Janika Miruna 'Eldreich' [Complete]

Age: 16
Grade: Sophomore
Height: 5' 5 1/2"
Weight: 122 lbs.
Eye Color: Violet-Blue
Hair Color: Dark Purple
Appearance:


Janika is a naturally pretty girl, who rarely ever wears make-up apart from lipstick here and there. She likes to keep her hair on the short side, tapered from back to front, leaving her bangs shorter and allowing her hair to rest in front of her shoulders.

She is in good physical shape, her muscles toned but not to the extent of that of a man. She is not a twig but far from over-weight.

Her attire is rather varied. She has a lot of casual clothing, along with the fancy attire for special occasions. And when the mood strikes she will even wear more eccentric and odd clothing.



Personality:
Janika is usually rather reserved and quiet. She is often not comfortable around people she doesn't know and doesn't particularly enjoy large crowds either. This is mainly due to experiences both in the states and back in Bosnia.

While she might seem a little cold at first, once she gets to know you and how you are, she is willing to chit chat and have fun. And when you become her friend, she is the type to try and do anything within her power, for you. She has a strong sense of loyalty and duty toward her friends.

She also has a very strong sense of right and wrong. She had always been taught to be a good person, since coming to the states, and when she was with her family while they were alive. Her sense of justice makes her willing to confront people who do others harm, or break laws in other ways.

Fighting Style:
Janika was taught a unique mixture of martial arts. Esellia had started young and held black belts in Karate, Kung-fu, Teikwondo and Capoera. Janika's sensai molded them into a singular fighting style all meshed into one. On top of that she had encorporated Aikido and Brazilian Jui-jitsu so that Janika would have the ability to defend herself on the ground.

She had also insisted on flairing it up here and there will Ballet, because there were viable motions with which to attack with. Esellia had never really given the fighting style a name.

Strengths:
-Loyal
-Strong-Willed
-Extremely Flexible
-Ambidextrous

Weaknesses:
-Willingness to self-sacrifice
-Occasionally suffers from PTSD or 'Shell-Shock'
-Her left shoulder and arm are weaker, due to her injuries during childhood.

History:

-------Early Years-------
Janika spent her early years with her family in Bosnia, until war ravished their home and left her parents and two younger siblings dead and Janika without a home or family to grow with. She was 8 years old at the time and was forced to cut her hair and pretend to be a boy to surviveI, for fear of what would happen to a young defensless girl like herself without anyones protection.

As a lot of children in her position in Serbia, she had ended up being recruited into a rebel group, in attempt to vent and get vengence against those that helped to murder her family and seeked to take away her homeland, the only thing she had left. 5 years later, shortly after her thirteenth birthday, she had still successfully hidden her gender and climbed the ranks within the rebel group that had taken her in.

However on one of her last missions, Janika caught sniper fire, the first bullet had torn a chunk from her shoulder, the second had hit her neck. Lucky for her, the wound wasn't fatal. She was brought to a red-cross trauma center before she nearly bled out. It was there, during her recovery that that she had met the man who would save her life and remove her from the war-torn territory that was Serbia.

-------Leaving the Homeland-------
Her savior's name was Hammond Eldreich, an entrepreneur, doctor and scientist. Dr. Eldreich had worked up a rather large sum of money during his career but had no family of his own to share his fortune with. The elder male, 57 years old, had decided to take it upon himself to bring under his nurturing wing and adopted her.

The thirteen year old was flown to America, to Eldreich's estate on the outskirts of Manhatten, where sh e spent her first few months learning to write and read english. While she had grown relatively confident at speaking the language, her slavic accent was still present.

Hammond had enrolled Janika into a private school, but it prooved too much for her to handle. The native rich cg ildren she had been forced to attend school with had treated her cruelly, picking away at her patience because she still had an accent and battle scars from her time in her own country. Before she had turned 14, Janika had been suspended multiple times for fighting, before ultimately being expelled.

Dr. Eldreich decided to do the next best thing and pay for home-schooling. However, what he wanted was for her to learn more than simply academics. He also hired someone to teach her discipline, patience and respect through Martial Arts as a means to help keep her from becoming too lonely or bored.

Overseas she had been taught how to use various weapons, but not her fists. At first Janika was not thrilled by the idea. However it quickly grew on her and she ended up falling in love with it, embracing the training and keeping it close to her heart. Half her days were spent practicing on her own, or sparring with her sensai, another female which Hammond had adopted early in her life, named Esellia.

Esellia also stressed that she did Yoga in her free time and took the liberty of teaching her Ballet. It was Esellia's belief that both provided flexibility and balance, which would further compliment her ability to defend herself. After one hard night of training, Janika had decided to snoop about the estate and ended up in Dr. Eldreich's study. And there she would discover something peculiar.

-------The Truth-------
At first she figured it would be harmless to snoop about Hammond's study. But when a set of papers caught her eye, she couldn't help but read the cover. In bold black letters, the words 'Codename: Violet-Resonance' could be found at the center. Bold red letters stamped in the upper-right corner read 'CONFIDENTIAL', and a stamp and sigil in the upper-left, which read 'Central Intelligence Agency'.

Janika was not prepared for what she was about to read. She would flip open the packet and those deep hues would settle upon a variety of pictures and the girl in the pictures were none other than her, ranging from when she had first come state-side, to some that were taken recently. This discovery had both startled and confused her. But before she could flip to the next page, she heard the study door behind her fly open. Dr. Eldreich's voice booming out as he entered.

"Janika! What are you doing, girl!? I told you never to enter this study without my permission! G-Get away from that, this instant!"

"B-but it's about me! Why do you have this!?"

"THIS IS NONE OF YOUR BUSIN- ...Janika, darling.. I can't explain it to you just yet. You're not ready to hear it."

"That isn't fair! I'm not a child anymore!"

"You're still a child to me! I-I cant explain this to you right now.. I have a flight to catch. Please, Janika.. I will tell you when I think you're ready to hear. Janika, you are special. I've always told you that there was a reason we met.. Do you remember the first thing I ever said to you, when I met you in, half-dead, in Bosnia?"

"I-I do.. You said 'You're soul resonates the purest vibration I've ever felt. You're a special girl..', I never understood what you meant.."

"Aye, sweetie. You are special.. But I can't tell you why- Not yet. I promise you, I will tell you when you are a little older. I love you like my own. I have never broken a promise to you before, and I will keep this one as well. You have to trust me. It is for the best.."

"O-okay, Hammo- Dad.."

Dr. Eldreich had moved quickly to scoop the papers off his desk and put them into his briefcase. With a re-assuring smile, hug and kiss on her forehead, Hammond headed out of his study after ushering his adopted daughter from his study, before leaving to catch his flight. And Janika wouldn't see him for another year.

-------3 Years Later-------
"I finally convinced him, Esellia! I get to attend a public school next week in manhatten!"

Janika's words came out amid the sounds of fists and feet contecting together. At this moment she had been embroiled in a sparing match with her Sensai, and mother figure. Even though she was technically her older sister.

"See, I told you if you kept bugging him about it he would give in. Hammonds always been a little bit of a hard ass, but he's secretly a teddy bear. He has a soft spot for us!"

Just as Janika was about to reply, Esellia dropped low, spinning into a swep and kicking her legs out from under her. She landed with an umph on her back, breathing in and out as she stared up toward the lights above the dojo they were fighting in. Esellia would straighten up, swinging her hips to the rifht and placing her hands on her hips.

"Janni, watch low. You should have been able to see that coming!"

"I-I'm sorry, sensai. I lost concentration. I'm kind of nervous about attending school again, though. I know I wanted it.. But what if I don't fit in? I mean.. Since I came to the states, I've pretty much been cooped up in this damn giant empty house.."

"Dont sweat it, Janika! I'm sure you'll fit in just fine! Who knows, Maybe you'll meet a cute guy~! Hehe! "

It seemed Esellia had let her own guard down while she chose to tease Janika. The violet haired girl would pull her legs up, bending at the knees and roll onto her shoulders before pushing off and kicking both legs out to connect with her sensai's stomach and follow through to land ontop of her in a crouch.

"Pah-leaase. I'm not interested in finding anyone! Who let their guard down now?! Maybe you're getting too old, lady!"

They would both laugh out a little, before continuing to finish their training session. Though Janika's mind was still elsewhere. Hammond would be returning from another business trip, just a couple days before she started at this new public school. She was excitited for both. Though she was sure her nerves would get the better of her for a while. She had not socialized much growing up. It would be a new experience. She just hoped it would be a good one..

Other:
-Has a slightly slavic accent which she could never fully work out of her speech process.