Kumiko Kamiya

> *"A long time ago, so long ago It's a miracle I still remember... I lost a lot of people... and I saw them die right in front me. My childhood friend was shot in the chest, my best friend... committed suicide not too long after. I couldn't save her no matter how much I tried... even my mother got shot in the head and died in cold blood right in front of me... everything happened in such a short time, I couldn't even do anything to save them. That's just one of the tragedies that happened. I learned you can't save everyone... not even if you have my power."*
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## General Information

### Other Aliases

"The Savior of Time"
Kami

## Origin and Living Status

### Living Status

Alive

**Kumiko Kamiya** is a mysterious woman who comes originally from Japan, but has been traveling the world for several years.

## Personality

Kumiko is a very calm and kind individual, who has been clinically traumatized by her own power, of which she calls 'gratuitous'. She never asked for this, and yet she got it, which had made her into a much more sad person as years went by and her body grew unable to age anymore. She has stated that she had lost many in those years, so much so she grew numb to pain, shown as she was just staring blankly at the corpse of her best friend during a flashback. Her eyes were cold and she seemed somber, but she still didn't cry. This, combined with her power, that is just a nuisance to her, has morphed her into a caring person. When someone's in danger, she would try to help the best she can, especially her own friends.

She often comes across as aloof to her peers (a common experience for people on the autistic spectrum or with anxiety disorders) and apparently fluctuates between being too quiet or too chatty.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Time Manipulation**: Kumiko can manipulate time in the general area or for a specific target in various ways, with the most basic of acts revolving around accelerating, slowing, stopping and even rewinding or looping time.

Since "time" exists and flows within "space", the two are interrelated, and by manipulating time, one is also distorting space proportionally. The effects of this relative distortion can vary, however. For example controlling time of a mere object or person may not affect the space they reside in, whereas twisting the time-stream of an entire region of space can cause the area itself to warp.

In essence, Kumiko exists outside of time, which makes her immune to its effects and all that is caused by it. This renders her ageless as a result. Since Kumiko's body is not affected by time, she does not expend energy, and therefore neither needs to eat nor sleep. Because time does not flow for Kumiko, any diseases also do not progress, thus effectively rendering her immune to disease symptoms and damage.

* **Temporal Rewind to reverse the effects of recent events**: Kumiko can rewind time to a limited degree. She herself is unaffected by this, remaining in a fixed position while time flows backwards around her, and she retains all recollection of what happened afterwards. As a side-effect of this, Kumiko may seem to suddenly disappear and/or appear out of nowhere to those under the effects of her powers. Any item(s) on her person before time traveling are also kept with her after the fact.
* **Mental Time Travel**: Kumiko can transfer her consciousness back to the time period when the photo was taken in order to change the past by focusing on a photograph. However, she is unable to pass the 'photographic bounds' of the background while using the ability. The Kumiko of the past seems to only remember the altered timeline (?).

### Abilities

* **History Knowledge**: Kumiko has an extraordinarily good memory on events of the past, due to her living when they happened, which she wrote down in her notebook.

### Weaknesses

* **Healing**: Kumiko will not heal from scars or injuries, as healing requires time to pass.
* **Concentration**: Kumiko seemingly needs to concentrate to use her powers at will, seeing as when she was under the effects of anesthesia she didn't have the strength to rewind time.
* **Over-Usage**: The excessive use of her powers or pushing their limits seems to be able to lead to disorientation, nosebleeds, and even unconsciousness. The more Kumiko uses her powers, the more time will forget her. Over-usage can also cause Kumiko to slowly "break", "tear", or cease to exist, and to a lesser extent, may strain her.
* **Energy**: Energy is required to use her powers and if significantly exhausted, Kumiko doesn't have the strength to alter time.
* **Her Own Powers**: Kumiko's powers are quite dangerous, as the constant stream of information may overload her brain and either kill her or drive her insane.
* **Alterations**: Too much alterations in alternate timelines may overload Kumiko.

## Trivia

* Her first name, Kumiko, is from the Japanese*久 (ku)* meaning "long time", *美 (mi)* meaning "beautiful" and *子 (ko)* meaning "child". Her surname, Kamiya, comes from Japanese *神 (kami)* meaning "god" and *谷 (ya)* meaning "valley".
* Some people call her by "Time Queen" and "Time Princess".
* It is eventually revealed that Kumiko went through almost 100 timelines in under a month.
* It is possible that Kumiko may possess some sort of developmental disability (such as High Functioning Autism/Asperger Syndrome, Dyscalculia, or ADHD), as she is in an IEP (Individualized Education Program, a program usually reserved for students with said condition) according to her Student File. It's also possible that Kumiko suffers from some form of social/emotional disorder like social anxiety. It is also possible that Kumiko is just an introvert who is a bit shy, without any mental health conditions to speak of.
* It is suggested that Kumiko prefers smooth peanut butter and possibly dislikes the crunchy variety altogether.
* The sounds Kumiko hears while rewinding is reversed future and past dialogue pieces and other environmental sounds.
* Kumiko has a clear distaste for alcohol, in particular beer.
* Kumiko dislikes eating caviar.
* Kumiko can often be seen biting her lower lip.
* Kumiko seems to have quite a dark sense of humor.
* Kumiko zodiac sign is Virgo. This sign matches with her nervous tendencies, her will to help others and make everything perfect, her modesty and lack of self-confidence as well as her keen eye for details that lead some people to call her "nosy".
* Kumiko's taste in music is primarily based on acoustic indie and alternative rock.

## Quotes

* *"I think that people can be divided into two types: Those who are in the center and attract people naturally, and those that gather around. I, for one, am the latter, the type to gather around. Like the moon, I can't shine on my own. But I think you're the first type. You're the type that can emit light on your own and have the power to gather and lead people. I think it's probably those kinds of people that go on to become a star or a progenitor or simply someone charismatic."*
* *"When a door closes, a window opens... Or, something like that."*
* *"I changed fate and destiny so much that... I actually did alter the course of everything. And all I really created was just death and destruction!"*