Taka

Taka started out in a happy family of five until his mother decided that she liked other women more than her father. He became preoccupied with his feelings of betrayal and was oblivious to the fact that his mother’s new partner Crystal had become a most important person to him. Though he prayed to the gods to help him make sense of what was happening to him, the gods instead took Crystal away in a tragic car accident before either of them could know how much he appreciated her. When a mysterious man claiming to be a god appears to tell Taka that everything was part of the gods’ Plan he responds by striking this “god” in the face.

Mortals with strong mental focus sometimes learn to alter the physical world by forcing their will to become real. Taka is a rare practitioner of earth magic taught to him by a wise sage named Morgan.

When he was 27 Taka learned that his mentor, Morgan, was actually a god. His best friend Kit was a genetic experiment created by Morgan’s rival god, Kaeru. After nearly dying to protect them both Taka decides that gods and their ways are the ultimate evil plaguing this world.

After initially refusing to be involved with gods ever again Taka decides to join the team once he realizes the only way to protect his remaining friends is to stay with them as much as possible. The idea of undoing what a god has done does give him some grim satisfaction.