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Shin-Ah | Akatsuki no Yona | Reserved
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Character Name: Shin-Ah aka Seiryuu the Blue Dragon
Canon: Akatsuki no Yona
Canon Point: Chapter 93 – After the group leaves Lili
Background/History: Wiki and Wikia
Shin-Ah was born to a village fearful of the Dragon Eyes. They believed that looking into the eyes of the Seiryuu, the Blue Dragon, would turn them into stone. On the day that he was born, his mother was so shattered to have given birth to the next Blue Dragon that she killed herself, leaving him to the village for care. They saw no reason to do this themselves and followed tradition instead, giving him to the previous Blue Dragon who was still alive. After all, when a new Dragon was born, it would draw powers away from the previous one until fully awakened and then the previous one would die. The nameless boy's first memories were of darkness as a mask was placed over his eyes.
Life with the previous Dragon, Ao, was not easy. He was not a man good with children and he knew that he would have to die at some point. He and the boy were supposed to stay inside, only venturing out when they were to protect the village from invaders. During this time he always wore his mask and could see further and further away each day that Ao grew blinder and blinder. Still, he had a bond with Ao who cared about him on some level and he worried about him, listened to everything that he said until one day when the boy was still a child he learned that Ao could no longer see. Only a short time later he was left alone when the man died.
In his pain, he saw a group of soldiers approaching. He was still small and couldn't use a sword the way that Ao had been able to but decided he would use his eyes despite the fact that Ao had always told him not to. Running out, he ran to the soldiers and pulled his mask off, unleashing his powers on them in an attack that left him standing in the middle of a pile of bodies when the villagers found him only to collapse as his power backlashed on him for what he'd done.
From then on, he refused to remove his mask around others. The villagers moved to hide in the caves of the mountains nearby and he taught himself to use a sword so he would never have to use his powers again. For the most part though, he was alone, only the company of a squirrel to keep him from drowning in utter loneliness and a lack of love. It wasn't until Yona came with her party that someone actually tried to reach out to him. At first he'd just seen a girl in trouble and had gone to save her. However, the moment he touched her, the Dragon inside him awoke to tell him he had to follow this girl. Since no one had ever told him what it meant to be a Dragon, he brought her to safety and then ran to hide in his room, surprised when she came to find him again. In his fear and confusion, he turned her away.
When a cave in happened, he came out of hiding, startling the villagers so that one hit him and accidentally knocked his mask off. Closing his eyes until he could put it back on, he tried to let them know that he meant them no harm and grabbed an ax. Without a word, he went to a wall to start smashing, only explaining afterward that it would lead them out to safety. Immediately people got to work, Yona included until she ended up collapsing. He was requested to take her somewhere to rest so he brought her to his room where she explained why she wanted him and made it clear that she didn't fear him. He wasn't sure if he should accept her offer but finally went with her back to keep breaking free where they rejoined Hak and the other villagers.
Outside, Yona offered to take her with him, to save him from the loneliness. She told him that she didn't think he was a monster and he realized that he could find a light and a purpose with her. Taking her hand, he agreed to go with her, bowing to the villagers in polite gratitude despite their fear of him as he headed after them.
From then on he traveled with Yona, learning more about the other Dragons from Kija and becoming the eyes of the group. He was always ready to help them to hide or to locate sources of water or food when he could and would defend them with his sword in a heartbeat. It wasn't long before he had himself a family and even a name finally, one that Yona gave to him after what he reminded her of. Shin-Ah...moonlight. He was even willing to hurt himself with his own powers to save her by showing his eyes to those attacking and found out that she was the only person who could look into his eyes without being harmed by them.
One by one, they gathered the other Dragons and formulated plans to gather power. As they did, they helped torn villages, feeding them and treating the sick. They decided to become The Dark Dragon and the Happy Hungry Bunch, a group of bandits that actually took care of people instead of harming them. He was happy in this role and did all he could to help out with it, making sure to be on the lookout for approaching Fire Soldiers and fighting them when he could.
Which was what he was doing when he was pulled away...
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In reality, Shin-Ah is very gentle and kind. Growing up he was treated with fear and caution yet he still chose to protect the village he was part of. He knows that he is dangerous and that he might hurt someone so he goes out of his way to avoid doing that. This is very important to him, even if it doesn't mean that he will get anything out of it. He's not in this for himself, choosing to put others before him and sacrificing his own joys and desires for them. No matter what, he's sure to put others before his own person. This might cost him his health but he doesn't mind this at all. He worries about those around him, especially about Yona and those they travel with.
More than anything, it is important to note that he communicates strongly through actions. When he wants to help someone feel better, he will search out food then just run away to go get it for them, even if it involves jumping into a freezing cold lake to get it. When he wants to protect someone, he will put himself in front of them and be ready to attack. When he finds himself confused then he'll tilt his head. The actions go on but the fact remains that this is how he communicates with others since his words rarely come out. This doesn't mean he's incapable of talking but that he's just not as used to it. When he does speak though, he can be sure that the words are important and necessary even if they're not many or particularly scholarly or anything like that. Of course, he can get flustered easily and will sometimes flee instead of talking or doing some other action so he can hide away for a bit. One could liken him to a wild animal. He's rather timid and will come out but if he's overwhelmed then he'll back off until he's ready to face things again.
For most of his life, he's been on his own, having to rely largely on himself. Because his village feared his eyes so much, they kept him hidden away and communicated with him as little as possible. The only real affection he knew at all was from that of his caretaker when he was a child. Even then that affection was often rough, involving sudden grabs or yelling. Ao was not a good man to care for a child but had no choice in the matter. Still, Shin-Ah is grateful to all of these people for being willing to do anything for him at all and even cares very deeply for Ao long after the man's death. He blames no one for how he was treated growing up, knowing how terrifying the power of his eyes really is. In fact, he even goes so far as to protect them despite the treatment he's lived through, even offering a silent thanks to them as he leaves them to join Yona and her group.
This knowledge has him fearing his own power, doing all he can to keep others from looking at his eyes. He will keep his mask on no matter how many times people try to remove it and will quickly cover his face to ensure that people don't lock their gaze with his own. In his mind, he's a monster, cursed with this power that he has no control over. The other Dragons have been able to find a way to control their powers to do things with them but he's never had this chance, unable to learn how to not hurt anyone with his eyes without them being hurt in the process. It's only in times of great strife that he will remove his mask to lock eyes with others and in this moment he is aware that he's no longer himself. Honestly, it's as if the dragon itself takes over his body, wanting to kill and destroy. It cannot be brought under control again until the enemy is gone and this terrifies him, especially when he's left paralyzed afterward just hoping no one will look at him, not wanting anyone to see the horror that is him.
His first friends in life are Yona, Hak, Yoon, the Dragons, and his pet squirrel. They're the first ones to care about him and he'll do anything in the world for them to see that they're happy. This includes sacrificing himself for them. He seems to consider them all family and goes out of his way to protect them, feeling terrible when something happens that makes him bedridden for several days. He'd much rather be out there protecting them instead and becomes greatly distressed if any of them are in danger. And he is deadly when he can do so, a fierce fighter who is able to perceive how a person is going to attack in order to counter them and deliver his own blow in return.
His closest connection is to Yona though. He is bound to her and is pained if he denies himself following her. She is his world now despite the fact that he seems one of the few in the group that isn't romantically attracted to her in some way. Yet, one could say he does love her in his own way. Yona is the one who reached out to him multiple times to bring him out of the shadows and into the light. She is the one who didn't hesitate to look into his eyes. She is the one who gave him his name, something he'd never had before because in his village his mother killed herself before she ever gave him one. He is fond of her and cares deeply about her well-being, hating it when she accidentally cuts himself on his sword. Shin-Ah especially goes out of his way to make sure that she's okay and well cared for, sometimes pondering giving up his own food in order to see to it that she has enough to eat. His desire to protect her is so strong that he has been willing to unleash the power of his eyes despite the fact that he so strongly fears this power.
For someone who was locked away for so many years, he's very kind and very gentle. His communication skills are rusty but he's very much like the moonlight that he's named after. Even in the darkness, he will be there to guide a person back to safety. As Yona points out, there's no way he could be as dangerous as he claims to be because his pet squirrel trusts him. Obviously there is more to him than he realizes and he wants to believe in that no matter how he fears himself.
Abilities/Powers: As the Blue Dragon, Shin-Ah's powers revolve around his eyes. He can see great distances in detail, even able to view someone miles away. For the most it seems that he can focus on those around him so that he isn't look in on everyone around him, not wanting to invade their privacy. However, he is able to look through the dark and solid objects when he is looking and canon evidence seems to show us that the mask he wears is included in this. One, he has been seen able to move around find wearing a blindfold. Two, he has been shown to see a great distance away through the walls of a tent. Three, if his eye holes in his mask were real then people would face what will be pointed out next.
This power is that when someone looks into his eyes they fall under a powerful hallucination that will cause them to see a dragon ripping them apart until they are paralyzed or die from fear. It is even more frightening because it is almost as if a dark creature takes over Shin-Ah's body, making him want to destroy those that he's looking upon until all enemies are gone. This power is a double edged sword though because once the enemy is defeated, his power slams back on him and paralyzes him completely for several days depending on how long he used the power. He has no control over this power other than just hiding his eyes from the world or refusing to meet someone's gaze when unmasked. Because of the ugly nature of this power, he is terrified of his own power and will do all he can to hide it from the world so no one else gets hurt. If there is more that his power can do then he is currently unaware of it and is too frightened of his own power to learn to control it since the only way to do that is to harm others in the process. Though, it should be noted that he can only use this power if he's in good health. Illness will zap his strength and make it so he cannot use the strength of this ability.
So far the only person who has been able to look into his eyes and break him out of hurting someone without getting hurt themselves is Yona. The reasons for this are currently not clear.
He can also sense if another dragon (Green, Yellow, White) is near him though he was never taught how to use this power to its completion. Along with this, he is naturally drawn to Yona and has a deep connection with her that he doesn't have with others. This causes him to feel a devotion and a desire to protect her and keep her safe above all else. There is no one who can break that loyalty that binds him to her.
Another downside of being a human with the Dragon within is that if another Blue Dragon is born then he will start to lose his powers, slowly going blind as his powers are drained away from his body until the child fully awakens. At that time he will die. Most Dragons do not live very long as a result of this and most have been known to die soon after the child is born because their powers and life force pass onto them. While this isn't likely to happen in this game, it is still important to note.
Because of this, he has mastered swordsmanship. His technique is a brutal and strong quick slash that rips through enemies quickly to leave them dead or mortally wounded. He is fast and strong, able to move rapidly through a fight to go from one enemy to the next rather than lingering on one individual. Shin-Ah's senses are also very good even when he isn't using his eyes though he does use them often when he's making sure that those he care about are safe.
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It had been a long time since he'd last thought about what Ao's face looked like. He'd been small when he'd last seen it and now he felt sad that he could no longer remember the look of it. The man had meant the world to him but memories could be fleeting things, there in a moment and gone in the next. At times it hurt that he couldn't recall and yet..
And yet, he accepted it as he stared at Yona while she talked with Kija and Jae-Ha on the other side of the fire. He'd wanted to remember Ao's face so he could properly tell him about how he'd found a home and a family with these people but knew when it was best to give up. The man likely would have growled at him, told him that they weren't meant to have friends. Sometimes he could still remember what his voice sounded like in the night, anger, the irritation, the warmth of his body when he held him to keep him from being afraid when he truly couldn't find the will to get up anymore.
He missed him.
Yona laughed and he tilted his head, not really understanding the joke that had been told to her but apparently Kija didn't find it appropriate. Not that this stopped Jae-Ha from looking proud of himself, preening with delight over the various reactions he was getting. Shin-Ah wasn't sure why he would find it funny to do that but it was nice to see the delight on his face.
He missed Ao but he didn't at the same time. He had this. He had the Dragons, he had Hak. Shin-Ah had Yona who was excusing herself to come over to him. Right away she plopped down with a sigh and he tilted his head to the side wondering why she'd come to him. She didn't say a word though so he decided that things were fine and returned to watching the others moving around. Even if he didn't always understand the humor, it warmed his heart to know that he was allowed to be included in moments like this, that they actually wanted him around them.
They cared enough to want to be near him even if he was a monster. For whatever reason, they refused to see him that way. On nights like this, it meant more to him than any...thing...
That was a small hand sneaking toward his sword. Immediately, he grabbed it and jumped up to run away. Yona looked frustrated that she'd been caught, demanding he at least let her try to use it. Panicking, he shook his head a lot, hugging the weapon to him then took off running. The last time she'd used it, she'd cut her finger on it so he wasn't about to let that happen again. Her safety was important to him which was why he ended up hiding around a tree, staring around it at them who all stared back in confusion.
Oh. He supposed that he should probably say why. Yet, they were talking again, moving on. Zeno was distracting Yona from thinking about stealing swords which made her safe again, something he was grateful for. Though, the wink the Yellow Dragon gave him was rather baffling.
In moments like this, he was so happy to no longer be lost in the darkness that he forgot about the pains that came from missing someone he would no longer see again. One day he would find a way to repay them all, Yona especially.
Until then, he settled for just watching over them, relaxing as they all fell into their individual tasks of preparing for dinner.
I'm not alone anymore. It was a little thought but it made him smile for just a second before he ran over to help Yoon with chopping vegetables for the stew when he was called over. Being useful was important to him, whether it be with his eyes or with his hands preparing food. Whatever they needed.
As long as it wasn't Yona using his sword, of course.
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