Keisuke Yukimura [APPROVED, 1-1]

Name: Keisuke Yukimura
Appearance Age: Early 20s
True Age: 24
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1
Weight: 185
Appearance:



Personality: Keisuke often comes off as a gentle soul with a kind heart. It's true that this is what he is like. He can be very kind and loving to people, but there are things about him that are off-putting. For one, he always talks in this airy voice that can make him seem quite intimidating. It always makes him seem very calm, like he'll never lose control of himself. He never seems to show any deeper emotions beyond contentment or a calm happiness. Even when he laughs, it feels surreal.

There is something else that always makes people think twice about this man and prevents very much trust in him. He always seems to know more about a person than they'd like. It is exactly as it seems to people though. Keisuke can speak with a person for a short amount of time and know almost too much about who they are, how they act, and what has happened to them. It's frightening to people who don't understand what is going on. To Keisuke, it's all normal and like they've talked before.

Because of Keisuke's power, he gets into trouble. He'll accidentally bring up something he shouldn't have known about someone and then all eyes are on him. People become suspicious and never fully trust him. He doesn't mean for this to happen, it just does. Keisuke often has to come up with lies to cover it up. His sister, Chizuru, also helps him if the situation allows. She'll cover for him by saying "Oh, I mentioned that. Sorry." which can get her into trouble with people that could be friends.

Keisuke used to resent his younger sister, and sometimes still does, but he's learned to love her. He protects her from those who might want to use her or pull her into a marriage she does not want. The people he also protects her from happen to be their parents. He despises his Mother and Father for how they've treated both of them over the years. Chizuru was used and he was ignored. Neither of them had a good childhood. Because of that, as they grew older, the two came to trust only each other.

Character Background: As per the common tradition for the people of Ezon, when Keisuke was born, he was expected to be one of a very small list of things. He would be a farmer, a man who provided food for the country. He would be a doctor, a man who kept the country healthy and well. He would be a swordsman, one to protect the country and join a police force or the military itself. Keisuke did not know what he wanted to do, however, he certainly did not have 'big brother' on the list.

Unfortunately for a young five year old Keisuke, he was given a baby sister who quite quickly took a lot of the attention off of him. His Mother and Father were so proud that their baby girl had been born with green eyes. As he grew up, he watched them cater to her in every way they could. They bought her what she wanted and put a lot of money into her education. What surprised Keisuke the most though, was how much money they actually spent just to provide her with the perfect diet.

Keisukie's parents wanted her to have a certain figure when she grew. It was working, but draining the family financially. Once Chizuru hit a certain age, Keisuke found out what their parents were doing to get money. Their Father still worked, but they began charging people to let their sons meet Chizuru. She had grown into the "perfect Ezonian woman", so many wanted to line their sons up to marry her. Their parents pretty much sold tickets to meet her and took bribes to have someone marry Chizuru.

One day, Keisuke heard his sister crying and went into her room to see her hiding in the closet. It took him a while to convince her to talk to him because she said "I know you hate me too." That broke his heart. Had it shown that much? Keisuke sat with her for some time before she finally explained what was hurting her. Their parents treating her like a ticket to being rich felt more like she was a useless sideshow act. She hated herself and was thinking about running away. He convinced her not to.

From that moment on, Keisuke's protective big brother instincts seemed to kick in, but in more than one way. When he sat down with the family for what seemed like weekly meetings with the sons of wealthy men, he began knowing things about them that he couldn't explain. He often embarrassed the people showing up and chased them off. He found out about murders, theft, adultery, and more. His parents accused him of sabotaging Chizuru's future, but Chizuru loved every minute of it!

The two of them became closer and Keisuke's "sabotage" continued. They stopped receiving offers and those who came were chased off. Their parents decided to finally settle on an offer that occurred before Keisuke's sabotaging and were going to give Chizuru to a man thirteen years older than her. With the deal done and wedding about to occur, Keisuke decided that he would take care of this a different way. On the night before the wedding, he got the groom drunk and drowned him in a river.

Keisuke had gotten away with it, but Chizuru could tell. He wouldn't lie to her if she asked and one day she did. He told her the truth by nodding while speaking otherwise. He knew his parents were listening in the next room. When she realized that he did kill that man, Keisuke's heart broke when he saw the smallest bit of fear in her eyes. She continued staring at him and it went away. The two just smiled and she said that she knew he'd never do something like that. Well, he would if he needed to.

Magic

Type: Arcanist
Description: Keisuke has a very strange and powerful ability. He cannot control it and is only barely beginning to understand how to separate it from the real world. Keisuke has the ability to sit down and speak with someone for a short amount of time and suddenly has gathered a massive amount of information about them. He could have merely said "Hi, it's nice to meet you." and suddenly know about their Mother being attacked by a dragon three weeks ago, along with their performance in school, and their childhood crush. Some of the information can be very personal and often get him into trouble when he accidentally says it out loud. What he gathers from them with this ability and what has truly happened between him and the person are difficult to separate, but he's learning to do so.

Combat

Equipment: He has a katana he has worn down and broken multiple times only to have it fixed. He refuses to buy himself a new blade. He likes this one. It has nothing to do with the design, length, or weight. It was bought for him by his sister for his birthday. This was way back when they did not get along very well. She wanted him to like her and so he never lets it go and never will.
Skills: During his early teenage years, the one thing his parents did for him was make sure that he had something going for him. He wasn't going to be a doctor or a farmer. Those were not his cup of tea. However, since he refused to do those things and had no real talent anywhere else, they pushed him into swordsmanship. Though he hated it at first, he soon grew to enjoy it. It was a way he could get his frustrations from home out. He often beat the other kids in sparring matches and when he got the hang of it he jumped up very quickly in the ranks. He was a bit of a natural and his teacher was more than impressed with his ability. After a while, he was evenly matched with the other swordsman that had been studying for years longer than he. When asked why he trained so hard and so long he said, "At first it was just to kick some ass... Now, there's someone I need to protect... My sister."