NAME: Hayakawa Kimiko
AGE: 16
GENDER: Female
APPEARANCE DETAILS:Rather tall for a girl her age, Hayakawa possesses the build of one used to physical activity. She's lean and lithe, in fit shape but without considerable musculature or bulk. Hayakawa regularly wears a smirk or scowl on her face, combined with sharp facial features set on clear and clean skin, and amber eyes. Hayakawa dresses in street fashion when possible, and takes good care of her personal appearance, though not as meticulously as others might. Her dark hair is usually tied into a ponytail and she is rarely seen without her 'signature' red bomber jacket- wearing at any opportunity, even over her school uniform.
PERSONALITY:Confident, though not quite to the point of arrogance, and stubborn, Hayakawa carries herself with the air of someone steady and sure of themselves. Occasionally brash and prone to being a bit hot-headed, Hayakawa has a rebellious streak a mile long and an at-times blatant disregard for authority, earning her a reputation of being a bit of a delinquent. She's loyal to a fault towards those she trusts, even if she doesn't always agree with or even like them at the time. Hayakawa values freedom above all and hates being restricted, and has a tendency to lash out when she feels trapped.
BACKSTORY: Born an only child, Hayakawa's parents passed away shortly a few years after she was born, and she fell into the care of her paternal grandmother. Hayakawa's grandmother tended one of the few Shinto temples left in Yokohama, often times dragging Hayakawa along to help out, kicking and screaming. Her grandmother did her best, and meant well, but the family was always busy and short on money, and the older lady was never able to keep up with a growing child. As a result, Hayakawa spent most of her time away from the house, getting lost in whatever she found herself in at the time, from gaming, to graffiti, smoking, skipping curfew and generally causing trouble.
While bright enough as an individual, Hayakawa never paid much attention in school. Scraping by with her education, Hayakawa scored making smack dab in the middle of the pack at school. A bit notorious for her poor relationship with school faculty, Hayakawa had gotten into trouble with the police more than once throughout her early school life. Her poor reaction to the rumor mill and trouble with authority earned her the reputation of a delinquent and bully.
In an attempt to reign her in, Hayakawa's grandmother took her to the temple when she was 15 during the rainy season, to pay respects to her family and ancestors. At that temple, during the midst of a storm, Hayakawa made contact with a Raijū that had watched over her family for generations, whom had been subject to a shadow contract with her father- and now her.
With her eyes now opened to the world around her, Hayakawa for perhaps the first time in her life, looks forward to going to school.
SKILLS:Hayakawa is active and physically fit, strong for her age and size, with plenty of stamina to boot. She is surprisingly well practiced with archery, participating in both the archery club at her old school, and having learned traditional bowmanship with grandmother.
SPIRITUAL ENERGY GRADE: B
- CONTRACTED BEING: Raijū - Thunder Beast
- CONTRACT RANK: B
- CONTRACT ABILITIES:
Taking on aspects of a thunder beast, when using her contracted powers, Hayakawa moves faster than normal, leaving sparks, crackling electricity and scorch marks in her wake. Her speeds are still very much human, but often quick enough to get her into and out of trouble.
Offensively, Hayakawa is able to create in her hands bolts of electricity, semi-solid bolts of about a meter in length, with which she can then fire from her Azusa Yumi, throw like a spear, or strike with like a weapon. Though quick to conjure, at the moment, only two of these bolts can exist at any given moment in time.
- COST:
Much to her chagrin, in order to maintain these powers, Hayakawa must present prayers and tend to the local temple weekly, during which she must remain poised and polite. In addition, Hayakawa is charged with the protection of one of the Raijū's distant descendants: a fat, ill mannered and lazy Shiba named Kiri.