Ren Asura

**23** *(Book 6)*

An assassin employed by Lucifer to protest the Underworld, **Ren Asura** is a prominent sword-fighter who is best known for his four-blade style and eye ability, which allows him to swap the places of anything within his field of vision, including himself. After his village was destroyed by an Absalon-possesed Alzon, he learned how to use a sword in hopes that he could get revenge.

## **Appearence**

As detailed by Zane, Ren possess jet-black hair and bright red eyes that seem to have a glow in the dark. He wears a ragged black cape and carries two blades on his back in the shape of an X, and a second pair that are sheathed at his hips.

Additionally, he has only ever been seen wearing all-black clothing.

## **Abilities**

* **Eyes of Uchu**
* **Sword Mastery**
* **Extreme Flexibility**

## **Personality**

Due to his sole purpose being revenge, Ren is very unemotional when it comes to anything that isn't fighting or his current mission. Though he is often seen as a bold hero of sorts that is always willing to save innocent people, he is quick to become very selfish and careless whenever he believes he may get a clue as to the whereabouts of Absalon.

In Book 6, Clara states that Ren's only weaknesses is his desire for revenge, and his willingness to help anyone no matter their sin. It is also shown that Ren often likes to make taunt his opponent mid-battle.

## **Background**

Having grown up in the city of Pluvia, Ren was often teased and bullied for his lack of magic, which caused him to become weak and frail to the point where doctors believed he may die. After not having received a blessing from the water god, Ren gave up on learning magic. One day, when he was merely seven-years-old, he awoke to a sudden explosion, finding himself surrounded by a destroyed building and his entire city on fire. Throwing on his fire-proof cape that he had received as a gift, Ren quickly looked around and realized that his parents had been killed in the blast, and that something was going around slaughtering people.

Running out of the building he was in, Ren quickly decided to see what was going on, finding himself at the center of the city where a man wearing orange armor was igniting flames and explosions, ruthlessly killing the citizens of Pluvia with the blasts and his own bare hands. Shocked at what was before him, Ren collapsed to his knees, catching the attention of the orange-armored man.

When asked about who he was, Ren was unable to reply, and the man introduced himself as a being called Absalon. Finally finding his voice, Ren asked why he was destroying the city; in turn, Absalon said that it was fun, and that he had purposefully spared Ren since he found his magic-less presence to make him innocent. Fueled by rage, Ren told Absalon that he would regret sparing him, and that he would have his revenge. Laughing, Absalon agreed to fight him when he was ready, which motivated Ren to learn how to wield a sword.

As the only survivor of the "Pluvia Disaster," Ren was taken in by Lucifer and was trained how to use a sword by the royal guards, though he quickly surpassed their talents and found himself able to use four blades at once, using them in sync to defeat all of his opponents. With his promising results, Lucifer hired him as an assassin and had him carry out several missions up.

## **Trivia**

* Ren was not created until after the first book was written, where he was subsequently added in
* The blades he carry on his back are crimson-red in color, while the ones he wields at his hips are black. As stated by Ren himself, the red blades and lighter but generally do less damage, while the black ones are heavier and cut sharper and harder.
* "Pluvia" is the Latin word for "rain"
* Ren states his Eyes of Uchu were given to him by a fallen angel, and due to that they became permanently damaged after he stared upon Vahn's transformation