Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living… as an angel. He has come to Earth on a mission.
Interests… scorching handprints onto various doors around the human world. To the general public, these markings seem to be random. But to Akiva, his handprints are symbols of faint pulses of magic lurking behind them.
Relationship Status… single. Honestly, he wouldn’t imagine himself otherwise. A girl a long time ago taught him mercy and compassion, but he was traumatized from something terrible that happened between them. Upon seeing Karou for the first time, he has a natural affinity towards her since she reminds him so much of the girl he once loved.
Challenge… killing the chimaera, especially Brimstone. The seraphim and chimaera are sworn enemies. Akiva seems to love to hate them, or perhaps he has no other choice.
Personality… brooding, cold, and ruthless. He’s goal-oriented and is determined to get things done—even if that means murder. Although he has fiery eyes, there’s no warmth behind them. Akiva has an intimidating stare, devoid of any emotion. But behind his cold exterior, there may be some warmth and hope.
Get to Know him in...
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Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages—not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. When one of the strangers—beautiful, haunted Akiva—fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?
