Post by Seikou Arigatami on Aug 5, 2010 16:32:01 GMT -5
Seikou Arigatami
"Please don’t forgive me."
"Please don’t forgive me."
NICKNAMES: //[/color]Sai, Subject NMPX-402, Nymphix, Tami-Chan, Shuurei, Precious Gift.
AGE: //[/color]16
DATE OF BIRTH: //[/color] July, 12th 2010.
GENDER: //[/color] Male
ALIGNMENT : //[/color] Chaotic Neutral.
OCCUPATION : //[/color] Test subject, (Student.)
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HEIGHT : //[/color] 5.6
WEIGHT : //[/color]124
EYE COLOR : //[/color] Blue
HAIR COLOR : //[/color] Brown
PIERCINGS: //[/color] None.
TATTOOS: //[/color]Seikou has suppression coding for magi use in order to knock him out. The seal shows two wings bond by spiraling text in magecraft. Both wings are constricting to a heart which literally beats whenever his power is being used. A second tattoo is engraved in the back of his neck showing a representation of the mind with the same constricting text accept the translation reads for the brain and not the body. When any of these tattoos are activated they spread out into dark vines which leak text of the words “suppress.” And “immobilize.”
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES : //[/color]A very androgynous body makes him stand out from the crowd. Also there are white scars on his chest where his mother’s tattoos were removed.
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- Frail
- Normally the word is just a physical description of someone who’s weak, but in his case the mind is equally delicate. Because it is so difficult for people to sustain contact with Seikou he cannot grow any real strong attachments. The boy has a hard time accepting that he is the cause of this however and it causes him to reject reality on a delusional scale. He cannot engage in any mental concept that will cause him pain without rejecting it. Because he refuses to acknowledge pain he avoids all situations where it can happen and thus becomes more and more disconnected from the world. The only exception to this has been when someone else he cared about was in the balance, though since his experience is so minimal he does perform well in those situations.
- Timid
- Since he rejects all things he’s not accustomed with, Seikou is very close minded and unaccepting of new experiences unless pushed by some he cares for. Even something as simple as crossing the street without a walk or don’t walk sign can cause him to just follow the wrong path until it has the proper signs. In some extreme cases he will not enter a place because of its foundations. For instance if he was walking on the grass and it suddenly becomes all rock, he’ll try to go around to find a grass way in. He’s scared to break any rules given to him though its important to note that he considers the rules of the Mages Association more important than the laws of man and will obey someone from the association over even a police officer or judge. This usually isn’t a problem though since it’s rare for Seikou to do something that would draw attention to him.
- Gullible/ Overly Trusting
- Seikou has grown up in a place where rules were to be obeyed and harsh punishments followed if performed wrong. Because of this he believes everything he’s told because daily such things are drilled into his mind until it’s a reflex. If the Mages told him it was raining cats and dogs, he’d believe that it was physically happening. This makes jokes go right over his head and he’ll simply believe what he’s being told. Seikou knows that its far easier to just agree with someone then to try and understand it, obey the rules and nothing bad happens. This is probably one of the traits that make it hard to make friends even when his powers are stabilized. On countless occasions the Association had lied to him in order to keep Seikou from questioning something that could change his opinion of them… mostly in concerns with his mother.
- Unstable
- The main reason he’s so dangerous and has to be treated like such an animal with conditioned schedules and routines; it is because of how much of a threat he is. Because other kids cannot get near him and most adults as well he is constantly alone and this is what brought about his personality break down to where he made a companion in his mind. He blames his companion for his power bursts that hurt others as a means of removing himself as the guilty party. The association has no idea who Seikou imagines but do know that whoever she is, she has more influence over Seikou then them so have tried to recreate her as a means of external control. However since the boy is so closed off with his emotions it is hard to predict the girls responses and they cannot trump his delusion, in fact trying only makes him far more upset than usual and makes it necessary to use more seals than normal to calm him back down. The most effective means so far have been to create a safety blanket. Since Seikou cannot physically be with whoever is in his mind, he dresses as her instead in an attempt to get closer to another “person.” He will talk to Sayaka as if she was actually standing in the conservation unless dressed as her, then he’ll let her speak and he’ll listen. Over all the simple fact is the boy is a complete nut job.
LIKES: //[/color]
- Fond memories.
- Strawberry Sundays.
- Calming music.
- Sayaka.
- Pictures from his past.
- Being allowed outside.
- The other “students” in his class and “teacher.”.
- Being allowed to stay up late.
- Talking with Sayaka all night.
- Whenever Sayaka comes up with fun new ideas.
DISLIKES: //[/color]
- Being blamed for something.
- When his assigned friends start using peer pressure.
- Blood.
- When someone insults Sayaka.
- Being told two different things.
- Chocolate.
- Being alone.
- The fact that he feels mistrust for everyone except Sayaka.
- When Sayaka gets mad.
- Being treated like a freak.
- Being threatened with seal activation.
STRENGTHS: //[/color]
- Dedicated.
- A very powerful rejection spell.
- Hard to inflict status effects on.
- Loyal.
- Creative.
- Open book.
- Patient.
- Compassionate.
- Protective.
- Tenacious.
- Endearing.
- Selfless.
- Learns quickly.
WEAKNESSES: //[/color]
- Reminders of repressed memories.
- Little to no control of power.
- Keeping calm to the point where even his breathing and thinking hurts.
- Close minded.
- Scared to try out new things.
- Overly protective of that which he cherishes.
- Does not know the laws of man.
- Cannot accept his self.
- Being around someone in pain.
- Power can be repressed by high level earth spells.
- 2 seals, one on the back the other his neck.
- Being scolded by Sayaka.
- Any kind of pain.
- Forward people.
- Being forced to face who he really is.
- Dealing with his problems.
- He’s a regular human 95% of the time and can be killed by any convention means. However prana intrusions do trigger his power, but a bullet would not.
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MY FAMILY LINE: //[/color]
Dating back 500 years the Arigatami’s didn't always go under that name. Originally they went under the name Singh but under the 4th generation a morally sickened woman left the association falling in love with a Japanese man. When the association asked her to return, they were forced to deal with the Japanese Arigatami in order for her to agree. The families goal did not switch with the name though, Arigatami and Singh alike did research on defense and protection believing life should be reserved in its purest form. One might consider them the stereotype French accusation of cowards with the principle of running away to fight another day as their core tactic. They typically aren’t the ones involved in battle but are the ones researching to make battle safer for agents in the field. As frustrating as it can be for the other families to accept the yellow heart of the Arigatami’s, its hard to deny their critical role in preserving lives and thus giving the Clock Tower branch more living members to keep expanding and researching as they need. Currently they have 12 generations and as time progresses they are becoming more potent members and vital tools.
One of the problems with this family is their anti-battle mentality and they are quick judges against morals that go against the law of man or god. Their trust seems to be hard to earn and they keep some pretty intense secrets that could change the face of battle. Being pacifists by nature they ignore or hide information of this nature for the sake of bringing the number of causalities down. They also have little respect for erasing memories because their beliefs tend to lean toward someone’s history being a part of the person itself and thus when memories were erased or changed that person partially is being killed. However they do understand that death is the only other option most of the time, so they agree to work with such mage types. The family actually wants to preserve prana for its original purpose which was to replenish… not destroy. They are big on balance and only using magic as a final resource, never to show off or make life more convenient. Some believe they are just a bunch of suck ups to Akasha and their reputation proceeds with the assumption of a straight arrow. It’s really no surprise that the family has the highest number of members that have dropped out of the Association to pursue their own goals; some of which have became Philosophers and are under constant watch.
Their circuits tend to be on the lower side, however the trade off tends to be much more potent spells and the ability to endure casting them longer because of the over all prana; it's your basic trade of quality over quantity. On average the family runs around an 18 circuits which is 2 lower than average. Unlike some families they don’t tend to use their children and try to make sure their offspring have more or less of anything, instead they let them be born naturally so that god can guide their fates much more freely. This blind faith makes them seen as weak and easily manipulated. Arigatami’s most of the time they are analytical and take all evidence into account before making a final conclusion. This can frustrate other families and make partnerships outside of the family quite difficult. This has made them very independent though still accepting of other magus’s that have the same values.
One of the secrets behind their long survival rate is known as Invasionary Restriction Reaction. This sorcerer skill is like a watch dog over the host and can perform actions independent of the hosts will. The trigger for this ability to take effect is based on outside prana. Once detected hostile prana will be filtered and constricted, based on the power of the invading force it can be completely negated and it will always lose power once within reach of the host. The area effect is based on the power output of the person the spell is targeting. Arigatami members typically have to use their own will to suppress it in order to receive outside aid via someone elses prana. The mark for this is actually inside the brain. There is a small encoding on the spinal stem into the neck for the muscles that control the optic nerves. In essence their magic circuits can see invading prana. This mark relies on bone marrow so the moment the Arigatami dies it also fades. The code itself turns the marrow emerald green whenever the ability is activated, any magus with the ability to see magic circuits would also be able to see the jaded shift inside his body during the time of activity.
Despite a lot of defensive spells being based on earth for reinforcement and barrier purposes, Arigatami’s actually are most affiliated with the element of wind. While everyone else is focused on using lightning and wind to inflict damage they found a way to protect with the element. Wind is a virtually unseen force and became the perfect catalyst for the concept of resistance. Their main concern was never being trapped with any escape, a lot of the family members were used on missions to provide a powerful defense for powerful targets. Because of this they tended to be the first ones targeted if their enemy knew of the blood lines of their opponents. They will give up defending if they conclude that failure is inevitable and will only give their partners this warning once before leaving combat. When close to them they cast a 10 foot radius which blocks most low level spells and dampens high level ones. Any kind of prana based action is diminished or eliminated so physical combat because the only logical choice. For this reason its rare for Arigatami’s to engage in solo battle… furthermore with their passive nature the most they’d do is capture or block an enemy from following them while they escape. They have the fastest high quality barrier summoning of any other family, though they posses less mana so they’re not very versatile making them easily predicted.
MY HISTORY: //[/color]
The 11th generation had given birth to a prodigy, a woman who had the potential to rewrite the face of defensive spells. Her talents were seen quite early and Sayaka was able to become a master in her early 20’s. She had been doing research into the spiritual realm of magic dealing with the soul. Combining her knowledge with what was passed down by her family on defense, she found out something very interesting. While it appeared the Arigatami’s were based on preventing and deflecting, her research showed something different. It may have been a defense, but not one of prevention… instead her conclusions showed it was one of rejection and believed it was possible to create a space around one self that was literally outside of the reality of what someone outside of the perimeter was seeing. The Association saw great potential in this knowledge and she was transferred to the Department of Spiritual Invocation. Unknown to her the partner they had chosen for her during this research was a operative for the association.
Sayaka worked hard on her research and eventually she developed romantic feelings for her partner in all of this, Iratori. This man worked her even off the clock always asking questions about their research and letting her fill in the blanks of concepts he almost already deciphered; Iratori was taking the information and transferring it back to the main head quarters who saw Sayaka as childish and naïve about the potential of her work. They believed that the power to shift reality plains could be used as a formable weapon but doubted the research that would make it applicable would be completed in Sayaka’s life time so they wanted all of her break throughs so that the next team could make far more progress with the work. Eventually she caught wind of this and realized what they were going to turn her work into. She confronted Iratori since he was the only one who could have had the detailed knowledge, caught red handed he explained his role in all of this. She wanted out of all of this and after breaking up with Iratori she left England, unaware that she had been marked with the Sealing Designation by the association.
Now living in Japan she’d become protective of her work putting shades on all the windows and got back to work now as a hermit according to the Associations terminology. While working she experienced severe internal pains and was forced to go to a local clinic to find out the source. It turned out Iratori left her with one final gift, a baby. Being an Arigatami abortion was out of the question and she saw no reason to punish a child that had never committed a single sin. So 7 months later she gave birth to a baby boy. One which she found to be the greatest miracle she’d ever performed, nothing as a magus could compete with it. She gave him the Japanese name of Seikou which meant delicate or precious, coupled with the middle name (Ikanji) it made him a “Precious/Delicate Gift.” She found a new passion in life in raising her son and had every intention of ignoring his thaumaturgy heritage and raising him as a human child.
However this was not to be the case, his powers were wild and leaked out based on his emotional state. Sayaka realized quickly that she wouldn’t be able to ignore this. She suspected that when the Association found out about an offspring that carried the spiritual attunement that she had, they’d send Enforcers to retrieve everything. So she decided to train her child at an early age in everything her studies had shown, then destroy all knowledge of it so that Seikou would be the only source of it remaining. At 4 years of age he was for the most part a normal boy with his mother. Her training had taught him how to keep prana from channeling into his circuits. Furthermore it seemed Seikou’s body completely suppressed his power by using untapped prana as a wall to keep it from activating. With this combo in place, he would likely get to live life like a normal boy till the end.
Things did not go this smoothly though, Seikou unconsciously tapped into this mana reservoir whenever he started to get upset; pain, being told no, getting frustrated from discomfort, being hungry. For the most part he was a well behaved boy but she had to invoke barriers during his few tantrums. During these unstable states he gained the power that his mother had been working toward, rejection. However it was much more offensive when being used by a mere boy. Everything in the house that wasn’t tied down became a weapon that was within his rejection reach. It was bound to happen eventually, during one of his nightmares his mother came in to check on him. From the transition from seeing a monster and waking up, his initial reaction was to use rejection. When he did his mother being at point blank range was thrown back a crossed the room breaking her neck over the edge of a dresser and being killed out right. Seikou spent the new few hours trying to wake her up unable to respond with the idea that his mother was gone forever.
After Sayaka broke her routine for so long, the Enforcers eventually moved in and found out what happened. Seikou was dealt with via a tranquilizer dart and transferred to England. He was put under the care of other members of the Arigatami family, all of which he’d never seen before. He was deemed unstable and a spell was used to remove his crest while 2 seals were used on his body in order to keep his power in check. They couldn’t put him in a mage school because it’d be too dangerous for the other children so instead they set up a form of fake life in the basement levels of the Clock Tower. 10 kids were assigned to be his friends but their real goal was to just keep him occupied until his power could be deciphered so that they could use it. These 10 children were able to activate the seals on Seikou’s body that would repress his power, if that didn’t work the second seal activated which paralyzed him straight out. The boy was put in a strict routine that made for a predictably boring life.
In the mornings he had someone else deal with his hygiene. His clothes were picked for him and his diet was predicated. Seikou also took two pills that were used as a kind of Ritalin just meant for suppressing spasms of the mind. He’d head off down a corridor and enter a classroom with the 10 same students waiting for him everyday. The lessons were based on developing as a Magus but Seikou was inept as a normal human and couldn’t perform the basic magic spell. It was believed it was because his power was too repressed, but the fact of the matter was his mother had made his crest as more of a seal than a way to use his magic circuits. Frustrated by how resourceful Sayaka had been in keeping the boys power from reaching the surface for research he became a form of “dead project.” Because of his unstable bursts of emotions that caused the ultimate rejection they couldn’t let him leave. In a nut shell he was useless as a human and magus… but it wasn’t like they could kill him, so hoping that time would prove him to be a powerful tool; he was kept on the same cycle day in and day out.
The next stage was a psychology exam, right after 4 hours of classes he’d go to one of three different psychologists. It was there that it was found out that Seikou didn’t remember how his mother died so the second psychologist who specialized in repressed memories took the scene. That’s when everything went to hell, while probing his mind with different questions and showing him evidence of the seen his mind started to drift toward the only conclusion that he killed his own mother. Before he could reach that though, it was found where his power was hidden. While grabbing his head trying to reject the memories the entire room started to get rejected along with the doctor inside. It was intense enough where both seals were activated in order to get him to stop. Now they knew where all of his power was and they could begin researching him effectively. Seikou became apart of project Nymphix and given the identification code of NMPH-402. The entire project was dedicated to figuring out reality shifts and had been started before Sayaka was even born.
With his vitals continuously under watch and being put through straining exorcise they began to figure out that his power would surface whenever Seikou started to not accept his environment. The most severe case was trying to make him remember how his mother died; other such triggers though were pain, frustration or fear. He’d go about 4 months without any kind of activity or interaction with other kids. Now at 8 years old he was having serious problems dealing with the loneliness. In order to coup with this he’d talk to himself and try to imitate a conversation. The person was a representation of someone he would admire so they were everything he wasn’t but had the potential to be if he just had the courage for it. Eventually he got this courage in the form of a voice in his head, which were just his own thoughts but since they were so different from the way he normally thinks to him it was like a separate person. Do to the constant reminders of his mother to try and force out his power for testing, he aquatinted the person in his head as someone like her, giving her the same name.
Realizing that had a new means of control possible, they found a young girl in the association that resembled Sayaka and had the girl imitate her. However the two voices conflicted and the attempt failed after she lived with Seikou for 2 weeks. With nothing else interesting in his room, he went through the fake Sayaka’s things to try and amuse himself. This lead to him finding a new safety blanket that effectively did suppress his power by always having Sayaka with him, crossdressing. He was stable enough to get back into classes and the Mages Association gave constant mental exams to make sure he remained stable. Still it was determined that in this environment his power was never going to grow and they’d never learn anything from him. So Seikou was released from the Association and went to Italy with 2 of his classmates as dorm mates. The three of them got along well, one was quite over protective and bossy over Seikou while the other was laid back and seem uninterested with everything that was going on. Actually their roles were muscle and mind, physically keep Seikou in line with one kid and mentally with the other. Thus far there have been no incidents, a few close calls because well… ya can’t dress like a girl and not draw attention to yourself… but that’s why there was a strong red head there to beat the shit out of people who tried to heckle Seikou. Now 17 he is unprepared for the role of a master that fate was about to throw in his lap.
MY GOALS: //[/color]
- Not really a weapon so to speak, but he always has make-up and clothes in his back pack along with school books. There's also a wig which his roommates forced him to get for further deception purposes, it works well for times when he doesn't have time to apply the necessary make-up to wear his hair short and still pass.
- A cell phone with his roommate’s numbers attached to a distress button.
- Glasses case and glasses, his sorcerer trait partially shares his optic nerves so he doesn't have full function over them so needs glasses most of the time except when channeling prana.
RANK: //[/color] Seventh.
ELEMENT: //[/color] Wind
EXPERTISE: //[/color]
Receptive Hazard Admonition- The ability to sense the gathering of hostile prana. The mental receptor within his eyes sees in all directions but Seikou himself does not. However when prana is being focused and gathered for a offensive maneuver it will cause stress to Seikou so he begins rejecting. This power will not work if someone can act without having to focus mana so passive abilities will inflict Seikou quite easily.
Deception- Being naturally androgynous he doesn’t have much problem passing as a girl in society. Even his voice is rather soft not containing much resonance, his timid nature makes him speak more from his head than his chest anyway. Seikou isn’t really trying to deceive, however since dressed like a girl is how he feels safe his roommates try to make sure he can pass as a girl before going out in order to prevent hell from raining down on them.
Photographic Memory- Since he really didn’t fill his mind up with much information there’s not a lot to sort out yet. He remembers a lot more than the average Joe but still represses memories that cause him pain. Sometimes he remembers some of the most mundane things, like times for events he won’t be going to or how much something cost in a store window. This also makes him a quick learner.
MAGIC CIRCUITS: //[/color]
He has 29 circuits and 6 PrC which puts his final prana at 174.
SPELLS: //[/color]
[Infinite Rejection Space] ([Wind])
Rank: [D-A] Depends on how far he’s pushed.
Cost: [2 Prana per second at D level, 5 at C, 12 at B, 40 at A.]
Range: [5 meters all directions][/i]
Effect: [This is not a controlled ability, it is a unconscious reaction to being faced with mental or physical stress that the host cannot deal with. Within a 5 meter radius all loose objects lift off the ground and all people are rejected. In addition spells below its level are pushed out even if they have infected Seikou. If the person is someone that is a focus for anger against the host, all rejected items will be hurled in their direction as well. While its element affiliation is wind, it’s actually linked to the users mind and by all rights is a spiritual based ability. Non the less the kinetic force is severe and uses wind as a catalyst in order for the ability to have something to ride on. Calling it a attack is not a entirely accurate sentiment as its primary goal is to protect its user by dispelling anything that is considered a threat. Seikou may not have magic talent but his body is still capable of releasing severe force. However the longer he stays in a state of rejecting, the quicker his prana drains and typically if he can’t be calmed down he’ll simply pass out once his body can’t support the stress any longer.
Within the dome itself what is actually happening is his mana is circulating rapidly starting to infect and consume anything within the reach of the dome. These items are then thrown away to project Seikou's will of " get away from me." The best way to think of it is hes making a new world that only he can exist in so the outside external pain goes away. In this world it can only follow the one rule that can trigger it, which is rejection. The reality shift is mana that obeys the true desire of its user but denies his magic for all other purposes which is the exact reason he only has this one ability. It is believe that if Seikou could maintain the space he could open the potential of grafted a world into the reality already set fourth which is why the Association keeps him so close. The problem is Seikou prana is so low that the spell can't reach any real usable potential but when he dies if the same ability can be imprinted onto a new generation with a much larger prana count; then the ability would become a powerful tool. However with Seikou at its host, the best it can do is use his mana as a conduit to remove unwanted invaders.
D Ranking- The target will feel a force pushing against them making it harder to get closer to Seikou.
C Ranking- Light weighted objects lift off the ground, lamps, shoes, forks, bosses, even freshly cut grass. Normal humans without mana will not be able to get close to him during this time.
B Ranking- The weight limit of what he can lift increases, a tool chest, tire or lighter material chair. Items will be rejected spontaneous and thrown out of the 5 meter range unless his aggression is focused on a specific target then those items will be hurled on them. At this stage a person still close will be hit by a hard gust of pressure that will attempt to throw them out of range.
A Ranking- The final level is the one that killed his mother, anything not bolted to the ground will be lifted and thrown about. Lifting may not be the word, more like shoved with a intense amount of force. At this ranking all people in the area friendly or non will feel like a 200 mile wind is hitting them. It is quite intense, though wind resistance lessens the effect. ]
PLAYER'S NAME: //[/color] Rebecca
FACE CLAIM: //[/color]Shinji Ikari
OTHER CHARACTERS: //[/color] None.
MISC. INFORMATION: //[/color]I’m a gender bender.
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