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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 11:27 pm (UTC)Can he anticipate attacks?: yes. this will make flamebringer worse in possibly a horny sense. i dont know man. his weakest point is the fact he's blind in one eye currently, but this may feel like less of a weakness and more of a challenge some days. guy's fucking feral.
Default fighting spirit: Okay so you know how everyone else I play ranges from "calm but will fight back" to "depressed"? ? ? Flamebringer is dialed up to "will kick ass at any moment". A pin could drop and he'd be on you with his swords out. It feels like breathing in his direction would be dangerous sometimes, even though these days he's generally domesticated. The urge to Punch is simmering under the surface though.
His aura is like fire! wow! what else would it be! and it genuinely takes up like half the room. This man wants to Fight.
Possible changes: if he sees Wolfwood the urge to punch gets worse— with Ezell it's a lot calmer. If Ezell gets hurt it's suddenly 10x worse though. around kids it becomes more protective-feeling, but doesn't weaken at all.
his fighting spirit has never died ever and i don't imagine it's going to. I'm pretty sure if he died and became Corpse that the corpse would still have fight left in it. Do not reanimate the Flamebringer.
Can they erase it?: good lord no, what the fuck is zen can you eat it
Sun/wisteria: he gardens so he might possibly have essence of wisteria on him? but he also has essence of every other goddamn plant on him so this may not apply fully.
Blood type rarity: i wonder if he even has a normal blood type. anyway his blood is full of rocks, so probably like... dooooon't. free oripathy tho!
Anything else: i hate this animal. the flamebringer.