Kiara Takanashi (AWverse)

**Kiara Takanashi** is a powerful phoenix. She is also the manager of Kiara Fried Phoenix, a fastfood restaurant.

## Appearance

Kiara has orange hair and purple eyes. She wears a bright orange sleeveless shirt that exposes her navel, very short orange shorts, separate white sleeves, white leggings, and black shoes. She also has two hats which are a small chef’s hat on her left side and an orange beret on her right.

When she uses her Phoenix Awakening, her arms and legs would be wrapped in flames. A pair of wings that are made up of flames would appear on her back.

## Personality

Kiara is optimistic and cheerful even if things look dire. She always greets people with “KIKKERIKI” and can socialize with anyone.

She is also helpful to people as when she helped Civia by fighting in the Idol Fan Tournament.

Despite being a pacifist, Kiara would have no problems fighting should the situation call for it. She is confident in her skills and can fight in wars.

She isn’t afraid of death since she’s an immortal phoenix and so, she is willing to sacrifice her life for the sake of others.

## History

### Spade Echo Arc

Kiara first met Mikage Kamishiro when he went to KFP for the first time after patrolling.

### Serial Murderer Arc

She took Amelia Watson and Mikage’s order and even teased that they were dating.

### Idol Fan Tournament Arc

Kiara is Civia’s champion in the 69th Idol Fan Tournament.

In the first round, she fought against Mikage. Their fight was equal until Mikage summoned a Shadow Companion and turned the fight into a two-against-one. This forced her to use Phoenix Awakening and fight seriously.

However, she ended up burning her own ribbon when she transformed and lost the fight.

When the Idol Fan Tournament was over, she gave a coupon to Mikage as a congratulatory gift.

### Special Chapter: A Glimpse of the Distant Past

Kiara fought in the Dark Times as a soldier for Amelia’s country. However, the tides of the war wasn’t in their favor even if she was part of it.

She and Amelia met on the battlefield and they would often talk. Kiara revealed her plans to start a fastfood restaurant in the future and Amelia helped her come up with a slogan.

When the enemy forces attacked their base, Kiara told Amelia to run away and leave her behind.

## Equipment

**Phoenix Sword:** Kiara has an orange sword made from an unknown material. It can easily shoot out her flames.

**Phoenix Shield:** Kiara also has a blue shield made from an unknown.

## Powers and Abilities

**Flame Manipulation:** As a phoenix, Kiara can shoot out flames that can injure her opponents.

**Expert Swordsman:** Kiara is a strong swordsman and combined with her shield, she is a force to be reckoned with.

**Phoenix Awakening:** Kiara taps into her powers as a phoenix and semi-transform into a phoenix. Her flames would be hotter and her physical strength would be stronger.

## Trivia

* Kiara is one of the oldest characters in the AWverse. She is even older than Anya Melfissa who is said to be over 5000 years old.

## Quotes

* (To Mikage) *“Kikkeriki! Welcome to Kiara Fried Phoenix where phoenix is everything but on the menu!”*
* (To Mikage) *“I’m just using a human form. And being on fire 24/7 isn’t good for running business.”*
* (To Mikage) *“Play with fire and you’ll get burned.”*
* (To Mikage) *“I see. Don’t come crying to me later when you get burned.”*
* (To Mikage) *“I admit that it was a careless mistake but next time, I will be more mindful.”*
* (To Amelia) *“The sun will always rise no matter how dark the night becomes. Just believe that we will get over this. I’ll even give you a discount since you’re my friend. I’m thinking that frying chickens will sell well! I already have an idea on what kind of herbs and spices I will use in my recipes.”*
* (To Amelia) *“Don’t worry! I won’t die... At least not permanently. If I die, then that means I’ll see Calli again. There’s a silver lining in that. Now go!*”