Otori Maya

Otori Maya is the twin of Otori Miki, sister of Otori Shigeko, and the middle daughter of Otori Takeo and Shirakawa Kaede. Like her sister, she is often shunned by many people (including her own mother) both for being a twin (something believed to cause bad luck) and for her formidable Tribe-inherited abilities, which eventually surpass even her father's. Although she has loving relationships with her sisters and father, Maya has a cold, unforgiving and ruthless nature that stems from her resentment of people's rejection of her. Her ruthlessness increases when she accidentally absorbs the spirit of a cat she kills with the Kikuta gaze, making her powers and personality harder to control. As Maya becomes more unstable and dangerous, Takeo entrusts her to the care of Muto Taku to further train her in the ways of the Tribe, and master her new abilities.

During her father's journey to Miyako, she is kidnapped by Kikuta Akio and Hisao (her half-brother) but manages to escape with Miki's help. Returning to Hagi aided by the ghost of Muto Yuki, Maya accidentally causes her infant brother's death through Yuki's manipulations; she is so horrified by her own actions that she traps herself in her cat form. She ultimately sacrifices herself trying to protect her father from Akio, but Miki is able to release her from the cat spirit as she is dying, allowing Maya to pass on in peace.