[center][color=steelblue][h3]Akira[/h3][/color][/center] [hider=Toa][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rwaljiU.png[/img][/center] [b][color=steelblue]Species: [/color][/b][url=https://biosector01.com/wiki/Lightning]Vo[/url]-Toa [B][color=steelblue]Gender: [/color][/b]Female [B][color=steelblue]Kanohi: [/color][/b][url=https://biosector01.com/wiki/Kanohi/Other_Kanohi#Mask_of_Healing]Rongoa[/url], the mask of healing, in the shape of the Kirill [B][color=steelblue]Appearance: [/color][/b] Akira is of average height for a Toa of her element, with a little more bulk in her muscles than would be usual. Her paint scheme is navy blue with white accents. She has runes of white color tattooed on her body, in a language that is not recognizable to anyone but a great Rau user. She does not know their meaning, but the runes glow faintly when she uses her elemental powers. Akira's stance is relaxed, and she moves quickly and fluidly, preferring agility to strength. In personal contact, she is often leaning on something or slouching. [B][color=steelblue]History before the Great Cataclysm: [/color][/b] [Hider=Contains spoilers for later parts of the story]Akira lived in the center of the southern continent for her entire life as a matoran. She was working as a messenger and carrier, operating a small boat drawn by rahi to ferry goods over rivers. At that point, her life was pretty uneventful, until one day a team of Toa appeared in one of the ports seeking transport to her homeland. They were happy to ride with her and shared much of their stories with her, igniting a passion for adventure within the matoran. As a thanks for her assistance and company, one of the Toa gave her a pretty polished gemstone. She has never seen those Toa again in person, but one day, the toa that gave her the gem appeared in her dream, telling her that they have achieved their destiny and saying goodbye. The next morning, Akira woke up transformed to a toa. Gobsmacked with the change, she spent an entire week contemplating why she was chosen, and what her destiny would be. A resolution came when a turaga passed by. She was shocked to see the toa that appeared to her, transformed. Over the next few weeks, the turaga stayed with her, teaching her how to use her new powers, both physically and ethically. An opportunity to prove what she was made of finally arrived with a dark hunter raid on one of the ports. Akira joined the couple of toa already there, Stratos and Raik, and together they drove the two hunters off with little damage to the port. The trio didn't stay together as a permanent team, each one of them instead choosing a part of the large continent to watch over, banding together to confront the largest threats. As time progressed, Akira became a renowned and accomplished Toa, but she grew frustrated over having to deal with the same assailants over and over, as no prison seemed to hold them for long, and the Toa Code forbade her from killing them to deal with them permanently. It was then that Makuta Nihilix arrived to her village, looking for her. They talked for many days, with him explaining what he felt was going on in the brotherhood, and why he had a need for her. It took some persuasion, but finally, Akira realized that what the Makuta proposed was exactly what she wanted to do. On the third day, she became the first of Nihilix's Hagah, directing him to Stratos and Raik as potential recruits. As new toa arrived to the area over time to ensure it was defended, the original trio packed up their bags and left for the far south per their new master's instructions to build a grand fortress on Artidax and start recruiting and training volunteer Toa and Matoran. Akira has founded the Priests, a support leg of the order. She has trained with Stratos and Nihilix to expand her own usefulness, but her main focus remained preparing new recruits for life as part of the order, and supporting the Knights and Inquisitors in battle. As such, she studied and taught medicine, psychology and basics for new Toa such as mask and elemental power controls. The Paladins barely found their first batch of Matoran and some stray Toa recruits when the forces of Makuta Ratoth attacked. Akira fought with the others, carving a nasty swathe in the Makuta's forces. However, there were too many, and one by one her old comrades fell. Raik was shattered by Ratoth, and even Nihilix fell to her talons. That was when mortally wounded Stratos sacrificed herself, summoning a weak nova with her remaining power, succeeding in destroying most of the Brotherhood forces, including Ratoth hersel. After the battle, only Akira and Krika were left standing, with the Priest having to do her best to repair the dents in the Makuta's armor before he met the same fate as Nihilix. With the order almost destroyed, Krika tasked Akira to leave the base to build the order anew. She has travelled all across the universe, but she never levered any toa to join them, although with some she found understanding and a promise of aid if she needed it. She reached Metru-Nui and finally her recruitment gained some traction, as many of the matoran were afraid when the Toa Mangai started disappearing and the promise of fresh start on an island far away was appealing. All of this was rendered naught as Teridax caused the Great Cataclysm, and the Matoran who were willing to join Akira lost all memories of her. Akira thought about helping the Toa Metru in their task, but with a great deal of self loathing, she stayed hidden, as it was not her task and revealing her existence to Teridax might have jeopardized the chance for the Order to ever reconstruct. Following the great ships to Mata Nui, she got through before Teridax sealed the path and made Mangaia his lair. She was not unnoticed however, and soon she was facing the Makuta's rahi, as Vakama's cease fire didn't apply to her. Before her final stand, she launched the power rings containing the fallen Paladins’ Toa Power to all regions of Mata Nui, hoping that Destiny will lead the next Paladins to them, as well as hiding her copy of the Codex on one of the small islands in Onu-Wahi, and a map to it in Turaga Whenua's library. She was confronted by an overwhelming force of Rahi soon after, and was knocked off of a cliff in . She survived the fall and started to heal thanks to her healing armor, but she fell into a coma from lack of energy, the tide slowly burying her in the sand of the beach. [/hider] [B][color=steelblue]Post-awakening history: [/color][/b] Akira is currently inactivated, buried on a beach in . During her inactive period, damage has accumulated and she has lost all of her memories, remembering only her name. [B][color=steelblue]Personality: [/color][/b] While she has lost her memories, Akira's personality that was shaped by them seems intact. As such, she is a rather kind and benevolent being, who would spend an entire day healing the Matoran for nothing in return. Until she suddenly isn't. Her fury and anger are cold and quiet, but vehement and unyielding. Coupled with her frustrations over her amnesia, she feels no remorse in taking down Makuta's beasts by the boatload, if that is what it takes to keep these matoran safe. [B][color=steelblue]Equipment: [/color][/b] [List][*][b]Heavy armor: [/b]Akira's armor makes her stand out from the Toa Mata, as hers is made out of bare metal rather than colored pieces, and is shaped like medieval plate armor, clearly made for battle and easy maintenance. [*][B]Bidents: [/b]Akira's main tools are a set of [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bionicle/images/c/c8/Guurahk_tool_poster.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20141231221236]bidents[/url] that can join to form a double-sided staff, similar to the rahkshi weapons. [*][B]Urumi: [/b]A thin flexible blade that can be [url=https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSYUF7BH2qFtFf4Kng0I2HtGSr3xycIJHYLAQ&s]rolled[/url] into a coil, which Akira carries around her waist. The blade has a massive potential for causing collateral damage, requiring a trained user, and usually not used when fighting among allies. Akira uses electromagnetic induction to better control the blade in use.[/list] [B][color=steelblue]Combat skills and powers: [/color][/b] [Hider=Contains spoilers for later part of the story][List][*][b]Knight: [/b]Akira has been trained by Stratos in the ways of the Knight order. In combination with her Urumi, she is capable of wiping out a company of Visorak on her own. [*][B]Inquisitor: [/b]Nihilix trained Akira to be able to stand up to a Makuta and any other single opponent. While she makes good use of her staff, it is her elemental powers that she shaped for this role to deadly effect. [*][B]Nova ray: [/b]A technique Akira developed. She can focus near nova blast levels of power into a shaped ray, rather than omnidirectional blast. Like a Nova Blast, it takes an impractical amount of time to charge, and she must also maintain high level of concentration. Therefore, it is a tool of most value when an offending fortress needs removing, rather than as a quickdraw tool against an approaching army.[/list][/hider] [B][color=steelblue]Other skills and powers: [/color][/b] [Hider=Contains spoilers for later parts of the story][List][*][b]Healer: [/b]Being granted a mask of healing upon her transformation, Akira took care to absorb as much medical knowledge as she could to make the best use of it. [*][B]Survivor: [/b]After the battle of Artidax, Akira spent a great deal of time traveling alone, having to learn how to live and survive off of the land.[/list][/hider] [B][color=steelblue]Trivia: [/color][/b] [List][*][b]Theme: [/b][url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=80XAJKqRU9k&pp=ygUTYWNlIGNvbWJhdCB6ZXJvIG9zdA%3D%3D]Ace combat Zero OST - Zero[/url] [*][B]Voice actor: [/b][url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8WrTMMYTK7I&pp=ygUQU2hpcmxleSBvbiBjcmFpZw%3D%3D]Shirley Manson[/url] [*][B]Text color: [/b][color=steelblue]Steelblue[/color][/list][/hider]