MASHIMA, daiki

[/color]. Though this aggressiveness is rare, when it does come out he can be quite scary. Daiki is sensitive to numerous things; his friends, family, personal experiences, and more important to those who he takes a fancy too.

He is loyal[/color] to those around him taking personal vows to protect all those whom he comes in contact with in SAO to the best of his abilities. More than anything, he can be very reckless[/color]. Especially when he is rushing into a fight and his adrenaline is pumping, that is when his brain shuts off. The rhythm of the blows and the nicks of his sword become very clear to him. He becomes even more vigiliant[/color] and moves at a rapid pace. There are times when in SAO that Daiki can’t help but fall into the rhythm. Moments where nothing exists but the monsters and himself, where he feels completely at ease while fighting them. Like nothing else matters but himself and the way that his sword moves. On the other hand, Daiki is quite headstrong while rushing into situations without even thinking.

He’s had many of these type of situations happen whenever he is out and about during his free-time in the military. He’d find a woman. Notice that she is lonely. Talk to her. She’ll be into him, and he’ll be into her. And in the next moment, her boyfriend walks up and tries to beat him up. His flirtatious[/color] nature makes alot of troubles for him. But he can’t help it. The human body craves attention and a significant other. He also admires the beauty of other people and can’t help but beiwant to know them on a deeper level. May it be romantic, platonic, or even as an enemy. He wouldn’t mind in the very least. For a older man, Daiki is very silly[/color] man. Often doing crazy things that others would find bizarre, Daiki is one of a kind. He enjoys the little things in life like a child would and especially enjoys the quaint little things of life.

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[classy=title]HISTORY[/classy]
►DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD:

The familiar bullets and yells of war, the scars of a soldier on the battlefield, a lopsided smile as eyes shining bright as lights met with the sun for the first time after the clouds of war left their gaze allowing the sun of fortune to rain down in pure ecstasy.

Daiki Mashima -- a soldier in Japan’s army, a goofy and peculiar individual who is more of a child than an actual adult.

He was born on August 25th, XXX to Hiro Mashima and Kohana Mashima. Hiro was a manga artist while Kohana was a school teacher. They were an average middle-class family who didn’t stand out amongst the others in their neighborhood. Living in Akihabara, their neighborhood was well-knit together and everyone knew about every little detail especially about the birth of a bouncing baby boy. Daiki was born with beautiful blue eyes, ones that were different from his mother and father’s. Even more so, they didn’t even know where his unusual eye color came from deeming it as one of his more defining qualities. As a baby, most of the neighborhood was associated with Daiki’s life. Some of the old inhabitants of the neighborhood would stop by the Mashima household just to see the baby. The children of the neighborhood would play with him and coo over him. It was true when Daiki was young, he was showered with love and affection. He was an active baby always moving and energetic.

He took interest in little things like how the kids rode on their bicycles and ran to school in the morning. Even though he couldn’t understand, he watched as his parents rushed to get ready for work and whenever they dropped him off at one of their friend’s houses, the way they smiled at him. When Daiki was old enough to crawl, the kids tried to teach him how to walk. Though he would always fail, he’d struggle to get up only to fall on his behind. Hiro would often write about his son and his little adventures bringing his work to his co-workers and showing them. Kohana would talk about her son often and sometimes bring him to work with her so her other co-workers would see him. The love and comfort that was given to him didn’t spoil Daiki whatsoever instead it made him him quite warm-hearted.

Years passed and Daiki was five years old when he met his grandfather. His grandfather was a war veteran on his mother’s side, and having heard about the birth of a child in his own family had to see his grandson. The man was a paraplegic having been immobilized after an incident in the war and when he first met Daiki, the first thing he did was send off into his stories about the war. Daiki was entranced by his stories and would sit on the man’s lap for hours listening to every story that he had. The two of them bonded well, Daiki’s questions and his grandfather who was named Hiroshima’s answers combined made for a lovely interaction between the two of them. Hiroshima was Daiki’s influence to become the man that he is today, and also he was what influenced Daiki’s decision to go into the military.

►DESCRIBE YOUR TEENAGE YEARS:

That was until he hit the ripe age of fourteen years old. He came home one day, and his mother and father were sitting at the table grieving. That was the day he had one his track meet coming in first place, holding a trophy in his hand he exclaimed towards them. His father looked up with saddened eyes and his mother smiled weakly, but the news that followed wasn’t one to smile for. His grandfather, Hiroshima Mashima, age 79 died the same day. Daiki didn’t know how to take the news, being surrounded by happiness and love did come with disappointments of course. But...death?

Daiki’s world stopped, even as they went to his grandfather’s wake and then his burial Daiki had no words to say. Yet instead, he shut his eyes and cried for the first time in his life he couldn’t do anything but shed tears. This fueled Daiki’s will to be apart of the Armed Forces. He trained his body by going to track meets, being apart of kendo and even practicing at home. His parents would watch him work his body to the fullest, and slightly wondered how he was able to keep up with his studies and do all of these things at the same time.

►DESCRIBE YOUR ADULT YEARS:

“I believe you’ll bring great fortune to the name Mashima!” - Hiroshima Mashima.

Those words burned into his heart and fueled his desires and actions. Soon, the day came. Young Daiki Mashima loved by his neighbors, peers, and teachers faced the officials of the Japanese Armed Forces and recieved his application to be apart of them. Now all that it came down to was his parents. He sat at the table, his parents across from him their faces strewn into shock. They stared at one another, gazes never wavering and words flying across the table quickly. His mother in tears and his father enraged, but Daiki slammed his hands to the table and proclaimed no matter what they said he would never give in. His parents looked at one another before signing the papers one by one. That night, no one spoke and the neighborhood was silent. And that morning, Daiki prepared himself and gave one last look to his parents before setting off towards his future.

Once enlisted and shipped off, Daiki was put through rigorous training. It was unlike anything that he ever imagined and at moments he wanted to quit. But as he trained harder and worked his body to move faster, he found himself fighting his way through the ranks. Sending letters to his family, his mother and father missed him dearly just like he missed them. He dreamed of returning home as a hero just like his grandfather was; that was until he was transferred to a base in Tokyo, Japan. There, Daiki learned of the game ‘Sword Art Online’. Some of the other militants that he was deployed with were talking about it. Finding interest, Daiki joined the conversation and found that the game was a VMMORPG and it dealt with a famous company. Excited, on the day it was released he braved through a mountain of people to buy the Nerve Gear and the game.

Since they didn’t have any duties to go about, Daiki was able to spend his free time examining SAO. Once he put on the helmet, he lounged back in his chair and shut his eyes before taking in a deep breath.

LINK START!

►SWORD ART ONLINE:

The world was amazing. He found it easy to move his body and the mechanics made it even better so whenever he fought it was easy to defeat his enemies. Though, when he was transported to the square and he stared into the blackened hood of Akihiko Kayaba. The man sparked something inside of him. A challenge. The name ‘Snow’ was entered as his alias. As he turned to venture off, one of the younger players grabbed hold of his arm. Asking him where he was going, Daiki grinned.

“I’m going home.”

Racing off into the dark, he left that player behind and started his adventure into Sword Art Online.

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