Kai Discus
"So long as I can smile at the end of a day, I can't see any reason frown before then."
- Kai to Naomi, Sick Arc
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Kai Discus is a member of Amandine City's special defense force and a supporting protagonist in "Sephirot's Eye". He is a 17 year old male with brown eyes, blue hair and lightly tanned skin. He wears a dark blue sleeveless jacket, brown shorts along with a tan sash around his waist, and sneakers. Kai is known for being the type who acts without thinking. He is intense, stubborn and "overly" friendly. He has a strong enthusiasm for fighting and exercise and often tries to encourage others to share in his interests. He is known to flirt with girls from time to time and is usually rejected. Kai is never afraid to say what he is thinking in public and will occasionally blurt out things most would not in public. He is a devoted optimist with an unwavering will and a reckless amount of bravery (to the point where many call him stupid). In spite of his intensity, Kai values friendship and honor above all else, and will grow enraged if someone mocks one of those two values. His spontaneity in both thought and action is both his greatest strength and weakness. This characteristic drives him to face and eventually overcome challenges most would consider impossible, but also prevents him from considering the consequences his choices might have.
Kai is the 10th member of the Sephirot who represents the dimension Malkut. His soul weapon is known as Asura. Asura is an Alphum Class weapon in the form of a pair of gauntlets with a dark blue tint and a "X" design on the wrist plates. His Alphum Class evolution greatly increased Kai's physical strength, speed and stamina, and it is theorized, but not proven, that it granted him the ability to grow at a much faster rate than most. This means that he is able to become much stronger than most with the same amount of training, but this could just be a biological coincidence. Asura has an affinity for matter and a varying purity level that is linked to his emotional state which is increased primarily by strong feelings of rage and or enthusiasm. Kai is an "exercise-enthusiast" (as he words it) and he is constantly pushing himself towards the next level. He prefers to train without the aid of his soul weapon, which has made him the strongest (physically) member of the Sephirot when not wielding a soul weapon.
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Kai makes his debut during the Tournament Arc when he is teamed up with Erza Cross and Ryu Naraka in a world famous fighting tournament. At first he had his doubts about his team members: one looked like a weak girl and the other was a scrawny boy (who he originally thought was also a girl) too shy to show his own face. When Ryu first introduced himself to Kai, he sneezed and accidentally activated his Arcosian eyes. Kai caught a glimpse of this, and he could not help but proceed to laugh at Ryu for how feminine his eyes looked, which resulted in Erza forcing him to apologize to a now upset Ryu. Later, Kai realized how powerful Erza and Ryu truly were when they easily dispatched first opponents with one blow (he made a note never to make fun of Ryu again after seeing his Woven Fiber Defense). Kai is revealed to be a member of the Sephirot later on in the tournament and ultimately joins the Amandine City Special Defense Force afterwords. Over time Kai becomes close friends with both Ryu and Erza and enjoys hanging out at their villa. He, like Erza, often stands up for Ryu when he is to timid to do so himself.
Later on, Kai meets Aaron Lotus and the two quickly become very close friends. They both share a passion for combat and value both friendship and honor above all else. They became roommates along with Kira, and often spar or train together. The two also enjoy flirting with girls together, however Aaron has a much higher success rate than Kai does. Kai also enjoys hanging out with Kira. He enjoys teasing him in the hopes of getting him to have a bit more fun instead of always sticking to rules and regulations.
Later on, Kai meets Aaron Lotus and the two quickly become very close friends. They both share a passion for combat and value both friendship and honor above all else. They became roommates along with Kira, and often spar or train together. The two also enjoy flirting with girls together, however Aaron has a much higher success rate than Kai does. Kai also enjoys hanging out with Kira. He enjoys teasing him in the hopes of getting him to have a bit more fun instead of always sticking to rules and regulations.
Kai has never received a full formal education having dropped out before high school in order to focus on training. However he has not had many problems because of this. He considers knowledge of combat the only education necessary in this world to survive and that learning a basic curriculum would be a waste of time. He often declares that it is your own strength and not history that will one day save your life on the battlefield. This philosophy of his irritates Erza, Rika and Kira, but he is respected by Aaron for it. Out of all the Sephirot, he has the lowest IQ, but the highest physical strength.