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Characters' Backgrounds

Raven Nicole is one-fourth cat-demon, one-half fox-demon, one-fourth human, and is a professional assassin/mercenary. Raven is tall and thin and may look weak at first glance but she is actually very lean. Her mother, Koori, was a full-blood, fox demon with eight tails and her father, Alden, was a half-human cat-demon. She is from the Country Of Light And Illusion and lives near a village called the Hidden Cavern, which is surrounded by a forest in which her home den is hidden. Both her parents died when she was very young and had barely escaped from the village with her life. After she left, Raven was taken in by a pack of nearby wolves that pitied her and raised her. One of her pack mates, Kumo, a gray wolf, still travels with her. She has not told anyone, not even Kumo or her best friend Miyuki, why she had to escape, but she told herself she would when she felt the time was right. Also, when Raven is feeling particularly bloodthirsty or very angry, she grows silver-black, fox ears, two tails, and claws and fangs. If she is provoked enough, she can turn into a large, silver and black fox with four tails and amber eyes. She can also turn the elements into chakra, but she usually turns air into her arrows most of the time.

Raven met Miyuki when she was 9. She saw a girl about a year or so younger than her, being carried by one of the wolves that lived in the den. At first, she wondered why it brought this human girl into the den, when she noticed a familiar aura coming from the girl. It was an aura that only wolves would have. Could this girl be some kind of hybrid? Half wolf, half girl? But if that were true, she would have to be in her wolf form if she was feeling weak. So what is she? As soon as she thought that, the girl came up to her and sat next to her. "Hi, I'm Kiyoshi, Miyuki. What's your name?" she asked. "Nicole, Raven" she replied. "Nice to meet you." the girl said with a grin on her face. There was silence, and then Raven said, "Um, same here." Then the girl asked, "What are you?" she asked non-threateningly. Raven was confused. She asked, "What do you mean 'what am I'?" Miyuki answered, "Well, you see, I'm a half-wolf demon. So I was wondering if you were something similar." Raven then replied, "Oh." That explains the girl's aura, Raven thought. She then replied, "Well, I'm one-fourth cat-demon, one-half fox-demon, and one-fourth human." Miyuki then said, with little stars coming out of her red eyes, "That's SO neat!" Raven was a bit shocked by the girl's response. Surely most people, and demons, would keep away from her when they found out what she was. Why was this girl any different? Then, Miyuki asked, "Um...can we be friends? I've never had any friends at my old village, and I know you can relate to me, because you know what it's like to be ostracized by your own people, ne?" Raven hesitated about her answer. After thinking it over a bit, she finally answered, "Sure, why not?" They have gotten to know more about each other as time passed. When Raven reached her mid-teens, she left the den to go traveling and maybe get a job somewhere. She promised Miyuki they would see each other as soon as possible, and then left.

Raven's usual outfit is khaki low-riders with LOTS of pockets, a long-sleeved button-up black shirt, and a skin-tight white spaghetti strap midriff buttoned under it. She doesn't wear shoes but she does wrap her feet in silky, black fabric. She is also commonly seen with a silver longbow over her shoulder, and has a tattoo of the kanji for 'moon' between her collarbones.

Miyuki Kiyoshi is a half wolf-demon. She is shorter than Raven by a couple of inches, but she is still fit. Her mother's name was AmeYuki and her father's name was Shiro. Her mother was human and her father was a purebred wolf-demon. Miyuki doesn't remember what her parents had looked like, but she does know she loved them very much. She is from the Demon Country and USED to live in a village called the Village Of Fallen Dreams, which no longer exists. When she was 3, Miyuki was often teased and bullied by other children -and most adults- because of her father's genes inside of her. Sometimes when she got really mad by their constant bullying, her wolf ears would pop out of her head, three dark whisker marks would appear on each of her cheeks, her canine fangs would peak out, and she would growl very loud and intimidating. After they see her like that, they would run away like the cowards they were. This was one of the many reasons why all of the villagers avoided her. Tragically though, five years later, after she had turned eight, her parents were killed by an extremely powerful bird-demon. No one knew why it did, but they were glad, obviously, that her parents were finally gone from their village, forever. Unfortunately, one month later, the village was burned down to the ground, along with its villagers, by a band of shinobi from the Grass Country. Miyuki managed to escape alive by running deep into the forest, where a wolf pup found her and carried her to its pack's den, where she was greatly welcomed. A few years after her best friend, Raven, left, she decided she would start traveling too. It was rather lonesome at the den, and she had an urge to explore. So after she said her goodbyes to all the wolves, and promised to visit, she left as well.

After a year of traveling, she was walking on a rarely traveled road at midnight, when she saw someone on the road walking opposite of her. As the person came a bit closer, she noticed something familiar about her, but wasn't sure of what. As they passed each other, without knowing it, Miyuki whispered loud enough for the other person to hear, "Raven?" The said girl stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around. Miyuki did the same. The girl then took a better look at the other girl that called her name, and said, "Miyuki?" They have traveled together ever since then. Telling each other their stories since Raven left. They were glad to be together again.

Miyuki's usual outfit is camo pants, a black t-shirt with red letters that says: I May Look Innocent But I'm Also Silent And Deadly...If You're Reading This, You Weren't Listening, her two katanas -one white the other black- in their sheaths horizontally above each other on her back for easy access, and black combat boots with three buckles. She has a tattoo of the kanji for 'death' between her right elbow and shoulder.

Akemi is the youngest vampire out of the two. Yes, a vampire, but he is only a half-vampire. His mother's name is Megumi and his father's name is Ryuu. (Akemi is the only one out of the four that has parents who are still alive). His mother is human, and his father is a pure-blood vampire. His life was not so great. The reason is because other children didn't acknowledge him as a vampire. Whenever he tried to talk to them, they would just brush him off and pretend to not notice him. One day though, they had a new kid come to their school, and not just any new kid, but THE Prince of the Vampires! He was home-schooled until his parents thought it was best he interacted with people his own age. When Akemi saw him, he knew he would never be friends with such a royal prince. To his surprise though, the Prince actually talked to him before everyone else in the classroom. (Kyouhei had ignored the girls that had hearts coming out of their eyes and noticed a boy sitting at the very back by himself. Call it 'love at first sight' if you will, except Kyouhei didn't realize that's what it was). Even more amazing was that the Prince insisted on Akemi to call him by his real name, Kyouhei. They are always seen hanging out together, playing together, and everything else they did together.

Many years later, when he was 16, and Kyouhei was 18, Kyouhei asked him if he wanted to go traveling with him. Akemi, of course, said eagerly and happily, "You bet I do!" Akemi never knew why Kyouhei suddenly wanted them to travel together. All he wanted was to be with his best friend, even after death.

Akemi's usual outfit is blue jean pants with two hook-on chains going from the front to the back, a dark, blood red t-shirt, a dark blue, sleeveless hoodie, a red collar with black studs on around it (when I say collar, I mean similar to a pet collar, not the collar of the shirt) with a tag that his name on it, and black boots (similar to Miyuki's, but no buckles). His main weapon is a scythe. He can control the wind element without using his chakra. He has a tattoo of the kanji for 'light' on his right shoulder.

Kyouhei is the oldest vampire of the two. He is a noble, pure-blood vampire. Both him and Akemi are from the Immortal Country and lived in a village called the Village Of Poison Blood. His mother's name was Anzu and his father's name was Fuyu. They used to be THE King and Queen of the Vampires. After Kyouhei had turned 18, they were captured for Orochimaru's experiments. Later on, they were found dead from being test subjects in one of Orochimaru's twisted experiments. The Vampire Council decided that they would have to wait for the time that Kyouhei turned 20, before he would be officially crowned the next King and have an arranged marriage for the new Queen. He hated the idea of becoming King and having a wife he would barely know and never truly love. So he ran away with his best friend, Akemi, (who he unconsciously had a crush on) who never found out his true intentions.

They met Miyuki on the road at night one day when he and Akemi were practically starving. He was planning on knocking her out and take her supplies, when she saw them in their state, smiled, and offered them some of her food. They were shocked that she was willing to share her food with complete strangers, no-less vampires. None-the-less, they joined her around the campfire and started to chat. They grew really fond of her and asked if they could all be friends, even though they told her they were vampires. She just smiled and told them, "Of course I'll be your friend. Why wouldn't I?" They were very happy that they shedded some tears. After that night, they always journeyed together, neither wanting to leave the other. Then later on, they met Miyuki's friend Raven and quickly became friends with her as well.

Kyouhei and Akemi were able to walk in the sunlight because their full vampire powers would not awaken until they turned 20. Same thing with blood, they only need it when they turn 20. So they are able to eat human food until that time comes.

Kyouhei's usual outfit is black leather pants, two studded belts crossing over each other around his hip, a net T-shirt, and a black hooded cloak to go over it. His main weapon is a sword that has a gold hilt and the metal black. It only appears when he summons it. He can also control the fire element without using his chakra, just like Akemi. He also has a tattoo of the kanji for 'might' between his left elbow and shoulder.

To Be Continued…………………………………………………………...