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Keepsake Character: Kai Tatsuya - Protagonist

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Name:
    → Kai Tatsuya
Nicknames:
    → The "Beast" of Akiyama
Age:
    → 16 
Blood Type:
    → AB
Class:
    → 2C

Traits:
    → Short Tempered
    → Aloof
    → A softy, despite the reputation

Fatal Flaws:
    → Intimidating Persona (Those unfriendly, blood-red eyes)
    → Violent reputation (Oftentimes exaggerated)
    → Sleepwalker


Kai Tatsuya wanted nothing more than to become a symbol of strength on the day he stood up to the bully and his posse. He wanted to become the one who could protect his friends. What he got, however, was a short stick. Labeled as one of the bad kids, as soon as he stood victorious. And as time passed, he was crowned one a legend. He was "The Beast of Akiyama". The poster-child for the savage delinquency trend that once plagued his middle school. And a remnant of that fad, forever known as the kind of guy who mugs yakuza thugs and kicks puppies. Just by loosing his temper a few times to authority figures, holding his ground against a pack of bullies, and taking the blame for a broken window, he found himself on every wannabe tough guy's hit list. And his reputation sunk further with every reputed victory. High school was his last chance to turn things around, but even then, the stigma his name carried persisted. For Kai, it was too late to walk the path of redemption. In a town which never forgets its stories, folklore, and legends, he had already been labeled a legend. Eventually, he just accepted the label. He started cutting classes, picking fights, and letting the legend grow. After all, what else could he do to stop it? He was already alienated, since many of the other students were afraid of him. At the very least, he could exist safely within his own little kingdom, and never be bullied again. His dream came true. And just every other dream in his life, once he achieved one, he only traded one set of problems for an entirely different one.

For Kai, life has always been turbulent. Stability was something he never really knew, growing up between two households. Born a bastard between a passively loving father who never really wanted to be one, and twice shut out from his mother's side for being a rebellious little black sheep who couldn't quite conform to her high societal standards, the resentment he felt toward those who reject him had always ran deep. At the very least, his unintentionally cultivated reputation led to a predictable cycle. Wake up, go to school, get persuaded to skip by one of his few friends, Yoshi Akihara, get in a fight with that idiot who proclaims himself Kai's arch nemisis, Kenji Sakai, get chewed out by the disciplinary committee and teachers, get stalked by the nosy high school news reporter, and try to avoid attention as he returned home to watch his sappy heartwarming tv shows in secret. Its safe to say, that the core of his beliefs and world view is easily misunderstood, both by others, as well as himself. But Kai has always been an advocate of compassion, trying desperately to leave something good in the world with his actions. He just easily looses his temper, and takes things further than he intends to. And when things blow up in his face, he can be found afterwards brooding over his poor decisions.

Sadly, as of recently, strange things have been happening around him. Something which has begun to disrupt that little bit of control he had over his life. Apparently, Kai has started experiencing some strange sleepwalking episodes. He has tried everything. Locking his doors. Binding himself to his bed. Even sprinkling thumb tacts across his floor to jolt himself awake. But somehow, he always manages to get out of the house! He's found himself waking up in strange places, like the woods, the school roof top, hanging on the ledge of a stranger's window cill by his finger tips, and even once, in the middle of a sacrificial circle, surrounded by hooded robed men who were pleading for mercy some 14 miles outside of town in the mountains. Kai isn't quite sure what to make of many of the marks he's found on his body either. The imprints of a shovel mark across his forehead (Complete with a layer of dried mud), scratches, claw marks, and bite marks that could have been left from a variety of the wildlife critters in the foothills, even some bruises that suggests he's been picking fights with an oni or something. Unknown to him, his actions are being observed by a Kami of a nearby shrine... Who is equally baffled by his sleepwalking episodes as the delinquent's spiritual senses awaken more and more each time. Kai is but one mortal caught up in a growing number of strange cases in town that have been affecting both the humans and spirits of Akiyama.

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Well, there you have it! All 5 of the main heroines have been introduced, along with the protagonist of the visual novel, Keepsake: Orison of the Falling Leaves. Is that the end of the character reveals? Nah, I just caught the DE profile up to the Patreon. Our next character will be seen soon enough, heck he has been seen, if you've been reading the spoof webcomic made with the visual novel's assets, but the thing is, his sprite is waiting for a few expressions to be completed. After that, there remain a myriad of other characters to be revealed. If you're worried that the characters seem rather stereotypical or archetypical so far, worry not. I only describe them that way because as we get to the level where characters are relatable on a human level. I run the risk of spoiling how a character really is, or who they will grow into. Keepsake is at its heart, a quirky supernatural romantic comedy, but it should not be mistaken for Keepsake: Rejected. (The above mentioned web comic). While it may be easy to jump to conclusions about the characters on their surface personalities, I'm more concerned with who a character and what they feel in the web of emotions they spin between themselves, other humans and spirits, and their environment as a whole.

Credits:
Sprite Artist - KahoOkashii
www.patreon.com/user?u=3359974
Kai's original designer - Daphinteresting
Commission - For Chocopyro
Keepsake Logo/Background - ShojiAmasawa
shojiamasawa.deviantart.com
Photoshop Editor - Chocopyro
Erm... Right here.

Where do I go to learn more:
Deviant Art: Here
Patreon: www.patreon.com/patchworknovel…
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/707376…
Twitter: I'll bring it back soon. I took it down since I was getting a bit too busy managing more than three places.

Where do I support Keepsake: Orison of the Forgotten Leaves?
You could try our Patreon here. Keepsake: Orison of the Falling Leaves needs your help to become a real thing.
Remember, every dollar goes to helping chronic sleepwalkers, like Kai Tatsuya! ^^


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