Akari Sakamoto

Akari Sakamoto is a 17-year-old Japanese demigod daughter of Amaterasu and Hikaru Sakamoto. She came to camp at thirteen years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Ari, Dawn, Taiyō no shōjo (The Girl of The Sun), Taiyō no ōjo (The Sun Princess), Amaterasu

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Eugene, Oregon (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Amaterasu (Mother)
* Hikaru (Father)
* Ame-no-oshihomimi, Ame-no-hohi, Amatsuhikone, Ikutsu Hikone, and Kumanokusubi (Immortal Half-siblings)
* Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Ebisu, Kagutsuchi, Fujin, and Raijin (Uncles and Aunts)
* Akinori Kasumi and Kaori Kasumi (twins) sndPollux Mulligan (Cousins)

## Items

### Weapons

* Sunbow and arrow
* Golden Dagger
* Enchanted parasol called Sunset (Can act as a shield, pointing can control light, twirling can cause light beams to come out of the edges)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually bright colors
* White shirt that says “Princess of The Sun” in gray writing
* Red leather jacket
* Black leggings
* Pink sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Akari Sakamoto was born to Hikaru Sakamoto, a clear sighted mortal and Amaterasu, the Japanese goddess of The Sun and Light in Eugene, Oregon on February 4, 2004. Hikaru, Akari's father, was known as the best chef in the town that they lived in for most of her childhood. He joined competitions and usually won. The one thing he couldn't win, was unfortunately, a girl's heart. He was a hopeless romantic who has been turned down so many times that he couldn't even count them anymore. Amaterasu pity on him and the two ended up together after Hikaru met Amaterasu, in her human form, in another cooking competition. The two had a female child and named her Akari, which means "Lights". Amaterasu told Hikaru to take care of her and that he should bring her to Camp Half-Blood if trouble arises, otherwise known as monsters who will be frequently attacking them in the future.

### Childhood

A few days after Akari was born, Hikaru and Akari left Oregon in favor of New York. Over there, her dad opened a restaurant and it served as their main source of income. Akari grew up without knowledge that her mother was Amaterasu at Hikaru told her a lie that her mother was a model somewhere in Japan, and that contacting her would be almost impossible because she was always busy. While in New York, Hikaru taught Akari how to cook delicious food for herself. At the age of eight, her cooking skills were already enough to impress her father, who, at that time, had been known in New York for having great food and amazing cooking skills.

### Monster Attack

When Akari hit nine years old, Hikaru promised to give her a party at their restaurant that she will never forget. And she didn't, because during that day, a harpy, disguised as her father's friend, transformed and attacked Akari. This was her first monster attack. The harpy trashed the restaurant, but it was forced to flee after Hikaru threw a flurry of items such as broken chairs, tables, knives, etc. Hikaru decided to close the restaurant temporarily as they hid somewhere in an Francisco, California.

### Going to Camp

When Akari turned eleven, she became a model which boosted her confidence, especially when she walked on the runway for the first time. It was also at this age when she experienced another monster attack at her second show, but again, it was handled by his father who helped her get away. When she finally turned thirteen, Hikaru decided to finally take his daughter to Camp Olympia because she has been attacked by monsters at least once a year ever since she turned nine. He hoped that she will learn how to defend herself in camp. Akari stayed in the Hermes Cabin for a few weeks before being claimed by Amaterasu, and moving to the Cabin Mythos

## Personality

Akari is a polite and sweet girl with a gentle soul to match. She is very friendly with everyone, even with Cora who constantly tries to annoy her into following her queen-like nature; being spoiled and bratty. But growing up isolated makes her oblivious to many things such as how to make friends or how to start a conversation. But she can be quite hot-headed at times and isn't afraid to leap into a fight. She is understanding and empathetic for all of her fellow demigods because of the hell they all went through before the wars or not. Also, while very polite, she hates being alone and hates the dark. She has moments where she becomes unusually energetic and adventurous, but mainly prefers keeping to herself. She doesn't much care for confrontation and tends to avoid scenarios where arguments often arise. You can nearly always find her some distance apart from the center of a crowd. When the people she trusts and likes, she can be seen as bubbly and giggly. Akari is a very calm, kind and delicate princess. She is enthusiastic and shy at the same time, so she often decides on learning/trying something new and then is overwhelmed by it. At such moments the shyness takes over the control. Akari might seem naive at times, but it's all because of her enthusiasm, kindness and belief there's something good and worth seeing in everything and everybody. Also she's scared to hurt the feelings of others. She can be very talkative. It's very difficult to make her angry, but when she gets angry it's hard to calm her down. Nevertheless, she is a really pleasant and well-meaning girl, easy to get along with. Life for Akari should be like a box of surprises, because Akari likes action, and exciting moments like hands-on activities, getting attention because she has just made some witty or pun-filled remark or just about anything other than being forced to sit still. Akari is also creative, liking to find new ways to solve problems or engaging in conversations. She is also artistically talented and musically inclined, which is where she can actually put her creativity to good use as she seems to always have good ideas at the correct times. Akari is rather intelligent, but because of a certain slacking quality called laziness, her GPA is usually 3.7, though she does try. She normally has a positive outlook in life and always looks at the bright side of things. However, sometimes when too much negativity strikes her, she can't help but become pessimistic. At times, she can be prone to mischief with her friends. All in all, Akari is an interesting person

### Fatal flaw

Akari's fatal flaw is naivety. She thinks that everyone a good heart. Her best friend, Aurelia helps her realize that this a dangerous fatal flaw to have and to try and prevent it from being the death of her, she goes into a state of seclusion.

## Appearance

Akari is often described as a beautiful seventeen year old girl of Japanese-American descent. Akari has long black hair, which reaches the middle of her back and tied into a low ponytail and shimmering blue eyes. She has white pale skin and delicately pink cheeks. She often wears a white shirt that says “Princess of The Sun” in gray writing, a red leather jacket, black leggings, and pink sneakers.

## Powers and Abilities

### Amaterasu Kid Powers

* She has the power of photokinesis or the power to create, shape and manipulate light, given that her mother is the goddess of light
* Akari has powerful Pyrokinesis, the power to create, shape, control, generate and manipulate every form/type of fire
* She has the power of Heliokinesis, the power to create, shape, and manipulate all aspects of the sun, starting from its immense heat, luminosity, mass/gravitational field, magnetic field, raw nuclear energy, and reaction, etc
* Because Amaterasu is considered a sky goddess, Akari has the power of Sky Manipulation, the power to create, shape and manipulate the sky including all the aspects of the weather and other phenomenon observable and present in the sky
* Akari has a power known as Esoteric Sun Manipulation, the power to manipulate the esoteric side of the solar forces
* She has Day empowerment and are strongest at midday
* She can light travel (or Solarportation as the cabin calls it)
* She can create or wield weapons that have power over the sun or sunlight, which grants her a wide variety of sun-based abilities, including variable power with the amount of sunlight and the ability to let out the sun's power with an attack. This ability is not only specific to mystic weapons but also technologically advanced weapons. The power of the weapons depends on what they were created for or what level of solar ability they posses.
* She has Solar affinity, or the power to gain strength from the sun. She becomes stronger, faster, more durable, etc. when she comes into contact with sunlight
* She has Solar Independence, or the power survive without the sun

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, Akari possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent
* Dyslexia: Akari's brain is Hard Wired for Ancient Japanese
* Archery: Akari is a good archer
* Dagger Usage: Akari is skilled with a dagger
* Skilled chariot rider: Akari is shown to make a good chariot rider
* Willpower: Akari is shown to have great will power
* Superhuman strength: Like most demigods, Akari is much stronger than most mortals
* Superhuman durability: Like most demigods, Akari is much more durable than most mortals
* Superhuman agility: Like most demigods, Akari is much more agile than most mortals
* Superhuman reflexes: Akari has shown to have much stronger reflexes
* Magic Usage: Akari is skilled with Solar Magic
* Japanese: Akari, being of Japanese descent, can speak fluent Japanese

### Spells

Akari can cast these spells

* Dies lux: Causes the sun to rise (Normally used if any of the other Sun Demigods can't do it)
* Radiis lucis: Causes powerful rays of light to burn anything in it's path
* Lux caecitas: Causes a powerful flare of light that causes temporary blindness
* Sol clypeus: Creates a force field made of light to protect her from any attacks
* Effusio: Absorbs all light, making her more powerful
* Sol Therapeutices: Heals people using the sun's rays

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Aurelia Yamamoto

Aurelia and Akari met while at Camp Olympia in the Hermes Cabin. Aurelia told Akari jokes and helped her get settled into Camp. When Akari locked herself into her cabin, Aurelia was able to get her out of her room by doing the same thing her mother did to get Amaterasu out of the cave. The two often cause chaos together

### Family

#### Amaterasu (mother)

Akari has never really met her mother, but she really loves her mother and the get along very well. She often prays to her when in emergencies, and Amaterasu is very proud of her daughter

#### Hikaru (Father)

Akari and her father were very close when she was growing up. He taught his daughter how to cook and was generally a good father. They often write to each other

## Etymology

The name Akari derived from the Japanese kanji “aka/明” meaning **“bright”** or “aka朱” meaning **“vermilion red”, “crimson”** and “ri/里” meaning **“village”** or “ri/莉” meaning **“jasmine”**. It can also mean **"Lights"**

The last name Sakamoto is Japanese: Written 坂本 Or 阪元 Both Meaning **‘(One Who Lives) At The Bottom Of The Slope’**. It Is Common In All Parts Of Japan But Especially In The West And The Ryūkyū Islands. It Is Listed In The *Shinsen Shōjiroku* So Some Bearers Have Connections With Ancient Nobility.

## Trivia

1. Akari is based on Hanabi Omikami from The Ever After Mythology High fandom
2. Her middle name, Emika means **"Charming"**
3. Akari's main weapon is a yellow parasol named "Sunset" it can act as a shield, pointing it while close can control light, and twirling it while open can cause light beams to come out of the edges
4. She is an Aquarius born on February 4
5. She is Asexual
6. Akari has a fear of the dark, caves and storms
7. She is only demigod to cast solar spells
8. Her favorite song is "Ready Now" by Dodie