I won't be home until late. Dinner is already made and in the fridge- you remember how to heat it up, right, Aiyana?

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Kei was born into the Tsuchida household; the older of two siblings. To the world, they were a devout and loving family. Kei has strong memories of his parents preaching odd teachings- things he realized that his peers weren't learning. Why did nobody else know about the Spirit World? About the Devil King and Devil Queen who needed to reclaim their rightful place? Over time, he learned to keep his questions to himself and quietly learn. He hardly remembers the shrine they worshipped at though- the family moved to a snowy town in Hokkaido at a young age.

He recalls his parents telling him to befriend certain kids- and he did try! He'd bring home the tales of their experiences and knowledge. All about ghosts and demons- and how to purify them. His younger sister, Aiyana, would take an interest in these stories. He'd tell them to her day and night, and they were great escapes from what was happening around them. Often times his shaky voice would almost be drowned out by his parents yelling and throwing things at one another.

The most solace he'd find was when he was away from his family. On the way to the shrine, his parents would drop him off with his aunt. If memory serves him right- it was not long after Aiyana was born, that he was no longer toted to the shrine. At first, he was bitter with his baby sister; but his aunt constantly reassured him that it was that damn shrine that was tearing them apart.

This is where his strong disdain for relgion spawned from. And it skyrockted when he was awoken at the age of 15, to a terrible pain in his stomach. His consciousness fluttered in and out, feeling the warm liquid leak from his body, fighting the pillow off his face. He could hear his father's panicked cries and his mother's crazed grunts. He'd awake hours later, in a hospital bed, police raining down on him to ask for a statement.

Should he tell them about the shrine? That he'd been intercepting mail between his parents and the Miyatas? That Aiyana was special- like a god? Or more accurately, like a devil? In the end, the public knew it only as a tragic domestic violence situation. His aunt whispered quietly, "They know your last name. They'll come for Aiyana." It was then agreed between the two that not only would they fight to stay together, but that they'd change their last name to Sakurai- even if unofficially.

Years later, Kei would wonder about the shrine. How it was doing, if his memory served right. He'd go right up to the gate, and feel the pit in his stomach tell him that the shrine was right on track with their plan... and he promptly turned around and left. Sadly, the address he crudely scribbed was the piece Aiyana needed to follow his trail and find herself striking up conversation with the very people he protected her from all these years.

Kei has visited the Spirit World since he was 10 years old. At a younger age, he didn't visit as often. As he grew into his teen years, and the stress mounted, he found his deep slumber plagued by this nightmare. It was in this unusual world that he discovered he had a talent- to see how long a person has to live. He had once told a man he only had a week to live. A couple of days later, the man appeared again. His life was extended by years. "I didn't want to go with my friends to the forest. I told them I couldn't go." The man's friends died in a car accident. He had the power to change others' ultimate deadly demise... at least, a bit.

When he discovers Aiyana has been going to the Spirit World lately, his stress spikes and he finds himself there often now.

Asterays · · ·