Otonashi Nagano

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Otonashi Nagano

Age:
Appearance -- 27
In Rukongai -- 50
At Death - 25

Persona:Otonashi's mind is said to be a blessing and a curse to him. His wits and resolve were too quick to be matched by any he has ever met. He uses this gift to create many varied advantages to himself, ranging from the field of battle to the library, where he voraciously looks for ways to become the quintessence of wind.

Many people would be attracted and interested in his amazing abilities if it were not for his attitude. A life of abuse and misunderstanding has turned him into a cold, conceited menace. He sees even simple everyday conversation as a strategic battle and a chance to prove some type of superiority. Whether or not anyone has been able to stand his eerily calm, condescending voice and poignant satirical insults long enough to speak with him for more than an hour, has yet to be seen.

It has, however, been noted by many that if an event comes along where your interests for the moment are similar to his, he would not hesitate to grant his skills and knowledge to you in an effort to make them come into fulfillment in any way possible. There have even been some occurrences where he acts like a perfect gentlemen when the person he is conversing with holds the key to something he desires.

Physical Stature: The immediate thought of one who has just drawn his eyes upon Otonashi is that the defining factor of his appearance is that he has done everything in his power to hide his appearance.

Otonashi, a man who never gives information away easily, is a man perpetually buried in cloth. His over sized kimono desperately clings to his slender shoulders as the ragged bottom end runs continuously along the ground.

He grins manically as their eyes travel a short distance up his hunched posture to his head, revealing even fewer secrets at a glance. Covering the entirety of his head is a black tangelmoust turban, which only leaves his eyes visible, and just in case they were to give a secret into his future plans he tilts a thickly matted straw hat forward to bring a dark shade over the only exposed part of his face.

This was not to hide any scars or defects, for which he would most likely show with a foolish pride, but to hide a well tuned machine of a body, trained to produce the one effect he desired most.

If one has the patience to continue to watch him, one would note his dedication to the wind. Even the slightest of moves carry an unnatural fluidity, while his attacks seem to change direction forcefully with seemingly very little effort. When viewed by a person of equal or lesser strength than him, every action he takes teases them with the thought of him vanishing from sight, like a sadistic mirage gleefully floating towards them.

Division and Seat: 10th division, unseated

Zanpakutou:It is said that Otonashi's mind is sharper than any sword, and this comment is exemplified by his very own Zanpakutou.

All the basic elements of a katana exist within Otonashi's blade. But in what he describes as cruel irony, his blade stood out amongst the sea of shining iron and steel. His blade was a dark rust color, which seemed to reflect no light. If the embarrassment of a rusted blade wasn't enough, he quickly found that the cutting edge was also lacking, almost dulled to a blunt face. The hilt and sheath, also, though showing signs of a once ornate design, also are worn and rusted to the point of being unappealing to all that have glanced upon it. The only thing Otonashi had any liking to was the grip, that was composed of a smooth, wind blown wood that tapers to a dull point at the bottom.

In a final show for his apparent disdain for his Zanpakutou, Otonashi wears the blade in a manner that hides a majority of the weapon unless currently in use, hung low diagonally from right to left right inside of his uniform along his back, with only the hilt visible from a short distance.

Biography: Otonashi was an extremely gifted child. At a young age it was quite clear that he was a genius, dwarfing the average intelligence of the other children in his district, and all signs pointed to him having a long and eventful life.

But due to this, he was treated differently by most of the children. Either afraid to speak with him or jealous of his intelligence, most children resorted to picking on him, physically and mentally, all throughout his school years. He was constantly seen bickering and fighting with kids from all class groups, and eventually became a spiteful and conceited child. His loving and thoughtful parents tried to stem the tide of abuse he received by moving him from school to school, but by then, it was too late. Otonashi had given up, and spent most of his daily efforts curiously pushing at other children with sarcastic comments and insults, to see how far he could push them before they would break.

The constant abuse forged a calculating, arrogant mind, and a cold stone for a heart by the time he had reached his teens. It also taught him that if he was faster than the others, he was far less likely to sustain as many injuries. This epiphany, along with the free time he had to to an almost complete lack of a social life, lead to him quickly excelling in the art of movement, becoming captain of the track team at most of the schools he sojourned at.

Though he devoted most of his time in school to picking on others and running, he spent his nights delving through various scientific paraphernalia, quickly obtaining an obsession with the elements of the earth, and more importantly wind. He envied its ability to flow freely all over the globe, and its characteristic of being able to float whimsically one moment, and unleash a devastating force the next. He often times stayed after school to discuss these topics in depth with his teachers, lusting for a way to be it's power personified.

This continued until the day of his graduation. He had been chosen to speak at the ceremony after submitting the typical essay of looking forward to a bright and fulfilling future, and eagerly waited for the day where he would stand and be recognized for his achievements. But as the rain beat down heavily on the tents that housed the seating for the ceremony, Otonashi could only stare silently, wide eyed at the vast sea of empty seats of the student body that had boycotted the day due to him being named the principal speaker. A cold wind blew in and hit him in the face, chilling him to the bone..



Stats:
Nagano Otonashi - 10th division, unseated
Grade - 0
Reiatsu - 100
Zanjutsu - 20
Hakuda - 5
HouHou- 60
Kidou -- 15
Beniikazuchi (Crimson Thunder) -Hadou #2, 15 kidou
Senkou - Bougyoudo #1, 15 Kidou
Higashiyori (means, "Spring Wind") - Chiyudo #1, 5 Kidou
 

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Sample Chapter:

For Those Who Can't Be Consoled (1324 Words)

"For what is it to die, but to stand in the sun and melt into the wind?" - Kahlil Gibran

There was no time for self-pity. He had heard the rumblings, he knew this was coming, but even his mind couldn't handle the idea of being hated by a whole class of people. He had only been at this school for a year, was his attitude that corrosive? They were just jealous! It must be true! They couldn't handle a new student being better than the best they had to offer! He smirked mischievously, pushing the principal's comforting hand off his shoulder forcefully as he drew a sense of some perverted victory from the scene. Then it dawned on him, his bright viridian eyes darting from one corner of the tent to the other corner desperately. Where were his parents? The ones who always had a smile when he came home, the ones that always told him he was right. They weren't there. He turned towards the few faculty members that were still there, tears welling up in his eyes as they looked on with pity.

At that moment, the rain that had been collecting at the top of the tent all day finally overcame the rods holding it up, and it all came crashing down...

~~~Seven Years Later~~~


Otonashi smirked as he flipped a coin, and caught it in the palm of his hand, before sighing and leaning back heavily. He laughed loudly as he looked back on his innocent days, when he thought people valued intelligence and determination. He couldn't believe he allowed himself to be so naive, he was glad that day occurred!

He bit strongly at his lower lip, causing a thick red line trickle down his chin.

He looked back at the past few years, thinking about how he had conned numerous people out of their life savings, he had robbed banks, he had kidnapped young children for ransom. And here he was sitting in a lavish hotel, enjoying himself at the side of the rooftop pool on a sunny day. He laughed softly again. He had managed to keep his face concealed throughout all of his crimes. The news shows spoke of him like a legend, and powerful people were gaining interest in the services of a man they only knew as Nobo. In fact, he had a meeting with one of these people later tonight, which is why he stayed at this very hotel. And he had an extra hour or two to take a nap, everything was looking up!

In truth, he was anything but happy. He was constantly having to hide himself, unable to do anything a normal person enjoys. He always had to fight to make enough to live, and the only time he was at peace was when he slept. When he had dreams, about a tree standing strong a firm. Watching an endless sea of blue roll on forever.

But sadly there wasn't any peace for Otonashi that day. Just as he had gotten comfortable, he felt a strong cold gust ran along his cheek, causing him to sit up just before hearing a loud explosion at the street level of the hotel. **ck! Was that a bomb!? Is this some sort of ridiculous set up!?

He quickly decided he would make a quick exit while there was a sense of chaos in the general area. At that moment he was already halfway down the hotel's stairwell, shoving a few other people out of his way as the building shook and swayed to a few more loud explosions. Soon he reached the bottom of the stairwell and kicked open the emergency doorway, exiting into an alley behind the hotel.

He quickly looked towards the end of each side of the alley. Noting flaming wreckage blocking the exit to his south he quickly rushed to the north, exiting out into the panic ridden street. He tried to stop for a moment and gain a sense of his surroundings, but his slender frame was quickly tossed around in the mob as everyone abandoned all hope and ran for their own lives. Giving up on trying to get a bearing on the situation, he started to run east along the boardwalk with a wicked grin on his face. They scatter like cockroaches, every one of them.

He continued to run, slithering through the pulsing masses as the hotel seemed to disappear from sight. As he stopped to rest a bit, sure that he was safe of any trap, a hot cutting wind exploded from his right. He stumbled back as he looked to the now ruin of a building, before his eyes grew into saucers. He saw it again, but more to the point, he saw them.

It can't be! It's not possible! He growled as he dashed towards a couple, standing 10 feet from the burning building as they argued about which way to go, a giant white mask hovering in the building behind them, concealed by fire. As he approached them, he extended his arms, taking the couple into them as he skidded to a stop, and dashed away. The Mask quickly looked his direction but did not give chase, quickly noticing another person who had stopped in the chaos.

He turned off the boardwalk after running for a while, gasping for breath as he placed the couple down, smiling happily as stood and begun to speak. " I never thought I'd ....."

Otonashi suddenly felt a sharp hot wind hit him square in the chest. He looked down to see a crimson river flowing from him. He looked up towards the couples faces. Painted in shock and horror, a silver glint flashing in the man's tense right hand. He smiled softly as he looked into their tear stained eyes for a few moments, patting the females dark chestnut hued hair, before falling to his knees. A warm wind blew by as her lips moved, causing tears to roll down Otonashi's cheek, even though by now he was unable to hear the words. As he finally collapsed to the ground, he spoke one last sentence " I love you too..."

~~~Fifty Years Later~~~

Otonashi had forgotten about that day, about the mask, about the couple, everything. He laughed happily as he leaned back in his cushioned chair, two little girls sitting in his lap giggling as he messed their hair up.

It had been so long since he came here, a comfortable well off district of the Rukongai. He had everything he had ever wanted here, family, friends, love. Nothing but happiness existed in his life for as long as he can remember, except for the dreams.

He kept having dreams, they always were of the same location, a cliff overlooking a wide sea that went off into the horizon. 15 feet from the edge stood a tree, but something wasn't right. There was always a roaring wind, tearing rocks from the ground and tossing them, stripping bark from a tree, bending it until it was horizontal, parallel with the ground. When he stood at the edge of the cliff, he remembered things, things that made him feel uneasy, things that didn't fit into his life.

The obsession called to him, he didn't have the time to be here. His days were suddenly filled with a gnawing pain in his stomach, his nights were haunted by a wind that howled perpetually. They all said that this was the life he was not meant to live, and he knew they were all right.

So as he teased the girls, and shooed them off to bed, he frowned. And as they slid into their beds in the middle of the night, he bowed and smiled, before closing the door. He then turned and grabbed a long cloth, wrapping one end around his chin as he walked out the door, the howling wind grew calm as he shut the front door to the hovel, and disappeared into the night.
 

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