Shuya Hiwatari

Shuya Hiwatari (1980 - 2004 AD) is the brother of Ayumi Hiwatari and a former penpal of the Creator. His physical appearance was used as the basis for the Creator's shaping of Fatum.

Background
Shuya is an intelligent young man, learning English almost fluently at an early age. He took an interest in philosophy, which allowed him to meet a like-minded American named Daniel through an internet chatroom. He and Daniel corresponded frequently and even mailed each other suggestions on texts they had read and enjoyed that pertained to philosophical areas of interest. Over time, Daniel appeared to become more despondent and one day stopped communicatiing with Shuya. Shuya was disappointed to have lost his friend, but carried on with his life.

Shuya excelled in school and went on to attend Kyoto University where he began studying anthropology. In his final year, he accepted the opportunity to travel to Indonesia to study remains of an ancient civilization. He was in the province of Aceh when the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, which was fictionalized to have been triggered by Oracle, devastated countries situated in the Indian Ocean. Shuya's whereabouts following the tsunami are unknown and he was presumed killed in the natural disaster.