Character Name: Kaede Abe

Alias: The Collector of Screams

Age: 19

Species: Human (Cursed Vessel)

Affiliation: None — Independent entity driven by obsession and chaos

Appearance:
Kaede Abe is a young woman with short, vibrant pink hair styled into high, twisted twin-tails that resemble demonic horns. Her eyes glow an eerie mix of yellow and magenta, always flickering with manic energy. Her stitched arms and torso suggest she's been reconstructed multiple times, each scar a testament to her dark rebirths. She wears a sleeveless top marked with a broken heart emblem and a choker that binds her curse.

Personality:
Kaede is playful, cunning, and dangerously unpredictable. She finds beauty in madness, laughter in pain, and art in destruction. Behind her mischievous grin lies a deep loneliness — the remnants of a kind soul warped by betrayal and dark magic. She delights in collecting “voices” — the souls and screams of those who cross her — storing them in the abyss that manifests as a pit of wailing faces behind her.

Backstory:
Once a gifted artist known for her vibrant paintings, Kaede lived in a small coastal town where her work brought joy to others. But jealousy from her peers and an unrequited love drove her to despair. One night, in an act of desperation, she made a wish to capture the emotion she could never express — eternal passion.
Her wish was granted by a cursed artifact, which devoured her soul and replaced her heart with a void. The screams of those who wronged her became her canvas, and soon the town fell silent under her “art.”

Now, Kaede wanders the world, drawn to strong emotions — pain, fear, desire — to feed her curse and preserve the only thing she believes is eternal: emotion itself.

Abilities:

• Soul Collection: Absorbs the souls of those she kills, imprisoning them in her shadow realm of endless screams.

• Emotion Manipulation: Can amplify the emotions of those around her, driving them to madness or despair.

• Body Stitching: Her body can reconstruct itself from torn flesh using cursed threads of emotion.

• The Wailing Abyss: A manifestation of her curse that unleashes the spirits she’s collected as a weapon or shield.

Weaknesses:
Her power depends on emotional turmoil — peace and serenity weaken her curse. She also fears genuine affection, which threatens to undo the bindings that keep her from feeling human again.

Quote:

“Every scream tells a story... and I’m the artist who listens.”