Tsuruko Sejren

"Now, it's showtime!"

- Tsuruko Sejren's pre-battle catchphrase.

Tsuruko Sejren (セジュレン・鶴子, Sejuren Tsuruko, lit. Majestic Bird Victory) is a young woman who is a survivor of the dark magical ritual, she was able to subdue her emerging demon by holding onto hope. This gave her the ability to use magic through the equipment granted to her by the knight in gold. With her new power, she sets out in order to make friends with everyone and unite the world via peace. She is the main character of the spin-off of Fairy Tail: Dawn story, known as Daybreak Chapter: A Change of Perspective; in it, she experiences more than she had hoped for in way of the dark side of the world.

Appearance
Tsuruko is a girl with dark purple hair and pupils which are colored dark blue on the top half and a mix of pink and pale yellow on the bottom half. She is stated to have "the height of your average Japanese schoolgirl" by Gary, and she has a slender, waifish build. Fiora Asakura comments that Tsuruko is a "annoying bishōjo", and Crux occasionally calls her "pure face"; a member of the Magic Council also called her a "beautiful maiden". Tsuruko's skin is also said to be so white and smooth that it appears almost like she’s made of porcelain. Her facial features are very child-like to the point that when she smiles, it is completely radiant. She has snow-white skin that is akin to a princess's; along with a beautiful figure—moderately large breasts, long, slender legs, and a shapely rear. An onlooker described her as “an impossibly beautiful girl.” Her hair is tied back using a butterfly-shaped hair accessory, sharing the same colour scheme as her attire.

Personality and Traits
Tsuruko Sejren is a kind and selfless young woman; who constantly looks out for those under her charge. She is consistently upbeat and joyful, serving as a source of levity within her group of friends. As she was raised within the slums, Tsuruko maintains that she can take care of herself, demonstrating more subtle forms of savvy. When Tsuruko has made up her mind about something, she will not listen to anyone who tells her otherwise. Overall, she is noted to be extremely kind to those around her; who is fiercely loyal to her friends, which often results in her risking her life to save them.

Tsuruko is extremely humble about her power, she doesn't care about their great power, or the fact that she's famous, or the idol of millions, and so on. Despite the great power she possesses, she always defers to her friends or allies, and rarely wants to take the spotlight, even when her friends encourage her to do so. This isn't caused by low self-esteem or a guilt complex. She honestly and truly doesn't think of herself as any better than anyone else, despite the great deeds she's done, or the inspiration she's become. In fact, such praise usually just embarrasses her; and even so, she's not going to ever let unpopularity stop hier from helping others.

Tsuruko wishes to make friends with everyone. She is willing to go the extra mile and do bizarre things to get to know someone she wants to befriend better. She puts friendship above anything else and values every friend that she has, to the point of crying hard whenever she hears a sad story of someone she considers a friend. She also has a special handshake she does with her friends and is commonly used when Tsuruko makes a new friend. The reason she does so is because she wants to see that person she befriends smile, which is the best feeling one could have.

Additionally, Tsuruko normally acts like a klutz; she's definitely not known for her grace. She bumbles and fumbles at seemingly anything she does, tripping over things a fair bit; only Tsuruko could accidentally kick a pen into a highway right in front of a passing car while trying to pick it up. This dizziness extends to her romantic life; she is completely oblivious to Crux's increasingly obvious crush on her; this also extends to nearly everyone else's feelins for her. However, despite this, it is not well-known that Tsuruko actually actively encourages her reputation as an incompetent fool on occasion in order to keep people from bothering with her, and thus not worry about her.

In battle, Tsuruko is extremely hot-blooded and hammy, but she is incredibly savvy. At crucial points in battles, she will verbally predict what will happen to her enemies in a Fist of the North Star-like fashion, and quote, often verbatim, what they will say. Her enemy will then unwittingly repeat said prediction, shocked by Tsuruko's "mind reading". Despite her skill in fighting she will never brutally harm a person unnecessarily, although she understands that sometimes she has to do so, or else. She does not care about safety; if there are lives to save, she shows a general lack of regard for collateral damage when fighting—as long as she can protect people, Tsuruko will do anything short of killing to achieve her goal. Additionally, she is known to be somebody who can understand and affect her opponent's psychology through fighting; leading her to make many allies out of enemies.

Despite this, Tsuruko can seem as something akin to a loner; she's not a loner because she hates other people; she's a loner because she is almost totally incapable of cooperation unless forced into it. If someone says "go right" she will go left, damn the circumstances and damn the consequences. The consequences have a tendency of damning her right back, hence why she's considered an ineffective fool despite being extremely powerful. This attitude does not extend to people in general; she enjoys helping people in need, especially children, whom she has a fondness for, and in the case of her friends, she can been seen as a figure akin to a mother.

Tsuruko is helpful and caring to her friends, like a surrogate mother; she tries to "mother" Crux, and make sure he eats properly, with debatable levels of success, but ends up being more successful in the case of Gary and Kaguya. She is more than happy to listen to her friends' woes — lending helpful and worldly advice whenever possible. However, once she learns of Crux's past, she makes a point about not prying into the whys and wherefores. This is not due to coldness, but because she knows, from personal experience that some things are best left as someone's own cross to carry.

Strawberry ice-cream is one of the few things she is fond of, but it is also one of the things that she hates. She despises cold food, but always seems to buy it from the convenience store. It is revealed in flashbacks that Tsuruko collects comics and was a fan of the Earth Land equivalent of Batman when she was young. She becomes a fan of Gaikou Ryuusei's works when she is much older. Before she begins a battle, Tsuruko proclaims "Now, it's showtime!" (さあ、ショータイムだ!, Saa, shōtaimu da!?).

History
"I will never lose hope!"

- Tsuruko's declaration.

In reality, Tsuruko is the child of Giselle Mercury; who was pregnant with two children - twins who were to be named Tsuruko and Alexis. Giselle needed a test subject for her artificial womb, a device made to handle the birthing process of a "perfect being". The genetic modifications that create a "perfect being" had to be performed in the earliest stages of embryonic development. The embryo was inserted into the artificial womb for gestation, giving her a number of enhanced traits including faster learning, and a stronger and faster body that is virtually immune to diseases. Giselle used Tsuruko's fetus to modify her into a "super-being", but the process worked - Tsuruko would be born a flawless human being, akin to a full-blooded Lunarian.

Tsuruko Sejren was born in the mountain village of Four, and was neighbors with Gary Straights. Her father died when she was young and she was raised by her mother. Tsuruko grew up isolated from the rest of the village children, feeling herself to be better than them, though she longed for their friendship. She developed a crush on Gary, but hated his friends. Although the two consider each other (and are considered by others) to be childhood friends, by Gary's own account they were not close growing up, despite her having been his neighbor.

Tsuruko's family, the Sejren, were members of the Magic Council's royal families; a family of 'executors' which chased down the targets of the Council's ire, and eliminated them from the face of the earth, also erasing any and all traces of their existence by destroying everyone who knew about them. Tsuruko was chosen as the next head of the family, and began grueling training to do so.

When Tsuruko was nine, Gary's mother died, and Gary insisted he could meet her again by crossing the mountains. Tsuruko followed, and when Gary was injured the townsfolk believed the expedition up the mountain to be Tsuruko's idea, and Gary's father forbade Tsuruko from approaching him. Tsuruko blamed herself thinking it was her weakness she failed to save him, and developed an anger problem, often getting into fights, but in spite of this she was still a quiet kid who rarely had much to do with the other kids in the village.

At the age of twelve, her mother took her to meet her dying grandfather. He told Tsuruko that people can only truly kill someone once in their lifetime, elaborating that those whom had killed many times are no longer human, fated to live with their guilt until their death. It is at this moment that Tsuruko learns to value the notion surrounding the weight and responsibility that comes with murder. Before passing away, he wished Tsuruko to have a peaceful death; and that she needed to keep her friends close because they would eventually help her out in the long run. On the way home; their car crashed; and Tsuruko was forced to watch her mother die after she was badly wounded. With her dying breath, she made Tsuruko promise her to never give up hope.

The promise she made to her mother to keep hope alive in her heart saved Tsuruko's life years later when she was among the humans sacrificed during a solar eclipse to create demons. Six months prior to the series, pro-soccer player Tsuruko Sejren was subjected among many others in a ritualistic sacrifice that created the demons on the day of a solar eclipse. While many died giving birth to their inner demons, Tsuruko managed to keep her inner demon, Star Phoenix from emerging by facing despair head on and as a result she obtained dormant magical powers.

Coming to after the eclipse ended, Tsuruko was attacked by one of the newly-born demons until she was saved by the mysterious Phoenix Knight who presented her with the Phoenix Driver and the Laser Ring so that she can access her magic and track down the demons and fight them. Motivated to give hope and save people from despair so no demon could ever be born again, Tsuruko sought out the illusive Knight of the Silver Plains to be supplied with more Super Soul Rings to fight the demons with.

Equipment
"Ah, ya see, I created Dragredder from scratch. A hero always has a cool weapon—and what better than a mix and match weapon? Swords are everywhere; so are guns. So why not have a fusion of both? I tweaked it excessively so that I can use it better too; and while it's hard to get a hang of, once I managed to master it, there's no weapon better."

- Tsuruko Sejren to Hikari Zanna, on Dragredder; Innocent Origins

Dragredder (ドラグレッダー, Doragureddā): The strongest member of the Divine Tools; Kyūkyokusenjin (究極戦刃, Ultimate Battle Blade), given the nickname of Dragredder; is a powerful gunblade (ガンブレード, Ganburēdo); a type of weapon only recently developed in the past decade; Tsuruko herself built Dragredder from scratch, tweaking it excessively so that it was so highly customized that only Tsuruko herself can wield it effectively. Like the other weapons in the series, Dragredder has a designation; that of the High Velocity Sword Gun (高速剣銃, Kōsokukenjū). Essentially, the gunblade is exactly what it says on the tin—it has the ability to transform between gun-mode and blade-mode. The weapon is an ingenious integration of sword and firearm into a single instrument for killing purposes. The weapon is equally capable of dispatching enemies at close-quarters and at range. Dragredder is capable of both melee and long-range properties. Dragredder itself is uniquely shaped; loosely based upon a falchion in template, Dragredder possesses an ornately etched base; it possesses a thin, somewhat curved, blade, with a thick line, colored a darker hue, running up the center. Placed in the hilt lies a blue gem, surrounded by the brown-colored handle that gains a mechanical appearance overall, with outward sticking cylindrical protrusions, the tips of which are colored a brick red. In order to transform between the modes, the blade folds inward from the top. So, when it's release, it unfolds from the top outward, as opposed to from the bottom outward; the method is similar to that of a swiss army knife—in order to transform it safely, Tsuruko tilts it to the side; otherwise, she would cut herself if it folded in the bottom, so it folds from the top, making deployment a little safer. However, despite the dangers, the transformation from sword to gun mode is extremely fluid and smooth; not to mention quick. When Dragredder is folded into gun mode, the blade is retracted and double folded; revealing the hilt of the weapon to be a powerful two-barrel blaster as the grip is adjusted slightly downward, providing a perfectly serviceable submachinegun. Dragredder is made of a special metal that is almost unbreakable, making it stand out clearly from any other gunblade. The whole construction and the design of the blade is unique, and Dragredder does not need a different setting, since that would bring it off balance. Tsuruko uses both the weapon's sword and gun forms, quickly switching between the two while attacking to combine close and long-range tactics, such as firing a barrage of gunfire then diving in for a sword slash. When held in front of her, Dragredder is broad enough to act as a shield from arrows and bolts, even diverting lightning into the ground by using it as a lightning rod. Tsuruko also uses it to cushion her impact by laying the sword level with her body and letting it absorb the impact first. It is a blade that exists in the astral and physical realms simultaneously; allowing Tsuruko to harm all sorts of beings that could not be struck otherwise, such as Primordial Demons and Dragons; it is armed with silver bullets, which is adversive to a demon.
 * Kinetic Tether: The kinetic tether is an illegal attachment to any type of magical sword. Tsuruko uses it to move a specific object from a distance, move specific bridges and load various spring-like pads; additionally, it allows her to move around. It works by splitting the sword into halves and using a blue kinetic energy tether to connect the two halves. When it is being used, the tether extends sending the tip of Dragredder flying through the air. If the tip latches onto certain objects, Tsuruko is projected towards that object, rather than the tether returning to its original position. This attachment is used commonly to grapple onto far away objects so that Tsuruko can reach previously inaccessible areas. In addition it allows Tsuruko to grab far away objects and attack enemies. In most cases, attacking a foe with the Kinetic Tether will only stun them, much to Tsuruko's dismay. The Kinetic Tether allows her to grapple and pull herself towards one target, then grapple another target without the need to drop down, making it perfect for moving around hazardous areas.

Phoenix Ax-Blade Dragranzer (鳳凰斧剣・ドラグランザー, Hōōonoken Doraguranzā): The Phoenix Ax-Blade Dragranzer is the weapon used by Tsuruko after reviving Star Phoenix. It was born from Star Phoenix merging with Dragredder; upon Tsuruko's first contact with the new weapon, she visions its character as a fire bird (a phoenix), as she instantly realizes the spirit of Star Phoenix "was resurrected", and names it "Dragranzer"; declaring that she and Star Phoenix will fight as one. Dragranzer is an axe/sword hybrid weapon that is transformed from Star Phoenix. The head of the axe is shaped like his wing with the sides being able to glow in a multitude of colors. It also sports a phoenix head at the upper tip of the ax's blade and connects itself to a Latin cross-like pommel by a golden neck with ridges. Interestingly, Dragranzer does not possess the gun mechanism that its previous form had; if Tsuruko holds Dragranzer with both her hands, she is capable of interchanging it between Calibur Mode (カリバー・モード, Karibā Mōdo) and Ax Mode (アックス・モード, Akkusu Mōdo). Essentially, Dragranzer's transformations between its two modes are basically turning the weapon over. While not fancy, this does allow Tsuruko to switch her fighting style very quickly and easily and make the weapon more versatile. Dragranzer is the most dangerous weapon Tsuruko can wield to demons and other nasties, because it has the power to destroy souls, thus permanently killing a demon. It also can absorb a massive amount of magical energy to charge up its attack power, thus destroying a supernatural beast in a single hit instantly if it properly hits, making it the first and only weapon in the world of its kind. Hence, it is being called "the best weapon in the world" by others.

Phoenix Driver (フェニックス・ドライバー, Fenikkusu Doraibā): The Phoenix Driver is a mysterious magical device that was given to Tsuruko by the equally mystifying Phoenix Knight. The Phoenix Driver is a tricked-out crimson belt which has a phoenix-shaped belt buckle—the phoenix symbol has a flashing golden symbol in the middle, which Tsuruko uses to scan her rings. On the side, there is a lever which Tsuruko can pull in order to bolster the power of her very next attack significantly. It is the mystical device that enables Tsuruko to unlock the powers of the Super Soul Rings, allowing her to perform various magical abilities. By wearing a Transformation Ring on her left hand and swinging it across the belt buckle after activating the Driver; the Phoenix Driver will authorize the usage of the Super Soul Ring, thus giving it even more power; enabling her to utilize their full potential. If a Super Soul Ring is scanned by a wearer whose magical energy was either misused or lost, the Phoenix Driver will announce "Error" (エラー, Erā), meaning it will not be granted. In order to utilize her strongest attacks, Tsuruko makes sure that she is wielding a specific combination of Super Soul Rings or she is in a different form, before pushing the lever on the side of the belt down—this causes magical energy to flow into her body which the Phoenix Driver has gathered from the environment. Once the magical energy has been condensed, Tsuruko must quickly expel it in the form of her finishing attack known as a Giga Scan (ギガスキャン, Giga Sukyan); otherwise, it will overload her body. While executing a Double Giga Scan is possible, it is risky as it would completely drain a Super Soul Ring's power for a while, rendering one of them useless until they are completely recharged. When not transformed, the Phoenix Driver appears as an ordinary belt with a hand-shaped buckle, though it retains the ability to utilize any Super Soul Ring. Interestingly, Tsuruko can use the plain Magic Rings of Mr. E by just scanning them on the Phoenix Driver.

Ways of Combat
Master Swordsmanship Specialist: Tsuruko demonstrates a natural aptitude for the ways of the sword and is able to best her enemies easily. Tsuruko is primarily an instinctual fighter, using relying on subconscious knowledge of traditional yet flashy sword techniques to deal punishing blows to her hapless opponents. Tsuruko has shown great skill in utilizing the reverse-grip of swordsmanship as well as the normal grip; and she is even capable of employing her sword effectively using her feet, by wielding their hilts between her hallux and second toe; wielding it in a similar manner to breakdancing. Her attacks are so fierce and swift, that her foes rarely, if ever, have the chance to launch a proper counterattack. Her swordsmanship is enough for her to slash with enough force to cause her swings to become capable of slicing through metal using only the air pressure. Her way of swordfighting is completely self-taught, and borrows moves from several others she is in association with. Utilizing sweeping, random movements, upon close inspection, it should be noted that Tsuruko's style of swordfighting is almost, nay, identical to her way of going about hand-to-hand combat, with unpredictability being her greatest asset when forced to pick up a bladed weapon. As with her hand-to-hand style, Tsuruko's swordfighting is based upon breakdancing, something only her odd mind could come up with, making up her next movements as well as techniques as she fights. Tsuruko has an incredibly aggressive style: she is constantly on the offensive, and eschews any defensive moves in favor of speed and strength, striking heavy and hard while lightning fast. Her power attacks are able to knock her opponents back just through sheer kinetic force, throwing them off balance and leaving them vulnerable to further brute-force strikes and power blows that sought not just to penetrate her opponents' defense, but also to push them back and leave them unable to counter blows; leading her style of battle to be tremendously deadly.
 * Braver (勇敢, Yūkan): One of her most reckless sword-based moves. Tsuruko performs it by leaping forward into the air, then bringing down her sword towards the enemy. The force of the jump forward, the gravitational pull downwards, and the extra push added by using both hands all contribute to a stronger attack. In all cases, it deals thrice the damage of a regular sword strike, crashing down upon an opponent with exceptional force, akin to that of raging waves which surge violently, enveloping the opponent with their ferocity, crystallized as the sword of Tsuruko. This technique is effective against most enemies, but some foes, are able to dodge or counter it if the timing is not right. Moreover, after Tsuruko performs Braver, she will be unable to move for a short while and thus be vulnerable to enemy attacks. Braver, while the startup takes a while, deals thrice the normal damage of a regular sword swing, and for that, it is one of Tsuruko's most useful techniques. Braver is based on the technique of the same name that is commonly associated with Gai Nagareboshi, the protagonist of Rising Phoenix.
 * Scene Drive (シーンドライブ, Shīn Doraibu): Scene Drive is an extremely powerful technique; when performing it, Tsuruko charges sunlight within her sword and unleashes a series of slashes from Dragredder. To increase the amount of damage, Tsuruko much charge even more sunlight into Dragredder, increasing the damage. When Tsuruko begins Scene Drive, she rushes forward, and pumps more and more sunlight into her blade for each consecutive strike unleashed, dealing eleven hits of physical damage against a single opponent. Every slash strikes separately, meaning it has eleven chances to trigger. The attack manifests as several fast strikes from Tsuruko's sword, as well as heavy kicks; each attack causing a powerful explosion. Interestingly, if this move is performed midair, it has the same appearance as a ground attack, meaning Tsuruko lands midair during the attack, and also pushes off the air for her back-flip kick. Scene Drive is a physical attack that uses Tsuruko's physical power to calculate damage. It ignores physical resistance, but also ignores physical weaknesses; it will deal 100% damage whether it is resistant, normal, or weakness. After these eleven slashes have been unleashed; Tsuruko charges an insurmountable amount of sunlight energy into Dragredder and dashes past the opponent to strike them once, releasing a shockwave on impact. This shockwave transforms all particles in contact with its striking surface into photons. Scene Drive has more than enough sheer destructive power to erase opponents while leaving their souls intact; Tsuruko's powerful slash causes them to disappear into light; the sheer power of the kick releases golden light and energy capable of destroying anything it comes in contact with. The final slash leaves petals of light in its wake which then point towards the opponent, exploding in the form of a trio of small lasers that pierce the foe's body as a wall of light erupts, covering Tsuruko and the opponent before Tsuruko emerges from the light as it dissipates.
 * Dairazanyaku (大捩斬脚, Great Helix Slash Kick): Dairazankyaku is a powerful technique performed with a sword; however, it is noted to be highly unorthodox. When beginning the technique, Tsuruko, naturally possessing incredible acrobatic prowess, tosses her sword into the air and clutches it with one of her feet; simultaneously, she performs a one-handed handstand; gathering rotational force in the hand she is utilizing to support herself; by an impressive display of breakdancing movements, Tsuruko whirls around swiftly, holding the leg which is clutching her sword outwards; slashing away at any opponent who is within the reach of the blade. While powerful, it is known to be erratic; more often than not catching her foe off-guard while dealing a multitude of strikes; it is enhanced by the wind generated by the spiral formation that Tsuruko spins around in; and thus it traps foes in a vicious cyclone of slashes which deals up to thirteen hits while damaging all the foes in the radius of her sword. Dairazankyaku is said to be an upside-down Kaiten Giri (回転斬り, Rotation Cut); an attack where the swordsman stands on one leg and spins around swiftly while holding their blade out, dealing multiple strikes. A bit of trivia, Dairazankyaku is a reference to how Gai wields his blade in the Rising Phoenix series.
 * Seikōbakusazan (聖光爆裂斬, Holy Light Explosion Slash): An extremely powerful technique; when performing it, Tsuruko unleashes a powerful upwards slash upon the foe which drains an amount of magical power from them equal to the damage inflicted; there, she throws her sword up into the air, which is now spinning after the opponent—this halves any defensive measures that the foe has put up, in addition to halving their own natural defenses. In the apex of Tsuruko's sword's trajectory, she leaps up, catches it, and then hurtles towards the ground in a powerful downwards slash that inflicts tremendous damage. A single direct hit is often enough to force opponents to exhaust their own magical energy completely in an attempt to cushion the blow, effectively rendering them drained. This technique throws away defense for a full powered attack, so she only utilizes this 'death-or-glory' attack in life-or-death situations. Interestingly, it also appears to drain her heavily whenever she finishes the attack, though Tsuruko has been known to unleash the attack four-to-five times in quick succession when faced with a truly difficult opponent.
 * Shining Sword Breaker ( 華光耀劍鋒(シャイニング•ソード•ブレーカー) , "Shainingu Sōdo Burēkā"): Tsuruko's ultimate technique; a combination of offensive and defensive energies, based on the Two Powers into One (二に一力, Funi Ichi Ryoku) technique built into Dragredder. Tsuruko brings her hands together and clasps them, accompanied by her chanting "gemu giru gan go gufo…" (ジエム ジル ガン ゴ グポ, Jemu Jiru Gan Go Gupo). In order for the special attack to be launched successfully, a few conditions have to be met by Tsuruko. The activation of Shining Sword Breaker requires Tsuruko to throw her sword by using the special spin release, which will launch the sword at high speeds and makes it move around the area like a boomerang before touching the floor. This way of releasing the sword can boost it's speed by ten times. Adequate amount of magical power is also required for the attack to be initiated. Once the sword strikes the opponent in the air, feathers began to molt off of the blade as the blade returns to Tsuruko's hands. Swinging Dragredder upwards, the aura of a phoenix surrounds her as she flies up into the sky; gaining momentum by indefinitely accelerating in a method similar to Newton's Third Law of Motion. As she moves, light gathers and converges upon Dragredder increasing the power of the blade exponentially before ramming into the opponent, releasing all of the pent-up light in one almighty downwards slash that inflicts triple damage to the opponent while simultaneously draining a portion of their magical energy. Shining Sword Breaker can only be blocked by attacks of a similar nature. There is one notable exception to this rule – the defenses of the Black Knight were so impregnable that it was able to deflect Shining Sword Breaker with just its palms. Generally speaking, the success or failure of the move is invariably telegraphed by whether or not the enemy is properly bound by the tornado first. Shining Sword Breaker is one of the three "Ultimate Attacks". Unlike other Ultimate Attacks, Shining Sword Breaker has a "true form", which can only be formed once one recognizes their opponent as an obstacle that they must surpass in order to bring true liberty.

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combat: Tsuruko has also shown that she is a fair combatant without a weapon. Due to her past as a delinquent, Tsuruko is naturally attuned to solving things with her fists and feet, devastating opponents through her sheer brute force and speed, more often than not taking the unsuspecting target by surprise through her sheer skill in chaining her hand-to-hand blows with her attacks with her sword, more often than not leaving her opponent dumbstruck as their eyes cannot keep up with this constant switching, allowing Tsuruko to land blow upon blow on their helpless form. Tsuruko is extremely powerful in close-quarters, and she can sufficiently block and attack others, and she can effortlessly take down a man twice her size. Despite not having received any known training in martial arts, the many years of battles Tsuruko has been through has made her a skilled fighter and a skilled user of hand-to-hand combat, and she is able to go up against others who have spent most of their lives training for battles. Tsuruko mainly tends to use her legs and fast footwork to attack her opponents as her greatest strengths lies in her legs, though she is also shown to use her arms in battle as well. When fighting opponents hand-to-hand, Tsuruko makes use of her greater speed to deliver fast strikes to her opponents, which either allows her to deliver several strikes in a spilt second, or to increase the force behind her strikes in order to make her blows even more powerful. For stronger physical strikes, she tends to perform spinning attacks akin to breakdancing to knock her opponents back and to deal more damage. Tsuruko's strength originates from her magic and relies heavily on their execution. By using her magic in conjuring with her moves, Tsuruko can create unique and dynamic attacks that deal destructive damage on her targets, making her a fierce force to be reckoned with in combat. When she approaches her attempted rapists; when one of the guys attacks her, she quickly grabs his wrist and slams him face first into a nearby pipe. She quickly grabs the other assailant's stomach and using some kind of nerve strike, causing him to vomit and pass out. Giving the first man enough time to recover, Tsuruko kicks him on the left side of the face with enough force to draw blood, knocking him out. Tsuruko has easily demonstrated a special method in which to defeat powers of unknown ability and origin with merely her bare hands without any enhancements, deflecting onslaughts of magical blasts with ease, and deflecting spells with the exact same technique, as if she were fighting and disarming an opponent who was well-equipped.
 * Phoenix Streiser (フェニックス・ストライザー, Fenikkusu Sutoraizā): Tsuruko's signature attack and Giga Scan; when utilizing Phoenix Streiser, Tsuruko continuously compresses sunlight while gathering intense magical energy around her foot; compressing the magic around her foot; intensifying the magical energy by convergence and acceleration, turning her foot a shining golden. From there, she activates the Rocket and Drill Rings; utilizing the thrust of the former to kick off at an overwhelming velocity—when in motion, she begins to twirl around while thrusting the spinning drill forward, initiating a corkscrew kick as she drills through the opponent. This attack promises absolute destruction, which is granted by causing friction with the hydrogen in the air by the sheer ferocity of the blow, generating a medium-sized explosion upon impact. The resulting resonance of the energy-imbued drill kick can crush the target and is particularly dangerous to magical beings. It is capable of tearing through diamond and even through weak defenses. Phoenix Streiser strikes so fast that Tsuruko's movements is invisible, and it truly seems like she shoots her opponent, with the resulting impact akin to a small hand-held cannon and powerful enough to propel the unlucky recipient several meters away; the moment that she drills through the opponent, they explode; thus ending the battle. The incredible speed both makes the strike extremely powerful, and hard to dodge. Visually, this technique is a reference to the infamous Shining Finger utilized by the Shining Gundam in Mobile Fighter G Gundam; only kick-based. This spell is vastly powerful, and rather wide in range, leading it to be one of Tsuruko's most versatile options in a battle.
 * Twin Phoenix Streiser (ツイン・フェニックス・ストライザー, Tsuin Fenikkusu Sutoraizā): A Double Giga Scan; when performing the Twin Phoenix Streiser; it has the same start-up as its previous iteration—however, Tsuruko collects the rotational force of her motion and condenses it into her leg. At that point, that collected atmospheric force is then directed from the circular motion as she blasts forward at an even greater velocity than the original version; extending the initial corkscrew kick into numerous bicycle kicks and unleashing powerful, piercing strike that moves so fast that one is unlikely to be able to witness the initial movement; if the foe is caught by the initial blow; then they will be struck the successive eight times. It is one of Tsuruko's most powerful blows; mostly because of it's "multi-hit" feature which doubles the damage each successive spin of the drill. However, performing a Double Giga Scan is shown to be immensely straining upon Tsuruko's body, causing her to go into cardiac arrest after the first use of Twin Phoenix Streiser. After this incident, Tsuruko had never unleashed a Twin Phoenix Streiser attack again.
 * Hot-Blooded Bonds Great Great Great Phoenix Streiser (熱・血・絆・大・大・大・フェニックス・ストライザー, Nekketsu Kizuna Dai Dai Dai Fenikkusu Sutoraizā): This attack is Tsuruko's most powerful; the start-up to the attack is virtually the same as the previous two iterations of Phoenix Streiser; however, when utilizing this version, Tsuruko pushes the lever of the Phoenix Driver four times—while normally, Tsuruko can only handle a single push. However, the power of her bonds enable her to withstand the power of this Quadruple Giga Scan. As the drill forms upon her foot, it appears to be ten times larger than Tsuruko herself; as the excess magical energy used in the Giga Scan surrounds her; stirring up countless winds as they form into a powerful tornado, which carries Tsuruko into the air and accelerates her towards the target; as she shoots forward, the drill becomes engulfed in light—numerous sparks streaking off of the drill as she impacts upon her target, unleashing a single, godspeed blow of overwhelming power beyond any and all comprehension; utterly obliterating the target via piercing, penetrating damage.
 * Senshōha (旋衝破, Spinning Break): Senshōha is a unique countering defensive ability that Tsuruko utilizes against projectile projectiles, along with several other abilities such as elemental constructs. This is done by Tsuruko 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 he 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, Iris throws it back at her opponent at twice the speed and force. However, Tsuruko 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. Senshōha is capable of freeing Tsuruko from seals and certain magical abilities. As such, due to this ability, binds and shields are useless against Tsuruko. 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".

Physical Prowess
Tremendous Strength: Tsuruko's strength is a rather important aspect of her fighting style, and one of the most notable things about her. Despite her fragile-looking frame, Tsuruko is capable of smashing through solid steel with a single unarmed blow; and her attacks are able to release shockwaves with every impact. Her power is more than enough to catch a sword strike when she is unarmed, and even overpower the person swinging the blade on some occasions. Further proving her impressive strength is that more often than not Tsuruko is carrying around a rather vast amount of equipment, and it does not seem to hamper her in the slightest. Her strongest kicks are able to leave small craters upon impact with the ground, and a swing of her sword is capable of upturning the ground around her. Tsuruko's jaw is powerful enough to bite through and shatter a sword swung by a member of the Rune Knights. Tsuruko's inability to fly is somewhat compensated for by her ability to use her strength to leap tremendous heights and distances. This can be shown by her smashing her head through the upper floor of her apartment in order to tell her flat-mate to quiet down.

Immense Speed: Tsuruko possesses excellent physical ability, capable of feats comparable to at least an Olympic-level athlete. Her tremendous raw power, allows 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 the span of a millisecond. She can effectively use her agility to use the battlefield to her advantage, jumping from wall to wall to keep her opponents unsure of her attack patterns. When launched into the air, she can perform several tricks before finally landing on ground. She has also shown on several occasions that she can jump incredibly long distances, up to several hundred meters by applying speed to her jumps. She is capable of moving so fast that she can decapitate an entire army of foes without them even having time to react. She often only appears as a purple shimmer of energy, with only the fastest foes even catching sight of her true figure during a battle. This incredible speed gives her an edge in battle against slower or close-range fighters. Excelling in hit-and-run tactics, Tsuruko has been shown to be able to evade many a combatant in both long and close-range; her movements are so tremendously swift that few would be likely to see an attack take place—this enables her to attack almost a multiple of ten times in a row per second. Not only that, but her movement is fluid and precise, and rarely will she exert effort in movements. Her speed also allows her to follow the movements of faster opponents in the rare chance that she finds one to better analyze their movements or deflect difficult and otherwise fatal strikes with some ease.
 * Incredible Reflexes: Tsuruko is amazingly well coordinated, as she is able to catch bullets in mid-air; her tremendous reflexes, agility and speed usually enables her to dodge many a powerful projectile while balancing herself on one hand. Naturally, with great speed, comes great reflexes. Tsuruko reacts so swiftly to current events in her battles that it seems as if she has a sixth sense of sorts; even being able to react to attacks before they're released; it has been shown time and time again that Tsuruko's reflexes enhance her speed even further, to the point that it seems as if Tsuruko has the ability to teleport with every movement that she makes. She is also incredibly precise, as she is able to remove small objects from a person's skull without damaging the person's brain in any way. Due to being so small and spry, Tsuruko is highly flexible in battle- able to perform one-handed backflips, somersaults, and mid-air cartwheels with little effort in terms of physical strain. Tsuruko is also known for rolling around on the ground to evade foes' attacks, as well as being able to perform multiple spins and tricks in mid-air.
 * Afterimage: A side effect of her extreme speed, Tsuruko can produce afterimages of herself in order to confuse opponents who are unable to follow her movements. While she does have control over afterimages, Tsuruko usually moves so quickly that she creates afterimages inadvertently. In nearly every fight she's been in, she has used an afterimage to fool her opponents into thinking they have killed her in one blow, only to appear unharmed somewhere else and land a decisive blow.
 * Recoil-Boost: Due to being part-pistol, Tsuruko can use the recoil from Dragredder's bullet shots to augment the speed and force of her strikes; being used to accelerate her own body towards her opponent, allowing her to travel at three times her normal speed. By holding the sword in a backward wide stance, she releases a single bullet which is charged with Aura Magic; allowing Tsuruko to change into a supersonic bullet that charges towards her opponent. If working together with another person, the partner can use the vacuum left behind by the attack to immediately rush in behind it by using the surge of air taken in by the vacuum as a slipstream. In addition to using Dragredder's recoil to make her even deadlier in melee, Tsuruko also uses it to increase her maneuverability. Tsuruko is able to disengage from close quarters to fight at range, or rapidly jump from range to close with an enemy; using the recoil to evade attacks, maneuver quickly around the battle space and then make attacks of her own; propelling herself directionally with extraordinary speed, and then rotate herself axially in midair to execute a devastating spinning slash attack.
 * Kokugenei (剋幻影, Victory Phantom): An original technique, Tsuruko first jumps up and down, dragging out the noise so that the sound of her feet tapping on the ground isn't heard until after her feet have left the floor again. Once the sound lag is at its fullest, Tsuruko leaps forward like a bullet, producing a sonic boom that destroys everything in front of and behind herself, propelling herself into her opponent at inconceivable speeds. Because she moves faster than the eye can see, the opponent won't be able to react until after she has already hit them. Amanda theorizes that she is faster than light, but Tsuruko claims that she just sped forward when she blinked. After it, Tsuruko will then fall back on the ground and start running normally with streams of air released in her wake. While active, Kokugenei gives Tsuruko increased speed and invulnerability, allowing her to damage enemies and opponents simply by running into them. When using Kokugenei, Tsuruko's movements produce afterimages of herself which are capable of confounding opponents who are unable to follow her movements. While she does have control over her afterimages, Tsuruko usually moves so quickly that she creates afterimages inadvertently. Her movements are so tremendously speedy, that one usually loses sight of her in an instant. This move is based upon the Sonic boom phenomenon.

Enhanced Durability: Tsuruko has demonstrated extreme durability, being sent crashing through a wall and landing without a flinch or a minor injury, suffering no damage at all from some of a Wizard Saint's attacks, and emerging unharmed from most of a Guild Master's attacks during their battle, continuing to fight as if nothing happened, displaying an incredible amount of resilience. She can survive getting caught in the crossfire from all angles by heavy machinegun fire, and merely shrugs it off; and she can smash spires of Lacrima with her fist without showing any sign of pain or injury. It is also worth noting that, for nearly all the battles Tsuruko has endured, she has never been crippled, nor has she displayed any serious injuries. She can take a lot of major punishment in battle before she starts to wear down. Even after receiving major damage, Tsuruko displays a remarkably fast recovery rate from damage, allowing her to quickly re-enter a battle after just a few moments; lastly, Tsuruko is perfectly capable of breaking free from any sort of spell or technique that threatens to bind and constrict her, preventing her from moving, making her all the more deadlier.

Assorted Skills
High-Level Intelligence: Tsuruko has shown herself to be intelligent, analytical, perceptive, and deductive. Tsuruko appears to be able to determine the pattern of her opponent's battle methods and correctly deduce a proper counter-strategy to defeat her opponent's attacks. Tsuruko's intellect is one of the key skills of her fighting style; though by the time she decides to focus on physical skills, Tsuruko has taken up a habit of enduring her foe's blows while analyzing and breaking down the structure of the techniques, which grants her the ability to quickly overcome them the second time around. Tsuruko is a recognized genius; though this only applies to certain subjects, i.e. the things that interest her; which isn't very much due to her narrowly defined interests. She has a great talent for analyzing and observing everything in her presence. While it is obvious that her intellect does not extend to her piss-poor knowledge of behaviour of other beings -either because she possesses horrible social skills or everyone around her needs to see a shrink- in regards to minor things such as little bits of trivia about the most random of subjects. Lastly, she has also shown herself as a powerful and flexible tactician, capable of adjusting seamlessly to any given combat situation, if not plan out events well in advance. She understands the strengths, weaknesses and mannerisms of her enemies and creates strategies to achieve victory.
 * Highly Perceptive Combatant: Despite her supposed disregard for strategy of any kind in her battles and her self-admitted aversion to thinking during battle, being given the name "battle maniac" because of it, Tsuruko is a very insightful person, regularly showing more understanding of many a situation than anyone would ever expect from a person like her.
 * Advanced Growth Rate: One of the major reasons why Tsuruko is such a deadly foe is because she possesses a high amount of perception when it comes to training, despite loathing participating in training and becoming sick at the very thought about it. Tsuruko learns through her body; usually, she doesn't understand any explanations, so her tutors more often than not decide to force her to experience the technique she is meant to learn first-hand by smacking her around with it. This way of learning has proved extremely effective, to the point that she can learn even a master-levelled technique after being smacked across the head with it ten times. Lastly, she managed to master Aura Magic in half a day when it takes a lifetime for everyone else.

Magical Abilities
High Magical Power: Tsuruko possesses a high amount of magical potential; she has natural control over the exertion of her magical power, keeping it contained to the point where it is virtually impossible to detect her by normal means, though the constant effort can be taxing. However, Tsuruko's body acts as a factory which creates magical energy which thins out her magical power so that her body can withstand its might; an enormous magic core with tremendous capacity that generates energy independent from her body, but it will not function without the a "starting key", which is usually an emotional trigger in order to activate it, which will cause it to resume activity once a path to send magical energy is connected. The aura flows out gently from her petite figure, before surging violently and crashing down upon the opponent; making them feel Tsuruko's "alpha presence". While this does indeed seem overwhelming, one must remember that Tsuruko's magical power is not immense, but merely high; she boasts a high level of magical energy and can exert large amounts of magical energy when it is needed; more often than not in the form of a white aura which can destroy the surroundings with relative ease; putting at a major advantage against her foes. Technically, the sun is the main source of Tsuruko's magical power; as a Lunarian, Tsuruko's cells absorb only yellow solar energy, and this in turn, fuels all of her powers and abilities. Tsuruko's cells also store solar energy as well, allowing her to retain her powers under roofed structures or even at night, although she eventually needs a yellow sun to recharge her powers. Tsuruko's can also absorb solar energies of other class stars such as when she absorbed the solar energies of an artificial blue star that increased her abilities to a higher degree and gave her additional abilities.
 * MP Haste (MPヘイスト, MP Heisuto): MP Haste is an inherent skill of Tsuruko's; which enables her to gather magical energy much faster than many other mages who even use less magic; especially when she has been recently drained of power, allowing Tsuruko to get back to casting powerful spells easily.

Aura Magic
Aura Magic (霊気の魔法, Reiki no Mahō): Aura Magic is a special Lost Magic that has been passed down through generations; it is also known as Sendō (仙道, The Way of The Wizard). Aura Magic was created at the dawn of humanity with the purpose of fighting off the dragons' influence on the world. This also includes the creation of minor demi-humans, known as demons, created through the Stone Masks, and stopping them from ever achieving perfection through the Primordial Duo. The Aura Magic users have built many devices and temples across the world to help them train and learn from one another. Aura Magic is one of the few types of magic capable of slaying dragons which isn't Dragon Slayer Magic; and thus, it is extremely coveted by many.

Aura Magic is noted to be a special fusion of the sun and the magical energy of the user. However, not everybody can utilize Aura Magic, as Vita states that only one in ten thousand are capable of using it, and the main characteristic of driving Aura Magic comes from the pressure one has felt through harsh situations in life. Those who are not capable will still be able to use the fighting style, but only to an insignificant extent. Aura Magic is based on using the energy of the sun's rays through breathing and empowering the body with solar energy, and then merging it with the user's magical energy to affect anything the user wishes in any way they imagine, as long as they are touching it; while it can be used to destroy beings with evil in their hearts, it can also affect things that are non-living. Aura Magic has been known to work as a form of regeneration. With the addition of Aura Magic, her blows possess phenomenal stopping power, making Tsuruko demonstrate destructive power far in excess of many other beings.

Aura Magic makes use of the opponents' 708 pressure points. These pressure points destroy the enemy from within. The pressure points can also be used to heal. While normally, a human uses 30% of their natural abilities, the user can utilize their remaining 70%. By striking the foe's pressure points, the user causes the victim to explode, be controlled involuntarily or otherwise incapacitated. It can also be used to heal certain physical and psychological wounds, such as restoring a person's voice, eyesight or memories, also deriving power by using her magical aura to use her body's full potential as well as to project energy attacks.

Many of the most powerful techniques are classified as 'overdrives', and are colour named. An object that is impacted with the force of the overdrive will carry Aura Magic through it, and will become lethal to the touch of the opponent; this can be used to strike an enemy in another room by breaking through a wall and causing its solar energy to disintegrate the target. An object, while charged with solar energy, will become more dangerous and Tsuruko can perform several techniques that can combine with her own tactics, to allow for a very flexible fighting style. Ordinary humans can also be affected by Aura Magic attacks as well, as Aura Magic would have caused an ordinary person to feel pins and needles before fainting, similar in nature to heavy exposure to the sun's rays. Aura Magic is also transferrable between users.

Liquids conduct Aura Magic especially well (and the user's Aura Magic shows on liquids as ripples), and it can even be used to increase the surface tension enough to allow Tsuruko to walk on water. It was mentioned by Tsuruko, that objects covered in oil can conduct Aura Magic much easier. While the Aura Magic users can make the most simplistic of objects into lethal weapons and become themselves dangerously powerful, they are not without weaknesses. The user must be able to constantly breathe, if this breathing is stopped or reduced due to injury she slowly grows weaker to the point that they can be easily defeated even by a wild beast. Additionally, the removal of heat from the user of Aura Magic causes their blood to move slowly and, makes them unable to attack as rapidly and effectively as before.

Passive Applications

 * Healing: One of the main conveniences of Aura Magic is the ability to heal the body to an extent. During her battle with Antonio, Tsuruko was capable of ejecting poison out of her bloodstream via the transfusion of solar energy. In addition, while fighting Vritra, Tsuruko was capable of healing her broken arm after Vritra basically pulverized it with a single blow. Tsuruko has mentioned that as a child, she always healed very quickly, which she had initially thought was due to her mother's skills at bandaging her up. Her healing rate is so fast that, after getting stabbed in the stomach, she lifted up her shirt only seconds after and showed others that the wound was already closing itself up. This ability activates whenever she is wounded, though if she is in a particularly difficult battle, it takes its time to slowly patch up her more severe wounds.
 * Aura Hardening: Tsuruko has been shown to be able to coat her hands and legs in the aura and then harden it to inflict greater damage on her enemies. Using this method she was able to snap the bones of a lesser demon and lessen the damage caused by one of the Black Knight's strikes; she has been shown using this in conjunction with applying Aura Magic offensively to add powerful blasts to her physical strikes, which have the added effects of numbing others bodies when struck. By using this ability, Tsuruko can easily create a suit of hardened magical energy to protect herself from harm, essentially forming a durable suit of armour that is as dense as her magical power.

Offensive Spells

 * Lucifer's Hammer (ルシフェルス・ハンマー, Rushifāsu Hanmā): The basic attack that Tsuruko possesses; and one of it's most versatile and powerful. When preparing Lucifer's Hammer, Tsuruko charges magical energy which she had absorbed with her magical energy into her blade or her hand, before condensing it until its utmost limit. Raising her blade or hand above her head, the fulcrum begins to charge with an golden light of blinding brilliance, causing most to avert their eyes upon seeing it. The solar energy swells around the fulcrum, before converging at a singular point—the tip of the sword/her finger; intensifying the kinetic energy that is about to be released by convergence and acceleration, she unleashes a massive horizontal slash of solar energy that erupts outwards and "purifies the very soul", releasing it as a flash of light; a surging wave of solar energy that was conceptualized for the simple purpose of absolute destruction. Lucifer's Hammer is an attack forged for absolute efficiency; and Tsuruko's tremendous speed allows her to move faster than Lucifer's Hammer itself, allowing her to fire multiple blasts from different directions. Lucifer's Hammer is a powerful technique with great force, capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction. In the case of heavily wounded foes, the wave of solar energy is capable of entering their bloodstream and it can destroy them from the inside with relative ease. Lucifer's Hammer is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, noted to be one of the best of its kind, and was nominated for the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
 * Blasting Zone (ブラスティングゾーン, Burasutingu Zōn): With this technique, Tsuruko charges up and extends a pillar of energy to the outer atmosphere which is wrapped around her blade, then slams her sword into the ground to hit her enemy with the pillar; swinging her sword forward in a brutal forward thrust, piercing through the enemy and dealing explosive damage as the aura explodes. The power of this move is countered somewhat by its larger time frame in which to perform a dodge, the time during which Tsuruko raises her sword, though it is still relatively fast. The attack can also hit anyone directly behind Tsuruko when she swings her sword. Since the move is nothing more than a single hit, launch resistance can be used to survive, providing good timing. Of course, this will not stop the target from taking the move's full damage. Opponents can also dodge this attack by sidestepping or using an air dodge; Tsuruko will try to attack the dodging character but will miss. Despite is ridiculous power, it is one of the most predictable and avoidable attacks of Tsuruko's arsenal due to its slow startup time and introduction sequence, which gives all of her targets in range the chance to completely dodge the move. This attack has such immense knockback that is possible for Tsuruko to defeat someone else by being knocked into them after being hit by Blasting Zone.
 * Magic Burst (魔放出, Mahōshutsu): Tsuruko's entire fighting style and strength are based around her Magic Burst spell; something that is completely passive even before obtaining Aura Magic. It infuses and accumulates magical energy into her weapon and body, momentarily injecting an arbitrary vector that allows for an exceptional boost of her abilities by instantaneously releasing the magical energy to reinforce herself. It can be called a jet blast of magical power to increase her movements in close combat, and executing large-scale body reinforcement through Magic Burst is only possible with her immense magical power. It would allow for even a stick to become a weapon of great power at her rank, but normal weapons without strong divine protection will not be able to endure the magic-fueled attack and will be destroyed with one blow. Her power increases with her available energy, so she can gain a boost in power and speed six times the energy used her armor should she convert the cost for it into her Magic Burst. She uses the Magic Burst for her sword techniques, guarding, and movement. Her body is naturally physically frail, and she is weak should she not utilize the ability. It is the secret that has allowed her to brandish her large sword with the combat style of a power fighter, and she is able to reinforce the ability of her body to such a great extent using magic that she can fight head on with monsters such as Dragons even with the thin body of a small girl. Each of her powerful blows contains enough magical energy that they are visible, and her strikes can be compared to a powerful shotgun. If Tsuruko multiplies her base magical energy too much, the uprise of magical energy could easily obliterate her, or severely damage her body, as it did Tsuruko's the first time she utilized it. After using it the first time, her entire body was thrashed, and she could barely move without hurting herself. Even one friendly slap on the back from a gracious caused Tsuruko to scream out in agony.
 * Shining Heart Overdrive ( 炯然心臓過伝動(シャイニング・ハート・オーバードライブ) , Shainingu Hāto Oubādoraibu aka Keizen Shinzō Kadendō): The initial ultimate technique of Aura Magic; Tsuruko concentrates her magical energy into her hands, and suddenly makes the position of the stars of the Phoenix constellation. By using the power of the sunlight, Tsuruko unleashes a flurry of over one hundred punches which target the opponent's pressure points, which enables her to transfer the solar energy that is currently coursing through her body into her opponent with relative ease in multiple locations at high speeds, causing all of her strikes to burn the opponent; it is striking the foe over a thousand times a second, and they are capable of attacking the foe over long distances. If Tsuruko has a full amount of magical power, more fists may strike, until they reach the speed of light. The fists land so fast that, after a volley, they seemingly connect simultaneously. The massive circles of air bursts from the punches surrounding Tsuruko resemble meteors; bombarding the opponent relentlessly. The sheer force of Shining Heart Overdrive is more than enough to cause a dragon to be blown away by the incredible power of the countless blows, knocking it a fair distance before it quickly melts into nothingness. It is said that Shining Heart Overdrive has the power of the sun itself packed into it, allowing Tsuruko to completely obliterate those with hearts of darkness. What should be noted is that the moment that Tsuruko strikes all of the opponent's pressure points and finishes the attack, she triggers the violent explosion of internal organs so characteristic of Aura Magic. When performing the technique, it has a certain incantation; "My heart resonates...blazing through the cosmos...The beat of my blood is razor sharp! Let's do it! SHINING HEART OVERDRIVE!!" (私の心は共鳴する...宇宙を通して燃える...私の血のビートは鋭いです！やってヤルゼ！シャイニング・ハート・オーバードライブ！, Watashi no kokoro wa kyōmei suru... Uchū o tōshite moeru... Watashi no chi no bīto wa surudoidesu! Yatte yaruze! Shainingu Hāto Oubādoraibu!!")
 * Phoenix Heart (フェニックス・ハート, Fenikkusu Hāto): Phoenix Heart is known as Tsuruko's most powerful technique; and the only one of her non-Style spells to be classified as a Limit Break; when performing it, she utilizes Dragredder in its Kyūkyokusenjin (究極戦刃, Ultimate Battle Blade) form, which is wielded in her left hand with her right hand gripping her left wrist for support (or vice-versa); before coating her blade in sunlight and swinging down at medium to close range as Dragredder is disassembled in an instant, the five auxiliary swords ejected upwards from the main blade in a circle around the target. The main blade flies to float above the target as the other auxiliary swords circle them. Tsuruko flies forward and grabs one of the five auxiliary swords, dashing towards and slicing the target with it. Tsuruko completes this process four times, slicing the target with each sword. Each time Tsuruko dashes to take hold of another sword, a glowing silhouette of her is left in place holding the previous sword. Finally, Tsuruko flies above the target, takes hold of the main blade and descends for a final attack. A shockwave is unleashed as the strike connects, dispersing the silhouettes holding the auxiliary blades. Tsuruko lands on the ground surrounded by the five auxiliary blades and the main blade falls into her hand a moment later. Each of the strikes drain the foe's magical power, resulting in Tsuruko regaining a massive amount of health with this attack, making it an incredibly rewarding desperation attack; stealing over seventy-percent of the opponent's magical power which is then transferred into the final strike, making it an overwhelming blow that almost none could hope to recover from. However, the amount of health drained is rather unnecessary; as once Phoenix Heart has been utilized, victory has already been secured. It should be noted that if the foe attempts to escape during this sequence, the air changes direction and boosts the force of her strikes.

Ring Magic
Ring Magic (指輪魔法 Yubiwa Mahō): Ring Magic is a Holder-Type Magic that allows the caster to cast different Magics and spells with special rings. The rings are meant to enhance the wielder's Magic Power, granting them the ability to cast various spells for different purposes; some can be used for everyday use (generally speaking) or solely for combat. The properties in each ring are completely varied. In addition, while there are various types of Ring Magic that can be used, some are simply spells without a proper Magic for them to back it up. Tsuruko's rings are infused with magical stones, which possess powers that vary between the kind of the stones used in the crafting. The Magic Stones (魔宝石 Mahōseki) are special gemstones with magical properties; they are one of the two essential components of the rings, the other component being the ring itself. Without a Magic Stone, the rings would be as useless as any other ring. Tsuruko claims that the crafting on the rings depends on the resonance of the stones that he use, but he does not know what magic they are imbued with until they have been tested by the user. Each ring projects a magic loop (環状/帯状魔法陣 Kanjō/Taijō Mahōjin); which are part of the ring's powers; all different in colour and composition. They appear around the caster's arms in numerous spells or skills, which is used for strengthening and accelerating the magic charge. Depending on the amount of energy released, the circle may spin faster or slower. The circle is white with a glow depending on the caster's magic colour. Although this is uncommon, an individual who has mastered more than one magic system can manifest magic circles of different form, depending on the currently used system. For example, the summoners apparently only manifest their Squares when summoning extremely powerful creatures, and use regular Circles or Triangles otherwise. Mr. E is said to be the originator of the Super Soul Rings that Tsuruko uses; however, Tsuruko, through help from Giselle Mercury, has refined the rings so that they have a higher output than E's rings; and as a side-effect, E has no control over the rings.
 * Super Soul Rings (超魂リング, Chōkon Ringu): The Super Soul Rings are mysterious items with the power to convert the magical energy that flows inside the human body into Tenchōkon (天超魂, Heaven Super Soul). The process behind this conversion is obscure in details, but it has been said that an individual's resolve plays a major role in determining its success and efficiency. The Super Soul Rings give access to the wielder's form changes and spells, depending on which style the ring is. The Super Soul Rings contain Tenchōkon, which has many powers, even possessing the ability to power machinery. It transforms Tsuruko and gives her power, converts demons back to their normal selves, teleports whole villages, and may have other unknown uses. Due to being half-Lunarian, Tsuruko is the only character than Mr. E who can naturally utilize that power; by harnessing the strong energy from a Super Soul Ring, Tsuruko is able to use its power, transforming into a different form that grants a special ability, such as new attacks or environmental advantages. The type of transformation and ability she obtains depends on the type of Super Soul Ring and its energy; able to tap into the ring's innate Tenchōkon reserves, allowing her to use the Super Soul Ring to grant herself new abilities and/powers that she would otherwise not have, such as shooting herself forward as a laser, create explosions of fire or even manipulate certain objects within the area. The powers of the Super Soul Rings can only be maintained for a short period of time, however, meaning that their effects will only last for a short while, and constantly requires more Tenchōkon from Tsuruko to be maintained. Tsuruko possesses two variants of Super Soul Rings: the left-handed Transformation Rings (変身リング Henshin Ringu) for transformation/changing her current form when assisted by her Lunarian heritage; and the right-handed Magic Rings (魔法リング Mahō Ringu) for performing spells, as well as summoning her weapon.

Supportive Rings

 * Connect Ring (コネクト・リング, Konekuto Ringu): The first ring that Tsuruko obtains; when she activates the special ability of the Connect Ring, she is capable of summoning anything that she desires. It is said that Tsuruko summons the items from a pocket dimension; the notional place that things come from when they are needed, and where they go back to when not. The actual location of where she summons the items is very hard to determine. There seems to be a great deal of it behind her back and on the opposite side of thin things like lampposts and slender trees. It contains only a few things, not because it is limited in capacity, but because that is all it is ever used for - for example, this is where she normally summons her other Super Soul Rings and Dragredder; withdrawing things even during battle, which gives her a high level of flexibility in combat. However, there is a limit to how much the pocket dimension can store. The Connect Ring can be used for simple or for combat-related purposes; and she may just choose to use it to change her clothing, capable of using it in the midst of battle. She would often pull any items that she had collected out of nowhere and then they would just vanish without any physical means of transporting them. However, sometimes she makes a gesture where she places items in her "pockets" although she has no pockets. Additionally, Dragredder uses the pocket dimension, indicated by the fact that she never needs to reload the gun mode.
 * Defend Ring (ディフェンド・リング, Difendo Ringu): The second ring that Tsuruko obtains; when she activates the special ability of the Defend Ring, she is capable of manifesting her magical energy as a shield in order to defend against the attacks of the enemy. In order to do so, Tsuruko allows her magical energy to flow into the Defend Ring; which projects a field of psionic force which she can manipulate into a number of relatively simple forms: rectangular planes, cylinders, globes, domes, cones, etc; it is an extremely powerful form of defense. The complexity of the shape is limited by her ability to imagine, as in, mentally visualize a particular form and keep it in sharp mental focus: not even she is able to see the forms she creates. The size of a given magical force projection is also limited by her ability to imagine. The smallest force projection she can visualize and maintain the visualization is the size of a marble. The largest solid force projection she can visualize and maintain is about 100 feet in diameter. With the Defend Ring, Tsuruko can project larger force-objects if they are hollow. For instance, she could visualize and project a dome 1 foot thick about a mile in diameter (5,280 feet) and a dome 1 inch in thickness she can project for about 3.2 miles. Small objects at high speeds become missiles; large objects at slow speeds become rams. Tsuruko can make these objects grow or shrink as desired. However, the technique is difficult to use has it can only manipulate so many magical particles at a time and it required precise timing. However, despite being far more advanced than any other barrier, it still suffers from magical draining. The barrier can only be used for a total of 105 seconds and requires 120 seconds to cool down. As Tsuruko has no other defensive measures this leaves a window of 15 seconds where she has no defense against attacks. Also the barrier can only protect Tsuruko from beam attacks, not physical attacks.
 * Engage Ring (エンゲージ・リング, Engēji Ringu): The most important Ring that Tsuruko is in possession of; unlike her other Super Soul Rings, the Engage Ring requires Tsuruko to slip the ring on the finger of the person she wants to use it on. Once she has place the Engage Ring upon her target, a link is forged between Tsuruko's magical pool and the target; this enables Tsuruko to transfer her magical energy into the target's own magical pool. By doing this, Tsuruko sends her "pure" Lunarian magical power into the target's "unclean" magical pool, purifying them of any viruses or abnormalities while slowly healing them; releasing an area of effect follows the character it is cast upon. This allows the Engage Ring to be used in situations where the target may be moving; however, the amount of health recovered and its initial area of effect are extremely small, requiring characters to be practically touching for it to take effect; however, it can expand exponentially as Tsuruko pumps more and more magical energy into the Engage Ring. Once the glyph has formed when it expands, spheres of light rise up, purifying all allies excluding those that are away from the glyph by completely restoring their magical energy and stamina and curing them of any status ailments before finally granting them a stat boost. As Tsuruko's magical power flows into the target's system to purge it of all wounds, the time of healing that the Engage Ring produces varies from person to person—and even the severity of the target's wounds. However, since Tsuruko is using her own magical power to fuel the spell, that means that she is technically putting her own health at risk. Additionally, the Engage Ring enables Tsuruko to help mages who are near death by sending her into their mental world through the Engage Ring to stop them from dying; however, while doing so will save their life, it will also strip them of their magical potential as a side-effect to prevent it from happening again.
 * Copy Ring (コピー・リング, Kopī Ringu): Exactly as it says on the tin, the Copy Ring enables Tsuruko to quickly analyze an object and ensnare it with a thin rope of magical energy before duplicating it by replicating the same composition structure as the original. This Super Soul Ring appears to be quite peculiar, with even Giselle Mercury, a scientist with many decades of experience behind her, remarking on its rarity. The exact limit of the Copy Ring is unknown; however, it allows Tsuruko to use weapons or objects copied in many ways. With the Copy Ring, she can instantly develop new applications of many of her pre-existing techniques and weapons in order to deal with threats as she dynamically learns from experience. The Copy Ring is capable of being utilized in many ways; to create corporal copies of Tsuruko that move in synchronization with her; which creates at least 15 copies of herself at once that are indistinguishable from her true self and mimic her movements, but they do not seem to last long. Additionally, she can scan her Dragredder with the Copy Ring, enabling her to create a duplicate of her gunblade in order to enable her to dual-wield.
 * Time Ring (タイム・リング, Taimu Ringu): An extremely situational Super Soul Ring; the Time Ring enables the user to travel through time. The concept of time travel revises records and rewrites events, operating parallel worlds in other worlds. Using the Time Ring, the user gathers all of their energy within their body and focuses it in a single point—their soul. It is most frequently used by the user to either slow down time or stop it entirely, which in turn keeps their opponents suspended, without any means of breaking free, while the user themself is unaffected. It also allows the user manipulate time to such an extent that the user can travel through the time stream, though some manipulation of space is involved as well. By charging their magical energy into the Time Ring, the ring opens a rip in the fabric of space-time. This causes blue tornado to swirl up, and begins their swindling of the world. Time turns back, shifting the landscape through a variety of seasons, as the primal scene is rewritten; being transported to the exact same place that the user is standing, only in a different date and time; any time that they wish. This Time Travel gives the user a brief degree of choice in quickly traveling backwards or forwards in time and to another location as well.

Offensive Rings

 * Laser Ring (レーザー・リング, Rēzā Ringu): A powerful attack ring; when utilizing the Laser Ring, Tsuruko thrusts her hand out which has the Laser Ring on her finger; the ring emits a powerful beam of light, releasing small, transparent, cyan cubes in the wake of the attack. The Laser Ring has nearly the exact same properties as that of a real laser, allowing her to shoot it forward as a beam of energy at lightning speed, both along the ground and through midair, with enough force to penetrate any type of armour. When shooting it forward as a laser, Tsuruko is able to cause the laser to bounce off any obstacle it may collide with to control its direction, unlike a real laser which requires a reflective surface to do so. Tsuruko can allow the laser get redirected by transparent objects with glass-like properties and travel through cables as a destructive mass of energy. Tsuruko cannot change the direction that the laser heading, so the direction that it is heading in depends on her aim. Also, the laser will not stop before five second have passed. When hitting other obstacles, such as wall, ceiling, ground etc., the laser will bounce off it a perfect geometrical direction. While aiming the Laser Ring, a dashed line will appear, which shows the first part of the path the laser will move if fired at the giving moment, even if the projectile were to bounce off obstacles. The laser's only known weakness is that it will only last for a few moments.
 * Bind Ring (バインド・リング, Baindo Ringu): A defensive ring; in order to utilize the Bind Ring, Tsuruko thrusts her hand out which has the Bind Ring on her finger, as the Bind Ring releases a powerful flash of energy; generating a spark of yellow magical power which swiftly expands, generating six thin, wide beams of pure magical energy which swiftly circle around the opponent's body before shooting forward in a flash, slamming into their midsection and holding them straight in place. Normally, Tsuruko creates the beams within solid surfaces such as the ground or nearby walls, presumably so that the beams are anchored in place and may hold imprisoned targets more firmly, without requiring her to expend her own energy to lock the blades in midair. Pushing upward or outward from a strong surface perhaps also increases the piercing power of the blades as they grow to their full length. When under the effect of the Bind Ring, the target is unable to move any part of their body, including the parts which were not struck by the beams as it restrains the target with six strands of mythical chains. The Bind Ring is, more often than not, used in order to force the enemy straight down, leaving them unable to move. The Bind Ring is rather weak but since it can be cast quickly and is pretty flexible in its application, such as locking on multiple targets or deliberately delayed activation, Tsuruko can use it with great effectiveness.
 * Drill Ring (ドリル・リング, Doriru Ringu): A powerful offensive ring; when Tsuruko slips the Drill Ring on her finger, she gathers and condenses magical power onto her foot; thus turning her left leg into a drill, allowing her to drill through the ground and pierce enemies with a powerful kick, though it limits her movements. Tsuruko is able to use her drill-like appendage to quickly drill through soft dirt, allowing her to burrow and tunneling underground at remarkable high speeds, and can even accelerate while underground to dig even faster. Additionally, the drill-like appendage can be used offensively as well by using it to drill through enemies, and has proven to have enough power to break through any type of armour and reinforced crates that even Tsuruko cannot break normally (with some effort). It is, however, not strong enough to penetrate things such as pure bedrock or enforced metal. The Drill Ring's abilities to burrow underground can also be applied when underwater, allowing Tsuruko to move through water like a living torpedo, while still having the same movements and skills as if Tsuruko was still underground. This is especially useful for Tsuruko, as it negates her inability to swim. The Drill Ring's foremost weakness is that it can only be maintained for a short time, and should Tsuruko remove the Drill Ring while underground, it would be fatal to her, as it would cause her to be buried alive. The drill manifested by the Drill Ring spins around 200 RPM.
 * Rocket Ring (ロケット・リング, Rokketto Ringu): When utilizing the Rocket Ring, Tsuruko places the Rocket Ring on her finger as magical energy surges down her entire arm before solidifying into the form of a giant rocket which is attached to her arm—it has six fins arranged in a regular hexagon; as well as several exhaust ports. With the Rocket Ring, Tsuruko is able to create charges of powerful jet propulsions from the attachment, allowing her to launch herself straight into the air and reach unparalleled heights at staggering speed. The propulsion force created from the Rocket Ring also allows Tsuruko to create powerful bursts when moving upward, strong enough to blast through armour and magical defenses, and to break through thick layers of metal. She is also able to build up the charges of her propulsions to take off the ground at even higher speed than normal. By using the exhaust ports on the rocket on her arms, Tsuruko can add 40 additional tons to her punches. She had the initial problem of unable to control the exhaust ports on the Rocket Ring.
 * Explosion Ring (エクスプロージョンリング, Ekusupurōjon Ringu): The Explosion Ring is the only offensive type of magic that Mr. E has been witnessed utilizing as of currently; the ring contains an enormous amount of Tenchōkon—this makes it one of the strongest non-transformation rings. The Explosion Ring is a very unique ring in that it has sentience to an extent; loyally staying by E's side in order to see his goals through. However, after the Knight of the Silver Plains kills Fiora in an attempt to force Tsuruko to become full of hate, disgusted with its owner's methods, the Explosion Ring breaks away from E, and grants Tsuruko herself its power. In order to utilize it, Tsuruko gathers and converges magical energy in her palm on the hand where the ring is held, compressing it to its utmost limit, before it takes upon a tangible form as a pure white sphere composed of nothing but light. From there, Tsuruko hurls it forward in a flash, shooting the orb towards her foe instantly. Upon impact with the foe, the sphere grinds into them with powerful force, before decompressing instantly and releasing a powerful explosion of white light. This tends to launch the target backward after being hit or, if the target is lying on the ground or being launched to the ground, the destructive force is enough to form a crater. As basic as it sounds, it's surprisingly powerful, capable of sending the Knight of the Silver Plains flying into a tree upon impact.

Other Rings

 * Yatte Yaruze Ring (やってヤルゼ・リング, Yatte Yaruze Ringu): Somewhat of a joke ring; the Yatte Yaruze Ring has an effect unlike any other ring—when Tsuruko slips it onto her finger, as she undergoes a personality change; she becomes more brash and less empathetic to the problems of those around her; characterized by her constant scowl and sharper eyes. Additionally, Tsuruko now flicks her wrist every now and then; while also clicking her tongue when she is annoyed. Power-wise, her entire spell-list gains radical changes; Rocket Streiser becomes known as Sekiha Tenkyoken, Lucifer's Hammer becomes Shining Onslaught, Scene Drive becomes Byakuya Senmetsuken; and Shining Heart Overdrive turns into Avalark Ryūseiken. Overall, she fights in a more aggressive manner; utilizing her breakdancing skills to their full potential while trading in her kicking skills for punches. Noting that she wasn't fond of the powers and the personality change bothered her, Tsuruko threw the Yatte Yaruze Ring away.
 * The Origin Ring (ジ・オリジン・リング, Ji Orijin Ringu): The most powerful Super Soul Ring that Tsuruko has; it is activated by equipping E's Explosion Ring; in addition to her other Attack Rings. It is the final Super Soul Ring used by Tsuruko, and is arguably the most powerful Super Soul Ring revealed yet. It is only used during the battle with the Knight of the Silver Plains; and it is effectively a merged version of all of her Attack Rings. In order to utilize it, Tsuruko equips all of her Super Soul Rings, and the energies of each ring fly ahead of Tsuruko in the following order; Laser Ring, Bind Ring, Drill Ring, Gravity Ring, Rocket Ring, Frenzy Ring, and Explosion Ring; each of them giving off a trail of magical energy. When coming together, the rings being rotating in a circle in front of Tsuruko, while waiting for Tsuruko to make her move. Tsuruko then utilizes her Magic Burst, launching herself into the middle of the rings' rotating circle, where they keep Tsuruko suspended in mid-air for a short moment, while amplifying her attack with Tenchōkon. After briefly charging up the attack, Tsuruko then shoots herself out of the rings' circle, unleashing a powerful corkscrew kick with greatly amplified power; emitting Tenchōkon at a high level of power enough to completely negate any offenses or defenses that the opponent may set up in a vain attempt to defend themselves from this attack; it is also capable of completely penetrating the armour of the Knight of the Silver Plains in one shot and knock the Knight an incredible distance away. The Origin Ring is similar to the "Bicker Finallusion" finishing move in the Tokusatsu television series Kamen Rider W.
 * Friend Ring (友達・リング, Tomodachi Ringu): One of Tsuruko's most powerful Super Soul Rings; it was born from Tsuruko's bonds with her companions. It is a representation of Tsuruko's thoughts, which is why her emotions can affect its results and flashbacks of Tsuruko's life appear when the reels spin. Members of the Sejren clan are taught to call upon their past experiences in battle to heighten their strength and improve their skills further; which is the explanation of this magic. Tsuruko is a unique character in the Dawn universe in that she can copy and adapt the signature moves of other characters upon meeting them, and is thereafter able to perform those moves as her own with the Friend Ring. When she meets someone, and upon doing so, learns how to copy their signature move by witnessing the move's structure being broken down inside of her mind to allow easier observation and copying, and modify it to create her own. The Friend Ring is symbolized by of three reels in Tsuruko's mind, which spin continuously like a slot machine, and eventually stop on a random selection of three portraits and a number per portrait. Depending on the results, Tsuruko receives a status buff, power boost, or can execute a special attack. When the reels spin, the left reel stops first, then the right. If the left and right portrait are the same, this initiates a special attack. If they are different, the center reel stops and the three numbers spinning alongside each reel also stop. It also gauges Tsuruko's own temperament and emotional condition, which affects the success ratio of the Friend Ring's magic, from placing Tsuruko at a disadvantage, to placing Tsuruko at a state with a higher chance of achieving matching numbers and portraits for boosted power. Tsuruko's emotions towards particular characters can be heightened the more time that she spends with them. This causes a character's portrait to have a greater chance of appearing on the reels; with the face of the individual in mind and their multiplied probability of Tsuruko performing their respective ability burning in her mind. This power is one of the main reasons why Tsuruko is so deadly; as it allows Tsuruko to evolve beyond any limit, which allows her to learn and predict moves of opponents she faces. As Tsuruko fights, she learns from her opponent's movements, attack patterns, abilities, and techniques. This ability gives Tsuruko an increasing advantage over many other foes, as counter tactics can be produced very quickly. However, the Friend Ring does have its limits; Tsuruko cannot learn skills that exceed her physical limits, and she is unable to stop herself from learning an ability when she experiences it.
 * Iyashi no Kaze (癒しの風, Healing Wind): Gained from Kaguya Kobayashi—and derived from her own Blessed Wave. A healing spell; Tsuruko finds the calm within the battle while magical energy flows down from the heavens, as the magical energy transfigures into life energy, which flows into an open wound upon the target. This life energy flows into her system to purge it of all wounds; but the time of healing varies from person to person—and even the severity of the target's wounds. With this, Tsuruko settles her mind, receiving a blessing from above. It grants Tsuruko the ability to automatically revive from being knocked as long as the status in effect. However, she can use it on others than herself; as she can use it to revive an ally from being knocked out with their health and stamina revitalized. Once upgraded enough, it becomes one of Tsuruko's most useful spells; it is one of the most effective but costly ways to revive her allies. When used, a giant glyph appears under the entire area, healing all allies significantly at a fixed rate. This is one of the most effective healing spells to exist, but because of this, the casting time and amount of magical energy used to utilize it are very high to prevent its constant use. It should be noted that Iyashi no Kaze restores magical energy and vitality to Tsuruko equivalent to half of her own magical power, making it an extremely useful and potent healing spell.
 * Vertex Rose (ヴァーテクス・ローズ, Vātekusu Rōzu): Gained from Vita Zeppeli; derived from her Bloody Rose. When performing this technique, Tsuruko gathers her magical energy in her hands and compresses it, before utilizing it to materialize a single white rose in her hand. From there, she takes aim and launches the white rose as a projectile; where it seeks the magical energy signature of the opponent, never ceasing in its movements until it reaches the opponent. What should be noted is that the rose seeks the heart of the enemy, so is not possible to avoid it. Once it strikes, the rose stabs into the opponent's heart, causing numerous black vines to wrap around their arms and legs, subtly immobilizing them. From there, the white rose begins to drain the blood from the opponent's heart, as well as their magical power. As the white rose drains the opponent, its petals begin to turn a deep crimson; a signal that they are being filled with the opponent's energy. The petals actually use it as a form of power source, siphoning the energy the opponent emits in order to fuel their growth. While the white rose drains more and more energy, Tsuruko's wounds are healed and her body is revitalized proportionate to the amount of energy consumed; making it a life draining technique. Once the white rose has drained a significant amount of energy from the helpless foe, the whole rose turns scarlet and reverses the energy it has absorbed, expelling a blast of energy into their body, either seriously incapacitating them or killing them from the inside-out. A single rose is enough to kill a demon of many feet of height in few seconds. The only way to escape from this attack is to destroy the rose itself or try to shield oneself from it. Once the attack has been finished, the vines release the opponent and shrivel up, while the rose scatters into petals.
 * Meteor Shots (メテオショット, Meteo Shotto): Gained from Giselle Mercury—derived from Giselle's Meteorain. Tsuruko channels her magical energy into her hand, which acts as an attractive force at her will to pull matter towards her. In this case, this attractive force tears a series of massive, inflamed meteorites from the upper atmosphere down towards a specific location on the ground. Upon impact with either a solid surface or the desired target, the meteors explode violently. The meteors possess tremendous force; they descend at incredible speeds, making it extremely different to react to; as they descend in succession along the same trajectory, if one of these meteorites is stopped, Tsuruko can summon another one in order to back up the failing meteorite, which will then collide with the first, ensuring that they crash into their intended destination without fail. These meteors unleash 8.625 times the damage of a sword strike to the opponent; the impact of this technique is of such enormity that it is capable of devastating a significant portion of the Magic Council headquarters, with the resulting tremors being felt as far away as Bevelle. However, it should be noted that for all of its power; Meteor Shots is known to be thoroughly draining on Tsuruko's magical energy, to the point that even if used once, it will leave her nearly exhausted of all her energy, and must rest for a fair while.
 * Infinite Rush (インフィニットラッシュ, Infinitto Rasshu): Gained from Iris Lavra—derived from Iris' own Premium Heart. It is based off The Dempsey Roll; which is a technique developed and used by real-life boxer William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey. With it, Tsuruko lowers her stance and central balance to begin with and begins to aggressively weave her body in a pattern similar to the shape of a figure eight, making it increasingly difficult for the opponent to track and trace her movements accurately. Tsuruko then fires (starting from either left or right) series of rapidly executed punches whilst continuing her bobbing and weaving, catching the target in a high paced barrage of punches that few succeed on escaping from. The force of these blows are more than enough to shatter diamond; attacking the air itself with her fists, causing a large amount of magical power to dash forward and increase the pressure to the point where it creates a considerably powerful shockwave; the punch itself is an overhead smash, digging into the heart with wrist bent and elbow facing downward. The end result can lead to cardiac arrest from blunt trauma to the heart; transmitting her own magical energy through the air, releasing it in an abundance of powerful waves of destruction towards her foe, overwhelming them via sheer force.
 * Hiryūshōha (日龍焼破, Burning Destruction of the Solar Dragon): Gained from Vivian Starrkewolfe; derived from her Solar Dragon's Roar. Tsuruko gathers heat and light within her sword, compressing it to its utmost limit, and subsequently releases them towards the opponent. This generates an extremely large and destructive sparking blast that possesses explosive penetrative power, which produces an immense amount of light and is capable of travelling for great distances, wreaking havoc wherever it passes. The attack emits a high-velocity beam with enough momentum to breach defenses. However, the damage dealt to the target without penetrating an defense is significantly reduced due to its lower energy transfer. It will pursue the enemy and surly hit, but it cannot be used on opponents who also possess Dragon-related magic. Along with its astounding destructive power, the attack has a delayed effect if the initial blast should fail, wherein the target will be blasted by residual effects left over by the beam; which manifests in the form of shining beams reminiscent of shooting stars, which lock-on to her opponents no matter their position, chasing after them. They can dodge obstacles in their way, unless it is not physically possible, never ceasing their hunt until they catch their prey. While not as overwhelming as the initial blast, the after-effect can catch foes off guard. The attack requires about 3 seconds to travel a few ten thousand-kilometer distance, and Tsuruko can immediately fire the next attack after confirming a miss, but after 10 attacks, she will run out of magical energy. Tsuruko's tremendous speed allows her to move faster than the technique itself, allowing her to fire multiple blasts from different directions.
 * Hoshinagiken (斬艦刀星薙剣, The Blade that Mows Down Stars): Gained from Gary Straights; derived from his own Zantetsuken. When performing this technique, Tsuruko grips her blade, charging magical energy into it to the point that it seems to be ablaze with flame. Once it is fully alight, an incredibly long beam of surging energy emerges from the handle and guard, easily longer than Tsuruko herself, at least several thousand metres in length. The energy releases a tornado of light upward, in which Tsuruko directs the sword's light upward. Once the cyclone vanishes, Dragredder is seen to be in two "parts", with the bottom part becoming pure light and the second half highly resembling a feather. Clutching her sword with both of her hands, Tsuruko swings her sword downward, with the beam of light composing the sword rending through everything in her path, a wide swath, dealing a single strike of massive damage that erupts magnificently, even splitting the skies in half through its sheer power. The light then spreads out to deal one more hit before finally vanishing afterward. The attack itself is a very sharp blast, composed of extreme magical power concentration released by the sword's swing. Since it is quickly released, it can be used multiple times; but no more than five, due to it being highly taxing on her magical energy. The amount of magical energy released from Hoshinagiken is high enough that it is visible to the eye, giving Tsuruko increased accuracy and defense against opponents due to its giant size, as it is difficult for the opponents to parry lunges and thrusts from Tsuruko. They cannot discern the length, width, reach, or trajectory of the blade, or even the fact that it is even a blade until they actually make contact with the weapon, which leaves them constantly on guard due to having to rely solely on Tsuruko's movement to decipher her attacks.
 * Ain Soph Aur (アイン・ソフ・アウル, Ain Sofu Auru): Gained from Crux Kouga, based upon his own Command of Amaterasu. Tsuruko initiates this attack by bending her right arm backwards, the fist clenched, and extending frontwards a mildly bent left arm, tiny streaks of light gathering before the outstretched fingers from the surrounding area. There, she unsheathes her blade and swings forward, releasing a high speed attack consisting of nine consecutive slashes, as swift as if the attacks are overlapping, discharging nine dragon-like homing lasers at the enemy that move at incredible speed and possess tremendous force, they are touted to chase their foes to the ends of the earth, no matter where the foe is standing, even if they possessed high speed, as they would catch their foe eventually. The dragons can move at impossible angles, that always manages to reach its target; they will always change their path around any obstacles or pierce through any wall in order to reach their target. As they move though the atmosphere, they gather and condense stray magical particles upon their forms to increase in speed. Upon impact, the nine dragons converge into the form of an enormous, expanding sphere of destruction which is capable of destroying massive amounts of architecture in one shot. The power of this technique creates a one hundred and fifty meter diameter of extremely high heated energy, and also an electromagnetic field effect- akin to a nuclear explosion. In order for Ain Soph Aur to fire, a significant amount of charge time is needed and limiting this attack to a single shot in battle. However the strategic value of that single shot is not to be underestimated, though it must be used carefully, for even Tsuruko's sturdiness can only protect herself from the edges of a nuclear explosion. Interestingly, the name of this attack is derived from the Hebrew term "Aur Ein Sof" (אור אין סוף), meaning "never-ending light" or "light without limit". This term appears as part of the Jewish Kabbalah methodology, referring to the source of the Sephiroth, and thus the source of the universe as a whole, and all created existence.

Transformation Rings
Akasha (根源, Kongen): Akasha is known to be the metaphysical location in-between the three-dimensions, as the "force" that exists at the top of all theories on dimensions; being the center of the Source of Magic. It is the true form of the Exalted One, which is the source of all events and phenomena in the universe. Existing outside of time, it stores and archives information of all possibilities and events, past, present, and future, of the world. It is the center of the place from where all souls originate from and to where they return after death. More importantly, the Lunarian race is linked to Akasha more closely; they were born from the Akasha, speak with the Akasha, and unlock the Akashic Records via an emotional surge. Via the properties of Laplace's Demon; the true center of the Source of Magic, a Lunarian can tap into the full potential of Akasha.

The Laplace's Demon, while predicting the future and being influenced by the Lunarian's soul to subvert their fate, enables the Source of Magic's energy to flow into the Lunarian, empowering them while the spirit of the Source of Magic possesses them, boosting the power of the Lunarian all across the board to the point that they can seem almost invincible. In reality, it is a fusion of the Laplace's Demon and the Lunarian, enhancing their power to the fullest extent, and giving the Lunarian access to the Akashic Records, gaining full power of the Principle of Cause and Effect. Cause and effect are an action-reaction combination. The cause is the reason something happens, and the effect is what happens as a result. This results in the Lunarian being capable of performing any action, and anything can result from it. Due to being a half-Lunarian, Tsuruko can only access the Akashic Records with the Transformation Rings.

By utilizing the Transformation Rings, Tsuruko has demonstrated the ability to utilize a number of different transformations to assist her in her toughest battles; interestingly, these rings were not made by Mr. E, but Giselle Mercury. Since the Transformation Rings are imbued with an enormous amount of Tenchōkon, Tsuruko is capable of merging the Tenchōkon with her own magical power, allowing her Lunarian magical power to thin out the Tenchōkon and use the Transformation Rings properly; undergoing a metamorphosis into a new state of power. With these transformations, Tsuruko usually undergoes a physical alteration, gets her speed and strength increased and gains new abilities that match the theme of the transformation; she can alternate between forms to analyze her opponents fighting style to find out their weaknesses and gain an advantage in combat.

Transformations are also known to enhance and increase the abilities and skills unique to Tsuruko, such as Tsuruko's Aura Magic, and occasionally give additional abilities as well, based on the type of the transformation; such as elemental powers. The transformations can also increase Tsuruko's physical power and movement, allowing her to display unimaginable feats of speed and strength. There are seven styles: Flame, Water, Hurricane, Earth, Special Rush, Infinity, and Fusion Styles. Additionally, there are four different elements that any style can take: Aqua, Electric, Heat, and Wood. This allows for many different combinations for many battle situations. Interestingly, the Transformation Rings were forged specifically for Tsuruko; so she is the only one capable of utilizing them. As hinted at by a message by Giselle, the driving force behind the Transformation Rings are the bonds of friendship. Thus, not only is Tsuruko the best suited to utilize them due to her ideals and bonds, but the friends she enables Tsuurko to bring out their true potential.


 * Flame Ring (フレイム・リング, Fureimu Ringu): The first Transformation Ring that Tsuruko obtains; when she slips the Flame Ring upon her finger, Tsuruko's body becomes enveloped in a burst of flame that surrounds her momentarily, before receding, revealing Tsuruko's new form; which is known as Flame Style (フレイム・スタイル, Fureimu Sutairu). In Flame Style, Tsuruko obtains crimson gauntlets, greaves, and pauldrons which possess flame-esque markings—additionally, gauntlet appears similarly to that of a dragon's claw; possessing a triad of golden claws attached to the knuckles. The crimson armaments have numerous emerald jewels embedded within them, in addition to various golden decals. An aura of flame surrounds Tsuruko's body as her hair becomes a burning scarlet—truly, a blazing warrior in this form. The main weapon is the arm-cannon that emerges from her gauntlets, but Tsuruko is also able to use her enhanced arm for close-combat; sometimes she adapts the arm to enhance other weapons like Dragredder. This form is the most offensive-balanced of the four initial Styles, due to its combination of strength and agility. By concentrating the power of the Flame Ring, Tsuruko can strike with flaming kicks, which are strong enough to clear a mob of Rune Knights.
 * Fire Magic (火の魔法, Hi no Mahō): Within Flame Style, Tsuruko is capable of utilizing the element of fire to its fullest extent; being granted the ability to produce and control fire from any part of her body, which can be used both in melee and as a ranged form of offense. The generated flames can be manipulated in a wide variety of ways, their “type” can be changed at will, and they can even be given a material consistency. Such fire seems to have a “blunt” effect to it, seemingly causing hitting damage alongside burnings. The fire produced by this type of Magic produces much more heat than a standard one, with even Tsuruko's body temperature being capable of melting iron. Additionally, she can consume external sources of fire to restore her body to a healthy state and regain her reserves of strength, something that also makes her immune to most types of fire, due to her capability of nullifying fire-based attacks by sucking them in and eating them; but she can’t eat her own flames, or things set on fire by herself, to reinvigorate herself. It is said that the fire of Flame Style is unable to be devoured by any type of Slayer; with Tsuruko having absolute control over the element of fire—however, Fiora Asakura's Efreet has been shown to be capable of devouring Tsuruko's flames.
 * Blazing Lucifer's Hammer: When in Flame Style, Lucifer's Hammer; Tsuruko's main attack, is enhanced, however; it is now capable of being utilized in a different manner, with explosively augmented power and speed. Tsuruko charges magical energy which she had absorbed with her magical energy into her blade or her hand, before condensing it until its utmost limit. Raising her blade or hand above her head, the fulcrum begins to charge with an crimson flame of blinding brilliance, causing most to avert their eyes upon seeing it. The flame swells around the fulcrum, before converging at a singular point—the tip of the sword/her finger; intensifying the kinetic energy that is about to be released by convergence and acceleration, she unleashes a massive horizontal slash of flame that erupts outwards and "purifies the very soul", releasing it as a flash of fire; unleashing twin long torrents of flame from the blade, which blast towards the foe in a spiraling formation. Each connecting strike seems to generate a powerful, burning explosion; before ending the attack with an even more powerful explosion—in essence, it is a dual flamethrower which detonates similarly to that of a bazooka. It utterly eradicates foes who practice the nature element; dealing triple damage to them as it greatly damages the opponent and pushes them away from Tsuruko with great force.
 * Drago Skull (ドラゴスカル, Dorago Sukaru): The Drago Skull is a powerful special technique of Tsuruko's when in Flame Style; when utilizing it, she gathers magical energy within her chest, which Star Phoenix. Merging his own magical energy with the magical energy Tsuruko has gathered within her chest, he then uses the dual energies to serve as a fulcrum—manifesting his true form's head, a draconic skull, outwards from Tsuruko's chest. The head is a menacing black in texture, with crimson and golden eyes that stare deep into the souls of their enemies. From there, the fearsome mouth opens with a creak, exposing Star Phoenix's gaping maw to the opponent. Charging magical energy within his mouth, Phoenix unleashes a powerful attack known as Dragon Breath (ドラゴンブレス, Doragon Buresu); an immensely powerful, explosively destructive blast of flame that is capable of traveling great distances, as seen when it was visible all throughout Crocus, wreaking havoc wherever it passed. The attack requires about 3 seconds to travel a few ten thousand-kilometer distance, and it possesses a penchant for widespread destruction, able to obliterate several buildings from a distance.
 * Enhanced Strength: In Flame Style, Tsuruko's physical strength is enhanced; her attacks are capable of breaking through guards and inflicting piercing damage—constantly dealing incredible damage as no foe is safe from her powerful spells. Additionally, the power of flames coursing through her body enable Tsuruko to set Dragredder ablaze; with which, she unleashes powerful blazing strikes that are capable of completely obliterating iron. Whenever she is struck by an opponent's attack, no matter how powerful, she does not flinch; making it seem as if the attack did not do any damage at all. Additionally, she gains a complete immunity to that of fire-based attacks; mostly fire, explosions, as well as lava.


 * Water Ring (ウォーター・リング, Wōtā Ringu): The second Transformation Ring that Tsuruko obtains—given to her by the elder of the Aquila Tribe, the Water Ring enables Tsuruko to place the Water Ring upon her finger as a spiraling column of water bursts from the ground, soaking her in water as this enables her to transform into Water Style (ウォーター・スタイル, Wōtā Sutairu). In Water Style, Tsuruko's clothing becomes blue and black, with an emblem, resembling blue flames, on the ends of her pants and sleeves; additionally, two small wings of water form upon her leg as specks of light float around Tsuruko's legs. There is also a blue magical mist surrounding Tsuruko's feet that turns into two light blue wisps, one rising from each foot, when Tsuruko's slides across landscape. The only time Tsuruko actually stands is when she lands from a jump. These wisps circle Tsuruko in a manner similar to a double helix when Tsuruko is stationary. Additionally, a cascade of water surrounds Tsuruko's legs and her hair turns a light aqua within this form. This form is essentially a weaker version of Flame Style, except with a slightly better magic capability; what it lacks in physical power it makes up for in possessing two exclusive Super Soul Rings which grant it versatility. It also allows Tsuruko to move freely while underwater.
 * Liquid Ring (リキッド・リング, Rikiddo Ringu): A Super Soul Ring exclusive to Water Style; when Tsuruko places it upon her finger, the Liquid Ring transmutes her body into a liquid-esque state, turning her own body into water at will. Such a peculiar employment allows her to become impervious to both physical and Magical attacks, which merely pass through her without harming her. In addition, the water from her body itself can be used as a medium to cast other spells related to this Magic; whereas normally, when she was unable to transform her body into water, is limited to using the water from the surrounding area, as well as have its properties altered, with Tsuruko being capable of making it boil without causing any damage to herself. While unaffected by most types of offense, however, with her body solely composed of water, she is still susceptible to freezing, which can immobilize her and inflict damage upon her. Overall, the Liquid Ring makes melee attacks useless against Tsuruko as they will just pass through her; and she can utilize it to grapple with her foe.
 * Blizzard Ring (ブリザード・リング, Burizādo Ringu): Yet another Super Soul Ring exclusive to Water Style—slipping it on her finger, the Blizzard Ring grants Tsuruko the ability utilize the element of ice; allowing her to manipulate or create the element of ice. By absorbing heat from the atmosphere, she could freeze molecules of moisture that hung in the air creating a variety of effects, controlling moisture such as to freeze any air moisture into super-hard ice. This ice can be formed into any object of her choosing: the only limitations are her own imagination, and the ambient air temperature which determines how long her ice sculpture will stay icy. She does not have to hold the ice physically with her hands in order to shape it. She can simply direct the waves of coldness she projects in certain ways so as to create ice in the shape she desires. It is utilized by Tsuruko reducing the kinetic energy of magical particles in a body of water and reducing temperature to absolute zero, freezing it over, becoming ice. In battle, she uses her ice powers to disable and immobilize enemies, freezing their bodies solid just by touching them, and threatening to shatter their fragile forms.
 * Water Magic (水の魔法, Mizu no Mahō): Water Magic is a Caster-Type Magic which utilizes the element of water; Tsuruko is capable of utilizing it when in Water Style. It revolves around the use of water, which is placed under Tsuruko's command for her to employ it for various purposes. Depending on its use, the physical properties of water can be manipulated to Tsuruko's advantage; large masses of such liquid are shown to possess remarkable force, being usable to inflict blunt damage upon targets by sweeping them away with water. A similar effect can be achieved using high-pressure currents, which, due to their reduced size, focus the damage on smaller areas. Pressure is also manipulable to a great extent, enough that when it is focused on the outer sides of the water surfaces being controlled, the liquid can become an effective cutting weapon, acting like a real blade. Whirlpools generated on the ground by this Magic, combining rotatory force and slicing power, can easily reduce solid rock to pieces. Tsuruko is also able to erect domes of water around foes, in order to knock them out by depriving them of air.
 * Aqua Break (アクア・ブレイク, Akua Bureiku): A water-oriented spell; also one of Tsuruko's most powerful attacks. When preparing to utilize Aqua Break; Tsuruko gathers stray water particles from the atmosphere onto her blade before swinging forward in an arc formation, unleashing a powerful stream of water with white rings of water around it at the opponent; it is capable of exerting a significant amount of pressure upon a solid surface, that allows the action of a drill. Aqua Break is stated to have a rather penetrating effect on most solids, being able to burst right through several obstructions and keep it's regular power- Tsuruko can also change the direction of the blast mid-flight to chase after the opponent should they get away; the sheer force exuded by the spell is capable of swallowing up and crushing the enemy with the advancing surge. The amount of water created is proportional to the amount of water particles pumped into the attack, and Tsuruko is able to utilize it in many ways.
 * Drago Tail (ドラゴテイル, Dorago Teiru): The Drago Tail is a powerful special technique of Tsuruko's when in Water Style; when utilizing it, she gathers magical energy within her lower back, which Star Phoenix then links to. Merging his own magical energy with the magical energy Tsuruko has gathered within her lower back, he then uses the dual energies to serve as a fulcrum—manifesting the tail of his true form, a draconic tail outwards from Tsuruko's lower back. The tail is menacing; possessing an abundance of spikes around the tip of the tail, with jet-black scales which seem to glow red. Charging magical energy within the tail and transferring it outwards through the tip of the tail, Star Phoenix unleashes a powerful attack known as Dragon Freeze Whip (ドラゴンフリーズウィップ, Doragon Furīzu Wippu), where Tsuruko first freezes the enemy (and whatever else nearby it) in place with her power, then rushes towards the frozen target with the Drago Tail, charged with raw elemental ice, and cleaves the foe with it.
 * Enhanced Magical Potential: Water Style is based on magical abilities; and Tsuruko is capable of performing swift magic combos with powerful magic combo finishes. It also increases magic strength to the point that Tsuruko's magical aura can disturb her enemies through its sheer presence. Tsuruko has traded the ability to utilize physical attacks in order to use powerful Water Magic; her basic slashes, punches, and kicks are replaced with launching blades and bullets of water from her blade, arms, and legs respectively. Additionally, when in Water Style, Tsuruko's magical power is easily replenished; meaning that she will only run out of magical power for a few minutes at the most. Water Style is best suited for a hit-and-run strategy; and if she needs the most out of her latent magical power, this style is the greatest choice.


 * Hurricane Ring (ハリケーン・リング, Harikēn Ringu): Hurricane Ring is the third Transformation Ring that Tsuruko obtains—she finds it within Dosaman Ghasulchaonlor's office, deciding to take it for herself. When she wears the Hurricane Ring; a current of winds engulfs her before subsiding, revealing Tsuruko, who has entered Hurricane Style (ハリケーン・スタイル, Harikēn Sutairu). In her new form, Tsuruko's clothing gains a green tint to it; as miniature cyclones surround her body, while two wings shaped like a phoenix's erupt from her backIt is recognized by its ninja-like design; the elongated helmet, high collar, and two wing-like scarf attachments. Several silver wind-shaped patterns appear on her clothing; as her hair becomes a faint shade of green; for weaponry, she has a large buckler shield attached to her left arm, which is shaped similarly to that of a fūma shuriken, allowing Tsuruko to deal slashing damage with her blows. While the weakest of Tsuruko's four elemental forms, this form has the greatest jumping height and running speed. It also has the ability to hover around the battlefield for quick and sudden attacks.
 * Thunder Ring (サンダー・リング, Sandā Ringu): A Super Soul Ring exclusive to Hurricane Style; when Tsuruko slips it on her finger, she gains the ability to utilize electricity, but more specifically, lightning, as a form of offense and defense. Tsuruko is fully capable of generating these elements from her body, and manipulate them; additionally, she is capable of utilizing lightning from a distance, such as from the ground near herself, or down from the sky. Lightning attacks work by electrocuting the opponents to various degrees, and there are spells that are said to be capable of completely paralyzing enemies, due to the extremely high voltage of the electricity employed in their use. Because of the high amounts of light produced with its use, the lightning generated from the Thunder Ring can also can also be utilized to blind opponents, albeit for a short amount of time. Tsuruko can generate lightning bolts that she fires have to be charged before firing, but never chain electricity around the target. A single bolt could cause massive damage to the target, but the power came at a cost; her bolts drain her energy. When unleashing shockwaves, she can badly injure the opponent; and she can also control the strength of her shockwaves. Tsuruko can cause tremors in the ground by simply punching the ground; and she is also able to create several doppelgängers of herself which disappear the moment they are harmed, which prove a useful distraction when in a fight. If the target ever touched one of these doppelgängers, they would get injured after seeing an image of her staring at them.
 * Wind Magic (風魔法, Kaze Mahō) is a type of Caster Magic that controls wind; Tsuruko gains the ability to utilize it when she enters Hurricane Style. Wind Magic enables Tsuruko to generate wind, as well as to manipulate the wind around her at her will. Wind Magic grants her high offensive power, allowing her to assault enemies in different ways: the most prominent aspect of such Magic lies in the ability to give the wind cutting properties, manifesting it in the form of fast-moving air blades which are employed at mid-to-long range; she can also generate powerful gusts of wind to inflict blunt damage upon enemies and send them flying away, and even form hurricanes of various scales, which, in addition to their rotational power, seem to retain her wind's signature sharpness. Tsuruko's Wind Magic mainly focuses on flexibility and finding and following the path of least resistance. It is almost purely defensive, as she overwhelm many opponents at once with large and powerful attacks that could prove fatal; often adapting to the situation surround her and prefer to dodge an opponent instead of a direct attack. Tsuruko often unleashes air blasts that are powerful enough to knock her opponent backward and displaying a "wheel" of air which not only allows her to evade attacks but is powerful enough to deflect the claws of a dragon.
 * Typhoon Crusher (タイフーン・クラッシャー, Taifūn Kurasshā): A wind-oriented spell; also one of Tsuruko's most powerful attacks. When preparing to utilize Typhoon Crusher; Tsuruko gathers spins around on one foot; and the rotating motion of Tsuruko spinning herself creates a spinning vortex, which sends the opponent several feet skyward; her outstretched hands which are in a knife-hand shape allow this technique to deal slicing damage. Getting struck by one of Tsuruko's arms as she performs this move sends shockwaves into the unlucky victim's body, causing great blunt trauma and harm before the actual effect of the technique kicks in, blowing them away. The tornado manifested slices away at the opponent's body via multiple miniature blades of wind that compose its entirety that severely damage the body on a cellular level. It produces so many individual strikes that they are uncountable, and the wind-blades sever all nerve channels in the body, leaving the target unable to move after being struck; as an extra bonus, this technique the attack keeps going like an actual whirlwind and cuts up anyone who gets caught in it even after the initial strike—it is capable of slicing through steel.
 * Drago Wings (ドラゴウィング, Dorago Uingu): The Drago Wings are a powerful special technique of Tsuruko's when in Hurricane Style; when utilizing them, she gathers magical energy within her upper back, which Star Phoenix then links to. Merging his own magical energy with the magical energy Tsuruko has gathered within her upper back, he then uses the dual energies to serve as a fulcrum—manifesting the wings of his true form, a pair of phoenix wings outwards from Tsuruko's upper back. These wings appear crimson in texture, with several black scales in place littered around the tips. By utilizing a variant of magical propulsion in conjunction with magical particles, she is capable of achieving extremely high speeds while leaving behind a trail of visible after-images to confuse her enemies. The speed and after-images granted by the Drago Wings allow Tsuruko to effectively dodge multi-directional attacks. Activating this attack causes a slip stream effect that allows Tsuruko to achieve speeds normally impossible to her in any location. By charging the particles with magical energy this allows Tsuruko an additional defensive measure as well as immense propulsion, allowing her to build up speed over time as she darts through the air.
 * Enhanced Speed: When in Hurricane Style, Tsuruko is constantly gliding on the ground instead of walking; enhancing her speed tremendously to the point that she appears as naught but a blur of emerald when she is in movement; Tsuruko's ability to slide across the ground covers her entire body; with her sliding across the ground on her back during some combos when she is in Hurricane Style. Tsuruko moves acrobatically in this form, spinning Dragredder idly behind her back when not moving, and flipping around when shooting blasts of wind. She also tosses Dragredder into the air whenever she jumps, catching it when she reaches her height.


 * Land Ring (ランド・リング, Rando Ringu): The Land Ring is the fourth Transformation Ring that Tsuruko obtains—she had received it from Vita Zeppelli as a parting gift. When Tsuruko slips the Land Ring upon her finger, several columns of rock erupt from the ground, surrounding Tsuruko before subsiding, revealing her new form; Land Style (ランド・スタイル Rando Sutairu). In Land Style, Tsuruko's clothes become a murky brown and light-black, with numerous purple patches littered around her attire. She wears black armour with large, stalagmite-shaped shoulder-pads; and the yellow spikes on her chest and helmet resemble the protruding fangs of a dragon's snout. For weapons, Tsuruko gains twin arm cannons which possess a distinct jaw motif; being separated at the sides so that Tsuruko's arm fits in the middle. Constantly surrounding Tsuruko's frame is a small whirlwind of rocks that circle around her body. Additionally, Tsuruko gains giant 'boots' which slow her to a crawl, but enable her to never flinch. While the slowest form with the worst jumping height of any of the initial forms, it's the strongest of the four and is often used against whenever her foe is overwhelmingly powerful, even more so due to the bulky portions of armour adorning her figure. In this form, Tsuruko fights in a style similar to a wrestler, utilizing the emitters across her body to enable her to perform devastating physical attacks combining offense and defense.
 * Gravity Ring (グラビティ・リング, Gurabiti Ringu): A Super Soul Ring exclusive to Land Style; when Tsuruko slips it on her finger, she gains the ability to control gravity; allowing her to manipulate it at her advantage in a number of ways. She is able to freely increase or decrease the amount of gravity in the area around her with devastating effects. By applying this gravitational power to incoming enemy attacks, Tsuruko is capable of rendering them harmless by dragging them down to the ground. Gravity can be used to lift objects, even gigantic ones, and people alike, and to move them around in the air; in addition, when concentrated around a single opponent, it can cause the latter great pain. A minimal amount of it, let out from her body, can prevent falling rain from even coming in contact with her; this also allows her to alter the gravity of a person, either herself or someone else. With the Gravity Ring, Tsuruko can lower the target's gravity, enabling her to walk on walls, or raise the target's gravity, rendering them incapable of moving.
 * Earth Magic (土魔法, Tsuchi Mahō): Earth Magic is a Caster-Type Magic which utilizes the element of earth; Tsuruko gains access to Earth Magic in Land Style. When utilizing Earth Magic, Tsuruko makes use of the earth around her for combat, giving her a great deal of flexibility when using her Magic. Tsuruko can manipulate the physical properties of earth, such as making sand as hard as metal, creating iron-hard rock pillars from the ground, or even bending the ground at will and turning it into a liquid form. Earth Magic also enables Tsuruko to literally dive into the ground (be it rock, concrete, or metal), using her hands or feet, and tunnel through it. Her Magic usually manifests itself in the form of large, cylindrical pillar of rocks, which can be shaped from the ground, greatly elongated and even twisted, allowing Tsuruko to use them for both attack and defense. Tsuruko has also proven herself capable of controlling all of the rock in the surrounding area, splitting it into boulders and sending it all flying at the enemy in a powerful avalanche. Aside from such uses, her Earth Magic can also be given more elaborated and intricate forms, mirroring humanoid figures and even architectural elements.
 * Quake Wrecker (クエイク・レッカー, Kueiku Rekkā): An extremely damaging offensive Earth Magic spell which strikes a large area near Tsuruko after the latter joins her hands together before herself. As she does so, the area immediately in front of her is struck by an immense release of energy surging from the ground, which wreaks havoc on anything it finds, rising up several meters in the air and shattering the earth it emerges from reducing it to small pieces. Upon contact with a foe, Quake Wrecker subjugates anyone and anything in its blast area to a fierce assault of downward forces, making it seem as if gravity had intensified to the point that it could kill someone just to make a single step before unleashing it's original effect, dealing tremendous damage; erupting into a gigantic pillar of demonic energy from where the orb lands, causing large-scale area destruction. The blast produces an electro-magnetic pulse, but it lacks the radioactive fallout generated by a nuclear bomb, allowing Quake Wrecker to be used more readily than her other attack from the elemental styles; and even so, it has four times the power of the latter.
 * Drago Hell Claws (ドラゴヘルクロー, Dorago Heru Kurō): The Drago Hell Claws are a powerful special technique of Tsuruko's when in Land Style; when utilizing them, she gathers magical energy within her hands, which Star Phoenix then links to. Merging his own magical energy with the magical energy Tsuruko has gathered within her hands, he then uses the dual energies to serve as a fulcrum—manifesting the claws of his true form, a pair of draconic claws outwards from Tsuruko's hands. These claws have a serrated appearance; similar to overly-long nails or the fangs of a dragon. They are reportedly extremely powerful; able to cleave through almost anything that Tsuruko can see, and deal astronomical damage to beings of demonic origin. When infusing the Drago Hell Claws with gravitational energy, Tsuruko can execute an attack called Dragon Levitate Torn (ドラゴン浮揚トーン, Doragon Fuyō Tōn), where she infuses the Drago Hell Claws with gravitational energy before striking the enemy with a cross beam slash that delivers a tremendous amount of destruction to the surrounding area and the opponent.
 * Strength & Durability Augmentation: When in Land Style, Tsuruko is strong enough to cause a shockwave after being knocked down. Her skin and hands are also strong enough to catch and hold onto Fiora's Fūenken while the latter is harnessing Bahamut without any damage. Her strength has also vastly increased, to the point that she can withstand Fiora's Volcanic Ripper spell without suffering any severe damage. With little effort, Tsuruko is able to cut off the right arm of Dosaman from his body; however, it did immediately regenerate. Another testament to Tsuruko's monstrous brute strength in this form is that she is able to split the hydrogen in the air by punching, strike out with her fists or throw object through air with such force that she can make them ignite fire and punch the ground with enough strength to cause fissures, tremors and even kick up small volcanic eruptions over a wide area.


 * Special Rush Ring (スペシャル・ラッシュ・リング, Supesharu Rasshu Ringu): The most powerful Transformation Ring to ever exist; it was created by Giselle Mercury shortly after her defection from the Magic Council. The Special Rush Ring was developed to the blueprint stage but never constructed, as it was considered too powerful for any user; and later on, Giselle utilized the blueprints of the Special Rush Ring in order to create the four elemental Transformation Rings. However, sometime during Daybreak, Giselle had managed to reconstruct the Special Rush Ring; giving it to Tsuurko. However, in it's first testing, the Infinity Ring would not even activate, and shorted out when Tsuruko pressed the big red button it has one too many times, triggering an explosion. However, Giselle had managed to fine-tune it just in time for Tsuruko's battle with Alexis Tenjouin. When Tsuruko wears the Special Rush Ring, it enables her to become Special Rush Style (スペシャル・ラッシュ・スタイル, Supesharu Rasshu Sutairu), which is an integrated form of the four elemental transformations that is augmented with all of Tsuruko's power. In Special Rush Style, Tsuruko bears a yellow and black colour scheme. The symbols on her pants are three black crosses arranged in a fancy overlapping pattern. When in Special Rush Style, pale yellow sparkles constantly fall off Tsuruko and create somewhat of a streak behind her when running. Also, the floating Dragredder is held in place by a yellow aura surrounding Tsuruko's hand; being capable of controlling it telekinetically. In Special Rush Style, Tsuruko can utilize all four of the Drago Attachments, but in an enhanced form. When utilizing Special Rush Style, Tsuruko is a fast-moving mass of destruction towards her enemies, flying as fast and jumping as high as Hurricane Style, all while hitting even harder than what Land Style can muster in terms of power. Tsuruko also has the ability to fire the Dragon Breath attack at anytime, as well as fire intense gales of wind from the Drago Wings. The attack damage from the Drago Tail also has increased greatly. The Dragon Breath attack is enhanced for additional firepower, the Drago Tail's tip can stretch to allow a barrage of white-hot tail stings, the Drago Hell Claws can be ignited to cleave through any metal within seconds, and the Drago Wings can be enhanced to be able to slice through metal even more quickly than her usual sword strikes. However, Special Rush Style can only be used for a limited time, because it is taxing on Tsuruko's magical energy reserves; meaning that she can only assume this form for five minutes before its power becomes lethal to her.
 * Limit Break (リミト ブリク, Rimito Buriku): Limit Break is a special ability of Special Rush Style; they are extremely powerful attacks enabled via Tsuruko taking damage in some way. When she takes enough damage to gain an enormous amount of energy, she may perform a Limit Break. Tsuruko gains more energy to perform a Limit Break as she gets angrier, and foes push her to her limits, she unleashes an "unimaginable power". When spirit energy rises to its ultimate limit, for a short while it aligns with and emits from her body, allowing powerful abilities that cannot be performed in a natural state. High amounts of magical energy and great concentration are needed to perform Limit Breaks, and while Tsuruko can only perform only one normally, the multitude of Limit Breaks available in possession mode are enabled by the infinite energy that she has access to.
 * Enhanced Lucifer's Hammer: Special Rush Style retains the use of Lucifer's Hammer and can be used in the same ways, but in an enhanced form. When used in Special Rush Style, these potent blasts are crimson, their path can be controlled, and they possess explosively augmented power and speed. When utilized at full power, it gives off the appearance of a phoenix rising from the ashes upon being fired from the blade. Tsuruko is also able to charge-up this technique to produce considerably more damage. This new Lucifer's Hammer was shown to have enough power to completely tear through Alexis's magical barrier, and its blast was able to demolish a large radius of a mountain and leave behind a huge crater. Tsuruko can control the flight path of this attack.
 * Hyper-Speed Combat: From the moment that she activates Special Rush Style, Tsuruko compresses her magical power into a small, condensed form, and uses the power of the form in order to perform high-speed combat. Her new speed enhances her movements a hundredfold, allowing her to create dozens of afterimages to confuse her opponent. By focusing this power into a single leg, Tsuruko can launch a much faster kick with much greater impact. Tsuruko's speed appears to create up to eight doubles of herself while in motion. These doubles are not illusory; Tsuruko is moving at a speed between different positions that is faster than the speed of sound. As such, were all the doubles to attack at once, it would mean that Tsuruko is attacking from all those positions simultaneously, giving her incredible destructive power. Similarly, because of this same speed, attacking the doubles would be futile as Tsuruko would have moved long before the attack even reaches her.
 * Enhanced Strength: Tsuruko's Special Rush Style further enhances her naturally great strength. She effortlessly blocked a punch from the Knight of Silver Plains with relative ease. The sudden boost in strength upon activating the form allows Tsuruko to break free from any attack which binds her or prevents her from moving. She can grab a blade with her bare hand without feeling any of the exerted force, though said force could do considerable damage to the surrounding area. She can effortlessly break through the Black Coffin spell with just her bare hand.
 * All Drago Combination: Cardinal Exclamation (オール・ドラゴ・コンビネーション・カーディナル・エクスクラメーション, Ōru Dorago Konbinēshon: Kādeinaru Ekusukuramēhon): Tsuruko's most powerful attack. Tsuruko raises her hand into the air, gathering enormous amounts of magical energy in the atmosphere into her palm, even draining it from all chosen life forms that surround her, conducting that energy into a small sphere of amazing power; this sphere has a cascade of glimmering golden wisps circling around it, and surrounding Tsuruko's figure is a calm breeze that drifts away from her, expelling colourful bands of an Northern Lights-esque aurora. Without a moment of hesitation, Tsuruko releases the sphere and punches it with her free hand, unleashing it as an overwhelmingly powerful burst of light that shoots forwards in the form of an all-consuming wave of white light. The power of Cardinal Exclamation is so immense that it releases an energy that is so overwhelming, it is near impossible to describe to onlookers; nor can it be conveyed properly. As the blast moves away from her, opponents that come in contact with the vortex are knocked slightly to the side, and are thus forced to travel with it. Opponents that are in the center of the vortex are more easily trapped by it. Tsuruko recoils slightly when she does the attack, but she is unaffected by gravity until the move ends, so it is mostly insignificant. The move is capable of hitting about 7.5 times a second, although this is unlikely due to the speed the blasts spin at and the knockback delivered. This attack relies on indiscriminate targeting to track down the opponent's magical energy. Tsuruko can move the attack in any direction, or stop it in mid-flight and with a snap of her fingers, detonate it any time she wishes. When opposing an attack of similar power, it will not only double or multiply, but increase infinitely.


 * Infinity Ring (インフィニティ・リング, Infiniti Ringu): The most powerful Transformation Ring to ever exist; after Fiora Asakura's death at the hands of the Knight of the Silver Plains, Tsuruko's spirit is crushed. As she is crying for her rival, her friends step in to protect her from her foe. It is at this points Tsuruko declares that she will never give up and then, in a blast of light-based magical power, the Infinity Ring is created with her tears. When Tsuruko slips the ring on her finger, the Star Phoenix appears before her, revealing that Tsuruko's determination is what made him change and offers his help once more. Slipping on the Infinity Ring allows Tsuruko to transform into Infinity Style (インフィニティ・スタイル, Infiniti Sutairu), which is Tsuruko's final and ultimate transformation. In her battle against the Knight of the Silver Plains in La Gias, Akasha was able to possess Tsuruko, granting her nearly godlike powers in Infinity Style, which was then used to defeat the Knight of the Silver Plains. This, however, nearly drained Tsuruko completely of magical power, something that would have been fatal, had Tsuruko possessed the magic reserve of a "normal" person and not received a first-aid magic transfer from Giselle Mercury. Later in Daybreak, Akasha can perform a lesser form of possession, which grants less power but doesn't cause a near-fatal drain of magical power. In Dawn, Tsuruko is finally able to control the possession mode, making her one of the most powerful characters in the series. However, the possession mode only last for a few minutes before Tsuruko returns to her normal state. Infinity Style takes the form of illustrious golden armour which covers his entirety. It's features are almost draconic, though it also bears resemblance to the king of birds, the majestic and almighty phoenix, possessing a predominantly shining golden colour scheme. A sextet of large, elongated feathers with crimson tips stick out of its pauldrons, and on the back of these pauldrons are two azure elongated binders which jut straight down. On the backs of its arms are medium-sized, serrated, black feather-like blades, and trailing down its legs are majestic black feathers tipped with Vernier thrusters. Its body, with the exception of the chest plate is coloured a glimmering golden, and its joints are illustrious as well. It possesses cross-like wing binders which served as both Vernier thrusters and four powerful spiritual beam cannons; though six majestic wings that have stars and galaxies jut out of his back as well. The marking on the chest plate can be made out as a faint '上昇火の鳥'. The armour also possesses a scale-like dragon's tail which is connected by small links. An emerald visor rests over Tsuruko's head, which has six, golden jagged ear-like protrusions that extend backwards from the sides of the visor. In this form, due to it being a fusion of all of her rings, Tsuruko can access to any ring's power by touching their respective emblems on her chest. If she touches a ring emblem on her chest; she can utilize its effects immediately. The downside of Infinity Style is that it is powered by Tsuruko's bonds with her friends, and it can't be accessed when any of her friends cut their bonds with her. According to Mr. E, the alternate way to activate Infinity Style is through ruthlessness; though nothing more has actually been explained, since Tsuruko has a bright and friendly personality. It is eventually revealed that the access to this form relies mainly on Tsuruko's faith in the friendship she forged instead; as shown when she was capable of utilizing it against Crux at the climax of Daybreak. The Akasha has infinite power, as it is fueled by an infinite energy obtained by using the souls of the dead.
 * Enhanced Physical and Magical Attributes: When in this state; Tsuruko's attributes are drastically enhanced; because, with a simple swing of her sword, Tsuruko is capable of manifesting a violent tremor that obliterates the ground it comes into contact with and knock her foes away; in addition, her blows with her blade and unarmed are positively overwhelming and can be bone-shattering. The sudden boost in strength upon activating the form allows Tsuruko to break free from any attack which binds her or prevents her from moving. She can grab a blade with her bare hand without feeling any of the exerted force, though said force could do considerable damage to the surrounding area. In addition, her endurance has been upped significantly; enabling her to receive damage like it was nothing and ignore all senses of pain—though it should be noted that this varies on the factor of how powerful the blow is. Finally, Tsuruko's naturally immense swiftness is augmented to the point that she forgoes any need for speed-enhancing techniques, enabling her to outstrip almost anyone in a contest of pure speed. What is interesting to note is that the Akashic Records enhances all of Tsuruko's moves, greatly increasing their area-of-effect as well as improving their damage.
 * Hyper-Speed Combat: Tsuruko generates excessive amounts of heat, before dissipating the excess heat by shedding the outer layers of the armour; to onlookers, it seems as if Tsuruko utilizes some form of Teleportation Magic; creating multiple afterimages made up of metallic particles while enabling her to move at even higher speeds than before. As the afterimages are composed of metallic particles; they contain mass, and with her psychic powers, Tsuruko can install one movement into them the moment they are formed, such as an attack or defense in order to assault her foe. Even if someone could detect her trajectory, it is near impossible to catch her. As the Akashic Records constantly continues to absorb and compress stray magical energy, it can be theorized that Tsuruko can keep up this speed as long as she wishes. It should be noted that the expansion of this energy produces a crimson sphere of psychic power solidified magical energy, causing it to become essentially an energy ball that surrounds her as she moves. Tsuruko mainly utilizes this to fly in like a meteor, dealing damage as she moves.
 * Enhanced Lucifer's Hammer: The Akashic Records allow Tsuruko to retain the use of Lucifer's Hammer and can be used in the same ways, but in an enhanced form; however, in this form it is known as Cosmo Nova (コスモノヴァ, Kosumo Nova). When used in full possession mode, these potent blasts are crimson, their path can be controlled, and they possess explosively augmented power and speed. When utilized at full power, it gives off the appearance of a phoenix rising from the ashes upon being fired from the blade. What should be noted that this variation of Lucifer's Hammer has three small spheres orbiting around it, in a similar manner to moons around a planet. When coming into contact with a target, the disordered rotations of the individual attack, created by the central and smaller ones spinning in different directions, interact with each other to form a massive and turbulent wave-like vortex that demolishes everything that it comes into contact with. Tsuruko is also able to charge-up this technique to produce considerably more damage. This new Lucifer's Hammer was shown to have enough power to completely tear through the Knight of the Silver Plains' "Continuous Rise" ability, and its blast was able to demolish a large radius of a mountain and leave behind a huge crater. Tsuruko can control the flight path of this attack. This iteration of the Lucifer's Hammer is a magic collection attack and thus becomes far more powerful the later it's used. It is most useful when activated towards the end of a battle between high-level opponents, since the area will be saturated with excess energy from their attacks. It is a recycling of the magical particles just used and spread over the battlefield. Therefore, even though Tsuruko has been exhausted from magical energy, the ability can still be invoked.
 * Light Seeker (光きぼうしゃ (ライト・シーカー), Raito Shīkā): Tsuruko molds her magical energy into the form of several blades of pure energy, allowing her to release them and remote-control the Seekers to attack multiple enemies at once. A total of 6 Large and 8 Small such seekers are materialized. The Large Seekers can also be used as solid combat blades for melee combat as well, eliminating the need to use her sword. The Light Seekers also have the ability to generate a unique sunlight shield, known as a "shining barrier", to provide a defense against both magical blasts and solid projectiles with lower outputs compared to the light shield's magic consumption. Although these seekers prove incredibly effective and flexible in purpose, they are also large, making them easy to be destroyed. The Light Seekers can be attached to her sword to form either a powerful enormous sword or a massive rifle for combat. For added defense, Tsuruko can deploy a force field by placing the six Light Seekers in a closed spherical formation; and she herself can attack outside of this sphere; leaving her essentially invulnerable. This sphere serves as an almost impenetrable shield; only the most powerful weapons are capable of breaching it, and even then, damage to Tsuruko is generally minimal. Rather than traditional force-fields, it behaves more like membranes and twist and tear as such when it is penetrated. The shield is difficult to break and serves as a protection from outside forces, stronger with the emotion or memory that was used to create it. Notably, a positive force can destroy it utterly. The Light Seeker Barrier can also be used to form a massive light spike, which is even able to stab through another lightwave barrier.
 * Fated Circle (フェイテッドサークル, Feiteddo Sākuru): Tsuruko leaps upward in a spiraling motion, rocketing upwards with some horizontal movement as well, while uppercutting with a sword slash hilt first, knocking the opponent to the ground with much damage. The spinning sword slash traps foes in a vicious cyclone of slashes which deals up to thirteen hits while damaging all the foes in the radius of her sword. This is a rather powerful attack; though the trade-off for this is that when using it, Tsuruko is completely vulnerable to attack when falling back to the ground and for a split second after landing. If this attack connects with the opponent at the deepest point of impact (i.e. while Tsuruko is still standing on the ground), it will inflict substantially more damage. When the strike hits the opponent, it releases a powerful shockwave which spreads out for several meters, dealing cumulative damage and sucks opponents into the center; allowing Tsuruko to near-infinitely ascend into the skies, assaulting her foe relentlessly as she climbs higher and higher until she runs out of energy or she is struck by an outside force.
 * Akashic Buster (アカシックバスター, Akashikku Basutā): One of Tsuruko's more powerful attacks; when initiating the Akashic Buster, Tsuruko stabs the ground with her sword, creating a hexagram and starting to gather magical energy from all over the world; channeling the gathered magical energy into her sword. She is constantly breaking down magical molecules and absorbing them, transforming them into her strength for an indefinite period of time. Tsuruko's absolutely precise control over magical particles is incredibly impressive, as she can break down everything that is born from magical particles within milliseconds and utilize it as a fuel to power the Akashic Buster, absorbing an enormous amount of magical particles within her blade. Once a sufficient amount of magical energy has been condensed, Tsuruko summons the hexagram from her right and then slashes the hexagram, releasing the magical power of the hexagram which transforms into four glowing spheres of magical energy which shoot towards the enemy before converging, into a giant phoenix of golden light which chases after the target, following them in any way that it can; the phoenix is touted to chase its foes to the ends of the earth, no matter where the foe is standing, even if they possessed high speed, as the phoenix would catch its foe eventually. The phoenix can move at impossible angles, that always manages to reach its target; it will always change its path around any obstacles or pierce through any wall in order to reach its target. As it moves though the atmosphere, it gathers and condenses stray magical particles upon its form to increase in speed. Once the phoenix manages to reach its target, it explodes on contact, causing the target to become engulfed and obliterated by the enormous amount of magical energy released with the explosion of the phoenix.
 * Phoenix Heart Kai (フェニックス・ハート・改, Fenikkusu Hāto Kai lit. Phoenix Heart Revised): Phoenix Heart Kai is a more powerful version of the Phoenix Heart technique; compared to the original, this version is a longer sequence of thirteen slashes. Tsuruko attacks using the auxiliary blades eight times, and four of the energy silhouettes attack as she dives down for the final slash. Dragredder is charged with energy as Tsuruko does one slash with it. Once more, the sword disassembles, the five auxiliary circling the opponent, while the base sword flies up in the air as the center, summoning a pair of energy-based phoenixes from the blade's energy. These phoenixes blanket the area with their energies, trapping the target in a dark and shadowy, inescapable dome, leaving only them and Tsuruko inside. Tsuruko glows blue as she retrieves the first sword to attack. This continues for the first five slashes. Tsuruko then performs three extra slashes and grabs Dragredder as she dives down. Before the final strike connects, four of her energy silhouettes attack an extra time. The final strike connects; as Tsuruko blasts her airborne target with pure energy from the sword, sending them out of the dome. The phoenixes quickly assemble together and strike the opponent, continuing to send them higher into the atmosphere. Finally, Tsuruko emerges from the mouth of one of her phoenixes, and as Tsuruko recites the name of the attack, the she and the phoenix pierce the target as she unleashes a downward slash without peer, obliterating them in an enormous explosion. Moments after this final, overwhelming blow, Tsuruko lands along with her silhouettes, which are holding the auxiliary swords. They disappear when Dragredder returns. The power of Phoenix Heart Kai is so immense that it releases an energy similar to the explosion that gave birth to the universe, the Big Bang. When opposing an attack of similar power, it will not only double or multiply, but increase infinitely; being an attack beyond all comprehension.


 * Fusion Ring (フュージョン・リング, Fyūjon Ringu): The Fusion Ring is a special, purple globe-looking Ring that was created using the friendship energies of the many people that Tsuruko's life touched and those people lending their power to Tsuruko at the same time. When Tsuruko slips the Fusion Ring upon her finger; calling upon the power of the individual that she has a close bond with, she initiates a magical fusion; which is a nuclear reaction in which the magical auras of Tsuruko and her person of choice collide at very high speed and join to form a new type of being. During this process, matter is not conserved because some of the mass of the fusing magical energies is converted to photons (energy). Fusion is the process that powers active or "main sequence" stars. When the Fusion Ring is used; Tsuruko's ally stores their magical energy as well as their life energy within their soul, condensing their power—all of it, including their life energy, magical energy, strength, intelligence and knowledge, agility, and finally, their magic—merging it with Tsuruko; allowing her to take on a new form.
 * Chimera Fusion Style (キマイラ・フュージョン・スタイル, Kimaira Fyūjon Sutairu): Chimera Fusion Style is a special style that was born from the merging of Gary Straights and Tsuruko; when utilizing the Fusion Ring, Tsuruko assumes Chimera Fusion Style; which is essentially a purple and golden version of Special Rush style; tinted with fang-like markings and crimson eyes. Additionally, the wings of Chimera Hyper Form compliment the wings of Special Rush Style; making an interesting mix and match. Tsuruko is equipped with Gary's Falco Mantle (ファルコマント, Faruko Manto) and Buffa Mantle (バッファマント, Baffa Manto) on her right and left shoulders respectively. This form is able to use the flying capabilities of the Falco Mantle and the brute force of the Buffa Mantle.
 * Super Speed: When in Chimera Fusion Style, the Falco Mantle grants Tsuruko the ability of high speed and flight; it allows Tsuruko to move at extremely fast speeds. However, despite Falco Mantle's properties which is to increase Tsuruko's speed, it apparently cannot defend against any Magic used to intentionally slow her down. When used in combat, the Falco Mantle can be very efficient as it increases Tsuruko's moving pace to one high enough where simple melee attacks can have great power, giving her the ability to move at a rate of acceleration and maximum speed in excess to that of normal optimal human capacity. With her speed, she has plucked an arrow out of the air from a standing start, and has dodged machine gun fire. She has created cyclone-like gusts of wind, which are able to knock a man off her feet. She is able to run across the Atlantic Ocean and to oversea continents without having to stop, run up the sides of buildings effortlessly, and also seems able to use some type of energy, comparing it to pure energy. She is capable reaching high supersonic speeds up to at least Mach 4 (3,080 miles per hour), and she has been observed outrunning lightning bolts, running from Hargeon to Magnolia in a few seconds, and covering half Earth Land's distance in 92 seconds.
 * Super Strength and Durability: In Chimera Fusion Style, Tsuruko becomes so powerful, that she is capable of splitting the hydrogen in the air just by merely punching, allowing her to cause a small explosion that inflicts decent damage. Another feat of strength is that she can punch the ground with enough force to cause small fissures. Tsuruko is able to lift and press 200 metric tons, and she can perform other amazing feats such as punching holes right through thick steel, shatter boulders to smithereens and lift objects many times her own size and weight with the Buffa Mantle; a shocking display of fearsome power in itself. Her strength allows Tsuruko to create thin shockwaves of air that cleanly cut through anything they come in contact with. Furthermore; she shows the ability to pulverize large boulders and the like with a single strike using her finger. Lastly, her durability has been magnified to the point that she seems to shrug off every and any attack. When close, her great power allows her to inflict great damage by tossing her opponents around effortlessly.
 * Chimera Prominence Drop (キマイラ・プロミネンス・ドロップ, Kimaira Purominensu Doroppu): The finishing technique when Tsuruko is utilizing Chimera Fusion Style; in order to perform the Chimera Prominence Drop; Tsuruko uses the superspeed that the Falco Mantle grants her to leap high into the air instantly—While in the air, Tsuruko gathers stray magical energy upon her legs, which condenses to its utmost limit and shapes itself on her feet, giving her feet a sharp cutting edge; this is represented by her boots gaining sharp, talon-esque attachments. As she descends, the speed at which she moves at quickly increases until she reaches the speed of sound; when she impacts upon the foe with a flying drop kick, with the talons on her legs splitting apart on the target as the Buffalo head of Gary's Chimera manifests; slicing them straight in half with enough force to cause a sonic boom; releasing all of that built-up energy for incredibly destructive results.
 * Elysdeon Fusion Style (エルシドン・フュージョン・スタイル, Erusidyon Fyūjon Sutairu): Elysdeon Fusion Style is Tsuruko's second fusion form that was born from the merging of Crux Kouga and Tsuruko; when utilizing the Fusion Ring, Tsuruko assumes Elysdeon Fusion Style; which is essentially a white and silver version of Special Rush style. In the union of her and Crux, Tsuruko is armed with both Dragredder and Crux's Elysdeon. Also, what the Elysdeon Fusion Style comes with is the ability to use Crux's Hissatsuken style, making her more dangerous to her foes, as well to compensate for the loss of use for the rest of her Super Soul Rings, a flaw that is also seen in Chimera Fusion Style. The transformation into Elysdeon Fusion Style takes an extreme tax on Tsuruko's body as she tends to lose control of herself when in this form; as such, it cannot be used for long periods of time—however, it is considered to be faster and stronger than the other forms that came before it; and when utilizing Elysdeon Fusion Style, Tsuruko fights like a berserker. Tsuruko is also equipped with the Arm Saber (アームセイバー, Āmu Seibā) on her wrist to be used as a close combat weapon; the Shoulder Saber (ショルダーセイバー, Shorudā Seibā), which can be removed from Tsuruko's right shoulder to be used as a dagger or boomerang-like weapon; and finally, the Maximum Saber (マキシマムセイバー, Makishimamu Seibā) on Tsuruko's right ankle.
 * Light Magic (光の魔法, Hikari no Mahō): Light Magic is a Caster Type Magic which utilizes the element of light. Thanks to gaining Crux's Light Magic, Tsuruko possesses great versatility in regards to the usage of this magic in Elysdeon Fusion Style; even creating illusions and potent rocket bursts of light with relative ease. The most noticeable feature of Tsuruko's mastery over Light Magic is her ability to create Crux's signature silver light, which is much stronger than the regular golden light used by light mages and Light Dragon Slayers, as well as the black light of Light God Slayers. In fact, this light is unable to be consumed by any opposing light magic user of any type, and she can actually transform opposing sources of light into her own, meaning that she has full control over the element of light in every way, shape, and form.
 * Eternal Requiem (エターナル・レクイエム, Etānaru Rekuiemu): The most powerful spell of Elysdeon Fusion Style; in order to perform it, Tsuruko charges all of her energy within her blades; as they begin to gather and consume stray magical energy within the atmosphere and shovel it into the two blades; after a considerable amount of magical energy has been absorbed, Tsuruko channels a portion of her magical energy into her blades; once this has been done, she crosses the dual blades in front of her body and transfers the large collection of magical energy in both to the tip of the swords—from there, she slashes away with the sword, releasing a powerful wave of energy; which has the properties of dealing high destructive potential to living beings and inanimate objects, anti-magical particle effects, and disruption of magical particles; cancelling the opponent's ability and power before striking them with the full force of the energy wave, blasting them away. Eternal Requiem is partly based on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) technology, which knocks out all electronic devices in a large radius.

Star Phoenix
Star Phoenix (スター・フェニックス, Sutā Fenikkusu): Star Phoenix is the form of Tsuruko's inner demon, known as Phoenix, after she managed to hold on when she was in deep despair and pushed Phoenix back inside, allowing her to use magic. Star Phoenix is a European phoenix-themed demon that came from Tsuruko's soul; its body mostly retains gold and silver colors. He also has a red diamond in his head. Star Phoenix is shown to be extremely hot blooded, as shown when he brutalizes Alexis in a reckless manner. He will kill Tsuruko at any cost if there is a chance. Though Star Phoenix is somewhat sinister, he was shown to have a kind heart. This is shown when he sacrificed himself to protect Tsuruko from the Knight of the Silver Plains' attack. After Tsuruko's strong heart revived him, though, he has decided to become Tsuruko's "hope" and allows her to access Infinity Style and merging with Dragredder, becoming Phoenix Ax-Blade Dragranzer (鳳凰斧剣・ドラグランザー, Hōōonoken Doraguranzā) and allowing him to assist Tsuruko in the real world.

Gary Straights
"Gary: Birdy, my mum mentioned that it doesn't matter even if you can't get 100 friends once you graduate to your next class, you must find a real friend that you can treasure with the feelings of 100 people. Once you get this true friend that you can view as more important than anyone else, your future will be bright. Tsuruko: Then, I'll use the feelings of a hundred people to treasure you. Even if there's 100 people... no. No matter if it's a million or trillion people, even if the entire world views you as an enemy, I'll still be your friend."

- Gary Straights and Tsuruko Sejren, in their childhood, Innocent Origins

Tsuruko's most prominent interactions are with Gary Straights, the Majin. The two used to be childhood friends and both considered each other best friends. In the present, their relationship is not good as it was in the past due to being separated for so long, but compared to other people that Tsuruko interacts with, she and Gary are very close; Giselle even notes that Tsuruko seems to be somewhat of a 'tsundere' towards Gary. After Tsuruko was forced to move away, she was traumatized by being separated from him; an event which triggered her desire to make friends with everyone, due to fear of losing a close friend once more. When the two eventually reunited, Tsuruko immediately recognized Gary as her childhood friend. However, to Tsuruko's dismay, Gary was unable to do the same, which is justified considering that Gary always thought of her as a boy and never really knew her true name in the past. However, Gary eventually clued in as Tsuruko's hair was shortened during an encounter with a demon; realizing that she was his childhood friend "Birdy".

Interestingly, Tsuruko has some obvious affections for Gary, but due to shyness, inability to convey her feelings and pride, cannot say it out loud. The two possess a truly powerful bond; Gary and Tsuruko are frequently seen together, Tsuruko referring to Gary as the most important person to her—and the two possessing a bond that transcends any friendship or romantic relationship; being one of pure devotion. Gary would do anything for Tsuruko, and the feeling is mutual. Gathering the courage to confess to her, Gary manages to completely ruin a centuries long scheme, by confessing his feelings to her—stopping E's plans to make Tsuruko his second "Chosen"; snapping Tsuruko out of her status as one of his pawns and allowing Gary to pound E's face in. After that, the two became a couple. Some time before the final chapter of Daybreak, right before the end, the two supposedly spent the night together, conceiving Vanea Straights. After Daybreak, with Tsuruko's disappearance, Gary never really moved on; and upon her resurrection, the two happily reunited.

Rosa Dimaggio
Rosa is Tsuruko's best friend and sidekick. The two have been together since Tsuruko joined La Pucelle Academy, in which the two first meet. They have been best friends for so long that they share a sisterly relationship. The two got off without any problems; as Rosa stepped in to defend Tsuruko from Kaguya Kobayashi when the snooty royal was berating her from the "grave" crime of bumping into her; Rosa indeed did send Kaguya packing with a harsh speech which utterly destroyed her self-esteem. The two quickly became close friends- deciding that they would partner up in teams throughout their stay at the academy. When Tsuruko decided to explore the area of the abandoned dormitory, Rosa witnessed her running at high speeds. Rosa was impressed by this and began to follow her. Tsuruko soon realized that she was following her, but allowed her to do so, since she was impressed by how Rosa could keep up.

When the symbiote Bahamut attacked the two for being near the secret of La Pucelle, Rosa proved to be a great assistance to Tsuruko, by backing her up in the ensuing battle, buffing her and healing her when the need arose. At the end of the battle, when Rosa saved Tsuruko from her fall from the building, Tsuruko had built a strong bond with Rosa, and the two became close friends. Rosa often invents machines for Tsuruko and also made her three upgrades for Dragredder. Giselle refers to the two as the "Unbreakable Bond" whenever they team up. While Tsuruko teaches Rosa how to run, Rosa mentors Tsuruko in the art of unarmed combat with her legs; which forms the basis of Tsuruko's fighting style. Whenever Tsuruko has an adventure to explore, she always comes to Rosa and asks her to come along, and Rosa is always ready to help.

Quotes

 * "Now, it's showtime!" -Tsuruko's pre-battle catchphrase.
 * "Tsuruko Sejren. Justice." -A phrase commonly uttered when people ask who she is.
 * "I'll become friends with her and bring her back to you, Giselle. That way she sees that people can love even a spikey headed jerk like her." -Tsuruko's declaration to Giselle Mercury to save Hikari Zanna, Paragon of Hope
 * "I don't know what the heck you're saying, but back then? You used your subordinates as fodder and as a distraction? And I could see it in their eyes that if they weren't forced to be meatshields, they'd never come back. You just threw them out there! There are things that you should, and shouldn't do!" -Tsuruko, to Alexis Tenjouin, in Falling Into The Heart
 * "I don't need a special reason to save lives, do I?" -Tsuruko, to Hikari Zanna, explaining why she saved her in Innocent Origins
 * "Children are treasures. The greatest sin in this world is to damage those treasures!" -Tsuruko, to Alexis Tenjouin in Innocent Origins
 * "My evolution is faster than the speed of light. There's nothing in the whole universe that can keep up with my evolution!" -Tsuruko, upon obtaining Infinity Style

Developer's Notes
Brooding. Stoic. Cold as ice yet hiding a lot of insecurities underneath that stoic appearance.

Those words sum up Jason LaHote quite nicely; at least until the time-skip in the story.

However, Tsuruko is designed to be his polar opposite. I wanted to make a character so different than the protagonist of Dawn so that readers wouldn't feel as if they're reading the same story with the main character possessing a different name. It's been my goal for a while to make a main character that wouldn't be relegated to the background (as in, not rather important in the grand scheme of things) in Dawn; and I do say that I succeeded. While Tsuruko may or may not show interest in Jason, she has her own love interests and personal life which nobody in the main story affects or distorts in any way.

Tsuruko hasn't had much character development because I fear that if I change her personality even slightly, it'll ruin my view of the character who's meant to be a shining hope for the world; though on the whole her character has remained the most consistent with what I was originally trying to portray—a kind, selfless soul. So, while Tsuruko doesn't get lots of characterization, she spends time giving character development to everyone else. Overall, Tsuruko is somewhat static as compared to Jason bar a few changes—but like everyone else in Daybreak, she is a highly fleshed out and engaging character.

In terms of powers, I derived Tsuruko's skillset off what would be Jason's polar opposite at first; using kicks to balance Jason's punches, and more varied magic; while Jason is mostly focused on beams of energy, swords, and power-ups, Tsuruko is highly varied with her Super Soul Rings. This manifests in their sword-fighting styles; with Jason using sharp and powerful, precise movements, while Tsuruko fights in a flashier, more fluid way and uses her agility, creativity and sheer impressiveness; yet she isn't as physically powerful as Jason.

What's prominent is that Tsuruko has a sun theme; which relates highly to her personality. The sun provides warmth for all of us, but on a bad day, it will be unbearably hot and melt damn near everything. The same goes for Tsuruko; she's kind to everyone he meets, but piss her off and she'll snap!

Anyway, I hope you all like Tsuruko as much as I do.

Trivia

 * Tsuruko is the author's main character.
 * Tsuruko is the second main character of the author's whose theme revolves around phoenixes.
 * Interestingly, Tsuruko's favourite food seems to be chili dogs.