Chasers: Boundary of the Crimson Sky

[tatszico]

Very interested, and currently creating a CS. :) Before I finish, I was wondering if there's room for one more!

[Kindos]

Name: Ketsui Nagumo

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Height: 5'10" (177.8 cm)

Weight: 165 lbs. (74.8 KG)

Appearance:


Personality:
Ketsui is a rather vindictive person when it comes to someone who crosses him in anyway, he feels the need to 'get back' at someone with something he feels is equal to or slightly more than what they had done to him. This vindictive trait of his makes it hard for him to stay out of trouble. When Ketsui isn't committing his acts of vengeance he is a quite outgoing and friendly person, kind of like two sides of the same coin. He is also very hyperactive, almost never sitting still, constantly fidgety or moving around. Due to his hyperactivity Ketsui is very impatient causing him to be be reckless, rushing in to things before thinking them over.

Skills and Powers:
-Sixth Sense: Ketsui's sixth sense allows him to detect aura's, letting him know what the species of the being is and whether or not they are hostile, friendly or indifferent. While the aura's are detected he can roughly tell where the location of the being emitting the aura is. This sixth sense is not one Ketsui can turn off and on whenever he pleases, it remains active all the time just like any of the other senses.

-Bone Manipulation: Ketsui is able to manipulate his own bones, changing their density to make them lighter or heavier. He can also create new bones to be used as projectiles, weapons or simply to have them protrude through the skin. If Ketsui is to break a bone he is able to significantly speed up the healing process, however the initial pain of the bone breaking is much more painful than normal.

-Enhanced Acrobatics: He has power to perform acrobatic and gymnastic feats beyond that of normal capabilities.

Bio:
As a child Ketsui's parents weren't home very much, often times leaving him with a babysitter. With no real sense of discipline around he frequently ran amuck, causing issues for the babysitter and the community he lived in. The small playground down the street from his house was where you could usually find him with his small group of friends. He was troublesome enough on his own, but with the group of friends he hung out with, he was worse.

The group of boys he was with would run through the neighbor hood being disruptive, using what parkour kills they had to flee the scene no matter what obsticles were in their way. One night while fleeing from the trouble they caused Ketsui broke apart from the group, trying to lose the heat. As he made it out of the alley he noticed he was in his neighbor hood anymore.

This mysterious world was new to him, without thinking Ketsui began to explore. He came upon a tower like structure and began to climb it hoping to be able to see more of his surroundings. As he climbed the structure he could see what looked like a small village. Once he made it back to the ground, he took off running in the direction of what he saw hoping to find answers as to where he was.

Nearing the village, he began to feel as though something was following him. Turning to look over his shiulder, he'd see it, the monster running towards him. This of course scared Ketsui sending him sprinting his fastest towards the village. The more his adrenaline pumped and his heart pounded, he began to feel other presences, some similar to the one chasing him and others more welcoming. He tried to out run the monster, but it was too fast and had caught up with him before he knew it. Ketsui let out a blood curdling scream. The monster had sunk its teeth into his left shoulder, snapping his collarbone under the pressure. Even through the pain Ketsui fought with all he could to escape the monsters clutches or he knew it meant certain death. Miraculously, he was able to free himself only to collapse and pass out in front of the village.

When he finally awoke again he was bandaged up, laying on a cot. Looking at the bloodied bandage wraps on his left shoulder, Ketsui surprisingly felt no pain, in fact the wound was virtually healed. He paused, feeling a presence approach him. Slowly turning his head to face it, he panicked when he saw it was another monster. However the creature was quick to reassure him that it was not the same sort Ketsui ran into the night before. Once he calmed down the creature explained where he was and how to get back to his own world, along with how to get back to the Crimson Sky if he ever wanted to come back.

Ketsui would go back time and time again, learning more about that mysterious crimson world and more about his own abilities. He grew to like that new world quite a bit, wanting to help them as they helped him. With that Ketsui would later become what was known as a Chaser, hunting down the exact same creatures that tormented and attacked him his first time there.

Equipment:
He doesn't carry any weapons on him as his body can produce all the weaponry he'll need. Ketsui does however, keep three identical stainless steel baoding balls on him at all times, in case he finds himself unable to sit still.

Other: N/A

[tatszico]

Kazuo Sanada

Name: Kazuo Sanada

Age: 21

Gender: M

Height: 5'10

Weight: 150 lbs

Appearance:

Personality:
Care-free and laid back, Kazuo Sanada is a young man that is the epitome of the 'average', twenty-something year old male living on his own in the sprawling, technologic metropolis that is Tokyo. Usually an optimist with a charming and crooked smile, he's quite approachable and friendly when it comes to meeting strangers. To those he's already friends with, one can express him as 'casual' ; he's quite calm and light. To him, just sitting and chatting at a local cafe or with an open pack of beer indoors would be the ideal way to 'kick back' with his buddies. He is soft spoken, though quite stubborn and standoffish when upset. He's no push-over, but he is understanding and practical.

Despite his warm and laxed demeanor, however, Kazuo is very much a capable Chaser. Behind gentle eyes and his thin frame, he's a monstrosity who holds no ounce of mercy to the youkai that he strikes down. Though he may not be as physically capable as some of his 'colleagues', this is counteracted by the fearsome power granted to him by the Crimson Sky.

Skills and Powers:
"Crimson Fragment" - a very peculiar name chosen by Kazuo for a very peculiar power. It takes the form of a dense, scarlet spherical mass of unadulterated energy that is boundlessly above anything that this Earth could have ever created, natural or man made. It is highly unstable and could potentially be catastrophic to both himself and his allies, as it's two principal properties are that of corrosion and explosion.

In it's 'dormant' form, it is a small sphere that levitates around him. It is capable of homing onto targets at high-velocities when willed by Kazuo. With that being said, Crimson Fragment is a power that Kazuo can manipulate at will, so long as his mental capacity is sturdy enough to maintain the precision and concentration it takes to use it. This is the true 'form' of his power, as it allows him to be infinitely diverse in combat - he can configure the Fragment to any shape, size, or density he wishes.

Noticeable forms and effects of Crimson Fragment:

- Flattens and widens out to become a strong shield.
- Elongates and narrows to become a throw-able spear.
- Tendrils of energy can erupt from the 'dormant' Fragment, which can lash out at enemies.
- Sudden release of his 'hold' on the sphere, which causes it to become unstable and explode.
- Expands into a large, dense ball almost as big as he, which he propels and circulate around him ; eats up anything it touches.

This power, of course, is limited to his physical and mental capacity, i.e. he cannot expand the ball to be any bigger than himself, as that is the size that strains him the most. The Fragment also exhausts him with each of it's transformation, so his endurance in a battle is severely compromised the longer it plays out.

Because of the nature of his power paired with his lower athleticism, he is considered to be more of a 'burst' fighter. This essentially means that his potential truly shines as a devastating and powerful Chaser at the start of a battle, but becomes greatly hindered if he cannot finish the job in time.

Bio:
Currently finishing up his degree in accounting, a career path that he had just randomly decided on during his final months of secondary school, Kazuo is casually enjoying his youth by maintaining an acceptable grade in school, as well as idling day by day by taking walks to his local bookstores in hopes of catching up with his favorite manga series, going to his favorite cafes for a sip of coffee with friends and acquaintances, or just cozying up at his townhouse to play video games. He is currently a part-timer at the bookstore he frequents, trying to slowly ween his way out of his parent's financial help with living on his own (for which he is genuinely greatful for).

Kevin believed that it was genuinely an accident that he became a Chaser, and that fate had played a cruel prank on him. If he had not decided to stay back for that one minute it took him to read the back of a new novel that caught his eye on the way out of the book store, he would have not missed the ride on the subway. If he had not missed his ride on the subway, he wouldn't have been forced to walk home. If hadn't been forced to walk home, then he could have avoided the youkai that forever changed his life.

It was in a dark alleyway that Kazuo laid sprawling, blood seeping from his gut. His body was bruised and cut to shreds, and leaning over him was a monstrosity that he had never seen before. As he laid there on the ground, eyes open but the light slowly fading as he gradually began to die, he thought to himself that he shouldn't have taken that shortcut thru the dark and suspicious alleyway. If he could, he would've laughed to himself for being so stupid.

But though life had decided to punish him for whatever reason, it was not ready for him to die just yet. For as Kazuo laid there, ready to have his body further ripped apart as the life burned away, the sky above him turned a deep crimson, as if his own blood had spilled enough to seep into the clouds themselves. His eyes strained as they involuntarily twisted to look up, his body suddenly convulsing. Heat seeped back into his limbs, and although the pain was beyond belief, a gush of sweet air exploded back into his lungs.

His spastic body made the youkai hesitate for a split second, but that opening was just enough. Kazuo leapt to his feet, blood gushing from his wounds but stood with such a sturdy stance as if his injuries was nothing more than a small bug bite. He struck his hand forward and the air in front of him warped with such intensity that it seemed to have ripped a piece of reality apart as a ball of crimson energy materialized and shot out. It blasted through the demon like paper, before lodging itself against the cement wall of an abandoning building before detonating. The explosion was big enough to annihilate the small block into nothing. And it wasn't like a burning combustion either ; it was as if everything seemed to have been disintegrated into nothing.

Within minutes, the police and firefighters came to investigate, but there was no trace of the monstrosity, or Kazuo.

A few years later, the young man is still living his life as if nothing had ever happened. Only difference now is that he is a capable youkai killer, and is an adept member of the Chasers. Oh, and he has developed quite an appreciation for cosplay.

Equipment: N/A

Other: He loves sweets.

[Slamurai]

Looks like I'm in the clear to make my swordmage seifuku gal.

[AgentFallenSoul]

i hope this is still accepting!

[Spriggs27]

Kol you should add Race to the cs so we can tell who's what. And I do like the Cafe idea

I think we could use more people we should have around 6 right now.

@AgentFallenSoul

[KoL]

@Spriggs27Noted, I'll add it to the final version of the CS on the proper thread, if I don't do, remember me.

Also, I'm liking what you guys are doing here, please carry on until I can resume my activities.

[AgentFallenSoul]

are we allowed to have the bio up later as the IC goes on???@KoL

[KoL]

@AgentFallenSoulSure, but it would be easier if you could do one now, since there's around 1 and a half day until I open the RP thread because college issues plus work are holding me back until wednesday. You don't need to rush.

[AgentFallenSoul]

@KoL Okiedokes, then only reason i ask is because im making a Youkai Chaser and it would be interesting to see the others react to a Youkai killing it's own kind

[Ariamis]

Or the entire cafe getup is just a cover / side revenue and it's really our chars' Chaser base of operations. It'd be a convenient way of meeting up and justifying our crazy outfits!

@Aristo

I approve of this.

[KoL]

@AgentFallenSoul@TheWindel's character, Shiina is like this too is like this, amongst the non-harmful to humans Youkai it's not a very common profission, but they still exist. Perhaps, you could even know one another, from that Cosplay Cafe, turned super secret base that people have come up with.

Also, I'd like to say that non-harmful Youkai are know as Liners, as opposed to the already mentioned harmful Strays. And if there's anyone wanting to hang around another Youkai point, there's "Red Cloud", a former recording studio turned music store on the City's old downtown, that's run by Chikage, though given her oddities, she's a rather obnoxious employer. Her role on this story is similar to that on Aozaki Touko, of the Kara no Kyoukai novels/movies, if anyone wanted to know.

I gotta go now. See ya, guys!

[tatszico]

@KoL Good luck with finals and all that. Just finished one of my hardest ones this year, and I only got one left myself. :) Can't wait to start this with you all (assuming my CS got the OK)!

[Spriggs27]

I feel now that good Yokai are like domsitcated Animals now

[AgentFallenSoul]

totally up for it, if your up for it @TheWindel

[Ruby Etra]

We have far to many generalist here. How about I say we add in a specialist.

[tatszico]

We have far to many generalist here. How about I say we add in a specialist.

@Ruby Etra

What do you mean by 'generalist' and 'specialist'?

[Ruby Etra]

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What do you mean by 'generalist' and 'specialist'?

@tatszico

Very few characters can perform a very specific task well.

They can perform a multitude of task with adeqaucy.

Mr speedy is the only one breaking this rule.

[Ariamis]

@Ruby Etra

By Mr. Speedy, do you mean San-D, and by extension, my character?

[TheWendil]

totally up for it, if your up for it @TheWindel

@AgentFallenSoul

Sure, we can have our characters know each other.

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Very few characters can perform a very specific task well.

They can perform a multitude of task with adeqaucy.

Mr speedy is the only one breaking this rule.

@Ruby Etra

Wouldn't they be a one trick pony if characters only focused on one trait or aspect?