Zand

**Zand** (ザンド, *Zando*?) is a recurring character in the story. He is the secondary antagonist in the "Black Storm" arc. Zand becomes a supporting character in the "Demon Realm's Princess" and "Phantom Death Capital" arc.

## Biography

Zand is the **God of Dreams and Slumber** (夢と眠りの神, *Yume to Nemuri no kami*?), shorten as the **God of Slumber** (眠りの神, *Nemuri no kami*?).

He is a Divine Child of Death, in other words he is the son of Zalxis.

He created the Ratmen species.

## Appearance

He has a voice of a young man. In his fake human form, he appears to be a young man with grey hair and white skin that seems to have blood vessels appearing on the surface, his eyes are slit, and the lips are red.

His true form is an ugly six-eyed rat.

After becoming a Shrunken Head, Kuna constructed a body for him and he became a clown.

## Personality

Unlike his father and siblings, he believes coexistent with the Elios Pantheon.

### Relationships

***The following section contains spoilers.***

Kouki
He knows his parentage.
Kuna
Urbaldo
Zafarada
Sister.
Zagbar
Brother.
Zagero
Brother.
Zalbuth
Brother.
Zalxis
Father.
Zasha
Younger brother.

## Story

### The Black Storm

He decapitates Marsyas. He plans to contact Tarabos and to revive Baddon.

Kuna bypass the barriers of Zand, and managed to infiltrate the Cornes mansion. She stood behind Zand, when he noticed her phantasmal butterfly. She cut off Zand's limbs and forced him to reveal his plan. She then proceeded to decapitate him and make him into a shrunken head.

Zand reported to Kuna that he placed Urbaldo in a barrier.

### The Demon Realm's Princess

Zand and the Jack-o'-lanterns were performing as clowns in Velos Kingdom. Zand and the Jack-o'-lanterns were performing puppeteer a play that was making fun of the Hero of Light's Party. Zand orders one of the Jack-o'-lantern to give sweets to the hero's party. Zand and the Jack-o'-lanterns flown away, while laughing eerily.

### The Phantom Death Capital

Kuna insisted Kuroki to have Tibel and Zand follow him to Walluchia.

While Kuroki, Kuna and Tibel went inside Brynd Kingdom, Zand is waiting outside.

Zand sneaked on to Zasha's ghost skyship.

Zand has learnt the location of Motgal, he rendezvous with Kuroki and Kuna near the wailing forest of Walluchia.

### The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr

While Lumonde, Lubera and Liere decided to pursue Grete, Nimu and Renbarr, Zand appears before them. His sudden presence surprised the dark elves. Zand merrily decided to join the fun and disappears.

He was puppeteering Monz's body and used him to approach Danza and Goez. He reveals himself when Danza
noticed Monz was acting strange. He approaches Danza and Goez and claims to make them into new doll.

### The Hero's Kingdom

After Kuna's meeting with the visitor, she meets with Zand, Tibel and Anju.

Inside Goshishon's room, he crept behind Kouki. He stood in front of Kouki.

The reports to Kuna about his encounter with Kuna.

The clown appears in front of Bohm, Kouki and Ozros to guide them out of the fort. The clown disappears. Suddenly a voice interrupts Ruthien's words.
Kouki turns around to see the clown standing there, having led the way out. The clown laughs and says the exalted personage is the dark knight.

## Development

The name of Zand derived from the English word "sand" and the German word **sand** (ザント, *Zant*?). The original material is Sandman. Since the setting of the god of sleep identity is a rat. Because the god of sleep is a guide to the kingdom of dreams.

His point of view title is the **God of Slumber and Dreams** (眠りと夢の神, *Nemuri to yume no kami*?).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 25 - To the Underground Waterway
2. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 05 - The Vampire Count
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 15 - The God of Dreams and Slumber
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 21 - The Cornes Mansion
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 17 - Meeting the Clown
6. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 09 - The Jack-o'-lantern
7. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 04 - The Angel of Flames
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 06 - The Brynd Kingdom
9. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 10 - The Bridal Selections pt.03
10. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 15 - The Land of Walluchia
11. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 05 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.04
12. ↑ *Dark Knight Story Side Stories* - The Suffering of the Wandering Knight Renbarr: Chapter 09 - Welcome to a Strange Country pt.08
13. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 01 - The Visitor from Eld
14. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 16 - The Entomologist
15. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 19 - The Fortress of Insects
16. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 26 - The Dragonfly
17. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 27 - The Collapse of the Fort
18. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 29 - The True Dragon
19. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Hero's Kingdom: Chapter 30 - The Sword of Shadow Prison
20. ↑ *Dark Knight Story (Narou ver)* - The God of Slumber