Shion Murasakino

"There's no way I can be the leader! Rini...is so much better suited to it than I am..."

- Shion Murasakino

Appearance
Shion is a young womanwith slightly tanned skin and pale purple eyes. Her hair is an elbow length black style parted to the right. Two black cat ears poke out of her hair, and she, like the other members of her team, does not make any attempt to hide them. She is very proud of her Faunus heritage, and often adds accessories to her ears to draw attention to them. Thick, dark purple tattoos wrap around both of her forearms, which she hopes gives her a "tigress" look. Akane often tells her they don't just to annoy her. She has an X shaped scar running across her back, a 'gift' from her father.

She always wears some accessory with blue and teal orchids adorning it, a tribute to her late mother Ran (orchid in Japanese).

Her attire usually consists of a black t-shirt and either black ripped jeans or black leggings. She also always wears a pale purple scarf given to her by Rini when they were young.

With Anyone Other than Rini Shiro
When 'socializing' with others, Shion is quiet, but not shy, and is quick to solve conflict between her friends. Shion has a quick temper when it comes to people cares about. She makes jokes periodically, on days when she feels good about herself. Shion is very self-conscious about her status as leader of Team SKRA, and used to beat herself up over the fact that Rini was a better choice than her (in her mind only, of course). Ruby helped her see that she should embrace the position she was given, because it was given to her exclusively.

With Rini Shiro
When Shion is with Rini, she changes almost completely. She is loud and cocky, and is quick to argue with anyone who dare touch, judge, of harm her precious Rini in any way. Shion's overprotective nature has never bothered Rini, who enjoys this side of Shion's personality, stating that Shion seems more comfortable and confident when she's with Shion.

History
Shion’s mother was a huntress, a mighty good one at that, and a Cat Faunus. She rarely stayed with her mother, more often being left with her alcoholic divorced father. Shion’s father, Toge Midori, had divorced her mother once he found out she was a Faunus. Shion's mother, Ran Murasakino, was extremely adept at disguising her Faunus side, and fooled her husband long enough until a few days after Shion was born. He saw Shion's ears, put two and two together, and divorced his wife.

He despised Faunuses, and abused Shion daily. One day, her father brought home a discarded weapon: a whip bearing a sharp blade on the end. He whipped her twice across the back, causing the X-shaped scar on her back. Her mother saved her at the last second, using her Semblance to heal her daughter. Afraid something like that would happen again, her mother kept Shion with her, even bringing her on her missions sometimes.

She trained her daughter by herself, but due to Shion’s harsh childhood, she became a delinquent. Spray painting buildings, defacing areas with dust, even getting into fights with local gangs and other delinquents. That was until she met Rini Shiro, a rabbit Faunus who was Shion’s embodiment of a perfect person. Shion was confused when she found out about Rini’s past, which was astonishingly similar to her own. While Shion chose to vent her frustration into delinquency, Rini put her anger and focus into perfecting every aspect of her being. She strove to be a huntress, so she could save other people who were in situations like she had been in. Shion was motivated by Rini’s confidence, and decided to follow her and become a huntress herself.

The two eventually realized their feelings for each other and started dating when they were 15. She and Rini applied to Beacon when they were 15, but were rejected because of their age and lack of proper skill. After a year of training at Signal, though, Ozpin scouted them out in hopes of bringing capable diversity to his school. There, they joined with their other teammates, previous members of a delinquent faction in Shion’s old neighborhood. Kasumi Sora, and Akane Keshi Yasen. She was surprised when she was appointed leader of Team SKRA, and thought Rini would have been a better leader. While she struggled with this for a bit, both Ruby and Rini assured her that they felt Shion’s leadership was the best choice.

Sadly, Shion's mother passed away a short time after Shion left for Beacon. Ran had had dealings with the White Fang before, and her death was ruled a murder.

Weapon
Shion's weapon of choice is a pair of Dual-Chained Combat-Shotgun Kama (DCCSK). Primarily, they act as a pair of mid-length kusarigama. They also convert into a pair of dual-wielded pistols. The kama's names are Hope and Despair, or Kibou and Zetsubo. She often keeps Kibou in pistol form, and Zetsubo in kama form, using Zetsubo to slash and block, while using Kibou to shoot dust rounds at close range.

Semblance
Shion's semblance is called "Mischief" - Her semblance causes her to make the victim appear scantily clothed (sometimes nude), causing at least a pause in their attack, creating an opening for her to strike. If she has enough aura charged up, she can focus on a small area of the body and start peeling away a few layers of the victim's skin.

The downside to the second part of her semblance is that she must be completely focused on the target, and it takes a while to peel away the layers of skin. This means Shion almost always needs someone with her if she wants to use her semblance in battle, as she needs her teammate to keep the enemy busy as she focuses.

Solo:

 * When fighting solo, Shion's attitude changes into a monstrous, angered form. She is merciless, will use her abilities to the fullest, and will not hold back. This only changes when and if she fights Rini. She lets herself be hit, using only the barest, gentlest forms of hand to hand combat when fighting her. This instance is very rare, however.

With Team:

 * When fighting with her team, Shion usually is only there as a support, having the others attack and distract while she uses her semblance. She always hangs around the sides, and watches for other incoming attacks. She understands that Rini is a capable person in her own right, and often leaves her to fight for herself. If she sees her teammates in trouble, she will abandon whatever she is fighting to help them.

Relationships

 * Shion is especially close to her girlfriend, Rini Shiro, as she is the one who saved Shion and gave her a reason to become a huntress. Shion is quite overprotective of Rini, but Rini stated that she thinks it's 'cute'. Shion will quickly challenge anyone who dare make fun of or hurt Rini, no matter who the odds seem stacked against. Rini once had to stop Shion for rounding on a child for saying Rini's ears looked funny.
 * Shion's relationship with Akane can only be described as love-hate. Akane had been part of an opposing delinquent faction that often fought with Shion. But when Akane's mother sent her away to Beacon, she kept a little bit of her old personality, but ultimately changed for the sake of becoming a huntress. When Shion and Akane were put together in Team SKRA, Akane adopted the habit of poking fun at Shion, often getting into petty fights with her. In truth, they both greatly respect each other and their skills, making their relationship a topsy-turvy one.
 * Shion rarely speaks to Kasumi, as both Shion and Kasumi rarely speak. They are kind to each other, but not extremely friendly. Shion often scolds Kasumi for being such a pushover, which in turn Rini scolds Shion for. Shion respects Kasumi's abilities, and recognizes her physical and psychological prowess.
 * Shion has deep hatred for her father Toge, and has fitful nightmares of him quite often. When these nightmares happen, she makes herself tea and stares at the night sky.
 * She cared greatly for her mother, and idolized her. She kept her mother's weapon, a metal war fan that split into two daggers, and carries it in her bag as a backup.

Misc.

 * Shion is devoted to her studies, and gets quite angered when Akane distracts her on purpose.
 * She dislikes Weiss’s arrogance and Nora’s craziness. She also dislikes Weiss because of her Schnee heritage, and what they've done to the Faunus.
 * She kept her mother's last name to distance herself as much as she could from her father.
 * She owns a 2 year old, female, white rabbit named Mochi. She got her from a rescue center to try and feel closer to Rini. She named her Mochi, after Rini's favourite sweet. Incidentally, Rini bought a cat at the same rescue center for the same reasons.
 * Mochi doesn't like Jaune, for some reason.

Trivia

 * Shion was created on July 19th, 2016, but posted on August __, 2016.
 * Shion alludes to the Bakeneko, a type of cat demon from Japan.
 * Her birthday is on June 9th, making her a Gemini.
 * She and Rini shared an apartment for some time before moving to Beacon.
 * Her full name, 'Shion Murasakino', means 'Aster Purple' in Japanese. An aster is a type of flower, and Shion is based around the purple kind.
 * Shion's first name was originally going to be Sumire, or 'violets'. After it was changed to Shion, the name Sumire was given to her mother. When the name Ran was chosen for her mother, the name Sumire was all but discarded, the only trace remaining being Rini's nickname for Shion: Fumire, being a mix of 'fuffle', which Rini uses to describe Shion's ears, and Sumire.