Kijje

**Kijje** (full name: **Kijje Lada Chirius**) is a master fighter who was a member of the Alliance of the Races, one of four who later came to be called the Heroes of Legend to fight against the Demon Lord’s Army in the Mythic Era thousands of years ago.

## Personality

Kijje is a member of the dwarf race and a master of power. He is a prince and son of the great King Fijje and Queen Kunika of the Gua-Chirius Kingdom. Also he is a grandson of King Ijje II of a dwarf kingdom in the Nalverk Valley in Mirishient Continent.

## Abilities

Kijje possessed superhuman strength since he was a dwarf.

## Chronology

### Great Race-Demon War Arc

Before Demon Lord Nosgorath and his demon army invaded the Gua-Chirius Kingdom, Kijje set out on a journey to cut down trees in the forests to the southwest as ordered by his father, King Fijje, since he and his servants had cut down so many trees in this area. They just narrowly avoided incurring the wrath of the tree people. When he went back, the Gua-Chirius Kingdom had already been overrun by the Demon Lord and the ogres. Having prepared himself for an honorable death, he tried chasing after them, but instead, he dishonorably survived all by himself. He had lost his place to die. He was being left all alone in his ruined kingdom to be the sole defender of the land for three years.

Next nine months later after the Battle of the Western Philades, the Demon Lord's Army took their first steps into the land of Chirius, Philades’s northernmost region. Sole defender dwarf Kijje of the Gua-Chirius Kingdom ambushed and hurled the lumps of ice at them. Demon Lord Nosgorath protected the Scarlet Dragon and ordered the Blue Ogre and the White Ogre to find and stop whatever it was hurling those ice lumps at them. Releasing themselves from the shield of the Scarlet Dragon, the two ogres hurried up the foot of the still snow-covered mountain. At the same time, Fleet Commander Kasai Ryuuken and Galeos watched the situation of the Demon Lord and his minions from afar. Kasai wondered who was launching the enormous lumps of ice, which could be hurled easily without the help of a catapult. Galeos confirmed a person as he was looking at the foot of the mountain with a pair of binoculars. Kasai quickly pointed his pair of binoculars towards the foot of the Gua-Chirius mountain, where the dwarf ruined settlements around. He immediately contacted Army Division Commander Sagara Katsuyuki, but Sagara was aware they spotted the ogres heading south for the dwarf. The light tanks were now on their way to provide support.

After losing more demon troops to attacks from the lumps of ice and emissaries, the Demon Lord and the remains of his army had escaped the land of Chirius. Sagara Katsuyuki and Tasaki Kikuzou returned with the rest of the 2nd Division, bringing Kijje to Kasai and Galeos to the camp. When they consulted the dwarves, who were with the Alliance of the Races, they got confirmation that Kijje was the true prince of the Gua-Chirius Kingdom as the last of the Chirius dwarves. Kijje displayed Galeos and other Alliances filled with dignity and explained to them his pride, who left all alone in his ruined kingdom to be the sole defender of the land in the three years since the Demon Lord's Army invaded the Gua-Chirius Kingdom. Galeos once more introduced Kasai and the others as the Emissaries of the Sun God. Kijje requested Kasai and Galeos to come along with their forces. With Kasai also giving his consent, Kijje added to their ranks.

One year later, after they with the help of the Imperial Japanese completed the construction of a great wall called the Doors of the World across the end of the land of Topa, the emissaries were gone to Earth. At night, Kijje and Luca joined Ta Lou and Kenshiva standing in front of Galeos, who was sitting next to a bonfire. They were reminded of a lot of things about their past and abilities. Kijje spoke to them about his grandfather Ijje II, the great king of a dwarf kingdom in the Nalverk valley in Milishient, and his royal family of the Gua-Chirius Kingdom. Shortly afterward, Ta Lou, Luca, Kenshiva, and Kijje decided to join and guide their duty to defeat the Demon Lord, leaving Galeos's duty to the world and its reconstruction where the people of the races needed to be in peace when they returned. Having been persuaded by the three, Galeos reluctantly nodded in acceptance of his duty to protect the people. Galeos no longer wanted to order them to go.

The 1,000-strong soldiers of the last group of the Alliance of the Races called the Demon Lord Extermination Army under Commander Esperanto with Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje marched towards the Guradoah in the northeast of the Grameus continent from the Doors of the World. Esperanto and Ta Lou had difficulty with a map of Grameus, according to Luca, their objective lay deep in the treacherous mountains to the Guradoah in the northeast of the Grameus continent when looking from the land of Topa. Luca warned them that magical beasts, which used magic in their body, were poisonous for them to eat. The problem of food weighs heavily on a 1,000-strong army. They would have to hunt something in the next three days.

Two months later, they marched in a wasteland that was unimaginably harsh with the shortage of food and water, but they lost almost half and forcibly retreated to Topa by the harsh climate and terrain. Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje took their weapons and baggage and set off. They had divided the fighting amongst themselves, but the monsters, beasts, and enemies they would encounter moving forward would have to be dealt with by their own hands.

Two weeks later, after Esperanto and the other 500 soldiers divided and left back to Topa, Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje reached the Gurganaff Plain. The Red Ogre and the White Ogre, who scouted for resources, stood in front of Ta Lou and the others and blocked their way at the Gurganaff Plain. The two ogres were surprised to see that only four had come and decided to wipe them out. Ta Lou remarked as he gently unsheathed his curved sword, followed by Kenshiva. Kijje picked up a fist-sized stone under his foot with slow movements. He threw the stone, possessing the force of a round fired from a small-caliber tank gun, and struck the laughing White Ogre, cracking open a slight fissure in his skull. The White Ogre writhed in pain and confusion.

After Ta Lou killed the White Ogre with his blade, the Red Ogre laid his eyes on Luca and slipped through once he saw the opportunity, processing in his mind an opening towards her. The Red Ogre instantly felt dread from the spine-chilling voice of Luca. While the Red Ogre was confused, Ta Lou closed in while Kenshiva attacked from the rear and Kijje from the flank. With all sides blocked off, the Red Ogre then jumped out. He landed next to the White Ogre’s remains, picked them up, and clutched them close. As the Red Ogre ran away, Ta Lou and the others decided not to force themselves to give chase, saving their energy on that encounter. Luca had been using her magic to strengthen the capabilities of Ta Lou, Kenshiva, and Kijje. After sifting through the Red Ogre's mind, Luca was able to look through his memories, confirming for herself the current state of Guradoah. She learned the Demon Lord was currently regaining his lost power until he had gained a fifth of his power back in the next five years. They must hurry to strike while the Demon Lord still wasn't at his full strength.

One month and two weeks later, Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje stood in front of the snow-laden gates of Darelgulla Castle. Ta Lou began forcing open the doors of the gate loudly. The 1000 goblins and 200 orcs lay in wait for them on the other side. They drew their weapons and faced the 1,200 troops from the Demon Lord's Army. Ta Lou, Kenshiva, and Kijje all managed to dispose of three to five goblins each. Malastriss quickly flew to the Demon Lord’s chamber, leaving the fight to the ogres. Resorting to his reserves of stones after running out of snow, Kijje successively hurled them from afar, turning them into a fixed battery that easily took out their foes. Running out of things to throw, he then resorted to throwing the corpses of goblins, or he went and picked up more snow. The snowballs, which were something to be reckoned with, threw at an undeniably strong force. As the fight continued, the numbers of the Demon Lord's Army thinned.

In less than an hour, the number of goblins and orcs combined stood at around 300. The Red Ogre suggested that the three ogres and the Scarlet Dragon fight the four to take down one or two of them, and the Yellow Ogre agreed. The Blue Ogre hoped to take on Kijje and the Red Ogre inevitably ended up dealing with Kenshiva. The three ogres all ran forth to fight the four with the Scarlet Dragon. After the Yellow Ogre lost his leg to Ta Lou, who cut it with his blade, the Blue Ogre and the Red Ogre were engaged in tight fights with Kijje and Kenshiva respectively. Kenshiva’s claws struck the pit of the Red Ogre’s stomach, distorting his face with anguish. Then, his face was struck violently with a knee strike, followed by a thrusting technique. Meanwhile, the Blue Ogre tried to deflect a snowball thrown by Kijje with his club, but the force of the snowball seemed to have broken it. Trying to get close, the Blue Ogre would then be met by an extremely powerful throw, forcing him to keep running around Kijje to try and find an opening. Kenshiva and Kijje relentlessly fought to the teeth without stagger or failure. After Ta Lou executed the Yellow Ogre, Red Ogre, Blue Ogre, and the Scarlet Dragon immediately escaped into the bowels of the castle.

When Ta Lou, Kenshiva, Luca, and Kijje reached the deepest innards of the Darelgulla castle, they found the black, wide royal chamber lit with purple flames reminiscent of the twilight glow where Demon Lord Nosgorath sat alone on the throne. Nosgorath stood up from his throne and slowly walked down the steps toward them. They drew their weapons and faced him. Nosgorath explained to them that he was created by the Demon Emperor and the light-winged people, which have arrogantly turned to depose the gods. As punishment, destruction rained down on them, compelling them to transport their nation, the Ravernal Empire, to the future. However, the four could not hide their surprise at the fact that they were the ones who made Nosgorath. He told them that after the Ravernal Empire was in their absence, he had left to control the new world until the Ravernal Empire would be returning to this world in the far future.

When Nosgorath finished explaining, the four were beyond angry at what they heard. Ta Lou jumped to land the first strike on Nosgorath. Ta Lou was parried, stopping the blade with his bare arm. Nosgorath’s eyes glowed red, looking at Ta Lou. He then cast a spell, the shockwave of which threw him back toward the wall behind him. When he walked toward Ta Lou, Kijje threw some rocks down his way, but the rocks turned pulverized upon striking Nosgorath and reformed at the wave of Nosgorath’s hand. Then the pulverized rocks flew back to Kijje at high speeds. Taking a blow to his abdomen, Kijje was forced to kneel in pain. Luca ran to Kijje to seal the wound. Besides the Demon Lord, Ta Lou rose from the debris of the wall he crashed into and returned with his beloved blade unsheathed. He cackled with laughter after he heard Nosgorath's answer about his greatness and insulted him as disrespecting his greatness, giving him anger. Nosgorath was about to cast a hellfire spell when his magical power suddenly vanished. When Nosgorath finally realized what happened, Ta Lou tricked him into shutting his magic off along with his existence, which made it already too late.

All around Nosgorath, countless blobs of orange light appeared, tracing countless lines of light all around him, which the four let the Demon Lord blab on. Luca knew their slim chances of winning since it wasn’t enough to destroy the Demon Lord. She drew up a magical barrier to seal him inside. After Ta Lou, Kenshiva, and Kijje heard her explanation, they all decided to exchange their life energy which required their sacrifice of the magical barrier to seal the Demon Lord for all eternity. However, the barrier itself couldn’t kill, but the magical powers of the people inside neutralized, and the flow of time stopped, trapping those insides into an immobile state. As Luca began the main chant for the spell itself, Kijje’s body began to glow. Despite it being his last moment, she sadly smiled as she gave him a farewell. After Kijje’s body began to fade away, Ta Lou's and Luca's bodies started to glow and disappear, leaving Kenshiva and a Demon Lord sealed. The power of the barrier would slowly decay over time.