Helia Sunstrider
"The shade of death hovers at the threshold, but my blessed blade dims not. No peril too great, no ghastly grip too cold, for in celestial forges my heart was wrought!"Gender: Female
Age: 17
Voice: Anna HutchisonTheme: 4Minute - Say huhColor scheme: White and gold
Appearance:Helia is a relatively average girl appearing a bit on the heavier side due to her hobbies, standing 168 cm tall and weighing just shy of 70 kilos. She however has a bit lower body fat percentage than is usual for her size and age, as she spends a lot of her time either training in martial arts or hiking in nature. Her skin is on the paler side, and she has a bunch of smaller scars from falling a bit too often for her linking.
The girl's face is angular, with prominent cheekbones and pointy chin. Her eyes seem to always have a glitter of mischievousness in them, as if she intended to pull the rug from under you or put a whoopie cushion on your seat at any moment. Whenever it is the least bit sunny, her freckles come out and cover her face. She cuts her hair short and styles it into a perfect mess.
Her wardrobe is a bit boyish, preferring garments with utility such as cargo pants, hiking boots and a vest full of pockets. There is always at least one swiss knife on her, and usually a couple of snacks and a first aid kit. Despite being fit, she usually slouches in her seat or leans against the wall.
History:Helia's mother is a first generation Greek immigrant. Her father was an American with Irish roots reaching all the way back to the potato famine. She did not live in Angel Grove for most of her life, only relocating there for high school. This was caused by an unhappy situation in her family. Her father was killed in a gang shooting, being in the wrong place at a bad time. Her mother took this hard, succumbing to alcoholism, which led to Helia being neglected at first, abused later, and money always being tight.
As such, Helia decided to spend as much time as she could away from the house. Her situation is better now that she makes a bit of her own money serving juice and cleaning at a juice bar by the school grounds, as well as being more than able to stand up to her eternally drunk mother, and on weekends she spends her time outdoors either practicing martial arts to ensure no one hurts her ever again, or just enjoying nature, hiking and camping outside, or going swimming on the public beach. Sometimes she can be found loitering around the city if there is nothing better to do, anything to stay away from home.
During one of her parkour sessions, she misjudged a jump and fell down from several stories onto a concrete floor. Her body was broken, and as she was coming to realize this was where her life would end, her vision went completely white. An entity talked to her, telling her of a darkness coming to Earth, and made a pact with her: Her life, for becoming the lightbringer to Earth. After Helia accepted, the voice, her patron, revealed herself to be Sol, a consciousness of the star Earth is orbiting.
Returning her consciousness to her body and healing her, Sol bound a portion of her power to Helia and tasked her to find other champions, as only together will they be able to repel the darkness.
Personality:Extrovert - Cheeky - Mischievous - Playful - Energetic - Protective - Helpful - Stubborn - Stingy
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Fresh food - Something she greatly enjoys, as usually she gets her food in a nonperishable form bought in advance on discount.
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Attention - She appreciates the company of her few friends greatly, as her parents never spared her much thought.
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Swimming - Most fun you can have for just the price of a swimsuit, even better if you can get some snorkeling gear.
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Bullies - While Helia was never really bullied at school, she suffered enough at home, and as such tolerates none of it.
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Schadenfreude - Helia can't help but giggle when she sees a relatively harmful misfortune happen to someone, such as missing the elevator. She hates this about herself, but cannot help pulling pranks at times.
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The day before paycheck - Money has always been tight, and eating leftovers and scraps gets old quick.
Skills:Combat: Grappling, kickbox, short blades
Common: Survival, cooking, mending broken things
Relationships:Finn: First running into each other at freshman year, Helia chased away some guys who were bullying Finn. While they do not have many hobbies in common, they have a remarkably similar collection of miserable experiences others call childhood. Helia enjoys talking to the guy, as with the exception of fashion choices, the two of th can relate to each other's woes the most, and if not offer helpful insight, at least be an understanding listener to vent at.
Sa'Cha: Helia pretty much only has protecting others in common with Sa'Cha, which makes him okay in her book. She didn't talk to the man too much yet though, mostly meeting by proxy through some of their other friends. "Pretty boy" and "Rich kid" would be words Helia would describe him with.
Bruce: The two met in some of the practical skill classes, sharing a bit of a knack for fixing things. Where Bruce's skill is more focused on automobiles and generally learned in advance, Helia's abilities are broader and often a result of learning by doing, oftentimes in an emergency. She's always happy to talk shop.
Magical girl form:Battle theme: Immediate music - MercurialFlare gauntlets: The Sun warlock's primary weapons are armored gauntlets. They are capable of manipulating light, from flash-blinding enemies to creating hard-light blades. The gauntlets serve as Helia’s magic focusing equipment, and they can transform into silver wristwatch and bracelet for concealment.
Corona robes: The robes of the Sun Warlock are made with more direct combat in mind, incorporating just enough armor not to disturb the flow of magic through the wearer’s body, but still significantly improving the protection of the wearer’s vital areas. The robes are copper in color, with the armor plates having the sheen of polished metal. The fabric of the robes is rather on the heavier side.
Luna: Luna is Helia’s familiar, a moon spirit owl. Helia can link into Luna’s senses, allowing her to see and hear whatever the spirit owl does.
Spells:Level 1: Searing blades - Helia summons two hard-light
patas with which she can engage in melee battle.
Level 1: Clarity - With every attack, Helia attunes more with her target, having easier time finding weaknesses and reacting to their actions.
Level 1: Star power - The power of the Sun gives Helia the ability to perform at peak shape. She can usually strike and retreat to cover afterwards where others would only be able to do one.
Level 2: Sunshield - Helia can summon a hard-light shield to block an attack.
Level 2: Star empower - The warlock can focus the power of her patron onto an allied target, giving them a temporary boost of speed and strength.
Level 3: Light leech - Helia can suck the light from her environment, depleting or disabling the sources, to replenish her own power.
Level 3: Starshield - The warlock summons a protective bubble around an allied target that can negate a single attack. The shielded target can not act while the shield is surrounding them.
Level 4: Deflect - Instead of blocking an attack with the shield, Helia can deflect it, which consumes less of her power.
Level 4: Radiant aura - Helia passively emits sunlight that replenishes the energy of nearby allies, healing small injuries, waking them up from a daze and giving them clear focus.
Level 5: Reflect - The shield can now absorb the incoming attack, and Helia can send the energy back as an attack of her own.
Level 5: Deep clarity - The attunement to her enemy reaches new levels, allowing Helia to notice the most minute details and react to her opponent’s actions almost before they happen.
Level 6: Solar flare - When Helia attacks with her hard-light blades, she can also launch a sweeping wave that damages anything in front of her.
Level 6: Divine light - The warlock can summon divine light that can heal a fatal wound.
Level 7: Solar storm - Calling upon the power fo the Sun, Helia strikes all enemies in her vicinity with solar flares.
Level 7: Solar flare - Summoning a massive solar flare, Helia blasts anything in its path.