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Who is Shion Zaitess/Rin Kobayashi
Orphaned very early by one of the wars on his home planet, SHION discovered his powers the night he was fired upon by some soldiers. Frightened beyond reasoning, he instinctively lashed out and somehow killed the soldiers. Thereafter, Shion knew himself to be no better than the animals he had branded the soldiers, for he had killed them.He was found later and taken to a Keeches church or school. There he met Liann for the first time, and it was she who explained to him about his Keeches power. Never able to get along with the other children easily, Shion was eventually "adopted" by Lazlo. Lazlo had been assigned to be his veeda, which is roughly equivalent to a foster parent, by the government. They recognized the worth of Shion's powers and wanted him to be taught to behave. It was at Lazlo's house that Shion found brief happiness.
RIN is the seven year old son of the Sakaguchi's new neighbors in Tokyo. From the very first, he was attracted to Alice, although he didn't understand why. He translated this attraction into a tendency to pick on her and bully her, thereby unknowingly repeating his behavior from his past life. A life-threatening accident, indirectly caused by Alice, is what wakes his memories of the other life.
Even though he acts like a complete brat, and becomes even worse after the accident, Rin is at heart still a kid. He struggles with the fact that the woman he loves (Alice) is much older than he is, while at the same time struggling with two sets of conflicting desires. One set of desires is actually Shion's consciousness, wanting to protect and save the Earth. The other set is his own, wishing to be nothing more than a regular kid and having fun. This dichotomy in his nature is what makes things increasingly difficult for him, as he slowly loses the distinction between what he wants and what Shion would have wanted. [Please Save My Earth Homepage]
