Sakuragi Hanabirahi

Sakuragi Hanabirahi is a Third Generation pyrokinetic, a sister, as well as a lieutenant of the Special Fire Force Company 7 who is known for her unusual trait of operating outside of Asakusa. She is of a former noble family who received the nickname "Cherry Blossom Princess" in Asakusa due to her graceful personality, appearance and nobility, as well as because her Ignition Ability allows her to create cherry blossoms.

## Appearance

Sakuragi is a young and beautiful woman with light rose colored hair and raspberry eyes. She has a small figure and a pale complexion, which causes others to underestimate her for giving off a frail appearance, when she is actually quite fit.

As with the rest of the members of the Special Fire Force Company 7, she does not wear the standard Special Fire Force field uniform, instead opting to wear a white kimono that she knit herself. Her kimono is simple but flaunts a graceful red red embroidery and red kimono skirt that is held in place with a red ribbon. The kimono also has a blackberry waistband with four fuchsia colored petals that resemble a flower.

## Personality

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She is very compassionate and empathetic, as she considers the purification of an Infernal to be the equivalent to the murder of a human being, but nonetheless a necesary action that must be done in order to aliviate their suffering caused by the flames, as well as to prevent them from directly harming others due to their pain.

It is also noted by Shinra Kusakabe and Aosaki Ryumetsu that she has a notable temper, to the point where they both remark that she can be particularly scary when angered. She seems to usually hold in her anger with a smile when around others, usually while closing her eyes, she also makes passive aggressive remarks that make her feelings clear. While she does not truly hide her anger as it is notable when she is angry despite her refusal of it, she seems to dislike this part of her, it is also speculated that the feeling of anger causes her chronic pain which is why she has even more dislike of this emotion.

This custom of hers to not directly say that she is angry does not extend to people who harm others or deceive them, as shown when she was completely enraged at Ritsu for the usage of her Ignition Ability Necro Pyro, which was disrespecting the dead by using their corpses, as well as the bodies of Infernals in order to create her Giant Infernals. Given that Ritsu also had full control of these Infernals which could turn other humans into Infernals led Sakuragi to have an outburst of rage in which she directly tried to kill Ritsu, something which resulted to be a very rare reaction among her emotions.

Like her companions from Asakusa, she is highly competitive, however, unlike them, she does not seem to have much interest in competitions that are related to physical strength, instead preferring battles of wits, intellect or skill to demonstrate her strength. She enjoys a good fight that challenges her to become stronger than she was or when she has to go up against a tough opponent, she also enjoys the fact that people outside of Asakusa show high amounts of potential, such as Shinra Kusakabe in particular.

She is highly religious, unlike the rest of the members of the Special Fire Force Company 7, even adhering to the beliefs of The Holy Sol Temple, despite the negative opinions of the rest of her companions and the citizens of Asakusa. Because of her worldview, she chose to become a sister so that she could purify Infernals outside of Asakusa by herself without risking the life of any sisters and to investigate on her own regarding the cause for Spontaneous Human Combustion, showing that she is still determined despite there being a complete lack of information.

However, her faith started to waver when she learned the truth about The Holy Sol Temple and how the religion was created to accustom the human population to the idea of destruction via the raging inferno of the Great Cataclysm. She immediately abandoned the beliefs of The Holy Sol Temple and started wondering if there truly was a God who would help humanity prevent its extinction.

## History

Sakuragi was born to a former noble lineage in Asakusa, being raised as if she were a princess who would become the queen of an empire in the future. However, both of her parents were victims of the Spontaneous Human Combustion which led to her becoming an orphan. During this incident, she awakened her pyrokinetic abilities and because of that, she was taken in by the firefighters of Asakusa who would later become the Special Fire Force Company 7, who trained her to put infernals to rest, as most of the members considered it a waste for someone who had an Ignition Ability to not be fighting Infernals.

She initially believed herself to be weak due to her lack of experience and power and the way that she was treated before she lost her parents, as if she were a fragile flower petal that would wither at the slightest touch. However, she grew more confident and determined to become stronger after she witnessed the harsh training that Benimaru Shinmon was submitted too, as well as she herself later undergoing the harsh training of Hibachi Shinmon, the support and kindness of Konro Sagamiya and Aosaki Ryumetsu, and most of all, her desire to end the sufferings of those who became Infernals and to make sure that more people do not have to suffer the same way that she did by finding out the truth about Spontaneous Human Combustion.

She eventually built a reputation for herself becoming known as the "Cherry Blossom Princess" for her peach colored hair as well as her graceful like personality. Once the Special Fire Force Company 7 was established, she was immediately enlisted as a lieutenant due to her immense power as well as the fact that most of the citizens of Asakusa had a very high opinion of her, another deciding factor was the fact that she was recommended personally by Benimaru Shinmon.

She later learned more about The Holy Sol Temple, she empathized enough with the beliefs of the citizens of the empire that she went through the process of becoming a sister so she could purify Infernals by herself without risking the life of any sister, as well as to respect and honor the beliefs of The Holy Sol Temple, eventually growing to believe these teachings herself. She became closely associated with the Tokyo empire as well as conducting her own research and exploring by herself, wanting to learn anything that she could regarding Spontaneous Human Combustion.

## Pyrokinesis

Blooming Cherry Blossoms: Sakuragi's Ignition Ability allows her to... (TBA)

Iai Flame-Sword: A variation of the Iai Hand-Sword, a unique Third Generation fighting style used by the Fire Chiefs of the Asakusa firefighters that was taught to her by Hibachi Shinmon. This fighting style is noted to be identical to the original style, the only difference being that Sakuragi performs these techniques with her sword instead of her hand, although it has been shown that she can use the original style with a high level of proficiency as well. All forms require that Sakuragi ignite her sword before performing them, every single technique is also accompanied with flame petals from her Ignition Ability that correspond to the direction in which she is using the form.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: First Form: Fire Moon** - Sakuragi performs a wide horizontal slash that creates a crescent moon shaped flame that either blows the target back or pierces them depending on the intensity of the flames.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Second Form: Moonlight** - Sakuragi either performs two quick diagonal slashes that take the shape of an x, or slashes with both her sword and hand simultaneously, this creates a bright x shaped pattern of flames that blinds and slashes the target.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Third Form: Daybreak** - Sakuragi performs an upwards slash either in direct close quarters range or to create a flaming projectile that slashes the target.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Fourth Form: Red Sun** - Sakuragi thrusts her sword forward and releases a powerful beam of flame from the tip of the blade.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Fifth Form: Sunset** - Sakuragi performs a downwards slash either to slash the target or to create a flaming projectile that slashes the target.

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Sixth Form: Dusk** -

* **Iai Flame-Sword: Seventh Form: Sun Wheel** - Sakuragi draws her sword in a circle in front of her which creates a ring of flames that takes the shape of a sun. She then slashes forward to release it at the target.