Nazca (Kurenai Akahana) [Approved, 3-1]

Name: Nazca (Kurenai Akahana)
True Age: 24 (3 as Sōnansha)
Appearance Age: 21
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 125
Rank: Rogue

Appearance:


Personality: Nazca has lost most of her memory and who she was along with it. Every now and then she might feel or see glimpses of her past, but most of them are broken images that she can't make heads or tails of. Luckily, since she does randomly see glimpses of her past, she was able to regain some things back through muscle memory. She doesn't remember her real name and goes by Nazca because of it. Because of her lack of memory, she's very quiet. She rarely speaks, and when she does she's very soft spoken and seemingly shy. She has taken on a 'loner' concept, mostly wanting to be left alone. She can be seen standing in corners away from groups, sitting on rooftops away from crowds, and just keeping to herself most of the time. She's not a friendly person at all. In fact, she can be quite offensive to people who try to speak to her. An example of this is if someone bumps into her on the street, they'll likely fall down because she naturally won't give an inch. Even with her small stature, she's not one that can easily be moved or pushed through. If a situation like that were to happen, she wouldn't help them up, but instead would glare back at them. If she chooses to speak, a "watch where you're fucking going" may be heard, but that's about it. Because of how small she is, she's taken on this 'don't fuck with me' attitude and acts as the 'tough girl'. Most who do know her understand that it's not just an act, she really is on the tougher side of the spectrum. Nazca is one of those people that do not hesitate to strike someone in the face if she feels the need to do so. Even though she won't start a fight, she'll gladly finish it. Unfortunately for those that do choose mess with her, she's set off easily and the smallest of 'bad' encounters can have her react in a violent manner towards them.

Everything about her that is mentioned above comes from her lack of memory. People do react differently to situations, but after what Nazca went though, it is understandable why she reacts to people the way she does. It's all she knows. She has not felt kindness in her time since the loss of memory. She has only suffered from the anger, manipulation, and forcefulness of those she has come across. Most would call it bad luck, but Nazca has become resentful of people. Even after she was turned, she was pulled into a world she doesn't wish to live, but she knows nothing more than that. She has no one that she trusts and lives off of the money she makes doing jobs for those who need them. Even behind this tough and violent exterior, there is a very secret gentle and kind soft to Nazca. She has a 'thing' for small animals; puppies, kittens, birds. Though she doesn't keep them as pets, she'll help one if she can. A lot of the time she can be caught looking at them at the pet shop, feeding them in the secluded part of the park, or merely petting them when she comes across them. This is not to say she has a love for animals, but they do make her feel at peace. They don't judge her, force her to do things when she doesn't want to, and if they choose to attack they are shut up rather quickly. Yes, if she needs to she will harm an animal. In her mind, people choose to be the way they are and refuse to change if they're bad. People like to that say 'animals are people to', then she will treat them like it.

Character Background: Kurenai's parents were killed when she was just five years old. When they were murdered, a man came to her and took her in. To this day, Kurenai is unaware of the fact that this is the same man who had her Mother and Father killed, so she foolishly trusts him. From that age, she was brought into a world that she never should have been brought into. Gangs, murderers, drugs, assassins, you name it, she's seen it. Kurenai was immediately forced into labor, from the age of five to seven she worked as a maid for the man who killed her family. Once she turned eight, she was taught to fight. She was told that once she hit a certain age, she was going to be responsible for guarding 'the Boss', the man who killed her family. For years, she did as she was told and learned to fight and at the age of nine began to learn to kill. Years passed and when she hit the age of thirteen, she was already standing by the man's side, protecting him from the many threats and assassination attempts that came his way. He was a crooked, evil man, who manipulated all within his path. Kurenai had grown numb to the situation, having felt too much pain watching so many people, including innocents die because she 'owned' this man her life. That is one thing that Kurenai did have from her Father's side, this unwavering loyalty that pulled her into situations that she hated. It was obvious to many that she was naturally a gentle person, but no one cared. They forced to her continuously commit crimes that she would not refuse out of loyalty. By the time she turned fifteen, she was the number one bodyguard of this disgusting pig, but unfortunately for him, a maid who was concerned for Kurenai's well being whispered a little secret into Kurenai's ear.

That was when Kurenai became aware that the man she had been serving for all of these years was the same man that had torn her life into two so much time ago. Out of anger, pain, and fear at the same time, Kurenai took a blade to the neck of the man who had slain her family and slit his throat in his sleep. Unfortunately, his current 'wife' and child were in the room at the same time and woke up to the commotion. They screamed and attempted to have Kurenai taken out, but she was too good by this time. Kurenai had exacted her revenge and tore down half of this man's legacy all in one night by destroying his faithful gang as well. From then on, she was on the run. Many people were sent after her in attempts to assassinate her, but she had thwarted them all. She wasn't expecting the next one though. A young, good looking man had come after her, but he had a different look about him. He wasn't in it to spill blood like all of the others, so she asked why he was after her. It was just business to him, though there was still something about him that made her unsure. And that proof came. A bullet whizzed by this man's head and straight into Kurenai's chest. The bullet shot all the way through, clinking on the ground behind. They had just BARELY missed her heart. Soon the two were surrounded and fighting for their lives, side by side. It took a while, but they were able to defeat them. Unfortunately more were already on their way and Kurenai was hurt. This man suddenly picked her up and carried her off. She looked up to him like he was insane, wondering why he was going to kill her one minute and then was helping her the next. After a while they realized that they lost them and he took her to some sort of hide out of his. It was there that he doctored her up and prevented her death, so she sorta stuck around for a bit. After a few moments of silence, he brought up the fact that they should stick together since they're both being hunted and for some reason she felt it was a good idea to agree.

Kurenai wasn't used to traveling with anyone. She was normally alone, but the company was nice. After a few extra fights, them losing more men, and a lot of their money spent, the bastards that were after them died down a bit. He and Kurenai were able to live normally for a little over a year. She was twenty-one at this time and she had fallen in a very strong love with Makoto, but their love was to come to an end. They continued their "Bounty Hunting" together and had taken on what seemed to be a simple job. Unfortunately, they were unaware that those who hired them were working for those who wanted them dead. It was a trap. They were hit with an opponent that they could just not defeat and the fact that they were fighting him on top of a high speed train was not helping. They did their best, but Kurenai took one hell of a hit. She flew back and almost all the way off the train when Makoto suddenly grabbed her. She smiled to him as he said "I've got you", but her eye also caught the sight of something else. Their opponent was sneaking up on Makoto with a sword ready to stab him through the chest. They hadn't gotten the chance before, this was it. It was either both of them die, or one. The choice was easy for her. Kurenai intentionally pushed herself out of Makoto's grip and went flying back. As she was in the air, she pulled out a pistol and shot the attacker in the head just before he could do anything. The last thing Kurenai saw was the sword beginning to drop and then her body slammed into the dirt and began rolling extremely harshly down a hill. Crack, snap, pop, crunch! her body was breaking on it's way down. It was so fast that she couldn't even tell what was breaking. Finally, her body came to a stop, but she couldn't move. She was lucky to even be alive at this point.

And then she heard another pop. She hadn't had the strength or courage to try and see where she had even landed. Unfortunately for her, her body had landed on the edge of a cliff and it wasn't exactly sturdy. The extra weight caused it to crumble and all she could do was close her eyes as she felt her body fall once again. This time, it didn't last too long. It wasn't a second later that she felt a harsh landed, but upon landing her head bounce and she instantly fell into darkness. She didn't know what happened, who did it, how it was even possible, but she woke up what she found out was three days later, in a wooden box. She kicked the box open out of anger, sending the lid of a fucking coffin into the air and slamming it into the ceiling which was incredibly high. She got up, feeling a new found strength within her, but at the same time felt this unsettling and extremely powerful thirst. A man walked in and her first reaction was to slam him against the wall, but he fought her back and pinned her. He told her to calm down, asked her name, but then she realized she didn't know. She panicked and kicked him off of her, sending him flying, but she was suddenly grabbed again. He was moving so quickly! She couldn't get away. He pinned her down and explained to her where she was and how she got there. He had found her in the river after her body and drifted passed him. She was on the brink of death, so he turned her into a "Sōnansha" to prevent that from happening. It took a while, but she began to understand some things. She stayed with him for a bit, trying to remember who she was, but after a while things just got uncomfortable, so she left. She didn't feel like she belonged there, so she was given directions back towards the city. Since then, she has traveled around, taking jobs, mastering these strange abilities, and feeding off who ever she fucking felt like. The only thing she's done of significance is give herself the name Nazca.

Natural Abilities:


Nazca's cloak is part of a sub-ability that does get stronger within her Seimei no Honō. This cloak is actually a condensed bunch of shadows that she has collected around her. Nazca's abilities are all based around shadows, so that is where this comes from. This 'cloak' can be extremely durable, defensive, and offensive when the need arises. While it's not in use, it's like having a permanent shield or suit of armor that is stronger than steel wrapped around your body. This prevents people from getting the drop on her and damaging her while she is not looking. While in use, the durability is cut in half and the edges of this cloak are used as weapons. They are small manifestations of her Seimei no Honō, allowing her to use these 'tendril-like' appendages as weapons of any shape she can think of. Though she usually uses this though mental commands, there is actually an independence that this cloak has. If you would like to compare it to anything, compare it to Gaara's Ultimate Defense from Naruto. It naturally reacts to threats, moving to block them to the best of it's abilities. It only acts defensively when it's being independent. Offensive movements are always mental commands. Though it is extremely difficult, it is possible to get through it; usually through immense speed, strength, or both.

The second ability in Nazca's grasp while out of her Seimei no Honō is ability to completely mesh her body with shadow. If she's standing in an area and there is a spot of darkness, she can meld her body into it and completely hide her presence, energy, and all from those around. She can also travel through this shadow as far as it can take her. Once the shadow ends, she has to move out of it. If the shadow is suddenly lit up, she'll pop out of it randomly and likely receive and minor injury in the process. When this happens, it's like she is suddenly shoved out. The faster the light is shined on the shadow, the harder and rougher the 'shove' seems. If someone intentionally shines a light on it as fast as they can, she can seemingly be pushed out and have her body slam into a wall, or harshly roll across the ground. Being pushed out is not what injures her, but the landing when she does get out of it.

The third ability of Nazca's is her ability to collect and store shadows. Let's say a building is giving off a shadow. All she has to do it touch it and collect it. The shadow will disappear, but the moment she's collected it, another will reappear in it's place. The collection of shadows allow for longer ranged attacks and faster/easier movements for her cloak when she's attacking. This is also going to work off of a point system. 500 is her max, she gains 1-5 for each collected shadow, and loses an amount based off of whatever is cut away or damaged. This amount will be decided in post. Since all this does is allow for her to attack a bit more, it does not increase the strength of the shadows, it will not be too detailed, excluding within posts. Note that Nazca does not have a shadow of her own because it is constantly held within the cloak, which allows the count to never go below 5. This gives her minimal offensive and defensive abilities if she is low on energy or injured.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: After being turned, the first thing that Nazca was pulled into was a 'gang' of sorts. They weren't the most violent of people, instead they were more into illegal drug trafficking. These people had her put into training immediately, and noticed that she already had some. Nazca's abilities to defend herself with her body were called "immaculate". They are perfect, clean, accurate, and fluid. She moves her body in a graceful manner, almost seeming as if she is dancing on the battlefield. She's been noted to do both Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, and the style that shines through the most; Capoeira. Among her peers, she is regarded as a master since no one else has been able to beat her, but she denounces that title for her own personal reasons. There are way too many people in the world for her to be called a Master, and until she's beaten them all she will not consider herself one. Of course, the likelihood of beating them all is low, so... yeah.

Throwing Knives: Nazca has a series of throwing knives on her person at all times. She's quite skilled with these weapons, usually able to hit her target, but because she only recently (in the last 2 and a half years) started training in the art, she's not perfect. She does have some natural skill, which is what allowed her to advance as quickly as she did. She assumes this is some sort of muscle memory from what she has forgotten, but is wrong. She carries thirty of these on her person at once, some hidden within the cloak, others in random parts of her outfit.

Sōnansha Generation: C (4)
Inherited Abilities:

Sounmortality: This is a form of immortality. It freezes the person's age at the time they were turned. Because of this, Lilith harshly enforces a law that states “No human under the age of 13 is allowed to be turned”. Not having this ability makes it where a Sōnansha ages as a normal human would. In Nazca's case, her body was frozen in time at the age of twenty one.

Men'eki: (Immunity) Sōnansha are not all immune to human diseases and illnesses. This ability is what allows a Sōnansha to not contract a disease, which is very helpful if you're of Blood Affinity. This also is what allows a Sōnansha to walk around during the day. If a Sōnansha does not have this ability, they will be injured upon being exposed to sunlight/fire/bright electric lights (light bulbs, lamps). In Nazca's case, she has a weaker version of this. She doesn't burn or anything in the minor lights, but if she is out in the sunlight for too long, her Affinity is depleted 30% faster, she can over heat, get sick a lot easier.

Affinity Resistance: Depending on which Affinity the Sōnansha is, they'll have a 70% resistance to physical attacks, Qi attacks, or Reishi Attacks. Affinity of Qi, 70% less damage taken from Qi. Affinity of Reishi, 70% less damage taken from Reishi. Affinity of Blood, 70% less damage taken from physical attacks.

Regeneration: A Sōnansha has no ability to regenerate while they are in the sun, but once encased in darkness, they have the ability to completely regenerate any lost part of their bodies. (This excludes any of their Affinity that they need to take in again). Being stabbed by anything through the heart halts all of the regeneration process, no matter in the sun or in utter darkness. To kill a Sōnansha, you rip their bodies apart and burn them to ash. Once ash, nothing can be undone. In Nazca's case, she has the ability to use her cloak to wrap around her body or injury to heal and regenerate where she is at.

Seimei no Honō: Armen Noir
Seimei no Honō Appearance: Nope, but her cloak has the ability to do something fun! Read Below!
Seimei no Honō Abilities:
All of Nazca's abilities are based off of shadows in some manner. The shadow collection limit here is no longer used. Here, Nazca can control any shadow within one hundred feet of her person. Each of these shadows can be compared to a spiritually enhanced weapon. Though they are shadows, they are not to be taken lightly. They can be made to take practically any form that one could think of. From being used as whips or swords to taking the appearance of animals, though they look rather grotesque. Though it is possible for them to be cut through it is extremely difficult. That difficulty is increased by 70% if the person she is fighting is a Qi user, this happening because of the Affinity Resistance that she has against it. Besides basic weaponry and other things that one could think of, there are two abilities she is well known for; Hell Cat and Hell Hound. Because she has only recently become a Sōnansha, Nazca's ability to control her Seimei no Honō is quite low.

With both Hell Cat and Hell Hound, the shadows from her cloak release at a rapid rather and wrap around her body, forming one or the other. Hell Cat will form if she is in the need for a quick kill. Hell Cat is extremely fast and maneuverable, allowing her to take down her enemy quickly. Hell Hound is quite large, strong, and destructive. If she feels the need to destroy her enemy, or feels that they are much more powerful than she is, this is what she will go for. Hell Hound's durability is extremely high, seeing as it's a larger target and easier to hit. It can't move anywhere near as quickly as Hell Cat, but to damage it, someone is going to have to repeatedly successfully strike at it, or be immensely powerful. All of the powers stated under natural abilities do transfer over, though it will look like they're using parts of their bodies to do so. Hell Hound is unable to move through shadows merely because of it's massive size. Hell Cat on the other hand, has the ability to move like many see a cat do, through anything. You see those videos where cats make it into the most ridiculous spaces? Hell Cat can do that as well. of course he's not going to fit in a fucking mail box, but he can definitely jump into shadows and maneuver like that.

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Tier: 3-1

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