Oh good. I was just really worried but um yeah. Anyways, here we go, hope it's okay. ^^; Unfortunately I haven't been able to get the sketch fixed up (which was one of many reasons this took so long); hopefully it's still okay as is though.

• Name: Akiko Weston
• Age: 15
• Appearance: [url=http://i.imgur.com/QT6D4je.jpg]Crappy sketch for now, but...[/url] She has ginger hair and green eyes, and is a rather short.

• Personality: At first glance, Akiko comes off as loudmouthed, egotistical and positively overflowing with self-confidence... And to be honest, that sums her up rather well. Simultaneously, her best and worst trait is her ego. Whilst it makes her rather outgoing and willing to take risks, it also makes her come off as kind of arrogant initially, as she's far too quick to praise herself. In the event that she doesn't succeed in something she's attempted, she'll either dismiss it as something below her anyway or simply say that she failed on purpose so as to not make everyone else look bad.

She's not [i]all[/i] ego, though; she does in fact care for those around her, even if this is partially because... Well, if anything happened to them, who would be left to bask in her radiant glory? It can just be a little difficult to see beside her ego, as the stars are to the sun. She is nowhere near as perfect as she believes herself to be, though... Her grades are mostly average, she's something of an impulse buyer, and her sense of direction is truly [i]abyssmal[/i]; Akiko easily gets lost even if she has a map, clear directions and is supposed to be walking in a straight line.

• Background: Born into a rich family, Akiko has always seen herself as being above all others due to her wealth and status. However, this coupled with her arrogant persona has left her somewhat isolated from others her age; she has very few real friends, although this doesn't really bother her. She sees all of humanity as her friends, after all, treating even complete strangers with a somewhat obtrusive level of familiarity. Unknown to Akiko, though, her family's fortunes are not as high as they once were, and whilst she still believes herself to be rich the truth is that her family is actually slowly nearing bankruptcy...

• Abilities: 
•• Beast King Howl: With a mighty roar, Akiko unleashes a sonic attack that, whilst doing no real damage, causes all enemies who hear it to flinch in terror. Some weaker willed enemies might even run off in a panic. However, the stronger willed the target is, the less effect this will have on them; truly strong willed opponents won't even be affected by it at all.
•• Byakkoshinken: Utilising the White Tiger's affinity for metal, Akiko creates a single sword (specifically a shamshir, with a stylized tiger's head for a pommel) for herself to use. Other than being a surprisingly well-crafted and sturdy weapon, the sword has no other special properties for the time being. Akiko is currently only able to have one sword summoned at a time, although this number may increase at some point in the future.