Shura Kirigakure

Shura Kirigakure is an Upper First Class Exorcist and Rin Okumura's mentor. She trained under the guidance of Shiro Fujimoto to obtain the title "Meister" as a Knight.

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AppearanceEdit

Shura Kirigakure
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Shura possesses long, red hair with yellow ends that resemble flames. Her eyes are green in the manga, yet purple in the anime, and she has a curvaceous figure (she has an F-cup). She is usually seen with a (very revealing) bikini top over her endowed breasts, along with shorts and sometimes with stockings as the bottom part of her outfit or also wearing a denim jacket. After she is assigned to become a teacher at the Exorcist Cram School, Shura starts wearing an unbuttoned school jacket and a tie. She also carries a license that states her name and position, as well as a key with coat of arms on it, which symbolizes her position. She also has markings on her body where she, after saying "Devour the Seven Princesses, slay the Serpent", can get her sword from. The area where she attains the sword from is on her upper-chest.
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PersonalityEdit

Shura when she is drunk.
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Shura has a rather laid-back personality and uses slang; using yer instead of your. She is also noted to be rather blunt, speaking freely about sensitive topics, as well as not being hesitant in pointing out others' flaws. Even with her superiors, she is not afraid to challenge them, which on a few occasions resulted in physical conflict.
Like Rin, she often slacks off, and would rather drink and let others do work. However, when needed, Shura can be serious and focused, as seen when she duels Amaimon and being able to depict the fact that Rin's flames take over him because of his fear. She is also fiercely loyal to Father Fujimoto, despite denying his ways. Insulting or playing around with Shura can lead to being punished.


Shura cracking a smile in a break from combat.
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Shura is currently hiding her true age by stating to everyone that she is 18, when Yukio has alluded to the fact that she is 26.
HistoryEdit

Shura as a child.
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Little is known about Shura's past, except that Father Fujimoto saved her as a child from the path of evil. He also took her as his apprentice, and passed on his knowledge and skill to her.
She eventually earned the title Meister as both a Knight and a Doctor. Early in Rin's life, Shiro requested in their last meeting that if he were to die, she teach Rin to wield Koumaken, saying that no one knew more about demon swords than she did. She stubbornly refused, lashing out that he was throwing away his life for the son of Satan.

PlotEdit
True Cross Academy ArcEdit

Shura's disguise as Yamada.
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Shura first appears disguised as a young man named Yamada, an Esquire of True Cross Academy. Yamada didn't get along with the others, due to the fact that he kept his face hidden under a hoodie and always concerned with playing his PSP.
Shura was disguised due to the fact that she was an inspector and needed to learn more about Rin to determine if he had inherrited Satan's powers or not. She then reveals her true identity while saving Rin from Amaimon.


Shura saves Rin from Amaimon.
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Shura then takes Rin to the Japanese Branch Basement, which is located beneath the True Cross Academy. They meet Mephisto Pheles and Shura questions him about not letting the Vatican know about Satan's son. They then get permission to enter a interrogation room and inside, Shura reveals her past to Rin. While Rin is bewildered at the fact the Shura was once his father's student, Shura fakes an injury and grabs off Rin's Koumaken. A brief battle ensues, ending with Shura remembering that her mentor stated that she would find Rin humorous. She then decides to keep Rin alive, because of his dream to become a top-ranking Exorcist.
Eventually, she becomes a teacher for the exorcism cram school to teach magic seals, circles, and swordsmanship.

Training Camp ArcEdit
When summer begins, Shura accompanies Yukio and the class for training camp. Before the mission begins, she warns Rin not to use his flames or she will report. Eventually, Yukio and Shura see a blue light where Rin used his flames. Shura states she won't report him as she was assigned as his tutor to use the Koumaken. She also spots Amaimon and Mephisto up to something.
When the mission is complete, they are attacked by Amaimon where Shura uses seals to hold him off. However, Shiemi has a parasite controlling her so Shura gives Rin the Kurikara to save her. She holds off Amaimon's Behemoth when the other students come to Rin and Shiemi's aid. Eventually, Rin fights Amaimon exposing his true form but loses control and starts a forest fire. Shura gets the group out of the forest.

Mephisto Trial arcEdit
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Shura at the trial.
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Carrying on from the fight with Amaimon in the forest, Rin escapes in his enraged form where he is confronted by Shura and Yukio who attempt to subjugate him until Shiemi manages to calm him down. Rin eventually falls unconscious as his fatigue overruns his overwhelming power. Suddenly, the newly appointed Paladin Arthur Auguste Angel appears with the intent on killing Rin, who is recognized as "Satan's spawn". With the introduction of the new Paladin, Shura already verbally attacks Angel, therefore hinting that the two had never got along and have dark experiences with each other. Eventually, Shura manages to stops Angel but is easily apprehended, until an incoming call informs Angel that the Grigori have put Mephisto on trail, and Shura is needed as a witness.
During the hearing where Mephisto is accused with the penalty of secretly hiding Okumura Rin, with the intent of breeding him as a weapon, an earthquake is suddenly felt and the trial is interrupted as Amaimon summons his pet Behemoth and an invading goblin raid party to wreak havoc. Amaimon possibly appears under the command of his older brother Mephisto, where he intends to use Amaimon (being the demon King of Earth) to demonstrate to the Vatican, how Rin's Satan inherited powers are truly devastating, and could therefore be of use against demons.

Eventually, Shura and Angel manage to take down Behemoth the hobgoblin but is still no match for the overpowered King of Earth. Until that is, the Esquires arrive with the earlier confiscated Kurikara, ultimately awakening Rin, where he effortlessly defeats Amaimon.

Filler arc (Anime Only)Edit
Note: Events occurring in this arc are only in the anime and do not constitute canon material.
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The Impure King arcEdit
During the Kyoto mission, she continued training Rin to light the two ends of the three candles which he succeed. Shura suppressed Rin when he lost it, when Bon would not apologize to his (Bon's) father. In prison, she willingly gave Rin his sword even though it would mean she broke the contract. When Rin couldn't unsheathe Kurikara, she said he must have lost his confidence. Mephisto showed up to announce that Rin is put on death sentence because the imprisonment spell was used and locked him in the "strongest prison". She was infuriated, but could do nothing about it. Later, she asked his friends to help Rin escape because Bon's father said that Rin is the only one that can defeat the Impure King. After this, she went to lead to squads to battle.
Powers & Abilities Edit

Shura's sword.
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Shura is a powerful exorcist, noted to be an excellent wielder of the sword. She fights using Kirigakure Ryuu - Makengi (Hidden Mist Style - Demon blade Technique). As she was chosen to be the apprentice of Father Shiro Fujimoto when she was child, it can be assumed that she had a great deal of potential already back then. Shura keeps a demon sword in a symbol above her chest that she can summon when she says, "Devour the Seven Princesses, slay the Serpent." She is also noted to be skilled in sealing techniques, as she sealed Rin's Koukamen in her abdomen as well as her own blade in her chest. Likewise, she can also use high-level barrier techniques, which are powerful enough to prevent one of the Demon Kings, Amaimon, from entering it. Shura is also noted to have a Meister in the Doctor class, but she states that she is not a conventional doctor. It is unknown what she means by this. Shura may also have powers as an Aria, due to her being able to seal Rin's demon powers when confronting Bon about his Father. This has not been conformed though.
Dabō (Serpent Fang)Edit
Kirigakure Ryuu-Makengi - Snake lance

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Dabō (lit. Serpent Fang) are projectiles made of energy that are lauched at the opponent.
Gara Gara (Absolute Emptiness)Edit
Gara Gara (lit. Absolute Emptiness) allows Shura to thrust her sword at her opponent with great force.
Kirigakure Ryū-Makengi - HebiransuEdit
This technique transforms Shura's demon sword into a longer form with a wavy edge, much like the curves of a snake. In addition, the area near the tip of the blade gains an eye. This technique requires blood to be spread along the blade of the sword.
Familiar spiritEdit

Shura's snake familiar.
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Shura was seen to be able to summon a familiar that resembled a snake. It can apparently locate people, as he was able to find Michelle Neuhaus in Shiemi's secret garden. Shura gave a seal that glows red when near the familiar to Rin when they are trying to find Michelle.
Another Snake familiar spirit was shown in the manga, instead it had heart markings and was capable of speech. It was used in the Kyoto Arc to assist Yukio Okumura and exorcists in the tracking of Saburota Todo and the Left Eye of the Impure King.