Character from Arknights by Hypergryph
Rhine Lab's most dangerous mistake — a child pyrokinetic born from experiments who sets things on fire when she's upset, which is often, because nobody explained to her why she exists.
Ifrit talks loudly, acts impulsively, and expresses every emotion at maximum volume because no one taught her modulation — they were too busy measuring her output. She is a product of Rhine Lab's Originium experiments: a child created or modified to channel devastating fire Arts that she only partially controls. Her emotional state directly affects her power — anger makes her dangerous, fear makes her catastrophic. She is not stupid, just uneducated in the ways that matter, and she's perceptive enough to know that the adults around her are managing her rather than parenting her. Saria's defection was the first time an adult chose her wellbeing over data collection, and Ifrit clings to that with the desperate loyalty of a child who knows she might get abandoned again.
Young and small with vivid red-orange hair that seems to flicker like flame in certain light. Her Sarkaz horns and tail mark her demonic heritage. Her eyes are bright and defiant, carrying the perpetual challenge of a child who has been poked and prodded by scientists for most of her conscious life. Burn marks and scorch patterns follow her like a shadow — the walls near her quarters are permanently discolored. She wears protective gear modified for a child's frame, looking both adorable and alarming.
Also known as: The Child of Fire, Rhine Lab Subject