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only us three... or not? | Roqia's Backstory + facts

Gore + Blood + Death warning :D

Roqia Elahi, the only child of a baker and a tailor from Iran. Their family had a peaceful life, with the father, Abbas, running the local bakery, and the mother, Zeynab, helping her husband in paying rent and buying the necessities with tailoring clothes for various family and friends.

Everything was fine, until when Roqia was 4, her mother was diagnosed with a severe case of ITP— a blood disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of platelets— and she was unable to help Abbas as much and, more importantly, was forbidden to give birth to any other child since it could cause grave consequences. Roqia felt forever lonely and the family would probably cease to exist.

Turned out that a few doctors in Japan are investigating on a cure for ITP; therefore, Roqia's father sold his house, and the mother's jewelry, to travel there in order to cure mother. Roqia was 6 here.

Yet, after a few months, a demon attacked father's workplace and killed everyone. They had little savings, and soon, there would be no money left to afford the expensive and experimental medicine for mother— who also died of heart failure caused by the shock and depression she received. The last bits of money was spent to ship the two corpses back to Iran, but Roqia couldn't go back.

Now she was all alone, in a foreign country, without no one to go back to.

She spent two years begging in the streets, against her wishes, since no one accepted an Iranian, young girl to work for them. She knew tailoring and had big talent in art, but seemed like no one liked a tailor or an artist with a hijab.

She could go to the red light district and work as a maid, but again her hijab and religion forbid both her and the owners from taking her in a house. So she kept on begging, as her only option left to live with.

Until one night, another demon attacked the village she lived in. As she was sleeping outside, she was its first target. Roqia woke up and, seeing the demon, screamed for help, and luckily, a demon slayer quickly arrived, beheading the demon and saving Roqia.

The demon slayer seemed to not care about her religion. When He realized she was homeless, he took her in where he lived and treated her with kindness. Roqia describes him and the other people who helped her back on her feet as "saviors sent from god".

Said demon slayer was in fact, the tsuguko and son of the Ethereal hashira, Amaya Mizuki, who was soon to retire. A year afterwards and after her retiring, Amaya asked Roqia if she wants to become a demon slayer and learn ethereal breathing from her as her second apprentice. The nine-year-old Roqia gladly accepted.

She trained for two years under Amaya's guidance, and did her final selection at eleven years old.

Amaya's son, Ichiro, was killed by lower moon one (Enmu) while being on a mission in the mugen train. Roqia's now trying her best in quickly becoming the ethereal hashira to replace Amaya as soon as possible.

at first, Roqia kept thinking of going back to Iran, but becoming a demon slayer made her realize she had to continue living in Japan to take revenge for her parents and save people who might experience the same death as her father.

Despite living in Japan, Roqia never abandoned Islam and fasts each Ramadan.

^ this doesn't bother her on missions though, as demons only appear after sunset and when she's opened her fast!

The lil bag she has with her in the lowest panel on the mini comic is the last things she picked from her parents' belongings before leaving the house behind.

^ they'd rented the house and she was thrown out the house after her mother's death.

^ inside the bag is a Qur'an, a small prayer book, her dad's blue prayer beads (not like Gyomei's– small ones that you can hold in your hand and count your prayers with, called Tasbih), food, a family drawing from her childhood, a sketchbook, and some bandage.

She enjoys drawing nature and people in her sketchbook.

She loves reading (that's why she has two books in her bag lol)

Her Hijab is actually for her mother and her ring is one that her father would wear when he was young.

She's thinking of making herself a haori, but pitch black like a chador. This way she won't be seen easily in the night either.

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Haha! ....First question already? 😶💧

"What does she think of the Hashiras :3?" - @miku-hime

About Tomioka Giyuu: "the water hashira? ... he's usually asocial and seems sad,... I'm not saying that he isn't strong, though! ... but this can cause problems, more than going on people's nerves. I mean, I want to randomly get him anonymous presents to make him happier, but i have no idea what he likes!"

About Kocho Shinobu: "oh! Makoto's her tsuguko! She's really kind and also must be very intelligent and creative to be able to make so many poisons for killing demons. ... speaking personally, She's my favorite hashira, ahaha..."

About Kanroji Mitsuri: "the love hashira— she's lively and I like her personality... but how her uniform is designed to be revealing is a bit odd to me. Don't mind though, I bet I'm the only one in the demon slayer corps who's a Muslim and wears a hijab. *sigh* I feel lonely sometimes..."

About Obanai Iguro: "the serpent hashira... not like I know much of him, similar to the stone hashira. But i like his snake, and his heterochromia is also interesting to me."

About Shinazugawa Sanemi: "woah, his name is really hard to remember! Also, he seems scary, and also that for reasons I've never once looked up at him. You see, his body— let's not talk about it. ugh... think of it as a respectful move."

About Uzui Tengen: "should I call him what he wants? Flashy? I mean, sure, but that's mainly because his jewelry reflects light right onto my eyes like a flashlight, haha... but I like his weapons and he seems strong as well. ... wait, he has three wives?... not surprised, actually. Islam allows uo to four wives. There are a lot like him in my country. *shrug*"

About Tokito Muichiro: "the mist hashira. Is it Weird that i thought he was a girl at first?... He seems zoned out all the time— I'm not confused, no, that happens to me as well sometimes. But he seems sad too. Like the water hashira. I'd like to help him get out of this zoned-out situation; especially as in that he's the same age as me. It can be bad for him.."

About Rengoku Kyojuro: "my second favorite hashira after Kocho-sama! He's got all the nice traits— positive, kind, caring and also, incredibly strong and dedicated. I have no words but admiration for him. (After the mugen train) ... I see.. the kindest people usually die first, since god can't stand them being away from him. That's what my mother always said. Rest in Peace."

About Himejima Gyomei: "the most mysterious. Heck, and the strongest? Woah. He seems out of reach, but he must be a nice individual as well. At least, from what I've heard."

(I haven't watched s3 onward yet, so after I do, it might differ a bit.)

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