User blog:SiRenfield/Michael Elphen

"...Don't tease me."

Michael Elphen is the figurehead King of Elphegort, in which his mother Sohnika Elphen is the true power behind the throne during Story of Evil. He was betrothed to Alenrice Lucifen d'Autriche and her actions ultimately contributed to The Blue Hunting.

Early life
Michaela was born in EC 474 with in the Elphegort Royal Family. Although the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Elphegort's crown, he was never interested in being King. Instead, he wished to be a painter, and used the second floor of the royal palace as his studio. In EC 484, Michael met Keela Freesis and Mikino Sfarz at one of the royal banquets.

Showing the talent required, the fourteen-year old Michael moved into the city with her relatives and progressed quickly under the guidance of Kacherina, his art teacher. Around that time in EC 488, he painted a picture of a blonde boy he met, which received the most praise from his tutor. Struck by her intelligent demeanor and kindness, Michael developed a crush on her and promised to marry the blue-haired woman when he grew up.

After Kacherina's apparent suicide via poison the following year while imprisoned, Michael suspected the circumstances and, hearing that Keela would do anything if you paid her, had the noble's daughter investigate her death. Soon after, Keela relayed to Michael how his mother, Sohnika, handed the poison off to a guard who gave it to Kacherina. Afterwards, the Elphegort prince became fully devoted to becoming an artist, willing to even leave the royal family and meet up with Keela to begin his art career. However, multiple art critics and dealers, including the famed Nikolay Tolle, criticized Michael's work and over time demoralized him from his ideal. Completely broken, the green-haired prince abandoned his dream and burned his collection of paintings in EC 490 after his father died, save for the portrait her teacher loved so much.

Sometime later, Keela bought the painting, saying the prince could buy it back when he felt better, although the price would be doubled. In EC 494, Michael was crowned King. He later became acquainted with Alenrice Lucifen d'Autriche of the Kingdom of Lucifenia and the two would become very close. Their parents agreed to have their children marry when Alenrice turned fifteen. At some point, Michael received a hand mirror from his mother and kept it because it helped alleviate his confusion; around the same time, he learned that his mother had bribed the artists and dealers to belittle him. As the years progressed, he overheard numerous titles given to him in regards to being his mother's puppet and his apparent incompetence. Sometime later, he met and collaborated with Marius Avadonia in secret.