Michiko Hasegawa [Approved 3-1]

Name: Michiko Hasegawa
Nicknames: Little Medium
Appearance Age: 18
True Age: 18
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 136lb

Appearance:

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Personality: Michiko is not afraid of anything. Actually, that's a complete and utter lie. If Michiko does not know you, then it is more than likely that she is scared of you. As a result, she will be hiding behind the largest not-scary thing or person she can see. If there is nothing to hide behind, then she might cower in fear in the spot. This, however, applies specifically and only to people and things that she doesn't have any understanding of. If she knows you and understands you, she is going to be a lot more confident and comfortable around you, especially depending on how long you two have known each other. The longer she's known you for, the less likely she's going to be to cower in fear with you around. Sometimes, all Michiko needs in her life is someone to hold her hand and keep her going.

Despite all of this, however, her frightened nature hides an exceptionally intelligent and strategic mind. As she is possessing both an exceptionally intelligent and logical mind, one would think Michiko to be able to easily conquer her fears, but it doesn't seem that easy to her. However, when she feels the greatest need to, she will always be the first to stand and fight. Even if she's been cowering in the face of an enemy, she will stand up and prepare her own battle tactics, especially ready to fight back whatever the cost. An avid player of strategy games, she views most fights that she gets into like chess. Each move she makes is seamlessly prepared for the next, and integrated into her overall strategy, the girl thinking one or two steps ahead every time. Of course, she's yet to properly put this into practice, but I'm sure it'll work EXACTLY as she thinks. Obviously.

Concerning matters of the heart, Michiko is only really starting to delve into her own sexuality. Her interactions with Ayame have opened these doors up a little bit, but she's not really sure where she'd want to go from there. She has a definite attraction to the same sex, and hasn't had enough interaction with the opposite sex to work out quite how she feels about it. She's probably going to remain a bit on the safe side of what she knows until she gets to the point of being able to say "Yes I like that."

Character Background: For the past 700 years, the Hasegawa family of mediums have run a small temple in the outskirts of Tokyo City; a simple and traditional Japanese building among the slowly-growing and building modern-day Japan. With a powerful contracting ability passed down through the ages, they were sanctioned as a powerful and historic group of people. However, they never had any more power over spirits than to simply contract them for their stories, putting them into their bodies and allowing them to speak to the people of the real world. And, of course, there were those that did not believe, or those that did not agree with their methods. They came through all of it relatively unscathed, though there was always the risk of bringing forth a vengeful spirit, one that would try and take over the body of the female medium.

Unfortunately, this was to happen to Hasegawa Kanae, who was currently pregnant with her daughter. A custom for those mothers with daughters on the way, they would perform several readings while pregnant, in an effort to introduce the youth to spiritual energies while still growing. This way, they'd be able to better understand such things as they grew. However, this contracting was to go horribly wrong--the spirit decided that they didn't want to disappear quite so easily, and started an attempt to corrupt the spirit of Kanae. When the medium's defenses proved to be far too great, the spirit went after Michiko. However, in an attempt to save her daughter's soul, Kanae did something that is still completely unknown to this day. Somehow, however, she unlocked a latent trait of the Hasegawa family in her daughter, one that had been unneeded since the 1700s. Unfortunately, this proved too much for Kanae, whose defenses dropped to nil. Taking the opportunity, the spirit took over Kanae's body and made it its home. Without batting an eyelash, the other mediums of the family had bound Kanae, entrapping her with only food and water to sustain her until her daughter was born.

On the day of her daughter's birth, the still-entrapped Kanae was killed bloodlessly and buried. No chances; nothing--just an attempt to free this vengeful spirit from the world. Instead, Michiko was raised under the guidance of her grandmother, Pikan. Pikan was kind, wise and yet also very sheltering--she had discovered her daughter's trait, and tried to keep her from the outside world. Home schooled up until she was ready for High School, Michiko was taught to fear everything, since everything had the potential to kill her. Eventually Pikan's kindness turned into commanding control. Michiko started to attempt to rebel, but the fear that had been forced into Michiko's heart stopped her from doing anything to try and stop it. Eventually she decided that enough was enough, and escaped into the darkness, finding her way to Hepheastus through mutual friends.


Spiritual Power:

Although Michiko comes from a long line of spiritual mediums, she did not completely receive the same powers as her family. Due to the interference by her mother while inside the womb, she cannot simply place spirits into her body to have them communicate with others in the real world. However, due to this interference, the long-hidden ability of the Hasegawa family was revealed and given to Michiko.

Known to the family as the "Tri-Seal Battle" technique, it allows for Michiko to be able to contract three beings in battle. Each of these beings can be any one that she chooses, no matter the power level, race or alignment. When they're contracted, they don't have to do anything else--they'll feel no drain, no gain, nothing except for a constant knowledge of Michiko's position--something they can easily ignore. Michiko, on the other hand, gains abilities, based upon who she contracts, and where she contracts them to. Contracts can be forced by lip-to-lip contact, but this is extremely embarrassing to do.

Upon her body are three symbols--usually invisible to the naked eye--that appear specifically when she uses her abilities. Each of these symbols gives Michiko different benefits when contracted to. She can only hold a contract with one character per slot--so she cannot contract one character to all three.



BODY

The “Body” seal is present upon Michiko’s chest, nestled between her breasts. When she contracts a being into the “Body”, she starts to take on traits related to them and their physical condition. She’ll gain powers based upon their physical body, as well as also having a link between bodies—when Michiko is contracted to someone via the “Body”, she has a link to them much in the same way that they have a link towards her. Powers contracted to the “Body” require three threads before bleeding through into Michiko permanently, as they are the most varied and also generally the weakest of the trio. She gains both the benefits and drawbacks of the contracted person's bodily powers, toned-down in severity. So, for example, if someone were immune to fire but had an extreme weakness to water, she would gain half-immunity and half-weakness.



MIND

The "Mind" seal is present upon Michiko's forehead, hidden by her fringe. When one has been contracted into the "Mind", she begins to take on traits related to them and their mental condition. She'll gain powers resulting from psychic thought and the like, as well as having a link between minds--when Michiko is contracted to someone via the "Mind", she has a link to their thoughts and personality, taking on their strongest trait, though with a bit of watering down. Powers contracted via the "Mind" require four threads before bleeding through into Michiko permanently. She gains both the benefits and drawbacks of the contracted person's mental powers, toned down in severity. For instance, if she were to contract someone who had the power to precognate, then she'd be able to read into the future to a much more limited degree.



SOUL

The "Soul" seal is upon Michiko's stomach, where the Soul Sleep would sit on a Shinigami. This is most likely the most difficult, powerful and dangerous contract that Michiko can make, as it also leaves her the most closely intertwined with her contractee. When contracted with the Soul, Michiko is able to keep in contact with her contractee over a telepathic link between the two of them. Whether or not responses happen is up to the player involved. Powers contracted via the "Soul" require five threads before bleeding into Michiko permanently. Powers that require a medium, such as a Zanpakutō and a Sacred can still be contracted across. To activate these, Michiko does not require the medium itself. However, Michiko can only use one release at a time--and there is one other addition to this. Final Release Forms, such as Bankai, have to be learned.

Personality Modification: While Michiko is contracted to somebody, she gains a bit of additional confidence in her personality. Once she has all three of her slots filled, you will find that she is much more confident and open than normally. Once a slot has bled through, you'll find that it's not as strong a confidence booster.

Bleeding Effect: Michiko is able to hold a contract for more than one thread. If this thread count reaches a certain number (3 for body, 4 for mind, 5 for soul), then the power will be permanently grafted to her body and she will be able to take another contract. There is literally no limit to the number of contracts that can bleed through into Michiko's body, but there is a limitation of one power per character, be it from the body, mind or soul.

• Hellafied A.S.S - Ayame Yoshinori - BODY - Michiko has somewhat augmented agility, speed and strength, putting her a little bit above average.
  

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Comments/Notes:
Tier: 3-1
Natural Skill Points: 150
Racial Skill Points: 90