Kurokawa Hikaru

《 黒河 光 》

17 years old || Female || September 25th || 5'0" || 105 lbs

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Profile: The Nezu shrine. A historic place whose mystifying torii gates loom above visitors as they travel underneath their mesmerizing vermillion. An astounding sight worthy of one of the oldest japanese Shinto shrines. One that stands proud, beautiful and aloof amidst its peers both in Real-Tokyo and Other-Tokyo, albeit for differing reasons: The former for what's been stated, and the latter for housing a wide variety of Daemons of various uses. And it is the Kurokawa family that which stands as the groundskeepers of this ancient shrine.

Up until three generations ago, the family kept to themselves in their duties, content with dealing with Black Babel only to supply them with help regarding Daemons or even groom some specimens for their use. That changed when a young Witch caught the eye of Ryunosuke Kurokawa, and who he took as his wife. This was the moment those genes seeped into the family, and the organization saw the addition of their straight-laced descendants.

Hikaru Kurokawa is the latest of these heirs, and the one who's shown the most promise of them all. A pragmatic blend of the old and the new; a girl who treads the line between old traditions and the modern world as casually as a midday stroll. Sharp of wit, eyes and tongue, Hikaru's the kind of girl who'll always cut the knot when given the chance. Even the antiquated manner she wields her magic is done as precise and efficiently as she can, taking in the situation around her and devicing an appropiate response. In other words, winging it. It's how she kept up with others across the years despite her lack of formal education.

As a matter of fact, she's always winged it. It's hard to tell when she's not.

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Witch Data

Rank: C.
Uniform: Female B with a cap. It also has a potion belt modifed to carry her familiar.
WAND: It's a bit too gaudy for her tastes
Familiar - Saga: An Imp-class Daemon, at first glance it looks like a pair of cojoined pitcher plants connected to each other by several vein-like vines centering on a large, orange eye with a slit pupil. Both pitchers are black, albeit one's opening is rimmed with sharp teeth. Saga's a domesticated Daemon that, when fed on the toothed pitcher, will fill the other pitcher with magic ink that a Kurokawa can use, ink that can either be spewed through some vines or simply be left to sit for Hikaru to dip her brush in. Saga's prone to a guttural purring and/ot growling from time to time, but it doesn't speak. It's worth noting that Hikaru can control Saga's ink from afar to a small extent if it came in contact with her brush.
Equipment

• Broom: Long and sleek with a bushy rear, Hikaru's broom also serves as the polearm equivalent of a calligraphy brush. Naturally, it's been reinforced for continuous on-site usage and the long bristles were harvested from a peaceful Golem-class Daemon. It serves adequately as a transport, but that's about it.
• Calligraphy Brush: A much more wieldy alternative to her broom to use her magic with, this simple brush's bristles share the same origin than its larger counterpart's.

Curses:

• Forceful Mark: A quick sigil is drawn on the air and, once completed, will exert a considerable amount of kinetic energy across a short distance in the direction its facing. If applied directly on a surface or an enemy, it'll be significantly more effective, albeit it's simple concussive force. Using her larger brush increases the amount of force exerted by a proportional amount.
• Ink Tendrils: By drawing the kanji 采 and then touching it, Hikaru can produce a long tentacle made of ink to grab, bind and trash her foes around. Natyrally, using the large brush to draw the symbol results in a larger tentacle, but using this usually obstructs too much of Hikaru's sight to be used for anything more than brute force sweeping.
• Fiery Brand: Hikaru uses her brush to draw the symbol of fire (火) on the air. Once she touches it with her hand, a torrent of flames will be spewed out in that direction, dispersing upon contact with a solid object. Using the broom for this will cause the output to be larger, but the seal will take a bit longer to draw. The output can be likened to a fire engine's hose versus a pressurized stream being jetted out an open pipeline.

Charms:

• Sharp Shadow: Rather than drawing a kanji, Hikaru sharpens and toughens the ink in her brush to use it as a dagger or her broom as a polearm akin to a naginata. Furthermore, the charm lingers long enoigh for any splattered ink to cut.

Crafts:

• All-reaching Touch: Hikaru's coup de grace isn't exactly a powerful finisher. Rather, due to the properties of her ink and her ability to shape sprayed ink into other kanjis and curses, Hikaru's plenty capable of laying hidden traps that she can activate remotely simply by touching a similar kanji she has made and hasn't activated yet. A room can be filled with numerous pillars of raging fire or tentacles trashing around should Hikaru be able to see them and maintain them. Naturally, the further the distance, the harder each remote activation becomes