Heibos

**Heibos** (ヘイボス, *Heibosu*?) is a recurring character in the story. He is a supporting character in the "Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero", "Silver Witch", "Evil God's Labyrinth", "Phantom Death Capital" and the "Fairy Forest" arc.

## Biography

Heibos is one of the twelve pillars of Elios Pantheon. He is the **God of Blacksmith and Treasures** (鍛冶と財宝の神, *Tan'ya to zaihō no kami*?). He is also affiliated with the Gypshir Pantheon and the Nargol Pantheon.

Both Heibos and Ishtia are deities of wealth and good fortune. Heibos is commonly called as the **Treasure Deity** (宝神, *Hōjin*?), and Ishtia is commonly called Beauty Deity. Heibos mainly deals with economic fortune, and Ishtia mainly deals with love fortune. However Ishtia in the mythology is a gambling-addict and is believed by gamblers as a goddess of fortune. On the other hand, Heibos is reported to hate gambling. Therefore Ishtia manages the fortune for gambling-addicts. The two worshipped entities are often compared with Odis and Feria. Heibos is the deity of the earth, an individualist, and always in the dark room. On the other hand, Odis is the ruler of the skies, sociable and a god of marriage.

Heibos is the original god of dwarves. For the dwarves, the supreme god is Heibos and not Odis. However humans do not own mines and they have to rely on dwarves to obtain iron, gold, silver and copper. Therefore mankind began to worship the dwarven god Heibos as the treasure god bringing gold and silver treasures. Heibos is an excellent blacksmith, and his kin group; the dwarves are also worshipped by human craftsmen.

The small hammer held by his hand is commonly called the "mallet of fortune", and it is rumoured that gold and silver treasures will be released when shaken. Therefore he is a guardian of thriving business for human merchants, the merchants often wear accessories that mimic the Heibos' hammer.

His official wife is Ishtia. However the relationship with the sexually wild Ishtia has broken down.

His wife is Sekhmetra, the leader of the Gypshir deities and the daughter born the between the two is Nerfiti.

His sacred beast is a hedgehog and his sacred bird is a swallow.

## History

### War of the Gods

As one of Mina's Children, he sided against Nargol and the Nargolians. Orgis requested assistance from the neutral gods, and Volgas taught blacksmith to Heibos.

### Founding Nation

When the war ended, he was part of the newly formed Elios Pantheon.

He was approached by Feria to help create new species. Heibos secretly asked Modus for help and they both developed the cauldron of life. Heibos used Mina's corpse as a core ingredient to create new species. He tested the cauldron and created the dwarven race. He presented the completed cauldron to Feria.

### Elios Political Strife

Heibos usually stay within his workshop and he wasn't aware about Modus' banishment from Elios. When he realised about it, it was too late for him to help him.

When Thores murdered Volgas, he mourned his master's death and cursed Thores. Eventually he withdrawn himself in his workshop and stayed away from Elios politics.

### Love in Gypshir

Heibos and his dwarves travelled to Gypshir for ores, however they were captured by Sekhmetra and the Sphinxes. They tried to eat a dwarf but changed their mind after being given a red ale from Heibos. Sekhmetra fell in love with Heibos at first sight, the beginning of their love began when Sekhmetra assertively approached him and they got married. Nerfiti was born between the two.

## Appearance

He is the only ugly figure among the beautiful Elios deities. The reason is the curse he had received during the war of the gods.

Heibos is depicted in the form of a hunch-back old man with a small hammer.

## Personality

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Alrena
Heibos find her beautiful yet finds her to have nasty personality.
Kuroki
He notices similarities with Modus.
Kuveria
Subordinate.
Modus
They are close friends.
Nectol
He sympathises Nectol.
Nerfiti
Daughter.
Odis
Sekhmetra
Wife.
Sprig
Subordinate.
Thores
Thores is Heibos' enemy because he murdered his beloved mentor.
Volgas
Volgas is Heibos mentor. He was devastated with his death.

## Story

### Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero

Rena barged in Heibos room and complains his assistance to Modus. Heibos refutes that Modus is his friend and has no intention to severed his friendship. Rena took this offensively and questioned if Heibos intended to make an enemy out of her. Heibos simply responded whether Rena is going to kill him for it, to which Rena vexing admits Elios still needs his talents. Rena threatens Heibos that she has other ideas if he helps Modus again. Heibos asked her before she leaves about her originally intention with the Hero of Light's Party once Modus is defeated.

### The Silver Witch

Dario brings Kuroki and Kuna to Heibos in Völundr. Heibos gives Kuroki; his new armour, and to Kuna; a large scythe.

### The Evil God's Labyrinth

When Kuroki was reading in the Heaven Realm's Library, his past was briefly mentioned in the emerald tablet.

Since Heibos is indebted to Nut, he teaches Kuroki about the danger of Lavurys and the Lavuruntos labyrinth.

In the Demon King Palace of Nargol, Heibos drinks with Modus. He is grateful to Kuroki for taking back the labyrinth.

### The Beast God Desert

He doesn't appear in this arc, but he was mentioned his relations with Sekhmetra and Nerfiti.

### The Phantom Death Capital

He participated in the Nargol Pantheon meeting. He informed to everybody about Odis ordering the mobilisation of the Holy Knight Order to Walluchia.

### The Fairy Forest

Heibos consulted with Modus about Diadona trying to unseal Ferion. Heibos informs Kuroki and Kuna about the current situation. He apologies to Kuroki for calling and wasting his time.

Heibos descended to Kutar, and meets with Aberon and Kuroki in the conference room. With the golems running out of control. Ribesal was caught in the dwarven village and brought before Heibos. Ribesal confessed that he commanded the golems in the underground palace to release the Disaster Beast. Heibos is sadden with Ribesal's betrayal. Heibos orders the dwarves to throw Ribesal in prison. With Rena barging into the conference room, Heibos briefly explains to her that the situation became dire and the Disaster Beast's seal is about to break. Heibos feeling responsible is determined to fix the seal in the underground palace. Kuroki is accompanying him, to which Heibos is reassured with his presence. Heibos looks at Rena and she agrees to hold down the golems and the wolves while he is absent.

Heibos drove a skyboat in the underground palace, and they encountered the gargouilles. They head towards the second floor. They encountered mánagarmr and marchosias. Since the golems has damaged the seal, Heibos is working to repair the enchanted chains. Heibos managed to restore the restraints. He waited for Kuroki to come out of the dome. He drove the skyboat back above ground.

Heibos informs Odis in Elios that Kuroki was the one who stopped the restoration of Ferion and they owe him a gratitude.

## Abilities

Heibos confessed that he couldn't craft the Demonic Sword of Venous Blood.

## Etymology

### Uchide no kozuchi

**Uchide no kozuchi** (打ち出の小槌?, tap-appear mallet) is a legendary Japanese "magic hammer" which can "tap out" anything wished for. This treasure is also rendered into English as "magic wishing mallet," "lucky hammer," "the mallet of fortune", etc.

In popular belief, the magic wooden hammer is a standard item held in the hand of the iconic deity Daikoku-ten, who is often represented as figurines, statues, netsukes, and in architecture.

It is also a stock item in popular tales. In *Issun-bōshi* ("One-Inch Boy"), the hero gains the mallet defeating an ogre (oni) and amass wealth, while in modern embellishments, he even transforms himself into full adult-size. In *Momotarō* ("Peach Boy"), the mallet is captured from the ogres in Onigashima, alongside the *kakure mino* (raincoat of invisibility) and *kakurekasa* (hat of invisibility)

The notion that ogres possessed this prized mallet dates much earlier than the tales, which are part of the *otogi-zōshi* collection from the Muromachi period. It can be traced at as far back as The Tale of Heike (ca. 1240), or, if the instance of use in the work has any historicity, datable to before ca. 1118.

### Gleipnir

In Norse mythology, **Gleipnir** (グレイプニル, *Gureipuniru*?, Old Norse "open one") is the binding that holds the mighty wolf Fenrir (as attested in chapter 34 of the *Prose Edda* book *Gylfaginning*).

## Development

Heibos name derived from the Greek mythology **Hephaestus** (ヘファイストス, *Hefaisutosu*?). Furthermore Takeru Nezaki put elements of **Kubera** (クベーラ, *Kubēra*?) from India, and the god of wealth; **Daikokuten** (大黒天?) and **Ptah** (プタハ, *Putaha*?) of the Egyptian mythology. Therefore the author made Heibos the husband of Sekhmetra.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Elios Pantheon: Deities Name Record 2 Heibos & Ishtia
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 11 - Aarnak the Golden Capital
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 02 - Heaven Realm's Book Library
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 05 - The Goddess of Wisdom and Victory Rena and the God of Blacksmith Heibos
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 13 - The Feast of the Beast
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Beast God Desert: Chapter 15 - Cats in the Courtyard
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 02 - The God of Blacksmith and Treasures
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 43 - Delighted to Meet Again
9. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Silver Witch: Chapter 01 - The City of Dwarves
10. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 06 - Melancholy of Goddess Rena
11. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 02 - The Nargol Pantheon
12. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 02 - The Visitor from the Forest
13. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 03 - Changeling
14. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 21 - The Poison of Botis
15. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 22 - The Goddess of Destruction Palace
16. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 23 - The Boy and the Wolf
17. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 24 - Felion the Calamity Beast
18. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 25 - The Truth of the Battle
19. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 26 - Return From The Forest