kiyohime tanaka.

kiyohime is a stunning woman. with golden locks that seem to glow beneath the sun and amber irises to accompany, she has been named the best beauty her village had to offer. the elders often made jokes that her pearly white smile could heal the sick and even add years onto someone's life, even though, interestingly enough, kiyohime had sharper canine teeth, akin to small fangs. while her skin is rather pale still, there are hints of color, proof of her sunny adventures, but due to being a hashira, her skin rarely ever tans due to her activity mostly being during the quiet night.kiyohime stands rather short at five feet and two inches tall, but she makes up for her lack of height with white lace-up boots that have a small heel, granting her two extra inches and allowing her to call herself average height. she wears a typical demon slayer uniform with a skirt, though the back of her skirt hits the back of her knees whereas the front only stops at mid-thigh. over her uniform is a mostly black haori decorated with subtle embroideries of golden dragons stitched along the sleeves and the back.

born on a warm august night, kiyohime tanaka was a rather shockingly quiet baby, so much so that her mother was initially scared her baby had not survived. this fear was quickly squashed, however, when the first sound kiyohime ever made was a fit of giggles as her mother touched her cheek for the first time.kiyohime was quickly hailed as the warmth of the village, sent by the gods as a gift to them with her stunning gold eyes and her perfect charm, even as a child. she was always bright, always seen with smile after smile on her face. she was the entire village's pride and joy, something her father was never keen on. as a selfish man, he could never tolerate the attention being on anyone other than him, even if it was his own daughter and he was swimming in compliments. his problem? they weren't his compliments. they were for his daughter, someone barely old enough to have any accomplishments to her name.however violent her father became, kiyohime did her best to keep her mother in good spirits, but things were failing, quickly. her father's rage and jealousy could no longer be contained, and he often took it out on kiyohime and his own wife often. developing a large fear of men in general, kiyohime stopped even leaving her home despite her mother's encouragement. seeing as kiyohime needed something to build her confidence back up, her mother began to teach her swordsmanship to keep her occupied and to give her something to hold onto.a few short years later, kiyohime being a young teenager, a night came that her father simply did not come home. days passed, and kiyohime began to become hopeful that her and her mother could return to a normal life. just as kiyohime began to chip away at the shell she built herself, one night changed it all. her village was attacked in the dead of night, and with no slayers, it was a quick annihilation. kiyohime and her mother were seemingly saved for last, and with her barely recognizable father in front of her, blood streaking down his chin and a wild grin hatching on his face, she did her best to fend him off but ended up failing.she still does not know how she survived that night, but she swore that she would behead her father if it was the last thing she ever did with her life. her resolve led her to joining the demon slayer corps, and she flew through the ranks, becoming the hashira of the forgotten dragon breathing, before even turning 18.