Yuuki Nyankou

[2000-2004] Chapter 0: Prologue
Nyankou Yuuki was born on 2 May 2000 to Hikari Nyankou, a stay-at-home mother, and his father Michael Addams, an office manager for a large production company. Yuuki was born in Brooklyn, New York. This was home for his father, and his mother was born in the land of the Rising Sun. This made Yuuki half-Japanese, half-American. Because his family spoke English (mostly because his father refused to learn Japanese), it became his native language. At age four, Yuuki's younger sister Hanabi was born. Yuuki was normally a quiet child, staying mostly to himself with his toys. He learned to read at the age of three, and tried his hardest to assist his sister with no victory.

[2005-2010] (Un)Worthy of God's Light
On 20 August 2005, Michael came home in a rage. Hikari tried to help, but the man began attacking his wife. In a panic, Hikari defended herself and ended up taking her husband's life with a sword she kept as a keepsake from her family back home. After a brief police investigation, Yuuki and Hana were taken from their mother and placed into separate orphanages. Yuuki was placed in an orphanage for "Children of God", run by a priest, Father Gray and Sister Alice. Both being wicked people, only kind-hearted to the general public. They mistreated their children who weren't "worthy of god's light" by isolating them from the others.

In 2010, the orphanage caught fire by an unknown source. Both Father Gray and Sister Alice perished in the blaze, with very few actually escaping the tragedy. During an attempt to flee, Yuuki was trapped underneath a heavy wooden pillar. Even through much struggle, Yuuki knew he was going to die. He closed his eyes, feeling the flames growing closer and closer. Yet the next thing he knew, he felt the warm sunlight soothing his skin as well as the sound of birds chirping in his ear. He opened his eyes to the sight of a blonde woman sitting over him.

This was Mary, an android created to act as a 'hero in the shadows' (i.e., Penny Polendina, RWBY) and was only doing her part to save Yuuki. He was the only one she found in the burned orphanage, to which was just across the street from where they sat.

[2010-2016] -Insert cool 90's training montage-
Mary took Yuuki in and allowed him to stay in her one-room apartment with her, just as long as Yuuki continued to attend school. He agreed without a second thought, and moved in the very same day without any clothes or belongings. Between his time at school, Mary began to "train" Yuuki to defend himself in the world. She forced him to take up Kendo as a sport, to which Yuuki quickly became fond of. There was a dojo not too far from where Mary lived, allowed for easy practice. Mary would often spar with Yuuki, using an assortment of weapons to have him learn about. Through much practice, Yuuki awakened to his Cognizant abilities. He was able to move at incredible speeds, yet only a short bit at a time. It acted as more of a dodge, rather than running long distances. Matched with his feline characteristics, Yuuki became very useful in combat. Mary entered him (most of the time against his will) in Kendo competitions, and Yuuki typically dominated the competition with much ease.

[2017-2022] Blackridge and Birthdays (new tabletop coming maybe never!)
At the age of seventeen, on his birthday, Yuuki received a letter from prestigious magic-based school- Blackridge Academy. Mary convinced him that it would be good for him to study with like-minded individuals, as well. He was given two more presents, as well. The first was a magic-infused necklace, from Mary. This was meant to "keep him safe", as she put it. The second was a sword, specifically a katana. Yuuki had absolutely no clue who it was from or where it came from, but the teenager accepted the blade with much excitement. Before and after departing from Mary's apartment in New York, Yuuki trained with the sword and became quite skilled with it.

Yuuki excelled in the art of swordplay at the Academy, graduating in the year of 2021. After coming home, Yuuki made a warm reunion with Mary. Because he had recently turned twenty-one, she decided that the two were going to go out drinking. They decided on a small place in Little Tokyo, as she thought Yuuki should first experience an alcoholic beverage from part of his native culture. Is that racist? The join they settled on was called The Drunken Devil's, a small tavern that catered to depressed businessmen and tourists. However to Yuuki's surprise, he found his seventeen-year-old sister attempting to enjoy a small glass of what he hoped not to be liquor at a table by the window nearest the back. She was incredibly happy to see him, despite the angry questions she shot at him as to where the hell he's been all these years. Mary found it all amusing.

Flash Step
Yuuki is able to move at incredible speeds for short distances. During these bursts of extreme speed, Yuuki is seemingly invisible to the naked eye.

Phantom Blade
Yuuki can perform quick cuts with his sword with the illusion of the blade never leaving the sheath. This is due to his incredible speed, once again.

Nekomimi
Yuuki carries feline characteristics, such as a pair of cat ears atop his head. He has a good sense of hearing and smell, which can be both a blessing and a curse. He also has catlike reflexes. He's also terrified of water, outside of a five-minute-shower. He can see in the dark relatively well, as well.

Sashiki (挿し木)
Translating to a Japanese noun for cutting, Sashiki is a katana Yuuki received on his seventeenth birthday. There are no documented supernatural or magical qualities of this blade to date.

Trivia

 * Yuuki has no need for glasses, yet he wears them as a fashion statement.
 * Yuuki has eight piercings: three on each of his ears, his eyebrow, and left side of his nose.
 * Yuuki is often reffered to as bisexual or gay because of his feminine attitude and speech patterns, even using "Yuuki-chan" as an honorific. Despite this, he is straight. When asked about his "type", he uses Victoria as an example.