Ned Peak

Ned Peak (ネッド・ピーク) was member of the Melusine Pirates.

Appearance
Ned had a short, muscle-bound frame. He had unkempt black hair and a scraggly beard. His face wass lined with wrinkles, which made him look much older than he actually was.

Personality
Ned was jealous of attractive men. It was a constant habit of his to curse them out.

Ned also had a fetish for maids.

Chronology
One evening, Ned and the Melusine Pirates intercepted another group of pirates that attacked Andika and captured several hostages. After the pirates that attacked Andika were defeated, Ned carried one of the hostages, Kiara Wanda, to his ship while she was unconscious. However, he was suddenly attacked by Miledi Reisen, who had chased after the pirates in order to rescue Kiara. Miledi kicked Ned so hard that he fell overboard, and was about to grab Kira, but she was taken by the pirates' captain Meiru Melusine. A fight broke out between the pirates and Miledi and her companion Oscar Orcus, but both sides eventually ceased hostilities when they realized the altercation had been a misunderstanding. Miledi also apologized to Ned for kicking him of the ship before.

Over the next month, Miledi and her comrades, the Liberators, decided to spend some time with the pirates in order to get Meiru to join them due to being in possession of Ancient Magic. During that time, Ned and his shipmate "Mania" bonded with Oscar over their mutual love in maids, and would often compare their collection of photos of women in maid outfits that had bee take using Oscar's camera Artifact. When Meiru decided to reveal her pirate crew's goal was to her new friends, while making it look flashy, Ned used a barrel as a drum for dramatic effect. Sometime later, the Liberators left the pirates and returned to Andika.

Soon after Miledi and her friends were gone, the pirates were confronted by the Holy Church's Templar Knights. Ned and Mania were tasked with getting the non-combatants to safety. The two of them battled many knights, including Troop Sergeant Baltos Goldy. Despite being outnumbered, they were able to hold church's forces back for a while, but Ned had been forced to remove his fighting gauntlets due to Baltos making them heavier with his special magic "The Weight of Responsibility". Mania attempted to break them up by firing a flaming javelin at Baltos, but the attack had a minimal effect due to the magical nullification effect that the knight's armor granted him. Soon after, Mania was attacked by Templar Knight Brigade Commander Boutice Vaan, who unleashed a huge burst of Mana that knocked out him and his nearby shipmates. Ned nervously rushed over the check on his comrade, but stopped when he was suddenly attacked by Squad Captain Apri Erobos. She attacked him has his side with her longsword, which Ned tried to dodge, but she read his movements thanks to her special magic "Revelation" and changed the trajectory of her thrust, stabbing through his flank. Ned managed to trap her sword with his muscles, and swung his fist at her. Howerver, Apri determined trajectory of his punch and dodged out of the way, while easily pulling her sword out of Ned’s body. Before he could correct his stance, she stabbed him from the other side. As Ned flinched from the pain, she thrusted her sword at his face. Ned swung his head to the side while simultaneously raising his leg for a kick, but she sidestepped his attack and angled her thrust downward to stab into his leg instead. She then stepped into his guard and readied the finishing blow. Before she could finish him off, Ned managed to scream loud enough that she reflexively covered her ears, and stopped her attack, as a result. Despite this brief reprieve, Ned was still at a disadvantage. As Apri was about to move in with her sword for the finishing strike, Ned was suddenly healed thanks to Meiru's magic that rested all of her injured comrades. Ned trapped Apri’s sword with his fists, then wrenched his arms to snap it in half. He then launched another kick at Apri, but she managed to avoid it by ducking under the blow. Ned then managed to regroup with Mania, after the later managed to momentarily stun Bounce with his magic. Despite being at a disadvantage, the two of them resolved to fight until the non-combatants of the pirates had escaped to safety.

Despite their best efforts, Ned and rest of the pirates were overwhelmed by the church's forces. Worse, they had located and captured the non-combatants that had attempted to flee in secret. However, as the knights were prepared to kill the pirates, they were saved thanks to the sudden arrival of Miledi and her comrades. Once they joined the battle, the church's forces were forced to make a temporary retreat.

The following day, the pirates discovered that the church was planning to abduct Meiru's younger sister Diene Devault in Andika. Ned and the others then discussed a plan on how to rescue Diene first. The Melsuine pirates and the Liberators lead an infiltration mission, followed by causing a distraction log enough for Mien to rescue her sister in secret. Unfortunately, Laus Barn, they church's head knight, learned of their plan, and forced the pirates to openly confront Andika's security, and later the church's knights. Eventually, the fight was interrupted thanks to the awaken of the Divine Beast Leviathan that had previously laid dormant under Andika for millennia. Using special boots made by Oscar that allowed him to walk mid-air. Ned was among those guarding Diene, who wished to support the pirates in their fight against the church's knights, despite the sudden appearance of the Leviathan. In the end, the giant Monster was defeated thanks to Meiru and Miledi, but Andika had sunk as a result, though the citizens managed to evacuate thanks to the aid of the pirates. Over the next several weeks, they citizens established a new home made of various ships that had been formed into a new island for them. Though some of them, including Meiru, decided to join the Liberators.

Six months later, as the Liberators were preparing for their final battle against the Holy Church, they contacted all of their allies to aid them, including Ned and the rest of the Melusine Pirates.

Meiru Melusine
Ned was absolutely loyal to Meiru.

Mania
His fellow pirate, and someone who shared Ned's love of maids.

Oscar Orcus
Ned was initially jealous of Oscar due to his good looks, but the two quickly become friends as a result of their mutual love of maids.

Physical Abilities

 * Expert Combatant - Due to not having been born with any special magic, Ned had trained his "Body Strengthening" until his bare fists were strong enough to punch through armor.

Skills

 * Body Strengthening - A skill to use magic to strengthen the body.

Weapons & Equipment

 * Gauntlets - Ned's primary weapons.
 * Onyx Boots - A pair of boots given to him by Oscar (as well as a pair given to the other Melusine Pirates). They increase the wearer's leg strength exponentially, and are enchanted with the wind magic "Updraft" to aid the wearer's leaps. They are also enchanted with mini-barrier magic "Holy Shield" at the soles, to which create temporary platforms to help leap in mid-air.

Trivia

 * The name Ned is diminutive of "Edward" and "Edmund". It is of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) origin and comes from the roots "EADWARD" and "EADMUND".