Inner Self's Name:
Type of Dreamer: Normal dreamer
Age: Kiyu appears to be around his late teen years, probably almost twenty years of age.
Gender: Male
Appearance: Kiyu stands at a height of five feet nine inches, and is usually dressed in clothing that doesn't hinder his movements. Usually a simple cloak over his shoulders that is a deep rustic red in color and black pants are the only thing he wears. Long golden hair flows passed his shoulders to curl along his sharp features. Golden yellow eyes that seem to glow peer out from his bangs that surround his face. Across his left shoulder is a simple peice of leather, possibly just for show, or maybe protection no one knows. His hands are armored just enough to look dangerous, but nothing more. A single horn curves outwards from the top of his head, giving him a demonic feel.
Personality: Though he's not soft spoken, Kiyu rarely talks too much. He'll engage in conversation if need be, but for the most part is reserved in what he says. He's got an air about him that tells of a deep sadness and an even stronger guilt. Kiyu doesn't like being alone, though and is fearful of being lost. He enjoys songs very much, and often sings softly when he's not around people.
He's a good listener to those that wish to talk to him, and keeps people company just the same as he likes to have company himself. Kiyu doesn't like people being hurt or taken advantage of and does his best to protect the weak by being strong himself. Though he doesn't wish to hurt people, due to his past, he will fight if given strong enough reason to. Otherwise, Kiyu will try to run from the fight, taking whomever is there with him as well. When he does fight, he will try his best to minimize the damage and if at all possible, knock out his opponent.
Though Kiyu doesn't speak much and is very easy to get along with, he also has a great fear that lingers around him almost all the time. Kiyu has been building on his softer side for years, trying to bring it into play and keep it there as much as possible. For all of that, though, it is a lie. The soft smile and sweet personality once he's spoken a few times, are nothing but a carefully constructed mask.
There are times when Kiyu will suddenly slip into being a lucid dreamer, meaning he is well aware of his surroundings and knows that it is a dream that he is. However, when this happens, his true self will take over his constructed facade and wreak havoc. He becomes a cruel, sharp tongued person with no love for anything or anyone around him. Though he knows that his other self has created relationships, he has no care for the feelings of the others.
He will insult the others and take advantage of them at any time he pleases. He is a sadist as well when it comes to a fight. He enjoys putting people through pain and killing slowly. Kiyu will go looking for a fight if all else fails, finding the thrill of the action to be most pleasing. He will leave behind anyone that his former self has worked with, and if they get in his way, most times than not Kiyu will turn on them and try to kill them.
This side of him, is his true self. The darkness that resides in his heart is thicker than that of his softer being. With the dark side of himself being much stronger, it gives rise to his stronger abilities inside the dream because he is highly aware of what's going on and can manipulate his power accordingly. Even so, with his darkness the stronger part of him, Kiyu's softer side is most often shown because he is not a lucid dreamer. He only slips into lucid dreaming every once in a while. However, he can be manipulated by others should they find out about his darkness, and his lucid dreamer state can be brought out.
This the largest reason to why Kiyu is reserved when talking to others, because he is highly fearful of his opposite side. Deep down he knows that his darkness is the true part of his being, but he's convinced himself that his softer side is his true self. His guilt and sadness add to this fact, and he does his best to hide them all from others.
Abilities:
Demonic selfs abilities:
Pulse I ~ Dark magic. Kiyu, in his lucid dreamer state, becomes a force to be reckoned with. He can manipulate his magic to further degrees than his normal dreamer state. Kiyu can draw energy from his opponent until that opponent dies. He can send a wave of crystalized spikes towards his enemy as well, and can curse his opponent so that whatever wounds they recieve are harder to heal, if at all.
Though highly deadly especially in his lucid state, Kiyu tends to draw the energies from his opponent more often than using his other abilities with Dark magic. Drawing his enemies energy from them is a slow process, offering him the pleasure of watching his prey die before him. However, he can only do one thing at a time, and to draw the energy of someone takes a lot of concentration and power on his part.
Should Kiyu face more than one opponent, he will most likely switch tactics and use the other two branches of his Dark magic which are far more easier to cast and keep using. In such cases, casting the curse first is his favored tactic and then sending the onyx colored spikes at his enemy right after to deal as much damage as possible.
Normal selfs abilities:
Pulse I ~ Dark magic. In Kiyu's normal dreamer state, he is far less powerful than in his lucid state. He is still able to draw someones energy from them, but he won't ever do so until they die. He can send the crystalized spikes as well, but in far less number than in his lucid state. Finally, the curse simply makes the opponent bleed more rather than making it difficult to heal.
In this state, Kiyu has a strong distaste for his power because he fears that it may transition into his lucid state far too easily. However, if provoked into a fight and forced to defend himself or someone else, Kiyu prefers drawing the energies from his enemy, just as in his lucid state. Doing this allows him to knock out his opponent far easier than having to deal with them in close combat.
If faced with multiple enemies, Kiyu will have to make a choice of retreating or fighting back. Most times, he will summong the crystal spikes and create a wall between him and the larger group of enemies. This is because of his wish not to hurt people if at all possible. The less of his pulse he uses, the calmer or better he feels.
Kiyu lived in a small town before everything happened with the dreams. His true self was a young boy who loved music and being with friends. He had a happy family and he was known by the name of Zariyith. Zariyith's family supported him in every endevour that he wished to go for, and he eventually settled on music studies. Before that, though, there was a terrible incident that changed him forever. At the age of 11, Zariyith and his best friend Uriya had gone to play like they normally did.
Just like normal boys, they rough housed, wrestled, pretended to fight with each other and other playful deeds. The difference was that they were playing around near the street in front of Zariyith's house. As they played, it turned into a wrestling match. Zariyith managed to get the upper hand in their little match and rolled over so that Uriya was on top of him. It was a move he'd seen plenty of times on the T.V, and he had always wanted to try it. After asking his close friend if he was ready, Zariyith tossed Uriya off of him via kicking his feet up and outwards.
Unknown to both boys, the street was far too close to them, and Zariyith had just tossed his friend into the path of an oncoming car. Later he was told that the moment his friend hit the car, the death was instant. Being at such a young age, Zariyith had gotten minimal punishment for what had happened, the incident being called off as a mere accident. However, to Zariyith, it was much more than that.
As he grew older, the torment of losing his friend in such a horrid way continued, and as time passed, his 'other self' became more and more apparent. Questions circulated in his mind, causing him much grief. Had it really been an accident, or had Zariyith tossed his friend on purpose, knowing that Uriya would die? He tried to build on the fact that it was merely an accident, that he hadn't wished for that to happen at all, but the more he fought with himself, the more he felt he was losing.
Eventually, Zariyith went to college and got a degree in music. From there, he became a singer, but his songs were nothing of what he originally wanted. He had a beautiful voice, but his lyrics were darker than his appearances. Zariyith made a name for himself as he went along, but he kept to himself and in the silence of his own home, the darkness was his true enemy. Constantly in a battle with his own self, sleeping was usually his way out of things. In this, he slept for hours, longer than most people. His dreams were his get away, a place where he was safe.
There were rare times when he had lucid dreams and his inner self would become apparent. Those times were nightmares to him -and that's what he passed it off as- waking violently each time. Unfortunately, now, his dreams seem to be permanent and when he becomes lucid, he can't wake up from the nightmare anymore, or pass it off as a 'bad dream'. Now, he's stuck and it's out of his hands completely.