Setsuna Almark

Setsuna Almark (セトスナ・アルマーク, Arumaku Setsuna) is a Independant Mage, and a former S-Class Mage of the Shooting Star Guild- once, she was Karen Nagareboshi's partner. After a rather serious spat between the two, Setsuna packed up and left.

Appearance
A stunning young woman; Setsuna's beauty is rather notable. Possessing long, brunette hair that glistens in the moonlight, Setsuna's hair reaches down to her ankles, much like her cousin. It is arranged sproadically; her bangs frame her face and extend down to her chin- on her forehead, the right side several clumps of hair splay out horizontally, varying in size and length. On the left side, clumps of hair only extend out horizontally slightly, though most are curved. At the top of her head, a slim forelock of hair sticks up, a cowlick of sorts. Her stunning emerald eyes shine radiantly.

For attire, Setsuna doesn't have show any shame in revealing her glamourous figure. She wears a purple bustier, which she wears a red dress over it that possesses very high slits on both sides. She has blue feather-like attachements on her shoulders. Adorning her snow-white legs are stockings and garters, topped off with black stiletto boots.

Personality and Traits
Setsuna is a quiet and near-emotionless young woman, best shown in her first appearance, where she does not say a word or react to anything until she is issued orders to kill Kazuma Nakamura. Her quietness is not due to a lack of self-confidence however; it is because she does not fear anything; aside from her nightmares and that person. She has a "no-nonsense" attitude, and follows through with any order that her superiors set for her with unexpected determination, putting said order before anything else. Setsuna always remains bitter and apathetic towards other people, even though she is deeply traumatized, vulnerable, and rather sensitive, afraid and concerned about how other people might react to her horrific past as a slave.

This is best shown when several people attempt to get her to open up to them to no avail, with her merely brushing them off wordlessly. She is also extremely calm, even in battle, and is very seldom surprised by even the most drastic of actions. Setsuna generally acts indifferent, bordering on arrogance, to most situations that she is faced with as seen from how she rarely views her opponent worth her time.

Despite this trait, Setsuna is a very perceptive young woman and is fully aware of the limits of her abilities and usually anything she states in comparison to an opponent is justified. Setsuna greatly dislikes any physical contact, haphephobia; this stems from the incident that destroyed her emotionally, though it mainly applies to those of the opposite gender.

Whenever a male touches her, even by accident, or if a man makes unneeded passes at her, she will go berserk and strike them violently, as she kicked Touma across a room for 'accidently' groping her chest. She dislikes the fact that she treats people the way she does, and longs to get over what happened to her two hundred years ago. This is best shown in her dreams, where after brushing off several people with her usual icy silence, stating that she hates them, she whispers "But I really hate myself." Setsuna has a great dislike of being mocked, and it is being insulted that makes her icyness shatter, giving rise to a cold fury.

Setsuna is viewed as the treasure of Fiore, due to her beauty, power, and grace, and is revered and adored by all. However, a majority of these people do not know of her past. Setsuna's relationship with Karen is an strained one; before Karen became the Guild Ace, Shizuka always paid attention to Setsuna, treating her as her "pride" until Karen developed her abilities, leading Shizuka to seemingly ignore Setsuna; Karen, surprisingly, however, was always kind to Setsuna, and while Setsuna had loved her for that, deep down, she felt incredible jealousy and resentment towards her, which was the incentive for her to leave the guild. Despite this, Setsuna comes to Karen's aid without a second thought numerous times, often disregarding her own moral code.

In the face of adversity, Setsuna has the uncommon ability to shun all emotions and shine a blank slate, thinking three to four steps ahead to clutch the pinch and seize control of the situation. Coupled with her vast intelligence, her detached emotional state is perhaps her greatest asset. Utilizing this ability, Setsuna was able to endure her trauma through that event, and only enters such a state when truly enraged.

Setsuna has a habit of keeping a straight face whenever faced with a comical situation, as well as drooling when she sleeps. In addition, she is illiterate, a fact that Nika exploits in order to rile her up for her own personal amusement. Due to this, Setsuna is a horrible cook, despite whatever she cooks always appears beautiful. Due to her dyslexia, Setsuna unknowningly uses a lethal poison as a preservative. She has a distinct way of speaking. This manner of speech consists of a mix of sesquipedalian and a collection of verbal mannerisms that lack the usual sense of normal conversation, which emphasises her aloofness.

Magic and Abilities
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: When wielding her blade, Setsuna sends herself into a trance, a unique state of mind that enables her to enjoy the fight, and relish the satisfaction of winning, releasing a constant and sizable stream of spiritual energy from her body, with a barely contained explosion of spiritual energy. When wielding her blade, her attacks appeared to be unconnected, her motions seemingly unpolished to an untrained observer. With her speed, it seems as if she is wielding many blades at once, moving too fast to see. Her attacks flow into each other with incredible precision, forming a constant near-invisible weave of energy. It should be noted that if Setsuna is not completely allowing her instincts to overwhelm her, then she cannot display her skill properly, leading her to remain unable to execute her sword techniques. She focuses on quick, precise strikes, always aiming to hit her opponent's vital points in battle. She uses misdirection in her attacks and even though doing so allows for holes in her defense she is more than capable of making it up with surprise attacks. She uses heavy, lightning-quick blows which aim to inflict immense damage upon her opponents, and can even splatter limbs if enough force is poured into the strike. She is able to strike multiple times with changes of attack type (from slash to pierce) without any difficulty. Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Behind Setsuna's desceptively waifish frame is a master of street fighting, utilizing a style created by none other than Bruce Lee; the Jeet Kune Do. Jeet Kune Do is filled with non classical and straightforward movements. Due to the way this style works they believe in minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed. The system works on the use of different 'tools' for different situations. These situations are broken down into ranges (Kicking, Punching, Trapping and Grappling), with techniques flowing smoothly between them. Unlike more traditional martial arts, Jeet Kune Do is not fixed or patterned, and is a philosophy with guiding thoughts. Despite her lithe appearance; Setsuna is tremendously skilled in hand-to-hand combatant, which often takes her foes offguard. She prefers to bombard her opponent with a flurry of bone-shattering kicks delivered at breakneck speeds, though she will occasionally throw in a punch or two for good measure. While she prefers to utilize her innate powers, it has been shown that she is able to defeat even S-Class Mages with brute strength alone. Setsuna's incredible skill in the art is drastically enhanced by her inherent immense strength, giving her the ability to unleash devastating blows with ease. She has been shown to take down nearly Guild Aces with only the aesthetically pleasing butterfly kick. While fighting, Setsuna can also think on the spot, and come up with creative counterattacks against her enemies.
 * Ken'atsu (剣圧, "Sword Pressure"): A basic ability which can be learned by almost everyone and their mother, but it sure is deadly if utilized properly. Gripping her blade with both hands, Setsuna unleashes an almighty slash, releasing a powerful blade of pressure that appears as faint ripples of wind at her foe at high speeds; this attack enables Setsuna to assault things which are out of her sword's range, sending slashes which fly through the air itself; and can even remain floating in it until the right moment to slash. These blades of wind possess incredible range and devastating power; and Setsuna has mastered this ability to the point that it can cut through barriers of magical energy.
 * Gobōsei no Ken (五芒星の剣, "Pentagram Sword"): Channelling magical energy into her blade, Setsuna performs a series of five slashes at blistering speeds in a pattern that resembles a star. Because of the speed that she swings her blade, it seems as if Setsuna has unleashed these blows concurrently, enabling them to all impact upon the foe's body at the same time. The slashes close on the enemy from all sides to create a prison, allowing no chance for defense or evasion. It should be noted that if her foe deflects one, then the others will surely hit, and due to the close range, if the opponent attempts to escape, her blade will quickly cut them down. However, during the process of slashing, a small opening is revealed for those with trained eyes: a tiny opening between her right arm and waist.
 * Senshōha (旋衝破, "Spinning Break"): Senshōha is a unique countering defensive hand-to-hand ability that Setsuna utilizes against projectile magic abilities, along with several other abilities such as elemental constructs. This is done by Setsuna utilizing her latent psychic powers to accelerate it more rapidly until it becomes a point. Then she uses her hand-to-hand combat prowess in addition to her psychic powers to "guide" the attack and redirect it. Essentially, taking an attack, but its power is accelerated into a drill that she then guides with her hands, spinning around and returning it the velocity of an projectile just as it contacts with her, before clutching it in her hands. Twirling it around, Setsuna throws it back at her opponent at twice the speed and force. However, Setsuna is still subject any secondary effects the attack could have. Furthermore there is always the danger that the attack could explode upon deacceleration as well. It is a "catch-and-throwback" ability that does not break the opponent's attack. Senshō, literally "spin-thrust", is a rarely-used kanji phrase for "spinning".
 * Tsunagarenu Kobushi (繋がれぬ拳, "Unchainable Knuckle"): Tsunagarenu Kobushi is an hand-to-hand attack capable of freeing Setsuna from binding spells. As such, due to this ability, binds and shields are useless against Setsuna. This is done by Setsuna activating her psychic powers the moment the binding spells close in; at the split second of catching her, she performs a forward thrusting movement while slapping her hands together, releasing a burst of pure concussive force which is directed and augumented by her magical powerrs and psychic powers to repel the spell and disintergrate it through sheer force.

Monstrous Strength: Setsuna possesses phenomenal strength and superior hand-eye coordination. She is able to effortlessly block a punch from Gildarts Clive, giving her a Herculean level of strength, though she was still pushed back. Setsuna can break free from almost any attack that binds her and prevents her from moving. Setsuna was able to battle an S-Class Mage with her bare fists and is strong enough to break an enormous tree and swing it like a bat with one hand. She has enough power to break steel with her bare hands, and break through magic armour with some effort. A single swing of her arm had enough force to level a small hill. She can grab hold of Karen's Crane Sword with her bare hands without feeling any of the exerted force although that force was capable of doing considerable damage to the surrounding area. Another example of her impressive strength is when she caught several of Karen's kicks, which were stated to have the same power as a sledgehammer.

Incredible Speed: While she possesses no skill with Speed Magic, Setsuna has shown to be immensely fast, befitting her small size and waifish build. Thanks to her tremendous raw power, Setsuna's leg strength allows her to more than make up for his lack of Speed Magic, allowing her to move fast enough to instantly close a huge gap of space between her and the opponent and even seemingly disappear from sight. In battle she is able to punch with incredible speed in rapid succession, making it highly difficult for her opponents to find an opening and counterattack. Setsuna is also shown to be able to outrun several opponents who were using Speed Magic, predicting where they would reappear and rushing to that location, before intercepting them, though it should be noted the four times that this tactic proved to be effective was against opponents who had only intermediate skill in Speed Magic. Setsuna has been stated repeatedly that she moves at a speed too fast for even Karen to comprehend.