Twin Tempest Demons

Raiki (left) and Fuki (right).

The **Twin Tempest Demons** (双天鬼, *Sotenki*?), Fuki and Raiki (風鬼 & 雷鬼?), are bosses in *GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon*.

## Origins

Fuki and Raiki are most likely inspired by the Japanese gods of the wind and thunder, *Fūjin* and *Raijin*, respectively.

*Fūjin* is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods. He is portrayed as a terrifying wizardly demon, resembling a red-headed and green-skinned humanoid wearing a leopard skin, carrying a large bag of winds on his shoulders.

*Raijin* is a god of lightning, thunder and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. He is typically depicted with fierce and aggressive facial expressions, standing atop a cloud, and is shown beating on drums. The drums are often shown to have the symbol *tomoe* drawn on them. Raijin is often depicted as a protector or warrior figure within Japanese temples and shrines.

When Izanagi went down to *Yomi* (the land of the dead) to retrieve his wife, he saw her as a decaying corpse covered with demons. Izanagi rejected her, making Izanami furious, leading her and a few monsters to chase after him. Izanagi then blocked the entrance to *Yomi*. However, a few demons and *oni* escaped the underworld through a crack in the boulder, including *Fūjin* and his brother *Raijin*.

## Description

### Strategy

The twins will split to opposite sides of the arena, with Raiki on the left and Fuki on the right, and have a number of attacks they can use to deal with the player. Additionally, underneath the twins' platforms are beds of spikes that will damage the player should they fall into them.

* The twins will hop across, trading places briefly, before switching back to their starting positions.
* Raiki will exit the arena while Fuki charges an attack, summoning several balls of damaging wind that he will fire off in succession at the player. These target where the player was standing when they were launched, and can be avoided by getting out of the way. During this attack there is a powerful wind pushing the player across the stage, which can interfere with dodging and lead to accidental spike damage.
* Fuki will exit the arena while Raiki charges an attack, summoning some balls of lightning that he will fire off in succession at the player. These are larger than Fuki's orbs of wind, but Raiki summons less of them and there are no strong winds pushing the player across the arena, making them easier to dodge.
* The twins will take turns firing off their wind or lightning attacks at the player, which can hit the other twin if the player successfully dodges out of the way.
* Fuki will exit the stage while Raiki moves to center stage, where he charges up two massive lightning strikes that will cover the entire platform that the player is standing on. It is best to start from either the left or right and make your way across the center, making sure to touch down, to the opposite side so that the strikes occur on the other two platforms.

Each twin has their own life bar, and it is advised to focus on one in order to even the playing field rather than fighting two bosses for the duration of the battle.

## Gallery

**Twin Tempest Demons** artwork from *Undying Moon*.