visualosities entry: point of view // evil is a matter of perspective.

[icarusalsoflew]

An excerpt from Hikaru Shinta's dossier, found circa 2060 in Themis' database.

"Hikaru unabashedly fits the profile of a high-functioning sociopath. His condition allows him to retain the memories and skills of all of his previous lives together with the new range of abilities that he has been granted as the recognized vessel of Death, making him a formidable figure to deal with across the board. Furthermore, his ruthless pragmatism and perceived lack of empathy have made it clear, in the opinion of many, that there are few things that he cares about. All of this, however, may be a front that he uses to hide crushing insecurity, and a deep-seated belief that he should not exist.

A deeper study of Hikaru’s attitude and disposition point towards a strong tendency to martyr himself for his beliefs. He is self-destructive and fatalistic precisely because he believes that he has no inherent value, as if his entire existence is an affront to his own principles. His strongest defense mechanism is to keep other people at arm’s length; it is interesting to note, for example, that the “closer” he becomes to another person, the more actively he attempts to keep them away."