Mirene Torao

> “Someone once said, 'That place is engulfed in darkness'- however that does in no way mean that there was never any light.”
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> ― Jun Mochizuki, Pandora Hearts
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**Mirene Torao** is the only child and daughter between Kotohime and her husband Kane Torao. Her mother was an extremely popular singer across the galaxy but when Mirene was seven her mother was brutally assassinated by stalker fan during a concert in front of her husband and child.

## Backstory

### Early Life

Her mother was Kotohime Torao a famous Sephi Opera singer who married a UAF officer Sephi-Human hybrid named Kane Torao né Ioka, who upon marriage took his wife's surname out of not only respect but because she was the only member of her family left. The couple both held a great love of music, and instilled this into there daughter who also grew up loving music.

While her father was away on a mission, her mother was set to preform at a rally for the Ninyo-Syphi tready to join the UAF as a way to promise peace and prosperity. But a Ninyo who was a member of the Terasu Pirates, shot and murdered Kotohime in the middle of her performance along with the Queen of the Ninyo Kingdom Otojoo who attempted to stop the assassin.

## Appearance

Mirene has pale almost purplish skin but in the harsh light had an orange tint to it. She has both onyx black hair and eyes, she styles her hair into a hime cut that reaches her shoulder and her eyes are large. She is of average height and has a thin yet toned body. Like many other Syphi she has long tapered ears that could twitch, swivel and flatten in accordance with her emotional state.

## Powers & Abilities

**Keen Intellect** -

**Musical Talent** - Mirene under her mother's tutelage learned many instruments such as a guitar, drums, and many other instruments but is to a limited extant. Her singing voice is described as "husky, but heavenly".

### Arcane

**Turandot** - Mirene possesses a transformation-type arcane power that allows her to transform into "Lady Turandot", originally believing her power to be an equipment-type but through the training of (\*&\*)'s she learned to earn her power's true name and can now transform into it's true form.

* **Sound Manipulation** - The base power of her Arcane which allows her to create, shape and manipulate sound, a periodic disturbance of a medium (air, ground, water, etc) that radiates outward linearly in the form of a pressure wave. The effect these waves upon the ear is perceived as sound. From the point of view of physics, sound is considered to be the waves of vibratory motion themselves, whether or not they are heard by the human ear. Mirene through her Arcane can mimic, intensify, hush, and distort, as well warp, strengthen, echo, speed up, and slow down sound, using it as a powerful physical force and high-speed movement.

## Weaknesses

* **Distance** -
* **Sound Nullification (True Power)** - Mirene's true power works in such a way that it requires the victims to hear the music it to take place, so if the victims were to negate their hearing, they become completely immune to Lady Turandot's effects.

## Etymology

* Mirene is from the Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 麗 (re) meaning "lovely" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
* Torao means "tiger's tail" in Japanese.

## Trivia

* Her familiar is a kappa named Shirabe.
* Her hobbies are listening and writing new music, singing, and hanging out with her friends.
* Mirene's favorite dish is spicy chicken dumping soup with stir fry vegetables and a bowl of shaved ice topped with strawberries, blueberries, and condensed milk.