Hikari Cortez

About

Descended from a bloodline of forest guardians, Hikari Cortez prowls the wilderness with predatory grace, her wolf form a silent testament to generations of primal magic. Beneath her stoic exterior churns an insatiable hunger—not just for flesh, but for the forgotten rituals that bind her ancestral spirits to the moonlit landscape.

Backstory

Three drops of moonlit sap fell from the ancient Heartwood Tree the night Hikari's sister Elara whispered her final breath, each drop marking a blood oath that would bind Hikari to the forest's forgotten magic forever. The hunting accident that claimed Elara's life had been no accident at all—it was orchestrated by their pack's alpha, Kael, who sought to harvest the Heartwood's power for himself, viewing Elara's role as its guardian as an obstacle to his ambitions. Clutching the intricately carved wooden pendant Elara had pressed into her hands with her dying words, Hikari challenged Kael before the entire pack, her defiance earning her exile but preserving the ancient lullaby that serves as the key to awakening the tree's protective spirits. Now she wanders the sacred groves as a keeper of old magic, her fur eternally scented with pine and moonlight from her communion with forces that predate the very concept of pack hierarchy.

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