Hell

**Hell** is the Gift used by Engen, the Smiling Man. It allows him to create and control darkness based around the 7 layers of the hot side of Buddhist Hell.

## Description

The gift allows Engen to create and control darkness. Hell can also manifest as a large executioner's sword which allows him to manifest his stronger techniques. His techniques are named by the 7 layers of hot hells of Buddhism. By default, Engen is capable of manifesting humanoid creatures or their specific body parts to create a group or an army to overwhelm his opponents. Thanks to their shadow-based properties, they can also be utilized to blind an opponent's visuals. His army can also merge into one large being, taking the appearance of a large undead woman, which he can mount or rest inside her mouth. The ability to manifest darkness-based organisms or objects, while also being able to summon the 7 layers of the hot hells in Buddhism makes Engen an extremely all-rounded combatant with extremely versatile move sets.

### Weaknesses

The gift, while versatile, has a decreased performance when exposed to the Sun. It's also highly susceptible to those that can manipulate light-based gifts like Victoria's A Beautiful Dream. Sunlight or Light-based gifts appear to reduce the destructive output of the manifestations of the gift.

## Usage

The darkness, being solid, is capable of inflicting physical damage. This has been shown to be strong enough to knock out or kill people with a few strikes. Engen can create numerous forms of constructs out of his of darkness. He can also make constructs as complex as giant humanoid creatures, armies of undead-like creatures, and appendages like arms that act according to his will. He has been shown to summon even a large version of an eerie humanoid female-like creature and create his Hell with a flat tip that is made from darkness. And like Victoria, Engen can create tangible darkness that allows him to levitate and help him fly. The Gift is also greatly enhanced during the night or in darken spaces. This was first shown when Hero Killer used his gift to escape Victoria by wrapping the Elder in a torrent of darkness

## Techniques

* **Hell**: Engen can create a large executioner broadsword that he can wield or manipulate telekinetically and can also use it to redirect and control his umbral manifestations.
* **Hell - Sanjiva**: Engen creates a giant harvestmen-like creature with a tiny exoskeleton body and 12 giant legs with blades at the end of each one with the creature appearing to be able to fuse with their target and immobilize them.
* **Hell - Kalasutra**: Engen summons umbral spikes from the ground to impale the target all over the body.
* **Hell - Samghata**: Engen summons a series of halves of giant stones larger than each other from each other that will collide at a chosen point in a sequential motion to pulverize the target.
* **Hell - Raurava:** By enveloping his left eye with his gift, Engen can manifest a portal, exposing a giant grotesque mouth of a monster that can either eat everything in its path or shriek at a very loud, high frequency. The manifestation of the portal is dependent on where Engen's left eye looks at. This technique was obtained after his breakthrough from climbing the Tower of Milen Kula.

#### Unnamed Techniques

* **Eclipse Veil**: Engen can use his darkness to block out the sun, therefore giving his other abilities a power boost but at the cost of presumably increasing his EST requirements and a massive cost of his EST reserves overall.
* **Army of Shadow Souls**: Engen releases a wave of umbral-based humanoid creatures that can overwhelm all enemies in its path. It can also be used to restrain his targets with the hands provided by the humanoid shadows.
* **Hands of Hell:** By using his gift, Engen can manifest 2 giant humanoid hands that can block the techniques of even that of an Elder such as Bishop. It is presumed these hands can also be used to restrain or assault his targets.

## Trivia

* The gift pays homage from the Hot Narakas, the eight great hot hells located on one Cakkavāla in Buddhist sutras.