Karasu

### Aliases

The Winged One, The Obfuscated, One Who Denies, Kingmaker, Ally of Mortality, Crow of Eschatology

## Physical description

### Eye color

Red

"**Karasu"** (鴉, *Karasu*) is a member of the Red Family and also a user of a power known as "Wings." She believes in the power of mortals and their infinite potential to transcend those who were born with their strength, holding those who have toiled hard in great respect regardless of their vocation.

## Description

Karasu possesses an almost unearthly beauty and grace that could be seen as 'eerie' rather than attractive. She is usually seen wearing elegant but simple attire that pairs quite well with her long raven black hair and piercing crimson eyes. Her unnaturally pale skin seems to gleam with an ethereal sheen that is reminiscent of moonlight.

## Abilities

Karasu is capable of wielding a mysterious power referred to as "Wings." This power manifests in the form of pitch-black feathers when activated and allows her to create a variety of effects that can aid her in both exploration and combat. Additionally, she is capable of awakening the "Wings" within another individual as a bearer of the "Power of Will", allowing them to manifest their own powers as well.

### Physical Abilities

* **Superhuman Condition:** Due to having the power of "Wings" awakened within her, Karasu is capable of performing physical feats that are far beyond that of a human's or a Roen's. Despite this, Karasu is still relatively weak when compared to others with a similar level of bodily conditioning as physical confrontation is not her forte.
* **Genius Intellect:** Karasu has devoted herself to several lifetimes of study in order to better aid the path forwards for those who reside on the mortal planes, granting her a broad array of knowledge regarding the workings of the world and those who dwell within it.
* **Biological Immortality:** Karasu does not age and her body has become immune to many diseases and poisons that may plague other mortals due to possessing the "Power of Will." However, she can still be killed like other mortals.

### The Black Wings of Mortality

Karasu's "Wings" are known as the Black Wings of Mortality, a power awakened within her by the original bearer of the "Power of Will." As with all "Wings", her power stands as a testament of strength and independence against the Gods or those that would seek to oppress mortals, allowing her to aid others possessing the same power to stand against even the most powerful of deities and deal equally with the Heavens themselves. However, due to the nature of this ability, it is essentially useless against mortals.

* **Wings of Eclipse:** When Karasu invokes her power of the "Wings", it manifests as black feathers that slowly drift around her as if petals falling gracefully from a tree. She can multiply or decrease the amount of feathers that are generated in the space around her at will and direct them to a location that she desires so long as she has visual confirmation of the location. These feathers cannot cause harm, but function as a powerful barrier that can withstand incredible punishment from attacks of a supernatural nature while also having the ability of instantly neutralizing the attacks, powers, or phenomena of Gods and similar entities possessing even a sliver of Divinity upon contact with the manifestation of said power, attack, phenomena, or the entity itself while also being impossible to neutralize for such entities. Despite this incredible defense, these feathers cannot protect her from the strikes of the mundane or mortal, for their purpose was to shield mortals, not shield against them.
* **Wings of Judgment:** Karasu can also cause her power of the "Wings" to manifest as two large black wings which sprout from her back. She can no longer redirect her feathers as she pleases; however, she is still capable of shielding herself with these wings and can fire the feathers out as a projectile attack which retain the neutralization abilities that they possess when Karasu utilizes her *Wings of Eclipse*, but also deal grave damage to entities that possess Divinity, causing wounds that cannot heal so long as she lives and preventing them from using their abilities for an amount of time proportional to the damage caused. However, these attacks are simply dispersed when coming into contact with mortals, having absolutely no effect.
* **Wings of Deliverance:** A more advanced ability that Karasu had only recently been able to manifest, Karasu can instead invoke her power in a way that manifests entities which resemble crows in their entirety. The number that Karasu can manifest and control is not as numerous as the feathers of her *Wings of Eclipse* or even her *Wings of Judgment* as this ability is highly taxing to maintain. However, these crows possess both the properties of her *Wings of Eclipse* and *Wings of Judgment*. Additionally, Karasu can see through the eyes of these crows and use them to deliver messages across vast distances.
* **Black Apocrypha - The Last Vestment of Mortality:** It was told to her that when she reached the peak of her strength, she would be able to manifest the true form of her "Wings." Karasu still has not managed to do so.

### The Power of Will

The Power of Will is a power that each and every mortal has the potential to awaken, stemming from the property of "absolute will." This power is neither good nor evil, but serves to counter a threat to one's independence or will. It is a power that is usually manifested in the oppressed or the downtrodden when they have reached an ultimatum to finally stand up against those that have wronged them regardless of the gap between them and their foe. It is the origin of the power of "Wings" and its original purpose was to allow mortals to become equal to that of Heaven and perhaps even transcend it. Karasu's Power of Will manifests as an invisible field around her that nullifies the effects, abilities, and phenomena of the Divine so long as they are within it or attempt to intrude on its domain as her will is to allow mortals to flourish. Even debris directed towards her as a result of a Divine being's actions will be waylaid by virtue of this ability as it is a steadfast testament of a mortal's limitless potential. However, such a power is only sustained so long as the individual wielding it continues to bear their ironclad willpower and it has no effects outside of the individual's manifestation of their own will.

## Personality

Karasu is a soft-spoken individual who usually bears a serious and determined disposition when dealing with others, though she is humble and willing to admit her faults when she is in the wrong. She holds a powerful admiration for those who try their best and walk the path of adversity whilst feeling a great disdain for those who have acquired their power through birth or simply by having 'been there.' She enjoys speaking about a variety of topics due to her storied knowledge and wishes wholeheartedly to help society progress forwards. However, she can be seen as somewhat of a wanderer due to her desire to see everyone develop into a fine civilization, causing her to wander from family to family and seeking to eventually unite them all under one banner.

## Possessions

**The Proof of Will:** Karasu's unassuming hat is actually enchanted with part of her Power of Will, allowing her to lend it to others in order to activate her unique Will for one time before she must "recharge" it once more.

## Backstory

### Background

As a child, Karasu knew of nothing but darkness. It was all consuming and it was the entirety of her world. Beneath her was stone as cold as ice and around her was an endless darkness that no vision could penetrate. She did not know her name, nor did she know where she came from. She knew nothing of where she was or her own identity. Only that there was darkness, and she was a part of it. Yet through all of this, she did not give up on her claim to life and chose to endlessly wait for a miracle. Eventually, one did occur, and what greeted her was a world brighter than any she could have hoped for.

### Early Years

Karasu knew nothing of her origin or herself when she gained consciousness, for all she knew was a great murky blackness and a floor as cold as ice, both of which seemed to go on forever. She knew not how long she was trapped within that place, but what she did know was that she had a right to live, and what she was doing right now was not living. Regardless, she could do nothing but bide her time in this endless expanse of nothingness and so she laid there in that bare but overwhelming darkness, doing nothing but waiting endlessly no matter how much time had passed, sustained by nothing but her sheer willpower. And yet, despite the seemingly hopeless waiting, there was a light more powerful than any she had ever imagined one day, bursting through what appeared to be cracks in space. There a man led her out of the place that she had been trapped in and taught her to speak and to read, but most importantly, he taught her what it meant to be alive.

### Awakening the Power of Will

Though she had journeyed to a great many places after having escaped from whatever dismal place that she had once resided in, she had yet to truly see conflict. She was no longer a child and her savior had decided that she must walk her own path, as he should walk his. Their farewell was hardly what one could call smooth, but the result was not to be taken lightly. As a parting gift, the man had granted her the power of "Wings", that which allows even a mortal to soar to heights equal to the Heavens themselves. Karasu herself found no use for this gift, for she did not desire a life of fighting against those who wanted to rule over all others. Karasu was not a hero. She simply wanted a life where she could spend her days with those that she cared about, yet this was not to be.

Those who wished to trample on the peaceful lives of others only to benefit their own would always exist, and this was a fact that Karasu would soon realize. She had been residing in an idyllic village for quite some time, and the sudden arrival of one who called themselves a "Champion" of a God had simply appeared from the Heavens one day in a manner not unlike that of striking thunder, demanding tribute and worship. There were none who could stand against such an entity but Karasu herself, for she knew that the "Wings" she had been given were to shield those in need from menaces such as these. And so for the first time in her life, she fought. Her "Wings" took on the properties of the first living creature she had seen since she entered the light. Ironically, the power that she used to defend that of the light reminded her of the suffocating darkness she used to dwell in, but it mattered not. No matter what sort of overbearing deity that descended from the Heavens to arrogantly demand praise and worship, she would defeat them and break down the heavy door that leads to tomorrow for all mortals under the Sun. Her Will had been decided once she had defeated the haughty Champion and declared herself an ally of mortality, and it was from then on that she would walk a path destined to guide all who were willing to follow forwards into unity.

## Trivia

* Karasu is sometimes known to talk to ravens and crows despite not actually having the ability to communicate with them.
* Karasu would actually really like to try on a white dress, but she's afraid that it won't fit her image.