"Well, what do we have here? A whelp stealing away the heart of a pup too weak to protect herself? Man, what's this world coming to if I'm the one who's got to step up and be the hero? Oh, fine. How about you just make this easy on yourself, roll over like a good little dog, and die for me?"
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- Izayoi Akatsuya. As he'll proudly inform anyone - or at least, anyone female - his surname, Izayoi, refers to the 19th day of a month, right after the full moon, where the night is supposedly the most beautiful. Meanwhile, his given name means "Red Glow." Overall, his name indicates a scarlet full moon - a beautiful and welcome sight. At least, for a monster...
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- He usually just goes by “Izayoi,” even though it's technically his surname, both because it's convenient and out of reverence for his former family.
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- Although apparently an ordinary delinquent teenager, Izayoi's real nature is much more dubious. Born to a Demon – specifically an Incubus – and a Shinto Land Spirit transfigured into a Human – specifically, an Inugami – his existence is less that of a living human and more that of a fully functional human facsimile constructed from spiritual energy. Although normally, as a Kami, he'd draw his powers from the faith of those who believe in him, his Incubus heritage has tainted that aspect of his being so that he can only empower himself through the love and lust of women. Nevertheless, provided a source of energy, he can establish a “territory,” a boundary permeated by his spirit which Demons of all stripes are harmed by, and thus find it difficult to enter, as well as tap into the powers of his spirit – although he's unable to transform himself into a form more suited to his Divine heritage, since his mother bore him while she was still technically “Human,” and an Incubus is a sort of degraded Human as well.
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- Male.
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- 18.
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- He encourages heterosexual attraction towards himself, since it empowers him, but he has certain qualms about actually entering into a relationship, be it romantic or sexual, making him more demisexual/demiromantic than anything.
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- He looks Caucasian – probably a gift from his father, a Demon from the west.
“Tall? Extremely. Dark? Not so much. Handsome? Why don't you tell me? Your personal knight in shining armor? Eh, what the hell. Not like I have anything better to do. Fine, I'll help you out, lady – but just this once.”
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- 6'2”
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- 198 lbs, mostly muscle.
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- Blonde.
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- Technically brown, but it looks more bronze-red, like dried blood.
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- A tall, powerfully built youth with fair skin and hair and bright, almost scarlet eyes, Akatsuya immediately strikes one as being rather out of place amidst any sort of group. A stern-faced, cold individual, he strikes most as rather off-putting, given his confident, carefree bearing and rather condescending and rude attitude. Never one to let his appearance bother him – a good thing, considering his very limited budget – he dresses in rumpled, somewhat worn button-up red shirts and white jeans, and of course his trademark black-on-yellow parka, which he's seldom seen without, even on warm days. More often than not, he keeps the hood raised enough to obscure his face, avoiding contact with prying eyes.
His physique is athletic to say the least, with long limbs and a muscular, if not overstated body. Coupled with his upright, firm posture and resolute, defiant expression, his appearance alone makes quite clear that he's not somebody to be messed with. But, although he might be called attractive, given proper grooming, at the moment he brings one more in mind of a stray dog, with his hair unkempt and unruly, and traces of stubble appearing on his otherwise rather youthful face, as though he doesn't wash or shave regularly. Given his circumstances as a drifter, really, it's more of a wonder that he doesn't look like more of a bum than he already does.
His most notable feature, to a casual observer, is probably his eyes. Looking into them, one finds oneself practically drawn into his gaze, as though unable to escape it – at least, if one happens to be female. His eyes have an almost hypnotic effect that drives women who look into them long enough to become inexplicably drawn to him, attracted by a mysterious charisma that they can't quite comprehend, a pull which is only compounded by his inexplicably handsome looks. Such is the nature of being half-Incubus, and many women who see him, not knowing of this fact, might find themselves lusting after him in short order. The effect of his physical charisma isn't limited to just females, though. Although men might not find themselves romantically attracted to him unless already of a homosexual persuasion, they nevertheless feel like they can trust him instinctively, even though he's probably the most untrustworthy-looking person imaginable. People always seem to find themselves wanting to help him despite their suspicions – another perk of his lineage. This is one of the reasons he usually wears his hood – he doesn't like controlling people accidentally into bending over backwards just for his sake.
“Demons and Humans... I couldn't give less of damn about them or their issues if I tried. Demons abandoned me, and then Humans shunned me when they found out what a monster I really was. They didn't want me, fine. I'll leave them be – but they can deal with their shit themselves.”
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✦ Rude ✧ Aloof ✦ Flirtatious ✧ Suspicious ✦
Akatsuya is a rather confusing individual. On the surface, he's your typical wannabe bad-boy, albeit one with much more substance behind his boasting than most. He disregards other people callously when they annoy him, belittling, mocking, insulting, and pushing them away. Even to those with whom he's agreed – however reluctantly – to interact, he's rarely civil, being sarcastic, lazy, and generally self-centered and abrasive. He doesn't expect anybody to show him any courtesy, and so he never shows any himself. However, although he seldom allows others to realize it, this is more of a front to protect them from his true self, and to protect himself from ever getting hurt again, than anything. For that reason, if it means that he can keep isolating himself from others, never risking being shunned as a monster or hurting someone or making them go against their nature due to the influence of his eyes, he's more than happy to play the villain, even if it isn't nearly the bad guy he purports himself to be.
Bearing a sense of chivalry, and thus a desire to atone for the mistakes of his past, Akatsuya actually goes out of his way to help people whenever his assistance is really needed. He just doesn't do it up front. If an old man needed help moving something heavy, he'd gripe and complain and then come up with some lame excuse to do it anyway. If a girl was crying because her boyfriend had had a fight with her, he'd console her and give her advice on romance, and then claim he was just doing it to make her break up so he could pick her up on the rebound. She'd probably slap him in the face and run off, and he, in turn, would simply grin and bear it, content that he'd helped her forget about her anger towards her boyfriend, redirecting that anger towards himself, the conveniently appearing villain. He hates to see other people in trouble or sad, but at the same time, doesn't want to risk opening himself up to them for fear of hurting them or being hurt himself.
On the subject of the previous example, there is one exception to his general rudeness towards all who converse with him. Namely, girls. Although he's far from the perfect gentleman, he nevertheless considers it his duty to respect and honor women. He doesn't hurt girls, and he utterly loathes any man who would. If there's a female in trouble, he'll be the first to rush to help her. If there's a girl who's sad, he'll be there to dry her tears. Of course, he can't commit himself to any of them for fear of enchanting them with his eyes, so he in turn pretends to be an insufferable flirt, pushing girls to distrust him in spite of his eyes so that they won't become too attached before he leaves them behind for their own good. This, in turn, adds to his image as a bad boy who couldn't care less about anybody else, thus ensuring that he doesn't have to show his real feelings to anyone – even the girls he dotes on.
In reality, though, the young “Demon” is much less confident than he lets on. Deeply ashamed of what his powers and his own selfish desires have caused, he seeks nothing save to atone for what he's done. Viewing himself as an abomination who only hurts people and interferes with their lives, he has thus removed himself from society, only interacting with others to either protect them or assist them as means of atoning for his sins, and then moving on. Although he tries to tell himself that if he keeps pushing people away so that only those who truly care will ever interact with him, and if he keeps on helping people, he'll at least have earned their affection himself instead of stealing it with his eyes, in reality, he's still far too afraid of his own nature to risk opening himself up to others. He worries that if he does, he'll lose control, and might do something unforgivable – a thought that terrifies him regularly.
In the event that somebody actually did care about him, even without being influenced by his eyes, it's likely he wouldn't know how to deal with it. Too scared to show his true self to anybody, he'd probably keep trying to push them away, all while clinging to the secret hope that they'd stay with him. Yet, he's unable to express those desires, due to the guilt he feels over what he's done. So, Akatsuya locks them away behind his facade of the carefree, selfish ingrate who hates the world and all who live in it, and wants nothing more than to be by himself, hoping that, even if nobody sees the truth lying beneath his mask, at least nobody will get hurt because of him...
Akatsuya is a rather confusing individual. On the surface, he's your typical wannabe bad-boy, albeit one with much more substance behind his boasting than most. He disregards other people callously when they annoy him, belittling, mocking, insulting, and pushing them away. Even to those with whom he's agreed – however reluctantly – to interact, he's rarely civil, being sarcastic, lazy, and generally self-centered and abrasive. He doesn't expect anybody to show him any courtesy, and so he never shows any himself. However, although he seldom allows others to realize it, this is more of a front to protect them from his true self, and to protect himself from ever getting hurt again, than anything. For that reason, if it means that he can keep isolating himself from others, never risking being shunned as a monster or hurting someone or making them go against their nature due to the influence of his eyes, he's more than happy to play the villain, even if it isn't nearly the bad guy he purports himself to be.
Bearing a sense of chivalry, and thus a desire to atone for the mistakes of his past, Akatsuya actually goes out of his way to help people whenever his assistance is really needed. He just doesn't do it up front. If an old man needed help moving something heavy, he'd gripe and complain and then come up with some lame excuse to do it anyway. If a girl was crying because her boyfriend had had a fight with her, he'd console her and give her advice on romance, and then claim he was just doing it to make her break up so he could pick her up on the rebound. She'd probably slap him in the face and run off, and he, in turn, would simply grin and bear it, content that he'd helped her forget about her anger towards her boyfriend, redirecting that anger towards himself, the conveniently appearing villain. He hates to see other people in trouble or sad, but at the same time, doesn't want to risk opening himself up to them for fear of hurting them or being hurt himself.
On the subject of the previous example, there is one exception to his general rudeness towards all who converse with him. Namely, girls. Although he's far from the perfect gentleman, he nevertheless considers it his duty to respect and honor women. He doesn't hurt girls, and he utterly loathes any man who would. If there's a female in trouble, he'll be the first to rush to help her. If there's a girl who's sad, he'll be there to dry her tears. Of course, he can't commit himself to any of them for fear of enchanting them with his eyes, so he in turn pretends to be an insufferable flirt, pushing girls to distrust him in spite of his eyes so that they won't become too attached before he leaves them behind for their own good. This, in turn, adds to his image as a bad boy who couldn't care less about anybody else, thus ensuring that he doesn't have to show his real feelings to anyone – even the girls he dotes on.
In reality, though, the young “Demon” is much less confident than he lets on. Deeply ashamed of what his powers and his own selfish desires have caused, he seeks nothing save to atone for what he's done. Viewing himself as an abomination who only hurts people and interferes with their lives, he has thus removed himself from society, only interacting with others to either protect them or assist them as means of atoning for his sins, and then moving on. Although he tries to tell himself that if he keeps pushing people away so that only those who truly care will ever interact with him, and if he keeps on helping people, he'll at least have earned their affection himself instead of stealing it with his eyes, in reality, he's still far too afraid of his own nature to risk opening himself up to others. He worries that if he does, he'll lose control, and might do something unforgivable – a thought that terrifies him regularly.
In the event that somebody actually did care about him, even without being influenced by his eyes, it's likely he wouldn't know how to deal with it. Too scared to show his true self to anybody, he'd probably keep trying to push them away, all while clinging to the secret hope that they'd stay with him. Yet, he's unable to express those desires, due to the guilt he feels over what he's done. So, Akatsuya locks them away behind his facade of the carefree, selfish ingrate who hates the world and all who live in it, and wants nothing more than to be by himself, hoping that, even if nobody sees the truth lying beneath his mask, at least nobody will get hurt because of him...
- ✦Women. – Considering his spirit is fueled by the love of others, he literally needs adoration or else he'll die. However, this isn't the only reason he cherishes the company of girls, as his chivalrous nature compels him to ensure that they're happy above all else. Perhaps this is one of the ways in which he seeks to make restitution for all the grief he has caused...
✧Chocolate. – Well, sweet foods in general, actually, but especially chocolate. To a ruffian drifter like him, even such a simple thing as sweets are a delicacy, so he cherishes them while he has the chance. For whatever reason, though, chocolate serves as a fix to get his mind off of his cravings for affection, and the urges to seduce and dominate that they bring, making it sort of an “anti-drug” for him.
✦A good fight. – Blame it on his canine ancestry, but he's more than a bit excited by the prospect of a battle, especially if it's against someone he doesn't like. Demons, especially, are his favorite targets, as they help him blow off some steam, kick some ass, and do some good in the world while he's at it.
✧Singing. – But for the love of all that is holy, TELL NO ONE, OR AKATSUYA WILL END YOU.
✦Attention. – But only if it's unsolicited. He likes to know that people care about him, but only if he's sure that it isn't just because of his eyes. This is, perhaps, the only time he feels like he has a purpose.
- ✦Women getting hurt. – Due to the mistakes of his past, this is perhaps the greatest way to enrage the young “Demon” that there is. If he sees anyone treating a woman in a way he himself wouldn't, then he's more than happy to intervene, and, if necessary, to punish the transgressor.
✧Dealing with people. – Most people either hate him or blindly adore him because of what he is. He dislikes both attitudes equally.
✦Seeing people sad. – Izayoi is a person who can't live with another's tears. He'll do whatever it takes to ensure the people around him are happy, even at his own expense.
✧Demons – They prey upon the weak, both amongst themselves and amongst Humans. In his eyes, this is unforgivable, and he thus seeks to right the wrongs of his own race.
✦Not knowing things which are obvious to people around him. – He HATES being left out of the loop. If he's trying to help and you're not treating him as an ally, then you can be damn sure he'll keep harassing you and snooping around unwanted until you do.
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- ✦Enhanced Physiology – Due to his unique nature, Akatsuya has obtained a rather unusual body. Although his mother was an Inugami, she was in Human form at the time of conception, and thus bore him with a Human body as a container. However, it's less of an ordinary Human body and more of an Inugami's shell reformed to fit the appearance and functionality of a Human. His hearing and smell are incredibly sensitive, much like those of a dog. Unlike a dog, however, he retains sight on part with an ordinary Human – probably because of the Demonic “enhancements” to his eyes. Similarly, although all of his organs function like those of a Human, his muscles and bones are countless times tougher than normal, giving him superhuman strength and beast-like agility. Finally, due to his father's Demonic influence, he possesses the appearance of an Incubus overlaid onto his outward shell – the visage of an abnormally handsome young man whose appearance attracts the eyes of all who would seek the pleasure he can offer.
✧Abilities – However, although his body is like that of a Human, his spirit is much closer to that of a Kami. A vast existence that thrives on the faith of others and creates wards against evil, his spirit functionally serves the purpose that normally a Shinto Land Deity might. However, there are also a few key differences. Unlike a Kami, his normal state of being is within a physical body. Consequently, he doesn't need to spend precious energy just to manifest himself, allowing him a much more stable corporeal existence. On the other hand, if he feels like conserving power, he can do just the opposite of what is normal and enter the spiritual plane, subsuming his physical body into his spiritual one in order to save the energy consumed by a Human body in day-to-day activity. Furthermore, by eating food or getting sleep, he can also replenish some of the energy he does spend. However, unlike a Shinto Kami, he also doesn't get power from faith and recognition alone. Rather, due to his tainted nature as a Incubus, there is only one feeling that can satisfy his hunger for power: the love and affection of a young woman. Consequently, he feels an almost addiction-like compulsion to seek out and seduce females in order to steal the power that dwells within their hearts. Were he to actually prey upon them in this manner, it's highly unlikely that they'd be left feeling anything, as all feelings of affection, love, and tenderness would be stolen from them, along with a large part of their souls. Fortunately, he doesn't actually need to go this far, and can at least manage his cravings by simply harvesting a small amount of affection passively. It doesn't even necessarily have to be romantic in nature, although this type of affection is the most effective at granting him power. Unfortunately, this is only a temporary solution, as without genuine interest him, both romantic and sexual, he's bound to eventually run out of power and die. Unfortunately, given his code of honor, he isn't willing to actually go looking for the love he needs, since doing so efficiently would doubtless require using his eyes to seduce someone against their will – or at least, so he tells himself.
Speaking of which, although most of the traits transferred to his spirit by his father are physical, he does possess a few potent powers that hail from his Incubus lineage rather than his Kami bloodline. The first of these is his Mystic Eyes, which have been described in detail above. Possessing a spell that causes those who meet his gaze to fall under an unconscious compulsion to get closer to him, it inflicts his own usual cravings on the women whose eyes he looks into unless he's very careful, essentially inflicting a subconscious form of mind control on them that makes him nigh irresistible. However, the effects are most often temporary, requiring repeated sustained eye contact were he to seriously try to seduce someone – something he probably wouldn't do anyway, considering it's completely against his character. Finally, they do actually have some small effects on men as well as women, as previously stated – but only to the effect of making him seem more trustworthy and worth staying around.
His second ability that comes from his Incubus side, however, is a bit more unusual. Bearing a few elements of Kami powers in addition to Demonic ability, he is capable of becoming a sort of guardian spirit inside a person's dreams. This allows him to watch over them while they sleep, “eating” any nightmares they might have and protecting them from forms of curses or mental assaults while their consciousness is weak from fatigue. Not exactly an incredibly useful ability, but one that does work well on those who knows who are afflicted by Demons.
His most prominent ability, however, is his power as a Kami to shift in and out of the spirit world – which he often uses in conjunction with his incredible agility to seemingly warp from one place to another, or to fly with complete disregard for the laws of physics, and to establish “Territories” in the physical realm where his spirit is made manifest in order to subtly influence the nature of reality. By doing so, he can expel anything he defines as evil – most usually Demons, but technically anything living that he wishes not to see. His Territory takes the form of an area wreathed in blue light, which burns things he wishes expelled like a flame, the intensity of which is proportionate towards his dislike for the target. For example, a person he simply dislikes might be able to approach him despite his Territory, and just feel a slight tingling, while a Demon might literally burst into azure flames. However, his Territory can be resisted by those with similar levels of spiritual power, making its effectiveness in a spread out, unfocused form rather limited against powerful Demons. This is why he more commonly concentrates his territories to form focused barriers, either using objects as a focus, or simply standing on their own. Without a focus, they can only be created close to his person, moved, or reshaped. Nevertheless, they're tremendously powerful. By utilizing his Territory as a barrier, he can project a variable-strength physical force in one direction, creating an opposite force to any incoming one. This repulsion is powerful enough as to functionally be a solid object. This can even stop bullets, as shown in the animation above, by projecting a force equal to that possessed by the bullet, but in the opposite direction. The utility of these fields isn't just defense, either, as he can use them to project a force on himself, flinging him as though fired from a cannon, or on somebody else, concentrating an overwhelming impact directly into one area of a foe's body in order to punch clean through them, as though hitting them with a cannonball at point-blank.
With a focus, they function more like enchantment than defense. For example, he could imbue his Territory into a metal pipe, vastly strengthening its durability and giving it the power to burn Demons on contact. Alternatively, he could imbue his energy into living tissue, strengthening and healing it – an ability which grants him the side effect of being incredibly difficult to harm, as his Territory is usually in a permanent state of activation on the inside of his own body. Or, assuming he placed his Territory inside a sufficiently weak-willed creature, he could give it commands and make it into his Familiar. Most Kami do this with mobile and somewhat dangerous animals like Wolves, Foxes, and the like, but due to his lack of power, Izayoi usually just uses butterflies as a network of mobile eyes in the sky to keep an eye out for Demons.
His Territories usually linger for some time, even after he leaves them, as they run on a set supply of energy provided in advance in order to repel Demons. However, he usually reclaims his power once he leaves, as he seldom has a need to leave such areas behind.
✦Fighting – Although not formally trained, he's still freakishly fast and strong, and has incredible awareness and reflexes, making him dangerous in any sort of battle.
✧Empathy – As a being who thrives on the feelings of others, he possesses a sort of psychic instinct that allows him to experience what people close to him are feeling. This allows him to identify those who are in need of help easily – and also to know when people are falling under the influence of his eyes, telling him when he needs to leave in order to give the enchantment time to wear off. In worst case scenarios, he can actually take on the pain of others in order to protect them in a variation of his power as a “guardian spirit.”
✦Determination – Akatsuya just does NOT know when to give up. Once he sets his mind to something, it's nearly impossible to stop him, making him stick to his principles and to his comrades. He can always be trusted to never betray those, at least.
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- ✦Power Difficulties – Akatsuya has difficulty managing his cravings and his powers. He can't maintain any of his Territory-based abilities for very long at high levels, as he doesn't have the energy to spare, nor can he keep his Mystic Eyes from taking effect on those around him, much as he despises them, due to his need for attention and affection. This makes him somewhat of a hazard to those around him – especially women susceptible to his eyes.
✧Technologically Illiterate – Akatsuya grew up in the countryside, and has been a vagrant of sorts ever since. He has no idea how to use most types of technology, or to fix almost anything that's broken.
✦Domestically Useless – While he's good for doing odd jobs and generally helping out, he sucks at cooking, cleaning, and other such chores. He has neither the patience nor the talent, and should never be relied on for any sort of housework.
✧Guilt Complex – Akatsuya feels like anything that goes around him is his responsibility to fix, no matter how trivial or unrelated to him. Furthermore, he feels like he's obligated to pay back any sort of debt he incurs, and if he hurts someone accidentally, or drives them to do something they regret, he doesn't forgive himself for it, nor does he forget. He views his every mistake as him owing anyone inconvenienced by it, and won't stop until he's repaid his “debts.”
✦Distrusting – Akatsuya has come to think that anybody who cares for him is only under the influence of his eyes, and thus, should he be faced with undeniable, genuine affection, he probably wouldn't believe it and would retreat into himself, not knowing how to handle it. It takes some serious effect to get him to open up, and even more to make him stop worrying that everything is just a lie created by his Mystic Eyes.
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- ✦His Eyes - His greatest fear is without a doubt that his powers will lead him to manipulate an innocent girl into becoming his own personal slave, and that his nature as an Incubus will make him unable to resist the temptations that such a situation would create. Considering how close this fear came to becoming a reality, it's definitely not unjustified.
✧False Merit - Quite simply, he's paranoid, always afraid that any praise, love, or achievement he earns was only given him because of his powers. This inferiority complex drives him to constantly test himself, always trying to prove that he's not just skimming through life by virtue of forcing those around him to love him. Ironically, this also means that the emotion that he can easily induce just by batting his eyes is the one thing he most fears he'll never truly be given freely.
✦Being Discovered – Given how people have responded when they realize what he is – hunting him, fleeing in terror, etc. - he always fears somebody will realize he's not entirely Human, and he'll have to run away like he always does. He hates being made the enemy of Humans, and would do anything in his power to avoid confrontation with those who would put him to death for his Demonic heritage.
✧Disappearing – As he's very low on power, and isn't willing to utilize his eyes to gain affection, he's on the verge of fading away completely. What worries him even more than the prospect of dying this way is that he almost finds the possibility welcoming in a strange way. At least it would mean he'd never have to worry about hurting people, or being hurt, ever again...
✦Losing Himself – Sometimes, it's almost impossible to resist the tug of his Incubus nature. If his Kami heritage doesn't cause him to vanish permanently into the Spirit World, then he worries his more physical legacy will cause him to forgo all the morals he holds dear and do the unthinkable. That possibility terrifies him even more than the thought of dying.
“I'm so fucked up... What the hell am I even supposed to do with my life if all that I cause is misery? I hate it... I hate all this bullshit! There isn't a right answer and there never will be. All I can do is keep on protecting people in the hopes of making myself useful before I disappear...”
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- No known relatives.
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- Akatsuya never knew who his real parents were, although he has a good guess. Judging by his nature, his parents must have been a Shinto Kami of the canine variety and some sort of seductive Demon. Given that such an affair would never happen on its own, he has a feeling that the Demon either seduced or raped the Kami, and she, loathing the child she'd birthed as a result of this unnatural union, had thrown him away in disgust. Left by the side of the road in a small town, he was taken in by a family who lived there. Given his name due to the scarlet full moon that shone brightly on the night he was found, he thus became an ordinary member of the household. Raised as a Human, he never realized the true extent of his nature, even into his teenaged years. Throughout his early life, he was doted on by everyone around him. Far from giving him an overinflated image of himself, however, the strict but loving care of his foster parents instead shaped him into a person who felt a passionate desire to repay every one of the favors that were given him. Taking on "Ongaeshi," or "showing kindness to those who are kind to you," as his personal motto, he strove to pay back each and every debt he owed to those around him. This, in turn, prompted them to continue giving him favors, resulting in an endless cycle of payment and repayment that reinforced his need to keep on showing kindness to others, no matter what.
However, things changed for the sinister in his adolescent years. A favorite of his female classmates, he found himself asked on dates by several. He was a kind boy at heart, but his very nature was one that desperately sought love and companionship in as great a quantity as possible. Consequently, he found himself surrendering to his monstrous desires, and began dating several individual girls in secret, cheating at least half a dozen times over before he was inevitably caught. His parents were deeply disappointed in him, and he vowed he'd never do it again... but strangely enough, many of the girls he'd dated came back the next week and offered him second chances, as though they hadn't even been hurt by his betrayal. In fact, most of them seemed completely oblivious to what had happened in the first place, pursuing him like blank-eyed, mindless dolls that only seemed alive when he was doting upon them. This was the first tip off he received to his true nature. Although it horrified him to admit it, he began to realize that he was something other than Human, and was manipulating those around him to his will, a suspicion that was only confirmed when a young woman ten years his senior arrived in town, a flurry of controversy and rejected suitors following in her wake, and approached him, revealing to him the truth. She was a Succubus, and he, at least partially an Incubus, her male counterpart. Explaining to him how his powers worked, she demonstrated her own, giving him a few tips on how to control those he desired for himself, encouraging him to give in to all his darkest desires, use those who he could so easily break into his disposable pleasure slaves, and then throw them away like discarded dolls.
For all his kindness, he nearly gave in, pushing his powers to their limits to draw in one of his classmates, to make her submit and offer herself to him. But in the end, he just couldn't do it. Pushing back his Incubus self, he looked with horror on what he'd done, turning a girl he'd once genuinely loved into nothing but thoughtless toy for his own amusement. It hit him in that moment that all the love and affection he'd ever received in his life had probably been just as fake as the adoration he was being shown unquestioningly at that very instant. Even his adoption had probably been caused by his powers, as the adults who found him had been infatuated by his eyes, and desired him as their own child. In short, he'd never earned any of the favors he had tried so desperately to repay, nor could he ever hope to match the kindnesses shown him when he was the one forcing those around him to bend over backwards to accommodate him in the first place. He was an abomination, a being who couldn't even control his own selfish lust for satisfaction, a monster who did not, and could never hope to belong in Human society.
So, he ran, fleeing his hometown, his would-be slaves, and the misleading advice of his mentor. All he wanted was a place for people like him. A place where even he could belong. A place, where maybe, just maybe, he wouldn't have to be afraid of what he was, or what he could do. But it wasn't so easy. The Succubus had taken an interest in the boy, and would have him for her own. She pursued him, caught him, and tried to lure him back in again, employing her own powers to dominate his mind with an absolute, burning desire for her. An Incubus and a Succubus would be able to reciprocate each other's desires for eternity, she told him. He'd never have to worry about drawing in anyone else by accident, or hurting anyone. But he didn't give in. Although every aspect of his being screamed for want of her, he panicked and, tapping into his powers, desperately wished to protect himself – to be by himself. The next thing he knew, he was standing alone, and she was nothing but a charred husk on the floor.
He knew that her death was for the best, considering what she had advocated and what she had tried to do to him, but he still viewed himself as a murderer regardless. After all, she'd been right, in a sense. Together, they wouldn't have ever had to worry about breaking anyone else's heart. If he'd just let her have him, sacrificed his own dreams for her sake, nobody would have had to be hurt or to die. Was it really just for him to have killed her just to better himself, then? He didn't know. But on the day he realized just how dangerous his careless wishes could be – for they'd broken one woman, and killed another, and for those two horrible sins, he could never forgive himself. He vowed that he'd keep running, never letting his true nature be discovered by anyone, and do as much good as he could. Then, his debts paid, he would disappear without a trace, never harming an innocent person – or even a person who could be saved – ever again. But although he felt death would be his final absolution from his sins, one day, he stumbled across a girl who changed all that...
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Tʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ Cᴏʟᴏʀ ✧ #FF3300
Fᴀᴄᴇ Cʟᴀɪᴍ ✦ Fuwa Mahiro
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