Name: Joseph Katsuya
(pronounced: Jo-sef Kat-soy-ya)
Age: 21
Race:Human
Occupation Drifter, Ex-Assassin, Class - B
Abilities:
Healing - Joseph possesses the ability to not only increase his rate of recovery, but also anyone that comes in contact with his skin. When he touches anothers wound, a few of his bodies cells, which move a lot faster than that of most humans, interact with the cells of the injury, creating an event of rapid healing. Despite the rapid speed of his cells, his aging remains normal.
Power Enhancement - A technique he picked up from his master. It concentrates the energy of the users prefered element(s), forming an aura around the users body. When a certain chant is recited, the aura is pulled into the body, increasing body texture, bone stature, skin thickness and brain cell movement. Basically, the skin becomes harder to peirce, bones become harder to break, speed increases exponetially and the user begins to think at a more rapid pace, decifering various puzzles at an incredable rate. Requires some knowledge with the Elvish language, results depend on user.
Provoke Darkside - The ability to tap into a distance corner of his mentallity, revealing a darker, stronger and more violent soul from within.
Elemental Manipulation - Josephs' prefered element is Fire, But he can also manipulate the properties of Temprature and Water, using the product, Ice, to his advantage. He has the ability to ignite a flame from thin air with the snap of a finger, and can draw various water particles together using his mind. The temprature manipulation comes the same way to him, a sort of psychic talent, one would say.
Telepathy - Joseph was born with the ability to send and recieve mental preceptions. Although this talent is still untrained to him, he can freely send messages to his master, Diablo Darkfire. The ability comes when it is not neccesary, in some cases.
Biography: Joseph spent the first 5 years of his life under the care of his parents, but on his 5th birthday, his parents were slain by a Task Force of Bounty Hunters, known simply as 'The Hunters'. He was taken away from his village on that day, by his 'god-father', as a direct order from his father.
At a very young age, he had shown various signs of elemental alignment and psychic ability. Also, speech had came rather freely to him. At the mere age of 3, he was having full on and deep conversations with his master about various topics.
His mother was a Sorcerer, she had experience with the study of magic and elemental tributes, she was an Elementalist of great skill. His father was an Assassin, who worked along side with his partner, an all-work-no-play elder elf, Diablo Darkfire. He was very gallant, and very skilled with the giant sword he wielded. Together they killed many. It was obvious where Josephs' elemental skill orignated from, and tragic that he met the same dark fate as his father.
He trained for 12 years, and to this day is still in training, despite the serveral skills he has obtained. Joseph, altough very skilled and very powerful, tends to be a reckless fighter, sometimes making ametuer mistakes, and is often dealt near fatal damage(Although it really doesn't matter, since he can simpley heal himself).
His fighting style basically revolves around trying to make contact with his mighty blade. He likes to use a variety of ways to achieve this goal, such as inhuman speed or elemental techneiques, but ultimatly, his sword was his main concern. If he were ever to become disarmed, he was trained in various way to disorient his enemy in several ways, just long enough to retreive his weapon.
He weilds a giant two-hander sword, custom built by his father, who had little smithing skills. It was his fathers, first, last and best product. It was engraved with his fathers symbol, the symbol of his family, the symbol that simplely told adversaries who he was. It was also used as a calling card, on occasion engraved on deceased opponents skulls after battle. This same symbol is tatooed atop his left hand, although it is most often covered by the thick gloves he wears.
The large blade was recently damaged and completely destroyed. Joseph took the old peices of the shattered steel and resmelded a new blade, using stronger materials in the compound. The over-all shape and size of the blade changed. Due to the new materials, it is also significantly heavier. Due to this, Joseph also weilds a smaller, much lighter blade for quick combat.
His personality is mainly shy and very stuborn. Over the years he has developed a way to hide his true feelings. Most of the time, he presents himself as calm, collected, and tolerant. However, tolerance may be the only trait he truely possesses. Although shy, he tends to talk to new people, to prevent the image of rudeness. His inner thoughts are ussually the complete opposite of his outward behavior.
Joseph once joined the Shinigami clan but made a quick departure. He was beckoned by his old master to meet him once again at the old abandoned bar they once took refuge in. And old enemy had once again threatened their existance.
After the events in the bar, Joseph and team went on to challenge their adversary and his accosiates. Coming out [victorious], the newly formed Katsuya clan departed and went about their own path.
Joseph wished to continue along his old path, the way of a lone wolf. He attempted to walk the land, in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of the dark being that lay dormant [most of the time] within the darkness of his own soul.
It proved difficult to travel alone. The newest comrade to the clan felt compelled to follow him. Cassanadra Kitaoia, an ex-ninja-in-training decided to tag along. At first, Joseph rejected her, claiming his wish to carry his burdon on his own. Deep down, however, he came to realise he wanted someone to carry it along with him.
Joseph and Cassandra have since fallen in love.
Some time later, Naru Halyanwe located the lad and his lover and made a proposition to the lad. She wished to train him. Taking on both young pupils, Joseph managed to master his ability to control the elemental forces around him. He still requires a lot of training inorder to control it.
Joseph has come to discover many new things about his past. He learned that the name 'Katsuya' was not his true name. It was actually a code-name that originated from his fathers 'retirement' from the assassins guild. It was a fake name, derived from Josephs mother [Katlyia] and the name of his final target [Suyergi]. When Joseph's father made the decision to leave the guild, he penned the name Dyvack Katsuya and fled the country with his new love.
Another shocking discovery was made, when he found the origin of the dark spirit within. The dark spirit was actually born of dark matter that was given life. In existance, the spirit had no definate shape. It lived by possessing living beings and feed off their positive energy, therefore creating a negative being. It's reign ended when Dyvack came across a hit who was possessed by the dark matter.
The creature attempted to possess Dyvack, but the creature was quickly exorcised by a companion and sealed into the binding of a book. The book that was Dyvacks journal. The creature began to change while it was locked within the pages. It mostly feed off cats and therefore, a majority of it's being was very feline. The seal put on it was meant to gradually drain the negative energy, leaving just the positive energy that it had absorbed.
Naru found this book. For reasons not-yet-known to her, she felt compelled to hold on to the book and the entire time she carried it with her, she was stalked by a mysterious black cat. Until the day she met a young lad, who's name rang a familiar bell. The letters "KATSUYA" that read on the cover only meant the book rightfully belonged to the lad with the name Joseph.
Upon viewing the seal that was made in the book, the creature came to possess Joseph. But the creature did not find positive energy in the boy. All he found was negative energy, which reflected the tough life that Joseph lived. The creature attempted to leave the boy, but found it impossible. Everytime he attempted to leave, he just found himself in full possession of the boys conciousness. His being had fully merged with Josephs spirit.
The combination of Josephs dark history and the dark matter that the creature was literally made of caused a form of spitiual fusion within. Joseph eventually learned of the existance of the creature and learned how to communicate with him. Inorder to set the creature free of his negative energy, Joseph had to clear his mind of his dark past.
The spirit that is Joseph 'Katsuya' is a perfect balance of light and dark. The evil that the spirit once posed as a threat has been contained and now resided in a small bottle tied around Josephs neck. It appears as a small black flame.
Josephs' true surname is presently unknown. He knows there is only one living being who knows the secrets of his true identity and is currently on a hunt to locate his longtime friend and ally, Diablo Darkfire.
After the events in the bar, Joseph and team went on to challenge their adversary and his accosiates. Coming out [victorious], the newly formed Katsuya clan departed and went about their own path.
Joseph wished to continue along his old path, the way of a lone wolf. He attempted to walk the land, in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of the dark being that lay dormant [most of the time] within the darkness of his own soul.
It proved difficult to travel alone. The newest comrade to the clan felt compelled to follow him. Cassanadra Kitaoia, an ex-ninja-in-training decided to tag along. At first, Joseph rejected her, claiming his wish to carry his burdon on his own. Deep down, however, he came to realise he wanted someone to carry it along with him.
Joseph and Cassandra have since fallen in love.
Some time later, Naru Halyanwe located the lad and his lover and made a proposition to the lad. She wished to train him. Taking on both young pupils, Joseph managed to master his ability to control the elemental forces around him. He still requires a lot of training inorder to control it.
Joseph has come to discover many new things about his past. He learned that the name 'Katsuya' was not his true name. It was actually a code-name that originated from his fathers 'retirement' from the assassins guild. It was a fake name, derived from Josephs mother [Katlyia] and the name of his final target [Suyergi]. When Joseph's father made the decision to leave the guild, he penned the name Dyvack Katsuya and fled the country with his new love.
Another shocking discovery was made, when he found the origin of the dark spirit within. The dark spirit was actually born of dark matter that was given life. In existance, the spirit had no definate shape. It lived by possessing living beings and feed off their positive energy, therefore creating a negative being. It's reign ended when Dyvack came across a hit who was possessed by the dark matter.
The creature attempted to possess Dyvack, but the creature was quickly exorcised by a companion and sealed into the binding of a book. The book that was Dyvacks journal. The creature began to change while it was locked within the pages. It mostly feed off cats and therefore, a majority of it's being was very feline. The seal put on it was meant to gradually drain the negative energy, leaving just the positive energy that it had absorbed.
Naru found this book. For reasons not-yet-known to her, she felt compelled to hold on to the book and the entire time she carried it with her, she was stalked by a mysterious black cat. Until the day she met a young lad, who's name rang a familiar bell. The letters "KATSUYA" that read on the cover only meant the book rightfully belonged to the lad with the name Joseph.
Upon viewing the seal that was made in the book, the creature came to possess Joseph. But the creature did not find positive energy in the boy. All he found was negative energy, which reflected the tough life that Joseph lived. The creature attempted to leave the boy, but found it impossible. Everytime he attempted to leave, he just found himself in full possession of the boys conciousness. His being had fully merged with Josephs spirit.
The combination of Josephs dark history and the dark matter that the creature was literally made of caused a form of spitiual fusion within. Joseph eventually learned of the existance of the creature and learned how to communicate with him. Inorder to set the creature free of his negative energy, Joseph had to clear his mind of his dark past.
The spirit that is Joseph 'Katsuya' is a perfect balance of light and dark. The evil that the spirit once posed as a threat has been contained and now resided in a small bottle tied around Josephs neck. It appears as a small black flame.
Josephs' true surname is presently unknown. He knows there is only one living being who knows the secrets of his true identity and is currently on a hunt to locate his longtime friend and ally, Diablo Darkfire.
