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[center][color=0072bc][h3]Akira Igarashi[/h3]
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[hider=Hybrid][img]http://static.zerochan.net/June.(Pixiv.Fantasia).full.799987.jpg[/img][/hider]
[hider=Cat][img]http://img.furry.su/files/-boma-/a_1330540537_-boma-_-_bakeneko_nekomata_.jpg[/img][/hider]
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[b]Age:[/b] 42 [Although he doesn’t seem to age beyond when he transformed into a yokai] 

[b]Race:[/b] Yokai - Bakeneko 

[b]Personality:[/b] Most people would already shiver at the sound of a Bakeneko entering their household. Now multiply that fear thricefold for Akira. The cat-turned-yokai is a very mischievous character, often playing pranks and casting illusions to throw humans off just so he can laugh. Tricking and scaring humans must be his favorite past time. However, while he does like doing all of those, he doesn’t cross the line and try to actually kill a human. That’s beyond him. So he tends to avoid old people, and even if he hangs around them, he wouldn’t even dare to scare them. Trick them, maybe, but they’re usually wise so they sometimes know if he’s fake or not. Sometimes. Rarely.

Although when he isn’t in mischievous mode, he’s actually pretty lax about almost everything. He would often be seen relaxing in some place. When he feels like it, he sometimes helps out humans. Transforming into their loved ones can be both terrifying and can be their closure; he does both. He is well-known around the yokai world thanks to his mischievous acts that sometimes victims yokai. But almost every yokai knows that even if he is a handful, he’s most of the time fun to be around. With all his stories and his jovial nature, he can approach anyone without any problems. He is passive about many things, not taking too many things to heart.

[b]History:[/b] Akira, like all Bakenekos, started off as a normal cat. He was adopted by the Igarashi family when he was just a kid and was given the name ‘Akira’. He enjoyed his time there as he was well taken care of. However, his master’s husband had died from old age. The family continued on fine but Akira admits that he missed the guy. The next tragedy that befell the Igarashi family was when his master’s son died because of some sort of lover’s rivalry, the killer being part of the Ueda family. Akira was sad, but it wasn’t really much of a problem to him. Humans tend to die easily, just like him.

But the mother had spiralled into depression and kept talking to Akira, pouring all the sadness, hatred and other negative feelings on the cat. Akira had turned fourteen years old when his master committed suicide. He turned into a yokai, a Bakeneko, after licking his master’s blood.  He began haunting the Ueda household, bringing misfortune and confusing them greatly. They had become a cursed household and they died out. This is also the time when Akira adopted his master’s son’s appearance as his default human form.

Finding no purpose in the world, Akira began travelling all over the country, bringing misfortune on the family that deserves it. He never had a master after the Igarashi family so he was a simply yokai stray, not that many would appreciate having such a cat-yokai in their home. 

One time, however, someone had approached him. An agent of the nine-tailed fox named Anjou. Akira had heard about the guy, but couldn’t care less. He brought a message about wanting Akira to help with Anjou’s plan, inviting him into the group. Akira refused to join, mostly because he wants no master besides his human one. The guy didn’t respond too kindly to the rejection and fought with Akira.

He managed to hold out, but the guy was stronger than him. His necromancy power was taken from him, along with his dignity, and left. This angered Akira greatly. Having the power only to lose it didn’t sit well with him. But even so, this wasn't enough to anger Akira completely. Another year passed by and he went back to the Igarashi family grave. Then he found out that the grave has been desecrated and the obvious answer was Anjou or his minions. This snapped something in Akira.

And so he yearns revenge, to both take back his pride, his power and to take out his anger at them for ruining his family's grave. This happened years ago and that’s why he trained with weapons so he can hold his own against Anjou.

[b]Skills:[/b] Akira rarely fights, mostly because he prefers running to fighting. However, when he does, he mostly uses his ghost fire to fight. Hurling it at the enemy is one way to do it, and also surrounding his enemy with fire to prevent escape. When it comes to hand-to-hand combat, he tends to jump around quickly and then attack and retreat as quickly as possible. Given his cat-like agility, speed and control of body, he makes an excellent hit and run person. His claws also hurt. A lot. Like a cat’s.

However, he has great accuracy. While hurling ghost fire at people is one way to use it, he learned how to use human weaponry. He mostly uses bows and arrows, and coats the tip of the arrow with his ghost fire. Then he will shoot the arrow towards the enemy, If it hits, the ghost fire spreads on the person. If it doesn’t hit, then it will spread around them. He likes this method very much but if he doesn’t have a bow, then he’ll just resort back to hurling fireballs. He knows how to use the sword and occasionally coats that with ghost fire when he fights. While it can’t spread to other weaponry (that are made of steel), if it reaches your clothing, then it can spread.

[b]Powers:[/b] Bakenekos are famous for their ability to shapeshift into other cats or humans. This gives them the ability to take the place of another human. This is how Akira turns into a human, a half-cat half-human, and a cat. Although sometimes his human form differs when he is tricking someone, he has a default human form [The picture above without the cat ears and tail]. 

He can also summon ‘ghost fires’ or blue-red flames that can and will put things on fire when willed, but can disappear as quickly as it appeared. Touching his tail would result in a burning sensation, and when his tail brushes onto some flammable thing… well, let’s just say that it would burst into flames.

Note that these flames act like normal fire, and thus is easy to put out with fire. But it tends to spread quickly so you have to hurry.

He can eat poisonous food without a problem, loves it even.

[b][Sealed][/b] After a particular encounter, his ability to raise the dead and use them as puppets was sealed. He can’t even use a bit of that power.

[b]Equipment:[/b] 
[hider=Katana][img]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/vDIAAOSwFNZWy6LE/s-l300.jpg[/img]
This is a katana that actually belonged to the Igarashi family. Seeing that no one else would be able to inherit it, Akira had taken it for himself. He claims that he can still feel his masters in it, hearing some of their voices. [/hider]
[hider=Bow][img]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hl0AAOxyRNJSn-V6/s-l300.jpg[/img]
A bow that he stole from a grave robber. He had met this particular grave robber while he was resting in a graveyard. Pissed off when he saw him playing with corpses (when Akira couldn’t), he began stealing his equipment in his sleep and then disappearing. Wonderfully crafted and fits him perfectly, he feels that the bow is perfect for him.[/hider]

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Here 'ya go.