Gensoukyou:Kareru Mayou

Background
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Heiwa Neru used to be a simple Shinigami working under the Celestial Bureaucracy (and thus under the Yama). She worked as a Reaper class Shinigami, mostly killing off pesky people who had managed to live past their expiration date (similar to a Kishin). She found it more comfortable living in the realm of Humans and Youkai rather than living in hell and this decided to stay there.

Her life wasn’t anything special, really, but it was hers. However, she met a young lady by the name of Iwatatsu No Shigihime during one of her ‘execution’ runs. Her job was already over so she had decided to stop and chat with the young girl (who, at the time, thought her to be a human). They talked some, mostly about things that weren’t that important. She came to enjoy the company of the young woman and came to visit more often. The two became good friends and did things together more often.

However...Things changed slightly as Shigihime noticed that Heiwa did not age as she did. When she asked, Heiwa was forced to explain exactly what she was, much to the surprise of the young woman. However, they managed to get over that whole thing and continued their friendship as usual. By this time, Shigihime was well into her 60th year of age and had begun to fade a little. The Shinigami tended her as best she could, but it was obvious that her time neared its end. When Shigihime was to pass away, Heiwa prevented it. With the ‘lifespan wheel’ no longer turning, Shigihime was no longer under threat of death. This is not permitted, and resulted in the swift, permanent demotion of Heiwa from a Shinigami to a being similar to a Youkai. After that, another Reaper Class Shinigami came to reap Shigihime. Heiwa was powerless to prevent it, watching helplessly as the person that had been one of her only friends died.

Furious, she went to the Yama and demanded that she be allowed to take charge of the soul, which, of course, she was not permitted to do, especially with her demotion. She was then cast from hell, bid never to return. She discarded her old name that was merely a sort of reminder of the life she used to lead, changing it to Kareru Mayou. She wandered the outside world killing any Human that should come near her, taking out her anger out on those that possessed such short lifespans. She came to be feared by them and got a twisted sort of enjoyment out of tormenting them.

More time passed and she eventually found herself in Gensoukyou. She had mellowed a bit by this point, seeing that it was pointless to kill everyone, it didn’t solve anything. Instead, she settled on implying a sort of danger about herself in order to feed herself as a Youkai.

Personality
Calm and collected, sometimes choosing to be provocative and manipulative when she is bored. She tends to smile and laugh a lot while speaking. It appears as though she may not even be paying attention to you if she is talking to you as she doesn’t always look directly at you with her body, choosing to use the secondary manifestation of herself instead.

However, though she appears happy and perhaps playful on the outside, this is far from reality. She is emotionally scarred and afraid of getting close to anyone, and as a result, she distances herself from those around her on an emotional level. In fact, she treats the floating skeletal figure that follows her around as a separate entity, despite it being an extension of herself, just so that she can pretend to have someone that she is close to. Getting her trust is difficult, as you'd have to give her a very good reason to actually care, first.

Her cheerful facade is quick to drop should someone try to get too close to her, being quickly replaced a more reclusive and quiet persona, making speaking to her difficult at times. However, when performing her duties, she tries to keep an air of professionalism, no doubt a remaining habit from her previous employment.

Power/Combat
Manipulation of Withering and Death- In a slightly different way of use than those like Yuyuko Saigyouji, she causes the thing she wishes to kill to wither and die, becoming a husk of what it used to be rather than causing them to simply drop dead. She steals away life energy from the target, adding it to her own pool of energy over time (depending on exactly how much lifeforce something has.) For example, a flower would instantly wither away and die, more complex beings would become more frail and have less energy. After that they would shrivel up and become crippled. If she continues, she will suck them dry, leaving a twisted, broken corpse.

Physical Manifestation- She has a habit of creating a secondary physical manifestation of herself. This basically functions in the same way as a camera that can move around, feeding her information from a different viewpoint. However, if it moves a certain distance away, it begins to grow weaker, much like a familiar.

Distance Manipulation- As a shinigami, at least partly, Kareru is gifted with the ability to warp and change distance. Conceptually, this power allows her to do anything from moving great distances with a single step, or reap those who annoy her without being close enough to do so normally. The power is technically for use in order to travel quickly in order to transport souls without having to fly from place to place. Of course, any shinigami who has played around with it enough knows that its practicality extends much farther than simple movement.

Spellcards
Reaper Sign "Stray Spirits"

Death Sign "Tolling Bells"

Harvest "Souls of the Damned"

Death Sign "Drawn and Quartered"

Despair "Knowing Pain"

Reaper Sign "Unlife of the Lasting Eons"

Death Sign "Hangman's Noose"

Despair "Irreversible Action"

Death Sign "Guillotine in the Distance"

Reaper Sign "End of the Line"

Hell "One Million Pin-Pricks"

Major
-Rinraku-no-Youjin Kageki: Her current master and employer. She gives him respect that is warranted within his own territory, however, she is not close to him. One might say that their relationship is a facade, even if Kareru will still do whatever he asks of her without question.

Minor
-Rinraku no Chamena Ko: She seems aware of the fact that the young fairy sees her as a friend, however, she does not seem to acknowledge it. She plays nicely with Chamena Ko, but does not feel one way or another for the fairy, despite how adorable she is.

-Mai & Yuki: While they have been staying in Daraku no Rakuen for some time now, she hardly interacts with them at all. To her, they are simply people who live in Kageki's mansion.