Preston Garvey (Soul Bringer)

Preston Garvey is a pivotal character in the Soul Bringer series. He was the general of the Commonwealth Minutemen, Lady Emeraldblade's late husband and the late father of Jasmine Emeraldblade. He was one of the individuals who stopped Nightmare during the first Evil Seed, alongside Sophitia Alexandra.

Appearance
Preston has dark skin with short, jet black hair and brown eyes. He has a visible 5 o'clock shadow on his face and a standard body build.

Preston wears a tan and green, 1700's style overcoat with a brown, pinned-up tricorn hat. He pairs the outfit with brown gloves, a brown armsnrap with a speaker-type radio and brown cuff boots.

Personality
Preston has an anti-nihilistic, anti-misanthropic persona, believing that while life isn't fair, it does have an important meaning and believes everyone should be treated the way they want to be treated. He hates murder, theft and the destruction of all life in the universe and believes that in reality, good must always conquer over evil.

History
Not much is known about Preston Garvey before the late-16th century, although what is known is that he was one of the two individuals would fought against the original wielder of Soul Edge, Cervantes De Leon. Initially, the evil undead pirate nearly killed Sophitia Alexandra after the angelic warrior was severely injured by a shard of Soul Edge embedding itself in her breast. Preston noticed this, and jumped in the way to save Sophitia's life, distracting Cervantes long enough for Sophitia to regain her composure and help Preston fight off Cervantes, allowing them to regain the upper hand. Eventually, the two of them overpowered Cervantes before Sophitia managed to destroy one of the two swords of Soul Edge, causing Cervantes to dissipate from reality and destroying the first Evil Seed. Despite their initial sense of victory, the two of them didn't realize that the second sword of Soul Edge still survived and that it could potentially regain its power and start a new Evil Seed in the future.

In the meantime, Preston alongside Sophitia created a volunteer militia known as the Commonwealth Minutemen, whose goal was to protect the world from evil-doers, with Preston acting as the general, while Sophitia was the senior officer and second-in-command.

During this time, Preston met Lady Emeraldblade, whom shared a common cause and became a major ally to the Minutemen in their battle against evil. Eventually, the two of them formed a romantic relationship with each other and later married.

Despite their initial success, the Minutemen eventually began to fall apart once a new enemy rose up, carrying the same sword Preston and Sophitia thought they had destroyed earlier, they learned from Lady Emeraldblade that Soul Edge was only partially destroyed, but because the second sword was not destroyed, the evil sword ultimately survived. The three of them attempted to confront Nightmare, but the Azure Knight quickly overpowered them, incapacitating Sophitia and Lady Emeraldblade and mortally wounding Preston Garvey before successfully escaping.

Despite attempts to save Preston's life, Lady Emeraldblade was unsuccessful and Preston Garvey died from his injuries. On his death bed, Preston asked Lady Emeraldblade to promise him to save the universe and destroy Soul Edge, to which Lady Emeraldblade vowed to fulfill.

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