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bluebasketballedo/ hello my fellow stickyboneses and welcome to my silly little opt-in/opt-out
akaza has the ability to detect what he calls the "fighting spirit" of other people. this could also be called a person's killing intent, hatred, anger, or bloodlust, or alternatively their drive, passion, motivation, or will to fight. this fighting spirit appears to him as an aura around a person, the size and color seem to be indicative of the individual's own personal will at that time, and may be fluid -- for example, if someone is driven into a corner and motivated to fight back harder, their fighting spirit may grow in size and burn brighter.
his perception of someone's fighting spirit enables him to anticipate their attacks, even those that come from his blind spots, and to magnetically hone in on their weak points. at this time, i don't intend for him to pick any life or death fights with anyone, but this is important enough to mention.
an example of how he perceives fighting spirit in canon, with kyojuro standing over tanjiro:
according to akaza, even infants have a small fighting spirit, and in his few hundred years, he's only seen one person with the capability to erase theirs for any length of time. someone who can achieve something like inner peace, true enlightenment, nirvana, etc, and consciously release all of their killing intent, can "hide" from him in this way. they don't get picked up on his radar, more akin to a background plant than another person on the battlefield.
additional considerations unrelated to fighting spirit, but relevant to being a demon: akaza's biggest weaknesses are sunlight and the wisteria plant. if your character has any sun-adjacent powers or weapons infused with sunlight, or grows wisteria or carries part of the plant on their person, you can either hurt or repel him. lastly, humans with exceedingly rare blood types smell more tempting to demons. we're talking AB- or rarer. this doesn't mean he'll instantly attack your character, but it would be nice to know for flavor! (pun fully intended tbh)
if you're interested, here's a nifty little form you can fill out:
akaza has the ability to detect what he calls the "fighting spirit" of other people. this could also be called a person's killing intent, hatred, anger, or bloodlust, or alternatively their drive, passion, motivation, or will to fight. this fighting spirit appears to him as an aura around a person, the size and color seem to be indicative of the individual's own personal will at that time, and may be fluid -- for example, if someone is driven into a corner and motivated to fight back harder, their fighting spirit may grow in size and burn brighter.
his perception of someone's fighting spirit enables him to anticipate their attacks, even those that come from his blind spots, and to magnetically hone in on their weak points. at this time, i don't intend for him to pick any life or death fights with anyone, but this is important enough to mention.
an example of how he perceives fighting spirit in canon, with kyojuro standing over tanjiro:
according to akaza, even infants have a small fighting spirit, and in his few hundred years, he's only seen one person with the capability to erase theirs for any length of time. someone who can achieve something like inner peace, true enlightenment, nirvana, etc, and consciously release all of their killing intent, can "hide" from him in this way. they don't get picked up on his radar, more akin to a background plant than another person on the battlefield.
additional considerations unrelated to fighting spirit, but relevant to being a demon: akaza's biggest weaknesses are sunlight and the wisteria plant. if your character has any sun-adjacent powers or weapons infused with sunlight, or grows wisteria or carries part of the plant on their person, you can either hurt or repel him. lastly, humans with exceedingly rare blood types smell more tempting to demons. we're talking AB- or rarer. this doesn't mean he'll instantly attack your character, but it would be nice to know for flavor! (pun fully intended tbh)
if you're interested, here's a nifty little form you can fill out:
Opt In or Opt Out?: if opt out, you don't need to complete the rest of the form! we can just say the forest is being fucky wucky with his ability :) Can he anticipate attacks?: if opted in, please let me know if it's okay for him to anticipate attacks and/or know your character's weak points. you can also just say you want me to ask first in any given thread! Default fighting spirit: what your character's fighting spirit might look like to akaza at their baseline mood. have fun with it, it can look however you want! Possible changes: if your character has the proper motivation, how might it expand? if they lose their will to fight, how might it wane? Can they erase it?: keep in mind this is a conscious release of the intent to harm anyone or anything, and would require them to be at peace with themselves and the environment around them Sun/wisteria: any sun-adjacent powers or infused weapons, or any wisteria they might have on their person or property, or none Blood type rarity: again, only really relevant if it's CRAZY rare Anything else: whatever you feel might be relevant or neat! |
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Date: 2025-09-16 11:20 pm (UTC)Can he anticipate attacks?: i can't believe i have to say this twice. yes, if thorns can anticipate his, (Thorns' operates on a more magical basis, since his arm lets him just sense the entire world around him so thoroughly it's like being hiveminded with it)
Default fighting spirit: wouldn't it be funny if i said his aura was shaped like a sea urchin? anyway it's shaped like a sea urchin
it's yellow and vivid and the spikes are always changing. A lot of this is out of entirely self-preservation though. Thorns would genuinely rather not duke it out if he doesn't have to.
Possible changes: if he sees a seaborn he gets spikier—
In general Thorns has never lost?? the will to fight?? He's been through so much dude, every bad thing that happens motivates him to fight back that much harder.
Can they erase it?: No, he has no zen
Sun/wisteria: No, only metal and poisons. Unless he figured out how to brew a poison of wisteria? I guess he could, but he has no beef with Akaza so ? ? ? ?
Anything else: (sea urchin noise)