χάλκεος

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khắlkeos, origin: ancient greek. adjective.　1　of copper or bronze, brazen.　2　(figuratively) brazen, hard, stout, strong.　3　a homeric epithet of ares.　4　a private multimuse blog associated with godriverfm, featuring original characters written by inanna (27, she/they, pst). please do not interact if you are not also part of the rpg.

maika terakawa　　30, child of ares, professional fencer monster hunter.

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MAIKA.

look over there, it's maika terakawa, the thirty old child of ares. notable amongst the denizens of godriver for their resolute & imperious attitude, maika can always be found at nike sports centre, listening to "desdemona" by the beaches—when they're not busy working as a professional fencer monster hunter. ares is not exactly the most present parent, but they did give them a plush boar's head keychain that transforms into a helmet last time they stopped by. the oracle would probably describe them as copper coating the tongue after biting down so hard it bleeds; wine dark eyes daring anyone for a challenge; silk and steel, a delicate wrapping disguises the ruthless precision below, and you should know their fatal flaw is captiousness.

BASICS.

full name: maika terakawa.

etymology: japanese kanji, from 苺 "strawberry" and 花 "flowers; something shaped like a flower, a metaphor for something beautiful or gorgeous as a flower; honor; to be excellent."

nicknames & aliases: mai.

birthday & age: january 10 (30).

birthplace & hometown: seattle, wa.

gender & pronouns: cis woman (she/her/hers).

orientation: bisexual biromantic.

occupation: professional monster hunter, masquerading as a professional sabre fencer.

languages spoken: english, japanese, ancient greek.

HISTORY.

a work in progress. tl;dr:

she was so close to normal, once. raised by a single mother, maika's early years were almost painfully mortal. she never once questioned the lack of a father figure in her life, but many adults blame her anger and abundance of energy on it. someone recommended sports to get rid of some of the excess, and somehow she fell into fencing of all things. maybe it was the need for lightning fast reflexes, maybe the ability to clear her mind, like meditation. but it helped her, and she was pretty damn good.

(death mention tw) but maika's life took a sharp turn at age 15. an accident took her mother, her only family, away from her. someone claiming to be from the state came for her, and it was then she found out the truth. about herself, about the identity of her father, about the "social worker" on her case. she was a demigod, her father was ares, her social worker a satyr.

immediately, she was whisked off to godriver, where she's remained ever since.

HEADCANONS.

before arriving in godriver, maika was on track to become an olympic-level sabre fencer. but monster hunting takes up too much of her time to be dedicated on such a level, so as a compromise, she attends fencing competitions around the country as a cover for all her traveling.

mostly fights monsters with a spear and shield, rather than a sword. she belives using different techniques keeps her sharp and prevents confusion on her end.

her mother loved strawberries, and maika, begrudgingly, secretly, is fond of them too. anything with a strawberry pattern, scent, or flavor has since become the government-assigned thing™ to give her as a gift, along with pigs.

inspired by: antigone (greek mythology), mizu (blue eye samurai), dacey mormont (a song of ice and fire series), cate randa (monarch: legacy of monsters), mitsuki yamato (invasion).

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

foster parent (also on the main).

fiercest rival (also on the main).

[clytemnesrta]

antigone (sophocles / trans. anne carson)

[ashleysjohnson]

Anna Sawai as CATE RANDA in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023-)