#14 - AM I DEAD?

Ami and her Masume (A nodachi made from the finest tamahagane steel and other strong alloys: 170 cm/ 50 lbs) which she always carry by hand.

"Let's get this over with. Shall we?"

Original Name(CLASSIFIED): Dimittrix Fae Vehrar-Drealli

Known Name: Ami Daeth

Nick: Ami/ D 

Age: no one knows & she doesn't tell but actually she forgot..

Race: Human - noble

Class: Accel - Tanker -*Shield

Birth date: Last birthday she had was when she was 10. She forgot the date.

Birthplace: Sardinia

Height: 5'8"

Physical Description:

Ami has knee-length silky straight black hair with fringe a fraction above her sharp gray eyes; a small diamond-shaped face and an upturned nose. She is tall, petite and has a deathly pale complexion. Ami is old fashioned and conservative - prefers black long-sleeved long dresses/skirt that barely touches to the ground and also black flat Fabrizia shoes . Her exquisite taste in jewelry compensates for her lack of clothing sense although she likes to wear most of them obscured beneath her dress and in her hair. What are only seen are her rare and antique silver/ white gold rings in each of her fingers, her black magnet earrings and an old chain necklace. But sometimes, in closer look, you can see clips, pins and some trinkets of distinct and odd shapes and designs in her hair and some strapped leather bracelets in her wrist.  Her clothes and shoes has a light steel-like quality and strength that she invented in her freshman years in HADES. She claimed she's 14 at that time although she looked younger but then she was admitted.

Ami has 3 quaint marks, one in her neck's left side and in her two inner wrists that become visible when her skin turns black (except for her face) when she's in accel mode. 

Personality:

"Life is never permanent, only Death. No use crying over larvae-filled liches because soon you'll join them in flourishing the earth."

- Passive and stoic. Her emotion was long ago abated by her past.

- When chanced to be conversed or approached by someone, she has this habit of staring at their faces especially when they're angry, happy, or dreamy. She really likes staring. Consider it a compliment when you caught her staring at you :)

- Impish. She likes to weave and tell lies or stories people want to hear when asked about things she doesn't know or care about while appearing so innocent. Questions like "what's your age?", "do you have a brother, a sister?" or "have you seen my dog?". This is one of her ways of having fun. 

- CRAZY LAZY - hates breaking a sweat for anything aside from torturing and inventing. She's the most lazy person you'll ever know. Thinking of pleading for that pen that fell from your desk beside her feet? Well, think again. She'll just look at you for a sec and that pen and then ignore you. She wouldn't let anyone simply order her around except if its for her benefit.

"Everything is just simple. If you want it, go get it. If it's your fault, go suffer for it. *sigh*  The world would be a better place." 

- She's introvert but assertive. If she likes the book you are reading, by all means, she'll borrow it from you. The phrase in bold is utterly revolting that anyone wise enough would never dare find out - Nah, not really. Her determined face would give you that impression but chance is, she'll give you an authentic & sculptured 2 in. diamond-shaped blade for your kindness or give you a book as an exchange. 

- She doesn't give a damn what people think. They could go about spreading rumors about her and she wouldn't care. She wouldn't even give the "fire starter" the death stare. They're just not worth it. She only has pity for these kind of people."They're worse than dogs. All they do is bark. I'll give them an iota of my time when they learn to bite."

- She hates molesters, and people that are cruel to the weak and innocent esp. children. She loves to torture their kind.

- Reads and sleeps a lot. But still, she's fully aware of her surroundings. She can detect a hostile presence.

- She is similar to a ghost. Hates spotlight, likes to be in the shadows: listening and observing. 

- Has a soft spot for old people (like her grandparents) and children especially for cute little ones. She could stare at them forever.

- Her idea of a joke is sarcasm. She's in awe for people who can aptly juggle sarcasms anytime. She smiles only when she hears one and also when she's being a sadist.

- Loves grapes and bilberry.

- Humble. Has her manners intact with her & shows great respect for her senseis and anyone who deserves it (as taught by her grandparents). She "pays handsomely" for a good deed done for her but when someone messes w/ her, she returns the favor ten fold with a loathsome glee in her eyes.

- Does not initiate fights and friendship. Unsociable. (Truth is, she doesn't like having friends,"They're troublesome and drags you face down in their filth."  as she would say BUT as much as she hates to admit it, SHE NEEDS ONE.) When someone friendly and brave enough would approach her, she would acknowledge that person with a nod, never a hand shake.  (She hates to be touched.) If asked anything other than her name, class or year, her tell-tale game is activated. On the other hand, Ami, with all her oddity, denial and i-don't-care attitude, is one hell of a true friend. She's a good listener and secret-keeper. She would never betray a friend  even if they would betray her. A friend for her is family. If worst comes to worst, she would kill and die for her family.

- She cares for a friend but in silence. 

- The only noted male Ami has ever associated with in the Academy is Xenon whom she calls Xlain. The guy with no shame and restraints openly claims Ami as his pal which the latter denies with a bored look. (Ami has no regard for the opposite sex and is dumb in the subjects of  pheromones and Eros.)  In Ami's early junior years, she almost unsheathed Masume and would have attacked  if it were not for Xenon's eyes when they came across the corridor mistaking him for apsychopathic satyromaniac (Ami still think Xlain is). Weeks later, Xenon mercilessly hunted Ami and handed her a voodoo doll. She only stared at it for about an hour 'til Xenon, out of boredom, left. Then she fixed the doll in Masume's fuchi. Until now it can be seen dangling in Ami's sword.

young Ami in Accel mode (freshman)

FAMILY HISTORY: (CLASSIFIED)

The House of V-Drealli/ Vehrar-Drealli Empire (EXTIRPATED) (probably derived from Italian "army" and "king" meaning "king's army") started in the early 8th century BC when the southern parts of Italy and other countries were named Magna Graecia and was colonized greatly by Greeks. The first family was formed from the sons and daughters of the Italian king's consorts who married each other and sworn to serve his majesty as his private soldiers. Back then, the role of the family was to protect the reigning king and educate the heir in the arts of combat.

However, at the start of the Gothic War, when the kingdom was at the dawn of its destruction, a child was unnaturally born from the Italian King's youngest consort. It was said that the child was a curse that fell upon Italia as they were besieged and conquered by the Romans. The child's skin was all black and covered with the dead queen's blood. The queen's lower body part was in shreds where the baby was brought out. Anyone who touched the child had a deep cut as if sliced by a blade. Using swords, they shoveled the babe inside a steel/silver coffer and escaped. But the family were in great puzzlement upon seeing that inside the coffer was a sleeping flushed baby boy. Later on, the boy grew up and marry one member of the family. As years speed by with a blur, children from the family's direct lineage with the same ability were born. 

Thus, the beginning of the family's renowned power but ensconced existence. 

The family then evolved into a steel-spine monarchy that ruled and even manipulated some of the noble and menial dynasties and crime families.  They kept peace and balance in all the land, giving the people an impression of a fair rule that is all in accordance to the law. What they didn't know, the family was also the head of an underground secret society of covert assassin families.

To the eye of most citizens of the world, The House of Vehrar-Drealli is just a charming, normal and small monarchy. The name was not even learned and heard of. And should have remained as it is.

At the turn of the 19th century, bold occurrences of beastly individuals having unusual and dangerous abilities called Hellions emerged. They wrecked havoc in cities of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and in some parts of Europe, challenging the family. But soon they were hushed in a war headed by the youngest V-Drealli General Vilkcrofth at the age of 19, eliminating all traces of bloodshed including witnesses except for one. An elite world government agent saw the battle from afar with his trained ability of ocular magnification who also affirmed the whole thing. This somehow triggered rage and grudge from some affluent families grieving for their dead sons/daughters. The war also caught the government's full attention.

Since then, threats of The Vehrar-Dreallis' veiled and very existence began.

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It was known that The House of Vehrar-Drealli ceased to exist during a savage ambush led by a Revolutionist and communist (Ami was 10 yr old at this time) but the revolution was just an opportunity for the family's enemy to attack. No one survived from both opposing sides although unknown few were believed to have escaped. It was said that the world government was behind the incident. 

BIOLOGICAL FAMILY (CLASSIFIED) 

(Known to be deceased but the bodies were never found)

Padre/Re: Anton Viskoth Vehrar-Drealli 

Madre/Regina: Xandra Dimittria 

(Vittorio died of Hemophilia at the age of 11)

Fratello/Principe: Vittorio Alexei

Xandra Dimittria(mother) and Vittorio Alexei(brother)

KNOWN/ CURRENT LIVING FAMILY  (immigrants from Japan)

Nonna: Aiko (77) - housewife, barren

Nonno: Masahiro (79) - Japanese sword smith

It was evening and the river was illuminated by the moon. Masahiro was headed home from fishing. As he was about to cross the wooden bridge, he saw a massive log-like thing floating in the river. Curious, he plunged into the river and swam over to the floating thing until he saw that it was a girl and alive.

10 yr old Ami -unconsciously floating in a river in her royal robes

A strong man for his age, he carried the girl with ease to his house and called his wife who took care of the child. The girl finally opened her eyes one day when Aiko sat beside the girl's bed and whispered"Who are you?" . The whisper echoed inside the girl's head and began to envelope her until she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing a figure surrounded by mist, she uttered in a soft gasp "Am I dead?". 

And so Aiko, with a hearing disability, mistook the words as the girl's name. From then on, they call her Ami Daeth and raised her as their own child, disregarding her past. They knew that one day, the child will leave them and will sought after her true family.

Masahiro, being a sword smith not a samurai only taught Ami facts about swords. Knowledge was not enough for her, so one day, when the couples were away, she sneaked inside her grandpa's work room. Inside were dozens of swords displayed in a rack protected by glass. Although she knew that she was not allowed to touch a sword,  she took one and unsheathed it. Mesmerized by the thing she beheld, she touched the blade and felt a familiar tinge deep within her heart and soul. In an instant, flashes from her memories flooded her. The only things she remembered from her family were the day her brother died, her mother and the Revolution. She kept these to herself in fear for the lives of her grandparents. Soon she began practicing the sword with a refined skill beyond from that of a samurai that amazed the couple and also brought them joy. Months later, she received her nodachi and named him Masume from a legend. She promised to herself that one day, she would avenge her family. 

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Ami was classified before as a Verifier in her first few years in the academy until an unknown source triggered her ability and accelerated. 

Special Abilities:

STEEL/BLADE METAMORPHOSIS

 In accel mode, her skin except for her face turns black and becomes a fine edged steel. (Some call her "The Death Blade/ Black Sword") With her skin, she can be impenetrable with blades and bullets. She can reduce a concrete house into debris in just a couple of minutes and only using her right arm. Her hair also becomes steel-like, that's why they wont be cut off and still resumes it's mass like her body. Her hair is also used as a shield for her face. She only accelerates in the direst need because she hates it when she would resort in using her body as a weapon which means there's no blade left in her sleeve. She loves all her blades by the way.

Spadaccino/Kenkaku - adept in Italian classical fencing and in Japanese traditional sword styles. Ami's touch w/ the blade of a sword gives her knowledge of its use. She's the only person able to wield Masume and is only used in a duel with a noble/worthy opponent but when times get rough (war), she makes exception. No one (yet) in HADES has seen Masume without its saya.

Electrical Conductivity - has the ability to carry electric current and use it to her advantage but only if she has access (touch) to a source and only in accel mode. She can hold great amounts of Voltage.

-Fatal Fashion 100 - are accessories, clips, pins, trinkets,etc. that can be modified into blades. These are her primary weapons in combat.

-Trained & inherited strength - can lift anything with a maximum of 280 lbs

-Speed, stealth, stamina, reflexes, target precision

Skills/Talents:

-Invents and modifies accessories and clothing into steel-like quality.

-blacksmith, swordsmith

Weaknesses:

-Her face and her marks are her weak points. (accel mode)

-Her stubbornness to fight in normal state wounds her. Her wounds never heal easily and would still remain even after she accelerated. Doubts formed that she has mild hemophilia.

-During accel mode, multiple assaults from bombs weaken her and turns her back to normal. With this, she wont be able to accelerate in a month. Her full recovery period is on the 3rd month. When she tries to accelerate on the 2nd month, only her arms and feet will turn black.

-She haven't mastered yet how to control the flow of electricity in her body. She can only hold it and should release it within 30 seconds or it will penetrate into her marks and crawl into her face, electrocuting her.

Year: Junior, Class A

Major: Blades, Steel, Weaponry

Minor:  Invention and Swordsmithing

Special Classes: Torture Through The Ages III; Unarmed/Armed Combat Tactics; Electricity Control & Manipulation, Italian and Japanese sword fighting, Jujutsu, Ninjutsu, Judo

Normal Classes: Metals; Engineering; Foreign Languages; World History; Stoicism and Psychology; Arts and Fashion/Clothing