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Username: Shira

Real name: Akira Nakashima

Age: 20 Years

Gender: Female 

Height: 5’ 2”

 

About: 

Before her birth, Akira’s household stood precariously. The priorities of her mother were very different from the principles of her conservative father. She wanted to work, he wanted a stay at home wife, that was the root of all problems. The fights the couple had were infamous. Akira’s to be father was fierce and her to be mother was fiery. Fierce and violent, fiery and passionate. 

A child, they said, would cure the troubles… Bad advice. Her father had prayed for a daughter, hoping her gentle presence would quell the fire that burned and not add fuel to it. Alas, even in the womb, Akira was a tumultuous child. She would kick and squirm and struggle more than most others. Her father should have known right then, his dreams of bringing up a demure obedient little girl… were going to be perished. 

Unfortunately, Aki’s mother took the fall for Aki’s faults and things got from bad to worse. When Aki was about six, her mother decided it wasn’t right to raise a girl like her in such an oppressive and violent environment. Akira’s mother made the brave move to separate from her father and return to her own parents. Akira’s grandparents were loving, her mother worked when she could and things went well for her from then on. From a distance, even her parents could maintain a small degree of friendship and tolerate each other’s presence when absolutely necessary. 

Through her school Akira preferred the friendship of boys over girls. Having little tolerance for the hassles of gossips, misunderstandings and stupid romantic drama. Akira picked up the art of Kenjutsu and excelled at it. Her closest friends were the boys she met in the gym. As the art became excessively demanding all the other girls dropped out of it, Akira stuck with it and made it to the state championships. 

Practicing Kenjutsu also taught her some discipline and she managed to do very well academically too. After scoring well, she decided to start medschool and also remain enrolled at the gym. Her childhood friends and now fellow masters of the art, often made jibs at her about becoming a nerd, that is how it all started. 

Falling prey to some peer pressure she decides to accompany them to a party. Knowing that Akira shared her mother’s aversion to video games, the boys from the gym decided to make a meal of this occasion. They took her to an event being  held in ‘The Gaming Shack’. She staunchly refused from taking part in the event, until the owner of the shack announced what the stakes were. 

Sword at Online! the name resonated with her. ‘Maybe I have a chance of beating you in game? But we’ll never know, you’re never going to get your hands on one of those nerve gears…’ she heard one of her guys say… No ways! She thought. So she did everything she could to win the challenges laid out in front of her, luckily her focus, intelligence and quick reflexes were enough… 

And she was the lucky winner of the nerve gear. Eager for the show, it was time for her, and the shack owner Hatsuharu Akimoto, to step into the world of SAO… 

 

 

Virtues: 

• Intimidating: Being a professional in Kenjustu brought this out in her. Her will to win burned through her eyes, she quickly realised the affect it had on her opponents and didn’t hesitate to use it to her advantage. She learned to work with this even in school, most silly girls maintained a weary distance. To top it all, in any group assignments her group was always the most efficient one... 
• Intelligent: Akira's thirst for knowledge is unquenchable, from how things work, to what they do, she likes to know everything.  Luckily for her, she possesses an incredible memory and skill to make connections between things. From memorizing the moves for Kenjustsu to the contents of the cell for Biology, it was all easy. Apart from that she loves to read and her acumen for languages is only shadowed by her love for the sciences.. Whether its strategising or solving a problem, Aki doesn’t struggle much... Despite preferring the logic of Math and Physics, she decided to pursue medicine in order to fulfil her late grandfather's dream... 
• Intuitive: Akira is very perceptive and highly attuned to her environment. Though she may not always be able to explain her deductions, she can tell when things are going to go wrong. When she has a 'bad feeling' there is a 90% chance that things are not going to work out the way they were planned. Though this is a gift, she is reluctant to share these 'feelings' with anyone and will most likely charge head on despite them. 

Flaws: 

• Inscrutable: To retain her ability to maintain the element of surprise for Kenjustu, Aki learned to be inscrutable, however this seeped into her general demeanour and people have a tough time figuring out what is going on in her head. This doesn't work in her favour because she considers herself to be an open book and expects everyone around her to understand her perfectly. Upon being misunderstood, she may react in any manner she pleases, which ranges from a fiery storm to some depressing sulking. Her reactions like her, are difficult to predict. 
• Indecisive: She has a problem of wanting to do too many things all at once. Once she starts doing something, she can be incredibly focused, but she has a tough time choosing what she should start. Though Kenjustsu offered her discipline, it didn't teach her how to make choices. Thankfully, the martial art wasn't too tough because while sparring she rarely ever consciously thought of what move to make next, it happened naturally. 
• Intolerant: She is very broad minded, but her tolerance for anyone who is not is very very low. Most people find this ironic, but the ones who know her well, understand that its the way she is. While she is open to discussions, she has very few and very clear ideas about how to live, broadly they consist of not trying to control anyone else's life and if somebody's belief threatens that, she can get obnoxiously intolerant. She is also quick to dissociate herself from disloyal and dishonest people, rarely giving them the benefit of doubt. 

 

Profession: 

Experienced (Rank IV) Blacksmith  - 103 xp 

 

 

Skills

SP: {Used: 10 | Unused: 2}

Utility & Mobility:

 

Combat:
 

Weapon:

• One-Handed Curved Sword [Rank 1] {5/50}
• Katana (unlocked) [Rank 1] {5/50}

Armor:

 

 

Inventory:

Weapons/Tools:

• 1 x Basic One-Handed Curved Sword 
• Star Slayer Sabre
• Akachan [Equipped] 

Armor:

• 1 x Starter Clothing
• Leather Jack of Retribution [Equipped]

 

Accessories:

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Consumables:

• 09 x Bread
• 14 x Water
• 1400 Col
• 31 x Mats
• 1 King's Potion of Healing
• Wolf's Fur Cloak | Light Armour | +2 Evasion / +1 Light Momentum [Equipped]
• Rookie Huntsman's Set | Light Armour | +1 Evasion / +2(+18) Mitigation [Equipped]
• Leather Jack of Retribution | Light Armour | +1 thorns | +1 Mit.
• 7 vanity items (Blacksmithing to be decided later)
• 18 good items (Blacksmithing, to be decided as per orders)

Completed Roleplays:

» [PP-F1] The Rite of Passage (Shira) [Complete] {with Hataki} [1 SP]
» [PP-F1] <<Earning a Living>> I Can Make My Own Damn Sword (Hataki) [Complete] [2 SP]
» [PP-F1] Gotto Cover Oneself Up! <<Earning a Living>> (Shira) [Complete] [1 SP]
» [PP-F3] <<Worn Out Welcome>> Done Holding Back  [2 SP]
» [PP-F1] Making Connections (Hataki and Shira) [1 SP]

Ongoing Roleplays:

» Event - [NK F3] Asterios the bull king and his minions
» [PP F2] - Princess Slices up the Queen (Shira)
 

Relationships (optional):

» Hataki [Friend]

 

Story Thus Far (optional):

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Edited June 21, 2016 by Shira

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