Sakura Izayoi

### Age

Sakura is currently 34 periods old which equates to 22 Earth years. Due to her ability to store time Sakura currently possesses 46 periods of stored time which equates to 29 years, making her physically 80 periods old or 51 years old.
 Birthday 4/28

### Family

Izayoi, Yoru E. (Sister)
 Izayoi, Hanami N. (Sister)
 Izayoi, Pandora T. (Cousin)
 Izayoi, Caelum A. (Cousin)

### Relationships

Aculeus, Azalea (Ally)
 Ainiku, Valorant (Enemy)
 Izayoi, Elder (Clansmaster)
 Komatsu "Ferre", Koji (Ally)
 Malediction, Exion (Enemy)
 Minami, Houki (Acquaintance)
 Nisshoku, Ayaka (Rival)
 Sora, Irino (Ally)

## Combat Information

### Level

Lv 167~ (Alternate Timeline)
 Lv 396 - 419 (Guild Registry)
 Lv 420 - 637 (Pre-Athanatos)
 Lv 638 - 726 (Post Athanatos)
 Lv 727~ (Post Athanatos)

### Rank

Null Threat, Nihil Threat, Parva Threat, D-Ranked Adventurer, C-Ranked Adventurer

### Class(es)

**Basic Class:** Rouge, Swordswoman, Blademaster
 **Unique Class:** Sword Saint

### Notable Skills

Atomic Aegis
 Dragon Counter
 Fold
 Izayoi Arts

 Sakura's Lai
 Vorpal Slash
 Welded Seal

### Notable Traits

Decisive Spirit
 Distinct Cherry Blossom
 Heavenly Mannerism
 Izayoi Blessing
 Kokoro's Blade
 Never Give Up
 Shiki no Uta

## Additional Information

### Likes

Reminiscing; Sakura enjoys reflecting on her childhood, viewing each second as precious time which should be cherished. Serving as a scapegoat during stressful situations, remembering bits and pieces of her past allows her to strive forward for herself. Family; Sakura enjoys the accompany and memories of her family, sharing a deep bond which she would die for, each moment being eventful in their own way painted by segment long relationships which etch themselves on her very being. Traveling; Sakura likes venturing out and learning about the world she resides in, using the opportunity Koji gave her to forget all the trauma by starting anew.

### Dislikes

Deception; Sakura possesses a strong dislike towards deceptive abilities, anything that induces illusions or interferes with perception or the mind. Wasted Opportunities; Sakura dislikes when her time is wasted, any opportunities that possess some sort of benefit are granted within time and the wasting of such annoys her. Unnecessary bloodshed; Sakura with fair reason dislikes unnecessary hostility and deaths, viewing the taking of someone's life for enjoyment as one of mankind's greatest sins.

### Hobbies

Traveling; Sakura likes venturing out and learning about the world she resides in, learning bits and pieces of the vast cultural phenomena which is Ark. Painting; despite Sakura's traditional approach towards various subjects, she breaks away from that common norm with her art, depicting various environments utilizing water brushes. Devising plans; Due to Sakura possessing common sense in addition to her lengthy experience, Sakura is the main go-to for efficient strategies within her clan, being the coordinator.

### Color Identity

Pink

> To live! Every moment, conflict, and detail in life must be accounted for! Succumbing to despair and forsaking that life is in every sense reprehensible. Clashing against the odds to preserve such little life contained in all of us for one another adds meaning to what we humans lack!
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> ― Sakura to Ayaka
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**Sakurahime Kokoro-Izayoi** (桜姫心十六夜さくらひめこころいざよい
), also known as the **Sword Saint** or **Sakura Izayoi** (桜十六夜さくら いざよい
), is a mercenary introduced towards the end of Axtaraia's Debut; where she pursues the bounty on Phoenix Runihura's head. In an attempt to claim the bounty, she gets side-tracked and encounters Koji Komatsu. After crossing blades with the dragon, she retreats. Soon after, Sakura is seen in Fenris City, where she receives a bounty on Koji. Eventually, she manages to cross paths with Koji yet again, and fails to kill the dragon a second time due to intervention, she then loses her will to fight and manages to get recruited by Koji, becoming the third member of Vagabond Aegis.

A mercenary from an infamous clan who possesses the ability to manipulate time. Sakura is a composed, polite, upstanding woman with a background shrouded in mystery, which leaves the entire group going off a tangent to piece together her past. Relatively easy to approach because of her outgoing and gentle nature, Sakura is a commendable woman with cruel tendencies, coming from a merciless clan that utilized her as a weapon of mass destruction, often giving no mercy. Having completely dissociated herself, Sakura went under the title of the Sword Saint. Until recently, she realizes she cannot erase the past, and because of that, she tries to move on by trying to overwrite that purpose set onto her by her clan, which led to her doing one last job for the money she needed to start clean, but ended up encountering a certain dragon, who manages to change her fate.

## History

During her debut, she pursues the bounty on Phoenix's head, which leads her to the prestigious school Axtaraia. During that, rumors manage to spread throughout the school about the bounty, creating chaos, putting the schools in a free-for-all frenzy to find Phoenix. During this, Sakura makes her entrance infiltrating the prestigious school and eventually crossing blades with Koji Komatsu, who was caught in the crossfire. After fighting Koji, Sakura quickly retreated due to being spotted. During Arrival at Fenris, Koji spots Sakura in a mysterious alleyway. Koji then manages to eavesdrop on the conversation and realizes the next target was himself putting him on high alert. When spotted and confronted by Sakura, he goes under the alias of "Himitsu Kojima" and rushes out of Fenris to complete his first quest. Sakura manages to follow him and ambush him on the outskirts of Fenris, during which Koji is exhausted from his guild assignment. Koji pushes through the exhaustion and manages to trade blows with Sakura to protect the leviathan he saved during his quest. When the leviathan speaks out about being able to defend herself, she causes an attack that proves it, nearly wiping all three of them out. Koji and Sakura's attention focuses on the leviathan that nearly wiped them out, which caused Koji to yell at her. The two go back and forth relentlessly, and when Sakura points out they are still fighting, they both yell at her. Confused and astonished by the situation before her, Sakura couldn't help but laugh at the outrageous situation before her. The deadly situation quells down as Sakura loses her will to fight, as she was reminded of her sisters. When the three regain their composure, Koji asks Sakura to join his guild party, stating, "sigh, don't make me go through the trouble of finding another," she accepts, becoming the third member of Vagabond Aegis.

Being apart of Vagabond Aegis, Sakura became the primary damage dealer, being able to do devastating blows with proficient speed and expertise. Her addition to the party made for quick progression, seeing Koji's damage output was lackluster and Azalea lacking endurance providing a reliable and consistent nuker. Her role fits the team composition seeing Koji as the tank and Azalea as support, allowing for good combos, such as benefiting from team buffs and Koji's Twin Ichigeki tanking attacks. Sakura was able to grow swiftly and efficiently through her enrollment into the guild allowing her to gather more stored time and test her limits. Sakura also serves as a second-in-command for the guild taking over during Koji's absence and descend into Yami no Koitsu, being generally a better leader due to her having more common sense. Sakura isn't necessarily required, as Vagabond Aegis was functioning without her during the Athanatos Arc, as she traveled back to her village. Currently one of the people leading the clan, being deeply involved during Irino Sora's recruitment determining his placement into the party. One of the guides and leaders during the Nisshoku Arc, taking multiple things into consideration when preparing to settle a dispute with the Nisshoku clan preventing a future war. As of now, her status is unknown as the Izayoi and Nisshoku clans were both eradicated. Sakura was stated to be alive, currently looking for survivors of both clans to potentially rebuild a unified clan.

## Etymology

After one google search, Sakurahime (桜姫さくらひめ
) means "cherry blossom princess," Kokoro (心こころ
) means "heart" and Izayoi (十六夜いざよい
) meaning, "sixteenth night" creates a name meaning "Sixteen Nights of the Cherry Blossom Princess's Heart." Sakura's entire journey is to find a purpose beyond being a cruel weapon of destruction used by her clan. In a way, she is trying to find emotion and ways to express herself, and joining Koji's guild is the way to achieve that through the power of connections. Sixteen because the number sixteen denotes someone who is in search of wisdom and has an appreciation for both spiritual and analytical ideologies, which defines her journey to find more about herself and the world around her and her spiritual blessing and analytical fighting tendencies. Sixteen is also a reference to how many techniques she possesses.

## Combat Statistics

**Dimensionality:** **3-D Physically, 6-D via time Manipulation**

**Name:** Sakurahime Izayoi-Kokoro, Sakura Izayoi, Sakura Kokoro (Alternate Timeline)

**Origin:** Ark: Roleplay

**Gender:** Female

**Classifications**: Human, Samurai, Sword Saint, Izayoi Descendant

**Powers and Abilities:**

* Abilities
* Resistances

* Physiological / Traits / Passives
* General Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Accelerated Development (Leveling Physical Stats, Intelligence, and Abilities. The intelligence of humans passively increases every week, and they develop skills much faster than other species), Izayoi Physiology, Enhanced Senses (Sakura just like her sisters have trained their sense of sight to bypass the brain's process of corroborating information. Can see atomic bonds, which allow Sakura to see the stress point of shields, weapons, and even magic. Can pinpoint the exact location of something just by hearing the sound they make. Possesses the extrasensory skill danger sense), Statistics Amplification, Damage Boost & Empowerment (Through various methods), Curse & Status Effect Inducement (Astronomical Twilight allows the user to wield a dark flame that inflicts the hex debuff on all attacks during the nighttime, which negate regeneration. Kokoro's Blade grants the user a buff depending on their mood, the modifier varies from invincibility, evade, to guarantee hit. Through Koji's leaderskill, Sakura gains a 75% boost to her attack, furthermore all physical damage inflicted double in damage), Invulnerability Negation (Distinct Cherry Blossom allows the user to ignore invincibility and other modifiers that ignores damage when attacking), Instinctive Reaction (Sakura has a 45% chance of evading attacks instinctively if she resides in unfamiliar on the terrain the chance increases to 95% when Atomic Aegis is active), Elemental Reflection (Shiki No Uta passively reflects elemental attacks and amplifies the damage by 175%), Limited Energy Manipulation (Shiki no Uta modifies spell prerequisites to make spells require 50% less mana), Supernatural Luck (Shiki no Uta grants the user good luck, which can be used to prevent attacks from hitting vitals through divine intervention), Social Influencing (Heavenly Mannerism boost's sakura's charism and allows the user to express themselves easily, which in turns, allows for easy persuasion), Immense Willpower (Sakura possesses an undeterrable resolve, persuasion or intimidation will be ineffective on Sakura, as she seeks to complete whatever task she may have, and see it for its entirety. Sakura can even draw strength from her will, boosting her parameters in the process)

Magic (Can utilize different types of magic, including anti-magic. Sakura is light-inclined, therefore she can use light magic with relative ease), Time Manipulation (Sakura can physically cut, shorten, and absorb time as well as store it. Can stop, reverse, and accelerate the flow of time, even being able to temporarily remove herself from the timeline. Can send attacks to the future or the past within the confines of 46 periods. Can put attacks and people in an infinite time loop through Time-Lapse. Can heal her wounds by reversing them to make it as though they never existed), Psychometry (Observe allows the user to see fundamental information based on the target, such as their name and level), Ki Manipulation (Can utilize and manipulate the energy found within all living being and project it, read it and draw strength from it), Durability Negation (Through various methods. Sakura has a 95% of ignoring defense, being guaranteed each hit after suffering considerable damage), Time Travel & Psychometry (Can view someone past as an outside entity, which allows her view the world as a spectator. As a spectator, she can experience the world in real-time keeping a track of actions and inputs performed in said past which isn't limited to what the target recalls), Conceptual Manipulation (Can sever the concepts that bind all of reality, essentially allowing Sakura to cut the concept that binds her such as death. Only achievable when Sakura distributes her stored time to the environment around her, which in turn allows her to modify or cut said concepts equating to the amount of time infused in said concept), Time Stop (Can completely stop the flow of time, or suspend attacks or people's animations by stopping their time, essentially stopping them. Can even erase the existence of objects and people by making them lost in time), Statistics Reduction (Can reduce someone's level and parameters to one, rendering them harmless), Invulnerability & Acausality (Can suspend, erase or alter their Spatio-temporal location to temporarily erase one own being to evade attacks. Type 4; Can completely remove herself from the timeline by creating a Spatio-temporal redshift creating her own space-time in which she exists in), Precognition (Sakura can foresee the possibilities of every action she takes and the result, which allows her to see all possible outcomes), Duplication (Can create clones derived from her stored time, which share the same skills, memory, and level. Can manipulate the flow of time for said clone's actions, which allows the clones to suspend, reverse, or accelerate their actions, adding an element of surprise), Death Manipulation (Can inflict death upon reanimated corrupted being, by enforcing life's indefinite resolution of death upon it, Sakura essentially reordered the being's order of sequence. Figuratively Sakura rearranged the being's structure of plot, essentially moving its resolution to the very beginning, and due to the target being passed that initial exposition which is now after said resolution, the being met its end due to death catching up, like death itself was reordered), Resistance Negation (Form five, ignores “immunity” to time stop), Skill Modification & Reactive Evolution (Sakura can replicate, modify and combine skills, being able to take action skills and turn them into debuff skills or empowering actions. By converting her stored time into skill time, Sakura can expose herself to the said skill that is being suspended in time, which in turn allows her to build a temporary resistance to it and even allow the user to use replicate skills)

* Replicated Skill 1: Spatial Manipulation & Creation (Can use Spatial Rend, which expands and overwrites space, furthermore the user can choose to fill that space with any material of their choosing)

* Replicated Skill 2: Damage Reflection and Mind Manipulation (Dragon Counter. An self-status effect that reflects attacks upon receiving damage from an action, essentially reflecting said attack, which also applies bonus damage scaling to the user's intelligence due to being infused with the dragon element)

* Replicated Skill 3: Air Manipulation (Vorpal Series. Can generate air pressure with her attacks. Can create cyclones with Vorpal Cyclone and wind-based projectiles with Vorpal Slash and Strike)

* Replicated Skill 4: Explosion Manipulation and Transmutation (Nine Circles. the conversion of objects into bombs through the action of imbuing mana. A remote skill that utilizes all the mana present in an object to trigger a nine-hit area of effect explosion)

* Replicated Skill 5: Absolute Zero (assimilated ice shards made from an absolute zero spell, which is still exposure in a sense)

Power Modification, Power Mimicry, Power Nullification, and Power Absorption (Skills/Traits are inscribed into the soul which resist any outside interference unless the interference is stronger than the soul's resistances. Because of this, it is also possible to resist the affects of specific law-based powers), Plot Manipulation (The narrative of Our Story is ultimately determined by the Authors who oversee all entities, making any attempt at manipulating the plot futile unless such interference can overpower the abilities of the True Authors), Time Manipulation (Izayoi Descendants are "immune" to temporal based attacks), Power Mimicry (Izayoi's Blessing prevents any utilization of Izayoi Arts of anyone, not a direct descendant. The prerequisite requires the user to consume stored time, meaning unless the user can consume time, they can't utilize Izayoi Arts. Izayoi's blessing is a skill inscribed into the soul which resists any outside interference unless the interference is stronger than the soul's defenses), Sealing (Izayoi's Blessing grants the user resistance to sealing), Magic (Izayoi's Blessing reduces the effectiveness and potency of all magical attacks by 35%), Void Manipulation (Survived being turned into nothingness by with spears made of nothingness), Plant Manipulation & Earth Manipulation (Shiki No Uta grants Sakura resistance to elements relating to nature), Radiation Manipulation (Unaffected by Elder's dr'll resonance's which emitted radiation hundreds of times worse than the chernobyl), Resistance Negation, Status Effect Inducement (Shiki No Uta; grants the user a resistance to vulnerability inflicting debuffs, which essentially removes one's resistance), Empathtic Manipulation (Kokkoro's Blade grants the user resistance to emotion-related skills and traits), Elemental Manipulation (Vagabond's Champloo. All elemental attacks will have their damage reduced by 85%; earth, water, and fire receive additional damage mitigation of 10%), Physical Attacks (Physical attacks have their damage reduced by 45%), Analytic Prediction (Mental blade clears the user's mind, which makes it impossible to predict them), Causality Manipulation (Gained the resistance to causality manipulation as a whole as an effect of Imperial Advisor, which grants resistances to people when hearing a detailed explanation of how a certain skill or ability works by the Imperial Advisor herself), Area of Effect Attacks (Heavenly Mannerism. Reduces the damage of Area of Effect attacks by 45%)

## Trivia

Sakura's fourth form is a reference to the angel number four. According to google, angel number four is associated with self-expression and self-fulfillment. The definition provided by google aligns with how her fourth form was developed to help her escape the Izayoi clan and try to become her own person rewriting her title as Izayoi's weapon and fulfilling her purpose to become her own person. Sakura's fourth form being the ability to sever concepts, reminiscent of her breaking her ties to said clan.

Sakura's initial name was Sakura Izayoi, being changed as the author accidentally realized it sounded too close to Sakuya Izayoi, who possesses the same ability to manipulate time.

* Sakura's last name was inspired by Miku Izayoi. As the author at the time of her creation, the author was maining Miku Izayoi in Date a Live: Spirit Pledge.

Sakura was the first Izayoi character created, being the Ark Progenitor of the entire clan chronologically instead lore-wise. Pandora, Caelum, Hanami, Elder, Nyx, and every other Izayoi clan member came after her.

* Izayoi, who is the progenitor of the clan lore-wise is also represented by a Fate Grand Order, just like Sakura.

Sakura's birthday follows the same scheme as every other Akrka character being the same as someone he knows in real life. Sakura shares the same birthday as his older sister.

Sakura has the least amount of screen time out of the main trio in Koji's guild before the arrival of Hanami Izayoi.

Sakura is the deuteragonist of Ark's visual novel, which is a direct copy and paste of the events of Akrka's plotline in Ark's third season. Due to some retconning, the antagonist of said storyline was removed, thus rending it non-canon.

Sakura is one of the only characters to have had an alternate version of themselves involved in the plotline.

* Alternate Azalea, who is a slave.
* Alternate Sakura, who is a clanless vagrant.
* Alternate Sakaya, who is domestic terrorist.

Sakura is the first throwaway character turned into the main character creating a cycle where Akrka turns side characters into main characters, just like Hanami Izayoi and Almace Alcatraz.