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Character: Philippe Tempest
Summary: He liked his job and that was why he was among the best.
Breeze Heart.
Was there a less intimidating name for a male state alchemist? Hardly. But on the bright side, no one would ever dare to question his manliness. He was a fighter, a fierce protector and this was enough to prove that he was indeed a tough enough fighter.
He was a man of action, of ambition. He rose from major to lieutenant colonel within the first five years of service (without benefitting from an ongoing war) and by the time things in the capital started to get really, really strange, he was about to be promoted to colonel
He was truly skilled and his abilities were terrifying enough to make him one of the most famous and popular state alchemists. He served in West City at the beginning of his career before Scar came and took his hand – which was a small price compared to the unfortunate souls who had died – because right afterwards, he was transferred to North City along with his partner.
They were among the best teams, Philippe Tempest and Serena Hamilton, and they had a pretty good reputation for dealing with issues before they could become problems. For Philippe, there was no other partner. He had worked with his sister before but Jade was not quite as much of a good match for him as Serena and so he had been very happy to hear that the blonde would be transferred along with him.
He was often asked how he had become one of the most renowned among the state alchemists, why his reputation exceeded the reputation of his peers, of the men and women who had served in Ishbal but he had no answer. Phil Tempest had become a state alchemist not for glory, the fame or the money attached to the prestigious title. He was there because he had a point to prove, because he was sick and tired of doing nothing and being bathed in luxury and gold. He desperately needed to prove that he could work just as hard as any other officer, as any officer who had not been handed everything on a silver plate.
He was also there because he had always followed his sister and when she had decided to join the army as a state alchemist, he had seen no other choice – he would follow Jade into the frozen depths of hell if she considered it worthwhile because protecting Jade had always been on top of his agenda even though protecting Serena was also important to him.
He did his job and he was good at it because – let's face it – his mother had been Abigail Mustang before her marriage and she had given him enough spirit and ambition for the next hundred years. He was not overly ambitious like his cousin but he was stubborn and when he had something to prove – heaven help him – he would not stop before he reached his goal.
He had a hand made of iron and a firm will and a fire burning within him, a fire neither WestCity's storm nor NorthCity's snow nor Serena's water transmutations had extinguished yet.
Speaking of the devil…
"The Major General expects us."
"I am on my way, Wave."