User blog:CrystallicWolf108/Pure of Heart Proposal: Malthus

Alright, time for a pure of heart proposal. I’m not 100% sure, but I think he’s worth a shot. Malthus from Rethilor: A War of Sins and Virtues will be proposed today.

What’s the work?
Rethilor: A War of Sins and Virtues is a story I wrote on wattpad. It’s about Motomo, a 25 year old man who shows 3 of the 7 deadly sins, washing up on the shores of Rethilor. Rethilor is a fantasy filled island, full of magic creatures, but it also hosts the entrances to heaven and hell.

In the story, Pride and the other sins are plotting to destroy heaven so they can remake the world in their hellish image, so Motomo, Malthus, Zoeflare and the Virtues have to stop them. But they also need to help Motomo become a better person, so he can’t be taken advantage of by the sins.

Who’s the candidate? What has he done?
Malthus is one of the two deuteragonists of the story. He is an old wizard/warrior who has gone against the sins before. He serves as Motomo’s mentor. He trains him to learn magic, but also teaches him to become a better person. So, what heroic deeds has he done to give him his title of a “Great Hero”? Well, let’s get into it.

Just like my last pure of heart candidate, he has done heroic deeds before the story even began. He lead the humans on rethilor fight against the sins, and also helped out the virtues. It can be assumed that this saved the world. It’s stated that he actually killed the old sin of envy, so he has that going for him. After the war, he was praised as a hero, but never let fame go to his head. He also attempted to reason with Pride and made a deal with him to leave the humans alone, which is quite major, considering what a horrible person Pride is, trying to reason with him takes a lot of heart. Unfortunately, Pride didn’t honour his deal.

Now, onto the story. He mentors Motomo, and teaches him magic, but also tries to help jo, become a better person, so the sins can’t take advantage of him. However, he doesn’t expect Motomo to be perfect, as he knows that people can’t be perfect, so he doesn’t push him too far. He just wants Motomo to improve his behaviour, which is understandable.

He also helped defend Dragon Valley when the sins attacked, and tried his best to keep the dragons safe from the sins. Although overall, the sins won the fight, he still did his best to help survivors. Later on, when the sins genocide Vicinus, he offers shelter to the few people who survived the genocide, and searched for survivors who were trapped.

In the final battle, he helps save Rethilor and also the world from the sins. Most notably, he defeats Wrath, the second most dangerous of the sins by banding everyone together and then blasting her into space. After the whole drama with the sins is over, he continues to protect Rethilor alongside Motomo, Zoeflare and The Virtues.

Corrupting Qualities? Admirable Standard?
Well, here’s what I’m not sure about. Sure, he doesn’t outright show any corrupting factors, but he does state that he’s very impatient around children, and often walks away from them very annoyed. However, we don’t know exactly how he acts, and from what we know, he isn’t going to give into his anger so easily. He could most likely just count as a pure good with heating up periods.

As for the admirable standard, sure, he can pass. I mean, he does have to compete with Motomo and Humility, but still, I think he stands out due to how he mentored Motomo INTO being so admirable, and being a vital key into taking out the sins for good. Plus, he has saved countless lives.

Conclusion?
Sure, I’ll say Yes. But it’s up to you guys whether he counts.