Night-Eyes

Official Artwork From Akito's Books

The **night-eyes** are an ancestral blood technique available only to those born in the Archon family. It is regarded as one of the most powerful ancestral bloods due to the amount of abilities they grant their user.

## Acquisition

To obtain the night-eyes, one must be an Archon. Feeling an intense traumatic experience causes them to awaken. Further experience of intense-enough emotions develops them into their next stage, hence why those who obtain the night-eyes are considered cursed. The only other way to acquire the night-eyes is by transplanting them. While undergoing surgery might obtain them, a non-Archon will be unable to deactivate the eyes if they do not have the blood of that family.

When first awakened, the night-eyes saturate the user's iris with an amber colour. It then produces star-like shapes around the pupils. Each star in each eye determines how advanced one's ocular prowess is. Fully matured night-eyes are developed when three stars are in each pupil.

The amount of energy needed to use the night-eyes is fairly small. However, it all depends on one's own energy control. Non-Archons who use the night-eyes will have their energy constantly drained due to being unable to deactivate them. This drainage is usually compensated by covering the eyes.

## Abilities

An array of abilities is granted to those when utilizing the night-eyes to their fullest. To be able to achieve their maximum usage, one must have awakened both eyes in each eye socket.

### Foresight

The first and foremost ability the eyes grant is allowing the user to identify other people's energies. Though not as precise as the sun-eyes, they're still able to detect irregularities in someone's flow of energy. Much like when Sigfried detected Asahikawa was under an illusion technique. Due to its enhanced perception, it allows users to visually predict movements before someone makes them. This perception is so grand that it allows one to see fast-moving objects and anticipate an enemy's fighting style. The only drawback to this is that the users themselves aren't physically able to keep up with what they're seeing. Regardless, if the user is knowledgeable of what's being shown, they are in turn able to predict an opponent's hand signs, which in turn allows them to copy an enemy's techniques. They can then modify what they mimicked or store it in their list of memorized techniques.

### Hypnosis

Called "Night-Eyes: Illusion", the user is capable of placing anyone under a hypnotic trance. This is only limited based on eye contact. Those who are under this illusion may experience a sense of drowsiness, headaches, or dizziness until the user makes a suggestion. Once the suggestion is placed, their target must then act upon it. Most abled ninjas are capable of breaking this illusion if they are skilled enough. And although it works on ninjas, it's capable of affecting youkais, animals, and insects. This was confirmed after Jonathan tested the technique on a centipede in the forest. Depending on how much energy the caster uses also determines how long the illusion will last.

## Cobalt Night-Eyes

What makes the night-eyes even more exclusive is their hidden potential that lies dormant in each person that possesses them—the *cobalt night-eyes*. This evolution unlocks a unique technique specific to their wielder, a power that transcends the standard night-eyes’ abilities. This awakening, however, comes at a heavy cost: the cobalt night-eyes slowly steal their user's sight. Yet, a chilling loophole exists. By transplanting cobalt night-eyes from a close relative, like a parent, the blindness can be lifted, granting the recipient *perpetual cobalt night-eyes*. This macabre ritual of this ancestral blood has only been seen in a select few Archons. While the perpetual cobalt night-eyes have only been achieved by Malakai Archon—a treacherous price to pay for their allure.

## Trivia

* The night-eyes looks more like the sun, as opposed to the sun-eyes, which look like the moon.