Kaede Kurebayashi

**Kaede Kurebayashi** is the 16 year old Rose Hashira of the demon slayer corps. She is the adopted little sister of Mitsuri Kanroji and was trained by

## Personal Status

### Status

Deceased

Kanae Kocho.

## Appearance

Kaede has a small, petite build, similar to that of Shinobu Kocho. She has long, wavey black hair that fades to a warm pink at the shoulders. She has multi-colored eyes, with her left eye being lime green and her right eye being a rose red. She has a small, pink bow on the left side of her hair, draping down to her left ear. She has a small black burn scar on the top left of her face, which is covered by her black hair.

She wears a pink tinted version of the demon slayer uniform, with golden buttons. Instead of the classical hakama pants that most slayers wear, Kaede instead wears a short pleated skirt, which like her uniform, is tinted in the pink color. She has a white belt wrapped around her waist with several pouches attached to it. She wears a pair of thigh high, scarlet tabi socks, which covers most of her legs.

Atop this, she wears a maroon haori. Her haori has a floral design on it, mainly consisting of rose's but also has several other flowers that each complement each other, creating an almost perfect looking haori, which Kaede made herself. Unlike most demon slayers who wear their sheath and katana at their side, Kaede wears hers weird. Her sheath is attached to the back of her waist and is horizonal. She also wears a pair of black gloves that go up her entire arm, with only her fingers showing out of her entire arm.

## Personality

Kaede is a very quiet and reserved person, always wearing a respectful and stoic look on their face. She rarely shows outbreaks in emotion, and mostly keeps her emotions to herself and knows how to control them very well. She is a very respectful person, but is often seen as gentle and kind as well as respectful.

She is known to be a generally happy person, which sometimes shows through her stoic and calm nature. She tends to get flustered easily, which normally happens when someone goes out of their way to make her day just that much better. She is never used to kindness, as her childhood was not good to her, and she prefers to make other people happy which in turn makes her happy.

She is amazing at hiding her true feelings, which allows her to be a master of disguise. Due to the fact that she has so many pent up emotions inside her, she can act as any character or pretty much any personality, allowing her to hide in plain sight by just swapping clothes and personalities.

## Abilities

### Overall Abilities

As a hashira of the demon slayer corps, Kaede is among the most talented people in the entire corps. As well as being only 16 years old, being the second youngest hashira ever apart from Muichiro Tokito. This gives her the opportunity to talk with people stronger or more skilled then her, allowing her to further improve. She is even complemented by the cold hearted Nakime, saying how skilled she is.

### Physical Abilities

**Immense Speed & Strength:** As a hashira, Kaede possesses almost inhuman speed and strength, allowing her to rival the likes of even upper rank demons without much of a struggle. Due to her very small size, this allows her to move even faster then most of the hashira, her speed being on par with the likes of Shinobu Kocho and Tengen Uzui. Her strength is also insane. Whilst she might not be the strongest hahsira, she is still able to easily overpower the likes of Tanjiro Kamado and easily pin him down without a struggle.

**Immense Stamina & Endurance:** Like most hashira, Kaede has seemingly inhuman stamina and endurance, being able to fight for hours on without passing out. She is able to fight against upper moons for a good while of time, as her main way of fighting is to keep them pinned down and use her absurd stamina to stall them until sunlight. She is able to take heavy injuries and not even blink, as her pain tolerance and endurance is on par with Muichiro Tokito and is able to take most hits without even flinching.

## Fighting Style

**Master Swordswoman:** As one of the youngest hashira ever, Kaede is very talented with the blade she wields. She is able to impress the likes of Nakime and Zohakuten, both very powerful opponents. Despite her weak arms, she is highly talented and one of the most talented at that.

### Breathing Style

The **Rose Breathing** (の *Bara no kokyū*?) is a Breathing Style derived from the Flower Breathing, which was derived from Water Breathing, and the personal creation of the Hanahaki Clan which is later cultivated by Nobara Hanahaki and taught to her Tsuguko, Saeko Ichika. In the past, Rose Breathing used to have only three forms, though currently it has eleven forms.

### Techniques

1. **First Form: Blossoming Luminance** (ノ のるさ *Ichi no kata: Kaika no Akaru-sa*?) - The user remains in place, unleashing numerous slashed around themselves to block incoming attacks and defend themselves.
2. **Second Form: Rose Wisps** (ノ  *Ni no kata: Shōbi Shōhen*?) - Utilizing their own innate speed, the user dashes towards their opponent in a patternless path with a flurry of curved slashes, utilizing after-images to further throw off the opponent.
3. **Third Form: Rose Spring** (ノ の *San no kata: Bara no Haru*?) - This particular form is used to disorient their opponent by cloaking themselves with a storm of petals and also by manipulating their own movement
4. **Fourth Form: Falling Petal That Never Reaches The Ground** (ノ 地面に届かない散る花びら *Shi no kata: Jimen ni Todokanai Chiru Hanabira*?) - The User will swing their blade, allowing it to slowly arc as they move with the breeze beheading the target in one clean silent slice.
5. **Fifth Form: Swirling Focus** (ノ 渦巻くフォーカス *Go no kata: Uzumaku Fōkasu*?) - The user kneels down to the ground before springing upwards, moving in a spiral motion upwards to unleash a deadly and deep cutting slash.
6. **Sixth Form: Burst of the Rose Petals** (ノ の花びらのバースト *Roku no kata: Bara no Hanabira no Bāsuto*?) - A series of rotational strikes that surround the user, it may be used as an offensive or defensive stance.
7. **Seventh Form: Crimson Rose - Focus** (ノ 真紅の・フォーカス *Shichi no kata: Shinku no Bara-Fōkasu*?) - The user charges towards their opponent, making use of small yet rapid steps to hastily cover ground in order to approach their opponent. As the practitioner finally gets within their preferred range of attack, they will rotate their body while unleashing two devastating slashes- essentially becoming a spinning embodiment of death.
8. **Eighth Form: Roselet Descent** (ノ ローズレット系 *Hachi no kata: Rōzuretto-kei*?) - The user leaps in their air above their opponent, quickly positioning themselves above their opponent before unleashing a descending slash to strike. Alternatively, this form can also be used to gain directional control if them user finds themselves in free fall.
9. **Ninth Form: Focused Petals** (ノ 集中した花びら *Kyū no kata: Shūchū Shita Hanabira*?) - The user unleashes a one hundred and eighty degree slash around their side before promptly utilizing their weapon to unleash a broad and circular slash around themselves as they rotate their body.
10. **Tenth Form: Rose Spirit** (ノ  *Jū no kata: Sōbidama*?) - The user unleashes a horizontal slash, promptly raising their weapon into the air before unleashing three downwards slashes, this technique aims to allow the practitioner to channel their full strength into the downwards slashes as to easily cleave through whatever they may be aiming at.
11. **Eleventh Form** (ノ *Jū Ichi no kata*?):
	* **Eleventh Form: Red Rose - Flowering Plumage of Clarity** (ノ 赤い・開花 透明の羽 *Jū Ichi no kata: Akai Bara - Kaika Tōmei no Hane*?) - A form created by Nobara that can only be utilized to it's maximum potential by a wielder of the Red Rose; The user will preform a rapid series of rotating sword slashes that act as a shield and defend them from any attacks whether they be ranged or physical and close ranged. When preforming this form, the user’s eyes work hand in hand with their arms with more focus placed onto them which allows the user to see attacks slower and prepare when they actually come and their arms move at fast rates to where it doesn't even seem like they have moved their arm at all from one position and due to the speed and strength being placed behind the form, wind slashes form along the blade and surround the user like a barrier, slicing through any limbs that are used in a physical attack and blowing ranged attacks away.
	* **Eleventh Form: White Rose - Rose Eminence** (ノ ホワイトローズ・の隆起 *Jū Ichi no kata: Howaitorōzu - Bara no Ryūki*?) - A form created by Saeko that can only be utilized to it's maximum potential by a wielder of the White Rose. The user inhales deeply and flexes their muscles as mist surrounds them and the enemy, concealing her presence while placing focus onto senses so she can vividly sense every move and predict it, dodging and counter slashing with every step as she essentially moves unseen at rapid paces continuously. This form was created with the help of Muichirō Tokitō.

## Equipment

**Modified Nichirin Katana:** Due to her weak arms, Kaede wields a smaller version of the normal nichirin blade. Her katana is only a tiny bit shorter and smaller, making it easier to wield. Her katana has a black handle and is wrapped in silky, maroon and black cloth for grip. There is a small bow at the end, which is a scarlet red. The blade of the katana is silver, with the word **Rose** inscribed in the edge. Her katana's handguard is in the shape of a red four-petaled aqua-colored flower, trimmed with gold.

Her sheath is separate colors, with the left half being black and the right half being white and a golden tip. Her katana is sheathed neatly here, and instead of the standard sheath being carried on the side, she has it attached to the back of her belt horizontally, so it is at the back of her waist.