THYLAKALEO

## Backstory

Thylakaleo Preliator (Tie-la-kah-lee-oh Preh-lee-ah-tore) Also known as *Leo* or *Thy*
 (Tie) was born in Uchigawa. His father was a butcher by trade, but an
alcoholic by night. Abusive to his mother, Thylakaleo's father had
already killed one of his siblings prior to his birth. He was born
prematurely because of trauma brought on by his father's abuse. She
lived long enough to have another son, Jenkarro, before she passed away.

While his father was drunk, a group of bandits swept into his small
settlement, kidnapping several young men, including himself and his
father. The two were kept as prisoners and transported up to Iemoto,
being sold along the way. As they slept in Iemoto, large bands of Oni
 swept through the area from either direction. In the commotion,
Thylakeleo's father managed to free himself. He chased his father, bound
 at the hands and feet, hopping through the dark and screaming for him.
When his father turned back, he struck Thylakaleo, knocking him down
onto a dead body. He felt around, finding a sword as his father still
approached him, with a sword he had found in his hand. Thylakaleo
pointed the sword out toward his father, and a fleeing bandit slammed
into his fathers back, knocking the pair onto Thylakaleo. The sword
managing to skewer both his father and bandit, the pair died on top of
him, but managed to fool the Oni which let him survive.

The next morning, Clan from the nearby town of Suketani came and
found the boy. They laughed about how the boy had already killed two
people, and brought him back to the town, telling him to look up Clan Aka Ryu
 when he was of age. He trained in the town, doing favors for townsfolk
in exchange for money for food and board at the inn. He took his first
bounty when he was 9, managing to fool the bandit leader into trusting
him by feigning innocence, and when he dropped his guard, subsequently
stabbing him in the throat with a bundle of sharpened sticks he made.

He continued his career training, and was killing waves of full
grown men by the time he had turned 12. Thylakaleo practiced his
swordsman ship, as well as traditional Kyokushin Karate. He evolved a
bitter hatred for all bandits, rogues, and thieves, especially those
practicing the trafficking of humans. Moreover, he resented the
unnaturalness and lust of the Oni, ultimately blaming them for causing
all of his problems.

Once he was an adult, he joined with Clan Aka Ryu,
 recognizing them as the only friends he had, determined to make the
world a better place. Knowing that the Oni would terrorize the world
forever, he made a vow to never die until he rid the world of all Oni.

Thylakaleo was killed the next day by a large Red Oni,
 but was reborn, his determination to kill outweighing the universe's
desire for him to die, and he fought the Red Oni until he slaughtered
it, then moved on to the next one. Thylakaleo lived the rest of his
life, wearing out his natural body, and then rebirthing himself from the
 earth. For these reasons, he is believed to have achieved immortality,
and has become a legend in Japan.

## Leadership of Aka Ryu

Thylakaleo took leadership shortly after IostIogic left. Shortly
afterward, peace was achieved at the end of the Fourth Great War. Since
then, Thylakaleo has made strides to improve Aka Ryu's overall
reputation and honor. Navigating trades to allow clans to retake their
diplomatic zones, while establishing land masses in the center of Japan.

He will often warmly welcome new, oblivious members to the clan,
and extend a hand to try to guide them. Rather than immediately
punishing, he'll often times reach out, and try to train new potential
members into true leaders. He honors fairness and peace, and wants
nothing more than to simply exist, and enjoy life, and die by bloody
combat at the end of his life.

Thylakaleo attempts to lead the clan in a democratic way. He
tries to weigh the opinion of all generals, and make decisions that end
in the least foreseeable violence, and the benefit of his clan.

## Fighting Style

Thylakaleo is a fire specialist, known to occasionally breath fire
from his mouth onto his opponents, though usually more for style than
for damage. He is known to use a wide variety of Chi moves. Reports
indicate he will "disappear into a cloud of smoke" and reappear nearby,
slaying his opponents as he drops on them. He also channels his energy
into his fist, to deliver quick punches to knock his opponent down. If
he gets withing range, he is capable of throwing a strong knee,
temporarily disabling his enemy. Rarely, he is known to go invisible, or
 temporarily blind his enemies.

He is wildly evasive, and can deliver several slashes in a row.
He has also been seen slashing and deflecting Kunai and Arrows out of
mid air. By focusing briefly, he can channel his energy into a
particularly devastating swing. Using these swings, combined with

He is a normally balanced ninja, known to use a master level
skill while in this stance. He has also mastered Heavy stance, and is
known to deal devastating strikes, sometimes killing samurai in 1-2
blows. He is known to run through entire waves of bandits at once with a
 single light strike. He is not known for throwing his opponents into
the air, but will occasionally knock an attacker out of the air, to
quickly finish them with a rapid succession of blows.

## The Single Swing Movement

Thylakaleo dedicated his life to eradicating enemies in a single
slash of his blade, and is often times frustrated when it takes more
than a single swing. Therefore, he worked to advance The Single Swing Movement
 In hopes of increasing his own power and speed so greatly, to the point
 where he could kill anyone with a single swing of his blade, as well as
 teach others his methods. With this, he was able to achieve a level of
fluidity to his very being, allowing him to channel himself through
time, linking swings through different sections of reality in order to
fight with inhuman slashing capabilities.

## Death & Name Change

Throughout his early years, Thylakaleo was heavily influenced by a samurai known as Manwithoutname.
 Suddenly, Manwithoutname disappeared. Presumed dead after not having
seen him for so long, Thylakaleo had a brief discussion with Kagetoki Naru
 and after a few bottles of Sake, decided to change his name with Naru's
 help to honor the memory of their missing friend. He would from then on
 be known as LionWithoutName.

The following day, LionWithoutName found himself unusually weary. It was
 nearly impossible for him to stand or move, as if his soul was tethered
 to the earth. He lay weary for nearly an hour before passing out again.
 Once awake, he felt strangely relieved of his previous ailment. So much
 that he felt freed. He traveled around for hours before finally
realizing that his soul was no longer one with his body.

LionWithoutName returned to the spot where his body should have been to
find a mysterious spirit waiting for him. Without a word, the spirit
disappeared into a black, swirling hole in his body's chest. Without
Hesitation, LionWithoutName followed the spirit through the portal into
the Realm Of Shadows.

In the Realm Of Shadows, LionWithoutName encountered a mysterious
spirit, who felt vaguely familiar. Though, he couldn't determine who.
The spirit informed him that his soul had been called by the Lord of
Shadows. A hunter, who hunts powerful souls from his throne in the Realm
 of Shadows.

His soul had been taken, and the only way to get it back was to
destroy the Lord of Shadows and put to rest the souls of samurai before
him. he slaughtered his way through the northern island, ending in his
Clan's home territory, in a short cave right near the center. In the end
 of the cave, surrounded by thousands of blue oni, sat the Lord of
Shadows.

A raging battle ensued between the two, with oni limbs flying in
all directions. Helpless bystanders caught in the chaos, like algae in a
 whirlpool. Before long, the oni were nothing more than a pool of blood
in which they stood. The cave was entirely destroyed, leaving them
fighting in open air. LionWithoutName was exhausted from the battle,
with the Lord of Shadows still drawing energy from the souls in his
blade, though nearly sapped.

With a final burst, LionWithoutName struck out, sending sparks as
 the swords collided, but with a swift counter, the Lord of
Shadowsslashed clean through his armor, leaving him unprotected, and
with a deep cut in his chest. As he lay on the ground with the Lord of
Shadows approaching, LionWithoutName looked up for the final time into
his enemy's sword. He caught a brief glimpse of a familiar eye, almost
as a reflection in the sword. As he looked around, he saw others he
recognized.

The souls within the sword were recognized LionWithoutName as
well, and one by one, were able to lend their energy from the sword
directly to him. With the prior battle sapping the majority of the
energy from the sword already, the Lord of Shadows took his final swing.
 LionWithoutName barely had time to avoid as the last of the power was
drained from the sword. As the two blades collided, LionWithoutName's
shattered, deflecting the other sword into the ground next to him.

With the last of the energy he had, LionWithoutName lunged up
from the ground, striking the Lord of Shadows, and knocking off his
helmet, exposing him to the light of day. His enemy temporarily blinded,
 LionWithoutName lifted the blade, and in a single swipe, tore through
his head. The Lord of Shadows fell backwards, vanishing into a puff of
thick black smoke as he hit the ground, staining it with the outline of
his corpse.

LionWithoutName looked down to the hilt of the sword. Stolen Soul Sword
 was inscribed on the hilt of the blade, with Lord of Shadows inscribed
on the other.. As he held it in his hand, he felt his soul begin to
remerge with his body. There was a bright flash of light, then darkness
for only a few moments. His vision came back, hazy at first, then
stronger. Stronger than it had ever been. On the ground next to him
still lay the Stolen Soul Blade. When he lifted it, in place of Lord of

Shadows was

   written "Thylakaleo"