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S H U R A K I R I G A K U R E

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Name: Shura Kirigakure 霧隠シュラ
Age:26 (says she's 18)
Gender:Female
Birthdate:8th August
Eyes:Purple
Hair:Red and Yellow
Blood Type:O
Height: 169 cm (5'7")

Average hours of sleep: 8

G E N E R A L _ I N T E R E S T S _ A N D _ F A C T S

>>She is a heavy drinker, but can't handle it well. Once she begins, trouble soon follows.
>>Her pastimes and talents are foot massages, hot stone spas, and bothering animals.
>>Her favorite food is her grandmother's herb cookies.
>>She gets 8 hours of sleep on average.
>>Her favorite genre of manga is romance.
>>Her favorite type of guy is strong and collected.
>>Shura means "carnage/bloodshed".
>>She states the she never once prayed to God.
>>Her hair is not dyed but is in fact her real color.

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Shura posseses long, red hair with yellow ends that resemble flames. Her eyes are green in the manga, yet purple in the anime, and she has a curvaceous figure (she has an F-cup).

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She is usually seen with a (very revealing) bikini top over her endowed breasts, along with shorts and sometimes with stockings as the bottom part of her outfit or also wearing a denim jacket. Shura starts wearing an unbuttoned school jacket and a tie.

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She also carries a license that states her name and position, as well as a key with coat of arms on it, which symbolizes her position. She also has markings on her body where she, after saying "Devour the Seven Princesses, slay the Serpent", can get her sword from. The area where she attains the sword from is on her upper-chest.

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The first thing anyone will notice about Shura, is that, she is one of the most laid back individuals within Karakura. While she may act in a stubborn or obnoxious manner when she's confronted with something she disagrees with, in all respects, Shura simply loves to slack and goof off. She seems to have a carefree attitude with just about everything concerning everyday life. She is not entirely lazy, however, there are situations where Shura will turn her lazy switch off and become quite serious and aggressive if the situation calls for it, but even then, when in battle, she'll even crack a few smiles depending on how much she enjoy's the battle.

This only goes to show just how much fun she loves to have; on the battlefield and off the battlefield. She is very talented in most forms of combat, but due to her blatant lack of interest; She tends to be underestimated by most.

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This is fine for her, however, because when push comes to shove, she's not afraid of showing off her talents and skills in battle. As a result of her lazy demeanor, Shura can usually be seen relaxing in many random places such as trees, buildings, and other secluded areas. In these times, she can usually be seen reading romance manga, or hanging from trees simply because she'd rather be lazy then do anything she considers "tiresome" such as training or perfecting her techniques.

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Shura seems to be quite knowledgeable despite her lazy streak. During the times she trains her students or when she's in a serious life or death battle; Shura is capable of showing amazing prodigious skill in the clutch. This once again comes as a surprise to others, who would never expect someone of her personality to complete the task's she does.

Though, for anything concerning real life, she tends to be quite unlucky. In fact, in every state and country she has been too on her journey, she has not been able to keep a single one of her jobs for very long; even though she does possess traits that would allow her to keep them for months, if not years. She actually has quite a few definitive talents, many of which, come in the form of helping others relax; usually through a foot massage. She frequently enjoy's getting one herself, however, so almost no one will find out that she too can be quite great in this field.

P O W E R S

Ability overview:

To begin, Shura is a "Exorcist" a powerful superhuman who specializes in multiple forms of magic and supernatural abilities used to seal demons or their powers for designated amounts of times. People who are usually born as a "Exorcist" will normally go through rigorous training and various techniques will be taught to them in order for them to perfect their personal method of combat. Exorcist's are usually trained in the line of martial arts - Swordsmanship or hand to combat, to be exact. Since Shura excelled at the art of the sword, she took up swordsmanship training under her mother and a priest who went by the name of Shiro Fujimoto. Besides physical combat, Exorcist's are especially talented at using magic. Things such as powerful barriers, sealing spells, and even spells used to enhance the user's weapon, are all granted to a master level Exorcist or "Meister" as they are called at that point. Simply said, the stronger the Exorcist, will depend on how strong the user themselves are.

Natural Abilities

Master Swordsmanship specialist: Shura's expertise in the field of swordsmanship is equally on the level of a master due to extensive years of training. Unlike swordsman who usually train in a already existing art, Shura was trained to learn her family's sword arts, the "Kirigakure Ryuu - Makengi (Hidden Mist Style - Demon blade Technique)". What this style entails is many principles based on ferocity and strength using the sword as the catalyst. The stronger the swing, the higher the overall output damage will become. In fact, mere swing's from Shura can create multiple shock waves in succession. in 2.1 seconds, she can release ten shock waves with one swing, in 10.3, she can create 40 in three swings. Not only do these shock waves slice through stone and concrete, which would normally be impossible using a steel sword(Though, keep in mind, the blade Shura uses is far from a "Normal' sword. )but when she's serious she can even cleave through exceedingly denser substances and steel as though it were nothing but mere sandpaper. While Shura may fight with power, she still utilizes a lot of the principles found in japanese swordsmanship.

Colmillo de dragón(Dragon Fang}: The first technique within Shura's repertoire, it boast's a significant amount of damage but requires a few p requisites before it can gain killing force. To initiate the technique, Shura takes a 'Upwards Stance', and twist's her body in such a manner that all of the force used to twist the body is then instantly sent directly into the arms. To complete the technique, one only needs to twist their arm slightly after the centrifugal force has been transferred. The sword twist's so violently within the user's hand that not only does it gain killing force, but doubles in penetration power, making it a dangerous technique block. Thus, dodging or moving from the path of the blade will allow the opponent to escape from this deadly sword technique. Shura favors this style since it can be used in succession due to her amazing physical body, and because it does not require much time to use or get in any "sacred" stances in order to bring out it's power.

Dabō (lit. Serpent Fang): This is a second way to use Shura's natural swordsmanship, which usually creates shock waves from each slash she deals out to the opponent. This time, however, she does not use shock waves but blades of razor sharp wind that can easily cleave through a giant hollow. By increasing her overall speed, she can create multiple projectile blades of wind that can cut opponents into multiple pieces. The power of these wind blade projectiles will usually be able to disrupt energy attack's in mid air, such as Cero blast's or low level Kidō. Rendering them all but useless in the face of Shura's might with the blade. Since the wind is used as the conduit for this technique, the more wind granted to Shura, the stronger the technique will become overall. As stated before, a simple swing of the sword is needed to create multiple forays of these bad boys, and as long as she has a strong amount of wind surrounding her they become even more deadly.

Normal Speed: 500MPH

Top Speed: 1000MPH (When serious. )

Number One: Nadegiri (????, "Clean Sweep" or "Killing Several with One Sword Sweep"): This basic technique allows for a precision cut of extreme force and speed, it can casually slice through large, multi-story high opponents protected by steel skin. The opponent can be killed with one swift slash so precise, that they aren't even aware of until after it has taken place.

Number Three: Aragari (??????, "To Kill a Mockingbird"; "one step, sudden death"): Placing the sheathed sword upright and listening to the "heartbeat" of his opponent, the attack rapidly unsheathes, attacks, and sheaths the sword. This technique is done with with incredible precision and speed, as she cuts down her opponent in a matter of seconds. This technique is capable of leaving deep, precise wounds in an opponent's body in a matter of milliseconds.

Number Four: Kamishini (????, "God Killer" or "Cutting down God with a Single Slash"): By swinging the user's sword across, they can make a sweeping motion that cuts everything within 4 m of the user. The force behind this technique is great enough to defeat even Adjuchas-level Hollow with little effort. Shura took this skill further by utilizing her magic, which transforms this strike int oa killing blow that cane take down powerful hollows with little to no effort at all.

Number Six: Gyaku Karasu (??, Reverse Raven): The user moves quickly to get behind their opponent and then quickly executes a reverse spin hitting their opponent with the back edge of their sword, slicing into them with an accurate and rapid slash.

Number Seven: Tsubame Gaeshi (???, "Swallow Reversal" or "Turning Swallow Cut"): A technique that mimics the motion of a swallow's tail during flight as observed. This cut was reputedly so quick and precise that it could strike down a bird in mid-flight. There are no direct descriptions of the technique. Hence, the "Turning Swallow Cut" has been reconstructed as a technique involving striking downward from above and then instantly striking again in an upward motion from below. The strike's second phase could be from below toward the rear and then upward at an angle, like an eagle climbing again after swooping down on its prey.

Number Eight: Kujira Shogeki (???, "Whale Crash" or "Crushing Whale Impact"): A technique that mimics the motion of a whale's tail that rises above the ocean and then crashes back onto it. While lacking speed like other techniques, this technique has been noted to be exceptionally powerful. There are no direct descriptions of the technique. Hence, the "Crushing Whale Impact" has been reconstructed as a technique involving a light upward slash, following a demolishing slash downward , the force of which was able to create a giant crater and destroy the surrounding buildings.

Number Nine: Hayabusa Tobikomi (?????, "Peregrine Falcon Dive"): This advanced technique allows for the user to slice their opponent using super sharp and quick slices of razor sharp wind and energy that can completely rip the target to shreds. It can cut through the Hierro of an arrancar or the reiatsu of even high level shinigami.

Number Ten: Nizen Sekai (?·?·?·?, Two Thousand Worlds): The user must first have a second sword then use this and their way to strike with two large energy waves that slam into their opponent causing massive damage and destruction. The range of this attack is one block wide from the user, and is even capable of causing large scale damage if used correctly.

Maken - Tsubame Gaeshi: This technique was the pinnacle of Sasaki Kojiro's, masterful swordsmanship. It was a technique based purely on instantaneous reaction. To initiate this technique, Shura places the blade on either her right or left shoulder. In order to perform this correctly She must first take "Sen". Which is a principle in martial arts based on countering the opponents attack before it can be completed. Sen is the last and most difficult part of Go-no-sen.

It is based on attacking the opponent before they have even started their technique, which is very laborious and difficult to say the least. Therefore, peak-level concentration is required. Once Shura has taken the ideal position, she must welcome the opponents charge. If they charge directly for her, she must discard all her fear or tension from her body, furthermore for this technique to reach supremacy, the body also needs to be relaxed. The grip on the blade is kept rather loose, just enough to keep it where it's supposed to be.

Once the enemy has charged within enemy territory, the radius of the user, and has no chance to escape easily, the technique is ready for execution. First, Shura's right foot kicks off with tremendous force, propelling her body forward like an arrow loosed from a mighty bow. If the execution and precision is flawless, the sword will already look as though it is a silver bolt of lightening. A slash like this made by Shura is already enough to break through solid steel like it would slice a single piece of paper.

Using reiatsu not only accelerates her body for this single slash, but for the next slash that transpires soon after. Needless to say, the damage is also raised to a level of pure carnage. The first stage of this attack has one fatal flaw. A leap above the user before the slash hit's the opponent. A side step is nothing more then a trifle before the first slash, since Shura can easily halt the opponent's evasion by redirecting her body right before the actual strike, therefore it is not something she has to worry about, thanks to her improvement in the field of speed and deception. So...how would one intend to solve the fatal flaw of the technique?

the answer to that question would be that, Shura must effectively pinpoint and confirm that the opponent is aiming to either attack her from above or leap over her in order to evade the attack. Once this confirmation has been completed, the second stage of the technique comes into fruition. Since Shura has already generated the energy for the first slash, by launching her entire body forwards and down, this has the effect of bending her upper body forwards. If this technique is dodged she immediately shifts into the second. This crucial decision must be made at the moment his first strike fails, before his right foot has even landed. If Shura is sure that the first strike will not connect, she extends her left leg forward, thereby advancing her body even further.

The advancing force is centered on the hips, which act as the pendulum to the leg's rod. Everything above the hips, however, Shura concentrates on separating from the forward motion, as though her upper body is only barely connected to the lower. The natural result of this is to drive her torso upwards rather then forwards. Consider a stick, balanced vertically on your hand. Any deviation from complete straightness can be corrected by moving your hand towards the direction of the tilt. This technique operates on the same principle.

The energy of the rising torso is added to the energy of the advancing hips and legs. All that remains, is to complete the first step in and harness the reciprocal energy of the earth. With these three combined, the second strike gains killing force. Thus, the first flaw is eliminated. For the second, Shura looks to her hands. When using this technique correctly, a soft grip on the sword is crucial, as it is conducive to the relaxation of the arms. The right hand should especially be kept loose, as it serves only an auxiliary purpose to the left, which is the main point of contact between the body and sword. This acts to her advantage.

As soon as the first attack is dodged, Shura arrest's her sword by tugging lightly with the fingers on her right hand, then turns her left wrist inwards while keeping the right steady. In other words, she rotates her sword to about 180 degrees, so that its blade is now facing up, towards the enemy. This has two major benefits. First, there is no need to twist the arms upwards, therefore no danger of losing Balance or speed. Second, it solves the problem of having the right elbow fully extend during the second slash. And the next form of the technique is based purely on flexing the elbow instead.

This single handed reverse grip deviates far from the norm. It does not enhance one's range and in fact, limits the possible angles of the attack. Since it lacks versatility, it can hardly be considered practical for general use, but since it is a upward slash from the leaning position, it eliminates all factors that would have kept Shura from using her full speed. In this situation alone, it is the absolute ideal.

And thus, by these two improvement's the technique achieves perfection. Two slashes with one step in, unleashed in the space of a single stroke. This was the ultimate incarnation of Sasaki's swordsmanship. It is the union of maximum efficiency and lightening-fast reaction that gives this technique it's power. While the principles of this technique are relatively simple and can be used by almost anyone, it truly requires a masterful swordsman with instantaneous reaction and skill to complete this technique.

Morir Del Lobo(Dying wolf): Many call this a "rushing" style, because of the immense speed and precision which render's most defenses useless. To begin with this technique, Shura quickly release's her demon blade from it's sheath and begins forming thousands upon thousands of slashes in all directions of the opponent, effectively sealing off their evasive movements. Shura shall cut three more times before re-sheathing her blade completely. Even if some of the slashes miss the opponent, Shura will keep up her barrage until they either block or find a way to jump back from the slashes. However, since shura can create shock waves or wind projectiles with each slash, moving in any direction becomes increasingly harder as time goes on.

Senmaioroshi (???, "Thousand-Page Wholesale"): A laido technique where multiple blade slash-sheath movements take place at a rapidly increasing rate. The rate at which they go, take place so fast, that it can literally slice an opponent into multiple pieces should they let their guard down. The immense cutting force renders even an espada's hierro useless due to the sheer power placed behind the blade. Shura usually aims at the pressure point's of the opponent, and isn't above adding "Dabo'" or Colmillo de dragón into the mix.

Ittō (壱刀, cut with a sword): By becoming "One" with her blade in a spiritual and metaphysical sense, Shura can call out the full power of her demon blade. Calling out the full power of the weapon augments it past its highest boundary for a split second. In this split second the user slashes down on the opponent's person, creating a deep and often fatal wound which is only capable of being healed by a special herb. The damage done by Ittō can cleave easily through even the toughest of Arrancar, and can even kill most Shinigami with apparent ease. The use of Ittō is restricted to those who have a deep bond with their zanpakutō or sacred, as those who do not suffer physical and neurological damage from the use of Ittō. While Shura is neither shinigami nor Sugiura, by connecting with her demon blade it reaches the level of such warriors.

Nine Lives Blade works Revenge of the thousand serpents: This is more of a variation of Nine lives rather then the true ability, but it still deadly all the same. The basic principles of 9 slashes which are prevalent in the original technique, still remain here. To execute, Shura must keep her focus at an absolute maximum, since this ability requires the most concentration, speed, and an absolute emptiness of the mind. By holding her sword within her left hand she charges forward while her right hand is spread out towards the side, allowing her to gain even more momentum; During this charge, her body starts to accelerate without the need of her personal magic or Exorcist abilities. By this point, her body will be going at least a speed greater then the speed of sound, or "godspeed". in 3 seconds, Shura must mentally target the upper arm, collarbone, windpipe, temple, diaphragm, rib, testicles, and thighs simultaneously with 8 slashes. The flawless precision must be done within 3 seconds of time and done as quickly as possible as even the slightest hesitation will ruin the fluidity and effectiveness of the technique. After mentally targeting these 8 areas, Shura's sword does not slash but instead 8 of her serpents are released around the aforementioned targets of the body. When released, they will mercilessly bind the enemy; Keeping them in place for the true 8 strikes that Shura truly intends to use. The bind of the serpents can keep even large opponents at bay due to their physical strength. Though, because they are made of spiritual energy, they can still be destroyed by a higher level of spiritual power. This, however, is easier said then done. Because Shura has chosen to feint and release her serpents, they cannot possibly react quick enough especially since her favorite devilish serpents spring from behind her during the technique and come at break-neck speeds in order to both catch them off guard and to keep them in place. At the zenith of this ability, Shura then executes the 8 slashes at the opponent's body, slicing deep within the flesh. In some cases, she can destroy eighty percent of the opponent's body, cleaving it apart in a grotesque display. With the final slash through the heart, making it a fatal trump card against those unable to properly defend themselves.

Shura's sword:

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Dabō (Serpent Fang)

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Kirigakure Ryuu-Makengi - Snake lance

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Dabō (lit. Serpent Fang) are projectiles made of energy that are lauched at the opponent.

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Gara Gara (Absolute Emptiness)

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Gara Gara (lit. Absolute Emptiness) allows Shura to thrust her sword at her opponent with great force.

Kirigakure Ryū-Makengi - Hebiransu

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This technique transforms Shura's demon sword into a longer form with a wavy edge, much like the curves of a snake. In addition, the area near the tip of the blade gains an eye. This technique requires blood to be spread along the blade of the sword.
Familiar spirit

Shura's snake familiar.

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Shura was seen to be able to summon a familiar that resembled a snake. It can locate others, like Rin for example if given something with the person's scent on.

Exorcist Abilities and Magic:

Barriers: Exorcsist trained in the ways of magic, are quite skilled with making barriers of various kinds. Shura excels in the art of making barriers and, erecting them in multiple forms so that she can defend herself in a dangerous situation. These magical barriers are able to ward off demons of lower levels(Tier 3 or 4 will feel wild and chaotic energy pushing them back each time an attempt at trying to pass is made. ) While her strongest barriers can even hold off the likes of high level demons such as Mana or abbadadon. These holy barriers however, require more energy then Shura can produce in one moment. And those who focus purely on brute strength will be able to break through the barriers causing Shura to weaken since she must be connected with the barrier in mind, soul, and body. She can manipulate the barriers into other objects to take this strain off of her. Such as using them in the form of chains, in a manner not unlike that of Enkidu used by the King of Heroes. These chains produce the same chaotic and wild holy energy that most of her barriers do in their basic form and continued damage will cause them to go into a state of imbalance and disharmony. In some cases, she can even manipulate them into the form or size of almost any sword. Though, most of her main barriers are only made to defend against demons. So humans or other beings that might be considered pure in spirit, will more or less never be affected by the energy. While a half-breed like Rin, would barely feel any pain to make note of.

Shura's Demon sword:

Shura's sword is a demon sword, a blade passed down to her by her ancestors. Demon swords are often times or not demonic, as the name implies, but rather swords forged to defeat strong and mighty demons, and legendary warriors if used in the proper manner. Her sword of course, personally has no name so she usually doesn't bother stating what the weapon is in question. She does compare it to the legendary Kusanagi-no-tsurugi, so it might well be that weapon with how mysterious it is. This blade possesses two forms, the first being the basic form which is that of a purple katana with what appears to be green snake eyes along the entire blade's structure. The second form is activated, once Shura allows some of her blood to drip onto the tip of the weapon or any other part of the steel sword. This transforms Shura's demon sword into a longer form with a wavy edge, much like the curves of a snake with a eye at the tip of the blade. It is referred to as "Snake Lance" due to the sword reaching the size similar to that of a long spear. The estimated size in form one is around 1.2 meters while in the "Hebinrasu" state; 4.2 meters long. Making it quite the formidable weapon with it's size and power alone. Shura has quite the unconventional way of keeping her sword safe. Instead of wearing it by her sword or in any form of bags; She instead seals the blade within the symbol above her chest; Summoning the blade with the phrase; "Devour the seven princesses, slay the serpent. "

Besides the sword being able to change in size, Shura can increase it's mass so that her swings become heavier in terms of tons or decrease it's size so that she can thrust her sword at the opponent with more speed than strength. The sword also allows her to call on her familiars which are five large serpents that usually appear around or behind her. They appear to be like ghost's but have a definite shape, form, and size allowing them to move around most areas with relative ease. In a case where she truly needs it, she will create 3 more serpents giving her a grand total of 8. They are exceedingly agile and can close the distance between her and her opponents in little to no time at all. they can travel to distances of 500 meters before requiring their master to be near them or else the connection will be lost and they will disappear into thin air. Not only are they fast, but they possess enough strength to bind larger opponents. The bind can of course be broken with brute force or high levels of reiatsu, but those unable to do so may have their bones crushed due to the extreme force and rate at which the serpents bind and ensnare their enemy. By combining them into one force, she can use the snake to travel through the sky at about 4000 MPH at it's normal speed, and 8000 at it's maximum. This allows her to escape critical situations and she can even engage in a dogfight by standing atop the snake while executing her Dabo technique.

Sealing: as an Exorcist, Shura also possesses the ability of sealing or sealing techniques and appears to be extremely talented with this ability. She can extract lower level demons like imps or evil spirits that infect and possess humans and seal them within physical objects leaving them to suffer in eternal torment. Though, the most prevalent usage of her sealing techniques are shown when she seals physical objects inside her own body. Normally, most would think that this affects her through some method, but honestly it does nothing to her at all. She simply seals the objects within her stomach or the symbol in her chest for later use. In a sense, she is her own personal carriage bag. This method of sealing allows her to store food for a long time inside her body without it losing it's taste, while she can even store weapons such as daggers, kunai, and Japanese short swords just in case her own weapon is unavailable for use. No one quite knows where Shura's objects go when inside her body, but it could be that they go to a place separate from her physical body, since not a single object that goes inside her body affects her at all. Currently, she has two demon swords sealed within her body. One is her own demon sword which is usually kept within the symbol above her chest, while the other is another legendary demon sword which has Rin Okumura's Demon heart sealed inside it, This let Rin stay a human for 15 years until the sword could no longer contain that power. Shura was given this blade at the age where she was an adult and was told that she was to find who it truly belonged to, the half human half demon, Rin okumura whom she is currently searching for as of 2411.

She will also later be shown to be able to control Rin's demonic powers when he goes Berserker. At his first stage, she can suppress his rage to a point where he can reply and talk to others fluently, while the second Berserker stage will be nigh-impossible to control due to Rin losing a sense of who his friends are; at this point not even Shura can possibly suppress them.

Snake familiar: This is Shura's personal familiar; a snake who befriended her and decided to become a spirit. Through her procedure, she was able to give him a few abilities such as pinpointing specific people and finding their location no matter how far they may be at times. When danger is near, the snake familiar will usually relay information back to Shura through a mental link. This mental link can form in the form of telekinesis or a special ability that allows her to perceive what her familiar sees. This allows her to get information on most opponents who may pose a definite threat somewhere down the line. Since the snake familiar is a spirit comprised of almost the same spiritual energy as her serpents, even if he's killed he is capable of being revived by a simple ritual. in the future, Shura will give Rin okumura a seal that glows red when near the familiar, which will allow him to possess a similar connection that Shura has with the familiar, as well as for her to be able to keep him in check on where he goes should the areas he travel too be too dangerous.

Background/Roleplay Sample

Background:

Born in a family of magicians and demon exorcist's, Shura's life strayed far from the normal and peaceful childhood that others children of her time experienced. As a baby, the young Shura lived mostly with her mother, while her father traveled many part's of the earth vanquishing demons who reveled in becoming a plague for the humans. While her father was away, Shura became closer to her mom and the two would constantly relate Japanese history and Mythical tales, over warm warm meals and her favorite cookies. the motherly woman showed Shura, that while she would one day become an exorcist, like all those who came before her, that a life without fun is a life devoid of happiness.

Shura took this saying in strides, and when she finally reached a suitable age for training, she decided she would carve her own path. And while there were many trials and tribulations, Shura never once thought of resigning from her future profession. She had no desire to emulate others, and no desire to become the husband of a man, and to resign her life to that of a housewife. From beginning to end, making her own way in life was the only thing that gave her absolute joy. While the years proceeded on, she excelled at a faster rate then her teachers or peers could even fathom. Already, at the age of 11, she could form two or three magical barriers warding off demonic familiars, something only skillful exorcist in their teens could perform.

Even when she was struck with news of her father's death, her depression quickly ebbed and she resumed training. For her to drop out now, would be a disgrace not only to herself but to her mother who had installed so much hope within her. And like a friend, and a true daughter, she would not betray that hope. At 15 summers, she was already starting to show signs of a well endowed, though still developing, body. Her attractive figure entranced many and males of the highest social standing would often visit her and request a date. She rejected every single one. Some of the clanswomen thought her to be arrogant, but males were the last thing on the mind, of the maturing exorcist. During her days of training, she met a very unusual priest of a man, unconventional and silly. Shiro Fujimoto, a priest from a church in some far off distance in the world visited her after daily reports by her mother. Intially, Shura couldn't stand this man and his attitude, but through the time they started hanging out more, she looked up to him as her father. He was always praising her for her abilities, and for her defiant attitude, he would tease her on a constant basis.

She wanted to spend time with him forever, but unfortunately, he had to leave for work back in his own homeland. But he didn't leave without giving her a memento. Before his departure Shiro left the Kurikara within the hands of Shura, a sword that would later connect her to a young man known as Rin Okumura. Since Shiro had connections with Rin's mother, he wanted to find a person whom he could trust to guide Rin along in life, and Shura fit the bill perfectly. While she was unsure, she accepted the terms and saw her mentor and father figure off.

At the age of eighteen, Shura excelled in every art she could be taught; and graduated earlier then anyone expected. Her mother was absolutely jubilant, upon hearing the news. She was very proud of her daughter's achievement, and while it was bittersweet to let her go off into her personal journeys in life, she would accept her wishes with open arms and a wonderful smile. After Shura's departure to Tokyo Japan, She started to live a life that was more social then one filled with demons and evil spirits. She kept in touch with her mother via cellphone, and kept her noted on her current affairs. During her time in the city, she fell in love with modern japan, and the various places that inhabited the area. Though, the one thing that was memorable about her life in this place, was meeting a man by the name of Zefonse Kaizme.

Originally, their first meeting consisted of a battle in which the stronger opponent - - Zefonse won. She was sour, and she definitely hated that she lost to the arrancar, but there was this aura about him that made him seem more peaceful then detached. With his right hand, he extended it forward to help her to her feet - and then, offered to train her in the art of swordsmanship, so she could hone her abilities with the blade. She accepted the terms and for 8 long years, she would always wait at a deserted forest and learn from him each and every day.

When she was 24, she decided to finally fufill her role as an Exorcist around the world. She said her goodbyes to Zefonse and gave him a warm hug before giving him a bittersweet smile, in her heart, she didn't want to leave this man, but knew that it would be for the best that they go their separate ways - she didn't want to be a burden on him. And so, within those two years, Shura made a name for herself as a popular demon slayer, and became a household name in no time at all. Now, with her return to karakura, her goal is to find Rin Okumura and help him unleash his hidden power, not for the side of evil, but for the side of good.

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