❖  SELECT ANOTHER CARD?  ❖IX. THE HERMIT
  UPRIGHT   solitude, introspection, guidance, meditation, soul searching, wisdom
  REVERSED   isolation, withdrawal, loneliness, sadness, paranoia, rejection, exilein character   *   headcanons   *   musings   *   visage   *   aesthetics

[ i. basic information ]FULL NAME. Kazumi Hachijō Mishima
DATE OF BIRTH. February 20
AGE. 28
GENDER. Female
ORIENTATION. Biromantic / sexual
SPECIES. Human / Demon, Spectre
ETHNICITY. Japanese
OCCUPATION. Host of the Devil Gene, Hachijo Clan's Assassin, Martial Artist
FAMILY. Kazuya ( son )
Lee Chaolan ( adoptive son )
Jin Kazama ( grandson )
Jinpachi ( father-in-law )
SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Heihachi Mishima ( verse dependant )
PETS. A tiger ( to be named )[ ii. appearance ]HEIGHT. 170cm ( 5'6" )
EYES. Brown ( red - devil form )
HAIR. Black, white ( devil ), waist length, typically pinned in an updo
SKIN. Pale, mole ( under right eye)
MISC. Faint hand print marks ( around neck ), wings crafted from the flames of hell ( devil ), red tattoos on forehead, neck, wrists, legs, and feet ( devil )

[ iii. psyche ]TRAITS. Honorable, duty bound, determined, insightful, polite, self-conflicted, calm, formal, secretive
MORAL ALIGNMENT. Chaotic Good
LIKES. Her former husband, her sons, her pet tiger, peace, walks in gardens of the Mishima estate, nature
DISLIKES. Her devil gene, violence, affinity for evil ( in particular of her ex-husband and son )[ iv. abilities ]FIGHTING STYLE. Hachijo Style Karate mixed with Mishima Style Fighting Karate
PHYSICAL / MENTAL. Enhanced strength / speed / durability / agility, keen intellect, devil transformation
SKILLS. Hand-to-hand combat, summoning ( tiger ), premonitions, certain degree of future sight

❝ had i only not opened up the poisoned wound. now it will never heal. ❞

―'. verse ,  A SUNSET DEATH.
.       Pre TK1.
The loving wife is a role Kazumi slips into easily, spending her days doting on her family and trying to bond with her newly adopted son. Yet her true purpose looms overhead, drawing closer, growing darker with every passing day.―'. verse ,  YOUR LAMENT; ETHEREAL SIGHS.
.       Tekken 7. Main.
A lingering spirit, Kazumi's many regrets bind her to the slowly decaying, war torn world created by the family left behind. She can only silently watch the chaos and destruction her failure has wrought.―'. verse ,  TO DENY FATE.
.       Alternative canon.
Kazumi manages to survive and come out on top in a final battle with Heihachi. However, with both sides of herself in conflict over how to deal with her husband, she deems knocking him into a coma and severely crippling him enough to eliminate his danger to the world for now and fulfill her duty. Taking her sons, she seeks refuge amongst the Hachijō clan.

❖  SELECT ANOTHER CARD?  ❖X. WHEEL OF FORTUNE
  UPRIGHT   luck, fortune, change, destiny, fate, karma, cycles, turning point, opportunity
  REVERSED   bad luck, misfortune, lack of control, perils, disappointment, setbacksin character   *   headcanons   *   musings   *   visage   *   aesthetics

[ i. basic information ]FULL NAME. Bennett
NICKNAMES. Benny, Ben, Ben Ben
DATE OF BIRTH. February 29
AGE. 16 ( 4 )
GENDER. Male
ORIENTATION. Deciding
SPECIES. Human
OCCUPATION. Adventurer
FAMILY. Old / retired adventurers of the Guild[ ii. appearance ]HEIGHT. 5'4"
EYES. Green
HAIR. White, jaw length, unkempt, an overall mess
SKIN. Tanned
MISC. Numerous scars, prominent cross shaped scar on left shoulder

[ iii. psyche ]TRAITS. Optimistic, positive, energetic, faithful, spirited, passionate, determined, sturdy, stubborn
MORAL ALIGNMENT. Neutral Good
LIKES. Adventures, his dads, cabbage, meat, treasure, adrenaline rushes, being on a team, writing poetry
DISLIKES. Spicy foods, coming back empty handed from an adventure, any of his dads being hurt[ iv. abilities ]CONSTELLATION. Rota Calamitas.
VISION. Pyro
PHYSICAL / MENTAL. Enhanced strength / durability / agility, resistance to heat, perpetually unfortunate, lucky enough to survive these unlucky encounters
SKILLS. Swordsmanship. Strike of Fortune, Passion Overload, Fantastic Voyage.

❝ and in the dream he burns, he burns, he burns. gasping wrenching sighs and oh god — does he burn
( but for a moment it's so brilliant / so bright, that he can’t bear to say it wasn’t worth it ). ❞

.  CONNECTIONS.-'.  gemiya astraeos  ―
  original canon   friend | fellow adventurer | main

―'. verse ,  FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
.       Game canon. Main.
A fairly experienced adventerer often down on his luck but always raring to go for another adventure! Follows the events of the game, before and after Bennett joins the Traveler's party.

❖  SELECT ANOTHER CARD?  ❖XI. THE JUSTICE
  UPRIGHT   truth, fairness, justice, responsibility, balance, clarity, cause and effect
  REVERSED   dishonesty, lack of accountability, hypocrisy, injustice, imbalance, unfairnessin character   *   headcanons   *   musings   *   visage   *   aesthetics

[ i. basic information ]FULL NAME. Cloud of Darkness
NICKNAMES. Cloud, Nebula, the Dark Cloud, the Void, Cloud of Light, the Abyss, Arbiter, Judge, Bane of Life, Mediator of Light and Dark
DATE OF BIRTH. January 1
AGE. A timeless, eternal entity, the Void's first creation
GENDER. Agender ( has been referred to as they / it / she / her )
ORIENTATION. Aromantic / asexual
SPECIES. Voidsent wraith ( three beings of one consciousness )
GOAL. Destroy the current world and reset it back to nothing, maintaining the balance and natural order of the universe[ ii. appearance ]HEIGHT. 160cm ( 6'8" )
EYES. Pink, bordering red / yellow
HAIR. White, wavy, waist-length / dark green
SKIN. Pale as snow / green
MISC. Red heart on the center of the forehead. It's physical form is amorphous, and thus can take on a variety of differing forms.

[ iii. psyche ]TRAITS. Proud, confident, introspective, manipulative, arrogant, condescending, aloof, nihilistic, apathetic, cruel ( each tentacle has their own individual traits as well )
MORAL ALIGNMENT. Chaotic Neutral
LIKES. Balance, destruction, darkness, light, the Void, items of curiosity, despair, fear
DISLIKES. Defiance, disruption of balance, petty schemes, conspiracies, weakness[ iv. abilities ]PRIMARY ABILITY. Particle manipulation
PHYSICAL / MENTAL. Inhuman speed / strength / durability / agility, immunity to mind reading / manipulation, limited omnipotence, immortality.
SKILLS. Shapeshifting, energy projection, nullification, teleportation, telepathy, plant manipulation, summoning magic, black magic, white magic

❝ pleasant is the air, and pleasant the light, but not everything can flower, and he who fails to surrender his soul to darkness will wither. ❞

―'. verse ,  UMBRAL TORRENT.
.       Dissidia / Crossovers. Main.
An existence that wishes for all to return to nothingness. It has transcended the abstract and is the embodiment of fear. She appears when the balance of light and darkness is disrupted, and returns everything to the Void.―'. verse ,  ABYSSAL ABHORRENCE.
.       FF3.
Defeated 1000 years prior, a flood of darkness created by Xande allows the return of this creature. Seeing the imbalances of light and darkness in the world, it decided to destroy all existence.―'. verse ,  LUCENT OBLIVION.
.       Pre-FF3.
Centuries ago, the Ancients used the Crystals of Light to build an advanced civilization and triggered a cataclysmic flood of light. A primordial being - the Cloud of Light - is awakened by the disruption of the world's balance. Set on bringing ruin, it will reduce everything back to a perfect zero.―'. verse ,  SEALED ECLIPSE.
.       Kingdom Hearts.
Everything is ephemeral. Hearts born into light inevitably sinks into darkness, and in the end everything will return to emptiness. One being silently watches the neverending cycle. The heart of all hearts is light / darkness / the most perfect form of 'nothing'. For only within the deepest darkness and the brightest of lights can the Void truly be found. The destination of all existence must turn to. Into the pitch black darkness that can swallow even a dark night, let yourself be consumed and be devoured by the light.―'. verse ,  OBSCURING GLARE.
.       tba.

❝ I am not the light, I am the night; but a flame stabs through my entrails and consumes me. I am the night devoured by light. ❞

❖  SELECT ANOTHER CARD?  ❖XII. THE HANGED MAN
  UPRIGHT   sacrifice, new perspective, suspension, independence, trials, release, reflection
  REVERSED   limbo, stalling, struggle, fear of sacrifice, inability to let go, apathyin character   *   headcanons   *   musings   *   visage   *   aesthetics

[ i. basic information ]FULL NAME. Meliodas
NICKNAMES. Mel, Demon Prince, Meliodas the Love, Young master, Lord Meliodas, the Destroyer, the Devil, Death, Traitor, Captain, Dragon's Sin of Wrath, Apostle of Destruction, evil dragon incarnate, the King
DATE OF BIRTH. July 25
AGE. 3000+ ( physically 435 demon yrs )
GENDER. Male
ORIENTATION. Demiromantic / pansexual
SPECIES. Pureblood demon
OCCUPATION. Leader of the Ten Commandments, Member of Stigma, Holy Knight ( Danafor / Liones ), mercenary, Captain of the Seven Deadly Sins, Owner of the Boar Hat, King of Liones
FAMILY. Demon King Sultharen ( father, probably deceased )
Lillith ( mother, deceased )
Zeldris ( younger brother )
Estarossa / Mael ( younger brother, adopted )
Tristan ( son, verse dependent )
SIGNIFICANT OTHER. Elizabeth (verse dependent)[ ii. appearance ]HEIGHT. 152 cm ( 5'0" )
EYES. Black as night or verdant green
HAIR. Blonde, shoulder length, messy, ahoge
SKIN. Tanned, sun kissed. Demon Mark ( over right eye )
MISC. Somewhat prominent fangs, retractable claws, Commandment of Love Mark ( center of back, between shoulders, right under the neck ) - verse dependent, seven scattered scars where his hearts are located ( post 2nd Vaizel festival arc - pre Conrad ), burn marks on his left hand ( post Demon King arc )

[ iii. psyche ]TRAITS. Playful, frank, fearless, kind, laid-back, bawdy, understanding, perceptive, composed, honourable, pragmatic, slow to anger, flippant, shameless, perverted (to elizabeth only!!), secretive, manipulative, wrathful, ruthless, aloof, melancholic, apathetic, an incredible capacity for cruelty & utter disregard for life
MORAL ALIGNMENT. Neutral Good
LIKES. Elizabeth, Zeldris, his friends, competition, drinking, cooking, ale collecting, bothering Elizabeth, his ahoge, pranks, herb grilled beef, honey pudding, ale simmered pork
DISLIKES. The Demon King and Supreme Deity, curses, failure, weakness, needless murder, pain, instruments of pain, breaking promises, his past self[ iv. abilities ]INNATE MAGIC. ??? / Full Counter ( Can reflect magic based / infused attacks back at the enemy, but with much greater power )
PHYSICAL / MENTAL. Demon physiology, immortality, superhuman senses / strength / speed / agility / durability, soul manipulation resistance, mild curse resistance, high poison resistance, near immunity to his mind or heart being read, Assault Mode
SKILLS. Swordsmanship, hand to hand combat, weapon smithing, telepathy, leadership, master strategist, proficiency in curses and seals, ability to read a person's character via looking at their soul, ruining any dish he touches
EXTRA.
Commandment of Love ( verse dependent ) - Anyone who holds hatred in their heart will be unable to afflict harm on anyone else.
Hellblaze - An inextinguishable black flame that burns all living things.

❝ why does tragedy exist? because you are full of rage. why are you full of rage? because you are full of grief. ❞

.  CONNECTIONS.-'.  elizabeth liones  ―
  nanatsu no taizai   lover | soulmate | affiliate | exclusive
   — pull this thread connecting us-'.  bellion  ―
  nanatsu no taizai   enemies | verse dependent | main
   — behind glided bars of my own making

-'.  mael & estarossa  ―
  nanatsu no taizai   (adopted) younger brother | enemies | main
   — the mortal guise of love and the sun-'.  xiao  ―
  genshin impact   ??? | something is happening there | exclusive

❝ he smiles, and it is sharp; cruel.
I realize — too late — it is a knife,
unsheathed. the messenger of
my first death. ❞

―'. verse ,  AND THOU SHALT LOVE.
.       Holy War.
The ruthless leader of the Ten Commandments, bearer of Love, Meliodas strives at the pinnacle only to abandon it all for the daughter of the Supreme Deity and inadvertently trigger the Holy War.―'. verse ,  HOLY SWORD BRANDISHED.
.       3000 yr intermission.
Beloved murdered and now bestowed the Supreme Deity's curse of immortality, Meliodas wanders a shattered Britannia for millennia. From the destruction of Danafar, to defending Liones, to the Seven Deadly Sins being framed for murder, he begrudgingly persists.―'. verse ,  A SINNER'S PROMISE.
.       Manga / Anime canon. Main.
Paths crossing with Elizabeth Liones in his transient tavern, Meliodas agrees to help the princess locate the Seven Deadly Sins.―'. verse ,  HAIL THE KING.
.       Demon King.
A brutal civil war erupts, splitting the Demon Realm in half between the Demon King and the leader of the Ten Commandments. One side eventually comes out on top after the dust settles, changing the course of the clan forever. Meliodas is determined to not make the mistakes his father had before him.―'. verse ,  DIVISION IMPACT.
.       Genshin Impact.
In a downward spiral after losing another Elizabeth, Meliodas requests Merlin to send him to a new place all together. Unfortunately, even traveling to a new land unlike any he's been to before isn't enough to gain respite from his never-ending curse. Extra Info―'. verse ,  SPEAK EASY.
.       Mafia.
It’s 1927, and things are tense. Liones is a city of glamour built on a bedrock of corruption, crime and violence unlike anything the country has ever seen before. It’s a powder keg ready to explode. With a gang as rowdy and unruly as he is, that’s invested in underground criminal pursuits, it’s a wonder how Meliodas manages the precarious ship he steers. He knows better that anyone else that, sooner or later, the good times are going to come to an end.―'. verse ,  A TRAINER'S WILL.
.       Pokemon.
A formerly recognized champion of a foreign region who unofficially resigned from the position to travel. He's not interested in leading the criminal organization his father operates, nor their feud with the opposing factions throughout the region. He simply wants to see what else the world has to offer.