Kouen Ren

Kouen Ren is the crown Prince of the Kou Empire and a resentful man who has no mercy for opponents of the Empire itself. He is the leader of the Western Subjigation Army an Army that is known for sponsoring Colonial ventures into the Western Hemisphere.

## Apperance

Kouen is a tall and well-built man, with narrow red eyes and red hair that is tied back into a topknot. One of his most notable features is his goatee, which he is proud of. He has thin eyebrows and wears some eyeliner around his eyes. On his head, he wears a small Chinese headdress with a yellow gem in its center. He dons traditional clothes that are mainly red, white and black in colour along with a black flowing cape. The maroon belt he wears has a golden ornament of a beast on it. He always carries his Metal Vessels with him, which consists of a sword, a hilt ornament attached to it and a metal pauldron on his right shoulder, which resembles the head of a lion.

## Personality

Kouen is a calm and serious person who enjoys war. He wishes to increase both the power and territory of the Kou Empire and also, to unite the world which will be ruled by a single king. He hopes his siblings are able to aid him in this vision but if they are unwilling to, he does not wish to press them into this matter. He is shown to care a lot for his siblings and he knows them to a great measure despite the rather distant relations they have, especially towards Kougyoku. He is only close to his wife and his son Kouen Jr.

In contrast to his tyrannical public image, Kouen possess an intellectual side in reading documents and learning about history. According to his brother, Kouha, Kouen is always thinking about his country but in private, he is a person greedy for knowledge. Kouen doesn't even mind hurting himself if it's for the sake of his goals. Kouen wants to solve the riddle about the Torran Language and the King Vessel and how they are linked to the past. Due to this, he is willing to side with a complete stranger, as long as he is certain that the person in question will give him the answers he seeks. He even educates his on son Kouen Jr. with this knowledge to train him into becoming the future Emperor.

The reason why Kouen wanted to accumulate knowledge, learn the Torran language and gather information about the destroyed world, Alma Torran, was because someday he would be able to carry out his revenge for the deaths of Hakutoku, Hakuyuu and Hakuren.

## Powers and Abilities

Kouen is the strongest general of the Kou Empire. He is the only person besides Sinbad and Hakuryuu Ren, to capture more than one Dungeon, having captured three Dungeons.

### Advanced Intelligence

Kouen is intelligent enough to know how to read and speak the Torran Language.

### Physical Abilities

Kouen mastered swordsmanship when he was only nine years old and seems to be a very skilled swordsman.

### Metal Vessels

Kouen mastered all of his three Djinns and is able to utilise the Djinn Equip for Agares and Astaroth. Kouen’s Djinn Equips are excellent in offensive and restoration abilities. Kouen's Metal Vessels are a sword, a hilt ornament on his sword and a spaulder. The known members of Kouen's Household are Shou En, Seishuu Ri, Kin Gaku and Kokuton Shuu.

**Agares** is the Gravity Djinn that Kouen obtained when he conquered the 2nd Dungeon. Agares is the Djinn of Fortitude and Creation. This Djinn dwells in the spaulder on Kouen's right arm. Kouen can manipulate Earth with this Djinn.

**Djinn Equip**: In this equip, Kouen's hair becomes wild and resembles a lion, like his Djinn's and he appears childlike. He has a heavy necklace around his neck and his arms becomes scaly and turns into claws with the Djinn circle on the back of his hands. He also grows a tail. A dark tattoo around his right eye appears and he also wears a belt. He has a destructive power, as he fired a beam of light from his hands that was powerful enough to pierce through to the other side of the earth’s surface and stimulate a lava flow.
**Astaroth** is the Fire Djinn that Kouen obtained when he conquered the 29th Dungeon. Astaroth is the Djinn of Terror and Meditation. He dwells in Kouen's sword. This Djinn is the one Kouen uses most often.

**Djinn Weapon Equip**: When his weapon is equipped whatever it touches burns and blows away. It can also create a massive blast of fire by concentrating the mass of fire at the tip of his sword.
**Djinn Equip**:In this equip, Kouen's hair becomes longer and resembling snakes, like his Djinn's. He has a heavy necklace around his neck and decorations on his forearms. A dark tattoo on his stomach appears and he also wears a belt. A snake-like armour covers the surface of his body.[5] When he equipped this form, he summons a white snake-like dragon similar with his Extreme Magic around his body. The scaly skin is hard and useful at times for defense.
**Astor Inqerad** (*Flying White Flash Dragon from Purgatory*): This Extreme Magic creates a dragon made out of white flames that when summoned incinerates everything within its path. The flames of Astaroth's Extreme Magic last for all of eternity unless Kouen orders them to disappear.
**Phenex** is the Healing Djinn that Kouen obtained when he conquered the 37th Dungeon. This Djinn dwells in the hilt ornament on Kouen's sword. Phenex has the ability to heal by summoning a pink-coloured phoenix from her Metal Vessel, as shown when Kouen used her power to treat Kouha's broken arm as well as Alibaba's and his own injures. Phenex is also able to transfer limbs and organs from one person to another. Kouen used this ability to transfer his limbs to Hakuryuu for his missing legs and arm.

* **The Ring of Admonition**: Using Phenex's power Kouen puts inside the targets body an Egg that is warmed by targets bloodlust. In the moment enemy has concrate intention and confidence, the egg cracks to create magic ring around his head and isolate bloodlust from his body. If the target is trying to move while the nerves are being sealed the curse may leave him into agony.

**Djinn Weapon Equip**: When his weapon is equipped whatever it touches burns and blows away. It can also create a massive blast of fire by concentrating the mass of fire at the tip of his sword.
**Djinn Equip**:In this equip, Kouen's hair becomes longer and resembling snakes, like his Djinn's. He has a heavy necklace around his neck and decorations on his forearms. A dark tattoo on his stomach appears and he also wears a belt. A snake-like armour covers the surface of his body.[5] When he equipped this form, he summons a white snake-like dragon similar with his Extreme Magic around his body. The scaly skin is hard and useful at times for defense.[