Takanashi Hikari

**Takanashi Hikari** (たかなしひかり "High Pear Tree of Light") is the adoptive older sister of Shiro Hikari and Ai Hikari. She is the daughter of the previous Head of the Hikari Clan and as the sole survivor of the Hikari Family Assassination, she is the one who will inherit the clan's estate and possessions. However, due to her conniving uncle Hanshou Hikari, all of her inheritance is under his jurisdiction. Takanashi is the Young Mistress of the Hikari Clan and the one who takes care of financial, legal and private business of her household. She is in some ways, Shiro Hikari's and Ai Hikari's master.

In Kyoto Academy, she is a renowned student and the President of the Astronomy and Cosmology Club. She is a possessor of one of the unknown Longinus - **Starlight Crown**.

## Appearance

Takanashi is a young lady who exudes wealthy primness and delicate grace. Typical of the Hikari Clan, she has white hair and golden eyes, a trait signifying her relation to Amenominakanushi. Her skin is pale from not going outside a lot. Her height is considered to be a source of embarrassment for her as it kind of undermines her image of "Bossy Big Sis".

Takanashi invested a moderate sum in ordering a customized school uniform that retains some traits, while making it more aristocratic and sophisticated. Her white hair is messy and she braids the right side of it.

## Personality

Growing up, Takanashi was often pressured to behave a certain way so she wouldn't tarnish family traditions. However, she disagreed with those traditions, earning the only semblance of respect and empathy her uncle Hanshou Hikari could spare for any living being other than himself. Perhaps seeing his own internal frustrations manifest in the young girl compelled him to bond with her. Because of this, Takanashi's uncle is the most trustworthy person in the world for her. She can see that he is shady, but due to her bias, she willingly glosses over obvious hints that may completely shatter her trust in him.

Despite the mental stress that the Hikari Clan would put on her, the family generally had an affectionate atmosphere. Everyone strived to be strict and follow the laws unbiasedly, but nobody pushed it to the point of abuse. Although she saw her family's way of life as mundane and stupid, she quickly came to the realization that her parents were just trying their best to prepare her for what was to come.

Tragically, Takanashi only began cherishing her clan after most of the family died off. Several fears now plague her mind: The fear of being alone and the fear of letting the existence of the Hikari Clan fade away. Thus, she has very recently began implementing great changes to her lifestyle.

She doesn't want the tale of the Hikaris to end in tragedy, so she strives to be the perfect Hikari, build a secure future, find a suitable husband and continue the Hikari bloodline. However, she also wants to achieve these goals in her own style and have some fun while doing so.

She was once a huge idealist, but after her family's death, she became disillusioned and more down-to-earth. Granted, she still fantasizes, but she also focuses on the present, the reality around her. Even if the days are mundane, Takanashi endures through them with great conviction to make the most of them.

To call Takanashi an extremely affectionate sister would be both an understatement and an overstatement. In the perspective of a random student, Takanashi acts cold and professional with her adoptive siblings. But to people who understand her on a deeper level, Takanashi is constantly showering them with love in her own subtle ways.

Takanashi likes to mock Shiro Hikari a lot, treating him as her 'dumber, weaker and shorter younger brother'. When questioned by Delialah about it, Shiro Hikari explains that it's a joke and he doesn't mind the treatment. In fact, he finds it therapeutic since most people around him just hype him up for nothing and kiss his ass.

Takanashi also has a phenomenal interest to the Cosmos and its properties. Though she tries to learn every subject in existence, her favourites are physics, astro-physics, astrology and astronomy. She believes that the Cosmos is like the human brain - the most beautiful and complicated mechanism in the universe. She also claims that there is a driving force or a 'God' who controls all of it, but she refuses to acknowledge entities like Gautama Buddha, God, Allah, etc. as that driving force.

Beyond being together with her siblings and shouldering the clan's fate, Takanashi desires to feel the Cosmos itself.

## History

Takanashi was born to the oldest of the Hikari siblings of the 200th generation Hikari. She is the first 201st generation Hikari. From a young age, she displayed great potential, though her talent began to dwindle over the years. Talented or not, the Hikari cherished nonetheless. She was raised to be a suitable heiress of the clan's power and possessions. Takanashi was 10 when something strange happened. She began to experience tremendous pain and suffered for three nights straight. A cut mark appeared on her neck and a blank hole was formed at the center of her torso.

4 years later, Takanashi and her parents stumbled upon Shiro Hikari and Ai Hikari in the wild. She accidentally awoke them. The next 2 years passed in a lot of joy and happiness as Takanashi had fun with her new siblings almost every day. But then, on Christmas' Eve, a tragedy struck. Almost all of the Hikari Clan was found dead in the main house.

Deeply traumatized by the event, Takanashi began making plans to restore her clan and contribute as much as she can as one of the last surviving members. Under Shiro Hikari's request, Takanashi accepted Hanshou's offer to live with him in Kyoto. She and her adoptive siblings take care of the household they were offered in exchange for a discount rent.

Naturally, the three Hikari siblings continued their education in Kyoto Academy, where they quickly grew famous.

## Powers & Abilities

### As Takanashi

Takanashi possesses many unnatural abilities, but most of them are locked away. Some due to her trauma, others due to her inability to find her true self. Nevertheless, she is a high-level onmyoji trained by two of the best in all of Japan.

**Senjutsu** - As a Hikari, Takanashi has a natural affiliation with Senjutsu. She was able to learn how to use it almost instantly and quickly learnt how to fully resonate with it. It enhances her fragile mortal body to the point where she can withstand attacks that annihilate vehicles and buildings.

**Divine Magic** - As a Hikari, Takanashi can summon divine energy directly from the realm of Takamagahara. Though she is only summoning wisps of power, they are mor than enough to dispatch a group of lesser yokai and ayakashi.

**Strategic Mind** - Takanashi is a great tactician and is able to assess the core context of most situations with fair ease. She tends to panic, however. Unlike Shiro Hikari who has peerless logic and Ai Hikari who has unpredictable creativity, Takanashi is like a chess player who sometimes bends the rules a little. Her way of thinking is the perfect bridge point that connects the contrasting tactics of Shiro Hikari and Ai Hikari.

**Skilled Martial Artist and Swordfighter** - Takanashi is well-adept in six different martial arts. The average Hikari knows advanced techniques from three schools, but Takanashi was forced to attend six. She learnt Karate, Taekwondo, Aikido, Fencing, Archery and Kendo. Takanashi's skills are far from legendary, but she is skilled enough to the point where she can even hold back Delialah and a few other equally strong opponents.

## Equipment

**True Omamori**: As a Hikari, Takanashi is in the possession of several real omamori - amulets that provide various luck and protection.

**True Ofuda**: As a Hikari, Takanashi is in the possession of several ofuda - paper talismans that transition the power of Amatsukami into the mortal realms to fend off some of the weaker negative aspects of creation such as common local diseases, low-level demons, bad materialistic state and bad smell. They can also cause demons great pain, making them excellent in holding off a powerful demon for extended period of time.

**Starlight Crown**: Also known as the **Advent of the Celestials** is a high-end Longinus on par with the Holy Grail and True Longinus. It is a semi-finished project that was developed in secret by Amenominakanushi and Jesus Christ. It's purpose is unknown and its full capabilities are unclear. The Starlight Crown appears to be more of a hyper-enhancer than a directly offensive weapon.

* **Ascension**: Every 10 minutes, the Starlight Crown explodes and reconstructs itself into a bigger variation. After that, the wielder will 'ascend' to the next level. All their statistics are increased.

## Gallery

*Takanashi doesn't trust the police's autopsy**Takanashi is angry at Delialah**Takanashi mourning her clan**Takanashi summons a mini-black hole**"It's not easy, you know...The memories...the bodies..."*
## Trivia

* Takanashi's appearance is based on **Olga Marie Asmleit Animusphere** from F/GO.
* Takanashi likes home-baked cookies and is a strict vegetarian.
* Takanashi hates sweating, farting and burping.
* Takanashi is one of the shortest females.
* Takanashi ranks 6 in Kyoto Academy, below Camellia Haruka (4), Delialah (3), Ai Hikari (2) and Shiro Hikari (1).