Akari Minamino (MLII)

Akari Minamino (Formerly Griffin) was a Main Character in "Miracula Luxia II". She is Jared's childhood friend, back from a long adventure of dedication and self improvement, ready to take her part in the modern state affairs alongside her loved ones.
Having lost her family only a few years ago, Akari has managed to look back at her own mistakes. She saw how she was blinded by grief and manipulated by the people she once thought were noble and kind. All the time that she spent fighting her own friends was time spent believing in false ideals.
Seeing that the loved ones are the people who are truly important to her, Akari makes the hard decision to abandon her mission in the wastes far from home and return to be with the ones who gave her the strength to conquer the darkness in her own heart, even if it means that she will perish alongside them. Her checkered past is important enough, but not as important as the people close to her.
Akari is also featured as a Minor Character in "Miracula Luxia II: The Bond", serving as the birth mother of co-protagonist Akira Minamino, finally reuniting with her beloved Jared after many long years.
== Overview ==
Akari- Jared's dear childhood friend, has finally returned from Avernum. And she is more than eager to help her friends out.
After the destruction of a place which she and Jared value a lot and the deaths of many of their friends at the hands of the combined forces of Vahnatai and Darkside Loyalists, her sadness quickly turns into fury. Her loved ones in danger, she does not hesitate to return and assist them in holding back the villains who destroyed everything that was once dear to her.
The journey home was perilous and exhausting for her. Such a young woman was never supposed to venture alone in the first place. And yet, her determination served as a shining compass that led her toward the path to clarity and wisdom. She never gave up on the people who helped her unlock her true potential and, without even knowing it, proved her value to the world. 
Day after day, she trained hard, honing her skills by striking down various minor troublemakers. But her bloodthirsty attitude soon forced her to fight much more dangerous adversaries, giving her a bad time.
But that does not mean that she gave up on being a heroine. On the contrary, every blow that she took, physical and emotional, only made her stronger. Her blood was boiling and she was eager to face the enemies of the world. She knew that she could never atone for her greatest sin (watching her parents perish without doing anything). But, if it means that she will prevent others from doing the same, she is willing to do her best.
Armed with the knowledge of many battles and willing to atone for her own sins, Akari marches off into the unknown. She does not know what awaits her at the end of the long tunnel, but one thing is for certain- she will not fall to her knees and beg for mercy.
== Death ==
=== Killed By ===
* Demon (Caused, Alive)
After watching Jared protect her daughter, Akira, from a large group of demons, Akari lets her guard down as she speaks to Adam and is not aware of the demon that managed to sneak up behind her.
Soon, the demon makes his move and stabs Akari in the stomach, making her bleed to death.
* Lucifer Griffin (Caused, Alive)
It is also revealed that her beloved husband- Lucifer- is also responsible for her untimely demise, due to the fact that he sent the demon who killed Akari to kill Jared and his son.
It is assumed that he also wanted to get rid of his own family as well and that it was not an accident, like he claimed it to be.
* Blood Loss (Alive)
Despite Jared's best efforts, it is clear that Akari will not make it. She bids farewell to her daughter and Adam and tells Jared to adopt Akira and take care of her as if she were his and Meggy's own daughter.
Soon, she bleeds to death and, much to the dismay of everyone, begins to reanimate. Just like she feared before she died.
*Adam Kaos (Before Reanimation) (Out Of Mercy)
Shortly before her death, Akari gives her weapon to Jared and tells him to put her down and spare her from the "life" as an Undead.
Jared tries to put her down, but is unable to do so, being Akari's closest friend. Seeing that his father is experiencing a moment of PTSD and is moments away from being attacked by Akari's newly reanimated self, Adam decides to take the matters in his own hands and decides to put her down by stabbing her with her own dagger.
And so, he does so without hesitation, putting down the woman that he always considered his second mother.
== Relationships ==
=== Allies ===
* Jared Kaos- Boyfriend, Love Interest and Closest Ally
* Adam Kaos- Son Figure and Close Ally
* Seiko Kaos- Mother Figure and Close Ally
* Aleks Kaos- Father Figure, Mentor and Close Ally
* Akira Minamino- Daughter
* Linus Kaos- Son-In-Law
* Uma Pendragon- Best Friend
* Annie Mitchell- Close Friend and Former Rival
* Meggy- Close Friend and Friendly Rival
* Marinette Kaos- Friend
* Devin Pendragon- Friend
* Matthew Braveheart
* Ghall-Ihrno
* Florence Cunningham
* Gareth Jones
* Lethal Kaos- Friend's Grandfather
* Arlen Mitchell- Friend's Father
* Jason Kaos- Friend's Uncle
* Rin Kaos- Friend's Aunt
* James Braveheart- Friend's Uncle
* Lillian Rupert- Friendly Rival
* Dervish Tholmen- Former Enemy
* Rentar-Ihrno- Former Enemy
* Farrar- Former Enemy and Reluctant Ally
=== Enemies ===
* Lucifer Griffin- Ex-Husband
* Grah-Hoth
* Dorikas
* Lysstak the Beast
== Trivia ==
* Akari's name (In Japanese: 丹李) is of Japanese origin- a traditional feminine name- pronouced as A-ka-ri/Ak-ari. It has many meanings, some of them being "light", "red plum", "sharp", "clever", "moon" "village" and "vermillion".
** In Burmese, it also means "queen".
* Akari is the second woman who becomes pregnant with Jared's child. The first one is his lover- Lillian Rupert, and the third and final one is his future wife- Meghan Kaos.
** Akari is also the only woman who gives birth to a female child.
* Akari shares the same first name (as well as a few similar personality traits) with Akari Tsukumo- the older sister of Yuma Tsukumo ("Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal" 's protagonist) that shares the same name as her.
** Interestingly, both of them seem to share some kind of a bond with the respective Protagonist of the stories where they appear: "ZEXAL" 's Akari being Yuma's older sister and "Miracula Luxia" 's Akari being one of Jared's most valuable allies, as well as a very close childhood friend and, later, the love of his life.
* According to Jared's son- Adam- Jared never stopped loving Akari, even after getting married to the boy's mother- Meggy. He considered her the biggest love in his entire life and even decided to be honest about it with his own wife, who was not angry that he loves another woman more than her. Though the two of them were officially separated during the events of "Miracula Luxia II: The Bond". as mentioned by Akari's own daughter- Akira- Jared and Akari decided to secretly reconcile, in spite of her fiendish husband's attempts to put her down. For a very short time, the two of them became boyfriend and girlfriend, and even Jared's own wife (who is usually fairly jealous of every girl with whom he is close) approved of their reconcilement, agreeing to allow Akari to spend time with her loved one.
** As implied by Adam, if Jared never met Meggy in the first place, it was very likely that Akari would have been his wife instead of her. And thus, Adam would have been an actual son of hers, not just a boy that she sees as her son.
* Although it is never revealed in the Story, in the future, Akari becomes the mayor of Krizsan- the capital of the Valorim Presence and moves to live on the Surface with her family, but her husband is kicked out soon after comitting a heinous crime. Not long after this unexpected event happens, the council of the city decides that he is a threat to all of the citizens within, as well as his own family and banishes him for good. However, Akari still remains the mayor of Krizsan, even though she has to leave it behind from time to time.
* Though her primary element is DARK, Akari later reveals (off-panel) that she also has another one- LIGHT. Thus, she implies that one half of her heart is filled with light, while the other one is corrupted by the darkness.
* Akari is the first character in "Miracula Luxia II" whose central element is DARK, but is not an Antagonist. The second one is Lillian Rupert.
*With Akari's death in "Miracula Luxia II: The Bond", Lillian Rupert is the only friendly users of the DARK element who is still alive.
** It was once assumed that Akira might inherit her mother's primary element and use it as her own. Even though that eventually happened when she joined Mordred Darkthrop in Underfall, Akira eventually renounced her antagonistic ways and her primary element was returned to the one of her father, the one that was inside of her ever since she was born- LIGHT.