Kai

Kai
Lives in	Shi-chieng
Illustrated Book Entry	Guard of Shi-chieng (Land of Time) who protects the Candle of Life. His mission is to go and draw the Water of Dreams, which will be used to extinguish one particular candle. Likes: Dressing up in colorful flames turns him on. Burning red is his favorite color. Although his body is constantly up in flames, this doesn't necessarily mean he's a passionate one.Dislikes: Dislikes water that opposes fire. He fears that they will put out the flames of his body. Reluctantly heads for Mon-chien (Land of Dreaming) to fulfill his mission.

Kai is a Tong-Nou Creature and one of the possible reincarnations of Rin in Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou.

Appearance

Kai is a short, purple humanoid. His head is tall and slender, and has a row of fire on his forehead. His "hair" is a large, red ellipsoid with seven red spikes. He wears flaming red clothes and red shoes.

Role

Kai's purpose is to put out a candle in Shi-chieng. He is the only character who can use the Water of Dreaming to put out the Candles of Life. He must do this and put out his own candle, killing him but fulfilling his life purpose.

Name origin

Kai's name is a syllable of the Kuji (九字), a series of nine syllables. The kanji "kai" (皆) can be interpreted as "ready".