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13
Name: 13.
Real Name: Tybalt, "Raki" ("Lucky" wink .
Birthday: October 31st.
Sex: Tom.
Race: Bakeneko, Japanese (?).
Appearance:

Physical: While 13 takes a human form to fight, his true form is that of a small, black cat with jade-green eyes and a trademark collar marked with a '13'. As a human, he appears as a tall, lightly stubbled, middle-aged adult. While his true ethnicity is a mystery, he outwardly appears Japanese, with deep, dark skin and messy, uncombed back hair.
He wears a suit of irezumi, traditionally needle picked tattoos, of twelve animals, each animal representing the Zodiac.

Attire: While 13's true form is that of a black cat, when all he would wear is his trademark '13' collar, 13's human form is regularly garbed in traditional Japanese clothing most would associate with a yakuza boss. Black in color, he dons simple hakama, with a matching kimono tucked underneath. Occasionally, he will don only the kimono, and he prefers to go can clearly go without shoes. He'll often smoke an unnamed substance (catnip?) through a long, decorated kiseru.

Background History: 13 was once an ordinary black cat. The runt of his litter, he was received poorly in the harsh streets of Durem, and eventually found himself close to death on the streets of Chinatown. Luckily for him, those streets belonged to Kazuya Sendo, the local yakuza boss and known animal lover. Kazuya took the black cat in, despite his superstition, and raised it as his own. He ironically bestowed him the name "Raki" ("Lucky" wink , and the two became inseparable, so much that Raki never left Kazuya's side, always clinging to his coat like a piece of parchment. In a day, Raki went from wondering when his next meal would be, to being the most pampered cat in Durem. For ten long years, he lived the happiest life I cat could afford.

Then, one day, Raki had to watch, to his horror, his own father be cut down by his trusted second-in-command, a man by the name of Dilong. It is said, in folklore, certain animals gain supernatural powers under certain circumstances, and that is exactly what happened here. From watching the man closest to him die before his very eyes, Raki became filled with such hatred for Dilong that he transformed into a "bakeneko", or "monster cat", a feline spirit known to commit acts of vengeance against those whom hurt him in life. In this case, that enemy was Dilong, and Raki did not murder Dilong, but sought to haunt him till he was driven to take his own life. And he would have succeeded, had Dilong not called in some very experienced exorcists.

Unknown to Dilong, these eccentric "exorcists" were in fact yokai, the same class of spirits Raki was, known as the Hotaru Clan. Led by the great fox Jiro Hotaru, the clan's mission was to provide sanctuary to any and all yokai. Having taken the form of Kazuya Sendo himself, Dilong had previously called in the excorcists to rid him of his vengeful predecessor; only the Hotaru Clan knew the ghost's true identity. After a prolonged battle between the two, Raki was finally convinced to admit defeat.

Abilities:

Physical: While thin, it would be unwise to underestimate 13's strength. As a cat he isn't much to be frightened of, but his feline instinct still show traces in his human form, boasting cat-like reflexes, smell, sight, cunning, and he always lands on his feet.
On top of that, he is expertly trained in an as-of-yet unnamed art of the Japanese sword, a trait that's earned him the nickname "Master Splinter" from Chiharu. He has also shown skill in jujutsu, and is not above fighting dirty to get the job done.

Rakugaki: 13 is the source of Rakugaki, the very same sorcery Neon uses to bring art to life. Unlike the apprentice which to whom he granted it to, 13 wields Rakugaki much more aesthetically and far less flashily than his apprentice. The irezumi staining his skin are actually his subordinates, the Zodiac, and at his command, he can summon any of them to fight for him, usually taking on unique human forms of their own. He has trained himself to blend into walls as if to become art itself, and can go as far as erasing himself completely, often leaving only his trademark Cheshire Grin to mock.

Personality: A shrewd contrast from his apprentice, 13 is a wise, albeit stubborn cat. He can be described as your atypical grumpy mentor, and often would rather to do little more than sleep, which is his favorite pastime, than anything else. To those who know he isn't a mere cat (whom he tries to keep to a minimal) he is often seen as a Sun Tzu-ish martial oracle, due to his experiences with the Hotaru Clan, and a fountain of information in all thing otherworldly. Though he doesn't always prove to be these things, he is looked up upon by all those who know him. Known for his harsh truths and realistic views on life, 13 has shown bouts of chivalry (in the yakuza sense), and prides the life of his companions above all other things.





 
 
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