Akasan (Character)

Akasan (あかさん Akasan ), age 18, is the main protagonist from Knights Multiverse. He first appears in Part Two, Chapter 51. Akasan is a human boy born in the capital of Arbok, Arbok City, to his mother (Ana) and his father (Jack the Ripper). He was abandoned as a child due to complex circumstances and grows up on his own along with his longtime friend, Kagami. He joined the Knights of the First Order when he was just 11 years old, in order to better support the life of himself and Kagami, and also to fulfill his dream of ending the world's suffering. As he got older he blamed the world's state of disorder on Nyx, who became Akasan's primary target to defeat.

Background
Akasan was born to his mother, Ana, and his father, Jack. His father was a serial killer unbeknownst to Ana, who posses the Eyes of Destruction. Jack had the Eyes of Realms, and only had a child with her to potentially awaken the Eye of Creation genes within the baby. If he succeeded in gaining all three eyes, he would have gained the Kamigen, giving him powers far beyond most reach. Ana gave Akasan away to an orphanage deep inside Zetsubo, the poorest neighborhood of Arbok City. He met his first friend at the age of two, Kagami. Kagami was a year older than him, so he looked up to her like a big sister. Kagami would protect Akasan, and even at the age of six, she would steal food from merchants to feed the both of them. The orphanage wasn't the ideal place to raise children, and the sisters there didn't like kids. One time Akasan and Kagami were caught with stolen food, and were threatened to be beaten badly. They were chased from the upstairs bedrooms into the main room near the front doors, where Kagami was slashed. She would trip and fall. Akasan saw the blood leaking from her leg and got angry. This anger triggered his right arm to develop mysterious black tattoo-like markings that went from his shoulder to his wrist. They would glow the color of the energy that Akasan used. At this time they glowed red. Akasan started releasing his Crimson Fire for the first time ever, and defended himself. The sister then called Akasan a demon, and tried to kill him. Kagami quickly got to her feet and led Akasan out of the building, far away from the orphanage, where they would live in an abandoned slum house. They would fight and steal for their food everyday, to prevent starving to death. Kagami was the one who first taught Akasan how to fight. Over time Akasan grew the feeling that he should be protecting Kagami, not the other way around. So he worked hard to make that happen. At age 11, Akasan entered a tournament being held in Arbok City. First prize guaranteed a spot in the Delta Squadron of the Knights of the First Order. Akasan fought his way to first place in the tournament, securing both his and Kagami's future, giving them a ticket away from Zetsubo. Akasan's fights in the tournament gained the attention of Kyo, who was one of the top Knights in the First Order at the time. He would begin training Akasan after he was able to make the Beta Squadron.

Personality
Akasan is a very simple and earnest man. He always speaks his mind and says what he wants without second thought about the other person's feelings. While this may come off as rude to some, Akasan's friends know that he means no harm, and his simply honest to a fault. This honesty also has made Akasan dense, as he doesn't pick up subtle clues when a girl is interested in him, or when someone secretly doesn't like him, as seen with his first encounter with Oliver, and his various conversations with Mayumi, Usagi, and Lazuli. Akasan cares very deeply about the bonds that he makes with others, and would put his own life on the line to protect them. If Akasan is angered or annoyed to a certain point that puts his own or other's lives in danger, Akasan's rage gets the better of him, letting out a black-purple energy called Nil. Nil suppresses Akasan's positive emotions and dulls his sensitivity when it comes to affection. He clearly becomes darker, taking on more of a villain-esque persona rather than his usual upbeat self. Even in this state, Akasan can still clearly discern friend from foe, and has never taken a wrong step towards his friends nor the innocent. Even during his first bout with his father, Jack the Ripper, Akasan was fully taken over by his rage, in a position where he couldn't even remember the battle after being calmed down. But even then, he saved Mayumi and Narumi from Jack when he was about to kill the two, showing that Akasan's feelings for his friends overpowers even his full rage. Akasan has the tendency to cause girls to fall in love with him, from his straightforward and honest personality. He can usually get through to anyone even if they aren't exactly friendly with him on first meeting. Still, Akasan doesn't exactly have a love interest, as he's never shown specific feelings toward any one girl. However, Kagami held a special place in his heart, to where she could have been a potential interest. Other than her, Akasan treats everyone the same, including Mayumi, who explicitly expresses her love for him constantly, going as far to assume they were already in a relationship.

Appearance
Akasan is a well toned young man with brown skin, gray eyes, and black hair. He has black tribal markings going down the length of his right arm. As a child these markings also had two white rings going around his upper arm right under the shoulder. They were later removed. His main outfit consists of a fitted black jacket that is longer in the back than the front, with a high collar and two pockets, one on each side of the jacket. He leaves it open as it's connected with a gold-colored rope that prevents the jacket from falling off. Underneath the jacket Akasan has on a dark gray vest that his held together by three black buttons. The vest holds Akasan's badge from the Knights' Omega Squadron. Under the vest is a long sleeve black shirt. He always wears black trousers that are slightly baggy in the thigh area for easy movement and room, and is fitted to his leg at the knee on down to his ankle. He wears the First Order's specialized combat boots, worn by all of the higher ranked Knights. They are black, and they go up to the middle of his shins. The boots are plain, and have no zipper, laces, or pattern on the outside. In other situations, Akasan is usually wearing a simple black tank top and his pants along with the combat boots. This outfit is usually worn when training or during leisurely activity. When he first joined the Knights, Akasan's outfit was a black t-shirt with a dark red open jacket and black shorts. He also wore some open-toed sandals that exposed the toes, the top and sides of the foot, and the heel.

Abilities
Akasan is known for having a wide range of techniques and abilities. In the beginning, Akasan was limited to only his Crimson Flame, a bright red fire that was stronger than any other possible flame when controlled correctly. At first Akasan was really bad at controlling his spiritual essence, but Narumi used her power to take off a sort of limiter on Akasan's arm that was on top of his markings in the form of white rings. Afterwards Akasan became much better at controlling his energy. During the war against Ryuga and Naesrio, Akasan unlocked his ability to use Sirius Energy, a power that was only seen one time in history ever, by the great renowned hero Sirius. As a descendant of him, Akasan was able to inherit his power. With it also came Sirius' Eyes of Creation, though Akasan can only use it in one eye. The Eye of Creation gives Akasan the ability to create objects with his own energy and manifest them into real items. The scale of these objects are limited to how skilled the user is. This eye also increases Akasan's speed, strength, and reflexes. In the Jade Islands arc, when Akasan was under the influence of his rage, he was able to calm down and focus his rage into one spot, unlocking his mother's Eye of Destruction. This eye gives him the ability to destroy with the same potency at which he can create. Even though his mother had them in both eyes, Akasan could only conjure it in one eye. In the first battle against Jack, Akasan forced himself to inherit his father's Eye of Realms, the power to create spaces within the universe however small or large the user's ability allows them to. He used it to escape Jack's realm. Having the Eyes of Creation, Destruction, and Realms inside of his body, Akasan unlocked the legendary Kamigen in his right eye, which combine all of the effects of the three eyes into one. Akasan later learned how to use magic, which, according to Annya, is just as important as knowing how to use energy. During the seven months Akasan spent going though the Magi Trials in Titania, he developed a new magic circle to make it easier for him to execute complex spells. He worked on creating a spell for the technique Atomic Mass, that would allow him to increase his body's weight without sacrificing size or speed. In succeeding, Akasan's body would combust into flames whenever he used the ability, giving him the outward appearance of the sun, or any other star. He used the magicules that naturally existed in the air as fuel, while burning the spiritual essence in his own body in exchange, making this form (Star Form) a very exhausting feat. Though, at the time, it was thought that mana and energy could not be used together. It was later found out that this was indeed possible thanks to Akasan's accidental discovery in training to master Star Form. Star Form in itself is classified as a tier ten magic spell, and is only possible for Akasan to use, thanks to his newly acquired Kamigen. Even with all of that, Akasan's strongest power is his Nil. A black-purple energy that he can only use when his emotions spin out of control. This power has been seen being used by Jasper, one of Nyx's Three Phantoms, and a lot of mystery is behind it. Even Akasan himself knows nothing about it, and gets mad at himself for letting it come out, as he hates relying on power he can not control.

Techniques & Powers

 * Crimson Flame - A bright crimson red flame that is known to be the strongest fire in existence. It burns hotter than normal fire and can extinguish all elements, even another flame.
 * Crimson Star - An attack that is made by pressurizing the Crimson Flame until it becomes plasma. The result is a burning-hot sphere-shaped mass that is several times more powerful than the Crimson Flame. The Crimson Star is ten times hotter than the Sirius Star.
 * Crimson Form - A form that encloses the user in Crimson Fire. It dyes the hair and eyes crimson red, along with any clothes the user wears. The user will also give off an aura that looks like a burning crimson flame. The form increases speed and strength considerably.
 * Crimson Flare - An attack where the user spins their body mid-air to build momentum before hitting their opponent with a roundhouse kick. The kick comes in combination with a streak of Crimson Fire, damaging the opponent.
 * Crimson Foot: Whirlwind - A kick that takes the Crimson Flare to a new level by using Crimson Fire to spin the user along with his opponent after the kick connects to create a stout tornado of Crimson Fire. This attack is twenty times stronger than Crimson Flare.
 * Crimson Foot: Jackhammer - A kick that is executed by bringing the heel of the foot downwards. It is charged with Crimson Fire and causes considerable damage.
 * Crimson Tornado - The user spins at a fast rate using Crimson Fire to gain momentum. The user becomes enveloped in a crimson red tornado that can be used to either attack or defend, as the rotation can ward off enemy attacks.
 * Giant Crimson Fist - An attack that makes the user's arm much larger than normal. The arm is made out of Crimson Flames that has been supercharged to make plasma. Can destroy a mountain alone.
 * Giant Crimson Fist: Fusion Flash - Combines Giant Crimson Fist and Fusion Flash. Makes the Giant Crimson Fist a hundred times more powerful.
 * Crimson Fire: Black - Crimson Flames that have been tainted by Nil. The flames are enhanced to the point where they can destroy large cities when let out wildly. Has the destruction potency to destroy small realms.
 * Crimson Torch - An attack that superheats whatever touches the user's hand. It can create heatwaves up to ten thousand degrees.
 * Dark Crimson Flame: Jackhammer 50,000,000 Volts - An attack that is Crimson Foot: Jackhammer, only with a purple Nil-enhanced flame and accompanied by fifty million volts of blue lightning along with it. Strong enough to destroy a town.
 * Dark Crimson Foot: Whirlwind 500,000,000 Volts - An attack that is Crimson Foot: Whirlwind, only with a purple Nil-enhanced flame and accompanied by five hundred million volts of blue lightning along with it. Strong enough to obliterate a large city. Causes a stout tornado of lightning to form out of the whirlwind.
 * Sirius Energy - A bright blue energy that burns like a star. It is about twice as strong as the Crimson Flame, but does not have the same extinguishing properties.
 * Sirius Star - A sphere of Sirius Energy that looks like a star up close. It is extremely hot, in fact, hot enough to turn rock into magma. The size can be smaller or larger depending on the user's output.
 * Soul Drive - A technique that unlocks the user's Soul Chamber, causing energy to flow freely to all parts of the body without restrictions, resulting in the user's energy reserves increasing tenfold.
 * Nil - An energy that is black with a purple tint, or neon purple. It is one of the strongest possible pure energies in the universe. Nil can negate all energy weaker than it. It can also take any form except liquid, even appearing as a black flame on occasion.
 * Nil Star - An attack that consists of a gigantic sphere of Nil, with the appearance of a star. It is not as hot as the Sirius Star or Crimson Star, but far exceeds them both in destructive power.
 * Kuroba - Translating to 'clover' or 'black blade', Akasan's Kuroba is a sword with a black blade made using his Creation ability. Kuroba's size varies, depending on speed or power, but is usually a rather thin sword resembling a chokuto.
 * Burning Crimson Zephyr - An attack that uses the Kuroba to slash the opponent with Crimson Flames, causing a significant amount of damage. The force of this attack generates enough wind force to wipe out a small town.
 * Sirius Shock - An attack that uses the Kuroba to slash the opponent with a wave of Sirius Energy along with a charge of blue lightning. The attack also cuts the wind around it, causing a powerful pulse of wind to hit the opponent after the slash.
 * Crimson Slash - An attack exactly like Crimson Flare, only using Kuroba instead of the user's leg to execute the attack.
 * Destruction: Crimson Hand - An attack that uses the Eye of Destruction's power in unison with Crimson Flames. The user extends their open palm towards a surface. That surface will be imprinted with a red hand silhouette that will cause an explosion. The force causes recoil towards the user.
 * Creation Art: Golem - A technique that creates a human-like body with rock and earth matter.
 * Planet Storm - An attack that uses Creation and Destruction in unison to make a small planet in the user's hand. It is built exactly like a planet would be from the core to the outside, usually a gas giant with icy rings. The planet explodes on impact. Can easily destroy mountains. Size depends on the user's output.
 * Shadow Style - A technique invented by Akasan that makes the user faster than light for a split second, causing a lapse in judgement for inexperienced or unsuspecting opponents. The opponent will attempt to hit their target, but instead swing at an afterimage. After falling for the illusion, the user is revealed in a different position from before.
 * Magic Art: Wind Pulse - A magic spell that pushes out a punishing blow of wind from the user's palm.
 * Magic Art: Atomic Mass - A magic spell that greatly increases the user's weight without physically growing in size.
 * Magic Art: Iron Ball - A magic spell that encases the user in a giant sphere of iron about a foot thick. Can withstand high amounts of pressure. Can be used to attack or protect whatever's inside.
 * Magic Art: Phoenix Flame Burn - A magic spell that shoots a large wave of fire from the user's mouth. Blows out in the shape of a bird.
 * Black Magic: Soul Sacrifice - A magic spell that takes the user's own life to take the life of another by crushing the heart. Can also be used to take someone else's soul in return for full access to the Dark Arts.
 * Black Magic: Rigor Mortis - A magic spell that turns the surrounding area into a realm of death. Causes the opponent to feel as if he/she already died and is decomposing. Can take away a person's will to live. Stops the flow of energy in a person's body. Stronger when the user touches the ground with it. Much milder when directly applied to opponent.
 * Black Magic: Pallor Mortis - A magic spell that emits a black orb of magic that makes the opponent feel like they've died. Can shock the victim into unconsciousness.
 * Nuclear Fusion - A technique that allows the user to fuse atoms together, which expels massive amounts of energy. Can only be used when in contact with the object to be affected.
 * Star Form - A form Akasan attained by combining Magic Art: Atomic Mass with Nuclear Fusion to cause his body to combust in flames, making his body an actual star. Akasan's weight equals the planet Earth in this state, so a thin coating of energy is required in order to not knock the planet's axis off course. In Star Form, Akasan can reduce large mountains to mere pebbles with single blows. He also gains a boost of speed as well.
 * Number 39: Hellraiser - A destruction art called a 'number'. It is an attack that causes lavender colored arms of wispy and misty energy to break out of the ground below and wreck havoc above. They all rise into the air then curve downward, smashing the ground. Has devastating destruction power.
 * Diamond Cutter - An attack where the user raises his fist and brings it down, catching it with his other hand. The fist never makes contact with the opponent, rather the wind generated by how fast the fist moves creates a sharp, clean cut that can split diamond.
 * Fusion Flash - An attack that uses Nuclear Fusion to supercharge one of Akasan's arms. It starts to glow like heated metal. It is thousands of times stronger than a regular punch, and can cause devastating damage.
 * Fusion Flash Kick - The Fusion Flash attack but using a leg instead of an arm. About twice as strong as the regular Fusion Flash.
 * Destruction Fusion Flash - A Fusion Flash enhanced by Nil. Causes the arm to glow purple instead of orange, and is a hundred times more powerful.
 * Destruction Fusion Flash: 1,000,000 Gigawatts - A Destruction Fusion Flash accompanied by one million gigawatts of blue lightning. Can wipe out a large island or several large cities. Vaporizes rock instantly and changes the weather in the sky.
 * Static Shock - A wild shock of blue lightning. Can stun an opponent easily.

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