CHAPTER NULL. An Actor's Life
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!!⠀W A R N I N G S⠀!!
HEAVY PLOT SPOILERS UP AHEAD
this story will mostly be
following the manga/anime,
with alterations and the addition of
events to match the author's plot.
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•⠀This chapter contains a short introduction to all original and existing characters within the story.
•⠀Further details can be seen in another book dedicated to the characters of the BC fan fiction.
•⠀If you wish to not know about the upcoming original characters and want to read the story whilst guessing the plots, character appearances, and their backstories, I strongly suggest that you skip this chapter.
•⠀Future characters will be added in once they have appeared/been mentioned.
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ACT 2.⠀VERUM PERSONAE
"Each soul arrives adorned with myriad masks, performing the roles scripted by the world. Yet, only a select few unfurl their genuine selves, unburdened by the concerns of the unfolding drama. They, instead, craft their narratives, narrate their tales, and inscribe their destinies with a profound understanding of what is yet to unfold."
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O R I G I N A L⠀⠀C H A R A C T E R S
•⠀Xierra Eous Lilyanthone
•⠀Rhein Vermillion
•⠀Inari—Ukanomitama-no-Kami
•⠀Miyabi—Bengo-sha
•⠀(Ichijou) Shizuka—Kigen
•⠀Hakufuu—Tentai
•⠀Tamamo-no-Mae—Tsuzuru
•⠀TBA
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E X I S T I N G⠀⠀C H A R A C T E R S
•⠀Yuno Grinberryall
•⠀Asta (Staria)
•⠀TBA
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M E N T I O N E D⠀⠀C H A R A C T E R S
•⠀Kaede—Ochiba
•⠀TBA
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X I E R R A⠀E O U S⠀L I L Y A N T H O N E
ASTRAL MAGIC; SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Human — Female — October 4th
•⠀15 Y. O. (Beginning)
•⠀16 Y. O. (Star Awards Festival Arc)
•⠀17 Y. O. (Spade Kingdom Invasion)
•⠀18 Y. O. (Final Arc)
165 cm; O.
Platinum-blonde hair, light-blue eyes, and fair skin.
•⠀"Xierra" is taken from the English word "sierra" which means a range of mountains, especially with a serrated or irregular outline. It is also taken from Latin, "serra", meaning "saw" or "jagged".
•⠀"Eous" comes from a Latin suffix, "-eous", which means "like", "resembling", or "the nature of -". In Greek, "-eous" also means "dawn".
•⠀"Lilyanthone" or "lily" is a flower that holds many meanings. But the most common meaning is purity, innocence, and fertility. The sweet and innocent beauty of the lily flower has given it the association of fresh life and rebirth. With different colors, lilies have different meanings. For example, white lilies represent purity, orange lilies show revenge or hatred, and a red spider lily (manjushage) symbolizes a final goodbye.
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Y U N O⠀G R I N B E R R Y A L L
WIND MAGIC; STAR MAGIC⠀|⠀Human — Male — October 4th
•⠀15 Y. O. (Beginning)
•⠀16 Y. O. (Star Awards Festival Arc)
•⠀17 Y. O. (Spade Kingdom Invasion)
•⠀18 Y. O. (Final Arc)
172 cm; AB.
Black hair, gold-amber eyes, and fair skin.
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R H E I N⠀ V E R M I L L I O N
FLAME MAGIC⠀|⠀Human — Male — March 8th
•⠀15 Y. O. (Beginning)
•⠀16 Y. O. (Star Awards Festival Arc)
•⠀17 Y. O. (Spade Kingdom Invasion)
•⠀18 Y. O. (Final Arc)
170 cm; A.
Reddish-brown hair, carmine-red eyes, and fair skin.
•⠀"Rhein", the word rhythm is believed to come from the Greek word "Rhein", meaning to flow or stream. It also means a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek). Although Rhein wields flame magic, he learns to control it like water after learning from his mother, who uses water magic.
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I N A R I
u k a n o m i t a m a - n o - k a m i
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Kitsune — Male/Female/Androgynous — Unknown Birthdate
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀Unknown Height
•⠀Unknown Blood Type
Black fur, gold eyes, and violet marking (spirit form).
Black hair, gold eyes, and fair skin (human form).
•⠀"Inari" is primarily a female name of Japanese origin that means "successful one". Inari Ōkami, also called Ō-Inari, is the Japanese god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea, and sake, agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal gods of Shinto.
•⠀In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual gods (kami).
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M I Y A B I
b e n g o - s h a
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Kitsune — Male — Unknown Birthdate
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀Unknown Height
•⠀Unknown Blood Type
White fur, gold eyes, and red marking (spirit form).
Silver hair, gold eyes, and fair skin (human form).
•⠀"Miyabi", in modern Japanese, the word is usually translated as "elegance", "refinement", or "courtliness" and sometimes to a "sweet loved one".
•⠀"Bengo-sha" comes from a Japanese word that means "proponent", "defender", or "advocate". Miyabi's title, "bengo-sha" is given to him as he protects a certain place in the past.
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( I C H I J O U )⠀S H I Z U K A
k i g e n
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Human — Female — December 13th
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀165 cm
•⠀O
Platinum-blonde hair, light-blue eyes, and fair skin (human form).
White hair, gold eyes, and pale skin (spirit form).
•⠀"Shizuka" comes from the Japanese word that literally translates to "quiet".
•⠀Her surname, "Ichijou" translates to "streak".
•⠀Her title, "kigen", in Japanese means "origin", which implies that she is the "original" soul before breaking into several pieces, creating another that lives a different life.
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H A K U F U U
t a i t e n
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Tengu — Male — Unknown Birthdate
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀175 cm
•⠀Unknown Blood Type
Silver wings, silver-white hair, light-gray eyes, and fair skin (spirit form).
Silver-white hair, light-gray eyes, and fair skin (human form).
•⠀The name "hakufuu" means "white cloth", whereas "haku" means "white", and "fuu" means "linen", "cloth", "spread", or "distribute".
•⠀Read as "taiten", means "one's earthly existence" or "living under heaven". The "tai" in taiten means "be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive", while "ten" means "heavens; sky; imperial".
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T A M A M O - N O - M A E
t s u z u r u
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Kitsune — Male/Female — Unknown Birthdate
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀Unknown Height
•⠀Unknown Blood Type
White hair, gold eyes, and fair skin (human form).
White fox ears, white (nine) fox tails, gold eyes, and fair skin (first known spirit form).
Unknown other appearances.
•⠀"Tamamo-no-Mae" means "jewel maiden" in Japanese.
•⠀Most widely known as a female fox, her beauty surpassed mere physical appearance; her sharp intelligence and expansive knowledge of seemingly every subject stunned the members of the Imperial court. She could answer any question with ease, and her beauty never faltered. Within the story, Tamamo-no-Mae can shift between their male and female appearances and thus are dubbed to have no specific gender.
•⠀"Tsuzuru" means "to write", or "to spell".
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K A E D E
o c h i b a
SPIRIT MAGIC (GENESIS)⠀|⠀Kitsune — Female — Unknown Birthdate
•⠀Unknown Age
•⠀Unknown Height
•⠀Unknown Blood Type
White fur, red eyes, and red marking (spirit form).
Unknown other appearances.
•⠀"Kaede" means "maple tree" or "maple leaf".
•⠀While "ochiba", her title, means "fallen leaves".
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A S T A⠀ ( S T A R I A )
ANTI-MAGIC (ARTIFICIAL)⠀|⠀Human — Male — October 4th
•⠀15 Y. O. (Beginning)
•⠀16 Y. O. (Star Awards Festival Arc)
•⠀17 Y. O. (Spade Kingdom Invasion)
•⠀18 Y. O. (Final Arc)
155 cm; A.
Ash-blond hair, green eyes, and fair skin.
•⠀"Asta" means "star-like" or "love". It is of Danish origin, bright and beautiful, this diminutive of Astrid means "divine strength", "love", and "star-like".
•⠀"Staria" is derived from the English word, "star", which means "freedom-loving and free-spirited individual".
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