Shoka:Real Name: Shoka
Age: ?
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Blonde
First Appearance (Anime): Episode 15
Abilities: Revival Magic
Affiliation: None
Shoka is Suzaku Seven member Mitsukake's old lover, and one who is part of one of the great tragedies of Mitsukake's life. Mitsukake and Shoka were once on the path to marriage and a happy, uneventful life. However, one day, Shoka came down with a horrible fever and disease. Mitsukake, a doctor at the time, was in another village tending to a patient. When he learned of the news of Shoka's sickness, he came rushing back to her side. But by the time he finally got back, she was dead. Shoka had fought the sickness to the very end, believing that Mitsukake would be there for her. When he did not come before she died, Shoka's last living thoughts were those of abandonment, anger, and despair. As a result, her spirit did not rest and was reborn.
Miaka and the other members of the Suzaku Seven encounter Shoka when they explore a rumor that she has the ability to revive the dead. Not knowing that she was a spirit in disguise reviving zombies out of the dead bodies, Miaka and the others turn to her for help, especially when Miaka comes down with a burning fever. Shoka says that the only way for her to help Miaka is to kill her and then revive her, but the Suzaku Seven members believe otherwise. Seeking out the now-slovenly and despondant Mitsukake, they beg him to help Miaka, and the spirit of Shoka who is doing these terrible things. Mitsukake agrees, and the ensuing exchange between Mitsukake and Shoka is one of the more touching moments of the series. Mitsukake is eventually forced to kill Shoka again, to release her from the demon that was causing her to do evil deeds.
