[b]Basic CS skeleton:[/b]

[h3]Name:[/h3]

Akatsuki Ascot

[h3]Apperance:[/h3]

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[h3]Age:[/h3]

26 but looks 20.

[h3]Grade:[/h3]

N/A

[h3]Biography:[/h3]

Akatsuki was born to a branch of the Ascot Family that had gone to Yekaterina in order to record its history [i]without[/i] changing it, having decided to maintain the original objectives of their mission from the God of Stories. But in a country such as Yekaterina, this was enough to be considered treason if this was found out. And in the reign of Tsar Boris VIII, this was found out and the Ascots of that country, including Akatasuki's then-pregnant mother, were shipped off into a Gulag. And thus, Akatsuki's birth occured in... Less than pleasant circumstances.

Growing up in a Gulag was tough, with the other prisoners having to give up food and water so one can live past the first few years of childhood. No relief came when one was old enough to work, as it also meant that one was old enough to be punished and abused for any reason at all, real or perceived. One exception was when, during the short breaks the prisoners were allowed, his parents told him about the history of their family and the stories they were meant to record and protect. Not merely that, but his powers were also useful for the grueling work the Gulag laborers were used to, so he was allowed to learn how to use them, but not to the point where he can out-skill his jailors.

His childhood and adolescence also coinicded with the war Yekaterina was waging against its neighbors at that time, and that war's end was what saved Akatsuki and his family from a life of servitude; when Boris VIII lost his throne, one of the terms for allowing his nephew Viktor to succeed him was the freedom of most (but not all) prisoners from the Gulags. At last, Akatsuki knew freedom, and he and his family knew better than to spend it in Yekaterina. But as the young man entered the truck taking him and his parents away from the vile place, all he can feel was sadness about the friends he left behind and [i]their[/i] families.

Rhea was a new world for him, and his relatives in that city were like a breath of fresh air. Cyrus and Gilgamesha were kind people, while their son Alexander, a few years his junior, was a bit zealous but kind. But when he looked at the youngest member of the Rhean Ascots, William, a shadow fell across his mind. Trouble was waiting and the young man with his insistence on changing the current stories of Rhea to be less tragic was at the heart of it. In fact, the reason for the schism, the need to record the ongoing stories of the world versus the need to change them, still stood and that was tragic. Akatasuki listened to his parents, then Cyrus and Alexander (Gilgamesha remained neutral), before deciding on what he wanted to do.

And that was to act as damage control should either side of the family make damaging decisions. Taking a job as an analyst in the Rhean Military's Intelligence Department, Akatsuki saved up the money that he made, took the time to form contacts, and honed the powers he had; all for the time when the Ascot Family has to fight for its existence once more.

[h3]Powers:[/h3]

[b]Core Power - The Story of The Raven:[/b] Akatsuki can transform into a flock of 26 Spirit Ravens (the number is equivalent to his age); these Spirit Ravens can fly, see through magical illusions or concealment, talk in human speech and language, and transport themselves to other realms, such as the Ancient Evil's Hells, The Void (where they are able to survive its energy, but not use it), or Limbo. Note that said ravens are only as resilient as normal birds, can be killed with mundane or magical force, and should all of them die, Akatsuki dies as well.

That said, any of his Ravens can transform back to him; the rest vanish should he do so.

[b]First Power - Wings of the Storm Raven:[/b] Two black wings extend from Akatsuki's back, which not only allow him to fly in the air - Work on this Character Sheet has been cancelled.

[h3]Relationships:[/h3]
Rivals and nemeses, reputations preceding, perhaps even some special feelings for a special person. This section is optional, but it's nice.