Akira Kotone
"Close your eyes and open your ears. You'll be surprised by how much you've missed."
NameAkira Kotone
Age16
GenderFemale, although most mistake her for androgynous or male.
AppearanceAkira is a rather small and petite teenager, standing around four feet and ten inches tall. She's androgynous in her appearance with short, unruly silver white hair that stops around the nape of her neck and sticks up in multiple directions even with black and red bobby pins, as well as her black and white hoodie keeping the rest of it down. She also sports big ruby colored eyes that are often hidden behind black framed glasses she can't see without, and pale skin that make most believe she's sickly. She's normally seen wearing, as mentioned earlier, a black and white panda hoodie, with a red and black graffiti shirt underneath. She tends to alternate between black shorts and pants, with long white socks and black shoes. Around Akira's neck rests a pair of black and white headphones she normally has on, covering the four ear piercings on her left ear.
Akira's guild mark is located on the center of her tongue, colored a charcoal black.
PersonalityAkira is seemingly
cynical due to how she behaves, but it would be better to describe her as a
realist. She is quite
skeptical and tends to worry more than the other guild members about things, but her worries are often very justified and understandable. She can be seen as a
logical and
smart person, often annoyed by the idea of not being able to understand someone or something. She tends to be quite serious, but she does joke around occasionally and often goes along with her guild-mates’ eccentric hobbies. Akira is almost always
snarky towards others in her thoughts and she can be
blunt at times, though she means well and she's more
frank than sarcastic or mean-spirited. Though sometimes a bit
submissive, especially around those bigger than her, she is not afraid to
speak her mind when with people she is comfortable with. Like most, Akira can be rather
short-tempered and snap at others when she is tired, under pressure, or annoyed by those around her. Still, Akira is generally
pleasant and easily exhibits kindness and thoughtfulness to others around her; she genuinely cares about everyone at the end of the day. Although she may have trouble understanding or relating to others, she is
tolerant of everyone's eccentric personalities and quirks and is always willing to listen and give advice. Though she tries to hide it, Akira is very
insecure about her lack of 'talent' and it bothers her deeply. This caused her to admire the other guild members more than anything, as she believed that being with them would fix her complex. She wishes to be part of something bigger than herself, to become more confident and someone she can be proud of.
HistoryUnlike most, Akira's life began in tragedy as she was orphaned mere minutes after her birth; her mother passing away during childbirth and her father, unable to take care of something that killed his wife, refused to take care of the child. The hospital, also unable to take custody of a child who just lost everything, were forced to move her into foster care, where she stayed for the next year. While her age and androgynous appearance made her a good candidate for adoption, her sickly skin complexion and the fact that she would bump into things as if she didn't know they were there brought her down. Months had past and she was still at the orphanage, with little hope of anyone taking her in.
Bad luck continued to follow Akira, as at the age of two, while the other orphanage employees were busy taking care of the new children, the girl was able to wander off on her own. Unaware of where she was going due to her extremely blurry vision, Akira kept walking, expecting someone to stop her like they always did, but no one did. She walked and walked and walked, bumping, running, and crashing into various people and things. But despite this, no one stopped her. It got to a point where Akira stopped bumping into anything, as she was far away from any civilization. Hungry, tired, and alone, Akira continued until she physically couldn't anymore, collapsing onto the cold hard ground.
Akira's screams filled the air as she finally broke down once her body processed the pain coursing through it. These screams were more than enough to alert the Sound Dragon, Canetisa, that someone had been trespassing. Moving over to her feeding spot, the dragon picked up the white girl covered in dirt and scratches. There eyes met for only a second, but it was enough for the dragon to realize what Akira had been through. From that second forward, Canetisa took Akira under her wing teaching her everything from how to talk, to Sound Dragon Slayer Magic, to even making her the pair of glasses that she wears today.
This time lasted for several years, but unfortunately, bad luck returned with a vengeance. One night, while Akira, now age nine, had returned for a normal day of hunting, Canetisa was nowhere to be seen. Akira waited patiently at first, but after a few days, she was clearing getting worried. Did she abandon her? Or maybe she was in trouble? But there no signs of struggling... Akira rattled her brain to think of some kind of reason as to why Canetisa would just up and leave, but nothing came to mind. So instead, Akira took the remains of what was left behind and ran away from their campsite.
Just because Canetisa was gone didn't meant that all that Akira was taught should go to vain; the dragon would honestly be more pissed if she spent the rest of her life waiting for her than to go and move on. And that's exactly what she did. Now older and stronger, Akira journeyed around the continent, her sites set on nothing in particular; if she ran into Canetisa then good, if not, then she should move on and continue her legacy.
It was around that time that Akira heard about the Dragon Cry guild, who had open arms to dragon slayers. A little nervous about showing her stills at such a big tournament, the girl entered once she turned fourteen, without using it. Fortunately, she managed to make it into the guild, but she didn't win it all; she probably could have if she used her magic. And although it's been two years, Akira still isn't use to her guild mates nor the setting. If she could, she would be with Canetisa...
MagicSound Dragon Slayer Magic (Rank A)Like all Dragon Slayers, Akira is immune to the effects of Sound Magic, and can consume external sources of magically charged sound to replenish strength. She has a decent selection of spells to help her in combat, as most of her spells are heavily offensive or heavily defensive. A few drawbacks would include that Akira has a hard time replenishing her strength in battle, as it requires her to get closer to the source of the sound.
Sound Dragon's Roar: The standard move that all Dragon Slayers know. In Akira's case, sound waves shoot out of her mouth with great speed, even producing a dull hum in the process.
Sound Dragon's Claws: Again, another standard Dragon Slayer move. The air around Akira’s hands and feet begins to vibrate due to the sound waves enveloping them. These attacks are enough to cut skin and possibly break bones.
Sound Dragon's Song; Wall of Repose: Akira generates and manipulates the sound she creates into a wall of pure pressure, protecting her and destroying portions of the surrounding area. If she focuses, she can protect others with this spell.
Sound Dragon's Palm: By touching, Akira can transmit a very powerful sound wave from their palm to the target body, sending them flying.
Sound Dragon's Song; Melody of the Disturbed: Akira creates sound waves from up from beneath the target that produce a loud screeching noise, dealing great damage to the opponent.
Sound Dragon's Song; Harpy Screech: A stronger AOE version of Sound Dragon’s Song; Melody of the Disturbed. This move uses up most of Akira’s magic.
Magical Items CarriedNone at the moment
Extra IntroductionAkira can barely see without her glasses on.