He who rides the tide of rebellion.

AVENGER - A person who exacts punishment or inflicts harm in return for an injury or wrong.

Kitagawa, Token

APPEARANCE: Token has angular, cobalt blue eyes. He has silvery, blue hair that reaches his shoulders. His bangs cut across his forehead and hang just over his eyebrows. He sometimes wears a blue bandanna tucked inside his hair, which is occasionally used to tie up his hair in a small ponytail. He can be found wearing earrings as well. He has a small build but is still muscular, and his complexion is rather pale.

PERSONALITY: Token is depicted as a cool-headed and highly intellectual character. He is also rather smug whenever things go his way. He is skilled in his manipulation of others and has the mindset of "a ruler". He doesn't seem to be the type of person to follow the rules of others. He is rather friendly most of the time, but can be extremely ruthless and is not above using others. He can also be rather playful while toying with people and finds great entertainment in seeing his results. Despite being ruthless, Token is a very sensitive person. He shows extreme care and caution, particularly in matters involving those he cares about. Token seems to have a somewhat guarded personality and doesn't trust others to complete tasks, and instead takes the burden all for himself. He might show signs of sociopathy, but his history has created the guards he has forged around himself.

Milotic

Luxray

Lucario

Kirlia

History

Token comes from a background of royalty from his dad’s side of the family. The Kitagawa family resides in a fortress hidden by the harsh blizzards of Mt. Coronet, with Token’s father as the head of the family. This lineage is known for utilizing Pokémon to assist those who are in need of help, using any means possible. Reason being for their location masked from the public is because their vigilante-like actions could be considered crimes, but the luxury that comes in exchange for such “crimes” were glorious.

Token’s mother was the first wife of Token’s father to enter the family, despite her low stature. Her elegance and beauty were what captivated Token’s father, which of course led to their marriage and the birth of Token. The name was given to him by his mother because to her, he was a token of her happiness.

Of course, such a joyous time didn’t last for long because Token’s father used his high position of power to gain more wives, unsatisfied with just one. Eventually, there were numerous wives to the point where there was a struggle for power between the women (known as the battle of the mistresses), all desperate for the blessings from the head of the family. Token’s mother lost the fight for power, in which she cried while embracing her child in their room within the fortress. Token was a mere child of age 3 at the time, so he couldn’t comprehend the situation; all he could do was comfort his mother with his embrace.

Life progressively got worse for him and his mother due to his father’s focus dispersed amongst the other wives. Seven years later from the incident with the mistresses, Token’s father announced that in two years time he will be stepping down from his place as the head of the family and will need an heir. To do so, a competition amongst all of his children will take place once they all become at least 10 years old. At that point Token was already 10 years old, and there were only two years left until the youngest child turns 10 years old as well in order to find a successor. With the pain of losing still etched deep within her heart, she didn’t want her son to go through the same thing. Token’s mother took her son and her partner Pokémon Milotic and fled from the fortress unnoticed. However, the sheer cold of Mt Coronet was too much for them to handle, causing them to collapse within the snow.

When they came to, they found themselves located in Pastoria City. The people of the city told them they were carried there by a Pokémon with black fur. For the next six years, Token and his mother lived in a small cabin slightly deep in the woods on the outskirts of Pastoria City. Although they didn’t have the luxuries that they had before, they lived happily in their little home.

One night, Token found himself waking up in the middle of the night. After numerous failed attempts of going back to sleep, he decided to get up and go for a walk. Milotic, who was sleeping right outside the door of the cabin, noticed him as he walked out. His gaze averted to the Pokémon who had a concerned look on its face. He knelt down and calmed the Pokémon by petting its head. ❝I’m just going to walk for a little bit. Do you wanna come with?❞ The Pokémon agreed, and the two went for a short walk to a nearby pond. He sat down by the pond while Milotic swam in front of him, splashing him with water. A chuckle escaped his lips, using his forearms to shield himself. All of a sudden, Token caught the scent of a distinct smell foreign to the woods. The smell of... smoke? The young male quickly stood up, scouting the area for the source of the smell. In mere seconds, a wave of panic rushed over him when he noticed the smoke in the sky coming from the direction of the cabin. He immediately bolted towards his home with Milotic following closely behind.

It was like he was staring at a mountain of flames. The whole cabin was engulfed in fire, but it wasn’t enough to keep his attention away from the cloaked figure that was looking at him from a distance. As soon as he caught sight of the figure, they started to run away. Rather than chase after them, Token ordered Milotic to ease the inferno with hydro pump before running inside to locate his mother. He would find his mother in her bedroom unconscious before quickly carrying her outside the cabin. As if it was late to the party, rain started to fall throughout the woods.

A few hours later, Token would be found sitting next to his unconscious mother who was lying in a hospital bed of the Pastoria City pokémon center. Fortunately, both him and his mother didn’t receive any severe burns, but the condition his mother was in left him in a state of anger. Did his eyes deceive him though? Did the mysterious figure have the Kitagawa emblem on his cloak? One thing was for certain, he’ll never forget the crimson eyes of the stranger at the scene. If the Kitagawa family really was behind the incident, Token had to go back and confront them himself. ❝I know you brought me here to keep us safe, but I can’t let this go. I hope you forgive me, mother. . .❞ His voice was simply a whisper while he held onto his unconscious mother’s hand.

As he made his way to the front of the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy informed him that he had a visitor outside. This cued a brow to elevate, wary of who it might be. Hesitantly, he walked outside and was greeted by a Pokémon with black fur— Luxray. The guards built around him disappeared as he approached the Pokémon who saved both him and his mother. The electric type then nudged at the pokéball in Token’s pocket, indicating that he wanted to join the trainer. ❝It’s as if you knew something bad was going to happen, huh? Well, I can’t really refuse you, now can I?❞ His hand slithered into his pocket and pulled out the pokéball before tapping it on his new companion.

And so, he started his journey with Milotic and Luxray by his side— a journey to solve the mystery of the fire.