kurohime - a magician who fights using magical bullets. ten years ago, she saves zero, influencing his decision to become a gunslinger. she is very self-centered, and is said to not be able to genuinely love. as a result, she defied the gods and was cursed to walk the world as a child. she can only revert to her adult form when she falls in love. when a child, she is addressed as himeko, and her magic powers are greatly hindered. the adult kurohime bears a strong resemblance to the goddess that cursed her (in fact, they are both the same. kurohime was split into 2 in her battle against the gods; one of "good" which holds all of her love and care and memories, and the other holding her "bad" side, which has no memories, except the anger and hatred. the latter is the current kurohime, while the former is the "goddess" who gave her the curse.) she is also extremely beautiful and believes all men are her "dogs". still, she has feelings for zero, even if she won't admit it. her name translates to "black princess" (kuro is black and hime is princess). her chief weapon is her witch-gun, "senryu" (which, when translated means tornado dragon). aside from being able to fire witch-bullets, senryu can fire normal bullets with cannon-like force. in the second arc, himeko receives the yamato-dachi from yamatohime after defeating gandhara. the sword fuses with senryu, allowing it to switch between sword (yamato senryuto) and gun (yamato senryuho) forms.