Rakurai
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-- Rakurai Fyuujin
A dragon lady coming from the Wind Dragon clan, the granddaughter of the world's savior of beastmen and non-humans alike. She bears the title as his successor. An experienced martial artist with the help of her wind powers as boosts.
Back then, she came to the Crossroads to resolve her problems with bearing the successor title. Now she comes back, more happy and well-off; perhaps this time it's a vacation of sorts? Who knows.
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BackstoryThe daughter of Fyuujin of the East's youngest daughter, and essentially; his granddaughter. Her mother was exiled from the Wind Dragon clan, leaving with her father, so at a young age, she ended up being taken care of by other family members; including and especially her grandfather, Tatsumaki Fyuujin.
Rakurai and Tatsumaki's bond was inseparable; he was both her main bona fide parental figure and mentor. As per family tradition, each member has to learn martial arts as well as the clan's very own arts. Rakurai was a keen learner and student, especially under her grandfather's wings. Tatsumaki's skill and power was unmatched, so, she's truly learning the best from the best. However, unlike other clan members, she has an oddly small mana pool, they didn't think of it as much however Tatsumaki adapted to her condition, teaching her more physical techniques.
However, despite this and all the love given by other members of the family, Rakurai couldn't help but feel like she's some sort of black sheep. In fact; ever since her parents left her when she was a toddler, it was like her subconscious already knew what had happened, her mother was the very first person to be exiled from the clan, after all. This resulted in her feeling self-conscious at times, which ended up making her a shy and meek girl when she stepped into school. There were times where, despite her golden-shining grades and status, she was bullied. Though this wasn't much of a problem as long as her grandfather was there for her, along with her high school boyfriend,
Well, until he passed away, from a terminal disease. And he elected her as her successor.
Her grandfather's death impacted her entire life, of course. Not only that, it was then revealed that her low mana pool came from the very same disease her grandfather had, it was just dormant. This alongside the loss of a monumental parental figure led her mind fall down a dark path, her boyfriend wasn't helping either as they then break up. She shut herself off from her clan, thinking to herself that they only took care of her out of pity, she was the dark sheep after all.
Despite this, she tries to keep pushing herself and be better, as she really took being the official heir to her grandfather to heart. The journey of obtaining the title wasn't an easy one, her own naivete led her to a branch of mistakes and even near-death situations. And in this journey, that's where she met Aanir, where she was weary and even standoffish of him, but after knowing each other they grew closer; eventually getting together.
Once she has successfully became the heir of her grandfather, she became some sort of celebrity and political figure. She'd go further and step up more in the world, but following her family's principles of wanting peace, she opts to just have her very own private detective agency. Due to her status now, she's always busy, often handling cases both in paperwork and physically, going to multiple interviews, talking to other figures, et cetera. She tries to find fun in her work, but there's something that's always in the back of her mind, eating her away.
Why are people more focused on "Fyuujin of the East's successor", and not "Rakurai"? PersonalityAt a glance, one might see her as a bit quiet, and maybe even scary from her scarred appearance. But she's surprisingly quite expressive, and friendly, she can hit up a conversation with ease and even take initiative sometimes. She rarely ever raises her voice, so usually she does sound quiet, especially compared to her more extroverted husband.
Her being raised by a family whose principles are based on peace and pacifism if possible, has made her also selfless, as she often would throw herself to help others even if the situation is dangerous. This also resulted in her now having some sort of "mom friend" vibe, sometimes she'd even ask people if they've eaten yet. And after the events of the last Crossroads Tournament, she has definitely matured as well.
Remnants of her old self can still be seen, however. She still has this mindset to constantly work and always move forward, to the point where the term 'workaholic' fits her best, this can lead to her sometimes being too stiff or in a rush, though lately she has been trying to relax herself down. People referring her as her title can put her a little sensitive too, careful on that. |
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Abilities
[Sky's Blessings]
The official, formal name of the Fyuujin family's inherited powers. To its core, it's essentially a straightforward wind-based ability with wind control and manifestation that can stretch to slight weather control with the potential to create hurricanes and tornadoes. While her family is blessed with plenty of mana and, thus, absolute control of [Sky's Blessings], she unfortunately has a small mana gauge, disallowing her to use her powers at their maximum devastation. However, she has learned to use it effectively in a way that accommodates both her body and her skills.
With this disadvantage, her utilization of her powers leans more on integrating it with her physical attacks, as opposed to only exclusively using it as ranged magic attacks. So if anything, you'd see more wind-boosted strikes as opposed to wind cutters. This does not mean she can't use magical attacks; she can, just in a very limited manner.
[Mastery-Level Martial Arts]
Rakurai comes from a family where one is taught martial arts at a young age. With that, she has learned and practiced many kinds of arts and forms, along with their local variants as well. With her immense experience in fighting and melee battles, with or without weapons, she is now at an absolute mastery level with her skills, proven by her quick reflexes, strength, control, temper, and speed. Despite learning many forms, she has come to use several of them, with Wing Chun as her main focus. Her moves and attacks are often very 'flowy' or even dance-like, a mark of a Fyuujin family member.
(Note!: If you want a good reference on how she fights, I recommend watching movies starred by Donnie Yen, especially Ip Man and Big Brother. Kung Fu Hustle (starred by Stephen Chow) is also a really good reference for more 'fantastical' fighting choreography.)
[Fyuujin Arts]
With how the Fyuujin family is oriented toward martial arts, they have made their own techniques, moves, and even forms and styles that utilize both their draconic abilities and skills. These are the "fantastical" and "mythical" sides of their combat skills, to the point where some even speculated that these moves were blessed by the heavenly deities and gods themselves. Here are a few of the techniques that Rakurai might use in the tournament:
- Fyuujin Arts: A Thousand Fists Blow - A technique where Rakurai can focus her energy on delivering a single swift palm strike, that results in an attack that feels and looks as if it is delivered by many fists.
- Fyuujin Arts: A Dragon's Hundred Tails - Same principle as A Thousand Fists Blow, but with her tail instead.
- Fyuujin Arts: Buddha's Palm - In this technique, Rakurai channels all of her focus and energy into her reached-out palm, where a burst of power and wind flows out of her hand in the shape of a gigantic palm, capable of destroying walls and grounds.
- Fyuujin Arts: Silent Petals - One of her more "softer" techniques, Rakurai spins and 'dances' to the skies with flowy yet silent coordinated kicks and tail strikes, where it'll eventually hits the target.
Strengths
[Accurate Speed and Agility]
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[Martial Arts Proficiency]
WIP
[Level-headed]
WIP
[Efficient Teamwork]
WIP
Weaknesses
[Durable Glass Cannon]
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[Airy, Flowy]
WIP
[Low Mana Gauge]
WIP
[Sensitivity]
WIP
Gallery
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| Turn-around reference | [item description] | Dragon motif on her tang suit |
Author's Notes
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