Akane Honoka

Akane Hirawa, also known as Akane Honoka, is a player of the Horizon game.

Appearance
It's very easy to recognize Akane from all the guild members of Moonvale, thanks to her short white hair with pink streaks, and the fact that she usually wears mage-themed clothing and dark colors. She has brown eyes, which is also is her natural hair color.

In-Game, she has a tattoo with the infinity simbol under her right eye.

Personality
Akane is very straight-forward and is always very attentive to other people's behavior and feelings. She cares a lot about taking care of others and avoiding unecessary damage, even if she doesn't really get along with someone (Like when she helped Annelise deal with her feelings and not wanting her to feel alone).

She herself said that her overall attitude changed after Inui's passing, as Akane started seeing and perceiving life in a different light, saying that "We never know when it will be our last time seeing someone or something".

Background
Akane was raised by her maternal grandparents. It's currently unknown why she wasn't raised by her parents. Her grandparents were very strict with her, wanting Akane to succeed academically. She did her best, but admits that she wasn't a brilliant student and didn't want to be one.

She was Inui's childhood friend, and would rather stay at his house as they could play for hours. She really appreciated his brother's and dad's kindness with her. Now she describes that time in a very loving way, saying that it was like they all knew that Inui would be gone someday

Inui Kirine
Akane loved Inui a lot and suffered with his passing. They were very close and Inui described Akane to Takashi as his best friend in the whole world, saying that being with her always made him feel less lonely.

They used to take the same classes in school before Inui had to drop out due to his health, and Akane would come to his house everyday to teach him what she learned on the day, so Inui wouldn't feel left out.

On his final months, Akane already felt like that his ending was close, as she could perceive his health deteriorating rapdily. She decided to still be by his side to the end, but it didn't make Akane suffer less with his passing, even getting her to the point of getting hospitalized.

Azuma Hibiya
Akane met Azuma before Inui's passing and he was fundamental for her recovery from mourning. She would always accompany Inui to the hospital and met Azuma there, as he is a nursing assistent there. Azuma's mindset about life helped Akane change her mind about a lot of things in life, as he seemed to understand more about liberty and loss than her.

They currently live together in Azuma's apartment as Akane couldn't bear to live with her grandparents anymore. Azuma makes enough money to give themselves a comfortable life, but Akane makes her own money selling handmade candles and scents, saying that she doesn't like the idea of depending solely on him for her needs, wanting to help with their expenses.

Abilities
Hekseri: Akane's magic has a lot of resemblance with witchcraft, being able to make healing or damage potions with plants, seeds and flowers. It is very precise and strong thanks to her knowledge in the biology field.

Magic Spells: Akane is extremely skilled with the many magical books available within Horizon, being able to summon all her spells by reading them aloud.

Equipment
Akane wields a Dagger and seems to be proeficient with it in battle, having a lot of skill with the weapon and being very precise in hitting vital points of her enemies.

Trivia

 * Akane avoids using her real surname In-Game for privacy and security reasons.