Update 3/28/15: Die is going to need a Master, and though I'm probably going to keep Masamune Sensei an NPC, I may create a brief form just so everyone knows what to expect from him. I want to note that I have a very specific intention for him so please no bunnying him without permission, thanks. :]
Name: Daisuke, Die is his nickname
Gender: Male
Age 21, "I swear I'm not a drunk, I'm a booze connoisseur!" (Are references to booze allowed? There will be no debauchery!)
Alignment Light
Rank Apprentice
Appearance Die stands 6 ft. tall and has a toned build. He has a modern look. He has black hair, with fringes swept slightly to the right. He wears a black t-shirt covered by a white, short-sleeve hooded jacket. He wears black jeans and black shoes. He has fingerless leather gloves and black wrist-bands.
Personality Daisuke thrives in social environments. He always organizes social events at the guild to help other Keybearers relax and take it easy. Whenever there's a new apprentice, he's the first to befriend them and make them feel at home. He considers the people at the guild his family and the schism hurts him a lot. He tends to be an optimist and would be easy to betray -- indeed, he'd let anyone in the guild betray him and harbor no ill-feelings toward them in return, but would seek primarily to restore them back to the light. At the same time, having been trained as a Samurai and a fighter, and having been acquainted with the power of darkness due to his continuous struggle to expel its influence within his own heart, he is prepared to go to extreme lengths to protect his friends when in danger. He's driven to win and enjoys a challenge. He enjoys healthy rivalry and views it as a chance to improve both himself and those around him. You could say he's both an altruist and an idealist.
He fears one day letting his friends down. While he's committed to the original cause of the guild, he often feels the weakness of his own heart when assaulted by darkness and in despair doubts his alignment with the light. He dreads the idea that he may prove to be an imposter. Part of the reason he likes to make friends is because he knows the strength of numbers and wants to have companions who will aid him in trouble. At the same time, he has times when he wonders whether having friends is even safe and on rare occasions he isolates himself from others.
Die is known to have many pastimes. He fancies himself a connoisseur of alcohol, a collector of books, music, guitars, as well as an athlete. When he gets bored he does push-ups or crunches.
History Die grew up in Twilight Town with a well nurtured home and good parents. In school, he was the subject of bullying and abuse, at least until he came under the tutelage of one Shosai Sensei, a Kenpo instructor, a form of martial arts. At that point, he began to use Kenpo to fend for himself and protect the needy. Though a fighter, he wasn't known as a disagreeable person, but as an advocate of the helpless. This somewhat philanthropic tendency also showed up in his ability to seek out the friendless. If there was a new student, he took them into his circle of friends immediately. As if without effort, he just happened to be where he was needed and freely gave his assistance. Shosai Sensei always told him, "Darkness is the only company of loneliness," a phrase which delights him to this day.
From ages 12-15 he competed in the Struggle tournament every summer, besides organizing periodic tournaments of his own. This time helped him to develop companionship with other fighters and hone his fighting skills. He became Shosai sensei's star pupil and even aided him as a teacher. His potential was noted by all, and he was expected to one day take over the dojo. Things would tragically take a turn for the worse, however, as Twilight Town was infiltrated by darkness threatening the entire world. An ill Shosai face the heartless alone, but he was unable to stop them without the Keyblade and his illness ultimately led to his demise, and all this before young Die's very eyes. One of Die's close companion's, Yasu, was turned into a heartless, after which Die gained the ability to wield the Keyblade. He used the Keyblade to defeat his comrade, but knew nothing of the heart of the worlds or of the keyhole, and retreated after standing his ground for as long as he could. The loss of his friends planted seeds of revenge and isolation in his heart which would mark a struggle in his training from that day on. He also blamed himself for what happened to Yasu.
After a few months elapsed, a warrior wielding the Keyblade appeared and introduced himself to Die as a Date Masamune. Masamune led a counterattack against the heartless with Die at his side. When Die saw the Orcas heartless that defeated Shosai Sensei he lost his cool and began to use the power of darkness. However, Masamune Sensei intervened and defeated the heartless before Die could do it. Die, thirsty for revenge, erupted angrily at Masamune, but Masamune explained that Die was acting in blood-lust and if he had let him slay the heartless he may have irreversibly fallen into darkness. He reminded him of Shosai Sensei's legacy and this brought Die back to his senses. They shut the keyhole together, and Masamune, moved by pity as well as Die's potential, offered to train him as a Keybearer. Die of course needed a new teacher and knew nothing of the Keyblade, but was reluctant to leave his family and friends, as well as the dojo now bereaved of Shosai. Determined to put an end to the darkness, including its seeds in his own heart, he resolved to submit to Masamune as his new Sensei and left for Everlastia, where he's been a student for 6 years.
Keyblade: 
Die's Koryű ("little dragon") is similar in design to Roxas's Aubade, though it lacks the guard and has the length of a kodachi (longer than a dagger, shorter than a katana), and is entirely black.
Other: Die combines his kenpo with his swordsmanship for extensive combos. His elemental affinities lean towards earth and thunder. He is apprentice to Masamune Sensei, a NPC.
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