Akiko Schuyler

Akiko Schuyler is a 17-year-old Greek demigod, the daughter of Aether and a Leah Schuyler. She came to camp at eleven years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Kiki, Aether, Sky Girl, Elemental Woman, Celestial Girl, Cloud Girl

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Albany, New York (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Aether (Father)
* Leah (Mother)
* Lethe, Makhai, Horkos, Ponus, Limos, Algea, Phonoi, Androktasiai, Neikea, Pseudologoi, Amphilogai, Dysnomia, Ate, Aergia, Poena, Superbia, Penthus, Incestum, Intemprentia, Hysminai, Amphillogiai (Immortal Half-siblings)
* Thanatos, Hypnos, Keres, Charon, Geras, Nemesis, Fates, Furies, Hell hounds (Uncles and Aunts)
* George Flores, Hayley Robles, Natalie Smith, Isabella Thompson, Lilly Miller, Amelia Cappello, Clara Astilla, Juniper Noveschosch (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* White shirt
* Floral shirt
* Black sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Akiko Schuyler was born to Leah Schuyler, a clear sighted mortal and Aether, the primordial god of the upper atmosphere, celestial bodies, eternal sky and light in Albany, New York on September 17, 2004. Her mother, Leah Schuyler taught biology at a University in Manhattan. She was about 34 when she met Aether (She had been teaching for about 5 years). They met on the University campus, Aether pretending to be a mortal named Dave, who was visiting the library, looking for books on the sky. Leah helped him find some, and was incredibly surprise to find that he was actually hired to correct some of them. They found that they actually had some common interests, and began dating. They dated for a little while, then Akiko was conceived about a year later. It was at this time when Aether finally revealed who he was, told Leah about Camp Olympia, where it was (Leah wrote it down, to be remembered always, just in case) and what exactly to expect from raising a demigod child. He also gave her a silver sword, with the mist form of a necklace pendant, so she could protect herself. Aether thought that Leah would react okay, but Leah was scared out of her mind. He had hoped that they could stay together for at least one more month. Unfortunately, a few days later, while Aether was away on business on Olympus, she ran away, still pregnant, with only a few possessions on her, and moved to the United States. She moved to Albany, and Akiko was born soon after.

### Childhood

Akiko and her mother had a hard time making ends meet. Although Akiko learned how to speak English soon after her mother taught her Chinese, Leah had a hard time learning English herself, so she could only get low pay jobs. Since they struggled to make ends meet, Akiko grew up in a crowded apartment complex (It only had about 2 rooms, 2 1/2 if you add the bathroom, and the complex was at full capacity), which masked her scent from monsters, even if Leah didn't realize it. Despite her ADHD and dyslexia, Akiko was first recognized as gifted in 1st Grade, when she took the test that everyone at her school was required to take. unfortunately, due to budget cuts, the only recognition she got for passing was a piece of paper and a promise to be put in advanced classes once she got to high school. Skipping a grade was not an option at her school, so Aikio was stuck where she was (She could even have skipped more than one).

Her time in elementary school was survivable at best. While Akiko loved learning, school was always boring to her. Sometimes, this, or her ADHD would lead her to act out, and Akiko was labeled as a troublemaker. Although living in a crowded apartment masked her scent from monsters, They did, however, have quite a few close calls, mostly when Akiko got further away from their neighborhood. In 3rd grade, when she was walking home from school, taking the long way back, Akiko could have sworn she was being followed a large, black dog, but once she got near her apartment, it seemed to just... dissapear. Another time, in 4th, grade, while she was on the recess yard, she noticed a larger-than normal ant hill, with a swarm of ants. Just as she was about to leave, she noticed an incredibly large ant... thing emerge from behind a nearby tree. This sent her running to the teacher, but when they redurned, it was gone. There was just a normal ant hill. In 5th grade, when her class was in a nearby auditorium, practicing for their graduation ceremony, she noticed the smell of something burning, and what sounded like hoofs banging (What would a horse be doing in an auditorium? Akiko could hardly beleive her ears). When she told someone who worked there, they went to check it out, and they said that there was a small fire, which they put out, but Akiko coud still hear the noises, and it sounded like they were getting closer... luckily the class left just a little while later.

### Monster Attack and Getting to Camp

Akiko's class took a long field trip to a museum, as part of a history class. Leah had given her an envelope that contained the address of Camp Olympia, and the silver sword that Aether had given Leah, in the form of a necklace pendant, to be opened only in an emergency. Her class settled down in Central Park to eat lunch. When she left her group to use the restroom, just as she was about to go in, she was accosted by 3 Harpies. At first, Akiko thought she was going insane, but one of them managed to scratch, and wound her. Opening the envelope (If this doesn't count as an emergency, what does?), she found the pendant and the paper with Camp Olympia's address. Pressing the pendant, its true form was revealed. Akiko tried to fight them off, but soon realized that her efforts were fruitless. She decided to run. Looking at the address on the paper, Akiko noticed a note, at the bottom, that said: "Find a shadow, step in it, and focus on this address. I love you so much," Realizing that she was running out of options, Akiko ran to the nearest shadow, (Under a tree), and focused with all her might on the address. She felt a cold rush of wind, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the middle of a large strawberry field. She stood there for a few seconds... then fainted. Akiko had light traveled, for the first time, and landed at camp. When she got to the actual camp itself, she was claimed by her father

## Personality

Akiko is a very strong-willed person. She often likes to take charge of things and is always willing to help those in need. One of her dreams in life is to be a movie star and wants to make films. She is always coming up with new script ideas and writes stories too. She also likes to design covers for thumbnails on Youtube, comics, or other stuff. She has also said that if she doesn’t become a movie star, she’ll settle for being a meteorologist and study the weather. Akiko as a no tolerance for bullying and will stand up for anyone. She is shown to be a critical thinker and a perceptive person, being able to analyze the problem and solve it. Despite her reserved, stoic and nature, Akiko is shown to place great value on friendship as she is protective and caring towards those she considers her friends. She is proven to be a great ally as she cares very strongly for her allies but only a few earned her trust. She is very good friends with her cousins as well. She is graceful, loyal, and kind, but she also has a fierce side. Her stubbornness gets her into spots of trouble sometimes, and she can put up a fight. She is also comedic and sassy. Akiko is considered intellectually gifted, and is very logical. She isn't very good at reading social cues and can be somewhat blunt, saying things the way they are. Because of this, she doesn't make friends very easily. She is pretty good at figuring people out, but can be slightly paranoid at times. If you can put that past you, Akiko can be a very protective and loyal friend... just slightly creepy at times. The first thing to note about Akiko is how vain and conceited she comes off as. However, she is simply very confident in her appearance and herself as a person. Akiko is known for being incredibly beautiful, and she is not afraid of making that fact known. She has a strong presence and doesn't have to make herself known with words alone; she has her own sort of pressure and aura around her that only makes her seem more intimidating. Moreover, she knows she is powerful and doesn't want to have to hide behind a mirror to show it. Her magic lies in spoken words and incantations. You know the phrase "You are the fairest of them all"? There's a reason it drove the Evil Queen to mad arrogance. It's a spell. With her words alone, Akiko has the power to magically influence people without them even realizing it. Only truly strong-willed individuals can withstand her persuasion magic, but those seem to be few and far between. Akiko can be quite a controlling person because of this ability of hers, and she will do what she has to in order to stay on top. Mixed with the fierce attachments she can make to others, this can be a scary combination. She'll do anything to keep a loved one close to her - even if it means feeding them lies that they'll eventually grow to believe because of her magic. And being a naturally paranoid person, Akiko oftentimes truly believes that her loved one wants to leave her for some reason. She can be a bit delusional in this sense, and believes everyone is against her. This paranoia often leads her to "checking" on other campers and Camp Olympia in general. She likes to insist that it's not spying, but that's exactly what it is. Although she is not in any way a “mirror” demigod, she can still connect to the mirror realm, as long as she's touching the surface of a mirror. Then, she can gaze into it and look through other mirrors all around the campus and sometimes even in the city of California, if she's close enough. This is why she can often be found wandering the camp, because she's checking different mirrors. Akiko has a reputation at school for having eyes and ears all over the school, but no one has figured out how she does it - and she would prefer to keep it that way. Despite the fact that Akiko is often spilling everybody's secrets, Akiko herself is a carefully guarded and secretive individual. Because of her ability to see through mirrors, Akiko is always up-to-date with the latest gossip and news. And she knows plenty of peoples' secrets, all of which she'll most likely use for blackmail. No one ever said Akiko was a good person, after all. In fact, she's been called "witchy" on several occasions because of her attitude, but the truth of the matter is that Akiko is both very straightforward and will not sugarcoat things for the sake of others. She is known to be quite dramatic, flashy, and theatrical too. She's the sort to quote Shakespeare either ominously or randomly, or perhaps even both at the same time. She is also obsessed with witchcraft and the occult. So much so that she has tried her hand at potions and summoning. This has led to a rather strange reputation among her fellow students. One on one hand, she comes off as a vain pretty girl who likes to rule the school with secrets, but she's also the weird theater girl who fawns over witchcraft too much. Due to her arrogant and aloof exterior and her flippant way of treating others, Akiko is written off as being a heartless person with only her own interests in mind. While that is true to a certain extent, Akiko's "hobby" of gossiping, rumor mongering, and blackmailing stems from a deeper well of emotions that she's so used to pushing down that she might not even realize they're there anymore. Akiko does such things because she doesn't want to face her own "demons", so to speak. When she's too busy dwelling on others' secrets and problems, then she's too busy to dwell and drown on her own. It's a strange, and twisted, coping and defense mechanism that she's built up for herself over the years. The truth of the matter is that Akiko will do what it takes to survive, and her own interests come before anyone else. She is selfish, fatalistic, and dangerous for this reason.

### Fatal Flaw

Akiko's fatal flaw is **Ambition**. She desires power, even though she knows she doesn't need it

## Appearance

Akiko is described as a seventeen year old girl of Chinese-American descent with mid-length brown hair, brown eyes, and light skin. She wears a white shirt, a floral skirt, and black converses. She often wears a silver Necklace with an 'A' on it. She often has her hair going over her shoulders or in a pony-tail at times

## Powers and Abilities

### Aether Kid Powers

* She has the power of aerokinesis, or the ability to control air and wind.
* She has the power of photokinesis, or the ability to control light.
* She is able to turn into an intangible for made of light and clouds.
* She has the power of Caelumkinesis, or the power to control the weather and sky
* She has the power of asterokinesis, or the power to control astronomical objects
* She has the ability to communicate to avian creatures using the wind
* She has the ability to perform magic, limited to environmental magic, healing magic and are able to cast spells utilizing the sky and the cosmos
* She has the ability to summon cloud nymphs or sky spirits to aid her
* She can transform into different forms depending on the time of day and amount of light in the sky, time near peak noon result in more offensive and status abilities while midnight results in more defensive and supportive powers
* She has the power of Aetherkenises the power to control the Celestial Element
* Akiko was blessed with the ability to connect to the Mirror Realm as long as she touches the surface of a mirror. She can gaze into it and look through other mirrors all around the campus and see what other people are up to

### General Abilities

* Weather knowledge: Akiko, as the daughter of Aether, has great knowledge over the weather
* ADHD: As a demigod, Akiko possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that she uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent.
* Dyslexia: Her brain is "hard-wired" for divine Ancient Greek instead of mortal languages.
* Swordsmanship: Akiko is a natural sword user
* Fighting Skills: Akiko is capable of defending herself against monsters and can hold off her own during monster encounters. Her resourcefulness and quick-witted nature gives her an advantage out of camp.
* Superhuman strength: As a demigod, Akiko is much stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman agility: As a demigod, Akiko is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: As a demigod, Akiko is more durable than a regular human being, as shown by how she only suffered a broken ankle when she fell dozens of feet from the sky during her argument with Isaac Reynoso
* Superhuman reflexes: As a demigod, Akiko reflexes are greater than the average mortal

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Hector Pineda

Hector was Akiko's first friend when she got to Camp Olympia and the two seemingly get along for their shared interest in praking their respective half-siblings. They are on good terms with each other and are seen conversing in a friendly manner on multiple occasions

#### Isaac Reynoso

They started off as enemies, glaring at each other and talking behind each other's back. Akiko disliked him since she thought that Isaac would be just like his father, arrogant and all that stuff. But around a few weeks later, they eventually warmed up to each other

#### Travis Atleta

He likes to tease Akiko a lot when she first arrived in Camp Olympia. While he does enjoy being mischievous around her, he also admires her bravery and ambitious nature. At the start, Akiko didn't like his constant mischievous plans with his brother, but soon warmed up to him and enjoys his light-hearted jokes every once in a while. His playful attitude balances her stoic nature, creating a dynamic duo between them.

### Family

#### Aether (Father)

Now, Akiko has *never* met her father, though she wishes she could. She repectes Aether as a primodridal and as her father.

#### Leah (Mother)

When she left Albany, she was incredibly sad about her mother decision to stay, but also had great respect for he since she was also devoted to protecting Akiko. She looks up to her as her idol and follows her moral code and teachings. She still keeps in touch with her mom through Iris-messaging or phone calls

## Etymology

From Japanese *晶 (aki)* meaning **"clear, crystal"**, *明 (aki)* meaning **"bright, light, clear"** or *秋 (aki)* meaning **"autumn"** combined with *子 (ko)* meaning **"child"**. Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

The name Schuyler comes from a Dutch surname meaning **"scholar"**.

## Trivia

1. Akiko was inspired by Akiko Yamato from Are You Afraid of The Dark
2. Akiko was born in Albany, New York
3. Despite their shared last name, Hannah and Akiko are not related
4. She wants to be a film director when she grows up
5. She is Asexual
6. She is a Virgo
7. She hates it when people call her Kiki
8. She loves to critique bad movies