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Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:14:55 GMT

Born with the misfortune of an oddly colored set of eyes, the oldest memory Tsuzuki can bear to remember is the rock-throwing. His family was of low-middle noble standing, with only limited power in court. When the kids of higher families teased and bullied Tsuzuki, all they could do was watch, and tend to his wounds back at home. As such, he preferred to stay inside, left alone with his dreams and unfading affection for other children, wishing to fit in above all else. His parents were supportive in whatever endeavor he attempted to make friends; others, unfortunately, especially his aunts and uncles, were not as generous.

Spooked by his eyes, and his keen ability to tame beasts, they claimed that he had been possessed, and threw him to the church, essentially disowning him in the process. Tsuzuki is uncertain as to what became of his parents that day. Only half-hysterical at the turn of events, he was then given an isolated room up on the third floor of the monastery for a number of years that Tsuzuki can not recall. In the end, his depression won out--he would not eat nor sleep; he spent hours merely staring up at the ceiling or, in his moments of semi-awareness, the window.

And then, finally, his heart stopped.

Quickly deemed as dead, Tsuzuki was put into a coffin and buried. That night, or perhaps sometime into dawn, he awoke. Panicked, he clawed himself out of the wooden coffin and the dirt, and managed to drag himself through the streets.

It was on those streets that he had experienced his first grace of luck: the woman that had met his dirty form was kind, completely willing to clean up, feed him, and hold him as he recovered. She trimmed his hair, gave him a proper name--the very same that he goes by in the present--and took her surname to become her “brother”.

Turns out, she was a sister working in another church and, due to his lack of ambitions, Tsuzuki decided to follow her by becoming a fledging priest. While he was still in-training, a “demon-child” came to the church, seeking refuge. Knowing the famous rumors, Tsuzuki should’ve known better than to attempt at giving the child any space in the church--but against the wide green eyes and battered form, his heart ached, pulling him into full throttle whine-whine-let’s-get-what-I-want-mode, which then allowed the child one night in the church. Tsuzuki bid the child goodbye the very next day, and his sister two days later.

Her death was a bit of a mystery--and even as her face had been suspended in a peaceful smile, her death remained suspicious. Tsuzuki did not speak on the topic, choosing to mourn silently, inheriting his sister’s house and continue his job at the church.

That’s it of his story so far, really. Tsuzuki has led an uneventful life beyond this point, ignoring or otherwise lowering his head to hide his eyes.

Yami Yugi

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