Deliver, unto me, salvation.
My beautiful and gentle moon.
Name: Hoshiko Kurama
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Rank: Genin
Title: Sorceress of the Moon
Clan: Kurama Clan
Bloodline: Kurama
Element(s): --
Skill(s):
- Bloodline
- Genjutsu
- Trade In: +500 EXP
- Trade In: +500 EXP
Stats
- Strength: E
- Constitution: D (150 = 150) -- 1 Raise
- Stamina: D (150 = 150) -- 1 Raise
- Speed: E
- Coordination: C (150+300 = 450) -- 2 Raise
- Intelligence: A (150+300+500+1000 = 1950 -- 4 Raises
- Perception: C (150+300=450) -- 2 Raises
Total EXP: 3150
Total Raises: 10 Raises
Spending: 250 EXP
- Learning Bloodline Skill: 1-Handed Genjutsu
Unique Abilities:
- Traumatic Experiences: (EXP Advantage) Trauma from being kidnapped and placed in a dungeon gave her no other recourse but to get stronger for the sake of escaping from her captors. She had to learn, on her own, how to fend for herself. The only way she remained sane was to exercise her mind as her body started to wither away. -- +750 EXP to start / 750 EXP debt.
Appearance:
Standing at 5'2" with pristine caramel-colored skin, Hoshiko boasts having long royal purple hair with one of her most prominent features. She has heterochomic eyes with her left eye being a brilliant gold color and her right eye being a sapphire blue color. She has a very tight body and curvy body (curvy where it counts) and isn't afraid to flaunt or show off her body. She wears rather skimpy clothing that appear to originate from the Wind Country. Her clothing may vary, but the one thing in common about her choice of clothes are they appear to be from a relatively similar place of origin and that her clothing didn't leave a lot to the imagination. She wears several accoutrements to include a thigh bracer, arm bracers, and a golden moon-shaped crown upon her head. Upon her forehead is a mysterious eye which may be more symbolic than it appears.
Upon her body are scars from when she was kidnapped and tortured as well as some tattoos going down her left hip and words going directly down her spine. The words appear to be in a strange language that is, apparently, indecipherable.
History:
- A History of Violence:
CHAPTER 1
The Birth of a New MoonCONTENT WARNING
Child AbuseHoshiko was born to a single mother who eventually died giving birth to her. Her father, however, was nowhere to be found. Due to Hoshiko having no remaining relatives or anyone wanting to take her in, she was shoved off to an orphanage. She was given no knowledge of her parents, even if the village knew who the father was, and she was raised there from a small baby until the age of 10. It was at this time that the desire to become a shinobi struck her. She had a fantasized notion of the shinobi of Kumogakure, finding them to be like how one would see knights of the realm. She saw shinobi as gallant and strong and infallible in what they do.
Her desire to become a shinobi, however, was shot down by the orphanage's matron. She lashed out towards the Matron as her Bloodline began to awaken. With just a single glance, the Matron fell under a Genjutsu. It took the matron about an hour to recover from the Genjutsu before deciding to beat Hoshiko with a switch. She didn't feel the need to press charges as she took 'justice' into her own hands. At least twice a week, the matron would, either herself or selecting one of the other children at the orphanage, to beat Hoshiko. Hoshiko didn't harbor any ill-will towards most of the children that were chosen, knowing they would be subject to the same punishment as she would've been. At first, the children that were chosen were watched by the Matron and were eventually left to themselves. When this happened, they attempted to circumvent the beatings, making loud noises and faking it for Hoshiko's sake.
The Matron wanted proof. The Matron wanted evidence. The Matron wanted to see the marks put upon her body. She would follow up to see the pain wrought upon Hoshiko after she forced the other children of the orphanage to inflict pain upon her. All of this because Hoshiko lashed back for not being able to become the shinobi she lionized. After every beating, she would approach the window during the night and pray to the moon. The moon was always watching and the moon always shone it's splendid light upon her. One night, upon praying to the moon, she heard a voice call back and it told her that if she wanted something, she just had to go and make it happen for herself. Taking this as the lunar deity speaking to her, she felt compelled to listen and to obey the moon's calling.
She was captivated and enthralled by the sweetened words spoken to her. The words, like honey to her heart and to her soul. The moment she heard these words, it touched her heart and for the first time in many years, she began to cry tears of joy and a beautiful, radiant smile moved across her face. She now had someone on her side. Someone that wouldn't harm her, even if it was forced to, and someone who understood her plight. She was 14 years old when she heard the voice of the moon for the first time. A genuine smile and tears of joy were a shock to the others in the orphanage, finally seeing her happy for the first time in the 4 years that she had been in the orphanage.
It was at this time that an idea popped into her head. To just join the shinobi academy and organize housing for each of the kids at the orphanage. What's the orphanage going to do? Tell them all no? Unenroll them from the academy? She didn't believe the Matron had the ability to do any of that. The very next day, her and about 10 other orphans marched out of the orphanage and onto the academy grounds, requesting to be enrolled in the academy. Compelled by their stalwart attitudes and the determination on their faces, the leader of the Academy allowed it. She also requested housing for all of the orphans, which was promptly denied. Before the meeting with the leader of the academy was over, however, she made a very big request which came to a horrifying shock to others.
Back at the orphanage, it was nearing her time for the Matron to beat her. The Matron's voice grew loud and demanding as she walked towards the bay where the children slept, holding a switch in her hands. She whistled as she walked towards the open bay, letting her whistle carry and echo through the halls. Several children moved in the way to protect Hoshiko, loudly proclaiming that they were done seeing Hoshiko get hurt any more which resulted in those children receiving stiff backhands and receiving their own flurry of smacks with the switch. It wasn't until the pain was too much for them that they turned and ran away from Hoshiko, apologizing profusely.
A look of defiance was written on Hoshiko's face only for the smile to promptly get smacked off of her face. Tearing off Hoshiko's shirt, the Matron began to violently swing the switch at her back, hard enough to draw blood. After a few swings, a couple of ANBU approached, appearing directly besides the Matron. Placing a hand upon her, the ANBU turned to look back towards Hoshiko and the other children and passed along a message. Another child took the message before the ANBU quickly vanished with the Matron in tow. The child that took the message opened it up and began to read it.If what you said was true about the Matron, you will receive this letter. A new Matron will be brought in tomorrow. You have a choice to either stay here and remain orphans or to report to the shinobi Academy tomorrow morning at six-AM sharp. Do not be late and be sure to have on decent clothes. If none are provided in the orphanage, you will be supplied with proper academic gear. - Headmaster of the Shinobi Academy
The very next morning, a group of 24 children appeared in front of the Headmaster's office, lined up along the hallway. There wasn't a class currently in session as it was the beginning of the year. Taking in all of the potential students, he crammed them into the office and spoke to them. He announced that new living quarters would be arranged for them and their living expenses would be paid for during their tenure at the academy. That all children will be given a monthly stipend for food and other necessities and told them all when the first day of the academy were to start. Feeling pride, joy, and freedom, all of the children began to celebrate.
Making her way through the academy, doing well enough, she eventually became a shinobi of Kumogakure. She was an average shinobi, at best, and participated in missions. She wasn't a rising star nor was she wasted potential. She would've made a rather standard gate guard for the village. The Chuunin exams came and went with Hoshiko not placing anywhere pertinent within the Chuunin exams. She was just average and she would remain average. Even though she was considered 'mediocre' and of midling skill, she was happy. She had friends that she could rely on, she had her freedom, and most of all, she wasn't getting the tar beaten out of her.CHAPTER 2
The Stolen MoonCONTENT WARNING**If you are easily offended by the above content types: Do not read. I will not apologize if you get offended by reading the following. You have been warned. Act like an adult and choose to not read something that might potentially offend you.[/ooc]
Violence, Torture, Forced ProstitutionAt the age of 18, she was awakened by sounds within her apartment. 3 in the morning and there was a bump in the night. Getting up to investigate, she was quickly taken. A rag of ether pressed against her face caused her eyes to roll to the back of her head before losing consciousness. She had awakened to find herself in a cage and upon a boat. The sensation of unsteady ground and the rocking back and forth caused motion sickness to kick in with Hoshiko. She slapped the metal bars of the cage she was held in and started to scream out loud, asking where she was, where she was going, and why this was happening to her. A familiar whistling could be heard which made Hoshiko's blood run cold. Her body seized up and turned towards the source of the sound. A shadowy figure approached the dimly lit cargo hold of the ship. The shadowy figure stopped their whistling before squatting in front of the cage, directly in front of Hoshiko.
"You don't know who I am, but I know exactly who you are Hoshiko. You have some sins to pay for for the people you have wronged. The one you called Matron only cared about you and your best interest," the person said, causing Hoshiko's teeth to begin rattling. Hearing the name brought chills up her spine and made the scars upon her back ache. She fell backwards within the cage and kicked herself towards the back of the cage out of horror. "You're wrong! She hurt me! She hurt me for four years! Four long years! I had to do something to get out of that situation. I didn't kill her, I just went to the authorities," she shouted at her unknown captive.
The captive removed their mask to reveal a woman that looked very similarly to the Matron, but much younger. "She was my mother. And because of you, she committed sepuku. So I'm going to make you suffer even more. She had so many more years to give to the people of Kumogakure and because of you!" the woman said as she stood up and kicked the cage, causing it to jump around a bit. The loud noise, movement, and the threat of being hit again caused her to jump and curl herself into a ball. The woman squatted once more. "You're quite pretty, even when you're scared. You'd fetch a great price as a whore. I'll make you wish you remained in the orphanage, bitch!" the woman said before spitting on Hoshiko, standing up and leaving the cargo hold.
"No! Stop! I don't want this! I just wanted the pain to go away! I just wanted to stop hurting! Please! Please! Let me go!" she shouted out as the lights of the cargo hold completely extinguished. "The shinobi of Kumogakure will come and find me. That's what shinobi do right? They come and find one another? Especially when they are in danger. That's what the stories said about the shinobi. They'll come and save me," she whimpered, trying to cope with the horrifying situation she was thrust into.
For the next three years, she was beaten and forced into prostitution. She would alternate weeks of being beaten to an inch of her life by the Matron's daughter and several men, treated as the Matron's daughter and those same men's sexual toy, and being forced to dance provocatively for an audience and then lay on her back and spread her legs for them. She did make a considerable amount of money due to her beautiful looks, amazing body, and pretty face. She was also quite malleable and resistant which some of the more forceful customers enjoyed. She would end every night in tears and pleading to the woman. Her declaration that the shinobi of Kumogakure began to fade away at around the 6th month of this torture and abuse. One night, at the age of 20, she would stare out at the moon, praying to it until a familiar voice called out to her. She was wearing rather sultry, silk clothing that hardly covered up parts of her body. She closed her eyes, bathing in the light of the moon. She spoke to the moon like it was an old friend, someone reliable that she could count on.It has most certainly been a while, my dear sweet Star. I have seen the plight that had befallen on you, but there is only so much I can do from on-high. But I can tell you of a way to get yourself out of this trial. It will cause you pain and it will take away your eye-sight. But I promise you, my dear sweet sorceress, that you will endure. Every Princess needs her sorceress and I have chosen you. Nobody is more beautiful
Nobody is more intelligent
Nobody is more graceful
Nobody is more loyal
Nobody is more hopeful
Nobody is more spiteful
Nobody dreams of murder
Nobody has the urge to kill
Nobody wishes to cause pain and suffering
Nobody can inflict FEAR
Like you, my Sorceress
It was then that the Matron's daughter rushed into the room with two others. Shifting her eyes towards one of the guards, Hoshiko caused them to begin to laugh hysterically like the two before and her gaze turned to look towards the Matron's daughter. Another genjutsu was instantly cast in her direction but a new emotion was used. Fear. The Matron's daughter fell to the floor upon her knees and started to scoot away from Hoshiko. She pointed at her with a shaky hand. "Her eyes.. Take her eyes!" she said in a shaky voice. The untouched guard started to form handseals as Hoshiko looked at him and attempted to cause hysteria within him, however, the Genjutsu failed and the man collided with Hoshiko's forehead, placing a seal upon her which caused the light in her eyes to fade. Confusion began to settle in and fear began to take hold of Hoshiko as she was left blind because of the seal. Once the Genjutsu broke, there were two corpses - the first two that she had enchanted. Using this opportunity, the Matron's daughter recovered and groaned. Spitting at the blind Hoshiko, the Matron's daughter grumbled and simply said. "You have two hours, have fun with her. She deserves it," before calling in a couple more guards to pull the dead out of the room.
The same things happened with her dancing, being whored out, and being beaten but at a much higher intensity. This occurred for another year before a raid was performed. Plenty of blood was spilled that day and the sound of violence made one of Hoshiko's customer's stop and hop off of Hoshiko, using this as an opportunity to flee from the impending raid, leaving Hoshiko laying on the bed, completely naked. As the raid continued, she just laid there and took long and deep breaths, waiting for it to be her turn in the raid. Once the door opened up, she felt a hand wrap around her. "We found someone. She looks familiar," a male's voice would say. As if returning to life, Hoshiko reached up to feel the face of the person who was holding her. A stone-cold mask.
"My name is Hoshiko Kurama. I was kidnapped from Kumogakure a few years ago and was forced to be here. They sealed away my eyesight. Please, help me," she pleaded. "Don't worry, we got you. You're safe now. We have someone in the village that can restore your sight. We're taking you home," the ANBU said to Hoshiko. Emotions started to spill over and her eyes were filled with tears. She gave a warm embrace to the man that saved her. The Moon-shaped hair ornament started to slip out of her hair causing her to pull at it. She held it up as if to discard it but changed her mind; thought differently of it and placed it in her lap. A staunch reminder of what had happened to her.CHAPTER 3
The Rising MoonOn her 21st birthday, she was returned to Kumogakure where she was seen by a physician at the Medical Ward. For several weeks, she would remain without her eye-sight as a powerful seal-expert would need to be found to restore her eye-sight. Her body had atrophied and was covered in scars and bruises from the constant beating and torture that she had to undergo as a child. Several of the other children from the Orphanage would come visit her from time to time, now adults, began to tell them stories of their adventures as shinobi. Some were now chuunin while some were now Jonin. Others had retired, entirely, from the life and started their own careers and building their beautiful families. During the night, she would request a nice view of the moon at night. Even if she couldn't see it, she could 'feel' the light of the moon upon her skin. What the Princess said came true and knowing that the Princess had her back was more than enough comfort for her. She did thoroughly enjoy the stories from the others at the Orphanage, but she has developed an aversion towards other women.
One day, a seal-expert was found that could release the seal off of her forehead. With a gentle press of their fingers, the seal had melted away and her vision had slowly returned. First her vision was blurred until it became crisp and clear. Being able to see again brought more tears to her eyes, thankful and grateful for what the shinobi of Kumogakure have done for her. But soon it would be time for her to return to her station, even if her body had began to decay and atrophy, her mind was still razor sharp. The loss of her vision dulled her ability to use the powerful genjutsu that she had learned while locked up in the dungeon, but she had a very high capacity to learn.
Several months after going through rehabilitation, Hoshiko returned to being a productive shinobi of society. However, she now began to grow cold and distant. If it was her helping herself and others that snowballed into what she had just experienced, remaining cold towards others was how she planned on going about things. She kept a lot of her seductive and lustful mannerisms from her internment and even the same style of clothing she wore as well. The rest is yet to be written.
Personality:
She isn't very personable, especially to people she deems 'stupid'. She isn't one to 'lose her cool' preferring to remain in emotional control of herself while manipulating others mentally and emotionally to do her bidding. Whether this manipulation is through her charm, seduction, or natural charisma, she will do whatever she needs to in order to get what she wants. She is, however, quite easily manipulated with the glint of Ryo. The fastest way to get Hoshiko to do what one desires (the deed being subject to pricing) they are required to pay the price that she deemed fit. The deeds can vary from pulling weeds out of a garden to even selling her body for the right price. She has no goals nor aspirations at the moment and would prefer to simply 'go with the flow'. Some people may also say that she has "Mommy Energy".
