“I’m not worried. Somehow, this is all gonna work out.”Name:
Hakuryu Mizushima or Haku for short
Age:
17
Gender:
Male
Race:
Reincarnated Devil (Formerly Human)
Ranking:
Pawn (You can decide his worth/how many pawns)
Appearance:
Hakuryu stands at roughly 5’11” tall, having grown taller than initially estimated by his doctors and family. His body seems to have developed at an almost rapid rate in both musculature and his height. Speaking of growth, due to years of martial arts training his body has become lean, yet muscular, and far more fit for combat than the average human. His most stiking features though are his hair and eyes. He has medium length, fiery red hair that is generally worn in an unkempt manner as he doesn’t care much for his appearance beyond the clothes he wears. Matching these crimson locks are his red eyes, surprising many as they aren’t a typical shade found in his community or even in his family. Still, typically you can find him in comfortable clothes, like his tracksuit, if not in his uniform.
Skills:
- Athletics - There aren’t many sports Hakuryu is incapable of playing, whether it be all in good fun or for the sake of some good competition. You’d be hardpressed to find something he didn’t at least know a little about in the field of athletics. However, it isn’t always clear if he likes the sports or just wants to keep his body as active as possible.
- Martial Arts - Though he has yet to fully realize the potential of any of the styles he has learned, there are three Hakuryu has become quite proficient in. These three styles are:
- Full Contact Karate or Kyokushin Karate - This is a style of karate developed by Korean-Japanese karate master Masutatsu Oyama. It emphasizes strong, powerful punches due to its base in karate. However, it also boasts a dynamic range of abilities for those who can properly utilize it’s techniques. The first style he began learning, Hakuryu came across this style when he was about 4 years old when he was enrolled in class by his mother, Natsumi Mizushima. He developed a strong bond with his sensei, Daisuke Fujimoto, who would go on to introduce him to a close friend as he advanced beyond the rest of the class in just 2 short years.
- Mutenkendoku-Style Karate - This is a karate style developed in Japan. It is said to be a “style of darkness” and isn’t generally taught in most schools. Those that do teach face scrutiny and it is left for those who would dedicate themselves to the craft. It boasts incredible versatility and was developed for actual fighting as opposed to many which are much more sports oriented. Hakuryu began his training with Megumi Nakajima. She was skilled beyond belief, boasting a win record over even Fujimoto-Sensei who he had initially come to see as a highly skilled martial artist.
- Renewal Taekwondo or RETaekwondo - A style of taekwondo developed in modern South Korea. It emphasized strong, linear kicks likely due to its base in WTF Taekwondo. It also boasts versatile techniques as well as a large foundation in personalized techniques and the assimilation of other techniques. Hakuryu came across this style while training on his own early one morning at the age of . He met a man who was travelling the world. He became interested in Hakuryu’s forms as he was utilizes two different styles and doing so quite proficiently despite being a mere 10 years old. The man approached Hakuryu, introducing himself as a martial artist named Seong-Jin Park. He questioned Hakuryu about his styles and then asked if the young boy would like to spar. After an intense session, Hakuryu was left winded, though with a burning desire to learn more. He would eventually introduce the man to Fujimoto Sensei and Nakajima Sensei. And so, although Soensaengnim Park often left to travel, he began training in the three styles.
- Cooking - Because his father left when he was young, Hakuryu’s mother is almost always working to support him and his younger sister. Because of this, and because of the need for more nutritious and healthy meals for his training, he learned to cook so she wouldn’t have to worry as much. It also helped to save money for his mother since they didn’t have to buy takeout as often. He’s no gourmet chef, but he still makes pretty good food.
- Abnormal (Combat Oriented) Learning Speed - If you’re expecting a genius of political and scholarly proportions you’ve come to the wrong guy. However, if you’re looking for a fighter who can pick up on various styles of combat and magic with relative ease you’ve got your guy. Hakuryu, for whatever reason, has always been fairly quick to commit fighting techniques and skills of the like to memory. So, long as he takes the time to learn it, he can (perhaps even in the heat of battle).
Sacred Gear: Although he has yet to activate his sacred gear, Hakuryu does indeed have on. A skilled enough individual should be able to sense it, which may make him a target to some as it did the night he died.
Primal Eclipse - Hakuryu’s sacred gear in its base form takes the appearance of a pair of clawed, black gauntlets similar to the appearance of the Boosted Gear. The gauntlets stretch up the forearm cutting off at the elbow of each arm. They are each embroidered with two silver jewels, placed in the center of the forehand and near the base by the cut offs. There are also two short, grey spikes at the end of each gauntlet.
The sacred gears serves to increase Hakuryu’s physical and magical abilities in relation to those of the being dwelling within while also giving him access to this being’s abilities. This being is the legendary, evil dragon Apophis. The young man has access to the dragon’s powers, although the beast occasionally limits this access as necessary to protect his host and preserve his future vessel’s body. These powers include:
- Immense Strength: Hakuryu’s strength has been enhanced due to Apophis’s influence. As a human it was certainly impressive, even before his reincarnation. He could lift hundreds of pounds, punch and kick with tremendous force. Once he actually activates the Sacred gear it is further enhanced to levels rivaling a typical rook, though typically he falls just short and seasoned rooks far outclass him.
- Immense Durability: Hakuryu as a human can take a beating, and a fall from up to three stories with minimal damage. As is expected his sacred gear pushes this to even higher feats. Still, he isn’t up to par in durability compared to say a rook. Still, it protects him, partially from his own power.
- Umbrakinesis: Hakuryu is able to generate shadows and darkness from his gauntlets, not his mouth as Apophis can. The shadows can be fired at his enemies in the form of projectiles or he can creates spheres of darkness to absorb and dissolve attacks. However, he is restricted from using large scale abilities due to Apophis. Under the effect of darkness and shadows Hakuryu’s umbrakinesis doubles, though this can be remedied by introducing bright or extreme light.
- Primordial Water: Hakuryu is only able to produce and manipulate small to medium volumes of Apophis’s Black Water to submerge and attack his opponents. This is considerably weak when compared to Apophis’s ability to completely submerge his surroundings. This water is extremely deadly, as it was capable of dissolving anything it comes into contact with. Its dissolving properties are powerful enough to wound even God-class beings.
- Dark Field Barrier: Currently, Hakuryu is able to create small barriers to defend himself and perhaps one other individual. Inside a sort of dark world of his own is created. If he can learn to use this on a large scale it can become a valuable asset in giving him vast advantages in battle.
Magic: Although Hakuryu has yet to learn any advanced magic it should be noted that he seems to have a natural affinity for it. Currently, he has found it fairly easy to activate and manipulate his magic. He has not begun using it for any element or other advanced applications.
Strengths:
- Indomitable Will - Hakuryu’s strength of will is not to be trifled with. Whether he be captured by the enemy or have his back against the wall he is not one to give up. He can combat assaults on his mind, though at times he feels he may have help in this area. It is also very difficult for him to be taken over or controlled because of this.
- Combat Adaption - Perhaps because of his talent for battle, it is very easy for Hakuryu to adapt to his opponent. Whether or not they are as strong as or stronger than him he can generally manage to hold his own, at least to a degree. In fact, it makes him happier when they are stronger.
- Optimistic - Hakuryu is able to look on the brightside in most situations. In fact, this confidence can be somewhat infectious, instilling a feeling of relief in others who chose to accept it. He’ll try and keep spirits up and has the general mindset that somehow things will work out.
- Reflexes - Most likely due to his years of martial arts training, muscle memory and considerable talents for battle, Hakuryu is quick to both act and react to various stimuli. He tries to keep his guard up, but even in the event another breaks through, he can typically bounce back.
Weaknesses:
- Coulrophobia - The fear of clowns. When he was a child Hakuryu was kidnapped by a clown. He was very young and it was before his father left. He was snatched up. He was terrified. The clown would look at him and laugh. Even though he was picked up and returned home to a teary eyed mother he the event stuck with him. Wanna freak him out? Show him a scary ass clown.
- Influence of Apophis - Since he regained consciousness when Hakuryu was younger, the legendary Evil Dragon has been using his magic to alter his body. Apophis is likely the reason for Hakuryu’s talent in magic and his knack for combat. He is most certainly the reason for his growth and his influence over Hakuryu is clear. However, despite all the good, this also comes with a grave price.
- Corruption - The influence extends beyond the body and to Hakuryu’s mind. In the heat of battle Hakuryu runs the risk of falling prey to the battle hunger of the dragon as well as, perhaps, insanity. When presented the option he almost always chooses to settle things with combat. Additionally, he has found himself having somewhat colder or more brutal thoughts when it comes to the enemy or even friends, at least to a degree though he isn’t sure why.
- Inexperience - Hakuryu has little to no control over his abilities as of yet. He has yet to awaken his sacred gear. He has no magic abilities to speak of beyond the most basic of the basic as he has just begun to learn. For the most part he tries to hold his own with his martial arts and though considerable, they are just not enough.
- Reckless - Likely due to a mixture of his own brash nature, sense of justice and the influence of Apophis, Hakuryu can make split decisions, or jump into the fray of a battle or other bad situations without any guarantee he’ll be able to hold his own. As such he can get into trouble. He can get his comrades into trouble.
Personality:
Strong-willed, brash, optimistic and confident with a willingness to learn all he can about fighting. What else can be said about him? He’s straightforward, generally offering his thoughts even if not the most appropriate time. He can occasionally act without thinking, driving himself and others into situations that may be too hard to manage. Still this only scratches the service of Hakuryu. Beneath the surface of behavior is a young man who loves his family and friends with a deep desire to protect them. He works hard for them always wanting to give them the absolute best. At least to a point.
The newly made devil has also found himself becoming more aggressive, especially when in the heat of battle. He doesn’t become angry, though he does rely more and more on brute strength. He doesn’t stay down. He starts to lose himself, focusing more on the fight itself and the joy of the battle, with which he had glimpsed throughout his training as a martial artist, but has only truly begun to feel now. He acknowledges the fairer sex, and will even compliment/straight up tell a girl she’s pretty or hot. But he’s generally too preoccupied with training or fighting, with a mind full of battle to act or make any moves towards romance.
He at times feels like he might just be hearing a little voice in his head, pushing him to fight more, and even kill. Though he doesn’t know why and he pushes these thoughts aside whenever possible. He’s found that he wants more to fight, to hone his skills and meet stronger opponents. But that isn’t all. At his core, he wishes to become capable of protecting and being there for his friends and family, particularly his mother and little sister who have given him so much over the years.
History:
Hakuryu was born to a loving mother and a less than present father. Still, though there were things he didn’t like, the young man never felt the need to complain about his life as a whole. His mother kept house, making food, cleaning clothes, keeping the home neat and tidy. His father worked, constantly. He made money, paid the rent, etc. When he was home he ate, watched tv, slept. When he wasn’t, was out of mind. Hakuryu can’t say he remembers much of this.
The most vivid memory of his childhood with his father was, and is, of being kidnapped. This stuck with him. He remembered being terrified. He was maybe three years old. He wasn’t sure he would be found. The clown probably wasn’t made up too scary, but it was the most horrifying face he’d ever seen at the time every time he turned to face him. His laugh was maniacal, his eyes bloodshot and his voice course and gruff. Hakuryu was so relieved when police came. He’d been missing a few hours, his father hadn’t noticed, his mother had immediately. She was right there with the police when he was found.
It wasn’t long after this incident that Hakuryu’s sister, , was born. And barely a year after that his father left. A few months after his fourth birthday, his mother put him in self-defense lessons. His sister was in daycare, and though he had school she wanted something for him to do to keep active, and remain under supervision after hours since she’d had to get a job to support herself and her family. She worked as hard as possible, though she would still have to move herself and her children into a smaller apartment.
As he got older Hakuryu would learn more advanced martial arts. Still, his mother needed help. She wouldn’t allow him to get a job, but he was able to help watch his sister after school or after training and he would learn to cook to himself and her. He left meals ready for his mother whenever he felt she would need it.
Hakuryu didn’t keep a low profile at school. He joined various sports teams and clubs in the interest of further training. Keeping active was important, but it was rarely enough. He also enjoyed learning new things and playing against people better than him as he generally began as a novice. His sister began coming to practices with him as they were only roughly 3-4 years apart. When she got old enough he would help her learn to cook so she could take care of herself whenever he was busy or if she was with her mother. Still, he always tried to make the time to be there himself.
Things were going pretty well, if not a little boring for the teen. He worried for his mother, but she’d been making more money and had been working less. He was content with his life, even if it felt a bit stagnant at times. That is until the night he was attacked. There was a
monster. It seemed to be in pain, rampaging, practically trying to pry the armor adorning its body off. In a fit of rage it charged him. The street was empty for the most part as he’d been going home late after an intense training session. His master had gone out of town so he was left to his own devices, but skipping wasn't an option. Maybe if he had this wouldn't have happened.
Hakuryu rolled out of the way of the beast. Now 17 he had grown far more agile and his strength was unparalleled as far as ordinary humans went. The smart move would have been to hide or run. But something inside of him screamed fight. If he won, he'd had triumphed over a powerful beast. And if he lost, he didn't deserve to have lived any longer any way. That wasn't what he thought, but the little voice inside his head had all but been silenced and it had been replaced with a darker one telling him to rush the monster.
He utilized his martial arts to the fullest of their immediate capacity. He evade attacks skillfully, taking only small cuts and grazes from the beast's swipes. He countered with powerful blows, enough to make the beast shutter and buckle at the knees. Still, it didn't submit. It pressed on, and though a human taking on and defeating a powerful beast would have made for an awe inspiring story, his wasn't it. The monster rose again and again, the damage it had taken minimal in comparison to Hakuryu. Every little cut and graze and every blow he did take only served to increase. He grew slower, and yet the smile on his face grew wider.
With the stakes raising higher his smile grew into one of madness and glee. Hakuryu wasn't capable of holding out though. He charged at the beast in another attempt at subduing it. It wasn't the smart move, but Hakuryu wasn't himself. He wasn't thinking, acting on his base desire for a fight, acting on what he could only describe as a hunger for battle unlike any he'd ever felt. And that's when he felt one of the monster's deadly blade pierce his stomach. His body began to grow colder, though he continued to struggle, attempting to strike the beast with whatever strength he could muster, though to no avail.
The spider-like demon swung its bladed arm, sending Hakuryu flying off and into the nearest tree. He laid there, eyes glazing over as he watched the monster approach. He felt a tear roll down his cheek as he accepted his fate, unsure of why he had allowed himself to attack the monster. The cool night air felt like ice on his cheek. For a brief moment he swore he could hear the monster crying for help, as though it wasn't in control of itself, as if it had share a similar fate to his own. And then, as he laid dying, something or someone put the creature down.
The battle was swift, and there were more than a single individual. But even if it had been long he wouldn't have been able to watch. He coughed as a figure approached. He heard a voice, sweet and kind. He couldn't understand the words, though he mind had become much more clear. He didn't know what it was compelling him to agree to whatever it was the person talking to him was saying. But he did. He agreed and not long after he found out just what it was he had agreed to, becoming a member of the peerage of the heiress of the Naberius Clan, Ixveria Naberius.
Only 3 months have passed, but Hakuryu has taken to being a devil much more easily than one may have expected.
Other:
- I Chooseth this fate of my own free will.
- He loves Oreos, or just about any sweet containing Oreos. But he tries not to eat them too much.
- Hakuryu usually listens to music when completing tasks. You’d be hardpressed to find him without his wireless earbuds.
- Theme Music:
Danyel
ClocktowerEchos
Plank Sinatra
