Shusaku Character Sketch

Authors Note: This is a character sketch for the character Shusaku in the book Blood Ninja by Nick Lake.

Moving silently like a shadow as if he was a part of the darkness. Possessing the speed, strength and agility that no man has. Using skills that he had been taught by others like him, he could move without anyone knowing he was there. His main goal being to protect a lords son with his life, which he does. Decapitation, a stab through the heart and the  sun are his only weakness, everything else is able to heal.

His body like a piece of paper with writing covering every part of him. Robes that seemed to be part of the darkness concealed every weapon he carried.  Sharp teeth capable of cutting through skin and drinking the blood of his victims. Floating eyes are all that can be seen by his kind when he is not wearing his dark robes.

Once a brave warrior who fought for his ruler before he had been turned. The love of his life had saved him from death by turning him into a sort of demon. He then had to become a kind of assassin, like others who had been turned. Still serving his lord, he was sent on a mission to protect his secret son from another lord.

Never wanting to use his inhuman abilities for a bad cause, he always does it for good.  He uses them to protect people and try to keep peace.