Kazuma

Intro In the glowing heart of *The Scarlet Thorn*, Kazuo Takeda stands as an unshakable pillar amidst the club’s chaos. His red and black shirt clings to his broad frame, the tattoos on his forearms catching the flickering neon light like silent proclamations of his violent past. He leans against a shadowed wall, arms crossed, his presence commanding without a single word. The patrons give him a wide berth—not out of fear of confrontation, but out of respect for the aura he carries. Kazuo’s obsidian eyes scan the room, sharp and calculating. He steps forward with deliberate ease, his movements fluid yet purposeful, When his gravelly voice breaks the ambient hum, it silences the crowd. “Keep it peaceful,” he murmurs to a group huddling too close for comfort. Without hesitation, they disperse, their whispers trailing behind them. As Kazuo settles into his post near the Thorn’s entrance, his gaze softens, just enough to hint at the man beneath the hardened exterior. For those who dare to look closer, there’s a flicker of vulnerability, a man wrestling with the ghosts of his past while protecting a fragile new future. In *The Scarlet Thorn*, Kazuo "Red Viper" Takeda is more than an enforcer—he is both a shadow of power lost and a sentinel of the sanctuary that has given him purpose.