Oni

## Description

Oni is a strange, blind samurai who has the powers to predict, which, basically, allows him to have sight. He was born blind, following a curse that had been bestowed upon him, an unfavorable family legacy called the Oni Legacy. He was born to the Kichiro Dynasty, who, eventually, shunned Oni as a result of the legacy, for he ransacked his village and destroyed it.

Oni was the first one with special gifts that Gravity and Encrypted found. Originally, he was viewed as an enemy, but he remained not hostile and somewhat amicable to Gravity, which allowed him passage into Encrypted's group.

## Characteristics

Oni's eyes are red and blind. He usually wears a kimono, a cone-shaped straw hat, and a pair of Geta shoes (traditional Japanese sandals). His skin is unusually pale.

## Personality

Oni is, generally, a cordial and good-natured man. Still, he kills, but only whenever he really needs to. He is very caring to those he holds close, careful of them leaving. This includes his comrades, so, when Horus betrays the group, Oni is devastated. He finds it hard to trust people, so it takes him a while to warm up to people. Gravity, however, he became friends with rather quickly. Defending a comrade's honor is more important to him than defending his own. He would gladly lay his life down if it meant that a comrade, or anyone else he holds close, would survive.

Despite being blind, Oni does not generally take offense when offense may be intended. It was something that he was born with, and he's lived with it his whole life.

## Past

Oni grew up in Kimitori, Japan, born into the Kichiro Dynasty. His family tried their best to conceal that he was in control of the Oni Legacy, but, when he was a teenager, something managed to irate him enough to the point where he went into rage mode. This caused mass carnage and destruction of the village of Kimitori. Because of this, his family pronounced Oni as an outcast and shunned him.

Oni was later found by another outcast, who then trained him to wield and control the Oni Legacy instead of going into rage mode. Oni was trained, also, in the art of the sword.

When his sensei passed away a few years later, Oni inherited his sensei's blade and immigrated to America, where he spent much of his time doing, mostly, nothing. He ventured around for a while until stumbling upon Gravity in Calder and proceeded to, later, join Encrypted's group.

## Power(s)

### Mental Abilities

* **Precognition:** Oni's ability to sense the future by a short amount allows him to gain, in a sense, *sight*. Along with that, he has intense and unmatchable reflexes, despite his blindness.

### Physical Abilities

* **Intense reflexes:** Oni's precognition ability allows him to have intense reflexes. Anything that comes his way, he can dodge or deflect it. He uses this power in chapter one, where he predicts and successfully dodges Gravity's attack.
* **Oni Legacy - Stage One:** Oni Legacy is triggered when he either takes too much damage too quickly or gets enraged. Both of these triggers are rare. First, Oni has the power of his intense reflexes to deter damage. Second, he knows how to remain calm and composed. Whenever stage one of Oni Legacy takes place, Oni loses all senses and goes, to say, into a rage. He cannot distinguish, hardly, between friend and foe. He will attack anything and everything. *(This is similar to the first stage of Glacies).* Oni's red eyes begin to glow, and his Oni demon mask appears. His hands grow metallic claws, capable of slicing through anything. His senses are enhanced and so is his durability and strength. His two katanas begin to emit smoke, and the darker and heavier the smoke is, the closer he is to the second stage: Rage.
* **Oni Legacy - Stage Two (Rage):** During Oni's second stage of his legacy, he is way stronger. His smoking sword is now flaming, making it easier for Oni to slice through his opponents--it's also way more effective. Horns grow from his head and his physical appearance appears more buff. His skin also begins to tint red. When a black and red semblance floats up from the ground, indicating the beginning of the third stage: Demon. It one would want to stop him, the time would be before the transformation ensues.
* **Oni Legacy - Stage Three (Demon):** The third stage of the Oni Legacy is, by far, the most powerful. He is now fully transformed into an Oni demon, a completely different entity until the Legacy dissolves. On top of his red skin is now impenetrable samurai armor. Oni's killing instinct is higher than ever. He is unstoppable, impenetrable, and is going to stay in the stage until his pent-up rage is released. The more the victim fights back, the more it decreases his rage.