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Nataku | X/1999 | Not Reserved
Contact Info: skippingly[at]gmail[dot]com, hoboify [plurk], shut up raiden [aim].
Other Characters Played: Not Applicable.
Preferred Apartment: None.
Character Name: Nataku | Kazuki Toujyou.
Canon: X/1999.
Canon Point: Volume 18.
Background/History: Wikipedia.
Personality:
It would be best to start at the beginning with Nataku, and at the beginning is Kazuki Toujyou. She was originally the one destined to be the member of the Seven Angels, of the Dragons of Earth. Yet at the time that she heard this, she was a very ill six-year-old girl. Her future would be on that was over thirty years away, and she would not live to see it. Of course, because of her age, she did not understand this concept. She did not understand death, or what it means to have a destiny. A sheltered child at a mansion far removed from the cities of Tokyo, she grew up alone but loved by her parents and grandfather. Her disease kept her from going to school, and learning how to interact with others outside of her family. To her, they were her entire world, but that did not mean that she did not yearn to meet other children and to actually play with them. It is something that she wanted to do, but first and foremost were her family.
She died before she could even see a glimpse of her destiny, but she was to be reborn in Nataku. However, her body was so diseased that there was nothing truly viable to create the clone. This was where the story explanation of who Nataku shall shift to Masaki Toujyou, Kazuki's father. He was a young man who had been told of his daughter's fate, that she would become a murderer of all humanity. Yet he would not allow that deter him from saving her life. He did not care what it was that she would become, or what she would do, but wanted her to be allowed to live to create those choses. His dedication to his family ultimately led to his suicide. He had promised his dying daughter that he would bring her back to life, no matter the cost. This single-minded goal was what allowed Nataku to gain the necessary genetic material for his final creation.
Though "he" constantly was used in reference to the clone, he actually has no gender. He has no reproductive organs, though his skeletal form was male due to Masaki. Nataku did not seem to ever care whether people called him a "he," "she," or "it." He could never understand why there would be such emphasis and difference between the two beyond their roles in reproduction. This meant that he lacked a real identity of gender or even without a gender. Since he did not have any part in the process of creating more life-forms (and that would be as far as he understood the importance of gender), he acted in a manner that would display both characteristics yet never commit to one, if asked.
To explain, Nataku was conscious during his entire creation. He could hear the conversation that was being carried on around. While he was born as a blank slate, he was shaped by those words that were accidentally cruelly spoken to him. The scientists could seemingly not find enough of ECG response to state that he had emotions through their testing. It was already known that he did not have a gender, but since he did not exert enough brain activity to elicit that he indeed felt, it was deemed that he could feel nothing. All that he could feel were but reactions to the physical stimulus rather than emotional. Even then, the scientists believed that to be muted. These words branded him through those thirty years, and he believed them to be complete fact.
When he finally emerged to truly be birthed into the world, he responded as he believed in the only manner that he felt he could – without emotion. He was seemingly taught by the scientists since his creation; imbuing him with the knowledge that would allow him to comprehend and experience the world. But for all their attention, they were simply pleased about his being and had no greater purpose than for him to exist. Thus, the only interaction from the "other people" was hardly a positive one. He actually showed through his inner monologues to be extremely inquisitive and constantly questioning about the world which he lived. Yet he kept these questions to himself, because he did not desire to speak to those around him. If he truly had no emotions, he should have no wish to fill whatever void that he had with social interaction.
This was where things become rather muddy in the way of how Nataku was. The clone did retain memories of Kazuki, which the scientists believed to be impossible. He remembered all that she was, and dreamed constantly of her during those thirty years and even after he was "born." Without his knowledge, her personality did help shape his own. Both children were sheltered, but while Kazuki grew up in a world of love and affection, Nataku experienced only cold reverence and unintentional cruelty. She drew into the memories of her family and focused completely upon her parents. Her adoration of her father would later bind him to his initial Wish that led him to "Kamui." He longed for the relationship that she had with her father and asked of it by the leader of the Seven Seals. Since he was granted this simple child's Wish, he became immensely loyal but few were privy to this side of him.
What this meant was that Nataku came off as extremely cold and distant. Nothing more than a killer rather than the lost child of what he really was. He spoke in terse sentences, because he had forgone actual interaction with those around him during his development. This left him speaking very frankly and with little understanding of what tact was. Most of the time he would simply stare at those speaking to him and question what it was that they were saying, without speaking aloud. His stare always appeared blank and apathetic, but over time, there had been honest confusion seen. Karen Kasumi, one of the Seals, was able to determine that those eyes staring back at her were those of a child rather than an indifferent murderer.
But still, he did not understand the consequences of his actions. If he were to kill someone, he did not understand what death was or how it affected those around him. The gravity of what it was to kill one or even one-hundred people was something that he simply could not grasp. If they were gone, then they were gone, but he cannot see reason to mourn their passing. All things eventually die. That was the nature of how the world operated, and so there would be no need to cry over what would inevitably happen. Nataku simply lacked the ability to understand even social norms. He would walk into a subway train still coated in the blood of the person that he killed and not know why that would be offensive or disturbing to some. There was no means to wash properly himself afterward, and so he had to remain as he was.
Now, "his" grandfather did take him aside from time to time for talks of what had happened in the past when he was Kazuki. Seeing no emotional or physical response, he would often break down in front of the clone. This showed a lack of being able to understand the emotions of others, but then, he can barely comprehend his own because he was not allowed to develop them in a healthy manner. He thought in a very logical manner, because that was all that was left to do. If something would end in him being hurt and nothing of great value would be gained, he would avoid those set actions. If he would be harmed but the will of another would be achieved, the mission would be completed. Anything that was emotionally-charged, he cannot understand why they would do anything of that sort, nor probably fully be able to do so.
Because he was so young, it did take him a long time to be able to process new information. It took him weeks, if not months, to be able to finally accept what Karen had told him. She had told him that he had emotions, and he felt something in his chest respond to those words. That was, unfortunately, the best that he was able to explain what his feelings felt like, and understood that those were emotions. But even as he grew that much, he still only spoke to Karen due to the fact that she continued to speak to him and force him to respond. With "Kamui," he spoke freely due to the memories that he had in his head from Kazuki. Other than that, he can be rather difficult to actually get to speak more than a few sentences unless the person would be willing to work at having him open up.
Social and emotional immaturity aside, he can be quite the effective and cold-blooded killer due to the previous listed reasons. He lacked remorse, cannot comprehend sympathy or empathy, and will carry out a mission either because it would be successful or due to the will of another. As an enemy, he will not stop until he was beaten down so badly that he lacked the ability to move. Even Yuuto mentioned that he would be fine with withdrawing from battle, but he would not know if Nataku would do so freely. If he was granted even the smallest bit of energy to move, he would fight if it were due to the will of another. That will generally came from "Kamui," but had initially come from the scientists. Before he killed them all. This returned to the lacking of creating an emotional bond with them, however.
Nataku had a very specific manner which he would speak with people. One that would denote to the small child that Kazuki was, and the other the cold "young man" that he appeared. Only three actually heard him speak in the softer, effeminate manner that showed his true innocence and naivety. The first being the Shinken, which was found to actually be alive, and he could actually speak which him. It was a brief conversation, but they understood one another well enough. Second being "Kamui" who he felt as his own father and spoke much like a child would to him. Kazuki saw him to be the person she loved most of all, because she never really grew to know anything outside her family. The last was Karen who continued to speak to him until those cold barriers broke. Yet to everyone else, he sounded much more masculine and indifferent due to wanting to keep a distance from them.
Abilities/Powers:
Relatively unique ability that is he can control a ribbon. It seems as though it is an ordinary ribbon and since most of his ribbons get ripped or destroyed; any cloth-material. He can manipulate it to be either a shield or a weapon. As a shield, it forms into a pentagram-like shape in front of him and able to deflect almost any attack. While the ribbon-shield can hold against all elements, if enough pressure is put forth towards breaking the shield, it will break. It can also be used to knock attacks back towards people, if they are projectiles.
For a weapon, it lashes out to tear through both fabric and skin. Enough magic put forth behind a swing of it, and can shatter concrete as well as break down a foundation of a building. Generally, it is used to wrap around the bodies of people to bind them, before tightening the ribbon around their fragile figures and slowly crushing the life out of them -- cutting into the skin and shattering bones. It can also lock into the form of a pentagram (like with his shield) and able to send energy pulse through the ribbon to destroy the area directly in front of him.
Without his ribbon, he can channel a small bit of his power into his right hand -- this is only used in close quarters as he means to thrust his fist through the ribcage and puncture either heart or lung. Additionally, he can jump to great heights, ricochet between walls to get to where he needs to go.
In mentioning that he is a clone, he has some abilities in that as well. That is, he has a higher regeneration time than humans. This does not mean much in terms of a serious battle as it merely means that he can survive longer than most. Extremely determined, he is not going to stop fighting someone unless he is beaten down to the point where he cannot stand.
There would be the ability of being a Dragon of Earth which generally helps to destroy an area more. It was a large energy strike that took the form of a dragon and generally cause large amount of damage to the environment; to effectively destroy the kekkai as much as possible. This was never used in actual combat, but more like a signal that the Seven Angels were busting something up. It is only used to apparently cause as much damage as possible before the Seven Seals show up.
Items/Weapons: His ribbon. He has nothing else to his name.
Sample Entry:
She did not understand me, in the end. She is the one who understood the heart which I believed was dead, but could not completely understand my reasons. I did not want her to die. I did not want him to die. But I know that he cannot be killed. Not by her. Not even by him. Is it right to let her live when her life will end soon? I do not know. I merely know I did not want her death to be caused by that person's.
She did not understand, but he did. That is all that matters.
Sample Entry Two:
[ Taken from a log from NeoGenesis RPG on Livejournal. ]
"It is a play on words." Nataku admitted. Still did not appear too apologetic that he seemed as though he was lying to Nagi. However, he felt that he should explain his reasons, since it seemed like he was being asked them. "Genkaku will remain tormented by you. Whether you are present or not. The fact that you are alive brings him sorrow, because you will not love him." His gaze went back to the iron door, thinking of his elder brother. Not that he would come in and be angry with him, but how much he was suffering.
"I no longer feel like asking if you would be so kind as to love him back." His head tilted. "It is not that you are not kind, but that you are both human. Both emotional and illogical. If you admitted that you loved him, Genkaku would be happy and perhaps release you from here." This was how he understood how things would work if such simple words were spoken. Spoken and be true, of course. His gaze remained on the door as his ribbon continued to rise in the air. Perhaps, trying to be intimidating. "But because you do not … you continue to drive him farther and farther away from us."
Pulling his gaze away from the door, he stared at the other for a time. Not as angry as before but actually seemingly worried, scared. "I wonder if you are the metaphorical darkness." He waited a few seconds for a response before taking a tighter grip on the ribbon. The reaction was instantaneous; the ends lashing out to wrap around Nagi's delicate neck – to rise him up and against the wall so that he would be slowly strangled to death. He thought about simply beheading him, but that seemed like it was too kind. Or perhaps, he wanted the man to realize that he had done something wrong and admit to it before his eventual death.
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