the Sorcerer wished to send to another land. Though still a spirit, it came to a strange (and oh, so wonderful) shock that his body once more became solid and alive when arriving to Earth.

[b]Biography (Life on Earth):[/b]

After insuring that the children he had been sent with were safe, Shang continued to follow Merlin's orders by means of fitting into the strange world he had been put into. Knowing that he needed money, he needed a job, but what he was good at didn't seem to settle very well with Earth's standards as he got busted a handful of times trying his hand in fight clubs. After a year, or so, however, Shang, who had changed his name to Magnus Ping (to help him remember his home back in Rivenspire - Ping being a nickname he gave the child of the Emperor when his job was to be her guardian), decided to start his own business in martial arts. 

It took perhaps five total years for Magnus to see more profit than loss, but his hard work and dedication definitely started to pay off and very quickly. Suddenly, he had gone from a romen-noodle-every-night kind of budget to being able to go out to the kinds of places that only let you in if you had a reservation. He was able to buy himself a penthouse that overlooked the city, have his home furnished and decorated for him, and even got a taste for the expensive suit style.

He didn't want to spend all of his hard-earned money on luxury, however. Instead, Magnus had invested his time into thinking about how he could, somehow, get some of the children he had been sent to Earth with to be associated with one another. It wasn't until he was at one of his demonstrations, watching as some of his students went up a belt, when the idea of throwing his funds at possible his own sponsorship occurred. So he branched out his business to not only teach Martial Arts, but to sponsor other athletics - more specifically, snowboarding and motocross. He had kept distant tabs on both Elsa and the very strange occurrence that happened to Peter Pan once he came to Earth. At first, the thought of a boy and his shadow splitting and becoming two different people was very strange to him, but then he had to remember that he was a spirit himself that took on very distinct dragon traits.

So reaching out to both Elsa and Pan's Shadow, now Eliza and Sebastian, he offered them a sponsorship to help them in their careers, and was more than pleased to find out that a friendship had formed between the two of them. He kept in touch with the other guardians as well, though save from Pinocchio who seemed to vanish completely. Magnus had to start wondering if the puppet had even made it through the portal at all.

Magnus now spends his time running his business, traveling the world, and simply having a good time. Though when he was almost unexpectedly reached out to by Merlin himself, he knew that things were going to be changing very quickly.

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Circling the dragon in Japanese is, "Dragon Fist Trains the Spirit."
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[b]Theme Song:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HadhQrPXenY]"Painkiller" by Three Days Grace.[/url]

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