Inari Lua

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* Human Form
* Fox Form
* Magical Girl Outfit

**Inari Lua** is one of the main characters of the Vesalius Project. She is the daughter and only child of the Kitsune Tribe leader Kyubin Lua and is a student at the Vesalius Institute.

During the first day of school, she got detention and ended up finding the Ancient Artifacts in the catacombs along with the other Chosen Ones. She is currently the wielder of Soulstriker.

Her long term goals are to become a competent leader of the Kitsune Tribe, reunite with Ivan, her savior, and make friends at Vesalius.

## Appearance

### Human

In her human form, she looks like a young woman with fair skin and a short stature.

She has long, straight, red hair that reaches down to just below her chest and bangs which end right above her eyes. Two sections of hair in the front are tied with gold clips, and two triangular shaped buns rest on either side of her head, giving the appearing of fox ears.

She has naturally pinkish aegyo sal underneath her amber colored eyes. Her pupils are slits like those of a fox. She has two golden cuffs on her left ear and the Curse of the Creator mark upside down underneath her left eye. She is most often seen wearing bold red lipstick as she thinks it makes her look more mature. She also has prominent canines.

She has two bionic hands which were gifted to her by Ivan Erabellos. They are mainly silver with red ball joints and patterned lines around the lower parts. Also attached to her arms below the base of her hands are several red rectangular components that send electrical signals to her hands. These hands cannot be removed without causing pain and physical damage to her body.

At school, Inari's outfit of a white oxford shirt, a red tie, and a black school blazer. She also wears a black skirt with two white stripes the line the bottom of it, thigh high black socks with two white stripes lining the top of them, and black Mary Jane shoes.

### Fox

In her fox form, Inari has pure white fur with a red tipped tail. On her forehead is the Curse of the Creator mark facing upright with the leaves pointing up. Her gold ear cuffs are still attached to her left ear. Her bionic hands are transformed into two front paws while in this form, but retain their silver and red color scheme.

### Magical Girl Outfit

Inari's magical girl outfit is mainly white with pink and red accents. She wears form fitting, white pants and knee-high white boots with pink, V-shaped cuts at the top. Her top consists of two parts: the upper half is a sheer white top with puffy sleeves, while the main bodice has a sweethart neckline and flares out in the lower half. The different sections of her top are lined with red, and tied at her waist is a pink sash with a bow on her right side. She adorns a white and red fox mask with the Curse of the Creator mark on the forehead. Her hair is tied in a high ponytail, and the two front sections of her hair is now shoulder length and tied with bells. Lastly, she wears a floor length cape that goes from pink at the top to red at the bottom.

## Personality

At first glance, Inari may seem like your typical tsundere. However, she only acts cold because she thinks that's how politeness is conveyed. In reality, she's very naïve about the world outside of her tribe. Although she's usually wary of others, Inari can quickly become convinced of a person's goodness, and thus is considered by others to be very gullible. This can also be a good thing as it means she is also quick to adapt to changes. Inari is also someone who is very aware of her surroundings thanks to her heightened sense of smell and hearing (from being a kitsune). This keen sense of awareness, however, dulls out when she becomes exhausted.

Other people may also see her as a stuck up princess type, but that is also attributed to her lack of awareness of differences in social classes and money; she assumes that other people live as comfortably as she did in her tribe and thus can be unintentionally high maintenance at times.

Inari is very smart academically, crafty, and creative. She excels in most of her classes as she is eager to learn about many subjects. She works best at night and is definitely not a morning person.

She is also naturally protective of those she cares about and those who appear weaker and/or smaller than her.

## History

### Past

Inari was born to Kyubin and Reiko Lua in a large forest nested in between several nations. Her mother passed away shortly after she was born, thus Inari has no memories of her. She was doted on quite heavily by her father and the rest of the tribe members as a result and was never allowed to venture outside of the forest alone due to fear of getting kidnapped or hunted. As a young kit, she would travel through the forest seeking adventure.

#### 9 Years old

One day while strolling in her fox form, she accidentally jumped into a bear trap set up by foreign hunters. Luckily, a kind young man happened to come across her while foraging. He helped her out of the trap and brought her into his home. As it turned out, the man was an aspiring inventor, and so, seeing that Inari's front legs could not be saved, he gifted her with a set of bionic hands. Inari ended up staying at the man’s residence for several days, during which she was able to transform into her human form long enough to talk about who she was and where she was from. Once she was well enough, she went back to the tribe to let her father know what had happened. Wanting to return his kindness, Inari later returned to the man's home with valuable minerals, only to find it no longer occupied. However, she did find a note addressed to her along with a microchip. It read:

*to the young lass Inari, i hope you find this note well. i apologize for the sudden disappearance, but my time here has ended. i must be on my way. please do not worry. i've left a microchip to be inserted into the side of your hands, which will allow them to transform into different forms if need be. use my invention wisely. i know you will become a wonderful leader of your tribe. until we meet again. yours truly, Ivan*

Although saddened by his abrupt departure, she was determined to meet him again to properly give her thanks. Fortunately, during this time, her father decided to enroll her in Vesalius Institute when she grew up, where she would be able to expand her knowledge on the world, which is critical as the next tribal chief. She agreed to this in the hope that by attending the Institute, she would be able to find a way to reunite with her savior in the future.

#### 15 Years Old

When she turned 15 years old, Inari received her ceremonial piercings in the form of two golden cuffs on her left ear.

### Current

#### First Year

On the first day of school, Inari received detention for "having an attitude" with the hall monitor. In reality, she did not realize her demeanor was harsh when speaking back to the hall monitor.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Kyubin Lua

Inari has a very close relationship with her father and sees him as a role model. She has immense respect for him as a parental figure as well as a tribal leader. She is constantly being doted on by him. The only thing she sees as slightly annoying is her father’s insistence on her getting married to “a capable young Kitsune” after graduation.

#### Reiko Nong Lua

Inari has no memories of her mother but thinks of her as a loving and caring person based on her father’s descriptions.

### Team

#### Cas Aragorn

##### First Impression

Her first impression of Cas is that he hates her and is very intimidating. However, she has heard about him from other students and respects him as a noble and acknowledges his abilities and intellect.

##### Current

Inari sees Cas as a misunderstood person. While she does acknowledge that his personality and behavior towards her and their teammates can be quite rude and dismissive, she views it as Cas being comfortable enough to be his true self around the team, and thus considers him to be a trusted friend. In turn, she feels safe enough around Cas to be around him while in her fox form.

#### Jacek DuVeil

##### First Impression

Inari isn’t quite sure what to make of Jacek; on one hand, he seems to be unapproachable, but he’s not as intimidating as Cas. She’s just glad that they seem to have a mutual understanding of lacking social skills.

##### Current

After spending more time around him, Inari now views Jacek more as a protective parental figure. She finds Jacek to be a very genuine and kindhearted person who, like Cas, can be often misunderstood because of his rough exterior. She has no qualms about talking to Jacek about any problems she may be facing and likes spending time with him relaxing and/or destressing after a hectic day.

#### Maria Sataura

##### First Impression

Although Inari really likes Maria’s voice, she’s aware that it is more than just friendliness that draws people closer to her, so she’s a bit more wary of Maria than the rest. Nevertheless, Inari is very impressed with Maria’s ability to charm others and wants to learn how she does it.

Current
Inari views her relationship with Maria to be very close, and is grateful to have her be the first female friend she was able to make at Vesalius. She loves to hear Maria sing and will often join Maria in most activities that the siren wants to do together. Inari is also grateful to have an extroverted person from whom she can learn about social skills and communication.

#### Arlo Finley

##### First Impression

Similar to Maria, Inari thinks Arlo is amazing for being able to make friends easily and wants to know how he does it. She is also strangely reminded of the small forest creatures when she sees Arlo and thus feels a need to protect him.

##### Current

Despite the large age gap, Inari sees Arlo more like a little brother in the sense that she wants to protect him (mainly from himself), even though she recognizes his strength and capabilities as a fellow Chosen One. She thinks of him as a great friend and generally has a lot of fun hanging out with him. She particularly likes to go exploring with him while in her fox form at night or when they are not at risk of being seen by others.

### Other

#### Ivan Erabellos

Inari views Ivan as her savior and wishes to reunite with him to properly give her thanks. During their brief time together, she came to see him as a kind older brother-type figure, but recently, she’s not sure herself if her feelings are those of admiration and gratitude or something more.

#### Xavier Nagas

While initially wary of him, Inari quickly grows fond of her mentor and sees him as a similar person to Ivan, and as a result begins to trust Xavier pretty quickly. She also sees him as a capable, older-bro type as well and thinks he’s kind of cute, too.

#### Childhood Friends

##### Sachiko Chay

Inari is close with her cousin Sachiko, and the two of them often bond over their shared interest in learning about other nations and cultures. They like to quiz each other on trivia.

##### Aika Yeu

Despite a contrast in personalities, Inari also has a close bond with Aika. The two regularly talk about their love lives and like to stargaze together.

##### Kenta (Ken) Xao

Inari admires Ken for his strength and thinks he is well suited with Aika.

##### Tetsuya Khon

She has a good friendship with Tetsuya but tries to keep her guard up as he is one of her suitors.

##### Kouchi (Kou) Manh

Inari and Kou are good friends as well, with the two of them frequently going out to explore the forest together. These days though, Inari tends to keep a bit of distance between them since he is one of her suitors.

## Abilities and Powers

### Stats

Current Stats
7 (animals)

### Shapeshifting

She can shapeshift into a human for extended periods of time. All kitsune can transform, but only her family and a few of the elders can hold their transformation for extended periods of time.

Upon close inspection, one can make out a faint shadow of a tail, revealing her true identity as a kitsune.

### Authority

She can talk to most forest animals, and has the ability to command them to do her bidding. However, she doesn't like to use this power often as she sees herself as a protector of forest creatures, but they don’t mind protecting her as well.

### Possession

Inari can possess other creatures, but it takes a great deal of magic, and she isn’t that great at it. It works successfully around 30% of the time and lasts about 10 minutes maximum, but more often than not Inari can only possess them for around 4-6 minutes. Weak minded creatures are easier to possess.

### Fire Generation and Manipulation

Although weak, she can generate and manipulate fire. She will usually use this power for survival purposes rather than combat purposes. In her magical girl form, however, her fire powers are very strong.

### Illusion

Inari can create illusions that are almost indistinguishable from reality. However, there will always be one thing that is “off”, and once the entrapped person is aware of it, the illusion immediately disappears. Her forte is generating scenic illusions, especially of natural environments. She can also create illusions of specific things, like a building or a person, but they’re not as good. Easier to create illusions of things she’s familiar with.

### Curse of the Creator

While she has never actually used this power, it is implied that she is able to given the mark she bears.

### Artifact

She has Soulstriker, the Claws Artifact, equipped to her bionic hands. These consist of three blades on each hand between each of her fingers. They are able to extend and retract as a reaction to heat and can also withstand being on fire.

### Weaknesses

Because of her lack of physical power, she relies on her other traits in order to subdue her enemies, rather than brute force.

Her main weaknesses are dogs, the inability to socialize well with others, and her ignorance of the world outside of her tribe.

The longer she is in a different form, the more energy she uses to maintain it. Thus, she has a maximum limit in which she can be in a different form, after which she reverts back to her fox form and is extremely vulnerable due to extreme fatigue. Other adverse effects are unspecified but implied to be debilitating.

## Trivia

### Likes

* Her favorite food is tofu. Her favorite kind of baked goods is a berry tart.
* Hobbies include exploring, learning about history, and completing strategic puzzles. She especially likes to take nightly strolls in her fox form and stargaze.
* Best subjects are history & P.E.
* Wearing makeup (even though she’s not the best at it).
* Making friends (even though she SUCKS at it).
* Unironically laughs at bad jokes and puns.

### Dislikes

* She is deathly afraid of dogs, which can identify kitsune in their human form easily.
* Inari is scared of thunderstorms.
* Pet peeves include litterers and people who don’t respect personal space.
* Worst subjects are any etiquette or dancing classes.

### Other

* She is actually popular with the Kitsune in her tribe and has several suitors at home, although she hasn’t shown much interest in marrying at the moment.
* While she is an only child, she has a couple of cousins on her father's side that she is close with.
* She’s pansexual with a preference for males.
* Inari attends her classes in her human form, as she was warned by her father to only reveal her true identity to those she trusts as people might come after her. She usually goes back to her room after classes in order to switch back safely and regain her energy. Only the headmistress, a few of the teachers/professors, and her roommate know that she isn’t human.
* Although she doesn’t play in any teams, she is naturally good at sports.
* She is able to learn other kinds of magic; the powers listed above are just ones she’s already had when entering Vesalius.
* The humans are one of the few races that Inari is familiar with, as many of the Kitsune interact with the nearby human villages for trade.
* Although she is technically a noble and is treated as such, she doesn’t see her status as anything but nominal.
* She’s ambidextrous.
* She carries around a small notebook in which she writes notes about her teammates and other things she wants to remember in the future. She does so in the hopes of becoming friends with them.
* In her magical girl form, she uses illusion magic to conceal her bionic hands. To others, they look like white gloves.
* Inari met Ivan when she was 9 years old and Ivan was 17 years old, so there is an 8 year age gap.
* She's not very good at smiling for photos as she isn't used to having her picture taken, so she often looks awkward.
* Her first year class schedule is as follows:
	+ Period 1: Healing 101: Treating Magical Maladies and Mishaps
	+ Period 2: History
	+ Period 3: Science
	+ Period 4: Diversity / “We Respect ALL Species” Class
	+ Period 5: Math
	+ Period 6: Ballroom Dancing
	+ Period 7: Study Hall
	+ Period 8: Home Ec/Survival

## Gallery

Reference SheetMagical Girl OutfitStudent ID (Human Form)Student ID (Fox Form)Inari 2022 SetInari Vogue Set