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His mother was Ouse Izumida, the Great Pillar of Watatsumi and the priestess who oversaw the burdens of the dying and the crossing over of souls back into the depths.
He is unfortunately an outlier in their family tradition. He would be the first male to take upon the position of Great Pillar after his mother's passing. His parents tried very hard for daughters, but all of their children happened to be born as sons. This position was originally a female only.
The Izumida value their blood pedigree because of innate abilities to "take on and absorb" the pain of others, especially in death, so that their spirits know peace when they pass on. As such, his parents did not adopt any daughters. In which case, because he is male, the word 'maiden' never stuck to anyone who knew him. He didn't mind it because he was filling in that role growing up, and he did so gracefully? But he was dubbed "shrinekeeper" before becoming the Great Pillar after his adulthood ceremony.
While the Izumida agree it may fatten up the soil for agriculture, it is also very inappropriate to use their bodies as fodder. So instead they stick to tradition, and bury them in water! Tokito was raised to know and understand the feelings of others so he can properly channel his ability to take on their burdens as they die. Empathy overload basically. He just hit 20, and his mother passed after the Vision Hunt Decree because her body gave out. Similarly to how Ayato and Ayaka's dad died, she worked herself to death. In the process she knew she was about to keel over, she trained Tokito very hard to be kind to the people in their last moments. The war was a painful and terrible thing, and she is sorry that she had to leave him so soon.
He was the one who did the final rites for her and buried her in the pool that connected Watatsumi to Enkanomiya, where they bury the rest of their dead. Without the war, he would have actually succeeded his mother at a later age.
Equally, to see the wounded and dying was not easy for him. He didn't realize he was born with this innate ability to take one emotional pain up until the war? Even if his brothers were there to assist him, it was still a lot for all of them. It made them realize just how strong their mom was for taking all this pain in stride, taking the time to speak to the dying one by one. She shed her tears in silence by the Tail of Watatsumi, as it was almost ritualistic to "pour out" the pain. Not in the entrance of Enkanomiya, because that is where the souls will go after they die. Tokito knew he had to be stronger than he was now.
Tokito also suffered a lot of gender dysphoria because he knew the tradition was, at least before him, exclusively for women. He knew his mom tried for daughters and he suffered thinking "Should I have been a girl..."
SKILLS AND BUILD:
5 Star Sub DPS
Catalyst — Tokoshiebana
Elem Mastery Based
Normal Attack: Izumida Art — Mikomori (水籠 — Water Cage)
E Skill: Izumida Art — Kurokisawa (黒キ澤 — Shadowspring)
Ult: Izumida Art — Misogi-ga-fuchi (禊ヶ淵 — Pool of Purification)
He is unfortunately an outlier in their family tradition. He would be the first male to take upon the position of Great Pillar after his mother's passing. His parents tried very hard for daughters, but all of their children happened to be born as sons. This position was originally a female only.
The Izumida value their blood pedigree because of innate abilities to "take on and absorb" the pain of others, especially in death, so that their spirits know peace when they pass on. As such, his parents did not adopt any daughters. In which case, because he is male, the word 'maiden' never stuck to anyone who knew him. He didn't mind it because he was filling in that role growing up, and he did so gracefully? But he was dubbed "shrinekeeper" before becoming the Great Pillar after his adulthood ceremony.
While the Izumida agree it may fatten up the soil for agriculture, it is also very inappropriate to use their bodies as fodder. So instead they stick to tradition, and bury them in water! Tokito was raised to know and understand the feelings of others so he can properly channel his ability to take on their burdens as they die. Empathy overload basically. He just hit 20, and his mother passed after the Vision Hunt Decree because her body gave out. Similarly to how Ayato and Ayaka's dad died, she worked herself to death. In the process she knew she was about to keel over, she trained Tokito very hard to be kind to the people in their last moments. The war was a painful and terrible thing, and she is sorry that she had to leave him so soon.
He was the one who did the final rites for her and buried her in the pool that connected Watatsumi to Enkanomiya, where they bury the rest of their dead. Without the war, he would have actually succeeded his mother at a later age.
Equally, to see the wounded and dying was not easy for him. He didn't realize he was born with this innate ability to take one emotional pain up until the war? Even if his brothers were there to assist him, it was still a lot for all of them. It made them realize just how strong their mom was for taking all this pain in stride, taking the time to speak to the dying one by one. She shed her tears in silence by the Tail of Watatsumi, as it was almost ritualistic to "pour out" the pain. Not in the entrance of Enkanomiya, because that is where the souls will go after they die. Tokito knew he had to be stronger than he was now.
Tokito also suffered a lot of gender dysphoria because he knew the tradition was, at least before him, exclusively for women. He knew his mom tried for daughters and he suffered thinking "Should I have been a girl..."
SKILLS AND BUILD:
5 Star Sub DPS
Catalyst — Tokoshiebana
Elem Mastery Based
Normal Attack: Izumida Art — Mikomori (水籠 — Water Cage)
E Skill: Izumida Art — Kurokisawa (黒キ澤 — Shadowspring)
Ult: Izumida Art — Misogi-ga-fuchi (禊ヶ淵 — Pool of Purification)
