The Unexpected Meister
Name: Takeuchi Hiroto (Surname/Given Name)
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Practically Non-existent (Presumably heterosexual)
Role: Meister
[Havenât found the name of the individuals who did the animation for Requiem from the Darkness yet]
Appearance:Itâs pretty easy to tell by looking at Takeuchi that a good wind just might blow the boy away should he not fight it. He stands at about an average height, around 72 inches, but weighs a mere 140 lbs. His body also happens to be a bit more disproportionate than most as well. His torso and arms are rather lengthy and his legs much shorter than you might consider normal, and this anomaly leaves his fingers hanging down by his knobby-knees. The boy likes to dress in Eastern-style robes though, truckloads of them that swallow his thin frame whole. That takes attention away from his clubbed-foot, though if you were to pay attention you would notice he limps with his right leg and how the foot is nearly orthogonal to his body. The sound of the fabric brushing the ground also covers the sound of his foot dragging for the most part. His clubbed-hand is much more noticeable though, at least when he doesnât have those long sleeves covering it up like he does for the majority of the time.
Personality: One of the best phrases to describe Takeuchi is high-strung. The poor boy is almost always on edge, and what with his thin frame he tends to resemble a startled cat you might see on cartoons most of the time. With this anxiety comes a heavy stutter as well, or at least it makes it much worse the more nervous he becomes, until it reaches the point where you might hear the same consonant repeated some 5 or 6 times, unless he screams of course. Screaming seems to suit the Meisterâs visage well, even though it is fairly high-pitched and effeminate to say the least, but at least it helps him to kill the stutter. Being extremely shy makes it very difficult for him to want to scream or speak up though, as it draws attention, which inevitably makes him more nervous. Poor boy.
On top of that heâs extremely obsessive, to the point of being compulsively so, and you will find him fretting with clothing, utensils, furniture, or just random items trying to make sure there is some form of symmetry to be had. If you werenât able to guess that means wearing more than one piece of clothing around his torso becomes a very tedious chore throughout the course of the day, you should seriously watch him fidget while looking in a mirror, classic. This obsession reaches to his relations with other people as well, for he grows attached to others much too quickly for anyoneâs own good, especially his. Heâs no stalker, but routines are important to him, and breaking those routines are life-shattering experiences he must endure each day. Just wait until you catch him waiting for someone running late, hilarious stuff that is.
Itâs not all that bad though, heâs not stupid. Takeuchi isnât what you consider very bright or quick on the draw, but heâs not dull either. The dyslexia slowed him down quite a bit while growing up, but it was just another hurdle he had to climb. When it comes to raw intelligence, you could put him at about above average, but perception is a whole ânother story. The boy ainât too quick if ya know what Iâm gettinâ at here. You should have seen how long it took him to figure out that kids arenât grown in cabbage patches, that one stumped him for years it did. Heâs a right, friendly boy too, kind down to his bones, of course itâs not like he had much of a choice in the matter, he couldnât very well go around being gullible, lame, and mean now could he? He tries to do whatever he can to help those around him; of course this trait doesnât always bode too well what with him being gullible as a two-year old.
You could word the next bit however you want to I reckon. Tenacious, willful, stubborn, bull-headed whatever you want to call it he has plenty of it to go around. If being born with more problems than a zebra has stripes does anything for a person it makes âem never want to give up, no matter what the cost might be. That mingles well with his kindness if you were wondering. Of course, all the willpower and good wishes in the world wonât make it any easier trying to get to your goal, but Iâm thinking it makes it a hell of a lot more fun from certain perspectives.
Abilities:
-Qi Purification: Takeuchiâs form of purification may not be nearly as strong as a full-blown exorcistâs, but itâs still as effective as any other. He performs purifications by focusing and creating a Qi-field around his targetâs body. Luckily this technique requires no chanting of any kind, just pure concentration. The time required for a successful purification depends upon the targetâs spiritual power, but weaker spirits and wraiths usually take only a minute or two if not moving.
-Thousand Cherry-Blossom Cyclone: Unfortunately this creature does require a chant to perform, but not the most difficult. Hopefully if Takeuchi isnât under too much duress he should be able to execute the chant flawlessly, hypothetically speaking that is to say. Another aspect of this ability is that it requires a number of paper talismans to initiate the spell. After repeating the short chant the numerous charms located within Takeuchiâs robes fly into the air and burst into a thousand shards of light which resemble cherry blossoms. This spell is useful in detaining a target more than anything else, but it could be used offensively if desired. The spellâs effectiveness does increase with the number of talismans used, but the required energy makes this a diminishing return.
-Flickering Blue-Flame of Healing: This is the most difficult spell Takeuchi can perform for several reasons, and the flickering aspect is probably the worst of them. He is still fairly new to this particular spell, which requires a relatively long and complicated chant to begin, and the drain upon his spiritual energy is extremely high. The flickering flame is dangerous for him though, if he were to open his eyes or not focus upon his own energy enough there is a high chance that it could trigger his epilepsy, something that would prove most unfortunate under the wrong circumstances. When performing this ritual the Meister must use the beaded necklace across his neck as a conduit for the flame, and the flame it produces it highly effective at healing minor wounds. This ability has a very unfortunate side-effect though, part of the healed wound is rebounded upon Takeuchiâs own body, not enough to prove dangerous to his health until the targeted wounds cross a certain threshold.
Bio:
There are many ways to describe the unfortunate circumstances that came about to bring the life into being that is known as Takeuchi Hiroto. The stars were not aligned, it was a draw with no mulligan, his existence was meant as a joke, and almost any other way you could imagine describing the culmination of an inconceivable number of unfortunate circumstances. Being born with a noticeable clubbed foot and mangled hand must have proven too ominous a sign for Takeuchiâs parents as they abandoned him at birth, or at least thatâs what he was told growing up.
Things proceeded to grow progressively worse as he grew up in the orphanage as well, he proved somewhat slower with his studies than most of the other students thanks to a mild bout of dyslexia and the inevitable teasing he suffered led to the development of a noticeable stutter. Of course, life would obviously have been much too easy if he had only been born with a clubbed hand and foot, dyslexia, and a stutter, so then the real curve-ball was discovered when Takeuchi was around 8 years of age. The children at the orphanage were painting one morning, and Takeuchi thoroughly enjoyed using many, bright colors in his paintings, all of a sudden the unfortunate young boy fell to the ground and began convulsing.
Obviously not everything in life could have gone wrong for the poor boy, or else you wouldnât be reading his story now would you? Between the ages of 12-13 certain changes started happening to the orphan boy, changes that would ultimately alter the course of his life forever. He began developing significant spiritual powers, enough so that an exorcist walking by the orphanage one day could sense his presence. The owners of the orphanage were quick to hide the boyâs defects which were not physically apparent, they had him stay keep quiet and still for the majority of the exorcistâs visit, hoping that he would not notice more than the clubbed appendages. Their plan did work, allowing Takeuchi to be taken into The Orderâs custody for training and spiritual development.
Needless to say The Order was not so pleased with its acquisition after it found out about some of his other flaws, but there was not much it could do, even though his spiritual power was not ranked amongst the highest it was still very uncommon. The Western instructors were much too impatient with him to continue teaching him effectively, but several of the Eastern instructors proved much more capable with his disabilities than most. Luckily most of the techniques he learned do not interfere with his epilepsy, he needed to close his eyes to focus on them properly, but the problem of a precise pronunciation was not easily overcome most of the time. His training did end though, and he was assigned to a group of reluctant exorcists.
