Shiki Murasaki

Character backstory here.
Shiki is the child of a shinto priest and his a former miko. Growing up on an island where everyone believed deeply in spirits and the divines, Shiki was raised learning that everything around her was the will of the heavens. At a young age, when she was faced with conflict or troubles, her parents told her that it was what the heavens willed and thus something she had to accept and carry. They said by accepting fate, one was able to let go of desires which, at the heart of it, were the cause of pains and sorrows. When someone wanted something and then lost it, they would become hurt. But if someone accepted loss, it was easier to carry on with one's life. Shiki's childhood therefore was a very modest one where she was given very few things and wanted to very few things.

This resulted in Shiki having very little hobbies outside of helping around with the temple. Perhaps one of the few things she could do was readily access the many books in her home, and thus she took a liking to reading. Her passion for divination came one day in the form of a present from an aunt from the city. Her aunt, unlike her father and mother, was quite materialistic and felt that Shiki was being deprived of having her own actual things. So, she gave Shiki tarot cards. Shiki took a liking to tarot cards mostly because of what they predicted, and when in need of counsel, they acted as a way to know in advance what was to happen. It still aligned with her beliefs...but it also gave her a sense of small control. When Shiki grew a little older, her aunt and parents got into an argument about Shiki moving to the city. Her aunt was worried that if she stayed on the island, Shiki would never be able to do things for herself. Her parents argued back that the island was all that she needed. Seeing everyone fought stressed her mostly because it made the house tense. After consulting the tarot deck, she found that the answer was to go with her aunt for a year and see if this was really what the divines wanted.

So Shiki packed up and went witj her aunt. It took a while to adjust but she eventually made friend though she preferred being alone. Around one day, her younger cousin got her to play Duel Monsters and Shiki enjoyed how fate played a role in who got victory. She also enjoyed the fact there were cards based off tarot. Eventually her aunt proposed she tried going to the duelist school. Unsure what her parents would think, her aunt pressed on the issue hoping it'd provide her a chance for a future outside the island. Her parents were reluctant but they let her as part of the deal. Thus Shiki started her days in Duelist Academy.