Haven Akio Kaibo Kyoujii

[Requiem]

CHARACTER

Name: Haven Akio Kaibo Kyoujii

Age: Seventeen years; Born January 7th.

Gender: Male

Species: Faunus; Tasmanian Devil-Human crossbreed

Symbol: A light blue tribal dragon, stationed in front of a tribal flame of a deeper shade of blue.

Occupation: Beacon student, bounty hunter (occasionally), part-time waiter, part-time dance instructor/student.

Appearance: Haven is a rather tall lad, standing at a height of six foot six, and weighs in at one hundred and seventy-five pounds. He maintains a somewhat slim yet toned body figure. Both of his eyes are a clear, frosty tint of azure. The left eye is a more faded tone of blue than the right, showing the slight blindness that it holds. (This was caused by an accident, which will be revealed next in the History section.) His hair is slightly spiky, yet neatly-fixed, which is mostly of a natural, white tint, but is also marked here and there by streaks of deepened ebony. It is considered short by male standards, though is long enough to cover both of his eyes somewhat equally.

Poking from the top of his head are a couple of short-furred T-Devil ears; both of which are somewhat nicked. His canines are also significantly thinner and sharper than a normal human’s, and he has sharper, elongated nails that could very well be labeled as claws. These specific features give way to his (artificial) Faunus genetics.

Upon the upper body, he normally wears three layers in total. The first would consist of some type of shortsleeved, graphic T-shirt, with a collared dress shirt over it that has an equal chance of being longsleeved or shortsleeved. Over this second layer would either be a longsleeved hoodie or a vest hoodie; regardless of its sleeved/sleeveless state, it would have some assortment and design of zippers and chains; around the shoulders if sleeved, and across the upper torso and lower torso regardless of it being sleeved or sleeveless. The collar upon the dress shirt is always popped upward. and a tie is normally tied around the neck and against the collar; sometimes rather loosely, giving it a look that makes it seem like it's about to fall and slip off. Often times, the hoodie will be opened when the dress shirt is buttoned up, or completely zipped up depending on the whether.

As for the lower body, he has an equal chance of wearing one of three things; cargo pants, jeans, and sometimes even slacks. When wearing cargo pants or jeans, he'll always have chains hanging from the waistband/belt loops that hooks on the front area by one end, slings around the side of the leg, and hooks once more from the remaining end upon the rear belt loops. Regardless of the type of lower body wear that he's wearing, he'll always wear a studded belt that has suspender bands tagged to it that hang against the sides of his legs. They're somewhat longer than the chains that he wears. Never does he wear them on his shoulders, so he's adjusted them to serve another purpose. Various pockets have been sewn onto the lining of each suspender band, and he stashes a selection of lighters within them when out. Each band has a row of five pockets, which enables him to carry a maximum of ten lighters at a time.

The bottoms of his pants will drag along the ground if cargo or jeans, thus tears will be seen around the heels on occasion. Regardless of the pants that he wears, however, they will always drape over the shoes that he wears; athletic if wearing jeans or cargo, and dress shoes if wearing slacks.

When entering the accessories portion of his outfitting, there are several things to take account of. Haven has a pair of deep, navy blue-framed transition glasses. When he doesn't wear them, they're normally hooked onto his shirt. Around either the right or the left shoulder, there will be a bandana (normally of either a black or navy blue shading) tied and, often times during battle, it will be tied around the bottom half of his face. He also wears a pair of black, fingerless gloves on both hands. He also has a hat that he's seen wearing a lot. When it isn't worn on his head, it's normally seen strapped onto the chains that hang from his pants.

He also has an mp3 player that he almost always carries around, and is almost always listening to. He has a pair of earphones and headphones to go along with it, and has a half chance of taking and using one of them in public, while leaving the other at the dorms. His earphones are wired through the back of his shirt and, when they aren't used, are hooked over the shoulders, and tucked beneath the shirt and over his collarbones. His headphones will just remain rested around his neck when he isn't using them. Both the headphones and the earphones are of a navy blue shading.

Within the zipper pockets on his hoodie, there will be several spare ammo packs for his weapon. (Located within the pockets toward the upper torso/the chest.)

On the back of his hoodie is his symbol. It's also located on the bandana that he wears on his shoulder/head.

If the weather is hot, then Haven will most likely lose the inner shirts that he wears, and just wear one of his vest hoodies while keeping the zipper partly empty to reveal part of his chest. Alongside this, he just might switch his pants for cargo shorts, revealing the mid calf-high socks that he wears.

When around the dorms (or the times that he just can't be bothered to get fully dressed), Haven will resort to the clothing style that he has, primarily when hanging around the dorms. Excluding the suspender bands stated in the battle gear (so he can still keep track of his lighters) as well as his glasses, the boy's other accessories are left behind with his other belongings. He'll also just wear a single tank top or a shortsleeved (graphic) shirt on his upper body, with a pair of cargo shorts on the lower bottom. As for footwear, he'll either wear a pair of slippers/sandals, or a pair of his normal athletic shoes.

Like the battle gear, the color of his shirt varies, but it's mostly seen in some shade/tint of blue. As for the cargo shorts, they'll either be a faded green, a faded pale-tan shade, or just black.

History: Little Haven was born sometime after nightfall within the first week of January, somewhere in Vale. As a child, he was actually quite energetic, spontaneous, very hardheaded, rebellious, etc. In addition he was one of the most hyper and gleeful kids that both he and his parents knew of - and those two qualities of his would only become more visible soon after the birth of his younger sister, Sianna, when he was a year old.

After the girl’s birth days would pass, soon shifting into weeks, months, and finally years. Haven laid his more rebellious side to rest bit by bit as Sianna grew, allowing it to be replaced by a more guiding, brotherly aspect. She was held above all else alongside his mother and father; when she was bullied, Haven would be there. When she was hurt, Haven would be there. Whenever Sianna needed help in any type of situation, Haven was always there.

There would soon come a time when Haven would be sent over to Signal Academy, marking the start of his long journey to become a Hunter. The time he spent with his mother, father and sister would decrease as he began his schooling years at Signal, though he tried his best to keep well in touch with them day by day. That day by day connection would soon began to crumble ever so slowly, as he became rushed and overwhelmed by work, assignments, and training. Eventually the bond he had crafted with his family would soon pass into near oblivion because, by the time he was fifteen, there would barely come a time where he would even speak a mere word to his beloved kin - and even on the events that he did manage to fit a word or two in, Haven’s family seemed to be busy. This caused the lad an immense amount of stress and, yes, depression. Around this time, his personality would begin to slide downhill and shift into the more strong, silent, and somewhat agitated type.

By the time Haven was sixteen and was preparing for the move to Beacon - as he had gotten a letter stating his acceptance a month or so prior - he decided to take a break during his free time to stroll about the areas around his home. Eventually, he would make the decision to take a visit back home. Before he was able to set one step toward his newfound destination, however, his reflexes would kick in as he saw the faintest blur of movement trail from the corner of his eye. When he turned around to watch his back, he was only greeted by a knockout blow.

He would wake up some time later that day during nightfall by the blinding light of a hanging light, bound by the wrists and ankles by what felt to be a quad set of heavy duty leather straps. His consciousness held up for a short amount of times, though during the period in which he was awake he managed to catch sound and sight of his surroundings. Numerous chains of muttering and the distant, muffled yells registered within his intellectual capacity, soon followed by pictures of industrial medical equipment. These pieces of equipment were oddly and frighteningly matched by a selection of odd-looking needles, vials, and other things of the sort. Before he could utter a word of thought to himself, he shifted his vision over to the left and caught sight of numerous children and teens alongside him. He would’ve looked off into the other direction if one thing hadn’t caught his attention; he thought he had seen Sianna off near the opposite corner of the room, stationed upon a similar table to the one he laid on. In a sudden adrenaline surge he screeched out, catching the attention of his sister, the other subjects, and several white-coated adults who were seemingly “doctors” or “scientists” of sorts. Haven and his sister managed to shout a few rushed, frantic words to each other before the lights veered off into oblivion for the lad. The last thing he heard that night was a scream from his kin; afterwards a couple of blows were delivered to primarily the left side of his face. The first strike busted a cross-shaped wound below his eye, and the second would both permanently lower the vision within his left eye, give him a couple of noticeable scars, and knock him back out.

His second awakening would take place within a similar, yet much brighter facility. Instead of laying down as he had been prior, he was laying down in a much more comfortable bed - a hospital bed to be exact. A single-eyed gaze would be taken eastbound, and the chap would soon catch sight of his mother, who was sitting bedside next to him. She hadn’t noticed his awakening and was instead staring at the TV stationed in front of both herself and her son’s bed. In an act of curious mimicry the boy took a glance toward the television, surprise immediately overtaking him.

From what he learned from the program running on the TV, as well as information from his mother and the roaming doctors and nurses, there had been an abduction stretching across Vale. Many subjects - including himself, Sianna, and apparently his father - had been held captive and had experiments conducted upon them. Hours before, a chain of disappearances had been filed, thus driving the local police and detectives to make a search. They eventually found the facilities in which the experiments were being conducted and, after capturing and chasing some of the experimenters out, brought those who were held to the hospital for necessary treatment.

The surprises weren’t done, however. By the time that the explanations were done, Haven’s mother and doctors took the liberty of pointing out his new features --- the ones he hadn’t noticed until they were pointed out due to a heavy focus on the whole experimentation business. He was presented with a mirror, and was allowed to gaze upon his...new appearance.

He had small, nicked ears on the top of his head…
The majority of his teeth were abnormally sharpened…
Though he couldn’t see it, he felt a small tail toward the tip of his spine.

He held attributes of a Tasmanian Devil, courtesy of the Faunus researchers that the police had flushed out.

Several days after he was taken into the custody of the hospital, Haven was released after countless arguments that he put up, declaring that he was fine. He immediately went back to school as if nothing had happened to him, but there were, of course, some changes. Those who knew him (somewhat) began seeing him and treating him differently, eventually leading to a still awkwardness and a fading of bonds between them and Haven. There were also short period of “bullying” attempts which were put out within a matter of days thanks to the lad’s new, stronger personality and way of action.

A couple weeks after his dispatch, Haven got word about his sister’s location and status, as well as his father’s. His father was already up and about, free of the experimental attributes that would’ve been given to him. The authorities had gotten into the lab facilities a while before the scientists would have gotten to him, as he and the other abducted adults were stationed in a sector farther from the younger subjects. Sianna wasn’t as lucky, however, since she was caught in the same room as Haven at the time. As a result she was one of the people who were conducted upon, and had gained attributes similar to a red panda. She had the ears, she had the tail, and her initial hair color had begun to fade into a red-orange color, streaked across with darker stripes of the same color.

Unlike Haven, Sianna stayed bedridden and confined to the hospital for a longer period of time, primarily due to the fact that she was of a younger age and didn’t have a fully-built strength and physical stature because of it. Haven took this as an opportunity to stop by and talk more, and had begun to rebuild his relationship with his younger sister because of it. There would come a time where she would be dispatched from the hospital, and would continue her life with their parents the best that she could with her…alterations. During that period of time, the two’s communication levels decreased once again, but ever so slightly. To this day he talks with his family at least twice per week, which is an improvement from what things had been ever since he started schooling. Despite the more constant communication rates with his bloodlines, however, an immense amount of inner rage and depression continues to course throughout his veins.

Some of it branches from the lack of attention he received and gave to his family.
Some of it branches from the alterations that he received.
…Though the majority of it comes from the fact that his sister had been altered in a similar way to himself, and is further strained by the fact that he couldn’t do anything about it - both then and now.

Personality: Haven is just the slightest bit socially awkward when being introduced to new acquaintances, though will try his best to be polite and whatnot despite this quality of his. He knows that it is more than likely in his best interest to treat those around him with respect in order to prevent any harsh activity from turning afoot, so he does try to hold his tongue if he had a witty remark under most situations. His ability to keep practically anything situation-turning to himself is quite high, since he never really shares anything major pertaining  to himself or his history to begin with, but could easily be forgotten if the subject of family or inequality of any sort came up in the conversation. Should he hear about such subjects, he would more than likely ask for the conversation to shift toward another topic. If it continued and he began to be pestered about such matters, then...well, others would possibly have to deal with him lashing out.

For the majority of the time, the boy is more of the go with the flow type of person. He prefers to allow others to run the show; partially because he normally doesn't feel up to the task himself, and partially to observe the leadership skills of those around him. If matters are tight, however, he wouldn't mind taking the torch up himself and running things toward his own accord. He thinks himself to be far from a decent leader-type figure, but he actually could manage pretty well in the role. Whenever he is driven to take the lead, he doesn't take the role lightly most of the time. In his spare time, he will often observe those that he is working with in some silence if not finding out their factors by conversing with them, working out a plan of thought and action within his mind and attempting to match what faults that one may have with the strengths that another has in order to balance things out. He will attempt to make out strategies based on such qualities that others may have, alongside other factors of what type of fighter they are, their personalities, and just the whole situation altogether. Needless to say, he tries to put enough effort into his role in hopes to push his group to victory.

When one is able to get the boy to warm up to them, they will figure out that he's actually pretty laid back and likes to joke around. His comforting, sympathetic, and gentle qualities would also be revealed, should the situation call for it. Alongside this, they will also figure out just how sarcastic he could get, which may just bind him into some rough scenes when he was only meaning to joke around. His humor could get a tad on the vile side, and he is well aware of that. However, he tends to catch himself when it is a moment or so too late, and normally acts a bit awkward and perhaps a tad guilty whenever he offends someone. Often times, he apologizes the next time he sees the person/people that he seemed to have hurt if they left for whatever reason after he said and did what he did. Should they not accept whatever apologies he has to say, he often shrugs it off with some effort and just moves on with life unless the subject(s) in mind were truly close to him in his mind.

Most of the time, it is hard to gain even the slightest bit of Haven's trust, no matter what he may say. When one is granted a spot on his 'trusted' list, however, they will begin to find out small bits and parts of how he is beneath the surface. He will grow more comfortable around them in a deeper sense. He would gladly ache for their benefit, do nearly anything to make them happy, sacrifice his life for theirs, and so on. So, in short, those that he has brought himself to legitimately trust would be put before himself, just as his family is. Those who shatter his trust are normally given a second chance, but after that, it would be so long to the subject in mind that had broken it to begin with.

The ones that he trusts the most would also be granted a greater chance of Haven actually speaking of his past for once. From this, they would discover just how stressed he is about his background will also realize how depressed and over thought about certain matters he has fixed himself to be, and how this in turn drives him to the brink of inner insanity.

To cope with these normal, every day challenges of his, he vents in a variety of ways, such as:
-Listening to music and singing along, sometimes. He always keeps his mp3 player around. If it were unwillingly taken from him or if he lost it, he would appear to be more tense than usual.
-Drawing on himself. A more minor venting source, but it takes his mind off of matters.
-Cursing. Other than listening to music, it is probably the most popular thing that he does.
-Songwriting. Again, a more minor venting source, yet more effective than drawing due to his musical interests.
-Sparring and/or fighting. Other than simply listening to music and cursing like a sailor, this is Haven's most preferred way of venting. However, he goes all out when fighting most of the time, often allowing his rage and negativity to take the wheel. Because of this, fighting against other students could prove to end badly.

Strength:
-High reflexes.
-Light and speedy on his feet.
-Enhanced strength from T-Devil genetics.
-Enhanced vision at night due to Faunus genetics.
-Excels at parkour.
-Somewhat flexible, due to years of dance.
-Academically advanced.

Weakness:
-Talk of family and/or history. (This leads to stress, stress leads to snapping, and snapping leads to...well, bad situations.)
-Is a bit too against inequality for his own good. (It could very well cause him to act rash and have a one-tracked mind.)
-Should he be caught in the correct mood, he could be a bit too harsh and a bit ignorant, which would stir up some problems.
-His speed is matched by his low stamina. He can travel quite far if sprinting or jogging, but only in a short amount of time.
-Basically blind in the left eye. Should his right eye be taken out of commission even temporarily, he could have some problems.
-Tends to get a bit too rage-driven when fighting on occasion, so sparring with other students could be dangerous.

Semblance: Pyrokinesis, also known as the control over fire. When using his semblance, Haven becomes a sort of fire and heat conductor. He maintains control of flames with a well amount of ease, but there will be moments when things will get too…hot for him to handle. This can often be seen when he goes up against a pyre much larger, wild, and hotter than he’s used to. Doing this causes him strain that will certainly hit him the next day, if not the same day that he pushed past his limits and comfort zone.

Haven himself has noticed that the color of the flames that he manipulates often changes when his mood/emotional state vary. The majority of the time his fire shifts from its initial color straight to black and/or red, to symbolize the darkness, depression and whatnot that he holds within, as well as the wild rage that he keeps to himself. When he’s enraged, the flames shift to warmer colors such as orange and red, and tend to rampage about more often. When sorrowful and saddened, the blazes may be blue, violet, etc. In the past, he has noticed a swirl of different-colored flames --- examples would be a fusion of black and red flames, blue and red, violet and black, and so on. Color combos occur when the lad feels more than one thing in emotional stature.

As read above, Haven can only control fire - not generate it. If there is an open flame or necessary elements up and about, he can easily manipulate them to his will. If there aren’t any sources of pyre anywhere, then…well, Haven just can’t use his semblance. This is why he keeps multiple lighters hidden on him at all times, excluding the times that he’s roaming inside a school building. Due to a high hazard rating fused with a chance of emergency, he keeps a single lighter hidden within his coat when roaming about Beacon for classes and other things of the sort.

WEAPON

Name: Silver Sanctum

Primary Form: Seen as a dual pair of katana, connected from the base of both handles by a silver chain. The blades themselves are a shining tint of silver, just shades off from his initial, snowy white hair. Three diamonds are seen upon the surface of each blade handle, streaking across in a vertical fashion. When the first button is pressed, a bullet is fired through a small, hollow tube that makes up the hidden barrel, and is visible through an opening in the center of the blade’s point. The same button also shifts Silver Sanctum back into its primary form after being switched into its secondary and/or third form.

Secondary Form: One blade is seen in the primary form, while the other blade is a sword-sniper hybrid. Triggered by holding down the second button upon the katana handle for a few seconds. In its second tier, one of Silver Sanctum’s handleguard dismembers and takes on a different shape. Several parts of it slide all about the handle area, forming the trigger guard and the handle, while the rest remain in their initial places. In this form Haven still uses both swords as…well, swords. The only basic difference is that there are two handles and triggers on one of the blades.

Tertiary Form: The blade that had been transformed prior to the third form further shifts, fully turning into a sniper-like shape. The tip of the blade folds down and reveals the tip of the barrel located within the blade, surrounding it with several sharp, miniature blades. In addition, the central section of the blade unfolds, unlashing the scope sealed within and mounting it up by chains and a couple of built-in bars. The remaining parts of the handleguard shift about to form the rifle’s recoil pad and monopod.

The second blade undergoes a similar change to the first one, as it unfolds its tip and surrounds its point with many smaller, yet equally sharp blades. In addition, the central area is designed to unfold and maintain a similar arrangement, causing it to basically become a mess of mini daggers, lodged together to create a painful sword. The main difference between the two blades of Silver Sanctum is that only one is a katana-sniper hybrid, while the other is just…an upgraded sword. It has no gun features, but it serves as a deadly melee weapon.

***In all weapon forms, the gun-blade's reload area is also the katana handle. It's able to be slid open and closed by pulling the chain, which is attached to the base of the handle/the ammo cover.

History: Forged within his years back in Signal Academy. Haven was always used to sparring with a dual set of weapons, and also adored long-ranged weapons. Because of this he incorporated long-distance fighting into one of his blades, and just upgraded the remaining blade to become a deadly bouquet of blades.

In addition, it was a sort of…symbol, one could say, to represent his sister. He had known one of her favorite colors to be silver, so he left both blades this color when creating his weapons. This gave the “Silver” part of Silver Sanctum. He also knew that his name meant a safe location, or a protective area, and he knew for a fact that he was very protective over his sister. By the time he had finished building his weapon, he had to come up with a name with it, so…he named it something that had a personal, hidden meaning. “Silver Sanctum” - silver coming from being Sianna’s favorite color, and sanctum from being a synonym of the meaning of Haven’s name: a safe place; a protective/protected area. In his mind, “Silver Sanctum” means the same thing as “Sianna’s Protector,” and that’s why he stuck with the name.

MUSIC CLAIMS

Primary Theme ||| Awake and Alive by Skillet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqouhe433cM

Battle Theme - Normal ||| Circus for a Psycho by Skillet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utfex53BL0c

Battle Theme - Berserk ||| Madness in Me by Skillet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtnh7z5bEGs

Battle Theme - Defensive ||| What I Believe by Skillet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cJmIF77Vhw

Dance Themes ||| Listed (will contain much Kpop/Jpop/Cpop, most likely)
When Haven or any of my characters that are dance students dance, their moves will match the general choreography moves shown in videos linked if any, but their movements will be a lot more quicker, sharper, and bolder than they are displayed in the video. There's also a chance that they'll be a little more aggressive, too. Just to show that they're experienced.

They also know how to bone break. Don't know what it is? Look up a few videos.
The songs listed in the spoiler tag will also be the main songs that all of my dance characters tend to dance to.

List of Songs: