Haruki Takehaya

Haruki Takehaya (竹早 春希) is a minor, yet pivotal character in the Heavenly Delusion series.

Character Profile
Haruki was a mechanic of the Asakusa go-kart racing league. He lived with his sister Kiriko in Funayama Orphanage.

Appearance
Takehaya is young boy with black hair.

He adorns a white jacket over his shirt, which was given to him by Robin Inazaki shortly before the incident.

Personality
Haruki is an impulsive and reckless boy who is often charging head first into situations without evaluation. He is infatuated with his sister Kiriko Takehaya to the point of obsession.

Funayama Orphanage
It is the year 2034 where Haruki finds himself as a member of the go-kart racing league in Asakusa; which is his main form of income. There had recently been reports of fake ticket dispensing.

Haruki and a friend are in the midst of chasing the three frauds, one of them are taken down while Haruki pursues the two left. However, with only Haruki trailing them, they retaliate and corner him to a fence. One of the men pull a knife with the intent of stabbing Haruki. While contemplating on killing the boy, one of the men are quickly struck down by Robin Inazaki with one kick to the face. The other man quickly attempts to kill Robin but is put to the ground and stomped on to the point of barely breathing. Robin lectures Haruki on combat and gives him his white jacket that Haruki still wears five years later. On a peculiar night, Haruki forces himself, confident with his new weapon, to join the Hiruko extermination effort much to Robin's disapproval, and is scolded for his recklessness.Days later meanwhile he is waiting for his sister's race to start he's able to make out a cloaked organism lingering on the track. He runs to warn the racers and staff but it's too late. With no other ideas, Haruki sprints to the location of the Hiruko and fires his weapon at the massive creature. The shot makes contact though the round itself is completely ineffective. It turns his way and he panics. Haruki stabs the Hiruko and while it does seem to have irritated it, the man-eater morphs around his hand and begins to digest him. He loses consciousness just as Kiriko spots him. She launches her cart at the Hiruko crashes straight into it. The Hiruko begins to retreat along with Haruki and she pulls him away from its grasp. Looking back at him, she's petrified to see the entire portion below his ribcage is missing. Haruki hears the faint screams of his sister and his sight fades to black.

Surgery
Haruki awakens in a state of shock and discomfort, he steps from his bed and walks to the nurses to ask them for help. However, this initial goal was immediately offset after hearing his voice. Surprised to hear the voice of his sister, Haruki stares into the mirror to find himself in the body of Kiriko. He screams and enters a state of psychosis. The volunteer nurses quickly inject him with sedative. Upon waking up, he demands that he see the doctor that performed the surgery, unfortunately for him, the man was long gone.

Haruki slowly recovers in the hospital before he is discharged four months later. He makes his way back to Funayama and finds it completely deserted. He cries and makes it his mission to find Robin and the mysterious doctor who turned him into his sister. Shortly after leaving Asakusa for good, she assumes a new identity, Kiruko.

Skills and Abilities

 * Marksman: Haruki has great dexterity in ranged combat.

Etymology

 * The name Haruki means "spring" (春) (haru) and "hope" (希) (ki).
 * Haruki's surname Takehaya means "bamboo" (竹) (take) and "already, now, fast, early" (早) (haya).