The Servant (Shin Akatsuki) [VILLAIN]

THE BASICS

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Shin is of avarage height and a toned, slender build, his features could almost be described as delicate if his expression was neutral, though he tends to have a slightly eerie smile on his face most of the time which makes one wonder about his sanity. He is so good looking he could be a model. But he isn't. Cos he's a kabuki actor.

PERSONALITY

Well spoken with a gentle, calm voice, at first glance Shin seems like a level headed, sane individual. His goal is to find someone he can truly respect and serve, and he has made this his mission in life. He is fully willing to devote himself to any that manage to impress him, which looking at track record may not be many. However, this may not simply just mean physical strength, or the strength of a person's quirk. His criteria seems rather uncertain, but one thing is for sure, he will not stop searching until he finds that someone.

The only thing that may be considered slightly strange is that he insists he is possessed by a ghost of a woman he claims to be called Kaya-san. Whether or not this is just a partially sentient quirk, or he is just insane, no one really knows.

Theme: Sasame-yuki/Wagakki band

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Shin was born into a Kabuki actor clan, one of the main, prestigious clans that mainly produced Onnagata (female role) as the oldest son and heir to the clan name. Once he reached three years of age, his family had him go under the usual training required by kabuki actors, daily Nihon-buyo dance classes, Jujitsu martial arts, Shamisen and O-koto, Kendo, as well as Utai/Kōuta singing lessons. He was set to be the next major Onnagata and alot of expectation was laid on him.

As Shin grew up, it was noted he seemed to be quirkless- it didn't matter all that much to him or his family, as he already had a life and occupation set out for him and he just had to follow it. His home life wasn't all that great, however, due to his father's infidelity that caused many scandals and a lot of it was very public; this affected his mother heavily, the poor woman had been putting up with the man's behavior and lies for many years now, on top of bringing up 4 children by herself and people around her did not seem to realise the woman was slowly slipping into madness.

Shin, at 10 years old had realised there was something wrong with his mother. As his father hardly came home due to being busy with performances, public engagements and other... activities, it was quite common for him and his mother to be at the large, traditional japanese family home by themselves after his younger siblings and gone to sleep. She would act very odd, having conversations with unseen people, crying, laughing, and in general her behavior wasn't normal.
It was around this time that Shin himself realised there was something possibly wrong with him- he felt like someone was always watching him, and when he was alone in his room studying, he could feel a presence standing behind him, disembodied hands sometimes could be felt wrap around his shoulders, and at times a deathly cold chill would take over his whole body. As strange as it was, the young boy tried to write it off as his imagination and ignored it.

His life was turned upside down one fatal night when he was 11. He woke up to hearing his mother screaming at someone, and when he went to investigate it turned out to be his father she was fighting with. Shin wasn't sure what exactly had happened, but the man was trying to calm her down with no success.

"I've had enough of this! We should end this. Now. Everything. And then we can start again!!"

He heard his mother say with a shrill laugh, before pulling out a knife. She had activated her speed based quirk, and a few moments later after a struggle his father's lifeless body hit the tiled kitchen floor- and all he could do was watch in horror as the woman made her way to his younger sibling's rooms, as if in a trance.
The young boy ended up following her after a moment of hesitation and fear, only to find the woman bent over the limp, bloodied bodies of his younger siblings. He took a few steps back, stumbling to the floor when the woman turned to him.

"Oh there you are, my beloved Shin..."

Her smile and the feeling of cold steel burying itself in his chest was the things that burned into his mind, before repeated stabs shook his small body. It hurt at first, but then very soon he started to feel sleepy, and all the sounds started to dull, his vision went hazy and slowly faded to black...

"My poor darling child."

He heard a voice somewhere within the cold, cold darkness. He felt like he was plunged into an ice bath, he felt colder than he ever had.

"Unloved by everyone, used for selfish whims...let me love you."

Shin could feel arms wrapping around him, a female bosom pulling him close, into an almost death grip- like embrace. He didn't fight it- he was going to die anyway, right?

That was when he opened his eyes, slowly rising off the floor. Bodies of his murdered siblings and his mother who had committed suicide lay nearby, his own body covered in his own blood but, somehow... he was still alive.

It turned out it was his quirk that had achivated for the first time that had saved him from the shocking incident that claimed the rest of his family. He was sent to live with his uncle and their family, and carried on his training and studies. Everyone around him had thought he had adapted well considering what had happened, but they didn't know what was going on inside his mind..

THE ARMORY

Tachi Katana- "Giri" (Loyalty)
Tanto - "Ninjō" (Honor)
Tessen folded war fan- "Mai" (Dance)
His Villain mask

QUIRK & SKILLS

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Tatari: Bōrei

TYPE: Transformation
RANK/LEVEL: A
SUMMARY:
Tatari: Bōrei (Curse:The Haunting) is a transformation type quirk that affects its user in a number of ways.

It has two forms, "Dormant" form and "Possessed" form. Dormant form can be used by Shin at any time when not in his other form, while Possessed form can only be used when Shin has taken fatal damage to his body. Shin has normal, quirkless level of natural physical defence. speed and strength when not using his quirk, it has no latent effects.

Dormant Form Abilities
Iyashigami Jizô no te: (Healing god, Jizô's palm) By partial manifestation of his quirk, his hands turn a blue-white (basically dead), unhealthy looking colour and is ice cold to the touch. If he touches wounds suffered by others while his hands are in this state, he can absorb the wounds and they appear on his own body at the same places they were on the person he got them from, while they disappear from the target Takes 1 post (minor injury) to 2-3 (major injuries.) to complete.

Izanami no ai: (By Izanami's Love) By partial manifestation of his quirk, his eyes lose all their colour and wounds will slowly heal, at the rate of 5 posts for minor injuries, 10 for medium, 15 for anything worse that does not cause fatal damage.

Possessed Form Abilities
Hito bashira: (Human Sacrifice) By fulfilling requirements to transform fully (taking fatal physical damage to himself), instead of death, he will transform into a form not very unlike his normal self, however his skin is deathly pale with a blue tinge, and his iris is totally white, his body seeming limp and listless when not moving and some could swear they can see a looming shadow of something with long hair hanging over him... or is that a trick of the light?

Over 3 turns, his body will slowly heal all damage he had taken prior to going into this form. Other effects from being in this "Possessed" form include enhanced movement speed that will make it hard for the normal eye to track all his movement. He will also gain enhanced strength, around double of a normal human, making his sword blows and any grappling stronger. After he is fully healed at the end of post 3, Shin will revert back into his normal, seemingly quirkless state.

It should also be noted in this form, Shin moves in a strange, boneless way. He can still stay upright even when most of the time he seems to be bend over backwards almost in half. He basically looks possessed and creepy af

Can be used once a thread.


Hitodama: (Will-o-wisp) 6 blue orbs appear, 3 above each of Shin's shoulders at the start of the transformation. They can be used in two ways.
1- Elemental (fire) damage: The blue orbs of fire can be used like any fireball, shot at targets. They are around tennis ball in size and behave like any fireball, however people report it feeling cold, almost like a frostbite rather than normal hot flames. But it's fire. Not ice.
2- Shin can take in 3 of the orbs into his hand by touching them, and transfer the blue flames onto his katana. Becomes a blue flaming katana with a fire effect. Again, feels cold if one was to touch it or be cut by it, but it's fire damage. Still not ice.

One set of 6 Hitodama per "Possession" form aka 1 set of 6 per thread.

WEAKNESSES/LIMITATIONS:
Drawbacks:
- Taking too much damage in "Dormant" form may trigger an unwanted "Possessed" form transformation. Transformation into "Possessed form is involuntary and happens the moment Shin takes fatal damage.
- "Possessed" form can only be used once a thread.
- Any damage sustained in "Possessed" form will not be affected by the transformation's accelerated heal.
- Once "Possessed" form transformation ends, if Shin takes fatal damage again in the same thread, he will die.
- When in "Possessed" form, if healing abilities are applied to him, his transformation may last a shorter duration.
- Once his "Possessed" form ends, it will take 2 posts before he may be able to start using "Dormant" form abilities again. Till then, he is totally a normal human apart from his skills.

Weaknesses:
- Salt: If salt is thrown and touches Shin's bare skin, he will be pulled out of "Possessed" form at the end of the next post. Healing gained by the transformation will also cease at that point. Has to be at least a fistful of salt for this to work. Can also stop him from transforming into "Possessed" form altogether by putting him in a salt bath. Or the sea. Surround him in salt.

- Talismans (O-fuda): If a genuine O-fuda talisman written by a shinto priest or priestess is stuck on his forehead, it will cancel his "Possessed" form in that post. Healing gained by the transformation will also cease at that point. Can also stop him from transforming into "Possessed" form altogether by covering him in talismans.

RANK/LEVEL: A-
SUMMARY:
Skilled at Japanese swordsmanship, Shin can utilise both the tachi and tanto in combination to dance on the battlefield effectively and beautifully.

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RANK/LEVEL: A-
SUMMARY:
With years of training, Shin's reaction times are follows: Visual- 150 milliseconds, Audio- 100 milliseconds, Touch- 90 milliseconds. This basically means he has around half the reaction time of a non trained human, and almost hitting human recond limits.

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RANK/LEVEL: B
SUMMARY:
Shin is equivalent to 4th dan in the Japanese martial art.

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RANK/LEVEL: A-
SUMMARY:
A close combat fighting style utilising the Tessen, a Japanese war fan. It is mainly used to ward off projectiles such as darts, arrows, but can be used to be used as defence against weaponary. 

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