Name: Iki, Luca
Gender:  Male
Age: 19
Birthday: Dec 21
Clan: Iki - Malkavia
Sexuality: Bisexual

Village: Yokuchi
Rank: S-Rank Jounin
Element(s):  Raiton | Suiton | Ranton
Specialties: Kenjutsu | Ninjutsu | Kuchiyose
Special Characteristics:

Name: Ranton (Storm Release)
Type: Unique (Kekkei Genkai)
Description: Storm Release (嵐遁, Ranton; "Gale Style or Storm Style") is an advanced nature kekkei genkai that combines lightning and water-based chakra to create energy beams that can be guided towards the enemy. Despite the name of this nature, it does not manipulate storms; it instead manipulates beams of electricity which flow like water, as well as the creation and manipulation of clouds.

Name: Inner Harmony
Type: Unique
Description: To the people around him, Luca seems to exude a calming presense. The flames of rage seems to die out, people become more rational. No one seems to want to enter a conflict. This 'aura' would be perfect for meetings, and negotitations.


Height: 5'10
Weight: 140 lbs
Hair: Black; short and spiky.
Eyes: Red
Others: /
General Appearance: Luca wears a deep red haori with blue lining, kept closed with a thick, black and blue strap with two brown belts wrapped around it. Luca tucks his left arm into the front of his haori, making it look as though his arm is in a sling. He removes his left arm from his haori when fighting, but his right arm remains in its sleeve. He wears black pants and shoes, the latter of which have brown straps and triangular metal plating.


Personality: "Silence is golden.."
Luca can be summed up with generally one word: Quiet. He doesn't speak very much at all, and even then, his voice is very low. He was most noted for making it through his entire stay at the Kiri ninja academy by saying only a single word, that he spoke on the day of his graduation: "Finally". While many people would think that the male has a mental condition and is unfit for being a shinobi, his family members remark that he is only selectively mute, and is infact, very intelligent. There are very few times when he does happen to become vocal, one being when he is angry.

“Bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not, destroy him.”
Luca prefer diplomacy over fighting, unless absolutely needed. He rarely, if ever, feels the need to draw his sword. He believes that peace should be preserved, and not stained with blood. After all, he is an Iki. But this mindset is not absolute. If he does draw his sword, Luca shall not sheathe it until his mission is accomplished, the threat has been abated, and the ground runs red. He, like his mother, believes that the world needs peace, and if someone threatens peace, they should be made into an example..

Likes: "My family... is my life"
Luca holds his family in high reguard. He feels indebted to them, given that they could have simply placed him in foster care when his mother died. He adores each and everyone of his 'brothers and sisters', often helping them to the point of neglecting his own duties. He spoils the younger children rotten, giving them candy and the like; for the adults, he is always willing to help with chores and errands. Luca takes particular care to defend those he believes are special to him; the few that he actually speaks more than two words to a a given time.

"Delicious.."
Luca adores food. He's willing to try anything at least once; if he happens to like it, he will be forever hooked on it. One of the boy's earliest memories was a cupcake that he was given for his bithday. Luca enjoyed it so much that over the years it became his personal love affair. He will do almost anything for a cupcake, often asking for a batch of them instead of taking actual ryo for running errands.

Dislikes: “Give me the truth..”
One of the foremost things that Luca dislikes is lying, and liars in general. While one may believe that this is an odd belief for a shinobi; their lives are built around likes, Luca has a reason for this.  Lying to an enemy is fine as far as he is concerned; but when you lie to those whom you claim to love and trust... Luca has no words for you. Lying to him is one of the fastest ways to piss him off, often to the point of violence.

“Duck tape is silver..”
Another thing that Luca dislikes is braggarts. He is a firm believer in actions speaking louder than words; often forgoing all verbal communication in favor of simply showing people what he means. It is crude, but he believes that if people opened their minds, and allowed the truth to be seen through actions rather than being twisted by words, humanity on a whole would advance much better.

Motivations: “You're my motivation...”
Luca is motivated primarily by the bonds that he shares with his family. He adores them all to the point that he would gladly lay down his life for them, just to thank them for all they have done for him. While he does agree that this mindset has flaws, he believes that it will never come to pass; but if it did, he would not hesitate to fulfill it.

“All is fair in love....”
Luca is motivated by love.. not the sexual kind, but that of passion. He hold his ideals in great esteem, and will not back down when they are challenged. That isn't to say that he is thickheaded and stubborn; if presented with a reasonable argument; he may change his way of thinking to incorporate this idea.

In either case, he does believe in love of the romantic kind; family bonds, the embrace of a close friendship. He's not sure if he wishes for the latter, but the former is what he's built his life around.

Fears: “Fear has no place within me...”
Luca, in short, doesn't fear many things. Yes, he has the 'voice' within his mind that cautions him against certain actions. He does fear what people define as 'normal': losing people close to his heart. But with this said, he himself does not fear death; he is a shinobi. For him, death is simple a mission acceptance away.

“For... Hitomi..”
Luca, like many of his clans members, feel a strong connection to their ancestors. He believes that his mother is watching over him, guiding him through life. One of his greatest, and most well kept secret, is that he does not wish to disappoint her. Thus, why he strives to be the best that he can be..

History: Luca's life was an unfortunate one. He was raised buy his cousins, rather than his mother and father. His mother was a jounin, Iki Hitomi, known for her unusual kenjutsu style consisting of using six swords simultaneously. His father was never known; his mother was a rape victim that ended with the child's conception. Rather than abort the child, Iki Hitomi decided to have the child, coming to the conclusion that the circumstances that created him were not his fault. Since her decision to keep the child, Hitomi's life was well; she took a leave from her duties until the child was born.

The day that Luca was born began like any other day. The sun rose, the birds chiped. Everything was peaceful until the labor pains began for Hitomi. For several long hours, the young mother-to-be lay in pain as she was attended by her cousins and the clan midwife, all attempting to comfort her as she strove to deliver the child into the world. As Hitomi gave birth to the child, she paid the ultimte price; As her child was born into the world, Hitomi looked upon him once and smiled. She then whispered his name and closed her eyes, and passed on. With Hitomi's death, the entire clan decided to raise Luca collectively. They believe it would help him get over the shock of his mother's death once he got older.

Luca grew to call his clansmen and women Father and Mother respectively; the children became known to him as brothers and sisters. He was never excluded from activities; the children always remembered to invite him to participate in family events. Luca grew up as a quiet child, rarely speaking unless spoken to. He was raised to remain calm in the face of all opposition, no matter the threat.  While some people often mistake this for cockiness, Luca quietly replies that fear has no place in his life; and hesitation will only get one killed. To him, one cannot hesitate when protecting life. As by his clan's nature and practices, Luca is a pacifist, and believes that life must be protected.

Luca entered the Kumo ninja academy when he was eight, much to the shock of his elders.  His elders had generally assumed that the child had no interest in the ways of a ninja. He'd never paid much attention to the elders of his clan whom were Shinobi; he complained quietly that they smelled like blood. When questioned as to why he decided to become a ninja, he simply replied that he wished to protect those whom he cared about. In his mind, he believed to do this, he would need to be stronger; and the path of a ninja was the best way to do this.

In the Academy, Luca was an average student in terms of his studies; never less than a C in his subjects. His special talent emerged one day during weapons training class. It was here that he discovered his love for swords. He could wield a single blade with enough proficiency to disarm a chuunin. He found that he preferred using the heavier swords the academy had to offer; the 'over-sized' weapons,: Claymores, the larger and longer katanas...

Upon hearing this, several members of his clan began to murmur and snicker, citing that Hitomi's blood was stirring in her son. Luca shrugged off the comments, and began to focus himself into his training. The boy quickly learned to supplement his growing Kenjutsu skills with Ninjutsu in order to achieve various effects. The boy's prowess with Kenjutsu grew to the point that he literally fought his way to the top of his swordsmanship classes.  As a present for becoming a Genin, his family presented Luca with a old sword, one that would allow him to be able to use his kenjutsu skills.

For the duration of his Genin career, Luca's life was uneventful. He completed missions assigned to him, some of high difficulty, others, not so much. He learned to refine his skills, and spent his time developing jutsu that would supplement his specialties. Luca would continue to use the sword he was given, taking very good care of it. It was a normal sized katana, complete with sheath. However, the blade was very old, and beginning to rust in several places. During the final round of his Chuunin exam, Luca broke his sword against his opponent's blade. Rather than forfeiting the match, the male picked up the broken piece of the blade, and continued to fight with it. Despite putting up a tremendous fight, Luca was defeated. Even with his defeat, the male proved himself to be worthy of being promoted..

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Face Claim: Tensa Zangtesu ~ Bleach