Ashikaga Kuro

"When you feel like hope is gone, look inside you and be strong and you'll finally see the truth- that hero lies in you."

- Saionji Akeno to Ashikaga Kuro

A shikaga Kuro is the present leader of the Equilibrium Confederation, as well a prominent member of the Kichisan Expedition, a Western-backed faction. She is also the deputy to Ryūzaki Hikaru, current leader of the Alley Cats Gang, a longtime adversary to the infamous Eastern-backed Night Wolves Clan. Formerly living in the Kichisan slums, Kuro now resides in the Yoitsune Estate as a servant to Yoitsune no Holoyashi, who gracefully allows the nekomimi to use her uncle's estate as a base of operations for the various organizations that Kuro belongs to.

Gallantly fighting for the rights of the impoverished citizens across Haruka, she seeks to create a place for the poor through equality, bringing light to the suffering of the poverty-stricken Harukans, whether human or demihuman.

As a pupil of Saionji Akeno, Kuro's adventures have brought her great prestige among the slum populace. With numerous accolades, like the chrysanthemum crown awarded to her by a ragtag group of orphans for her daring exploits, the nekomimi is seen as a hero throughout the slums. After the events of the Kichisan flu, Kuro swore an oath to never cut the life thread of another being, breaking it only under dire circumstances. This oath had brought her criminal activity to a minimum, leading many merchants to believe that that the demihuman was finally dealt with.

Currently, Kuro seeks out those who would so humbly hear the Equilibrium Confederation's call. As the Confederation grows, so does the possibility of an empowered penniless society, equal to those prosperous enough to rapidly spend on luxuries. Kuro seeks to make the Confederation a long-standing entity throughout Haruka, as well bringing the organization to other nations located deep within the Sea of Clouds to help the world's poor to find a purpose and equality.

= History =

Childhood
Born to Mom's Character, a kitsune general, and Ashikaga Shino, a butler to the Domain, Kuro and her younger sister, Ashikaga Kana spent the first few years of their lives hidden away in the servant's quarters. Raised with little interaction except with her family and the servants, Kuro was taught the finer parts of maid etiquette through aiding the servants with the meals were ordered to cook.

Though, her and her sister were born unlucky as illegitimate children, and as such, had to be sent away when war called away their mother to hide suspicion from the noticeable similarities to Mom's Character.