not to bnha on main but I'm thinking about fuyumi

My OCs

Okay okay so these are my OCs, I’m sorry if their names aren’t really Japanese I googled most of their names back when I started creating them. I hope you enjoy them and well let's get started. I didn’t include Sky aka Shirakumos daughter even though technically she is one of my OCs, I felt that since I have introduced her in my fics *by name* I’ll leave her a rather blank slate for yall *I can describe her as well if yall want that though*. Hope you like them and yes some of the quirks were inspired by Avatar. Love ya💖💖💖

Kenushima Akane

 Akane is in her mid 20s, her birthday is on 30th of December making her a Capricorn and is part of our favorite villain group, the LoV. She was the eldest child of two pro heroes who married because it would satisfy the media and boost their careers. She had two younger siblings, the twins Annya and Arakan. She is around 5’7 (170cm) with fairly long auburn hair which are always braided so they don’t get in her way, amber eyes and a burn mark on her right shoulder from a small scuffle with our favorite fire user. Her hair and eyes become a dark red when she uses her quirk making her even more menacing. She wears a black mask over her eyes, keeping that way her identity a secret and a rather tight uniform consisting of black leather overall-shorts matched with a black-red plaid shirt and thigh highs with black military boots. Her weapon of choice is anything you can swing. Her quirk is a powerful blood bending type which she inherited from her mothers’ side. She can control the blood in someones’ system to the point of a heart attack or a stroke. Once the blood is out of the persons’ system she can still wield it, sharpening it into a blade like shape and cut through both flesh and bone, the new blood adding to the power of her makeshift blade. Her limits begin when she gets a nose bleed followed by either her eyes or ears starting to bleed as well; the final stage is giving herself a heart attack but she has never reached that point thankfully. It’s a self-destructive quirk since she pushes her body’s boundaries everytime she activates it, making her vulnerable to diseases after a particularly hard fight. She is a master of many forms of martial arts, kicking anyone's ass without even having to use her quirk.  Her family is wreck *lmao*. Since her parents married out of convenience the kids were results of moments of weakness between the two adults. Her household wasn’t very affectionate, partnered with her fathers’ constant absence and negligence and her mothers overly obsessive quirk demands, her relationships soon turned abusive. Excessive training and brutal punishments were her mothers’ tactics to ensure a picture perfect quirk state which she could boast about in the media. Her father was a decent figure during the sparse moments when he was actually in the house. He treated his kids with some trace of humanity and not like objects but he too didn’t really care. Everything went downhill when rumours of affairs surfaced and her mother lost her senses, killing their father on the kitchen floor before getting to the children. Akane tried to protect her siblings but was easily tossed aside by her mother and she doesn’t remember what actually happened that night. The only thing she knows for sure is that she was now an orphan and one sibling short, losing both her home and her brother that night. She didn’t stay in foster care for long since she dipped, joining a group of castaways called the Deck. Due to her quirk she was named the Queen of Hearts and became one of the most feared and powerful villains in Japan. Soon she joined the LoV after Shiggy approached her, officially meeting Dabi *who is her s/o btw lol*. She’s still close with her little sister Annya and owns a bookstore so she won’t have to steal. She has morals *shocker*, killing only those who have comitted crimes varying from abuse to murder or fraud. She is against useless killing and would prefer to clear the streets from scum rather than litter it with herself. She’s kinda like an anti-hero. She joined the LoV so she could have easier access to the insights of the hero industry and slowly help take out those hero frauds. She likes cooking Mexican food, her favorite animal is the fox and she is deathly afraid of spiders to the point she once burned her table using a lighter and hairspray because she had seen a spider on it. All in all she is a lovely person *I think*.

Kenushima Annya

Annya is 15 and part of class 1-A, her birthday is on the 3rd of January *like me heh* making her a Capricorn. She is the youngest of a twin set and has an older sister, while her parents were pros. She is around 5’7 (170cm) with shoulder length dark brown hair, amber eyes and faint lightning like scars scaling down both of her arms. Dark lavender streaks appear in her hair when she over uses her quirk and her scars shine the same color many times pulsating along with the surges of her blasts. Her uniform consists of a tight black crop top with azure and magenta details alongside black pants, black boots which are specially designed to give her extreme jumping power helping her also levitate for a short period so she can unleash her attacks and lastly gloves that cover almost all of her scars *also black with the same patterns as the top*. Has basic combat skills but she mostly prefers to rely on her quirk. Speaking of her quirk, she has a combo of a water and a lightning quirk making her able to easily electrocute others without short circuiting like Kami. She can control any form of water, making her easily overpowered in seaside missions but she can also control any liquid which has some water in it. However she cannot create water from thin air, like Shoto can make ice, and she can’t freeze it. Much like her sister she uses water mostly as a whip or a blade. Lightning is used mainly as one of her ultimate moves since she doesn’t have full control over it and it tends to hurt her scars when she does use it. She can let the purple strings of light course through her and hit her target with incredible force making her excellent for range attacks. Just like her sister she reaches her limits when her nose starts to bleed and she can pass out from dehydration  due to her quirk using up some of the water inside of her body with each attack. Now for her family life. She was a late bloomer and that was unacceptable according to her mother. She didn’t showcase signs of having a quirk until the age of 9 when her mother attacked her and her siblings. In a fit of rage and despair her mother tried killing her for ruining the familys’ image with her quirklessness. Her twin brother tried to save her from her mother *just like Akane did* only to be tossed aside as well, hitting the back of his head on a nearby table. Seeing both of her siblings on the ground *and almost being choked to death by her abuser* Annya activated her quirk, losing complete control over her powers resulting in her scars and the death of her mother. Arakan was pronounced dead on arrival leaving the two girls the only surviving members of the Kenushima family. After Akane’s disappearance, Annya was moved from home to home for about a year before being adopted by a couple and living as much of a normal life as she could. Her mental health isn’t the best as one can imagine, suffering from PTSD from the incident and having self hating tendencies. Becoming a hero is her way of proving to herself that she’s not a monster and that she can indeed help others. In class 1-A she tends to hang out with the Dekusquad and two other girls who I’ll introduce down the line. Her hero name is Electra and her s/o is Shoto *lol siblings are dating siblings tf*. She likes Autumn and Winter, loves going ice skating, has many plants in her room and loves watching horror movies with her friends.

Aizawa Kaiya

Kaiya is 15 and part of class 1-A despite her father being the homeroom teacher. Her birthday is on the 19th of June making her a Gemini. She sports the legendary jet black hair, her hair is also pretty long so she always has to braid it or put it up in a ponytail and she has egirl bangs *I don’t know how else to describe them*. Her eyes are a striking azure and she has dyed the tips of her hair the same color. Ya girl is shorter than the Kenushimas, barely reaching 5’2 (160cm). Her hero costume consists of black cargo pants with multiple pockets, a black turtleneck and chest straps(?) around her waist and collarbone finishing the look with black military boots. Sometimes she might wear a gas mask which helps her control her breathing.  Now for her quirk. It’s some type of psychic power, she can hear people’s thoughts making it easy for her to know what they are about to do, giving her the upper hand almost every time, but she can aslo channel her own and others thoughts and make dark shards out of them. These shards can be thrown with amazing speed or create a protective wall in front and above her. Her quirk ,though drains her very easily, making it hard to breath and walk in a straight line. She gets light headed while the voices inside her head get overly loud. Through practice she can push her boundaries and use more of her quirks’ power. Lastly in order for her to hear your thoughts she needs to see you. Once she sees you for even a quarter of a second, she can see into your head even long after you have left her line of sight. Her family life is very calm compared to the Kenushimas. She is the daughter of Aizawa’s sister who vanished when Kaiya was five. Having no one else to care for her since her real father wasn’t in the picture, Aizawa took his niece in and raised her as his own. She was too little to remember her mother and for years she believed that Shouta was her actual dad but Dadzawa did tell her the truth. Nothing really changed, she still calls him dad and they have a lovely father-daughter relationship. She loves Eri and loves being her older sister, playing with her, doing her hair and taking her to the dorms to meet her friends. She has a pet cat named Majesty who she uses to bribe Aizawa to buy snacks. She likes rainy days, beating Shinsou’s ass during training, being pinned by Shinsou while training, Halloween, cats and fluffy blankets. She is friends with mostly Annya, Shinsou and Sky but she doesn’t mind hanging out with the Deku or the Baku squads. Her hero name is Calypso. Her s/o is Shinsou much to Aizawa’s dismay. He is salty because this happened right under his nose, Dadzawa was too busy looking out for the 1-A boys that he completely ignored his trainee pinning his daughter down during training *he is really glad that she likes Shinsou bc he knows that he is a good kid*.

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DBH Superhero AU pt.2

Some more cast members for you guys! If you have any questions about their powers or how everyone found out about their abilities, just ask!

Enjoy

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Deviants:

Kara Curry/Sneak: A troubled and often times unlucky young woman, Kara has had it rough. After a series of unfortunate events lead to her moving to Detroit to live with her abusive uncle Todd, Kara was forced to drop out of college after being forced to become a servent to her uncle. After a particularly bad night, she found her Deviant ability, invisibility, which helped her not only escape the abusive household she was stuck in, but also rescue her younger cousin, Alice, as well.

It was hope and trustworthy friends that lead her to Jericho, and it is determination that drives her to fight for a better world.

Note: Kara's role within Jericho is that of an informant since her abilities are highly useful for stealth missions. Much like Simon and Daniel, Kara also requires a highly specialized suit to use her powers on missions, otherwise her powers are virtually useless (Nudity is not an option and should not be suggested more than it already has, please don't bring it up again).

Alice Williams: Alice is the young daughter of Todd Williams and Kara's young cousin. While it's unknown if she is Deviant or not, Alice's mother was a confirmed Carrier.

As such, Alice is under Jericho's protection and is currently under watch in case of any signs of Deviancy appearing early on.

Note: She seems to have a strangely accurate intuition when it comes to Deviants, being able to point out if people are more than they seem.

Perhaps this points to a more aura based ability if Alice is in fact a Deviant.

Luther Parke/Goliath: Once one of Zlatko's test subjects, Luther's Deviancy was forced upon him by the deranged scientist, in an effort to get something controllable in between a true Deviant and a Red Ice Mutant. While Luther did momentarily lose himself thanks to the cruel tests he was subjected to, his will was restored by Kara and Alice who nearly fell victim to another one of Zlatko's twisted experiments. Sadly, while Luther did regain his senses, he's lost all of his memories except for his name.

Endowed with super strength and inhuman endurance, Luther is a challenging Deviant to go up against. Loyal to a fault and highly protective of those he cares about, it's unwise to cross this superhuman.

Note: Like North, Luther's muscle mass is beyond what is considered normal for his age. Unlike North, however, there isn't much he can do to hide it since his height has also been affected by Zlatko's experiments. At full height, Luther stands at a staggering 9 feet tall, and his skin is as thick as armour. His metabolism is slower than the twins's but Luther also requires a high calorie diet and regular exercise to stay healthy.

Ralph Vladimary/Bruteroot: A 2nd generation Deviant who showed signs of having plantomancy abilities early on in his youth. Once a bright and cheerful individual with a love for gardening, Ralph was a victim of misfortune after accidentally using his powers in public. Attacked and brutally beaten by a group of bigots, a traumatized and wounded Ralph only escaped with his life after retaliating violently, resulting in the deaths of his aggressors.

Found in an abandoned building by Kara and Alice right after they ran away, and eventually taken to Jericho to help him recover, Ralph is a caring individual, but also easily scared and mistrustful of others. He seems to be afraid of his powers and has a hard time controlling them.

Note: Ralph's wounds have never closed properly because his powers seem to have caused plantlife to highjack his body. As such, Ralph seems to be part plant himself, and seems to attract insects and other critters as a result of his bizarre hybrid biology.

Jericho has decreed that Ralph is not allowed to do field missions unsupervised. Should a mission require his contribution, it's advised that Lucy, Kara, Jerry or Rupert be paired up with him to keep him in check.

Jerry(s) Bosch/Legion: Jerry Bosch used to be the cheerful only child of an old Navy veteran who took him in, after he found the poor boy wondering the woods on a freezing cold winter night. Several years later after hitting puberty, Jerry woke up feeling different, while also finding he had an extra arm growing out of his torso.

While still cheerful and an overall ray of sunshine, Jerry is no longer one being, but many beings all linked by a hivemind. His Deviant ability is that of multiplication, which provides Jericho with an intricate communication web of clones that are eager to help anyone in need.

No one is quite sure how Cyberlife hasn't tracked down Jerry or his many clones, since his father has done a lot of reconstruction to accommodate every single one of his boys, and hasn't really hidden the fact he went from having one son, to over 10 of him.

One thing is certain: the world gets a little bit brighter for Deviants in need, one Jerry at a time!

Note: Jerry's biology is comparable to that of an amoeba, since his body seems to have somehow become unicellular without turning him into a blobby mass. Multiplication isn't painful, as the Jerrys cannot feel pain, but it seems to be very uncomfortable for them, with all clones sharing the feeling through their mental link.

Overall the Jerrys are a bit odd but everyone is quite fond of their helpful and kind nature. If you ever need help just ask for Jerry, there's bound to be one positioned near you.

Important: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANYONE ASK THE JERRYS TO REUNITE AS A SINGLE BEING. IT'S POSSIBLE BUT THE RESULTS AREN'T PRETTY AND NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THAT.

Rupert Travis/Eagle-Eyes: A 2nd generation Deviant who's ability came in a little late, Rupert used to be a honor roll student with a veterinarian scholarship, until his ability manifested. A college dropout and pushed away by his own family for his oddities, Rupert is a survivor and a vigilante known as Eagle-Eyes, who will on occasion help Jericho.

It's not in his nature to stay put for long, and his closest friends are all of the winged variety.

Note: Rupert's flight powers while highly beneficial for scouting missions, have caused him to grow two massive feathered wings out of his back. This of course has made him an outcast in his family's eyes, despite his condition being a result of his parents being Carriers.

Rupert is known for having several eyes in the sky in the form of trained pigeons. He seems very fond of them, and in return they seem very fond of him as well.

Shaolin Being: There are many things about the Shaolin Being that people know, and that is that they do not know anything about him.

Not his real name, where he came from, nor if he even has any family.

A mysterious Deviant, the Shaolin Being came to Jericho to offer his assistance as a healer.

He is very good at his job, and seems to be in control of his powers. However there seems to be something troubling his mind.

Something quite terrible.

Note: Shaolin Being's powers are energy based and seem to follow the law of equivalent exchange. With this in mind, it's advised not to ask him to heal someone who is near death. A life for a life, is not worth the emotional damage.

Echo and Ripple: Like the Shaolin Being, no one knows much about Echo or Ripple. They are very reserved 2nd generation Deviants who seem to know North personally, although the latter refuses to disclose any information on both. It's assumed that they were two of the girls she has saved in the past, but the rumors are plentiful and stories change all the time.

The two seem to have discarded their past names and identities and have assumed their Deviant personas as their true selves, making them two of the hardest people in Jericho to track. This makes them ideal for covert missions, and they like Kara and the twins, are favoured for such missions.

Both of them have inhuman endurance and agility, although Echo seems to have mild shape shifting abilities, while Ripple has mild technokinetic abilities. They are the perfect duo of infiltrators and hackers.

Note: Hyperlife has been trying to link the two to a double child sex slavery case that has been archived for a while now due to lack of evidence. Whether or not Echo and Ripple are the missing Tracy and Stacy, is up for debate.

Lucy Wandera: A 1st generation Deviant, Lucy has known pain and loss and become something of a legend among her fellow Deviants. A guide and healer to those in desperate need, Lucy is a respected member of Jericho, and often acts as a voice of reason in the most difficult times.

Her primary abilities are healing and divination.

Note: Lucy does not participate in field missions, acting instead as an advisor and healer. She is in complete control of her powers and is an inspiration to the younger generation of Deviants. Her eyes seem to have turned completely black, due to her usage of her second sight.

Humans:

Hank Anderson: An old grizzled cop with a grudge against Hyperlife, due to their specialist doctors having failed to save his young son's life after he suffered a horrific car crash caused by harsh weather. Once the pride of the DPD's Red Ice Division, Hank has been trying to drown himself in the bottom of a licor bottle, but one chance encounter has slowly lead to a second chance at life. There's just something about Connor that feels strangely familiar...Like he needs to protect this odd kid who doesn't know how to behave his own age.

Carl Manfred: Markus's adoptive father and Elijah Kamski's most trusted friend, Carl is an esteemed and brilliant artist who's spent the last three years trying to do right by his son while also raising a dangerous bioweapon to be good.

Sharp minded and with an eye for detail, Carl can only hope for the better as he tries to lead his sons in the right direction.

Leo Manfred: Markus's adoptive brother and Carl's biological son, Leo is a bit of a mess but he's trying hard to get his life back together after his mother has died.

He seems to like Markus, but his jealousy towards the Deviant often makes him act hostile towards him, something which has only worsened after he began taking Red Ice.

Recently he's began showing signs of mutation, and has tried to go to rehab to stop his addiction before the chemical drug consumes him. Whether or not he'll be able to stop it in time, is to be seen...

Elijah Kamski: Hyperlife's original founder and the man who not only discovered Thirium, but created the T-Vaccine as well. Kamski is an enigmatic man who meant well when he introduced Thirium into the world. Whether or not he is the same person he was before the world began to crumble around him, is up for debate.

One thing is clear however: He has faith in Markus and hopes to still be around when the world finally embraces Deviency. Until then he'll remain in self-exile in the company of his most loveliest creations, the Chloes.

Chloe(s): Elijah Kamski's personal assistants and favoured creations, they are bioengineered beings that are the perfect blend of organic and machine. Very doll-like and passive, people are often unnerved by their unusually calm presence.

Amanda Stern: Elijah Kamski's old mentor and one of Hyperlife's ranking officers, Amanda is in charge of the Rook Division, working as the Hunters's handler.

Strict and ruthless, Amanda is both the calm before the storm, and the eye of the tempest. Everyone is a little intimidated by her.

Zlatko: An ex-Hyperlife employee obcessed with the effects of Red Ice and Deviency, Zlatko is a deranged scientist with a god complex, who wants to create the perfect spliced Deviant. Something which is neither man nor animal, but that can be controlled like a machine. He has yet to succeed, but he's got a basement full of tormented beasts to content himself with.

Aiko Kazama/NIGHTDEMON

 Age: 18

 Race: Diclonii/Human

 Gender: Female

 Occupation: Former student/Forensic Doctor/Superheroine

 Personality: Cold, calm, will sometimes lose temper depending on situation, rarely smiles, has a sadistic side but tries to hide it, chooses not to kill, can be merciless when injuring her enemies, cares for her loved ones and family, extremely intelligent in combat and tactics, very careful when in stealth, very precise in her strategies, disciplined in combat and can withstand torture from her pain training with Akira, she can ignore pain when focused, can memorize everything off by heart analyzing them, she can act like someone else when undercover well, her mentality cannot break as she can withstand any emotional abuse

 Skills/Power: Aiko possesses knowledge of the Art of Ninjitsu thanks to her Mentor Akira, her close combat skills are nearly unmatched especially when she has thought up her own fighting style, physically she is very strong as she can lift enemies that can be considered hulk-sized able to punch through metallic walls with a powerful punch, although she is not invulnerable she can withstand attacks that would almost combust a normal human being, she is able to handle explosions with minor injury and is able to take on impacts that is at tank-levels of strength breaking only a few bones, when berserk she will still take damage but will ignore all pain and will just attack relentlessly, she possesses knowledge of ninpo that gives her access to controlling the elements while manipulating her Aura like her most powerful techniquue known as Raging Mountain God Fist that covers Aiko’s fist in a purple aura that causes great damage from 1 punch, she knows of alchemy too, capable of manipulating the many elements in the environment and uses spiritual power to fight back even the strongest of opponents with her Ki, with enough focus she can also manipulate the area to shift, for example she can make the concrete ground become spikes if she says the incantations in time and touches the ground, she can do this to many compounds though each harder to manipulate than the other, she has excellent swordsmanship and can fight in the ways of the samurai with 1 sword, she knows acupuncture and can press the opponents pressure points to subdue them, she is a master in stealth and can sneak into any area almost undetected

Thanks to her Diclonius heritage from her Mother Aiko possesses Vectors, telekinetic energy that form into long hands behind her that cannot be seen by other unless they are a Diclonius or that the energy in the vectors have slowed down, they can cut through almost anything and move at high speed to the point they can block bullets rapidly, although there is a limit on how long a vector can be, Aiko can stretch hers as far as she wants so long as she has enough Ki to focus with, her Vectors also look like a beasts hands and causes explosions if she smashes with them, she also uses them to leap high in the sky however unlike other Diclonii, Aiko cannot use her Vectors for long as her body cannot handle her power and she will start to melt so she tends to try avoiding them, she can combine them with he ninpo capable of blasting from them, Aiko is also able to shift them like forming shields to withstands almost any damage, she also makes them smaller to cause less pressure on her body using them as extra limbs in combat, Diclonius can track each other from far away with their horns, Aiko however from the training with Akira has learnt to adapt and sense everything with her horns, when she focuses her horns can work like antennas vibrating to the environment and people letting Aiko find what she needs and track down who she is chasing, this also helps in combat as Aiko can hear and sense around her avoiding enemy attack precisely, when she fully loses it Aiko’s body becomes encased in telekinetic energy and her Vectors become gigantic even bigger than her, her face looks monstrous and she looks like she’s all naked within the barrier, she becomes nearly invulnerable and destroys everything around her easily in this state

 Weapons/Tools: She has a high frequency blade with a stun mode for non-lethal takedowns, she has a high-tech armor made for her that protects her from her use of vectors and heals her from damages gained

 Backstory:

Aiko Kazama is the the daughter of Kouta and Nyu Kazama and is a twin sister of Oga Jr, as a child she was a very happy and playful child along with her brother but suffered an illness that caused her body to slightly melt from her Vectors that awakened, because of this her parents had to take her to her Uncle Kiro, another Diclonius who became President of Japan to unite humanity and Diclonius together in harmony and in later years formed peace with other discovered races, because of his brilliant intelligence with chemicals and technology he discovered that Aiko's condition is the case of inheriting her Grandfather, Oga Tsukino's great power, but because she is more human than her Grandfather her body cannot handle the pressure so she must take medication to suppress her Vectors for her safety

Aiko had been living her normal life while getting treated with medication, then 1 day Aiko's family was attacked by a woman who looked just like her Mother called Delta, her Father is injured to the point he is comatosed, her brother is crippled and her Mother tries fighting back but surrenders when Aiko is used as a human shield, they are both captured and tortured by Delta brutally, to torment Aiko's Mother Nyu, Delta says she killed Kiro making him think he was killed by his own sister again mercilessly, Delta scars and rapes Aiko in front of her making her beg to stop before being taken away, tortured for 6 months Aiko is scarred and Delta tries to brainwash her into becoming a l bloodthirsty killer, she is released and causes a rampage in the city of Kamukara, her Vectors destroy the town but luckily there were no casualties as Aiko faints from her excessive use of her Vectors, she is captured by the miltary and kept in a cell for her to not cause further harm as her Vectors and her head have gone out of control

Aiko was kept in and fed for 6 days until another Diclonius came by to visit, her name was Akira and she was a blind Diclonii who usually helps other Diclonii in need, she is hired to help Aiko in her therapy, though there was more to the blind Diclonii than many thought, Akira was actually an Ex-Reaper of the Reaper Division, a group of Grimm Reapers, Akira specialized in Ninjitsu and Ninpo along with understanding Alchemy, she is excellent in close combat and uses her horns and ears to sense being blind and all, her cane is actually a katana inside that she combats with, being a part Diclonii Akira has mastered her abilities and has even adapted to the point she has become skillful and unbeatable

She sees potential in Aiko and trains her in the ways of combat while also teaching her to master her abilities, over the years Aiko has learned the Art of Ninjitsu becoming stealthy and has learned to use Ninpo that let’s her use her Ki and Aura, she has also learnt the ways of alchemy capable of manipulating the environment around her, she has learned to use herbs and plants as healing items or other medical items, she has trained in surviving hard environments for days as a child, not eating or drinking for 7 days, she has learnt hunting and eating on the animals she catches to survive, as a teen Akira had her tied up and gave her great pain to help her in her pain tolerance, overtime Aiko became hardened from many punishment and strong enough to handle her injuries

Akira has shown her how to use a blade so that 1 day Aiko may become a great assassin in future, however when the day came that Aiko and Akira raided a corrupt official’s building they took down many of the androids guarding him and then came to him to put him down, however Aiko sharing her Father's belief hesitates to kill him making Akira having to do so herself, Aiko saying she cannot bring herself to kill makes Akira doubt her and abandon her student on her own, after that Aiko went back home to her brother who was now a cripple and her Uncle Koji, a friend and partner of Kouta who had to take Kouta’s place in the KPD since he was still in a coma, Aiko felt broken and stopped smiling, feeling everyone will leave her does not take her medication and chooses to die, however while she was dying her brother Oga Jr breaks into the bathroom feeling his sister’s pain, he falls off his wheelchair to help her have her medication, saying he cannot bear losing her too, begging her to not do this to herself and says he will protect her no matter what not caring about his own condition

Aiko now understanding the pain of others realizes that she is needed, she knows the pain of suffering that the corrupt inflict on the weak, so she chooses to fight them back, she donned on an improvised outfit she ordered from E-Get and used that to cover up her identity, she discovers that there is a sickness going on with the Diclonius and their Vectors have stopped working except for Aiko’s and Akira’s, Aiko seeks to stop the new government that has taken over Kamukara and has spread corruption making some laws legal and crime being a major factor of the City, this was worse than the Phantom Incident years ago, mutants and cyborgs have entered the city taking over and causing trouble

Aiko has fought many warlords and have taken down many organisations in Kamukara, she has fought against the Yakuza and has stopped their human and mutant trafficking, making 1 of the bosses of the Kansai Yakuza Kenshin, a metallic mutant, have a grudge with her and wanting her dead, when stopping a cargo shipping of the Yakuzas Aiko is attacked by Kenshin and they both fight face-to-face, Kenshin having an advantage in brute strength nearly overwhelms Aiko but she fights him back and uses her Vectors to break his armored skin cutting out 1 of his eyes and then smashes him into the ground with 1 of the containers dropping on him knocking him out, this makes him hate her even more wanting to kill her desperately

Aiko in high school tends to get a lot of attention from her looks and is constantly being flirted by many guys, particularly the school common bully and rich boy, Takashi, Aiko always says she is not interested with him constantly harassing her, though the Student Council Kousuke Ito does defend her but says to her that he was saving them as he knows how dangerous Aiko is in close combat teasing her, not admitting he has feelings for her, Aiko is then being constantly asked by the newspaper club leader and only member, Choko Nishimura about her life in School with Aiko blocking her out, though this wasn’t their last meeting together as Choko witnessed a mutant being murdered by a professional assassin is now being chased by this dangerous man, she seeks help from the police but they find her story unbelievable as there was no murder mentioned and the dead man was gone, she required proof of this which she left back at her home, too scared to go out on her own, Choko asks Aiko to escort her, though Aiko says why she doesn’t ask the police she reluctantly agrees when Oga Jr convinces her and escorts her to her apartment, she waits outside for Choko but senses someone else in the apartment and sees Choko getting kidnapped trying to save her

Aiko then dons her outfit and searches the city for Choko and find tracks her down in the abandoned Maple House, once Aiko’s home before it was burned down by Delta, Aiko finds Choko and the Chinese Professional Assassin called Gai Zhao, who had a high-tech armor that could shrug off Aiko’s attack, they both fight in the rain with Aiko sustaining injury but she eventually dismembers Zhao’s arm and hits him into a pillar knocking him out, saving Choko but not revealing who she is, she tells her to spread the story, just not to the police as they maybe on the new government's payroll, she advises her to use the internet to her advantage, next day it is shown of the mysterious killings caused by the Chinese assassins that may possibly link to the Triads

This gets the attention of many of the mob-bosses of Kamukara and they start to worry that this masked vigilante will cause trouble for them in future, so they work togther to try and take her out, when a diclonii girl is taken away from her family by the Yakuza, Aiko tries to save he but is led to a trap where she gets badly injured and barley escapes with her life, falling into the sea half-dead, she is later found on a beach by Kousuke who happened to live in a beach house nearby and thanks to his medical expertise he patches up all of Aiko up and learns her secret, he tell her to rest after she wakes up after a few hours, Aiko knowing what will happen to the little girl that was kidnapped did not seek rest but to leave so she may save her, but is too badly injured to do anything, so she meditates to ignore the pain she is in but is then interupted by a cop who questions Kousuke about any suspicious activity around the area, but Aiko can sense that he is a Yakuza member and is trying to find her, when he leaves she knocks him out with Vector before he reported back, Aiko then traps and interrogates him on the girl's whereabouts, after tearing off his arms and gouging his eyes in, he tell her the location, now knowing where she is, Aiko throws the corrupt cop into the sea but does not kill him, Kousuke questions Aiko's methods but is glad she chooses not to kill her enemies

Aiko finds the warehouse that the young Diclonii is being kept in and remebers her past life as a child being tormented and tortured, she did not want her to suffer the same fate and breaks in taking on every mutant Yakuza members, though Aiko hasn't fully recovered, her determination kept her going as she took down many of them 1 by 1 knocking them out, after defeating the Yakuzas, Aiko rescues the girl and takes her back to her family and relieved that she did not suffer like her

Aiko is now nervous that Kousuke may say about her secret but he says that her secret is safe with him so long as she does not endanger herself and thanks to Kousuke's medical expertise, he fixes Aiko's wounds she gains from her "night shifts", during her walk home from school Aiko is drugged & randomly kidnapped by a mercenary called Eddie Ashley who was sent by an english business man called Vernon Kane, Eddie was sent to track down every Diclonius in the city to find out who the vigilante with the mask is, Aiko wakes up trapped in a factory where the Diclonii girls are being interrogated, she breaks out and finds her bagpack with her spare outfit, putting it on she takes down the henchman and goes up against Eddie who turned out to be a part wendigo with great gunslinging skills, after their fight, Aiko has him trapped under construction materials and interrogates him on who is in charge of all the crimelords in Kamukara, after inflicting great pain to him, Eddie eventually says "Seinto Kakuzawa", however after saying that he tells Aiko to kill him as he knows what the Kakuzawa will do to him for mentioning him to another, not taking his chances Eddie shoots himself shocking Aiko, now she seeks to know who Seinto Kakuzawa is

Over her search on the Internet she discovers the Kakuzawa Lineage and their experimentation on Diclonius in the past, but she discovers they were wiped out by an unknown group, she tried discovering who Seinto Kakuzawa is but did not find any file of his existence, she then asked Koisuke if he knew anything but alas did not know much only that he might know the group Kakuzawa could be in, the Romulus Project, knowing this because his Father was 1 of them before he was killed by them, Aiko then searches for anything on the Romulus Project and learns they are the new goverment of Kamukara, now knowing this Aiko seeks Kakuzawa and stop his reign of terror with the other Mob-Bosses, she starts with the Yakuza by tearing apart their drug lab greatly injuring the other Boss of the Kansai Yakuza Ryuji, sworn brother of Kenshin and a mutant with bladed string-like finger that pop out from his normal fingers when he uses them, though he escapes and informs Kenshin about what happened, this drives Kenshin to search for answers and finds their corrupt cop in the hospital barely able to wake up, he tells them he was attacks by the "Masked Demon" herself and that there was a boy trying to hide her, because of this Kousuke is captured and tortured to tell about the Masked Demon, Aiko searches for him blaming herself for endangering him

She searches for him around the City but because she was panicking of what her mistake will do to Kousuke she could not sense him properly, she then remembers her training in focusing her horns with a calm and collective mind, from that she senses the city and pinpoints Kousuke’s position, finding him getting interrogated by Kenshin, she sneaks in the Building and takes out the henchmen and then fights Kenshin and Ryuji head on, they both give her great challenge in both strength and area advantage, however Aiko defeats the 2 by bursting Ryuji’s face and breaking off Kenshin’s right hand with her Raging Mountain God Fist technique, ironically this impresses Kenshin more than enraging him more, Kousuke then knocks him out with an object in the area and acts he is ok, but Aiko shows she was extremely worried for him and takes him to her home and says he is her new boyfriend to not cause any suspicion on who she is, she patches his wound and thinks maybe they should stay away from each other and that her activities is making things worse in the city and thinks about giving up, but Kousuke mentions of the little girl she saved and all the people she has saved in the past, though Aiko thinks of those she hasn’t saved, Kousuke reveals he was scared for his life back with the Yakuzas and tells her imagine this happens to others without people like Aiko to stop them, encouraging her to keep fighting, they share a kiss first time after Kousuke’s treatment

After a few days, Aiko finds a group of Yakuza members and interrogates them for where the other Yakuza shipments but 1 of them begs for her not to murder him and obliterate him, this confuses Aiko but she discovers she’s been framed for murdering Ryuji and the Kenshin has sent a bounty of 500 Billion yen to any who captures her dead or alive, she is now on the run and searches the whole city for Kenshin, after finding the airship he was using to go around the city with, she infiltrates it but it explodes randomly and crashes down into the slums of Kamukara, Aiko is slightly injured and finds Kenshin and a few of his henchmen left injured from the explosion and crash, she takes them out and fights Kenshin 1 last time, she overpowers him but is then stopped by the KPD Swat Teams, she nearly surrenders but find they have been hired by the Romulus Project to kill Kenshin, she fends them off and takes an injured Kenshin away, she goes hiding in an old facility island that use to be known as the Lebensborn Project owned by the former Director Kakuzawa, she tries to get answers from Kenshin but he passes out from his injuries, she tends to his wounds but finds it difficult to try and treat someone made of metal, she calls for Kousuke on her phone and asks for advice on how to treat Kenshin, much to Kousuke’s dismay from their last meeting, he advises her to gather any metallic material and a blowtorch to cover his wounds, she then waits for him to wake and stays with him

While waiting she hums a tune to calm her nerves from what is happening, Kenshin wakes and hears the tune finding it lovely, he asks what it is, Aiko doesn’t mention where she heard it from, only saying it’s called Elfenlied “Elf Song” a poem written in German by Eduard Mörike that was turned into a song, she says she usually hums it to calm herself, Kenshin seems to also have calmed down from his rage towards her and found out it was Kakuzawa killed his brother then tried to kill him by 1 of their failed experiments that combusted, explaining the Airship’s explosion, though Kenshin mentions they should be careful and that there is a powerful Assassin that came from another world that Romulus hired to hunt them down, the Ice Master Toketsu was hired to capture or kill the Masked Demon of Kamukara

He is very good at his job and never seems to fail, he does go a little out of control should he find too much amusement in his hunts, after their cooperation they are found by Romulus and are tracked by Toketsu and his Cryotites Troops, they both are surrounded and try to escape but fight many Cryotites with the Facility to survive, they eventually break through underground and try to escape through the pipes, but are attacked by more Cryotites, they fight through them but Kenshin realizes that he is slowing them down from his injuries and chooses to stay behind and help Aiko escape, he then tells her if she wants to expose Romulus, she must find Vernon Kane as his industry is in leagues with the Romulus Project, he also asks her to to find his younger sister who is in the hospital and will be killed if left behind, but before she leaves, Kenshin asks for 1 last request and asks for Aiko to show her face to him before he dies, though doubtful Aiko removes her mask revealing her face which makes Kenshin upset he didn’t get to know her in friendlier terms, he heads back and holds back the Cyrotites but is then killed by Toketsu being frozen to death though not before smirking at him, he breaks him to pieces

Aiko heads to the hospital to find Miyuki, who was getting treated for her condition that was an unknown mutation, she finds her nearly assassinated by Toketsu who was calming her and was about to stab her with ice, but Aiko steps in and stops him, she then fights Toketsu head on but he is very tricky and causes Aiko great pain, he then traps Aiko in ice and torments her by freezing bits of her blood inside her forming spikes in her, he then proceeds to cut her head off but she then uses her ninpo on herself setting herself on fire covering her whole body and attacks Toketsu brutally burning him with her punches and Vectors nearly killing him but stops herself at the last second, she stops the fire but is badly burned to fight further, she takes Miyuki out of the hospital and hears Toketsu laughing as he has now developed an obsession of her as he bleeds on the ground, Aiko has given Miyuki to be taken care of by Kousuke back home and searches for Kane, she eventually finds him about to leave in his jet and ambushes him to find information, however Kane reveals to be really a Wendigo and changes form into a then clawed beast then attacks Aiko, but because Aiko hasn’t quite recovered from her fight with Toketsu and her burns, she fights Kane into a jet warehouse and beats him but sustains many cuts and injuries from Kane’s claws, she fends him back for a while but succumbs to her burns and Kane tries to eat her but is stopped by Akira who cuts him in half but he escapes as he cannot die easily 

Akira reveals she has comeback to Kamukara after her mission in Barcelona was nothing more than a wild goose chase, she informs Aiko she is searching for a oldman named Roberto Rodriguez of the Deadman Corporation, a company that creates super cyborg beings, but Akira reveals the Rodriguez is actually part of a Supernatural group that worshiped a Lord from the another realm, this Lord was a being that could destroy all life should he be released, Aiko then works with Akira but is angry with her for abandoning her in the past, so she does not trust her completely, Aiko request that when they raid the Deadman Corporation she does not kill anyone, but before they raid Akira gives Aiko her wooden sword that helped her channel her energy, they infiltrate the Corporation and take out many of them, Aiko then finds a young boy with horns but wasn’t a Diclonii but a different sort of mutant, before she can inspect the boy Akira rips out the boy’s heart with her Vectors and bursts it, then disappears heading back to Aiko’s old treehouse waiting for her there, when Aiko finds her she asked why she killed that boy mercilessly and didn’t listen to her, Akira says that was no boy, it was a monster saying that boy was a child of Katastrophys, a being who believes in destruction and makes it into a religion, if that boy lived on it would end Kamukara if it evolved, Akira had to do what she needed to, Aiko now even more distrustful of Akira than ever for not telling her that before, but Akira knew of Aiko’s beliefs and saw she was still a child that can’t do anything on her own, the potential she saw in her was false, enraged Aiko fights her in the treehouse, Akira being her Mentor was difficult to fight but Aiko bursts her out of treehouse and nearly finishes her off with Raging Mountain God Fist attack but stops herself again from going berserk, she gives Akira her bag and tells her to leave Kamukara and never comeback, Akira now sees the potential in accepts her demands and leaves while injured from her fight with Aiko

Aiko finds a necklace in the rubble of her treehouse which was a present she gave to Akira years ago, seeing this she was slightly happy to know that she kept her in mind all this time, though she still didn’t smile, back home Aiko is visited by her Aunt Maya and Uncle Bando whom have been overseas in Italy living there, they know of the situation Kamukara is currently in and seeks to provide information to Koji, Bando knows of Aiko's identity as the Dark Demon of Kamukara and provides her detail on the Kakuzawas as he did business with them before, but before they could discuss more information, Seinto Kakuzawa reveals his face to the public and says that he will run the place of Kiro Tsukino and make Japan safe again, with the public praising his nobility, Aiko is enraged and sees that exposing him now as a fiend is useless now, she will need to find real dirt on the President who now shows his face as a hero, Aiko now seeks out the all the Mob-Bosses in leagues with Kakuzawa and gather information but it is not enough, Aiko nearly loses hope in the fight, then Aiko is called by Oga Jr and he informs of Mayu and Bando's death, saying their heads were found impaled on the Kamukara memorial

It appears on the news and a message was left behind in blood saying "It's been long little Aiky", only 1 person in the world calls Aiko that and it was the woman that broke her family apart and took her Mother away, Delta, she tracks her down in a Factory where exo-armors for the Romulus Soldiers were being made, Delta taunts Aiko and reminds her of their "fun time" together and says she had fun breaking her Mother and taking Aiko's virginity away at such a young age, enraging Aiko she fights Delta but is constantly taunted and countered brutally by her, Aiko gains many cuts and injuries from Delta and starts to become exhausted, Delta then reveals she had a lot more power hidden inside her and she's been holding back all this time, she then brutally attacks Aiko mercilessy, after brutally injuring Aiko, Delta binds and traps her with her Vectors then continues to molest and torture her getting aroused from her pain and agony, she strips Aiko naked and brands her with some of the heated metal around the area, she tortures Aiko waiting for her to beg for death, however Aiko insteads lets her killer instinct take over again and she breaks out, Aiko now berserk ignores all the pain and savagely fights Delta tearing her bit by bit but then stops after nearly killing her, Delta hangs on to a railing as she nearly falls to a tank full of magma, even after what she put Aiko through, she still tries to save Delta and grabs her automail hand but it breaks off and Delta falls in to her death, Aiko then sits there bleeding, broken and exhausted while stripped of her outfit, but just before she could catch her breath, Toketsu finds her with an evil grinning stare at her

With her blood covering her face Toketsu could not recognize her as Aiko, however she was too weak to do anything and Toketsu holds her down molesting her while licking her blood, he was happy to see the Masked Demon again, though he wished she was at her best, he wanted to cut her up and experiment on her when he takes her with him, but Kakuzawa comes in and says that will not be necessary as he chooses to just kill her, enraged by the sight of Kakuzawa, Aiko goes berserk again and tries to kill him but is easily overpowered by his godly power, her Raging Moutain God Fist technique is stopped by Kakuzawa as he grabs and melts her right hand off, Aiko defeated by the New President feels her life coming to an end, to make sure of this Kakuzawa forms a sharp pole from the broken metal around him and impales her in the chest finishing her off, he then has his right hand man Leo burn down the factory with her inside, Aiko now left for dead nearly breathes her last breath but is saved by an unknown man in a red who carries her out of there while the place burns down

Aiko then wakes on a bed fully healed and her hand has regrown, she then sees the man in red reading something and sees he is a Diclonius himself, he reveals himself to be Kiba Strife and does not remember much of his past other than the fact that Toketsu maybe connected, Kiba then introduces Jurou Tsukino who is the real brother of Aiko's Mother Nyu, Jurou has been working underground to find a way to defeat Kakuzawa and reveals it was his orders that lead to Kiro's death, but Kiro's technology remained, using the healing bath on Aiko helped her recover and fixed her up, because Kiro's son Ryu is still young Jurou is in charge along with Kiro's wife Hoshi and they ask for Aiko's help, but Aiko is doubtful in her abilities and gives up her fight, but Kiba comforts her and tells her that even though he does not exactly know everything about himself, it does not stop him from turning the wrongs to right, he fights for the weak no matter what the cost because he wants to do it, he says they can't do this without her as he reveals she can kill a God, hence why a Vectors are as powerful as her Grandfather's, after calming herself Aiko then talks with her Uncle Jurou who informs Aiko that her Mother is indeed alive and is being kept preserved within Romulus, with this knowledge Aiko is now driven to fight against Romulus

Jurou then gives Aiko a high-tech suit that her Uncle Kiro made for her to stop her Vectors from harming her, though Jurou modified and changed it for combat purposes, Aiko does ask for it to he redesigned and is oufitted with many gadgets Jurou prepared for her, with Aiko set up in her new armor her and Kiba plan to raid and take down Romulus with the resistance, Aiko is given her own personal jet and flies in the Fortress, she takes out her new sword as her wooden 1 is broken, her stunblade takesdown many hostiles without killing them, she fights through many and many of them til she finds the emitter responsible for suppressing the Diclonius of their Vectors except for hers, she finds out it is her Mother who is being kept alive and being used as an living Anti-Vector Generator, Aiko then battles Kakuzawa's right hand man Leo who reveals to he a mutant with a muscular lion and scorpion-like body known as Chimera, tearing out of his human body Leo tries to kill Aiko but Aiko overpowers him as she can now use her Vectors and ninpo safely without straining herself, she breaks out her Mother, unfortunately Nyu has no idea what's going on and does not remember anything, she doesn't even know Aiko, when Aiko removes her helmet she cries realizing her Mother doesn't recognize her at all

Aiko then puts her head on her Mothers silently singing her Mother's song Elfenlied to her from her sadness, Nyu recognises the song and remembers everything, she then cries in joy seeing Aiko again and the both cry in joy after so many years off separation, Aiko carries her Mother walking home as Kiba burns Romulus down with the resistance and Kakuzawa goes into hiding Aiko hides her armor and jet as she brings Nyu back to the family, surprising her more she finds her Father is back home awakened from his coma, it was revealed that Delta's Vectors were cursed and kept Kouta comatose but after her death Kouta woke up recovering, with the family back together again and they celebrate their reunion, Nyu remembers seeing Aiko but doesn't remember her as the Masked Demon, Jurou joins in on the celebration with Kiro's son Ryu and Kiro's wife Hoshi along with Kiba whom starts to remember who he is slowly, Jurou gives Oga Jr augments that are humanlike so that he doesn't need his wheelchair anymore, Jurou also say that Kiro's old lab Sakura Enterprise is up and running again and will continue Kiro's research along with running his place as President, Aiko is now relieved to see everything going well again, but their peace is cut short when a broadcast sent to everyone's television

Kakuzawa makes an announcement that his Noah Project is complete and that those chosen to live for the new world shall be sheltered while he destroys and reforms it into a Utopia of peace, after that the world shakes and starts to crack as his power starts to decimate the world, Aiko has Jurou send a her family to safety while she puts on her armor and goes after Kakuzawa who was causing the Chaos from the Lensborn Project Old Facility Island, Aiko finds him and takes out his troops, then goes up against the False God himself, this time Aiko was determined to stop Kakuzawa, they both fight equally in strength and power nearly decimating the whole island, Kakuzawa proves to be godlike overwhelming Aiko, but as their fight carries on Aiko gains the upperhand and defeats him, though Kakuzawa chooses not to stay down and uses his power to make himself gigantic to try and destroy Aiko, though she has a difficult time Aiko enters her berserk mode but since she is wearing her armor she controls it and overpowers Kakuzawa greatly making him go back to his normal size weakened, he says "do you really think a silly girl like you in a ridiculous costume can change the world?" before laughing, then does 1 final punch knocking him out, with the world saved Aiko leaves Kakuzawa to the military before heading back home

Back home Aiko discovers from her Uncle Jurou has taken Kakuzawa into his custody and made sure his Godlike power is nullified, relieved Aiko joins her family on their holiday in Okinawa, Kousuke tells Aiko he will be leaving Japan for a while an wanted to inform her before he goes overseas to become a Doctor, happy for him they share 1 last kiss though is shocked to see Aiko is smiling as he has never seen her smile before in his life, Aiko joins her family in their family photo, Choko arrives saying she now works for the Daily Daze and publishes stories for them now, her recent story and best-seller "The Nightdemon of Kamukara" gained many interest on the Superheroine who took down Romulus and Kakuzawa while saving world from ending, Aiko found it cheesy but liked the name, though Aiko is finished with Romulus, her days of crimefighting hasn't stopped as she fights to protect the innocent and stop the evil around her city, Aiko puts on her armor and leaps into the city to fight on as the Nightdemon

October TBR

Lady Midnight, Cassandra Clare - In a secret world where half-angel warriors are sworn to fight demons, parabatai is a sacred word.A parabatai is your partner in battle. A parabatai is your best friend. Parabataican be everything to each other—but they can never fall in love.Emma Carstairs is a warrior, a Shadowhunter, and the best in her generation. She lives for battle. Shoulder to shoulder with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, she patrols the streets of Los Angeles, where vampires party on the Sunset Strip, and faeries—the most powerful of supernatural creatures—teeter on the edge of open war with Shadowhunters. When the bodies of humans and faeries turn up murdered in the same way Emma’s parents were when she was a child, an uneasy alliance is formed. This is Emma’s chance for revenge—and Julian’s chance to get back his brother Mark, who is being held prisoner by the faerie Courts. All Emma, Mark, and Julian have to do is solve the murders within two weeks…and before the murderer targets them.Their search takes Emma from sea caves full of sorcery to a dark lottery where death is dispensed. And each clue she unravels uncovers more secrets. What has Julian been hiding from her all these years? Why does Shadowhunter Law forbid parabatai to fall in love? Who really killed her parents—and can she bear to know the truth?

The Last Star, Rick Yancey - The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human.

They Both Die at the End, Adam Silvera - On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure and to live a lifetime in a single day.

Fifty Shades Darker, E. L. James - Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven, and demanding Fifty Shades. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront her anger and envy of the women who came before her and make the most important decision of her life.

Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher - Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.

All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr - Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel. In a mining town in Germany, the orphan Werner grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments, a talent that wins him a place at a brutal academy for Hitler Youth, then a special assignment to track the resistance. More and more aware of the human cost of his intelligence, Werner travels through the heart of the war and, finally, into Saint-Malo, where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge.

Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell - Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan… But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to. Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words… And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone. For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?

The Fault in Our Stars, John Green - Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo - Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.

Cress, Marissa Meyer - In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.

Winter, Marissa Meyer - Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mark her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend--the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long. Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters? Fans will not want to miss this thrilling conclusion to Marissa Meyer's national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.

Hard Time, C.F. White - After Micky O’Neill is remanded in custody for breaching his court order, his already tempestuous relationship with Dan Peters is tested to the limits. Having to battle their way through a court case that could end with Micky in jail, social workers breaking up the family home, and the return of Micky’s deadbeat father, it seems everything is set to destroy their relationship before it even had the chance to start. With such high stakes involved, not just for Micky but for once-burned, twice-shy Dan, they both have to learn that falling in love isn’t always responsible.

Stalking Jack the Ripper, Kerri Maniscalco - Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.

History is All You Left Me, Adam Silvera - From the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. When Griffin's first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future he's been imagining for himself has gone far off course. To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffin's downward spiral continues. He's losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets he's been keeping are tearing him apart. If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life