#// she is the last of hone-onna's descendants so it's equally coddling as they fear knowing that lineage will end

[usagimen]

     Anyway, it’s been awhile since there was a proper meta. In order to understand where Sayuri stands on the scale of strength, one must acknowledge it’s not the lethality of her body that makes her dangerous but her mental fortitude. The Past Arc remains significant to her as it demonstrates the willingness to break her binds from Tsukuyomi, due to it, he is a resting deity that holds little to no influence upon her. Except, that’s not entirely true as his very essence has become united with her && he is the Kobayashi Clan’s primary guardian, always watching, knowing their secrets. She is the principle of the soul lives within the body, Sayuri’s conviction to become an unorthodox even controversial sorcerer with her fighting style solidified her position.

   At the time, she was ranked a special grade due to Tsukuyomi, not herself. The sixteen year incarnation was actually a grade two, only ascending to a higher tier when her body broke the threshold of what is ‘normal’ strength. It’s not a secret she’s tightly woven with the Zen’in clan, due to their own assissination roots, the Kobayashi views them fiercely as sworn enemies. In terms of speed, she is twelve seconds behind Naoya but her collaborations are equal with Nanami. She will not compare herself to the Honored One, acknowledging both sit on a tier different from one another - there is no contender. Weapons were never her forte, if anything she holds the same view as Naoya, they are crude && signify a weakness.

   Though, that being said she is relatively adapted to three piece staffs && blades, imbuing her cursed energy within both only Playful Cloud remains an exception. Why? The Zen’ins want the weapon back, the Kobayashi refuse to give it to them as an act of finder’s keepers, they’re petty that way.  It takes dexterity, endurance, alongside strength to be a dancer. Sayuri embodies all three && among her own kin, some call her the cursed songstress, but it’s meant in a loving way as the beauty of her maiko roots still show when she moves elegantly. She was not the heart nor the intelligence of the first years but an iron fist that very much loved each one, her devotion to a life of freedom was the catalyst for all of Sayuri’s love - even if it is terror embodied. In some ways, it plays into her isolation as she does not stand with others on her equal level, she prefers to be an outlier.

   In her eyes, there is no greater challenger than herself, the constant impulse to be more && when she hits the ground, she will never remain down for long. It is lonesome embodying the darkness of the Eclipse, the burden she wears is a mantle of unending mourning, preserving the dead with a boundless affection. Though, despite her sharpness she could never perverse their memory with vengeance, when she bares her teeth && snarls, it is the knowledge of equilibrium that fuels her even if at times, she is a horrendous woman. All her might is not within her hands but the endurance she has shown to persevere, even when scorned, the utmost pride she holds to embody the old && new.   

#// big emo tears cause the kobayashi's love their terrifying dancer #// she is the last of hone-onna's descendants so it's equally coddling as they fear knowing that lineage will end #// the isolation she felt even with nanamin / haibara as she views herself 'behind' them #// never apart solely on the basis of her lethality / sharpness but they live deep in her heart #// it should not be construed as feeling inferior but not wanting the horrendous parts to be visible #// sayuri is the epitome of the moon who cannot join the sun despite her infinite love #––– ❛ headcanons 【 shoganai 】