#✝ ⌈ Character Study ⏌ ― skills

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Second Sight - Those who’ve been touched by death, and have overcome it, are granted an ability; the ability to see as death would. One can see into the souls of another, mainly the dead that roam the world. In a sense, these individuals are considered as those who can walk ‘between’ the living and dead, as they can see both sides of the lens. Those with this ability are few, due to various circumstances regarding dying and remaining alive thereafter.

After a harrowing incident involving the death of her mother, Mishil awoke with a scar to her chest and in the care of her godfather and high ranking members of The Order. She learned that she can see things most individuals can’t, and after years of training and her own hardships and experiences, eventually Mishil comes to terms and understands her abilities.

She is able to talk to the dead just as she can see them, and from her training, even gains the ability to purify them. Depending how intelligent or ‘kept together’ the spirit is, Mishil can converse with them freely, other times if they manifest in more horrid shapes, she ( well after her initial adjustment phase and training) waves them off or taps a purification spell to them grumbling, “Away, your so jumbled up you don’t even make sense. Move on already.” 

Spirits to Mishil are no different then the people she’s interacted with, so her attitude and response to them varies by interactions. That said, to those she’s crossed in her path that are suffering obvious torment, Mishil does try her best to resolve the situation (more then occasionally putting herself at risk). In the end, she wants the spirit to feel at peace and move on.

Her powers also extend to cursed individuals and demons, where she can see the color of their auras when she focuses, and see how deeply woven and intricate a curse is. This has actually helped her identify if a demon was formerly human, or if they are in fact, a human suffering a curse of some kind. 

Due to her sight, Mishil shares a different perspective as a slayer compared to the more puritan sort that view all demons as evil creatures. She’s sympathetic, and tries to find the root of the problem-it takes longer, and endangers her depending if she’s fighting the individual. That being said, this has caused her to be underestimated or viewed as ‘naive’ when in truth, if driven enough, she will eliminate her target, more so if they endanger innocent lives.

Note;  These abilities have taken her hard work and training and various experiences to develop. She’s had to endure much to get to where she is, both in power and strength and development.

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One piece - Mishil’s Abilities and Skills

Anima Anima Devil Fruit ; (  Paramecia-type ) A fruit that gives her animal attributes and lets her channel the abilities of beasts and animals of all kinds. She can enhance the abilities of the animals she mimics in proportion to her body, allowing her dramatic increase in strength and speed. Mishil also can communicate with animals and can override the natural predator/prey instinct found in most wild animals. She doesn’t talk like them (tho she could mimic certain sounds), but they understand her.

When using her abilities, her eyes melt to a red-orange hue, dark markings swirl over her skin. She can substitute her nails for razor sharp claws, has sharper canines that can lengthen at will, and slightly pointed ears. 

To Mishil the devil fruit is a curse. In a time she’d already felt vulnerable, was being hunted and treated like an animal—she’d found this fruit. Starving and ignorant of what she had discovered, she ate the fruit and felt her body shift and change during the night. Between her mothers death mixed with the superstitions of her home and her altered features, she was quickly demonetized and seen as a bad omen (I’ll write another meta on that). Since being on the run, she’s had to master her new powers herself.

Misc hc’s:

-Mishil respects the boundaries of animals and usually doesn’t like interfering with their natural habitat and behavior. She does enjoy studying them and taking notes and has looked after injured ones in her travels that needed attention. She has observed that animals who are more bonded to her do pick up a higher level of intelligence (ex, her wolf), so she limits her exposure as much as she’s able to not taint their innocence.

-In spite of her connection to animals, Mishil couldn’t become vegan. With how her body burns out calories, and her raised body temperature, she needs meat. When she hunts, she refuses to rely on her abilities and instead opts to hunt more traditionally.

-She hates those who hunt animals for sport and not for necessity. Mishil respects and values the life she takes when she hunts her meal and if she’s hunted down a deer, she’d be sure to save its antlers, bones and hide for materials for herself to use. She also considers those who use poison to hunt cowards and vile.

Armament Haki; prior to eating a devil fruit, Mishil would often hunt with a bow (she was taught and trained briefly by her town smith) and learned how to use armament haki on her arrows. With her devil fruit powers, she uses armament haki on her claws and arms, to tear through hard surfaces or when fighting or as an extra defense when being struck.

Observation Haki / Sixth sense / Animal Intuition: Grants users a sixth sense of the world around them and limited precognitive abilities. Users of this Haki can sense people's presence, strength, emotions, and intentions. Due to her being more in the wilderness, Mishil developed a sharp and incredibly sensitive sense of touch. Her skin can even feel the small vibrations in the air. She incorporated this ability into her spatial awareness technique, where she can use her acute senses to locate her targeted prey. By using this ability, she can tell if anyone is looking at her, especially if they have any hostile intentions. She is also able to sense a person's malice and intent to kill even when they are outside her range of sight. Her sharp intuition is a reason she’s been able to avoid the navy unless she chooses to fight. She also uses these senses when firing her bow, which is how she’s able to shoot her target even if they are hidden in a forest. 

Conqueror's / Emperor Haki; is a rare form of Haki that allows the user to exert their own willpower over others. It is said that whoever possesses this type of Haki has the qualities of a king. Mishil has initially had to endure what she calls the will of the Beasts, and has had to fight powerful beasts from various regions, most at times under human control or so mad by changes in their environment, Mishil felt overwhelmed. She has had to discipline her mind and train herself rigorously to not be overtaken by the will of the beasts. She unlocked her conqueror’s haki during a two week long battle against the ‘god’ worshipped in a mountain region, that later became her traveling companion. She ritually meditates to keep up with her focus and strengthen her own resolve.

Fighting style: Due to growing up in the mountains and surviving off the wilderness, Mishil adopted certain animal habits and incorporated it into her fighting styles. As a result, both her hand-to-hand combat style, archery and swordsmanship style are very reminiscent of animals and beasts. Her unnatural fighting style resembles that of a "four legged beast" due to how her attacks come from an extremely low angle while also being very ferocious and utilizing other unorthodox movements, thus making her very unpredictable and vicious.

Archery (Master): Her main style of fighting and combat of choice. Since she was eight, Mishil was taught how to use a bow and arrow to hunt for food in the mountains. She was taught by her village smith (including how to carve and fletch her arrows). Mishil’s trained dutifully and religiously for years with her bow, being dubbed a “Red Huntress” and other such names. At one point in her ventures, she even trained among the Amazonians. Her skills are such that even without her devil fruit abilities, proficiently with the bow and arrow she can fire more than what is naturally possible (ex; launch multiple arrows with one shot). She always strikes her intended target (Can miss targets with Supernatural Reflexes, Supernatural Agility or Absolute Agility.), regardless of the distance upon becoming a Master Archer after undergoing several trials (more to be explained in the 3 bows she has).  She can reload the weapon rapidly and efficiently, even with heavy mechanisms like the crossbow.

Bows: Mishil keeps a recurve bow that she uses initially in her battles or when hunting, over the years she’s’ learned to carve new bows from strong sapling wood when she’s broken her them. She also has two other bows, one she uses when mildly serious and the other as an ultimate, last resort. Mishil can channel her anima-anima devil fruit abilities into her bows. 

Sharanga - A bow Mishil uses as a last resort, one granted to her when she’d vanished for two years and underwent a mysterious trail to prove herself capable of using this bow. The myth surrounding this bow is that certain strength and character require this bow’s approval and surpassing the will of its previous masters. Its shots so powerful, it can cleave ships in half. 

Khryselakatos - Artemis' golden bow and arrows, are named Khryselakatos, "of the Golden Shaft", and Iokheira "Showered by Arrows". It’s a bow she’d received upon nearly dying through a series of archery trials and discipline among beasts. She bears the marking of this bow on her back per the title of “Goddess of the Hunt”. With this bow, Mishil can fire off multiple arrows from one shot.

Techniques:

Red Sparrow shot - one arrow snaps into a dozen flaming arrows that fly around and homed in on the desired target, upon impact they would generally explode in a fiery ball.

Golden Eagle strike- a massive and piercing shot that blaze with the silhouette of an eagle, cutting through any barriers. 

Sidewinder Strike -Delivers a powerful but inaccurate attack. Usually, a technique she uses to disarm or distract a target.

Blazing Hawk - Mishil hyperfocus's on her target with lethal precision, the increasing accuracy of her strike to pierce her target. It fires off with the silhouette of a flaming hawk, whizzing through obstacles to hit her target.

Swordsmanship; Mishil carries a wakizashi sword she keeps tied to her waist. While obviously not her hunting knife (used to skin animals and carving), this is something she uses at times in certain fights. She is not a Master swordsman, nor does she hold any interest in it, but she has enjoyed using this weapon in her fights with Shanks and Mihawk.

weaknesses; If Mishil were to invoke the will of the beasts, it can dangerously leave her crippled to the connection of all the beasts she’d ever encountered and senses within a 100 mile-radius. She must ultimately, find a way to purge herself of pure animalistic sensations and regain her humanity. The best way at times is to render her unconscious. And like anyone with enhanced senses, she has a limit to being exposed to poignant smells or extremely loud places ( think major city like NYC). Any place that can overwhelm any of her senses will distract / disturb her focus immediately. She prefers to avoid such busy places unless necessary. Mishil also suffers from peculiar luck, for in her travels she often comes across situations where, while she’d rather mind her business, is drawn to those needing help or in a crisis. 

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