Masako the Fox

This is an article about Masako the Fox, a character created by OmegaExalted on 08/18/2013.
Masako Haruno is a main character in Crystallumverse. She is a Yurashian-born vixen who has been forced out of her homeland by Conquering Storm during the events of the Eggman War, who has completely taken over the country as its acting viceroy following the war's end. Masako holds the title of Aspect of Justice, and currently travels the lands as a wandering samurai.
==Appearance ==
Masako is a pink-furred fox with blonde hair and white fur on her muzzle, chest, and tail tip. Her hair is styled into a long ponytail in the back. She has grey skin, as seen on her soles and on the inside of her ears.
She wears a long, mostly-white kimono that goes down to her ankles, with a blue border at the bottom resembling crashing waves. She wears a black sash around her waist, tied in a large bow in the back. Underneath her kimono she wears several gray wraps around her chest, and over it she wears two metal shoulder guards. She wears black arm guards that cover her palms while leaving her fingers exposed–mostly for better grip on her blade. She wears white baggy pants, tucked into black open-toed boots.
Her primary weapon is the "Sealed" state of her Eikon, Susano'o. In this state it takes the form of a nodachi stored in an ornate blue-and-gold scabbard, and when drawn multiple runes can be seen etched into the blade.
She has a twin sister in the form of Reiko. It's difficult to tell the two apart from a distance, but their personalities are completely different.
==Personality==
Masako is a proud, stoic woman with an obsession for tradition and honor. She’s cold, distant, and often works alone. She's skeptical around others, even those who are supposed to be her allies. It takes a lot of effort to get her to open up, which reveals a warm, affectionate side to her. She is extremely protective of her sister, and will meet any attempts to harm her with lethal force.
==History==
Masako is the older twin to her sister, Reiko. At birth they were almost impossible to tell apart, but as they grew older Masako excelled physically while Reiko lagged behind. Their father, noticing this difference in strength, would train her to be a samurai just as he was. However when his wife asked what she should do with Reiko, he couldn’t provide an answer.
She began training as young as 14 years old, and over the course of several years not only would be well-versed in the art of the blade, but she’d also learn the deep history of Yurashia and the traditions that her family line swore to preserve.
But no matter how hard she trained, nothing would be able to prepare her for the tragedy that would befall her homeland.
During the six months following Sonic's defeat at the hands of Infinite, the Eggman Empire invaded Yurashia's shores. Leading the attack would be none other than Conquering Storm, the Regional Egg Boss from before the war. The land burned, scattered families fleeing in fear of the scientist’s army of steel. Centuries of the country’s storied past, destroyed for the sake of conquest. Her father urged his wife and daughters to flee westward to the United Federation and seek sanctuary, and that he would stay behind to aid in the defense of Yurashia. Masako begged him to let her fight at his side–she was a young adult now, and full of pride and energy. But he refused to oblige her, and sent her away.
Their mother brought the twins to the last open port in the country. They were stuck there for several days, given the volume of people escaping westward and the few ships they had to work with. During that time, Masako heard news that her father's platoon had been captured, and was awaiting transportation to the Death Egg. Horrified, Masako escaped in the middle of the night and moved eastward where many were still fighting to save what little land they had left.
Of course, all she had to offer was her katana, and despite her years of experience it wasn't long before she found herself underneath the bootheel of a certain lynx–a face that she would remember and despise for the rest of her life as the Egg Boss shattered her blade right in front of her.
Now among the other prisoners of the Empire, all she could do was see if she could find her father. If they were to be taken from their home, at least they would be together. But no matter where she looked, she could find no trace of him, leading her to believe he was already gone.
When it was Masako's turn to be lifted up to the Death Egg, she was nowhere to be found. The storm clouds began to gather over the camps, and multiple lightning strikes were reported. Then the Empire lost contact with the spaceport entirely. A drone was launched to investigate–images showed dozens of Badniks sliced clean through. Others showed severe burns from being struck with lightning, and even more had been tossed into walls and crushed. The prisoners being kept there had been freed.
The drone made an attempt to find the escapees, but the last image that it captured was that of a pink vixen. She was seen drawing her blade seconds before contact with the drone was lost.
==Powers==
Arashi-no-Me - Masako has access to powerful elemental magic, which can be cast from her off-hand or used to augment her slashes. She is limited to the elements of water, wind, and lightning; however, her elemental attacks inflict debuffs that interact with each other. Water attacks inflict Soaked, slowing their movement as well as amplifying the damage and accuracy of the next lightning attack. Lightning attacks inflict Static, periodically interrupting actions and causing the next wind attack to spread this debuff to other enemies in its path. Wind attacks inflict Slipstream, dealing damage over time as well as causing the next water attack to turn into a whirlpool, completely inhibiting her enemy’s movement. Having all three of these debuffs at once causes a Stormsplitter upon her next attack, clearing the debuffs while inflicting massive damage.
Ame-no-Murakumo - Masako's Overdrive. She surrounds the battlefield in an insurmountable storm, creating an elemental wall. This wall deals damage and inflicts her debuffs. The debuff applied will always be the next one in the "cycle".
==Techniques==
Hissatsu - Masako's version of the Homing Attack. She moves at faster-than-light speeds to rush the closest enemy with a slashing attack, landing behind them and can attack another enemy within range.
Yukikaze - By using Aura, Masako can create a magic guard to catch one melee attack before immediately counter-attacking.
Tatami Gaeshi - By using Aura, Masako can create a floor trap nearby. Triggering it causes a tatami mat to flip itself and anything on top of it, dealing neutral damage.
Shōja Hitsumetsu - Masako's Limit Break. When charging, a magic circle begins forming around her. When complete, her blade's magic attacks become greatly amplified, and her slashes strike everything within the circle. The attack itself consists of four slashes, each inflicting their respective debuffs: one with the power of wind; one with the power of water; and one with the power of lightning. The final slash executes all enemies with Stormsplitter.
==Skills==
As someone who draws power from the Aspect Phenomenon, Masako possesses incredible physical form. Although her strength is worthy of praise, her speed happens to be her greatest asset. She can reach speeds comparable to Sonic's base form, but can only maintain that speed in very short bursts.
Because of her training, her bladework has been honed to point of perfection. Her cuts are clean and precise, making short work of her enemies whether they be man or machine.
==Weaknesses==
She is extremely stubborn. Once she has a mind set on a goal it's impossible to get her to stray from it, even if the odds don't favor her success. Typically this means that once she enters a battle, she will not leave until the bitter end.
Null-Magic technology prevents her from using any of her magic attacks. However Masako is a terrifying opponent, even without her magic.
She also has a drinking problem. Please help her.
== Forms==
Susano'o - Her Eikon Transformation is based on the Old Yurashian God of the Storm. Susano'o appears as a massive armored humanoid with a revolving sword sheath at its side. It carries three blades, each one aspected to a single element and is designed to unleash each element to its full extent.
==Trivia ==
*Masako takes quite a bit of inspiration from Baiken, a playable character from the Guilty Gear franchise.
== Gallery==
dsc00310.jpg|Pre-Final Days incarnation. This version of Masako was an OmegaCorp soldier.
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