Gabriel Tuazon, born into a perfectly normal human family. A person, whose whole life was dedicated to coffee and his family. He loved art, particularly coffee art. His hands may be short and chubby but it was agile enough to draw intricate designs on a cup of coffee.
And later, this agility would prove to be useful in combat. When he became part of the Five Kings, he was known as the faster reloader out of the Five. But what sets him apart is his knack for mixology. More accurately in poison and drinks.
His background of his deceased family was only one of the many stories the Arks had witnessed. There were many other adventures that this barista went through. From meeting his wife to his training with the Five Kings, he had indeed lived life to the fullest.
Gab turned, within the sea of memories in his mind. He smiled as he remembered how he met Yan at such a young age. He knew that this scruffy boy did not have any happy memories yet so he decided to create some for him.
At that time, Yan was already part of the Arks but was trained by Minwoo. When Gab said that he wanted to train with Yan, the Marquess had no choice but to train the both of them. It was hell for Minwoo since he didn't really like kids too much.
But it all worked out in the end, especially when both rose to be capable leaders for their Domains. The two worked well with each other since their majors could complement one another in any form of situation. But it did piss some people off.
The two went on a mission after mission. Until one day, Gab found himself falling in love with a young woman that looked like him. She was quite short and chubby, her face was round like his. Her hair and eyes were both brown. Her smile was like an angel.
Gab hadn't been drinking at that time but Yan commented he was already wasted when seeing that woman. Yan could only shake his head while they called it a miss for both the task and Gab's love interest. Which woman in the right mind would say 'yes' to date in that situation?
Charisma would be the one to agree, out of panic. Thus, the two hit it off. Even Yan was in disbelief. It took Minwoo a few nights to comfort the poor Yan as Gab was with his new girlfriend. But of course, being in the Five Kings, he did not waver.
He and Yan continued going on missions, until one day, Gab requested Mavislin to create a special thing for Charisma.
"So, why did come from the Albion Domain to the Old Chapel to ask me for a gift?" asked Mavislin, who was quite intrigued by how far a human would go to do for the sake of love.
"I want to marry her," whispered Gab, rather shyly.
Mavislin could not contain her laughter as she nearly fell from the Old Chapel's stairs.
"What's so funny? Ever heard of 'tying the knot'? With someone you love?" asked Gab, seemingly offended by the Valkyrie's laughter.
Mavislin wiped a tear as she shook her head.
"Sorry, that caught me off guard. It's alright to tie the knot but I'm just surprised that you would be the first out of the Five Kings to get married. Yan has yet to even find a girlfriend and Minwoo refuses to tie the knot since the status doesn't allow him to."
"That is true, but I am just a Baron, so I don't bother too much with titles. And I am older than most of the members of the Five Kings, so it is about time to start a family."
"You once told me you were scared to have a family, right?" asked Mavislin, with a soft smile.
"Yes, I still am. Because I fear that my kids would end up having a childhood like mine. I never want anyone to go through that anymore, so I tried not to start a family. But, looking at Charisma and how hard she works every day... All I want is for her to be happy..."
The thought of his wife smiling and holding a baby in her arms while embracing him warmed his heart. He couldn't let his old fears taint his new memories. Or his wife's wishes.
"Now you get why we Mages emphasize so much on not starting wars. We've gone through the hell that is war, so we don't want the future generation to be brought up or live in the same way as we did. We build the future using the pains of our past so as not to let the new ones suffer."