Hawk and Crow

Joseph Mathias Hawk is a member of the Harbor Storms, the near-legendary elite of Ylelon's military. They are the best of the best, trained for covert ops and to be able to stem any invasion and counter any foe that tries to invade Ylelon. Entire military actions by hostile countries have been staved off in the past by the mere threat of the Harbor Storms responding to the attack.

Before Hawk became a Harbor Storm, however, he was merely an exceptional soldier rising through the ranks due to his tremendous natural potential and dedication to his country. His fiancée, Angela Wright, was a student in a local martial arts dojo in Ylelon City. Hawk sometimes attended classes with her, and it was there that the two of them caught the eye of George Manor.

George sometimes came to the dojo with Tina McClay, a member of the Lonely Winds who trained with the co-owners of the dojo, Master Pana and Master McCoy, themselves secretly former Lonely Winds. It was Tina that introduced Angela to the dojo, and George was so impressed by Hawk and Angela when he saw them that he showed them around his Mansion. They adapted remarkably quickly to the odd new lifestyle. Hawk saw fighting monsters as just one more way he could serve his country, and the chance to improve his conditioning and show off for his mate didn’t hurt, either. Angela wasn’t the fighter Hawk was, but George recognized the sharpness of her mind, and he took to teaching her a skill none of the other active Lonely Winds knew he had to teach: magic. Soon, the two were fighting alongside the others in the field, Hawk laying waste to supernatural beasts with his tremendous fighting ability, and Angela offering support in the form of the same powers the monsters themselves often relied upon. She was so talented that George jokingly compared her to a crow, both as a corellary to her boyfriend’s name and in reference to a bird often associated with mysticism. The name stuck, and Hawk and Crow became important members of the team for almost two years. They were often away, Hawk on duty, Crow taking courses in psychology, but they returned at every opportunity to fight the good fight even after they were married.

That all changed when Tina was killed in the field. Heartbroken, Crow reluctantly withdrew from the team. Hawk left with her: he had just been accepted into the Harbor Storms training program. Their departure reduced the active Lonely Winds to a mere three, the smallest membership in the history of the group. Despite this, the other team members bear them no ill will, and regard them as good friends to be remembered fondly.