SHADOW

SHADOW

Having been born blind, Amara spent the majority of her childhood growing up in Nigeria. Fortunately, she was able to hone her other senses to help her live. Sadly, her family lived in a small village that was constantly preyed upon by criminals. One day, a group of bandits attacked the village and burned it down. In the chaos, her family was killed. She was then kidnapped and sold in a child slavery ring. While locked in a black market warehouse, Lady Lotus showed up to inspect the goods. Upon seeing the children, she was sickened and freed them. Noticing the blind girl, she adopted Amara and gave her a home. While living with Lotus, she was taught martial arts and took a particular love of the Boa staff. Before long, Amara was a member of Lotus' network of assassins. She gained the trust of many other members like Shinigami, Viper, and Scarlet Fox. When the time came for her first assignment, she was considered one of the best. The assignment was to go to the USA, specifically Harking City, California. Lotus was looking to move all of her operations to the city and planned to take over from the inside. Amara's goal was to see how viable it was, economically, culturally, and criminally. Lotus wanted to overtake any preexisting criminal operations in order to establish the network's presence in the city. Amara had been programmed by the network to follow orders unquestioningly. Upon arriving in Harking City, she set to work, scouting out every criminal enterprise in the city. It didn't take long to encounter the superhero team P.E.A.C.E. She witnessed the actions of Lady Lotus' nemesis, Ryuko, and admired her methods. She fought with skill but refused to kill the villains she fought. Mercy had not been taught to Amara, as it was practiced by the superheroes. They fought to protect the innocent rather than for personal gain. Remembering how much she hated criminals for killing her family, Amara turned her back on Lotus and join Ryuko.