Akai Kyomei

Appearence
Akai has a slightly feminine look, with mildly tan skin, neck length crimson locks and eyes to match, fitting to his name. He is commonly seen in gigai, wearing a red fur lined jacket along with regular blue jeans, and red and white colored tennis shoes, and also carries around his deceased best friend's hairclips either on his own hair or somewhere on his body. He carries his zanpakuto sheathed on on his left hip, and a musician's bow on his right. After a battle incident, he now wears an eye patch over his now blinded left eye.

Personality
At present, Akai gives off a "dull" vibe, his face almost permanantly set in a nonchalant, emotionless expression. He doesn't appear to care about anything, and acknowledges having trouble expressing himself correctly. He is quick to make a sarcastic remark on everything he can. However, when he feels like doing so, he can act completely random, his lack of socialibility preventing him from keeping a true personality. He enjoys playing musicial instruments during his time alone, along with drinking, which heavily amplifies his unpredictability.

History


Akai was born into the Kyomei clan, a wealthy family known for its expert musicians. As per tradition, Akai was forced to months at a time locked in his home to practice many instruments, failure not being tolerated within the family. He grew up knowing close to nothing of the outside world, and nothing to express himself with other than the music that was forced upon him. However, the clan's ties with other families gifted him with a meeting with a girl who he remembered as Keira. This girl was the polar opposite of Akai, to him, she was the pinnacle of the freedom Akai was seeking. Despite his inability to socialize, the girl quickly accepted him as a friend, and with time, she became his closest friend. Months after meeting the girl, Akai was taught the basics of the world around him, how you're supposed to act and react to things, how to talk to people. He was able to express himself properly, and felt things other than the feeling of being locked up. Akai enjoyed every moment he had with her. One day, he and Keira wandered off into a violent part of Rukongai, and Keira was caught in the middle of a fight between two parties of powerful fighters. Defenseless, both children could not do anything about the situation. His only friend had died, right in front of his eyes. He took her hairclips to remember her by, never letting them escape his sight since that day. Akai plunged back to his former self quicker than a rock, deciding to confine himself inside his home once more. Some weeks after, Akai decided to walk alone to the site where Keira passed, and the same situation was repeated, but this time, a group of men with a sort of black robe appeared and broke up the fight. They had a bright aura of various colors. He later found out that these men were called "Shinigami". Later, Akai made it his goal to become one of them. He failed the entrance exam many times due to his former trouble with showing signs of having spiritual energy, but eventually attended and graduated from Shino Academy as a second classman, and was assigned to an unseated position within the 6th Division. Years later, he was assigned along with several others to recon in Samayou Island, the landmark becoming notorious for its bustling spiritual activity. This place is where his story truly begins...