Character profile for Saiyaka Ushiromiya:
WARNING: Some of my spells are made up and so are her weapons.
Update: Due to having a mid-story crisis, I decided to scrap the plot which I originally had in mind, which was going to explain Saiyaka's amnesia and her adoption. So the only thing that really changes is that she now remembers everything about her life and the Ushiromiya's are her birth parents.
Saiyaka is a third-year student at Yasogami High and is the secretary of the student council. Saiyaka is quite manipulative and according to some abuses her authority. She is also known to be quite judgmental and harsh towards others before she gets to know them, especially towards the Investigation Team. She is the only daughter to the Ushiromiya family.
Saiyaka uses the martial art of Pi Gua Quan; incorporating some Jujutsu holds and locks into her style for self defense. Her persona Celeste is only capable of using light-based spells to disorient, attack, and trap foes. Her persona can also use portals of light to allow Saiyaka herself to teleport short distances. Celeste also capable of physical attacks thanks to the spiked gauntlets she wears on her arms. To make up for Celeste's lack of versatility in the elements, Saiyaka uses magical charms and rings to give her attacks elemental effects to them. The downside to this is that she has to be in the TV world for the magic to take affect and that the elements from the charms and rings do not protect her from her weakness of Electricity. She also actually has to be holding the charms for the magic to work, meaning only her hands can have elemental effects to them. (More specific detail on these things later.)
A/N: There's more to be explained about Saiyaka as well. But I won't do so here since it will spoil many important plot points of the story.
Chapter 1: Into the T.V.
Ushiromiya Residence; Saiyaka's Room, Morning.
I finally awoke from my sleep with a dainty yawn. I sat up in my bed and glanced to my right, my eyes meeting my magical charms and jewelry which I will be wearing to the T.V. world today. My face grows rather sad as my eyes meet them, knowing what it means when I wear them. I pick up one of my golden flower shaped rings with a lovely purple gem in the middle and place it on my middle finger.
My mind flashes back to what this ring allows me to do… shooting bullets of Darkness at my opponents… with my fingers. I put my middle and index fingers together as if I'm using imaginary guns and fire away. I have two rings so I have one on each hand, I try to fire in the same manner as one of my favorite magical girls from an anime I used to watch when I'm surrounded by multiple enemies. I can also absorb some projectiles by making a vortex from putting both of my hands together as if firing a fireball. I can absorb anything that isn't electric based.
After putting the other ring onto my other hand, I go to my vanity to freshen up a bit. Putting on my favorite headband that's a glittery silver with flower shapes on the ends. The flowers are decorated with white petals and a yellow center piece. After fixing my hair, I put some lip gloss on my lips and put a few cute hair clips in my hair. I also spray myself with a few puffs of my perfume.
What? I like looking good even though I'm probably gonna end up fighting. Content with how my hair and face looks, I go put on my school uniform. I always wear a white sweater over my shirt and white thigh-high socks with my uniform. After that, I grab my charms, one red for fire, one blue for ice, one green for wind, and one yellow for earth. I attach them to a small pouch that I tie around my waist.
The red, blue, and green charms are all mainly used for offense. However, I can use them defensively by using them to cancel out weak spells that are weak to its element, like using the ice to stuff an Agi or the fire to cancel out a Bufu. The wind can't cancel out electricity, but it does extend my reach and allows my attacks to slice foes.
The yellow stone however is used almost exclusively for my defense, as blocking attacks with my bare arms would leave bruises on my somewhat pale skin. Being an earth type, the stone forms itself into a hardened rock-like shield that I can use to block attacks. Physical attacks, unless done with massive force, are generally nullified by this shield. I guess it can be used offensively since I can use it as a charging tool, but with all of my other options for offense that idea just seems impractical.
After grabbing my phone and putting it in the pouch, I walk out of my room, closing and locking the door behind me. I'm greeted by the housekeeper Miyu before I reach the end of the hall,
"Good morning Saiyaka! Heading out early today?"
"Yes, please tell mom and dad about me leaving okay? I'd tell them myself but I do need to leave now and I know they probably are still sleeping."
"Yes, I'll be sure to do so." Miyu bows deeply as I walk past her and down the steps, grabbing my shoes and putting them on before I exit the house.
"Hm, I wonder if Daisuke is awake yet." I take out my phone and scroll through my contacts, finding Daisuke and quickly pressing the call button…
He doesn't answer.
"Oh well guess not." I close my phone, only to quickly open it again to attempt to reach Kanji once more.
His mom answers the phone again and says she hasn't seen Kanji since last night, she states that she thinks he left early in the morning.
"I see, thank you Ms. Tatsumi." I end the call, but I feel somewhat uneasy.
What if the culprit threw him into a television? What if he's being held hostage? My mind starts filling up with worst-case scenarios, but I mentally smack myself to focus as I make my way to the food court for some breakfast. After getting my food I quickly sit down at a table and begin to slowly eat. My mind went back to the Midnight Channel showing up and I recall my trip there for the first time… when I met my Shadow. I remember the devilish smirk on her face like it was yesterday.
"Why don't you just give up on this foolish hope? It's clearly obvious he doesn't love you. *laughter*"
"He'll just abandon you, just like all of the other possible suitors." She starts to mimic me in a weak voice now,
"How dare they diss me when I give them the time of day?! I'll make them pay!"
"T- that's not true, he's not like that!"
"Oh yeah? Then why wasn't it you he was excited to see in the pageant? Why does he never get flustered around you? Why are you always ignored? Let's not forget that he's not the only one to ignore you."
"I- I…."
"You just don't know is that right? *laughter*"
….
"It's because he's clearly in love with Naoto! I mean let's face it; she's everything YOU are not. She's mysterious, calculating, independent, smart, AND has the looks to make him weak in the knees. You on the other hand are weak! You have to manipulate and use others to get what you want. You can't do anything alone! Not even defend your mother from those naughty strangers that day. You even had to rely on Naoto for assistance, even though you truly hate her guts!"
I was completely frozen on the floor as she started making her way towards me, she had her hands on her hips as she leaned in, tilting her head so her ear was facing me. It was as if she was waiting for me to say something.
I looked up to her, my eyes now red from the tears I was so desperately to back.
"Yeah- you're right…. I- I do hate Naoto."
"What!?" Clearly what I had said was not what she wished to hear judging by her tone.
"She's everything that I wish I could be… I was always envious of her, always annoyed by how he always seemed to be attracted to her."
"Oh please, you think I'm going to fall for your manipulation techniques? *laughter* You can fool the world, but you definitely cannot fool yourself."
"Myself…" Something about her saying that causes me to stand up my blue eyes meeting her demon-like yellow, a twisted smirk on her face while a warm smile forms on mine.
"I was weak, insecure, dependent, scared, and angry at myself… but…" I lift my head up, the tears that were threatening to fall from before were gone.
"I'm not like that anymore!" My statement seemed to have bothered my Shadow as the smirk that was on her face begins to fade away.
"What the… how are you… WHY aren't you defying me?!" My Shadows calm demeanor is completely starting to fall apart. Her face contorts to one of absolute anger as she roars loudly, attempting to hit me with a basic palm strike.
I easily dodge her attack and grab her arm, as she gasps in confusion and frustration; I twist my body in a way that ends with the both of us falling to the ground, me on top of her while she lies on her stomach. I still have hold of her arm and begin to apply pressure.
She screams out in agony as she desperately tries to escape, banging on the floor with her free hand.
"Why? Why is this happening!?"
"Because you're me, right? As evil and vindictive I know I can be at times… I know when someone's telling the truth."
She looks up at me, her eyes warm now. I release her arm and get up from on top of her; she sits up and looks me straight in the eye.
"Do you really mean it?"
I nod my head in response to her question and bring her into a strong embrace.
"Thank you, because if it weren't for you I wouldn't have been able to see my weaknesses. I always brushed them aside and tried to act like I had everything in control. When in reality I'm still that weak little girl I was those few years ago…"
My eyes start to form with tears, but not any of fear or sadness, but of joy.
My shadow nods subtly and looks up. Her body begins to get enveloped in some sort of blue light. She stands up and backs away from me, her entire body morphs into a woman wearing extremely revealing clothing like that of a Greek goddess, she has arm bands around the upper parts of her arms. Her hands were covered with gauntlets that were dazzled with spikes. Her hair was extremely long and had a very light golden brown color to it. A small hair tie is located at the end of her hair, I guess to keep it from flowing all over the place.
The beautiful woman then turns into a card of some sort and floats into my hands. I didn't know what it was, but I embraced it and it became a part of me ever since. I blacked out after that…
I stare at the TV that the Investigation Team usually enters through; deciding whether or not this is a good idea.
"Everyone is in danger if nothing is done so…" I press my palm gently against the TV, causing ripples and waves to show up on the screen. Looking to make sure no one was around; I leap into the TV…
End of Chapter 1. Sorry it was so short and nothing really happened. Chapter 2 will either be up tonight or tomorrow depending on how much I can get done. Until then! *Places Bookmark*
