Akira Tenka

**Akira Tenka** (明천하, *Tenka Akira*; ; ; lit. Sun and moon under the heavens) is a Shinigami apart of the main branch of the **Tenka Clan** (天下一族, *Tenka-ke*; ; ; lit. "Clan of those under heaven"); a powerful and prominent of the Four Great Noble families of Soul Society, known as the most militaristic of the family houses, and is therefore intrusted with the knowledge of creating the Bakkōtō; a rare type of highly illegal weaponry used by the Tenka Clan throughout the centuries. They tend to differ from the Zanpakutō in several ways, and while highly illegal for regular souls to use, the Tenka Clan have been exempted of this rule by the Central 47.

As a main branch, Akira not only has acces to his own Bakkōtō, but is considered a candidate to one day take over as the clan leader; a status that would give him acces to the three divine-class Bakkōtō, the sword **Kusanagi no Tsurugi** (草薙劍, *Kusanagi no Tsurugi*; ; ; lit. Grass-Cutting Sword), the mirror **Yata no Kagami** (八咫鏡, *Yata no Kagami*; ; ; lit. The Eight Ata Mirror), and the jewel **Yasakani no Magatama** (八尺瓊勾玉, *Yasakani no Magatama*; ; ; lit. Eight Sloped Magatama).

Akira is highly regarded in his usage of Kidō, and is considered as one of the best Kidō practitioners that has ever come out of the Tenka Clan. He is a prodigy, and candidate for the Kidō Corps. He's currently a student at the Shin'ō Academy, training to be a Shinigami.

Akira serves as the author's primary protagonist in the storyline.

## Powers and Abilities

### Innate Abilities

* High Spiritual Power: Born to nobility, Akira possesses a great amount of spiritual energy...
* Bakkōtō Crafting: As a main branch member of the Tenka Clan, Akira has been bestowed with the knowledge of how to create a Bakkōtō...
### Kidō

Even at his young age, Akria was naturally born to the side of Kidō and commonly considered to be a candidate to eventually become a Kidō Masters. His clan has been known throughout the centuries for their militaristic ways, and when his innate ability for Kidō was recognised, his training began imediatly. His masters quickly realized that they were dealing with a prodigy, and the potential for the creation of one of the greatest Kidō practioners coming out from the Tenka Clan. This would esenthasis in teaching him mid to high-level Kidō spells with the only limitation the level of Reiryoku that he posseses; giving him the lust to create a Kidō spell that will circumvent this limitation by either storing Reiryoku for later use, or gain an ability similar to the Quincy; drawing on the Reishi and Reiryoku that make up the spiritually constructed surroundings of the Soul sociaty, absorbing them into himself and allowing him to cast extraordinarily powerful spells, as well as maintaining them, with little or no cost to his own Reiryoku reserves...

So far Akira's full skill in the use of Kidō remains unknown.

Akira mostly focuses on Bakudō and Kaidō-type Kidō spell...

### Zanpakutō

Main article: Kazeten'nō (Zanpakutō Spirit)    **Kazeten'nō** (風天皇, *lit. Wind Emperor*; ; ; ): His Zanpakutō takes the Appearance of a normal katana in both appearance and length...

It has been clasified as an elemental-class Zanpakutō.

### Bakkōtō

**Unnamed Bakkōtō**: While it is known that Akira posses a Bakkōtō, it has yet to be revealed. Like many other Bakkōtō of his clan, it is believed that Akira's Bakkōtō would benefit his elemental-class Zanpakutō once the ability of Shikai has been achieved.

**Tenka Clan Armor**: Akira has been yet to show his clan's traditional armor that absorbs a limited amount of Reiryoku from outside sources with the result of regulating damage from the user within.

## Trivia

### Behind the scenes

* Akira Tenka was created on the 4th of August.
* The appearance of both Akira and his Zanpakutō are drawn by the author.
* Akira shares both his english and japanese voice actor with Goku from the Dragon Ball series.
* In Japanese there are many alternative ways to write the name Akira in kanji. One such way is 明, the combination of the two different characters 日 = sun and 月 = moon, which can be translated as "the light coming from sun", "sunlight and moonlight", "bright", "intelligent", "wisdom" or "truth".
	+ Among this, The Tenka Clan writting as (天下一族, Tenka Ichizoku) means "clan of those under heaven, or simply Tenka (천하, literally "All Under Heaven").
	+ Full name of Akira Tenka (明천하, litterally "Sun and moon under the heavens".
* The Tenka Clan is supposed to be a reference to the Hyuga Clan within the Naruto Universe.
	+ Both of which have a main and side branch.
	+ The Bakkōtō is supposed to represent the Byakugan, as side branch members are able to use them but with limited acces.
	+ The Tenka Clan is also loosely based one the Samurai social-class of the Edo Period were only the Samurai were allowed to carry a katana. This is similar to how the Tenka Clan is the only one allow to use the Bakkōtō.
	+ Among this, the Tenka armor-based Bakkōtō are based on the Magic Defense Mantle of Mimosa Vermillion within the Black Clover series.
* Akira's sealed Zanpakutō design is loosely based on Shigure from the One Piece series.
	+ His released Shikai's design is based on the Bakkōtō of Shūsuke Amagai.