Tōshi Kyōkaku

Tōshi Kyōkaku (俠客 闘士, Kyōkaku Tōshi) is a Human who has an unknown heritage.

Appearance
Tōshi is unusually short for a teenage boy. He possesses deep violet-colored eyes and long, raven black hair, which he usually leaves in a ponytail, while his bangs hang over his left eye. He is very seldom seen with any emotional facial expressions on his face. Most of the time, he exudes an air of complete indifference to almost anything he is presented with, even when, inside, he is in deep turmoil.

Personality
Tōshi typically appears to be indifferent on most matters. He is capable of being flamboyant and energetic, but it is unclear how much of this behavior is forced and how much is his normal personality. He easily gets shy around new people, though he does not always express this outwardly.

Tōshi's behavior can be, at times, erratic. He suffers from, and thus, his normal behavior, as described above, can change at any given moment from one emotional extreme to the next, though this doesn't happen often.

Despite this, Tōshi has shown a soft side to him, being extremely caring towards a few select people that he is close to.

History
Tōshi is the son of a Human father and a Shinigami mother, though little about his parents are known. He was born in a small town in Japan, but moved to America when he was five years old. Tōshi's life would be anything but normal from that point on. From the age of six on, he could see ghosts, a sign of large spiritual energy within him. Shortly after he turned ten, however, things took a turn for the worst. While walking to the bus to go home one day, he was attacked and taken by a group of ruffians, getting knocked out in the process.

Luckily, an unknown bystander was watching and happened to see the entire event, phoning for help immediately. Unbeknownst to them all, however, his mother, a Shinigami, sensed his distress, coming to his aid and killing the men in the process. Three years later, however, the men's souls all turned into Hollows, attacking the now thirteen year old Tōshi and his mother once again. This time, in her attempts to protect her son, Tōshi's mother was killed by the now Hollow ruffians and eaten right before the young boy's eyes.

A nearby Shinigami patrol soon picked up on the scuffle and arrived at the scene in time to save Tōshi from the Hollows, sending them to Hell with their Zanpakutō. Two years later, Tōshi and his father move to Rider City. Some point after, he joined a local karate dojo.

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Trivia

 * Tōshi's theme song, as chosen by the author, is Dance With the Devil'' by Breaking Benjamin.