Sakura Sakuya

**"Insignificant being be gone!"**

**Sakura Sakuya** (Japanese: **十六夜 (いざよい)  桜 (さくら)** , *Sakuya Sakura*), also known as the **Bloodthirsty Butterfly** (Japanese: **血 (に) 飢 (えた)  胡 (こ) 蝶 (ちょう)** , *Chiniueta Kochō*); she is the **Poison Paladin** (Japanese: **毒 (どく)  義侠の士 (ぎきょうのし)** , *Doku Gikyounoshi*) of the **Twelve Paladins**, serving as their resident medical expert and master-level poison master. The sole Paladin of the minor deity known as Enyo Hime-sama, who reigns over War Tactics, Bloodlust, Rituals, Archery, Hunting, Poison and Diplomacy; she is fairly powerful for her petite frame and age. The older sister of Kenjirō Sakuya and Megumi Sakuya; she has served as their faithful protector for several years; she is related to Aoi Chrysanthemum, the late Flower Paladin, Sai Sakuya, the late Poison Paladin, as well as Giyuu Sakuya, her twin brother. She is the personal bodyguard to Emica Futakuchi; the youngest child and only daughter of the main household`s head (Régine Futakuchi) and her consort, Mr. Futakuchi. Out of all of the Twelve Paladins, she is reputed to be the most deadliest due to her vast knowledge of ordinary poisons and even the most ineffective poisons.

## Appearance

Sakura is viewed as the most beautiful teenager serving in the Twelve Paladins; having a gentle but awe-striking look to her appearance and often being described by the people around her as "so cute", which Sakura seems to enjoy hearing. Her purple eyes have a slightly "hazy" appearance to them, very similar to the eyes of bugs, and like the eyes of bugs, her eyes have no pupils, making them very different from human eyes.

## Personality

On the surface level, Sakura is described as a bright and cheery young woman, always smiling regardless of the present situation and the environment around her. This has led other people to describe her as carefree when she is anything but carefree; Sakura`s bright and cheery demeanor is actually just a façade. A sarcastic person who enjoys teasing others, she is shown to be quite sadistic with her remarks, enjoying most notably picking on her male colleague, Sebastian, one of the three Water Paladins. Her relaxed demeanor doesn`t seem to apply to people she truly detests, as she is seen visibly frowning when one of her male colleagues, the only male Wind Paladin begins questioning the orders given to them, she tells him off and warns him of the consequences of disobeying direct orders. Her cruelty is stated to be the only personality trait Sakura has that truly intimidates her colleagues into submission; she is described as "collectively terrifying" at one point and a "sadistic mastermind" by many of her male colleagues. Her intense hatred is what fuels her daily motivations; when sensed by others it is described as a "raging storm of her barely-contained hatred, just waiting to burst forth from her body and sink it`s claws into enemies". Her inferiority complex makes her quite embarrassed, as she is dissatisfied with her body

## History

Sakura Sakuya was born in Tokyo, Japan during the height of the upheaval of Yōkai-Human relations to the Yuki-Onna Yōkai, Kiyo, and the nephew of Lord Sakuya (né Futakuchi), Lord Minamoto Futakuchi. To protect their children; their parents sealed away their Yōkai`s snow manipulation powers, while allowing them to retain their immeasurable strength and natural battle prowess. Her first cousin, Hana Sakuya, was also born during the height of the upheaval of Yōkai-Human relations to a different Yuki-Onna and the younger brother of Sakura`s father. Furthermore, Sakura was adopted into the Sakuya Household as a Tsuguko as part of the Tsuguko program; she would grow up underneath the guidance and teachings of the minor deity; Enyo Hime-sama, who believed that poison is the only true weapon a female warrior should wield aside from their actual sword. Enyo even reportably spoke with Sakura many times over the years and chose her as her future Apostle (Follower). This caused her to become the minor deity`s most devoted worshipper, she spent hours pouring over medical texts and requesting sword lessons with a special modified katana.

### Death of Older Siblings

While out patrolling the Sakuya siblings are caught off guard and ambushed by the second most powerful of the Seven Demon Lords; the Demon Lord known as Yuki. In the ensuring battle; Yuki managed to mortally wound both Aoi and Sakura`s bodies to the point where even their naturally high healing rates were ineffective and break several of Sai`s bones. Yuki fled the scene of the attempted murder with Enyo Hime-sama (Sakura`s sworn deity) coming across the three injured siblings and granted Sakura and Sai temporary demigoddess/demigod-status so that their fatal wounds could heal. Unfortunately, Yuki had managed to pierce both of Aoi`s lungs, with Aoi bleeding to death on the ground in front of them.

### Becoming the Poison Paladin

After the death of her older sister, Sakura was promoted to the position of Poison Paladin and became one of the most infamous Twelve Paladins among the Seven Demon Lords, for her habit of poisoning every single minion of the Seven Demon Lords that she crossed paths with. Around this time, she adopted two young siblings, giving them her surname.

## Before Series History

### Meeting Emica Futakuchi

Her first encounter with Emica Futakuchi took place in the Westminister Pavilion of the Technical College of the Arts privately run by a branch of the main Futakuchi Family`s household. While tending to Sakura`s wounds, Emica ponders on the deep-rooted philosophy of the Twelve Paladins, noting it as "quite interesting" with Sakura answering her questions about the Twelve Paladins.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Abilities**: Sakura is an incredibly powerful swordsman, even more so than any ordinary human, considering she is a supernatural monster with both Yōkai blood and Demigoddess blood; this enhances her overall abilities to the point where even normal demigoddesses cannot match up to her. Despite her lack of raw physical strength (unlike her fellow Paladins); she relies on a insect-based swordsmanship style in combat, which infuses large amounts of harmful poisons into their bloodstream. This heavily compensates for her lack of raw physical power and allows her to overpower more raw physical power-based opponents.

### Physical Abilities

* **Enhanced Strength**:
* **Immense Speed & Reflexes**:
* **Immense Stamina & Endurance**:

### Mental Abilities

* **Tactical Intelligence**:
* **Immense Thinking Speed**:

### Miscellaneous Abilities

* **Indomitable Will**:
* **Poisonous Body**:
* **Medical Expertise**:

#### Swordsmanship

* **Dance of the Poison Dragon** (Japanese: **蜂 (ほう) 蛉 (れい) ノ毒 (どく) 龍 (りゅう)** , *Seirei no Doku Ryuu*)
* **Dead Calm** (Japanese: **型 (かた) 凪 (なぎ)** , *Nagi*)

## Trivia

* Favorite Food: Yakiniku (Barbecued meat, usually beef)
* Pre-timeskip concern: "Should I threaten him or not?"
* Post-timeskip Concern: "What should I tell her about that "incident"; she says she doesn`t want to remember but I have to file a report with the main household."
* Her worst subject while attending College was Mathematics
* She is based on **Shinobu Kocho**; the Insect Hashira from *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*
* Her signature/favourite phrase to say is: "Hold still while I treat your wounds. If you don`t hold still, I will stab you with my sword, and it will hurt!"

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