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my heart won't die

Created on 2008-07-15 05:50:33 (#16096371), last updated 2008-07-20

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Name:	Albert de'Morcerf [original]
Location:	(states/regions/territories)

Bio

Mon nom est Albert de'Morcerf ...

...et j'ai été condamné par mon propre cœur.

[character]; Vicomte Albert de'Morcerf
[fandom]; Gankutsuou

[origi/temp]; Original
[marked/unmarked]; Unmarked
[living quarters]; Noble Street, Patonce House, Upper Cove.

[age;] 16
[gender;] Male
[species;] Human
[sexuality;] ~~Young, horny and confused~~ Bisexual

Hopelessly, I'll love you endlessly

[appearance;]
Albert is a rather typical looking teenager. He has a light tan, dark, tussled brown hair parted messily off to the side, blue eyes, and a mole below his right eye. He's of a common height and build, and often is adorned in expensive nobles clothing. Albert tends to wear dress shirts and jackets as far as personal fashion trends go, but it varies.

[personality;]
Albert has good intentions, but sometimes comes across in ways he doesn't want to. He loves the people close to him above all things, and simply wants everyone to be happy. Despite this, he doesn't exactly commit to it, and when things go wrong, Albert sometimes makes himself out to be the victim. Truthfully, he mostly only thinks about himself and his own feelings, and so acts rather selfishly. He doesn't mean to, of course, and probably isn't entirely aware. But Albert is 15 years old, and most certainly acts it; he can be quite immature.

He's very proud of his family, status and morals, and can become arrogant and hard headed when his beliefs are called into question, certain that his way is the right way. Albert's very stubborn and doesn't tend to listen to other people, even in the ways of advice out of concern. Albert also tends to take things for granted, especially when in an upset, as he becomes self absorbed. He behaves in a way that greatly implies he's spoiled.

Generally speaking, all things aside, Albert's a sweet young man. He's polite and has something of an awkward charm, and is, at times, humble. Albert is also innocent. He later gets many rude awakenings to see the world as it really is, but for the most part, has lived with his eyes blissfully closed. He's very trusting of people, and has an open heart. Albert becomes upset when he sees other people being hurt, especially those he cares about.

Like any teenage boy, Albert has a healthy sex drive. His eyes often linger on the fairer sex, and he even becomes rather smitten with The Count of Monte Cristo. Honestly, Albert's easy to excite; it isn't very difficult for him to become smitten with someone.

Once Albert and The Count grow closer, Albert refused to believe warnings from his friend, Franz, that The Count is a suspicious, bad person. His faith, love and loyalty is unyeilding to The Count, much to the man's own surprise. Whenever Albert's views on The Count are challenged, he gets upset, completely devoted as he is.

Hopelessly, I'll give you everything

[abilities+strengths;]
Albert is innocent and pure with a lot of love to give. He's a good friend (for the most part), and has charisma. He's also extremely loyal, though it at times acts as a double-bladed sword.

Albert also has a super cuteness ability, imo.

[weaknesses;]
Albert is extremely naive. His trusting nature makes him very easy to manipulate. Albert's very faithful and dedicated, though to a fault; he often gets stabbed in the back, but doesn't learn ~~because he's french~~. In addition, his hard-headedness often gets him into trouble. He sometimes behaves irrationally and can be a little insensitive towards the situations of other people.

But I won't give you up.

[history;]
Albert was born in early 5000 in Paris France to Fernand de Morcerf, a Parisian General, and Mercedes de Morcerf. Albert befriended his best friend, Franz d'Epinay, at Franz's father's funeral. Growing up he had many aristocratic friends, including Eugenie Danglars who would be announced his fiancé at 14.

At the age of 15, he traveled to the Lunar Festival with Franz d'Epinay. There he saw The Count of Monte Cristo. Albert was intrigued by his unique, mysterious appearance and was infatuated upon first sight. The Count left behind a pocket watch that night, and Albert picked it up. Later, Albert met the Count again to return the watch. He befriended him immediately, much to his excitement, and decided to be his emissary into Parisian society.

In an attempt to "familiarize" himself with the women at the festival, Albert ran off with a "girl" named Peppo. Amidst fooling around, Peppo betrayed him by pulling a gun to Albert's chest and taking him hostage, working for a notorious thief Luigi Vampa, and kidnapped him for ransom. Franz was only able to rescue him by using the Count's influence.

Three months later, the Count came to Paris and Albert introduced him to the big wigs of the city. He was invited to the man's impossibly elaborate estate along with his friends some time after his arrival to Paris. Albert's love for his fiancé was challenged by one of his friends, Maximilien Morrel, and he fought a duel with him. Albert ended up becoming injured and fell off the boat they were dueling on. It resulted in the Count saving him, again, diving in to save him.

He was invited to a party at the Count's second home in Auteuil. He was then introduced to Andrea Cavalcanti, an Italian aristocrat looking to stay in France to perhaps find a wife. In Auteuil, he witnessed Morrel confess his love to Valentine Villefort, Franz's fiancé. Valentine was reluctant at first, but seemed to appreciate his company. By the end of the night, Albert and Valentine were both poisoned. Albert was given medication, but Valentine had a higher dosage and fell into a coma.

Albert rushed to the Count's to try and get an antidote, but he was, unfortunately enough, out of town. At a loss for what to do, they decided to take her away in case the one trying to assassinate the Villefort family might return. In the event, they realized that Heloise Villefort, Valentine's step mother, was the one who had poisoned them.

Soon after, Albert received a funeral invitation to give to his Father, the sender being Edmond Dantes. He gave this to Fernand and followed his father to see that he, Gerard Villefort (Valentine's father), and the Baron Danglars (Eugenie's father) had all gone. Curious about their connection, he asked his mother if she had heard of anyone named Edmond Dantes. She had such a strange reaction that even Albert noticed, and he began to feel very suspicious of the entire situation, including the name "Edmond Dantes." When the invited party arrived, they found Boville, a spy under Villefort, dead. The group of men were deeply disturbed by this.

Soon after, Eugenie was given a chance to perform piano at the opera house, and Albert was invited. He attended, but the Baron Danglars was attempting to oust his ties with the Morcerf’s, so he refused the boy entry. A friend of Albert's snuck him in and he was able to catch the last half of her first song. However, he was immediately removed by Andrea. Later, he found out that Andrea was Eugenie's new fiancé, the greedy Dangler's father having found it a better financial move.

Somewhat crushed, Albert turned to Franz, but he claimed that he was going away to do some investigations on the Count. Albert felt abandoned, so he sought company with the Count. The Count took him with him during a trip to space. They grew closer during the short vacation, or so Albert thought. Meanwhile, the Count's servant, Haydee, was slandering Fernand's name and revealing that his title and his name "de Morcerf" was all a lie--he wasn't of noble blood nor title, and his true surname was "Mondego." Fernand used to be an allied force with Janina, but he betrayed them and caused genocide. Haydee was a member of royalty: a princess, and she'd watched Fernand kill her father. Thereafter, Haydee explains she was sold into slavery, along with her other people (including her mother, who was made into a whore). When Albert returned to Paris, he was no longer a Viscount and his family became outcast by Parisian society. He had no idea what had gone on in his absence.

Upon Franz' return, Franz explained that the Count was actually a man named Edmond Dantes (or was). Franz also discovered that a demon king named Gankutsuou was imprisoned in the Chateau d'If (the same prison Edmond Dantes was 25 years ago), a thousand years ago. Albert learned that the Count was using Albert to further his own ends in a plot of vengeance, Edmond having been falsely imprisoned for life by Fernand, Villefort and Danglers. Edmond had made a pact with Gankutsuou to consume his body and soul, and in return, Gankutsuou offered to let Edmond out of prison so he could exact his revenge. Confronting the man about this, he challenged him to a duel to the death in his upset with the betrayal. When Franz found out, he drugged Albert with sleeping pills and took the duel in his place as Albert slept in. The Count killed Franz in the duel to prove to Mercedes that "Edmond Dantes" no longer existed, thinking it was Albert (her son), just as the boy himself came to his side.

Without a best friend, his fiancé or his title, and the betrayal by the Count, Albert was at a loss. While the Count was taking his revenge on the three men that had condemned him, Albert rescued Eugenie from marrying Andrea, who turned out to be a psychotic convict and the lovechild of the Baroness Danglars and Gerard Villefort (making him Eugenie's half brother). Once Eugenie was free, she boarded a flight to New York, and gave Albert a kiss goodbye along with a letter Franz had written to him before his death. Inspired and moved to tears by the letter's contents, he went to see the Count one more time.

Paris was in chaotic turmoil. Albert's father had gone insane with power, forcing his authority upon Paris (bombing his very own city left and right), thus becoming the new President. Albert went to see him and on the way, he found his mother shot by Fernand. Fernand then shot Albert as well. When he awoke, the Count's stewards had rescued him and driven him to the Count's home.

The Count and Fernand were having a duel to the death at the basement level of the Count's home, and Albert ran to stop them. In his desperation, Fernand took Haydee to gunpoint and, to turn the tables, the Count's steward took Albert by gunpoint. Albert begged his father not to hurt Haydee any further after everything he'd done in Janina, and Fernand begged the Count to just take his life instead of his son's. The Count apologized with a sad smile, then said he was only interested in causing him eternal suffering, explaining then that death was only a release from pain. So, The Count pulled his own gun to Albert and fired. The Count's steward took the bullet for Albert, and Albert ran to the count and pleaded him to stop hurting innocent people (pleading this also of his father), but the Count had become Gankutsuou (the demon having taken over the Count's body and soul at last) and could no longer be touched. Albert embraced him and with a kiss to his cheek dispelled the demon Gankutsuou completely, thus turning Edmond into his normal self.

Edmond, desperate to kill Albert, tears down his face, redirected his gun again back to Albert, furious that Albert had expelled Gankutsuou. Unfortunately, Edmond's heart beat for the first time in years--and because of this, his heart ruptured. In his duel with Franz, Franz had stabbed the Count in the heart. Unphased, the Count broke the sword and killed Franz. However, human once more, the sword tip remained in his heart. In a way, Albert indirectly killed the Count, just as he had indirectly killed Franz with his selfish, stubborn nature.

Dying, delirious and blind, Edmond furiously asked where Albert was, explaining he had to kill him. Albert took Edmond's hand, and told the him that he would continue to live no matter what. Edmond seemed to calm, and Albert witnessed Edmond give his last words:

"Please... remember that my name is Edmond Dantes."

Edmond then died, and before Albert had time to properly grief aside from sobbing, he was removed from the mansion, since it was collapsing. Fernand voluntarily stayed, knowing he would die. As Albert left the mansion, he heard his father shoot himself.

Months later, with near to nothing left, save his mother and Eugenie (who he hadn't yet heard from since her going to New York), Albert was in a horribly deep depression. In trusting a charming, mysterious man, he'd lost his best friend, father, fiancé, title stripped and respect by Paris (losing the city too, for the most part). Being raised as a noble who had it all, false wealth and name, Albert was having a hard time adjusting to normal life and earn his franks. Around Paris, he was constantly harassed for what his father had done to Paris and the slander on his family's name.

On a rainy evening, Albert had been walking home from his shameful, low wage job, when he was attacked by four men. Blaming the Mondego's for what had happened to Paris and grudging them for their betrayal to the innocent natives of Janina, they assaulted Albert with bars, pipes, planks and words. That night, Albert didn't make it home. His blood washed with the water running through the brick of ruined Paris until his body became cold.

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