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Coral, Volks Super Dollfie Cute Kurenai (2019)

Name: Coral

Maker / Sculpt: Volks Kurenai

Information about Sculpt: Volks Kurenai was released at Hometown Dolpa Kyoto 3 on March 21, 2005.

History: Purchased from messymessmess through Den of Angels site.

Date of Arrival: March 8, 2019

Age: 20

Eye color: Hazel

Hair color: Flame-red

Flower: Poppy, dreams

Gemstone: Opal, dramatic

Animal: Raven, natural wisdom

Major Arcana card: The Empress, generosity

Loves: Crystals, shells, the sea, Victorian-style clothing and ephemera, antique lace, cameos, black.

Background: Coral falls in love with Jade, a vampire male, in a Victorian-esque age in Cristalle, a republic on a distant planet. Coral tries to become a vampire by means of a ritual with Jade and his fellow vampires, but the ritual is interrupted by Scarlet, a reluctant vampire who was meaning to save Coral from the same fate. Coral resents Scarlet's interference bitterly, never having the opportunity again to become a vampire, in her protected life as a genteel woman, and dies as a human.

Coral is reincarnated in the post-apocalyptic age and, after recovering memories of her past life, finds Jade and becomes a vampire, and also Jade's bride. Coral becomes the most powerful, self-controlled, and confident vampire, and Rose, the origin of vampire evil in Cristalle, submits to her will, as do all others.

When Coral is re-born as a human in the post-apocalyptic age in Cristalle, she has a deep spiritual connection to the goddess Lilith, and before becoming a vampire, she dedicates herself as a priestess to Lilith. For her, vampirism is a religion. Once she becomes a vampire, she develops the ability to grow black, feathered wings, an ability no other vampire has. It may be that Coral's reincarnated body has traces of angel's blood in her veins, which has facilitated not only her deep spiritual connection to Lilith, but also the ability to grow wings.

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