Kagayaku Shinsei

## Kagayaku Shinsei (Gautama)

"The Wise"

"God's Hand"

"Lantern of the Gods"

**Kagayaku Shinsei**, formerly known as **Gautama the Godhand**,is a former Aspect of the Human Pantheon who retired to live the humble life of a human and teach others his ways.

## Religious Information

### Type of Deity

Aspect of Inner-Peace, Wisdom and Enlightenment

## Chronological and Political

### Affiliation

Human Pantheon (Former)Himself (Currently)

Kagayaku is the creator of the martial arts style *Path of the Godhand*, the progenitor to all martial arts on Earth. His notable students include Siddhartha, Ashura and Mugetsu Shinsei. In his time as a God, he was the Deity of inner-peace, wisdom and enlightenment. As one of the oldest of Deus' children, he has existed for eons, perhaps as long as the Earth itself. He is the younger brother to Fen'Harel, the Firstborne, and the second eldest of the Aspects of the Human Pantheon.

## Appearance

Kagayaku appears as a tall, extremely muscular, elderly man. His hair is snow-white and bald at the top, with short, shaggy hair around the sides and back of his head, and he has a thick, white beard growing on his chin. His eyes are a hazelnut brown color that glow gold when he emits his Aura. Due to his training, he has retained the majority of his Godly "youth", preventing wrinkling of the skin as well as prolonging his lifespan.

Kagayaku dons nothing but a simple pair of torn, blue-grey pants. Around his waist is what appears to be the remnants of a torn up robe/shirt. He dons a necklace, and hanging off it is a single, gold-colored bead/orb of sorts.

## Personality

Kagayaku is a kind and benevolent man, described as having a respect for all things living. His near-unending wisdom and knowledge of the cosmos has helped shape this ideology. However, his vast wealth of knowledge has not stopped him from being inquisitive with those he meets, often asking questions about things that might seem blatantly obvious - though, of course, this also could be to test the personality of those he speaks to.

Furthermore, his benevolent nature has not stopped him from giving those who train under him the most hellish training imaginable, putting them through similar conditions he faced during his training as a Divine.

## Story

Gautama was the second deity born from the Allfather Deus, after Fen'Harel. He was created to embody the knowledge that Deus had garnered in his time in the cosmos, and the wisdom that came with it. Thus, he was to teach all deities born after him the ways of the Human Pantheon and the values of deities as Deus saw fit.

During the War in Heaven, a great conflict between the divines and the Prometheans, Gautama forged a kinship with the leader of the Archangels, Charlemagne. The two fought side-by-side, slaying many powerful Prometheans in the war. Unbeknownst to Gautama, however, was the fact that the Promethean Lord Miralis had already sowed the seeds of chaos within the Archangels. As Miralis was vanquished by Deus, the Promethean energy absorbed by the Archangels as they bathed in their blood suddenly awakened within them, corrupting them and making them slaves to the wishes of the now vanquished Promethean Lord.

As the divines celebrated, an injured and weary Deus sat proudly on his throne, and called Charlemagne to be rewarded for his efforts. However, as Charlemagne approached, he drew his sword and sliced Deus in two, turning Deus to dust and leaving a permanent scar in his throne. Followed by this betrayal was a civil war between the deities and the Archangels, with Gautama facing Charlemagne personally.

Though their prowess was evenly matched, Charlemagne's corrupted physiology worked against him as it made him susceptible to Gautama's Purification Arts, and thus he was beaten in combat. However, by the time he was bested, the Archangels had already decimated a large portion of the remaining deities, causing Gautama and Fen'Harel to call for a retreat.

For millenia, this event haunted Gautama. He felt an immense amount of guilt in not being able to save his father, and a deep feeling of the betrayal of what he thought was a friend. One day, he came to the conclusion that the only way to repent was to relinquish his godhood. And so, he bid his remaining brothers and sisters farewell, and went off to find a suitable replacement. Eventually, he would in the form of Siddhārtha. From then on, Gautama lived his life as a hermit on Earth, under the name of Kagayaku.

Centuries later, he had found a baby child abandoned at the bottom of Mount Fuji, Japan, where he had taken refuge in order to train his body and mind. Despite the dark presence he felt coming from the child, Kagayaku could not bear to simply leave a weaker human child to freeze to death. Thus, he took the child in and raised him as his own. This child was named Mugetsu Shinsei.

Kagayaku is currently in a deep meditation according to Bastion Himmel, who likely attempted to visit him during the three year timeskip, in which he will not awaken from for a few more months. Whether this is Kagayaku's method of coping with the effects of the Spellplague or simply him training is unknown.

## Powers and Abilities

**Purification Arts:** Kagayaku, during his Divine life, learnt of the Void and the Prometheans, and the danger they harbored towards humanity. So, in order to combat the dark forces that threaten the Earth, Kagayaku created a power based off seals, known as *Purification Arts*. These arts are based around sealing the power of and immobilizing opponents so that Kagayaku may either deliver a finishing blow or restrain them.

* **Taiyō-shin No Inshō (太陽神シール, *lit. "Seal of the Sun God"*):** A seal developed by Kagayaku that can seal the power of almost any being in existence, though this seal was specifically designed to combat demonic, dark or Voidic entities. This can have various effects on different subjects, which range from simply immobilizing them to completely dispersing them on the cellular level. This seal was first developed by Kagayaku during the War in Heaven with the Prometheans, and is said to be the deadliest of all the Purification Arts.

**Path of the Godhand:** Kagayaku's fighting style is known as the *Path of the Godhand*. This ancient fighting style is likely the progenitor to all modern-day martial arts on Earth, and its practitioners are few in number, as Kagayaku himself is the only one who has mastered the *Path of Godhand*. *Path of Godhand* focuses on using Aura in conjunction with hand-to-hand combat, and teaches the practitioner to let their natural "flow of being" dictate their movements and actions - in other words, this fighting style will vary greatly from student to student, as the way it is employed depends on the practitioner's natural personality and current emotions.

 This means the fighting style can vary from precise and fluid to fast and ferocious, with masters of the art having complete control over their emotions during battle, allowing them to switch between the styles freely. Path of Godhand also teaches numerous Aura-based techniques, such as the *Zero Hand* employed by Mugetsu Shinsei. Kagayaku himself uses Path of Godhand in conjunction with his *Purification Arts*, creating a deadly combination that is feared by even the strongest of fighters, be it God, Beast or Man.

## Unique Stat

Discipline: 11/10

**Unfathomable Aura Reserve:** Kagayaku's Aura pool is absolutely immense, to the point where it cannot even be read when it is stationary. However, in the rare times when he emits it, his Aura gives off an extremely benevolent and warming vibe enough to calm down any of those around him who are stressed, enraged or anxious.

* **Master Aura Control:** Kagayaku, despite his immense Aura Pool, is able to control his Aura to it's absolute fullest extent. His Aura Mastery is possibly greater than any other being currently in existence, and is without a doubt his greatest strength. He has taught several prodigies, including Mugetsu Shinsei and even his successor, Siddhartha, to control their Aura.
* **Chi Sensory Technique:** Kagayaku can sense other's "Life Energy" or *Chi*. The stronger the Chi Source, the more powerful the individual is. Kagayaku's *Chi Sensory* has been extended to thousands of miles through his years of training and perfecting it. He was able to track down Mugetsu, who was all the way on the far end of Tokyo, from his dwelling atop of Mount Fuji.

## Trivia

* *"Kagayaku"* means "to shine" in Japanese.
* Kagayaku is one of the only Gods in history who has traded his divinity in order to live as a lesser being, and was likely the first one.