Asuka Tachibana

Asuka Tachibana is a member of HOLY and rival of Kazuma.

Appearance
Asuka has short, purple hair, with the middle section of his bangs resting on his nose, and the rest above his eyes. He can either be seen wearing the HOLY jacket, colored blue, or a red undershirt and beige coat.

Personality
Asuka has a sweet demeanor when he's not fighting, but when conflict arises he becomes stern and professional. Early in the series, a bitter but unrequited rivalry with Kazuma rises after he is embarrassed by Kazuma during his escape from HOLD headquarters.

Synopsis
But when he's assigned to follow Mimori Kiryu, he gets the shock of his life. He runs into Kazuma, the Native Alter who had been giving HOLY such a tremendous headache. Asuka fights Kazuma, but he loses, and his right arm is broken in the process.

Because of his loss, not only is he removed from the ranks of HOLY, but he loses contact with Cammy. The triple whammy of losing the fight, his prestige, and his girl drive him crazy, and this makes him interfere in Kazuma and Ryuho's second encounter. In the ensuing upheaval, he and Kazuma become trapped underground.

Forced to work together, Asuka finally gets a clear picture of what makes Kazuma tick. He realizes that Kazuma isn't crazy, just fighting with an implacable resolve. He also realizes why Kazuma is fighting: because HOLD and HOLY are intruding on the Inners and he's just defending his turf. Asuka begins to realize that his own resolve had never been that strong. He'd been hiding behind that HOLY badge when he should've been trying to earn that privilege.

From then on, Asuka resolves to earn his keep. Unable to return to HOLY, he takes up a job as a smuggler, stealing supplies from within the city to take to the Inners on the outside. He eventually makes contact with Mimori when he rescues them from a group of thugs. After the Second Uprising, the two continue working together, their mutual concern for Kazuma and Ryuho keeping them going.

But when Asuka sees Kazuma again after the Uprising, he sees Kazuma a bitter man who's turning his back on his past. He tried to snap him back to his senses, but it doesn't work, right away at least.

Alter
Eternity Eight: consists of eight small emerald orbs that act as an extension of his will. They have the ability to control the minds of others, though some are able to resist the power. He can also heal others and transform the alter into other objects.
 * Eternity Extra Shot: by transforming his alter into a bow, he is able to shoot a potent energy arrow.