Arshia Edeli

Arshia Edeli "Cyclops"

Arshia was by all means, a legendary Avahyan pilot during ww2.

Arshia was born in [City name], to a poor and unstable family. His father Atal has gone to jail twice, both for petty crimes, his mother, Azita was no better, having been against the monarchy for a long time. Despite this, Atal and Azita wanted the best for their child, and both worked hard to make sure Arshia wouldn't become like them. Arshia was smart, and fascinated with the sky, of course being raised in a poor community meant that he got into his fair share of fights and crime. This upbringing led to him becoming capable of defending himself, he became proficient with fighting, and would occasionally go hunting. Arshia's parents managed to raise enough money to get him into a good school, where he was bullied for his parents poor status, however he would quickly knock some sense into them. by the time Arshia was 16, it was 1934, the Avahyan civil war had just ended, and his family was now under watch by the Avahyan army because of Azitas's ideology. In 1936, now an adult, Arshia began to work odd jobs, and would soon attend [University name] in the United Kingdom. Arshia managed to join the air force in 1938, learning quickly he showed to be an amazing pilot.

World war 2 broke out in 1939, and whilst Avahya didn't join at first, they did send various volunteer forces to the united kingdom, primarily airwings. Arshia was chosen to go to the united kingdom, as he already could speak English. He arrived just in time for the Battle of Britain, where he would be declared an ace for shooting down 16 German fighters, and 5 bombers. Avahya's tactics, and well built planes, meant that predicting attacks were extremely hard, and it didn't help that Arshia was strategic enough to preform brutal hit and runs on the enemy. Arshia continued to fight in Britain well into mid-1940, getting 16 more fighter kills, alongside two maneuver kills (causing two BF-109s to collide midair). His plane became a prime target among German pilots, however they'd never get the chance to shoot him down, as he was called back to Avahya to fight against the new threat of Kashvan.

During the fights with Kashvan pilots, he scored a total of 24 kills against Kashvan pilots, two assist, and 6 bombers shot down. his luck ran out on April 8th, 1943, when an attack from a Kashvan fighter ace pierced his cockpit, shrapnel hit his eye and his plane went down in a fiery blaze, however he managed to eject before he was engulfed in flames. Passing out on his way down, he'd be rescued by the Pantiyan Liberation Collective, who would nurse him back to health, his eye was taken out in the process. When Arshia woke up, he was behind enemy lines, and it became obvious to everyone this hospital was going to be overrun. In a show of sheer determination, Arshia grabbed a Chauchat gun off one of the Rebels, and began to release hellfire on the unsuspecting Kashvan troops, when the Chauchat finally jammed, he grabbed another and continued to fire, constantly switching positions, he took a total of 3 more shots, one to the shoulder and another to his chest, the final one grazed him. Pure adrenaline was keeping him running, and when the second Chauchat finally jammed, he grabbed a MAS-40 and continued his onslaught, at this point, the entire PLC cell had joined in, Arshia was treated for his wounds each time he was hit, the PLC held out for two days before Avahyan armor finally liberated them. Astonished to see Arshia alive, he was taken to a base for further treatment.

The base came under attack by the Kashvan air force, who were now doing whatever they could to eliminate Avahyan air presence. Arshia was barred from flying, but not taking no for an answer, he got into a nearby plane and flew it into battle with no orders. Arshia shot down a total of 6 Kashvan planes before landing, having flown just fine even with one eye. He was swiftly arrested, and jailed for two months, and was then pardoned by Parviz himself. His flight status was reinstated, he was now given a jet modified to be better for his disability, and was sent to Houpou'e to strike the Trinsuyinese. If anything, his injury only seemed to improve his skills, shooting down 17 more Trinsuyinese aircraft, 12 Japanese planes, and even taking down two Schwalbe planes from Freistatten von Mu, To Avahyan and Houpo'ean pilots, he became a legend, whilst others simply refused to acknowledge his skills. During a bombing mission however, he was placed with a American bomber wing, where he would defend the bombers all their target and back, however his luck ran out during the return trip, where a lucky shot sent shrapnel into his left arm, he managed to land the plane and was amputated in the hospital. He shot down 12 Trinsuyinese fighters during this one battle.

He was almost barred from duty, but despite this, was allowed to continue service with only one arm, he flew just in time for the battle of the four navies, during this time he scored a massive 37 kills, almost 38 if his ammunition didn't run dry. He landed back at Reunion airbase, and went back out to fly again, during this time, he scored 2 more kills, now fighting over Kashvan, he scored 15 kills before Kashvan finally surrendered. Arshia was awarded the Purple heart AND medal of honor from the United States of America, he was also awarded the [Insert medal] from the Houpo'ean government, he was also awarded the Order of Saher for his actions and the Avahyan Red heart for his injuries. His total kills were 166, plus two assists.

After the war ended, Arshia would be brought into the Darabi house (one of the leading air force houses) as a consultant, Arshia would during this time create many aircraft designs, His aircraft would be tested, and used during the cold war extensively, his aircraft design skills were proven during the Korean war, with his jets being more than capable of doing their duties. He would leave the military in 1971, and set up Avahyan airlines, which would quickly become the most successful airline industry in Avahya. Arshia soon bought Avahyan airships, and then after buying many smaller Lemurian airline companies he rebranded to Lemurian airways in 1987, Arshia retired in 1992, and later died in his sleep on May 8th, 2009 at the age of 91, it was of natural causes. Arshia posted two books during his lifetime, an autobiography, which would become a bestseller worldwide, he published it in 1997, and the "Evolution of Air Travel and Warfare" which went over what air travel and warfare was like, and its evolution through the years, it didn't sell well, but it didn't sell badly either. A Avahyan air squadron was dubbed the Arshia squad in memory of him, and multiple statues of him remain, the Second largest airport in Avahya would also be renamed to Arshia International Airport. Pantyia would grant him the [Insert Medal] in 2010. Sabaton made a song about Arshia, the song was released exactly on what would've been his 100th birthday, March 5th, 2018. Arshias jet and propeller plane (the one that was used during the battle of 4 navies) are both on display at the WW2 museum in [City name], Avahya. Arshia no doubt had a large impact on people, many modern pilots around the world look up to Arshia as THE ace pilot.

"So long as you have enough will to fly a plane, I say you can fly a plane." -Arshia on a talk show, 2004.