Arakawa Tetsuo

> *"Did someone say, **Squid**?"*
> ***-Squid Killer***
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Arakawa Tetsuo, a former Daimyo son and half-brother of his late sister Arakawa Emiko.

## Appearance

During his training under Gensai Tetsuo received his face scar courtesy to Junko who scratched him brutally with her nails.

## Personality

###### Tetsuo's stats:

1. Calculated
2. Chivalrous
3. Stoic
4. Protective
5. Finesse

Tetsuo is known to be a rather quiet and calm-minded personality who only speaks when he needs to. Being the son of a former daimyo he is raised in basic etiquette and knows how to read and write. Having raised and protected his little sister from their distraugt mother Tetsuo became a protective person, even more so after the death of his little sister.

As his Squid Killer persona he is known to become more brutal, impulsive and drifter-like, not caring for his surroundings and only focusing in killing his target.

Usually uncaring about comments or remarks Tetsuo can get defensive and aggressive when someone talks bad about his mother, sister or the red bead bracelet he wears to remember them by.

## Backstory

Tetsuo was the oldest son of the Arakawa household as a stillborn with white hair and red eyes. Believed as a bad omen his family almost abandoned him were it not for the insistance of his mother, Ichika Arakawa. Brought to a shrine in genfu an old shugenja performed a ritual during a storm which was believed to be Suijin either mourning or raging. A miracle happened and Tetsuo survived, his hair turned black like ink and eyes purple like the storm.

After the pirate raid on Genfu, most of Tetsuo's household broke down, abandoning Genfu. Tetsuo had killed a man for the first time who happaned to assault his mother at that day. His half-sister Emiko was later born but their mother had a hard time coping with the truth and repeadatly had breakdowns or tried to kill Emiko.

Not remembering what happened to his mother Tetsuo was left behind with his baby sister in the orphanage and a red bead bracelet around his wrist that belonged to his mother. Trying to be a protective brother Tetsuo tried his best to raise Emiko but with femine and no food around Emiko soon died and Tetsuo was left half starved.

Tetsuo has manic episodes paired with anger issues towards squids which turn his calculate and finesse nature to something akin of a brutal and impulsive killer. This persona is also known under the alias of Squid Killer and wanted for several crimes that always depict him being fully covered in black ink with only his glowing eyes visible.

## Demon AU

After his death in hell and trying to protect Emiko and Sairai Tetsuo was later reborn as the demon Arakawa also known as the Demon of the Flood and Storms. In this form he is more like his Squid Killer persona. Brutal, impulsive and drifter-like but retains a sense of his old self in order to fight. He lashes out more, grimaces and frowns as if the entire world is his enemy. Known to drown people he occasionally lets children live when they can prove to be able to swim.

Arakawa is able to bring storms and floods with him, downpour and thunder. His demon spirit armour has the form of his spirit armour which is a heavy samurai battle armour and a mengu mask.

## Relationships

### **Emiko**

Emiko is Tetsuo's younger half sister who was born after their mother was assaulted during the pirate raid on Genfu. Tetsuo loves his little sister and cared for her when his mother wasn't mentally able to and after she was gone. Knowing how wild and mischievous Emiko could be as a little child Tetsuo tried to protect and raise her as best he could. After the death of their mother Tetsuo gifted her the red bead-bracelet of their mother.

After the death of his little sister and forced to eat her body to survive Tetsuo grew more silent and protective over others to keep them safe. He carried her red bead bracelet as a momentum of his mother and sister. Sometimes when he sleeps his spirit connects with Emiko form a different timeline where she is still alive and they talk about their lives.

## Trivia

* Really does not like squids (no one has an idea why and he would not elaborate)
* Sometimes gets fully covered in ink for no apparent reason
* Has two spirit animals.
	1. Alligator Spirit (Shell, surface form)
	2. Sailfish Spirit (Core, origin form)
* Adapt Swimmer

## Gallery

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