Inori Hazama

"One can still fight even when given a heavy burden. It's a natural part of life. The real test is how one handles it, even in the face of their greatest trial."

- Lord Arceus

Inori Hazama (狭間祷り, Hazama Inori) is a young maiden that's feared as one of the era's greatest magical prodigies; despite all that's happened to her, she's consistently moving forward with her life — living life out to the fullest and overcoming all obstacles in her path in her road to becoming the strongest, proving her worth to the world.

Through a series of both fortunate and unfortunate events, the girl develops her latent powers to greater heights and spread her fame across the continent, earning various epithets in lieu of her relatively early age and youthfulness. Her most infamous one is "Blue Rock Shooter" (, Burū Rokku Shūtā; lit. "Greatest Sniper of the Abysmal Element") — denoting her ingenious usage of Water Magic and Guns Magic in unison with one another to churn out some of the greatest combinations seen.

At some point, she becomes a member of the ever-growing legal guild, Koma Inu — simultaneously fitting in as one of their many "family members". To this extent, she becomes extremely loyal and zealous towards them and their goals — caring for each of the members as if they're her own kin. Her gentle personality and vast amounts of power has led her to be dubbed as the "Azure Morning Glory of Koma Inu" (駒犬の蒼朝顔, Koma Inu no Soasagao), something she seems to take to very kindly — seeing it as a representation of their respect towards her personage.

Quotes

 * "I only have one true thing I must do; I must live life out to the fullest and overcome all trials that are presented to me. Nothing else matters beyond this; in the face of the greater good, it's insignificant to me — holding no weight whatsoever. I don't look back on my past, which can't be changed. I look towards the future, filled with infinite possibilities." — In relation to her goals.
 * "Oh my, I just joined a lively bunch of well-mannered and comical individuals! It seems their guild master is a gentle, kind, and motherly figure to these people. No wonder she's the guild master. Everyone is like one big family here. Feels like I haven't left home." — About Samarra Inari and the rest of Koma Inu upon joining them.
 * "Despite all that's happened and I'm confined to this wheelchair for the rest of my life, I don't feel like I'm burdened. I've fought and proven myself on multiple occasions; I've rejected all forms of pity aimed at me. I've been able to move forward and never once looked back. All the choices I've made in my short span of living were of my own choosing, influenced by my actions. Everything I've done now was by me and me alone. That's how it will remain; so long as I'm able to 'walk forward' I'll still be a strong person." — Inori summing up her life up to this point.
 * "If there's one thing that describes me and Helena, it's sisterhood. That's right, we're not student & master! We're sisters, a pair who understands the various struggles life has to offer; we strive to become the strongest and aide each other to do our utmost, even if it means giving up on what we personally cherish. As long as the other is there, loneliness is nonexistent." — Inori and Helena's typically close relationship.
 * "You see these people behind me? They're my precious guildmates, whom I fought with and trusted for God knows how long. They're basically family to me. Though we don't share the same blood, we have bond that's much more valuable than all the gold in existence. If you ever dare go out of your way to tread on that and harm a single hair on their heads, I will hunt you down like a wild dog and make you go through a suffering so unimaginable that you wish you soul was burning in the fires of hell's deepest pits. Don't test me in that regard! You've been warned for the first and last time!" — Inori's ruthlessness towards her enemies and protectiveness for her guildmates coming to then forefront.

Trivia

 * Her theme song is Kimi ga Inai Mirai by Do As Infinity, while her battle & transformation theme song is ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆＊＊＊＊＊.
 * She's based off of Togo Mimori in various aspects from the series, Yuuki Yuna is a Hero! — an anime the author binged-watched the same day this article was created. In fact, he admits that the reason he created this character in the first place is to serve as his personal taking to such series, being nearly on the same calibre as Puella Magi Madoka Magica in terms of overall themes concerning the Magical Girls genre.
 * It should be noted that her relationship with Helena Gadolinium, who's based off of another character from said series, is due to the author's desire to see a Death Battle between the two — even though he clearly knows the winner. In order to guess who it would be, it's wise to watch the aforementioned series.
 * When making brief comparisons between the two canon characters, the author notices that much of the personalities are the same, as well as their overall skill set. It's such that he often dubs them as counterparts to one another to a certain extent.


 * Her affinity for water is slightly based on Juvia's usage of it in the canon, albeit a bit more innovative; if one were to look at it from another viewpoint, Water Release from the anime/manga series, Naruto, would be a perfect fit.
 * It seems that this character is a slight expy to Momoko Sitri from Fairy Tail: Dawn, one of the author's favorite characters by-far; this is seen in her usage of guns and affinity for water.