Daiki Anzai

Daiki is one of the OG OCs in the Clan Roleplay character on the server, making him the most widely spread out OC with most connections and storyline/arc participations.

Appearance
Daiki is young man of slightly above average height for his nationality (188 cm); the males in the Anzai family are gifted a tall build by nature to fight and hunt as Spellcaster Hunters by blood. Daiki is tall for Japan, but he feels awkward about it which has made him clumsy since childhood. He has pale skin, wide shoulders and a slim yet fit, toned build. His facial features strongly resemble his mother's; he has a diamond-shaped face, pronounced cheekbones and defined rosy lips. He has thicker flat eyebrows with soft yet manly features. He is a very smiley person that transmits a hopeful and positive aura. He has the glowing blue Anzai eyes, which are striking in contrast to his mono-lidded Japanese shape. The closer he comes into contact with a Spellcaster, the more they radiate.

He used to have long bangs which he used to cover his eyes from shame, but they were cut shorter after the Robert Arc, when he decided to change. He has short, thick black hair, inherited from his mother. Daiki had two strange markings on his back in the shape of stars, however after summoning Ebony from one of them, he only has one left.

Daiki is first seen in the Roleplay with winter clothing; long black pants, a white inner, thick black boots for travel and a long black buttoned coat with many pockets for his books and journey findings. During the Robert Arc, he lost his grey knitted scarf made for him by Ichika, it got washed up by the river. He also eventually loses his shirt, giving it to Freyja after bathing in the river. Now, he wears a simple shirt given to him by Kurayami aas well as Robert's stolen jacket.

Personality
Even as a young boy, Daiki was naturally adventurous and curious with a deep fascination for the world beyond the Anzai estate, where he grew up. He found and studied many types of books, especially about plants and the supernatural, convinced his family was somehow connected to that world. He told Ichika, his childhood friend, about these discoveries and the information trailing back to his Anzai family and eyes, but still couldn't connect the dots. According to his sister Yua, this strong curiosity he has leads him to more harm than good as he gets involved in things which are hidden and/or dangerous.

Daiki was branded as strange and powerful due to his position as Anzai heir, leaving him without many friends growing up. Having the Anzai eyes and the Anzai Warrior body-physique also proved to very intimidating to the others in the estate, which led him to grow self-conscious of his appearance. As a child, his tall stature made him always look down at the ground and make him awkwardly clumsy, which he still is today. In order to cover the shame he has of his family and the fear people get from looking into his eyes, at a young age he decided to grow his bangs out over his eyes in order to cover them. He was also never allowed outside of the Anzai estate to protect him as the only male heir (apart from Houtarou which they didn't know was alive), thus making him feel imprisoned against his will. This manifested into his love for plants, the only living thing he can investigate and study without getting in trouble. He keeps many specimens and notes about the flora in his homeland, but also read about plants from all over the world. The first time he saw a palm tree in the Island Arc, he was bewildered.

He has incredible memory and intuitive skills, thus making him exceptionally good at analyzing people, situations and coming up with plans, a true intellect. This can be seen in the Robert Arc when he understood there was more behind Mauve's actions, her true intentions were not that of harm. In the same arc, he managed to create 3 plans in the span of 2 minutes in order to defeat Robert. He is also intelligent and a bookworm, making him a useful tactician and source of knowledge.

Daiki is a true pacifist, strongly against any form of violence. Even so, he is not completely useless in the field due to his father's training to protect himself as Anzai heir; the main issue is his clumsiness. Before his decision to change in the Robert Arc, he felt nauseous at the sight of cold-blooded violence, spurring images and memories in his past. However, now he has come to the realization that sometimes in order to protect someone, you will need to use force, words won't always work. Daiki is also extremely selfless, to the point of it being a hero complex. This had grown from him past trauma of seeing many around him suffer, feeling he lives in an egocentric world, he strives to work for others more than himself. This however does occasionally backfire as he ends up more hurt than anyone else. This, coupled with his curiosity, makes him an easy target for enemies as he will willingly throw himself in a situation to protect anyone, even a stranger.

Daiki's voice transmits calm and reassuring vibes, very friendly and slightly lower pitched. He is an overall very positive person, always hoping to save as many people as possible and wanting to make the people closest to him smile.

His motto is "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".

History
Daiki was born in his family estate and was seen as a savior for the family, being a male. From a young age he was raised to take over as heir to the Anzai estate and wealth, but the truth behind the Spellcaster Hunter side was always kept from him. His curiosity drive him to want to discover this truth, but every time he came closer to finding out, his father would burn a book or any sort of evidence he hadn't already discarded.

When he turned 6 years old, he witnessed the death of his Mother on his birthday, a plan of revenge by the Korean Spellcaster "Han" family. Seeking to avenge the killed family members, they targeted the Anzais at the heart, choosing to go after the heir. However this plan fails as Daiki's Mother offers herself and dies in his stead. This traumatizes Daiki to thinking all the pain, paranoia and death surrounding him revolves around him. This eventually develops into a selfless hero complex where he strives to save and help others around him to an unhealthy extent where he would sacrifice himself for their well-being. After seeing his Father's agony of losing his wife, this also leads to Daiki's fear of love for himself, being too afraid to engage in romance in fear of engaging someone into his chaotic life. Thinking he is the reason for broken loves, he isolates himself from the idea, especially the idea of having kids since he knows the trouble of being Anzai born.

At the age of 7, Daiki nearly died from the traditional "Anzai Blood Test" where at a certain time in childhood, the Anzai Blood will battle with the person's body. If the blood submits to the body, the host survives and the blood will be loyal to heal. If the blood doesn't submit then it will attack the person's body and organs. This is at random and deadly. It killed Daiki's uncle at the age of 5, which thereafter made Daiki's father heir instead. Daiki nearly perished from it and gained a very high fever, everyone was afraid he would die. After surviving it, the estate become even more protective over him.

Growing up, Daiki had a rapid growth spurt thanks to his Anzai Warrior blood which gave him a strong physique for battling and hunting. This made him self-conscious and clumsy. However this didn't stop him from running and climbing trees to read books and gain privacy from the suffocating over-protection to read forbidden books. This great craving for freedom manifested into his love for plants and mythology. He started collecting plants and samples, studying about them. Nonetheless, this constant running away got him into a lot of trouble, the people usually finding him were Yua and Ichika.

The Anzai children were never allowed to leave the estate so their only friends were the servant children. For Daiki, his best friend became Ichika Yamaguchi, a young servant girl who helps out in the kitchen and is Yua's personal handmaid. Daiki never got along with his own maid: an elderly lady who couldn't keep up with his adventures and curiosity. Ichika develops a crush on Daiki but as Daiki is oblivious to her feelings, he only sees her as a close friend.

Intro Arc
Daiki is first introduced travelling through America's forest after escaping from his home in Japan.

More Arcs to be included here.

Abilities
Many of Daiki's abilities come from his powerful Anzai blood. It is a strong bond connecting the Anzai and their Hunter past in the form of blood. It comes with many advantages and disadvantages after overcoming the "Anzai Blood Test" sometime in childhood.


 * Healing Blood- Due to his Anzai Blood and passing the Blood Test, his blood can heal any wound from any person as long as it covers the affected area. This goes for himself as well.  Because of this, Anzais can never scar.  However, because of his blood's hatred towards Spellcasters, it rejects all physical contact with them and sends a painful "spark" to his skin.
 * Invisibility- Generations ago, a skilled Anzai Hunter once managed to steal a certain power from a targeted Spellcaster and gave his family the power of invisibility at will. This is deactivated once blood is shed.
 * Spellcaster Sense- Based on the ancient hatred towards Spellcasters in his blood, he can sense a Spellcaster's presence nearby. His blood will also react to him trying to help one with shivers and negative tugs at his body.  Furthermore, his blood forbids him from ever touching a Spellcaster's cells: this rejection comes in the form of a painful spark that hurts his skin with a burning sensation.  The more powerful the Spellcaster, the more painful the spark.
 * Anzai Eyes- No great advantage unless an Ancient Vampire comes into contact with them and uses powers to unleash a servant like mode in the Anzai. This was used by Freyja during the Kokoro Spirit Arc when Daiki's blood made him go berserk in an attempt to calm him.
 * Intelligence and strategy- Daiki is highly intelligent and an excellent tactician, having at one point come up with 3 different plans in the span of 2 minute sin his fight with Robert (Robert Arc).
 * Knowledge- Thanks to his curiosity for the world and access to literature, he knows a great deal about the magical world, especially Ancient Vampires. He has incredible memory and intuitive skills, very good at analyzing people, situations and coming up with plans, a true intellect.
 * Strength- Exercise received from running away from search parties for him at home made him strong, adding to his Anzai Warrior strength.
 * Languages- Due to his father's forced Anzai studies, he learned to speak English, Chinese, Korean and Latin. He is also skilled in law, maths and much more because of this.
 * Trapped Spirits- Daiki's father, Kenji, implanted the dead spirits of the many Anzai Spellcaster killing into Daiki at a very young age, only a few weeks old. When these spirits are freed, they attack anything related to or near the Anzais, their primary goal being the host. However, at the moment of freeing, they are very destructive. This was seen during the Bar Arc when Daiki makes a vow with Kura of never hunting Spellcasters which goes against the Anzai promise, triggering the reaction.
 * Anzai Bond- The blood itself serves as a bond between Anzais, making him able to feel presences and even communicate somewhat with his blood.

Yua Anzai
Yua is Daiki's older sister. The two have a strong bond of respect for one another, knowing full well that their lives and actions depend on each other. This is why when Daiki leaves the estate, he hesitates at first because of Yua, but decides to escape anyway in order to, in the long term, help both him and his sister by finding out the forbidden Anzai Truth of their Spellcaster Hunter ways. Since their mother died, Yua took on the role of mother in Daiki's life and raised him herself with the help of servants/maid in the estate. She is therefore protective over him out of love and knows that the world is trying to hunt Daiki down for their ancestors' past actions. Making herself strong, she devoted her life to helping her brother and saving her family, thus making her loyal to him. Whenever they fight, it is because Yua would find Daiki's actions to be harmful to himself and she wants to protect him. Daiki has shown downright annoyance towards this since he craves freedom and finds her protection suffocating, but understand very well her reasons behind this. Other than Freyja, Yua is the only one to have seen Daiki in tears.

Freyja Khaalida
At first meeting, they were rather weary of each other and Daiki deemed Freyja as a dangerous woman who kidnapped him. However, after discovering that she is an Ancient Vampire and the connection to his family, this drives his curiosity to find out more about her which accidentally led him to fall in love with her. At first, he resisted the idea of it, but upon further development and occurrences he gives in and confesses he wants to spend his life with her and help her overcome her fears and past just as he helped her overcome his. Freyja plays a large part in helping him cope with his past trauma as she is everything he feared but molded into a way that fascinates him and shows him the world. This can be seen in the River Scene where Daiki decides to change and cuts his bangs with her encouragement, deciding to open up to the world and accept his past instead of let him torture him. She is also the one to finally help him realise that before being a Anzai, he must first accept himself as Daiki and not feel tied down to his name, which had been built into his head for years by his father.

The two make an indestructible team in combat, combining his strength, wits blood and connection to her, with Freyja's agility, cunningness and experience. Because of Daiki's Hunter Blood, the two cannot touch each other otherwise the Anzai Spark will hurt him. However, the fact that he is able to touch her overcomes the pain at first until it becomes too much to bear, which is when he will finally pull away.

Daiki finds Freyja to be the most beautiful creature, possibly enhanced because of the blood's connection to her Ancient Vampire blood. He feels a special bond to her he never had with anyone else which he, after many months, finally understood as love. The two have many moments together of respect, love and understanding.

In the Realisation Arc, Daiki and Freyja have a fight over Freyja's Spellcaster Blood which Daiki wishes to heal her from, but she doesn't not cope or accept his help which leads her to physically harm and verbally abuse him. Out of love, he chooses to separate himself from her, even though more than anything, he wishes to be the one to heal her like she healed him. They have not seen each other since. At the moment, Daiki suffers with thoughts of her and feels enraged over his tragic situation and Anzai blood which separated himself not only from the world from birth, but also from the strong love he felt for her. After a moment to himself and cursing his blood angrily, he decides to keep going and return to Japan in the Island Arc in order to save his family.

Daiki and Freyja are now dating in secret after a long and heartfelt discussion about their feelings for one another, despite the spark and upcoming War Freyja knows of. Once Freyja learned to seek what she wanted and came to terms with her feelings for Daiki, and once Daiki came to accept Freyja's flaws as a killer, their bond has grown stronger still as they choose to fight beside each other; for each other, rather than against their own feelings for one another.

Houtarou
"Taro" is Daiki's biological older brother who was kidnapped and nearly killed for his Anzai Blood. After losing their first-born, Daiki's parents choose to abandon their Anzai traditions and ways and completely isolate their future children, Yua and Daiki, from their Spellcaster Hunter Truth, feeling this would be the best way to protect them: completely oblivious to their true nature.

Taro grows up separate in a New York gang known as "The Bonnets" and meets Daiki and Yua in the forest by the outskirts of the city during one of his gang tasks. Daiki recognises the Anzai eyes in Taro and the Japanese name, plus the fact that the two appear to be almost identical. Taro has a moment of panic which Daiki manages to calm him down from, convincing that their late mother never abandoned him. Daiki is therefore a key aspect in Taro's character development and fixes his resentment towards women. He then wonders if Taro, being the eldest male heir, would take over instead of him but before he has the chance to ask, Taro disappears and the two haven't seen each other since.

Kurayami Takahashi
"Kura" is one of Daiki's closest friends, if not best friend. The two share a certain forbidden friendship as Spellcaster and Spellcaster Hunter, but have decided to abandon their pasts and become close as people.

Early on, the two realise it was in fact Daiki's parents who killed Kura's after connecting dots, Daiki receiving visions from seeing Kura's scar and from the blood in Daiki raging at his presence. Kura grows incredibly afraid of Daiki because of this, but after many moments of the two saving each others' lives and connecting, they create a brotherly bond which can be seen in the way they call each other "Brother". The two are very close and sometimes speak in Japanese with each other since they are comfortable. Daiki would defend Kura no matter what and knows of his powerful "Osore Curse", having seen it in action with Kura and reading about it in his books.

In the Bar Spirits Arc, Daiki vowed to protect him, which enrages his blood and unleashes the spirits of all the hundreds of killed spirits his family murdered, including Kura's own family. Three spirits manage to escape, one of which is Kura's younger sister, however after many trials, they manage to recapture her by first transmitting her into Kura in order to stop the curse from killing him, and then into Daiki by using the Ancient Anzai Killing which they used to take in the spirit of a Spellcaster. However, after attempting this, Daiki's blood manages to tae control of his actions and Daiki ends up harming Kura in the process, deepening the scar in his eye. Daiki still hasn't forgiven himself for this to this day.

Daiki finds Kura to be adorable and understand his discomfort for people in general, especially strangers. Daiki is very intuitive, but can read Kura especially well because of their strong friendship. Daiki was quick to understand the relation between Petra and Kura, and wasn't very supportive at first since he feared Petra wasn't good enough for his friend. But after observing them and coming to actually grow fond of Petra, he accepts them together.

Petra Adams
Ever since their first meeting, Daiki and Petra were not on good terms. Daiki feels Petra is an ignorant, stubborn and prideful man. Although Daiki never disliked Petra, Petra, on the other hand, disliked Daiki greatly for reasons still unknown. However, as times goes on, The two have come to an understanding and this past "hatred" had eased up greatly, especially since Daiki's decision to kill Robert in order to save Petra. Petra also eased up and "doesn't totally hate Daiki" after Daiki showed his devotion to Kurayami and those closest to him.

Daiki even saved Petra once by cutting his ear off after he drank too much of Kurayami's Spellcaster Blood to quench his thirst. This was something he read in a book in order to cut out the Spellecaster marking from his body before it grew and consumed him, eventually killing him. This moment is a key moment in the development of their frenemy relationship.

Daiki still however feels that Petra treats his sister, Mauve, wrongfully and wants them to regain a healthy sibling relationship.

Ichika Yamaguchi
Ichika is the personal handmaid to Daiki's older sister (Yua) and his closest childhood friend amongst the servant kids. Growing up together, Ichika was tolerant to Daiki's many curious attempts to wander from the estate and discover the world outside. She knew he sought after a "Family Truth" of some kind but didn't seem to pry or stop his searches. Instead, she found this passion of his to be fascinating, later turning into attraction and then love. Ichika develops one-sided feelings for Daiki as the two grow up together, but he seemed oblivious of this. Ichika would often help Daiki get away with his tries to sneak into his father's room to steal ancient books or paintings, and even let him wander a bit in the estate forest to look for plants and escape from the over-protection at home. She saw how much he craved freedom and wanted more than anything to be happy, but no matter what did not want him to leave her ever. In order to provide this in small little ways, she learned to cook his favourite meals which later led her to become a master in the kitchen, finding her passion for cooking. Daiki supports her love for cuisine and is always the first to try her new recipes.

The night Daiki escapes, Ichika is the one to catch him, but no words manage to keep him fro leaving and all she can do is wish him farewell and hope to see him come back one day, if ever She even attempts to confess her love for him, which shocks him greatly. She hugs him and begs for him never to leave, but he tell explains that this may be his only chance ever before he officially becomes heir. After he leaves, she rushes to her mistress, Yua, and informs her on Daiki's escape. However, after arousing chaos in the estate from his departure, she feels guilty for letting him leave without a fight or at least more persuasion.

Ichika is well-aware of Daiki's father seeking a bride for the heir of the family. One possible candidate is in fact Ichika, which she is thrilled over since she hopes her feelings for him will one day be returned, whether it be before or in marriage.

Mauve Adams
Mauve is Daiki's close friend whom he cares for deeply. The two met after Mauve tried to wound and kidnap Daiki through violence in order to help her uncle Robert's transformation into a Spellcaster. In the Robert Arc, Daiki manages to persuade her to follow her in order to save the others, including Petra, Mauve's brother, from further pain or harassment. On the way to find Robert, Daiki manages to use his strong empathy for people to make Mauve open up to him, and the two create a bond of friendship and respect where Daiki understands her and wants to help her. In a world where Mauve seems dangerous, Daiki sees her as a misunderstood soul who only needs love. He wants to help her feel loved and find the meaning in her life so she can finally be at peace. Daiki had shown his vulnerable side to her in the moment he grew weak after murdering Robert to save her. Because of this, he knows he can trust her and wants her to trust him completely. Daiki knows Mauve is a strong and independent woman but also feels she is too young to be in so much pain. Daiki finds her to be beautiful but finds her scowl to look too much like her brother's. Her name "Mauve" reminds him of the Mallow Flower which is it named after (Mauve in French), which he has collected in his home in Japan and wishes to give to her as a gift. In the Christmas spin-off, he ends up giving her a necklace with that flower on it. Daiki thinks of Mauve as a trampled flower he wants to heal her back to happiness.

In the Japan Arc, Daiki mentions wanting to help support Mauve and let her live in his estate until she can feel comfortable enough to start a new life.

Mauve used to have one-sided romantic feelings for Daiki which he was completely oblivious to.

Ashley
Daiki cares deeply for Ash and is even the first person he interacts with in the entire roleplay. Daiki manages to convince Ash from committing suicide several times on several occasions, knowing she deserves to be happy. He is shocked by her romantic feelings for him, which she reveals along the way during different times, but he chooses to see her as a sister more than a lover and hopes to heal her wounds in time. This breaks her heart. In the Cliff Arc, he promises to be the one to walk her down the aisle the day she finds her true love and wants to see her grow with him. Daiki enjoys Ash's company very much, finding her presence soothing. He refuses to let her die, which he had repeatedly reminded her. Every time they see each other, he embraces her and feels happy. The last time they see each other is when Ash is suffering from her fire curse and burns/hurts Daiki, despite his efforts to help her.

However, Daiki does not currently know of Ash's death and has yet to find out.

Trivia

 * Daiki is the only OG male OC to still be active in the Roleplay.
 * He is an ENFJ.
 * His favourite food is salmon.
 * Likes all colours except for blue, as it reminds him of his Anzai eyes.
 * Has a very contagious laugh, he is known for his positive aura.
 * His room in the family estate is large and filled with books and plants. He even hides books behind other books which his father failed to burn including family secrets.
 * He is very interested in herbology and collects all kinds of plants, writes them down in his notebooks and takes samples which he either puts in glass, dries, or puts in pots for them to grow in his room. He loves reading about plants.
 * His favourite animal is the butterfly because of the connection it has to plants but also the freedom it has in its life, being able to fly away. Plus, he finds them beautiful to look at.
 * He is characterized by his selflessness, curiosity and ambition to find the truth and help others, no matter who they are.
 * He is tone-deaf and cannot sing.
 * When drunk, Daiki is giggly and will take his love for plants to another level, by eating any plants around him. Nibbling on the leaves and commenting the flavour.
 * Daiki's voice transmits calm and reassuring vibes, very friendly and slightly lower pitched.
 * Daiki is usually very humble and respectable except when it comes to card games or board games. Then, he becomes competitive and as a child, he even demanded to be called DaiKING when he won.  This joke still lives on today as he still likes to be called that after a win.
 * Daiki was given a notebook by his mother so he could one day write his own adventures in them instead of only reading the journeys of others. His father objected to the idea but Daiki still keeps it with him.
 * Daiki adores kids but is afraid of having his own since he doesn't want to burden another life with what he had to go through as Anzai.
 * Daiki is innocent when it comes to love, Freyja being his first love. He is also scared of the idea since all love revolving around him was destroyed because of him somehow. Mainly his parents, his mother was killed because of him when she tried to defend him and died in his place. He has a guilt from that, but still couldn't help but fall for Freyja.
 * He loves to read, his fav spot is hanging upside down from a tree branch.
 * He has a habit of mumbling aloud while thinking.
 * The main inspiration for Daiki is Armin from Attack on Titan, Tohru from Fruits Basket and Deku from My Hero Academia.
 * Daiki's voice claim is Dazai from Bungou Stray Dogs by Mamoru Miyano.
 * His appearance at the very start of the Clan Roleplay was based on Oreki from Hyouka, but it has changed with development and time.