Matsui Yasahiro

Nancy Yasahiro (Mother - Deceased)

> "*Don't worry, we'll be with you every step of the way. Finish the fight we started...I know this hurts, but it will fade with time*" - **Matsui Yasahiro** apparition to **Lilac**
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Matsui Yasahiro is the deuteragonist in The Nexus Chronicles and is/was the significant other to Lilac Fenchurch. He is one of the founding members of the Phantoms with the goal of stopping the Revenants from destroying Earth in Lea's name.

## Appearance

Matsui is an average male standing at 5 feet 8 inches, he has dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes with a fair skin complexion and color. He has a slight toned and athletic build making him slightly above average in strength and stamina. Matsui usually wears an open navy blue jacket with a tan shirt underneath, black jeans with running shoes, and a laptop bag. He also has a mole under his right eye.

## Personality

Matsui is a very laid back individual. He is usually seen being very social with strangers and will consistently crack jokes with his friends. Some refer to him as the "comic relief" between him, Lilac, and Lee. In reality Matsui is a deeply troubled individual who tries his best to support his friends wherever he can despite not being gifted like them. Due to this, Matsui sometimes has waves of depression which he hides extremely well. Otherwise, he can also be considered the heart of the group.

## History

### Early Life

Growing up as the older sibling Matsui had to set an example for his younger brother Lee. Unfortunately that was easier said than done. At the age of 9 his mother Nancy passed away leaving his father as their only living parent. From then on Matsui had to take on more responsibility as the years went by while his father worked to maintain them. Then at the age of 15 their father left them and never came back. Matsui once again had to mature past his age and take care of Lee and their home. Eventually they sold the house and began living in a smaller house in the suburbs of Atlas near their new friend Lilac who they met a year prior. They never heard of their father and thought him dead.

## The Nexus Chronicles

### Graduation & College

After Matsui and Lilac graduated from high school they both attended the same college, Lilac unfortunately dropped out since she had found her calling somewhere else. At the age of 19 Matsui began majoring in mechanical engineering to find a stable job and support Lee.

### Atlas Memorial Park Incident

After a sudden Anomaly appearance in Atlas Memorial Park, he and Lee met up with Lilac in their hideout/lab which Lee had slowly built up due to his abilities. Lilac and Lee (with his automaton) went out to the park to investigate before the UACF could beat them to it. A sudden spike cause communications between Lee, Matsui, and Lilac to drop leaving her alone at the site of the anomaly. Nearly an hour later Lilac returned after Lee regained power and communications with his automaton. Due to his crush and sense of familiarity with Lilac he grew extremely worried, to the point where he almost decided to head there himself.

### Time Anomaly

A few weeks after the scare at Atlas Memorial Park, Matsui focused on his studies. While he was returning home an Anomaly appeared next to him in an alleyway and he was engulfed. Upon being engulfed by the anomaly he felt his body become intertwined with the gears of time as new knowledge flooded into his brain. From that point forward he had the ability to manipulate time in a small area which would grow the longer he trained with it.

## Abilities

Matsui has the ability to manipulate time in small spherical areas. He can also speed up the flow of his body and make everything seem slower as a result.

* **Time Bubble**: Matsui stops time in a 10 foot diameter sphere which stops all projectiles and individuals no matter the speed to a complete standstill.
* **Dash**: Matsui speeds his own flow of time up wards while everyone else's slows down giving him the appearance of super speed. This allows him to cover a massive distance in a matter of seconds.
* **Premonition**: With his mind now linked with time and the universe itself, Matsui sees echoes of the future in decent detail and can plan ahead even if it is a few seconds.
* **Past Echoes**: Like premonition, Matsui can recall echoes of the past by concentration on the area he's in. This leaves him vulnerable and it takes time if the event he wants to witness is very far back in time.
* **Shield**: Matsui stops time in a 20 foot dome which stops all attacks from hurting him and allies, inside the dome healing and regeneration is sped up to stop any minor injuries.
* **Rewind/Fast Forward**: Matsui can rewind or fast forward an object that has been in motion at some point in time. An example is a crane moving between buildings allowing him to move between them. Or if a bridge has collapsed he can rewind the event and allow access to the other side.

### Enrage

Matsui is unsure how this ability came to be within him, but if at any point he is subjected to damage instead of becoming weaker he simply gets stronger. He is unsure what the limit is, but it has gotten extremely high which has led to him almost killing an adversary.

* **Damage Absorption**: Matsui becomes faster and stronger the longer he is subjected to damage from opponents. No limit has been found yet and the greatest feat he has accomplished is bending reinforced steel to near breaking point.
* **Self Damage**: Matsui hits himself to cause his absorption ability to activate, this isn't as effective since the brain stops him from hurting himself too much.

## Temporary Nexus Link

When in this state Matsui stops time completely if he so chooses and can allow certain individuals and objects to move through it unless they already have the ability as well. All physical attributes are enhanced to super human levels and he can tear through objects like tissue paper. Unlike a true Nexus Link this does not last long. All his other abilities are also able to be used in stopped time.