Name: Aponi Hiryuu Name Meaning: "Butterfly Dragon" Name Pronunciation: Ah-pone-ii He-roo Referred to: N/A Age: 17 Birthday: November 1st Location: Shiro Favorite Color: Ice blue Favorite Food: Roast pheasant Favorite Subject: Landscape painting Likes: Being with her mecha or the others on her team, being out in the open Dislikes: Being accused of being younger than she is, being outnumbered, being called a clutz Hobbies: Collecting paintings and pictures she enjoys that show the history of Shinwa Dreams: To see Shinwa back to peace and be a famous painter Lovelife: Has had her crushes, but is seen more as kid then anything else, so it never works out Family: Her mother, Niare Hiryuu, who lives in Shiro, her father, Gian Hiryuu, who is deceased, and her older brother, Vion Hiryuu, who is believed to still be alive Friends: All the other drivers of the Shiro Dragon mecha, most of the people of Shiro, and the mages and historians of Ichidou Strengths: Underestimated because of her appearance, works to avoid confrontations, but is still a strong fighter if there's no other way to avoid it Weaknesses: A bit of a clutz, in and out of her mecha, depends on others a little too much Appearance: Aponi is exactly 5' tall and has very tanned skin.  She has silver hair, cut to chin-length, except for some pieces in the back that are tied in a ponytail that reaches to her mid-thigh.  She has ice blue eyes with black, almost cat-like slits for pupils.  Aponi wears a red and black leather outfit that is rather showy, but she hides under a black leather coat that ends directly above her knees.  She wears matching black leather boots that go to her knees, and no make-up.  Under her coat, she has a tattoo that is also on her mecha, and Aponi also has small purple, blue, and forest green dragon-like wings that can also be extended to their full size (large enough for her to fly with) if needed. Personality: Aponi is very stoic most of the time, likely going to keep to herself, especially if asked about her family.  She remains the same way even if she has a clutz attack, but, when she's accused of being younger than she is, she turns into a rather whiny brat. In battle, Aponi is very calm, careful of what she does.  She's a loyal adversary, planning each step she'll take in a battle.  But, if she feels overwhelmed, she'll turn to her allies. History: Aponi was born to Niare and Gian two years after her brother in Shiro.  She had a lovely childhood, getting along with many people, especially her brother.  She trained under him, watching him train to become the next driver of the Astarte mecha.  But, she always noticed how he hesitated with the idea. When she was 12, her father was killed by some people in a brawl when he visited Tou.  He had been the driver of the Astarte mecha, and when the day came for Vion to take over his father's role, he vanished.  Aponi's ideals about her brother were bashed, as she lost all faith in him, and then she became the driver of the Astarte.  That same day, she was finally told the origin of her wings by her mother.  Her father had come from the ancestral line of some of the first humans that were created by the dragons, but they had been more dragon than humanoid.  Hence her eyes and wings.  With that new info, she began hiding her wings even moreso, hardly ever revealing her full wing expansion to anyone. Now part of the team of the Shiro Dragon mecha, she keeps quiet about her past, and doesn't even visit her mother.  She just goes on with everything, planning to live a normal life once the fighting's all done. Item: Draconi Star - projectile weapon that is made of solid silver with 7 razor-sharp points.  It has a carving of a dragon based off of her mecha in the center of the weapon, with the tattoo on her arm under it, and is only used by herself. Mecha Name: Astarte Mecha Appearance: The mecha is red exactly like that of the dragon, with the wings more dragonian and a deep crimson color.  It has spikes trailing down it's back, also red, and then going into a tail that is three fourth's the size of the mecha.  Astarte's eyes are an emerald color, and on the forehead of the mecha is the tattoo also found on Aponi's arm. Powers: Falling Stars - Aponi says this, throws the Draconi Star, and it splits into two, attacking a singular enemy.  This is ineffective on mecha. Ancestral Burn - Another of Aponi's attacks that isn't done in her mecha.  It causes her to be covered in blue flames, as her wings extend from her back to their full length.  The flames then sink into her body, causing scales that match her wings to cover her form, her silver hair and blue eyes the only thing that remains the same.  She then flings an attack of the blue fire at any enemy, and it will cause severe damage to a mecha and remove a human from a fight.  This attack greatly drains her and causes her to pass out; only done once in battle, if at all. Emerald Tears - her dragon mecha shields it's eyes with a claw, then removes it.  The emerald eyes glow, then fire a beam at one enemy, causing some damage, but nothing critical. Merged Flames - red fire from Astarte and blue fire from Aponi swirl together in a fireball, then is thrown by Astarte at another mecha.  Causes higher damage then emerald tears and can only be done twice in battle, as it drains Aponi. Unnamed - Astarte lifts into the air, flying overhead.  It then spins in three quick circles, stopping, and sending a tornado of flames upon another enemy.  Causes severe damage, also only done twice in battle.