Gensoukyou:Zhenjing

Background
In China, pandas are usually considered with a great amount of mysticism and wonder, living signs of duality and foresight. It’s no surprise that these wondrous animals eventually became different. The more the humans thought of them, the more the pandas could think for themselves. A few of them had even become able to take human form, striking further awe into the nearby populace of humans.

Their existence was a relatively peaceful one as long as the humans gave them their space, and for a time, everything was good. However, as the humans advanced and needed more space and material, they began to encroach into the panda’s habitat. Over time, the panda’s usual range had dwindled to dangerously low levels and many of them began to die out. It was at this point that a pair of yaoguai panda made the decision to move elsewhere in an attempt to find a new place to live.

Their search took them far as they traveled further East, losing hope with each passing day that they flew. Just before they were going to give up and turn around, they caught sight of land on the horizon. They made it to the area as soon as they possibly could, glad that they had truly found another place in which they could live. Though, they tended to avoid many of the settlements of humans for fear of being attacked. Eventually, the pair came to be in a secluded, mountainous area that seemed to be be suitable for them. They had managed to find bamboo there as well, having been growing tired or dried meat and fruits, which didn’t properly satisfy them.

Here, they lived in relative solitude, hidden away in the vast bamboo forests. They very rarely came into contact with any other youkai, and when they did, they found them to speak a different language, nothing much was ever gained from those encounters. Eventually, after many years, the couple was graced with a child, who came to be called Zhenjing Liu. This child was raised with care and was taught how to take care of herself in the forest. Once she was old enough, she began her lessons in martial arts. Baguazhang was difficult for her to learn at first, but progressively got easier the more she practiced.

One day, a horrible disease spread throughout the land, twisting and warping the plants around she and her family, poisoning the water, corrupting the very air around them. All three of them were caught in it, and there didn’t seem to be any way for them to cleanse themselves safely. Zhenjing was the most affected, still being quite young. Her parent’s made a heavy decision at that time. With the last of their remaining energy, they created a bubble of purifying energy to protect their daughter from the harmful influence of the corruption. It succeeded, but the couple were already too far gone, and they said their last goodbyes within the hour.

Zhenjing went into shock for a few days, not eating anything and only drinking once in a great while once the corruption cleared away. Still, she is a strong girl and put on a brave face so that she might be able to keep going with the second chance that she was provided with.

Personality
Zhenjing is normally a quiet girl when she is by herself or when no one is speaking to her. She enjoys quietly meditating away some of her troubles. However, when confronted about something that she’s passionate about, she can become more assertive and maybe a little loud. She can be quick to startle, especially around certain kinds of people. This isn’t helped by the fact that she is rather childish and can’t understand situations very well at times.

The truth is that she’s actually kind of shy and isn’t any good at talking to people or getting her feelings across. In fact, she might not even bother to tell anyone what she’s thinking just because she’s bad at it. It’s not really a good habit and someone should get her to stop. It’s important to remember that she lost both of her parents not too long ago, so she’s a tiny bit emotionally unstable and might break down rather easily.

Power/Combat
Reading the energy of the world around her, keeping a balanced state of mind. An interesting ability that allows her to sync herself with the world around her, inducing a very strange state in which she is very difficult to hit. This is because her sync with the flow of energy around her allow her to move around potential attacks without too much effort-- especially compared to dodging things without that trick. This power can be used somewhat for offense as well, since it can show her the path of least resistance in her strikes, making them more effective.

Zhenjing knows the basics of Baguazhang and employs it along with her power, allowing for devastating strikes against things that don’t get out of the way. Coupled with her rather considerable strength as a bear-type yaoguai, it’s best not to get hit. Sometimes, if she’s running out of options, she’ll simply latch onto her opponent and bite them as hard as she possibly can in the hopes that they will eventually give up and leave her alone.

Spellcards
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Trivia

 * Curiously enough, after exposure to both Kageki's corruption as well as the reversing magic that her parents used to protect her, her fur color is now inverted. The parts of her body that were white are now black, and the parts that were black are now white. This carries over to her humanoid form as well.


 * For those of you that cannot Chinese, you might need this to pronounce Zhènjìng's name properly.