Liu Tao Xiang

Liu Tao Xiang is a member of the Sephiroth Nightfall, she is a descendant of Liu Bei from the Three Kingdoms era of AxA universe. She is also one of Jellal's lovers.

Appearance
Liu Tao Xiang is an outstandingly beautiful young woman of Chinese descent with waist length dark rosy pink hair which some of her hair is tied in Odango twin tail hair style with ribbons and blue eyes. She has voluptuous breasts and slim waist similar to Guan Aisha.

Personality
Liu Tao Xiang has immense kindness, having a polite, cheerful and childish personality. Being a natural air head, Liu Tao Xiang is quite clumsy, though she can be surprisingly insightful at times. Like her ancestor, Liu Tao Xiang has benevolent charisma stemming from her devotion towards her friends and selfless compassion towards others.

History
Liu Tao Xiang was born in Wuhan, Hubei province in China to a family of scholars. As a child, she enjoyed painting and calligraphy, one day, Liu Tao Xiang awakened her Sacred Gear which her father Liu Hong a sinologist who specialize in Taoist mythology and occultism managed to identified it as one of the Four Fiends Taowu. Hoping to help Liu Tao Xiang control her Sacred Gear, her parents left her under the care of a Taoist monastery in the Wudang Mountains, where she met and befriended Guan Yu and her younger sister Meiya. As Liu Tao Xiang underwent physical and spiritual training as a Taoist disciple, she became extremely talented in Senjutsu and swordsmanship in addition to mastering her Sacred Gear.

Power and Abilities
Master Swordswoman: Liu Tao Xiang has immense talent and skills in swordsmanship. She has great creativity and versatility
 * Touka-ryu (桃香流,lit Peach Fragrance Style): Liu Tao Xiang's personal sword style, which she developed and improved from Wudang swordsmanship.

Immense Speed: Liu Tao Xiang is extremely fast. When combined with Touki, she can move at tremendous speed, vastly overwhelming ordinary supernatural beings.

Master Magician: Liu Tao Xiang is highly skilled and talented master in Taoist Magic. She can use magic to store away her weapons and equipment in another dimension and summon it back when she needed it. She can also use magic to fly.

Senjutsu Master: Liu Tao Xiang has extraordinary talent in Senjutsu, being described by Guan Yu to be superior to herself.
 * Breathing Empowerment:Similar to Jellal, Liu Tao Xiang used breathing meditation as the main basis for her Senjutsu training to effectively absorb almost endless oxygen based Ki from nature to strengthen her life force and her body during meditation. She has further refined her breathing technique to constantly maximize intake of oxygen based ki within a specific breath pattern during battle to enhanced her physical prowess, life force and concentration to her utmost limits.
 * Touki:Liu Tao Xiang covers herself in an aura of ki, increasing her strength, defense, and speed. Using her unique Senjutsu breathing techniques, she momentarily enhanced. Her Touki is described as delicate yet intensely powerful.

Master Artist: Liu Tao Xiang has outstanding artistic talent in Chinese painting and calligraphy,
 * Master Painter: Tao Xiang is a rare genius painter, she studied art by refering to the works of Tang Yin, Kun Can and Zhang Daqian.
 * Master Calligrapher: Tao Xiang is also a magnificent calligrapher which she learned by refering to Zhong Yao, Ouyang Xun and Cai Xiang.

Master Chef: Tao Xiang is a culinary prodigy and master chef with immense talent in Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine. Jellal even believed it is impossible for him to surpass her when it comes to cooking Chinese food.


 * Coiled Dragon and Yellow Croaker: A famous Chinese dish invented by Lady Sun, one of Liu Bei's wives made from yellow croaker, sea cucumbers and eggs. The recipe was passed down in the Liu Family, it is one of Tao Xiang's favourite foods.

Equipment
Unnamed Sacred Gear: Liu Tao Xiang possessed one of the Four Fiends Sacred Gear which carries the spirit of Taowu/Toukotsu, the Fiend of Ignorance of AxA universe which she named Xue-Lei(雪雷). It also has the power to create a large amount of electricity.

Sun Dragon Moon Phoenix Sword (陽龍月凰剣,Hiryu Getsuou Ken): Liu Tao Xiang's main weapon, one of Muramasa's best masterpieces of Spirit Swords, created by combining his craftsmanship with various Eastern Magic techniques using damascus steel mixed with an Eastern Dragon's fang and a Houou's feathers. In addition to supernatural sharpness and durability, it also has the powerful Yin-Yang abilities.

Black Emperor True Martial Sword (黒帝真武剣,Kokutei Shinbu Ken): Liu Tao Xiang's secondary weapon, one of Muramasa's best masterpieces of Spirit Swords, created by combining his craftsmanship with various Eastern Magic techniques using a meteorite. Heidi Zhenwu Sword has tremendous tenacity and durability which Muramasa claimed it can even withstand a Dragon stomping upon it without breaking or bending. It also has the power to deflect physical and magical attacks. Its overall sharpness is great enough to cut various supernatural beings with little effort.

Trivia

 * Liu Tao Xiang's favourite food are;
 * Peach
 * Plums
 * Hot dry noodles
 * Steamed Wuchang fish
 * Pork ribs soup with lotus root
 * Beggar chicken
 * Peking duck
 * Coiled dragon and yellow croaker
 * Liu Tao Xiang's favourite drink are plum juice, soy milk and Longjing tea.
 * Tao Xiang's beauty is a hereditary trait from her ancestor Lady Gan, one of Liu Bei's wives who is historically famous for her beauty.