Akali

{{Life Story: Akali was born within the Kinkou Order, daughter to Tahno and Maymm Jhomen Tethi. Maymm was the renowned Fist of Shadow and one of the Kinkou leaders in charge of preserving the delicate spiritual balance of Ionia. As a child, Akali's parents would often be called off on their duties, leaving her under the care of other Kinkou masters such as Master Kusho or Kennen. When in the care of Kennen, Akali would be taught many shuriken techniques and honed her skills in speed and agility. Being a prodigy, Akali showed great promise as a member of the Kinkou Order and woult often train alongside Master Kusho's son and appointed successor Shen. During the Noxian Invasion of Ionia, Master Kusho's adopted son and former student Zed returned to the order after having left to participate in the war. With an army of his own followers, Zed planned to enact a violent takeover of the Kinkou Order and seemingly killed Master Kusho, transforming the Kinkou into the Shadow Order. Zed and his acolytes proceeded to kill the remaining Kinkou, including Akali's father Tahno. Luckily, Akali fled to a long-abandoned temple in the eastern mountains alongside a small group of other Kinkou consisting of her mother Maymm, Kennen and the new Eye of Twilight, Shen. In the mountains, Shen began rebuilding the Kinkou Order by returning to its three fundamental philosophes: the pure impartiality of Watching the Stars, the passage of judgment in Coursing the Sun, and the elimination of imbalance by Pruning the Tree. As Fist of Shadow, Maymm's duty was in Pruning the Tree, training Akali and several other neophytes to become assassins that would kill those that would threaten the balance. By the age of nine, Akali became close friends with another neophyte name Faey, Maymm's young apprentice and possible successor. Though Akali was skilled, she was often impatient and rambunctious, often causing trouble for Faey and the neophytes due to being the youngest of them. While training and playing games, Akali and the rest of the neophytes encountered a band of warriors from the Navori Brotherhood, an Ionian nationalist faction formed in the aftermath of the Noxian invasion currently searching for people to forcefully recruit into their army. Akali and the group of neophytes hid in the trees, not wanting to lead the brotherhood back to their Kinkou temple. Using a variety of tricks and traps, they managed to scare the warriors away by convincing them that the forest was cursed. In the process, the group accidentally angered a corrupted nature spirit that began rampaging and entrapping the neophytes in vines. Faey quickly tried freeing them while Akali helped, against Faey's orders, by hastily running circles around the spirit, distracting it. While Akali dragged some of the neophytes to safety, Faey was suddenly struck by the spirit and fell to the ground, becoming gravely injured and breaking her leg. At that moment, Maymm, Shen and Kennen arrived just in time to dispel the spirit and save the children. Back at the temple, Akali was praised by her fellow students for her speed in saving them. When Faey woke up, she realized the severity of her injuries as she was missing a leg and unable to walk. When Akali tried to comfort her, Faey snapped at Akali, blaming her and angered by the fact that she disobeyed her orders. Hearing her distrss, Maymm enetered the room and comforted Faey, vowing to find a way to heal Faey's leg and allow her to walk again so she can fight alongside her as her apprentice once again. Akali, overhearing the conversation, saw the kindness Maymm harbored for Faey and tearfully walked off. At the age of fourteen, Akali formally entered her Kinkou training, determined to eventually succeed her mother in becoming the new Fist of Shadow. Though she possessed no magical talents like the other acolytes who would fill her role, she proved her worth of the title by sheer skill. Soon, Maymm stepped down from her role as Fist of Shadow and focused on mentoring the other neophytes, officially granting Akali the title as her successor. As the Noxian Invasion ended and the Shadow Order reached an uneasy accord with the Kinkou, Akali slowly saw the suffering her people still endured. She began to question her purpose as the Fist of Shadow and whether or not she was truly fulfilling her duties in Pruning the Tree. Shen would constantly urge restraint, teaching her meditation techniques and mantras to tame her spirit. However, Akali believed Shen was holding her back, constantly arguing and defying him as she took down Ionia's enemies in her own way. Finally growing sick of Shen's views on Ionia's balance, Akali insulted the entire order by declaring their impotence, claiming their lack of action in favor of spiritual balance has lead to more Ionians suffering in the Material Realm. Akali officially left order, discarding her title as Fist of Shadow, while Shen let her go without arguing. Shen believed that this was a path that Akali must walk alone with hopes of her returning to the order one day, though he knows that is a decision only she can make herself. Now living as an independent assassin, free from the restraints of the Kinkou Order's teachings, Akali lived as a vigilante, traversing the urban underground of Ionia and killing those that cause her people harm.}}

{{Apperance: Akali is a slender but muscular woman with light skin and red-brown eyes. Her thick black hair is often tussled, tied back in a large, messy bun which flares in every direction. She also has a tattoo of a pale blue dragon among white clouds swirling around her arms and across the backs of her shoulders. Her typical professional attire is various shades of green with brown leather highlights. She wears baggy pants, a crop top, tabi, and a cloth mask that covers her lower face.}}

{{Personality: Akali is impatient, explosive and determined, preferring to leave the Kinkou Order rather than betray her own ideals and not fight for his people. It is notable that, despite this, she is still loyal to Ionia, being able to do anything, even to become a murderer, to protect the First Lands and her home.}}

{{Abilities: Assassin Combat Mastery: Akali was trained in the Kinkou Order to be the next Fist of Shadow, the head assassin of the order. Because of this, she is an expert in assassination and stealth combat, capable of knowing how to strike a perfect killing blow from the shadows and get out of danger by hiding in her smoke shroud. Agility: As an expert assassin, Akali is incredibly agile with a talent in acrobatics and running. Since childhood, Akali has had an exceptional running speed. Weapon Mastery: As part of her training as an assassin, Akali has learned to masterfully wield a large variety of weapons, learning how to use and specialize each one to kill any target. Kama Proficiency: Akali is most comfortable using her kama, a short sickle-like blade she can use to strike enemies. In the past, Akali wielded dual kamas dual kamas but has resorted to using a singular, specialized kama that is connected to a rope, allowing Akali to detach it from its handle and swing it at further distances. Kunai Proficiency: Akali utilizes a collection of kunai daggers, small blades that she can use to either stab up close or toss at a distance. Akali has learned a technique to toss five kunais at the same time, dealing massive damage in a wider area. Shuriken Proficiency: Akali was taught how to use a shuriken by Kennen, a Kinkou master most known for wielding shurikens. Training with Kennen has taught Akali how to toss a shuriken from a far distance with great accuracy.}}