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Kurokawa Hikaru

《 黒河 光 》

17 years old || Female || September 25th || 5'0" || 105 lbs

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Profile: The Nezu shrine. A historic place whose mystifying torii gates loom above visitors as they travel underneath their mesmerizing vermillion. An astounding sight worthy of one of the oldest japanese Shinto shrines. One that stands proud, beautiful and aloof amidst its peers both in Real-Tokyo and Other-Tokyo, albeit for differing reasons: The former for what's been stated, and the latter for housing a wide variety of Daemons of various uses. And it is the Kurokawa family that which stands as the groundskeepers of this ancient shrine.

Up until three generations ago, the family kept to themselves in their duties, content with dealing with Black Babel only to supply them with help regarding Daemons or even groom some specimens for their use. That changed when a young Witch caught the eye of Ryunosuke Kurokawa, and who he took as his wife. This was the moment those genes seeped into the family, and the organization saw the addition of their straight-laced descendants.

Hikaru Kurokawa is the latest of these heirs, and the one who's shown the most promise of them all. A pragmatic blend of the old and the new; a girl who treads the line between old traditions and the modern world as casually as a midday stroll. Sharp of wit, eyes and tongue, Hikaru's the kind of girl who'll always cut the knot when given the chance. Even the antiquated manner she wields her magic is done as precise and efficiently as she can, taking in the situation around her and devicing an appropiate response. In other words, winging it. It's how she kept up with others across the years despite her lack of formal education.

As a matter of fact, she's always winged it. It's hard to tell when she's not.

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Witch Data

Rank: C.
Uniform: Female B with a cap. It also has a potion belt modifed to carry her familiar.
WAND: It's a bit too gaudy for her tastes
Familiar - Saga: An Imp-class Daemon, at first glance it looks like a pair of cojoined pitcher plants connected to each other by several vein-like vines centering on a large, orange eye with a slit pupil. Both pitchers are black, albeit one's opening is rimmed with sharp teeth. Saga's a domesticated Daemon that, when fed on the toothed pitcher, will fill the other pitcher with magic ink that a Kurokawa can use, ink that can either be spewed through some vines or simply be left to sit for Hikaru to dip her brush in. Saga's prone to a guttural purring and/ot growling from time to time, but it doesn't speak. It's worth noting that Hikaru can control Saga's ink from afar to a small extent if it came in contact with her brush.
Equipment

• Broom: Long and sleek with a bushy rear, Hikaru's broom also serves as the polearm equivalent of a calligraphy brush. Naturally, it's been reinforced for continuous on-site usage and the long bristles were harvested from a peaceful Golem-class Daemon. It serves adequately as a transport, but that's about it.
• Calligraphy Brush: A much more wieldy alternative to her broom to use her magic with, this simple brush's bristles share the same origin than its larger counterpart's.

Curses:

• Forceful Mark: A quick sigil is drawn on the air and, once completed, will exert a considerable amount of kinetic energy across a short distance in the direction its facing. If applied directly on a surface or an enemy, it'll be significantly more effective, albeit it's simple concussive force. Using her larger brush increases the amount of force exerted by a proportional amount.
• Ink Tendrils: By drawing the kanji 采 and then touching it, Hikaru can produce a long tentacle made of ink to grab, bind and trash her foes around. Natyrally, using the large brush to draw the symbol results in a larger tentacle, but using this usually obstructs too much of Hikaru's sight to be used for anything more than brute force sweeping.
• Fiery Brand: Hikaru uses her brush to draw the symbol of fire (火) on the air. Once she touches it with her hand, a torrent of flames will be spewed out in that direction, dispersing upon contact with a solid object. Using the broom for this will cause the output to be larger, but the seal will take a bit longer to draw. The output can be likened to a fire engine's hose versus a pressurized stream being jetted out an open pipeline.

Charms:

• Sharp Shadow: Rather than drawing a kanji, Hikaru sharpens and toughens the ink in her brush to use it as a dagger or her broom as a polearm akin to a naginata. Furthermore, the charm lingers long enoigh for any splattered ink to cut.

Crafts:

• All-reaching Touch: Hikaru's coup de grace isn't exactly a powerful finisher. Rather, due to the properties of her ink and her ability to shape sprayed ink into other kanjis and curses, Hikaru's plenty capable of laying hidden traps that she can activate remotely simply by touching a similar kanji she has made and hasn't activated yet. A room can be filled with numerous pillars of raging fire or tentacles trashing around should Hikaru be able to see them and maintain them. Naturally, the further the distance, the harder each remote activation becomes

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~Appearance:

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~Profile:



Kokoro is a military brat who comes from a long line of professional soldiers. Her mother is a sailor in the Japanese Navy and her father is a sailor in the Canadian Navy. She was born in Canada but raised for more than half her life in Japan. She has been moved around between her mother and father's working ports in different countries. She spent time as an ESL student in Canada and is fluent in both Japanese and English yet with some French thrown in too. Her studies were long-distance based from Canada. She did however attend Primary/Elementary school in Japan.

Currently, she is working at a community centre as a youth Athletic Co-ordinator and Volleyball Activities Leader. Needless to say she is in excellent physical fitness and has worked as a teen sportswear model. And actually, Koko had even been offered a pro-modelling contract, however, she has turned them down due to the rigorous training schedule and her commitment to her Xcursion Team. She works with youth and keeps an eye out for those that are Witches in training or who are potential witches that have not manifested their powers yet. Her motherly and protective ways bleed into all she does including her approach as a Witch.

The witch blood that runs through her veins is from both her mother and father. Prior to serving the Navy, they were both active Witches in their respective Other-cities. They trained their daughter in all the ways they knew best; they combined their strengths as a Healer (father) and Warrior (mother). Along their travels, Koko was exposed to Other-cities and 'Anti-Psycho Vamp' techniques and she did flourish under her tutelage. She may have even met some other potential witches as she grew up too. And although she has limited training in the Black Babel as an older teen, her experience and training from outside Other-Tokyo has been recognized and credited. The repeat trials and tests they put her through show results that far exceed acceptable levels. So, even though a bit unorthodox, she is now a fully fledged Witch recruited specifically by the 176th.

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~Witch

Witch Rank: C
Uniform: A
WAND:

Her WAND is used to assault Vamps from afar and up close too.

Familiar:

Rei is an imp-class Daemon the size of volleyball and resembles a red eyeball crackling and flowing with ghostly energy. They do not speak and may only hum, click and buzz. They however are telepathic and may only speak with Koko or other Imps. They use this telepathic ability to help the 176th (see Crafts, Eyes All Around)

Equipment:

~Broom - The Wicked Flight. A double thruster onyx handled broom makes her a fast, if not the fastest, member of the 176th. But double the speed, half the maneuvers. Getting to the target/teammate the fastest (in a straight line) is her forte. It even has a comfortable seat built in! Stowable.

~Healer's Kit - She uses her magic to help heal others, but to supplement and to conserve energy, she keeps her stores of potions, salves and bandages handy. Stowable

~Psychic Surgery Gloves - There are some wounds or conditions that cannot be treated by normal Witch means. Those that are afflicted/infected mentally by the Psycho Vamps may be treated by her. Koko may use these gloves to specifically go into the mind of the victim and help cure them from dangerous/contagious conditions. Worn.

~Protective Mask - doubles as a broom-riding mask and a filter against airborne/psychic toxins. Worn.

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~Magic
Curses:

~Comet Bomb Koko - Red energy surrounds Koko as she focuses, and once she reaches the correct power zone, she will launch herself with the speed of a comet at a target. Upon contact, the red energy explodes like a bomb, laying out enemies flat or worse. She then assaults the target close range or moves to extract a wounded/fallen comrade.

~Starring Manacles - Several red orbs fly at a target and upon touching neck, wrists an ankles, they lock in and become collar/braces, stunning them. Powerful ghostly chains then erupt from the constraints and pull at the collar/braces, spreading the target's appendages and locking the target in place in a 'star' shape. May be used to hold a target in place over a Pentagram to do ritualized spellcasting.

Charms:

~Unbreakable Sphere - a protective red sphere surrounds her and her teammates. It is impenetrable, however, it works both ways; spells and weapons will not pass into/out the barrier. Also limited is the amount of breathable air within.

~Soothing Orb - a red orb forms between Koko's hands and she may envelope a target within and heal them. This only works one at a time and is not instantaneous healing. To speed up the process, she may target specific areas of the body and envelope only that area.

~Baku Armour - A ghostly, wispy red energy surrounds Koko, effectively giving her armor. Any aggressive act/attack upon her will allow the armour to strike back at the attacker's mind in kind. She may not be wielding her WAND or else the armour fades. It it meant to protect her while she is retrieving allies or treating them with her healing techniques.

Crafts:

~Eyes All Around - Once cast, Rei will divide up into multiple, smaller, glowing red eyeballs. They will fly separately to the nearest team mate and become a lens over one of their eyes. The recipient will then be able to see Vampiric Energy Emanations as well as be able to communicate telepathically. Time and distance may constrain effectiveness of the Eyes All Around Craft.

~Hailstorm Rei - Once cast, Rei will multiply and become light-speed projectiles that will hail down upon targets or as a Limit Breaker focus upon a single target and unite with Kokoro in a much, much more powerful than Comet Bomb Curse attack. If used as the latter, she will expend too much energy and be unable to cast again for a while. She may however still use her WAND and specialized equipment.

Personal
Name:
Shinkai Mitsumi
Age:
16
Gender:
Female
Date of Birth:
May 13th

Height / Weight:
5'3(161cm) 113lbs(51kgs)

Profile:
Mitsumi is quite the promiscuous, cheeky, and mildly selfish daughter of the Shinkai family. Well dressed, using a variety of secretive concoctions and potions in order to make her appearance flawless - do you need much more of a description of her? She thinks extremely highly of herself, and yet, also likes to hold others to such standards as well. If there's something that annoys her to no end, is people not trying their fullest.

Such is the way she is.

The Shinkai family is a family of herbalists and doctors in both Real-Tokyo and Other Tokyo's Black Babel. With their prized Gardens in which they grow a number of artificial plant daemons and things for potion use, many of her family is in Black Babel's Medical regiment. She was expected to as well, though she opted for the Xcursion regiment, with the logic. "The best cure is to cut out the ugly vampires for good"

She doesn't attend classes in Real-Tokyo. Her education is both purely privatized, and she is both expected and wants to take over the family business when she comes of age.

Witch
Witch Rank: C
Uniform: Type A

WAND:
Handcanon Blunderbuss - Less of a pistol, and more of a handheld canon. A weapon designed to deliver maximum damage at close range rather than at a distance. Ornately crafted and made out of the finest materials, the white and black finish gleam brightly in any light. Its inlaid with a golden engraving of flowers and what appears to be a tree or garden.
Familiar:
A demon of roses, a demon of flowers. Named Vanita, it takes the appearance of an odd serpentine creature shaped oddly like a plant of some sort. Only seems to speak with Mitsumi, and often eyes other in a fairly judgemental or arrogant seeming manner. Seems to offer quite sound advice, however, and his body is quite unique. Depending on what he eats, he can secrete a variety of helpful concoctions. Additionally, his mouth can nearly grow to impossible size, allowing him to swallow and devour opponents quite a bit bigger than him should he desire.

Typically rides around her shoulders, keeping his body wrapped tightly around her head with his resting on her left shoulder.

Equipment:
Broom:
A broom, made from expertly crafted wood and finished with a lovely engraving of various flowers into its body. The end of the broom, is in fact, a large Nightshade flower, with its roots reaching about halfway up the haft of it.
Potion Belt:
Due to the nature of her hobbies, Mitsumi always carries a few potions on her. Typically, a belt with a slot for carrying three potions of various effects, mostly in the form of Physical Enhancements and offensively focused potions.
Spider Seeds:
A small demon grown in her families garden. The small creatures are roughly the size of large plant seeds, with eight vine like legs, though lacking any eyes. These, are mostly used as scouts and are something mostly used to quickly relay messages back and forth between people, scope out an area. They can not speak, but they can Telepathically communicate with her and the person the chosen message is for. Once they deliver the message or their scouting report, they fall to the ground and bloom into a very beautiful, but briefly lived white flower.

Magic
Curses:
Thorns of Pride
A binding type spell that causes large vines covered in toxic thorns to spring from the ground and bind the opponent tightly. The thorns not only bind, but causes severe, bleeding lacerations, the venom of which inhibits a vampire's regenerating process. Once bound, a swift ending with a WAND is a must to finish the job. She can control them completely, but will die and wither quickly unless they have met their mark.
Gluttonous Garden
Creates a variety of carnivorous plants, which rip and tear into a vampires flesh. Theoretically, able to grow to gargantuan sizes, but the larger it is obviously, the more taxing it becomes. Typically, Mitsumi can only create two to three at once, replacing them as they either fall or become ineffective. Extremely durable and strong enough to rip a vampire limb from limb and throw it around like a rag doll. Typically, used to entrap a foe by slamming into a field of her Thorns.
Envious Rose
A strong curse, creating a flurry of bloody flower petals. The petals encircle the foe, their razor sharp petals biting and cutting into a foe's flesh, each strike delivering regeneration inhibiting toxins into it. Once done, the petals will converge on a single spot, embedding themselves into the flesh of the foe. Seconds after, a massive, bloody rose will sprout from the enemy. Every orifice, laceration, or wound will sprout roots and petals, completely eviscerating them from the inside. All that would be left, is to find the head or heart, and deliver the final blow. Extremely taxing, as expected, and will likely leave Mitsumi exhausted.

Charms:
The Sinful Garden
Rose like flowers spring from the ground, a sickeningly sweet aroma filling the air. Humans and Witches that inhale the scent will find themselves oddly clear of mind, sharpening their focus and full of energy. Effectively, it grants her and her allies a potent second wind as long as its active. Quite taxing to use, however, and requires she maintain focus solely on it or the garden will fail.
Fleeting Petals
Causes Mitsumi's body to disperse into an explosion of petals, quickly reforming some distance away moving from harms way. Effectively, what one may call a short range teleport spell used to ensure she's never directly in harms way for long. A little tricky to use repeatedly, however, due to disorientation and the very real threat of not all of her reforming.
Crafts:
Intoxicating Concoctions:
Using her skill as both a herbalist and potion maker, the plants she uses can often be used to make a variety of concoctions and potions. Normally, best used with a little prep work. Proper brewing, mixing, and distilling is a must. However, if necessary, by using Vanitas and a few creative uses of her garden, she can create salves that might keep people fighting or alive long enough to receive proper healing.

Curses
Katsumi possesses the breath of the black dragon, known for its acidic properties. She can expel a spray of acid from either her hands or her mouth, up to about five yards. Against flesh it is not incredibly corrosive, but it does slow regeneration and hurts quite a bit. It is better at boring through earthly materials like stone and metal, though. She is immune to her own acid.

Charms
Katsumi can activate this spell to boost her willpower, decreasing the pain she feels and increasing her ability to keep pushing in dire circumstances. She can also use it to help counteract attacks on her mind, if she is aware of them.

Katsumi can activate this magic to allow her to fly or float. She can fly fast enough to keep pace with the average broom, and she has decent control over her maneuverability.

Katsumi can enhance her agility in wet environments - whether it be a body of water, a downpour of rain, etc. Her movement seems unhindered by any type of water, and even enhanced by it in some cases. She seems able to hold her breath for an inhuman amount of time.

Katsumi is at her best when she is pursuing or stalking those who are caught off guard or on the backfoot. Her agility and stamina are enhanced when she is chasing or stalking her foes. She is also able to detect the state and position of her hunting Daemons, and telepathically transfer information with them.

Crafts
The heritage of the Nishimura family is one that deeply connects itself to the ancient dragon tales of lore. As such, they worship and emulate the magnificent beings, passing this brand down through their bloodline - in exchange for some magical cursing potential. Katsumi’s brand passively increases her senses of sight, hearing, and smell to impressive levels. Because she possesses the Black Dragon tattoo, she innately makes it more difficult for adversaries to track her; her scent is weaker, she moves more silently, and any tracks she leaves are rather faint. In exchange, it is excruciatingly difficult for her to learn any Curses outside of her 'Black Dragon’s Breath'.

Katsumi has studied to learn the imposing nature of dragons, making it easier for her to influence the beings around her when she uses this spell. This makes it easier to intimidate Daemons or garner their respect, potentially even persuading them to follow her orders instead of someone else’s. This can also work on humans and vampires, but currently only in the form of a one-word command that isn’t directly harmful to the afflicted. To effect a human or vampire, Katsumi has to catch them off guard or render them susceptible to illusions in some way.