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White Dragon
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Character Information
Innate Element:
Fire
Voice Actor(s):
Unshō Ishizuka (Haruka 1~2, 4)
Ryotaro Okiayu (Haruka 3)
Miho Miyagawa (Haruka 5)
Azusa Enoki
(Haruka 5 stage)
Masao Harada
(Haruka 6)
First Appearance: Harukanaru Toki no Naka de

The White Dragon (白龍, pinyin: Báilóng, onyomi: Hakuryuu) is one of the four dragons who serve Shangdi. A deity famed for its white scales, it represented purity and virtue. It could fly through the skies at blinding speeds, easily twirling upward into the heavens with unsurpassed agility. The White Dragon also possesses the ability to transform itself into a giant fish and loves to dwell within rivers.

Within the Five Elements philosophy, it represents the west and is analogous to the White Tiger. Taoism has it act as the White Dragon God of the Western Sea, Ao Run. He grants precious rain to the west and provides clean water for residents.

The Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series has its own take on the White Dragon for its parallel universe.

Role in Games[]

The White Dragon and the Black Dragon are two dragon gods in a parallel world, known as Yinglong when their powers are united. The White Dragon represents yang, movement, change, and life, while the Black Dragon rules the Five Elements and its servants, the Four Gods and White Kirin. A young maiden chosen by the White Dragon as its priestess gains a fraction of its powers, including control over the Five Elements, purification, and eradication of evil spirits.

A White Dragon Priestess (白龍の神子, Hakuryuu no Miko) is a distinguishing label which existed during the later Heian period. Earlier eras called her Priestess of the Dragon God (龍神の神子, Ryuujin no Miko) since she was a person who could hear the dragon god's will. The dragon god can mentally speak to its priestess by chiming a bell (if she is weakened) or directly with human words (if she is spiritually strong or if the situation is urgent).

Ancient Times[]

Humanity worshipped gods and named them, but they didn't respect other spiritual entities, earning the Black Dragon's wrath. The White Dragon, sympathetic to humanity's plight, gave a young woman Dragon Gems to protect them. The woman prayed for the White Dragon to save her, and he mutably dispelled the Black Dragon from the human world. Disillusioned, the White Dragon slept within the Loophole of Time, watching humanity's cycle of wars. When he thought humanity neglected peace sacrifices, he would destroy the current world and create a new one, resetting the timeline to see if humanity would change.

During Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4, the White Dragon awakens. He has concluded humanity as a vice and seeks to destroy the current world. The White Dragon Priestess of the era defies him to prove the merits of the human heart. It isn't until he is defeated by the protagonist and her companions that he decides to accept humanity's strengths and flaws. He blesses the eight Dragon Gems in her possession with an emotion or trait before he restores their world and returns to the heavens.

Later Centuries[]

With its faith regained in humanity's ingenuity, the dragon god chooses to not directly interfere with human affairs. Both dragon gods now believe that only humans can create their own happiness and future. It will only act if the residents have a fervid wish and pray for it to save them. Should the parallel world experience peril, it summons a young girl to restore order. Despite their general passiveness for humans, each dragon god cares dearly for their respective priestess. The White Dragon will try to warn their priestess of danger and may even sacrifice itself to save her.

If the dragon gods are weakened, a new dragon god can be reborn into a human-like form. This is possible so long as a dragon god's throat scale (逆鱗, pinyin: nìlín, romanji: gekirin) remains. The scale represents the dragon's power and spirit, its true being. If a dragon god removes it or if it shatters, their current form will cease to exist. When the White Dragon's scale glows or resonates, the person holding it can use it to travel through time. It's also possible to abuse this energy to instead create a barrier or a destructive blast of pure energy.

During the Warring States period, a sorcerer named Nankoubou cursed the dragon deity, causing it to morph into a magical hourglass. The priestess, Yuki Hasumi, uses her life force to travel between two worlds, causing the dragon god to shatter. The dragon god's spirit resurrects, but is too weak to protect her. The White Dragon borrows her life force to grant her wishes, but eventually regains strength and resumes duties.

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