Origins:Chikafusa was born in Iiga Village in the Winter of 17
years prior. His parents were, and still are, but simple
farmers... they had little, but they needed little to survive and be
happy. In the end, Chikafusa was the middle child of five, two
older brothers, and two younger sisters, and he felt the pinch every
middle child feels... in the fact that he constantly had to vie for
attention, and found himself struggling to get along with both older
and younger siblings simply to survive. True, this was not hard,
as... besides the usual sibling quarrels, the five got along pretty
well.
Even as early as four years old, Chikafusa showed a remarkable love
for telling tales and stories, and seemed to have an innate ability to
do so pretty decently. However, at around the age of five, he
also began to display another habit, one that was much less welcome in
his life. This was his unconscious, usually unplanned, desire to
help his friends when they were in danger... be it simply being
outnumbered, or in a fight that was beyond their means. Of
course, his friends always ran away, and left Chikafusa as the
receiver of many a beating. But he never stopped, and, each time
he was knocked down, he would always get right back up.
Unfortunately for him, this in and of itself earned him many enemies,
who began to pick him for the beatings instead of his friends.
At first, he always lost, but, as time went on, he began to give as
good as he got, and actually won a few of his fights. this
continued for several years, until the bullies were old enough to be
called "thugs," and, instead of being allowed their habits, were
stopped... not by Chikafusa, but by the Iiga Village City Guard.
At the age of 17, and seeing this for the first time, Chikafusa
knew that his life would no longer be spent as a farmer. He had
to find a way to become a Guard himself, no matter what. He and
his friends had played sword fighting games with sticks their whole
lives, and had wrestled and pretended to learn Karate... surely that
was enough to at least BEGIN on.
A side note... since the age of 13, Chikafusa had developed a crush
on the young silk maker, Hasuko. When it seemed he might finally
ask her out, he found she was being courted by a Samurai, of all
things. At first, he was very resentful, and quite jealous...
but, after seeing how happy he made her during their wedding,
Chikafusa simmered down, and began to relax a little bit about it.
Not that he has truly stopped being upset, or has truly gotten over
her... but he has begun to move on.
Present:
Currently, Chikafusa is looking to try and become a member of the
City Guard. He is still a farmer, but his family has two boys,
and two girls as well, which allows him more than his share of time to
attempt this without shirking his chores.
Desires:
To be a City Guard. To help the innocent, the helpless, and
the powerless. To do good things, and to help everyone he can do
good things too.
Fates:
Whatever the fates have in store for Chikafusa, it will most likely
be painful... and adventurous.
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