Chihana Shiryu

*"There is no hope for victory against me. Thy should have surrendered when thou had the chance to; now, thy life is forfeit."*

## Chihana Shiryu

"None can defeat me, let alone touch me. I will serve Milady earnestly and find my Goddess' Anointed One.

### Age

44 (A Revolution's Night Dream), 45 (Darkness Saga), 47 (Fight for the Future), 59 (End of Everything Saga)

### Position

Supreme Commander of the Shiryu Special Forces Black Ops Corps, Dixie Onikawa's Teacher

### Virtues

Superior senses due to lack of eyesight, high intellect, able to stay calm in tough situations, extensive battle experience, mastery of Shiryu Style Twin Blade Arts, being Aurora’s herald

### Vices

Kanu Shiryu, her love for her clan, her Magatama no Shiryu, her affections for Dixie as a student, dogs

At a young age, Chihana was a member of a very poor and impoverished family. She never knew the meaning of the word luxury growing up as she barely had enough to eat every night. When she was 6, her father noticed the potential for greatness as a warrior, so he began pushing her to train to become a member of the Shiryu Clan's military in the hopes that she would bring them out of their poor lifestyle. Wanting to provide for her family, Chihana began training hard to be the best soldier that she could be and at age 7, she awakened the birthright of all Shiryu, the Magatama no Shiryu. She pushed herself in her training to the brink of death and in doing so, pushed her Magatama to transmogrify into the Hoshikage Magatama no Shiryu at age 9.

It was at this time when she met her lifelong friend and rival Kanu Shiryu, the heir to the throne of the Shiryu. Even though Kanu had everything planned out for her to live an extravagant lifestyle, she struggled to even be a tenth as good as Chihana. Due to this, the girls had become intense rivals as a young age. The lower class Chihana ran circles around Princess Kanu and pushed farther ahead with her dreams while Kanu just couldn't keep up with her pace. When she was 10, she was away training with Kanu when her home was robbed. When nothing of value was found and they fought back to protect their home, the robber killed her parents. When she found out, Chihana blamed herself for not being there and vowed to grow even stronger and protect the innocent.

She fought on the streets, but became sloppy as she had fallen away from training, beginning to barely win her fights instead of the flawless victories she had prior. In her shame and self pity, she ran away to a church dedicated to Aurora, the Goddess of Creation, and prayed. Aurora herself appeared before her and granted her wish; the power to protect the innocent but in exchange, Chihana had to find and fight Aurora's Chosen Hero to pass the power onto them when the time came. In essence, Chihana became the Herald of Aurora, destined to seek out the Anointed One and guide them to accepting their destiny as the Chosen Hero. By age 12, Chihana had become a soldier in the Shiryu Army and rapidly climbed the ranks; by age 15, she had become a lieutenant in the army. Around this time, she joined the Original Legacy (Akiro & Locke Onikawa, Kanu, Akihito Akitoki, and Raikoutora Rakurai) in saving the world from an alien threat, but was unable to stop Akihito from defecting. Afterwards, she continued to be an exemplary soldier, eventually gaining the nickname of The Soldier of Fortune, as everyone believed that she had superhuman luck in never losing any battles.

When she was 20, she battled Kanu one more time in the fight that cost her complete eyesight and Kanu the sight in her left eye. She had to learn to hone her abilities and senses now that she could no longer see; through this training, she created the Zero Emission Field (a technique she developed that negates all abilities, including her own for a 500 foot radius) and the seals that keep her Magatama eyes from wasting her life energy and killing her. When Kanu finally became Lord of the Shiryu after the Revolution, Chihana finally got her due and was promoted to being the Supreme Commander of the Shiryu Special Forces, an honor she was denied by Kanu's mother because of her social status. Chihana does not get involved in the world's affairs; this is because Aurora's Chosen Hero, Dixie Onikawa, has to accept the role given to her by fate. Chihana only gets involved if Dixie's life is in severe peril or if Kanu's hand is forced and she is ordered to get involved; otherwise, she is in different parts of the world doing the shadowy work of keeping the Shiryu safe.

Chihana's eyes are a huge source of grief for her; when she unseals them, she can see and use the full power of her Magatama Eyes for 30 minutes. Once the time limit is up, she must reseal them or face death through increased Chaos Energy consumption and bleeding from the eyes. She does have a tendency to use her blindness to her advantage; she pretends to be a normal blind woman when facing an enemy. She is one of the 20% of the world that has no ability to manipulate Chaos Energy and the elements; thus her status as one of the strongest in the world was on the back of her own ability (and slight intervention from Aurora).

She owns the twin katana Masamune and Muramasa, the third most powerful weapons in the world (next to Dixie's Evangeline and Banzo Onikawa's Reaper Scythe, respectively). Masamune is a holy sword, capable of allowing Chihana to perform light-element attacks and healing wounds. It is said to have the ability to save an entire city with one swing of the blade. Muramasa is a demonic sword, giving Chihana full use of her eyes and her Magatama with no drawbacks and allowing her to use darkness-element attacks. It is rumored that with one swing, it can destroy an entire city. Muramasa by itself heavily corrodes her soul and turns her into a psychopath on level with Tressa's violent outburst. Masamune negates this effects and protects her from the ill intentions of Muramasa.