Hikaru

Hikaru is a female saint in the service of Athena, who fights for the honor of the goddess and to protect those who worship her.

Hikaru
Biographical information
Homeworld	Earth
Birth	Unknown
Died
Family	Unknown
Occupation(s)	Student, Saint
Alias	Saint Hikaru, Phaethon Hikaru
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	female
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Height	5'5
Statistics
Weapon(s)
Abilities	Cosmos manipulation, martial arts, animal empathy
Affiliation	Athena's Saints, Bronze Saints
First Appearance

History

The Misty Past

Hikaru's past is unknown even to her. As far as she has been told, she was brought to the Sora Orphanage as an infant by a mysterious man. Growing up, she was a cheerful, if a lonely child and endeared herself to many of the staff. She especially bonded with several of the other orphans as well as the daughter of building's head, Akari Shu. A bit of a tom-boy, Hikaru often would be found climbing the trees just behind the building. She also had a love of animals , which seemed to be drawn to her just the same. Her most traumatizing moment as a child came when she tried to help a stray dog but accidentally spooked it. As a result, the animal ran into the road and got killed after being hit by a car. After this, she hesitated often when it came to helping others.

To become a Saint

When she was about 6, a man arrived claiming to be the representative of a company offering to adopt one of the children, if they would be willing to take part in training which would help in protecting the world. Though the owner of the orphanage was taken aback by such a strange proposal, she was eventually won over by the man’s earnestness and promise that no harm would come to the child. Most of the children were unwilling, but Hikaru, partially due to the other children teasing her on the fact that she was the most likely to volunteer and her own wish to conquer her fears, stepped forward, wanting to go with him. The man himself was somewhat unimpressed and less enthusiastic by this, but ultimately agreed, taking Hikaru away.

Flown to the island of Rhodes, the young Hikaru was placed under the tutelage of Southern Cross Delios, who began to teach the girl in the ways of the saints. Hikaru was forced to go through the “Path of the Sun”, a gauntlet of mirrors and heated stones which lead to an abandoned fortress where the Phaeton Clothe was hidden. The training was harsh and tough for the girl, her tutor forcing her to live on the bare mininium of nesscieties. She would sleep on a bed of hay and would often have to collect her own food when she could manage, made even more difficult by the numerious goats which would often try to get close to her. Never the less, she continued to push herself towards the goal, something which impressed her tutor. Eventually, at the age of 13, Hikaru succeeded in breaking through to the inner chambers of the fortress and collect the Phaeton Cloth. Given the task to return to Japan to serve the goddess, Hikaru headed back to Japan, with only a single address to go by.

The Home of Heroes

Hiding on board a ship headed to Tokyo, after many days, she finally arrived at the address that had been given to her. Much to her surprise, what seemed to be an ordinary house turned out to be a vast Hotel within and after following instructions which had been given to her ahead of time, she took one of the rooms closest to a group of girls who had originally come from Ancient Greece but now lived in the present day. Settling into her new life and registering at a local Middle School, Hikaru set about trying to fulfill her duties as a Saint of Athena.

Relationships

• Southern Cross Delios: The Silver Saint of the Southern Cross, Delios was Hikaru's teacher in her quest for the Phaethon Cloth. A strict and collected individual, Delios was the bane of Hikaru's existence for most of her time on Rhodes. Even so, Hikaru still looks up at him as a great example of what she wanted to become, while Delios tends to worry about the girl like a sibling.

• Athena: Hikaru is a Saint of Athena and thus is devoted to the Goddess. Although she has never met her face to face, she has total trust in her.

• Nike: The Greek Goddess of Victory, Nike has taken Hikaru under her wings as a second teacher of sorts. She is strict but sees potential in the young Saint.

• Akari Shu: The daughter of the head of the orphanage where Hikaru was raised, Akari looks on the other girl as if she was a sister and tends to worry about her. After she returned, Akari, who now takes care of the place along with her mother, has kept in touch with Hikaru.

Abilities

Hikaru is one of the Saints of Athena and thus has been trained in the manipulation of Cosmos or the energy that permeates the universe since creation. This ability has for Hikaru, like all Saints, given her natural superhuman strength and agility, though much of these powers have to be accessed by the use of her clothe. Her Cosmos tends to manifests itself in the form of heat and light. She also has for some reason an empathetic connection to animal life, which tends to manifests itself as beasts of all sorts following and giving attention to her.

Techniques

As the user of the Phaethon Cloth, Hikaru has several attacks that she utilizes:

• Solar Slash: a cutting technique using the Phaeton Blade. Transferring her Cosmos power through the weapon, it can achieve temperatures above 6000 K.

• Shining Fist: a cosmos-powered punch, when sufficiently energized, can punch through solid steel.

• Taiyo no Hikari: Translated as The Sun’s Rays, it is in fact a kicking technique, allowing Hikaru to kick at high enough speeds to appear as a stream of blinding light. The attack’s weakness is it requires at least 000000.1 seconds in order to build up enough speed to do all damage, meaning any opponent who are faster than Hikaru at the draw can disable the attack before it fully starts.

Cloth

Hikaru is the holder of the Phaethon Cloth, an armor based on the horse which pulls the chariot of Eos, the dawn and a former constellation in it's own right which is now part of the existing constellation of Auriga. When not in use, the cloth takes the form of a horned horse.

Phaethon in resting form

Former Users

• Hernando Javier Diaz: The Phaethon Saint of the 18th Century, Hernando was a poor boy from a small village in Spain. Having heard mysterious rumors of the Saints of Athena and hoping to use the powers for his own gain, he set out to get his hands on the cloth. The trials and tribulations in his efforts would ultimately reveal his true and noble heart. Hernando would die under mysterious circumstances in the service of Athena.