Akaza

## Introduction

Akaza is a demon affiliated with the Twelve Kizuki, holding the third highest position, Upper Rank Three.
Over a century ago, Akaza was a human by the name of Hakuji, a prodigious martial artist who trained under Keizo while nursing his daughter, Koyuki, who would later become Akaza's fiancée.
Hakuji went to visit his father's grave to inform him of his marriage, but quickly realized something was amiss upon his return. A student from the dojo informed him that the rival dojo had poisoned the well where Koyuki and Keizo drank water from. The two died shortly after drinking that water while Hakuji had been away.

Enraged, Hakuji killed all sixty-seven members of the rivaling dojo with his bare hands, pulverizing them to the point where their corpses were no longer recognizable. This incident caught Muzan Kibutsuji's attention and, though he was disappointed to find it had been a human rather than a Demon who'd done such a gruesome act, he decided to make Hakuji one of the Twelve Kizuki. Hakuji, with nothing left to protect and having lost his will to live, accepts and becomes the demon Akaza.

### Character Details

As the holder of the third highest position in the Twelve Kizuki, Akaza is an extremely powerful demon, having been able to defeat Kyojuro Rengoku and numerous Hashira as well as countless Demon Slayers in the past. Akaza possesses incredible abilities and attributes, most notably his martial arts prowess, which can outmatch the swordsmanship of even the most skilled Demon Slayers, and his ability to sense Fighting Spirit which allows him to predict his opponent's attacks and discern their weaknesses, making him nigh-unbeatable if they are unable to create a countermeasure against this ability.

During the Infinity Castle Arc, he was able to fight and overwhelm both Tanjiro and Giyu during their fight, even when they were both Hashira-level swordsman using their Demon Slayer Marks and when Tanjiro had access the Transparent World. Akaza was only defeated with Tanjiro awakening the Selfless State which directly countered his extrasensory perception. Even after being decapitated, Akaza managed to regrow his head through sheer willpower and his extraordinary regenerative abilities, continuing to attack Tanjiro and Giyu. If not for Akaza losing his will to continue fighting, he would have certainly killed both Demon Slayers as he had already rendered them extremely fatigued. As a further testament to his might, he attainted the Upper Rank Three title and became the fourth strongest demon in existence without killing or eating any women, which would've hindered his growth as a demon drastically according to Doma.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier**: easily **9-A**, atleast **8-C**, likely **8-B** with Compass Needle

**Name**: Gyomei Himejima

**Series**: Kimetsu no Yaiba

**Age**: 27

**Classification**: Demon, Martial Artist

**Powers and Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Martial Artist, Absorption (Though not shown, he should be able to do what Kokushibo and Doma could do which is absorbing others, Human and Demon alike, as another way of killing others or of sustenance), Immortality (Type 2; Even after having his neck severed, Akaza was able to keep on living and even continuously regenerate while headless), Limited Telepathy (Upper Kizuki like Akaza could share their thoughts and sight with other Demons lower in rank than him if Muzan allows it), Enhanced Senses (Can sense one's "Battle Spirit", which allows him to fend off attacks even if they were to attack his blind spots. His Compass's ability to sense Battle Spirit grows the stronger his target's Battle Spirit becomes, while also enables him to attack his enemies weakspots with his blows being attracted to them "like magnets"), Aura (Materialized and Explosive types; Akaza's Blood Demon Art takes the form of powerful shockwaves he creates through his attacks, taking on the forms of nigh-invisible air pressure, flowing streams, or cannon-shaped spikes), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Should possibly scale to Doma, who could decompose and gain resistance to Shinobu's poison's, and couldn't die even after absorbing Shinobu, whose body contained 700 times the average dose to kill a normal Demon (Stated and corrected by Author). As Upper Moon Three, Akaza should scale to Gyutaro, who was able to quickly regen and recover from a wisteria-laced kunai) and Regeneration Negation (Up to at least Mid; Was able to keep on living through decapitation, which is normally death for most Demons, and even still kept on healing his body's wounds before growing back his head)

**Attack Potency**: **Small Building Level** (Vastly above people like Tanjiro, who can split craters), **High-Rise Level** (Above the likes of people like Rengoku, even while holding back), likley **City Block Level** (Far stronger with compass needle, can damage people like a marked giyu, could likely even damage people like Douma, who can create large statues of ice, while being severely poisened)

**Speed**: **Supersonic+** (Far above the likes of Zenitsu, who can move faster than what Kaigaku could perceive with his 7th form), **Hypersonic** (Vastly above the like of Tengen, who can move faster than what characters like Zenitsu, Tanjiro and Inosuke, could perceive at the time)

**Durability**: **Small Building Level** (Vastly above people like Tanjiro, who can split craters), **High-Rise Level** (Above the likes of people like Rengoku, even while holding back), likley **City Block Level** (Far stronger with compass needle, can damage people like a marked giyu, could likely even damage people like Douma, who can create large statues of ice, while being severely poisened)

**Stamina**: **Infinite** (Demons don't tire)

**Intelligence:** Gifted (With over a century of combat experience and martial arts training under his belt, Akaza is able to fight effectively with foresight and tactical intelligence, having managed to defeat numerous Demon Slayers including several Hashira's in the past as well as with Kyojuro Rengoku. This even surprised Giyuu, who stated that Akaza could instantly evolve and adapt to any attack or technique that he uses, to the point that he can predict when his opponents will strike and how to counter them with equal power. Even before he became a demon, when Akaza was still *Hakuji*, he displayed a natural aptitude in martial arts, shown when he was capable of beating up trained swordsmen from neighboring dojos while still in the midst of learning Keizo's Soryu Style, later shown in full where his skills in Keizo's Soryu Style was used to beat and kill all 67 members of a rival dojo trained in kenjutsu in such brutal display that it was considered a fictional event, such that initially impressed Muzan even he thought a Demon had done it. Further exemplified here where even way before his training in martial arts, Hakuji was able to fight and defeat seven grown men.)

**Notable Attacks and Techniques:**

* **Destructive Death**: Akaza's Blood Demon Art. It takes the form of a martial arts style that combines shockwave-like attacks and his *Soryu Style* he mastered when he was human. The shockwaves Akaza manipulates are blue in color and can take on many forms, such as nigh-invisible air pressure, flowing streams, and cannon-shaped spikes. He is capable of generating the shockwaves of his Blood Art at will, from any distance, and seemingly from any part of his body. Akaza has his shockwaves accompany every single one of his attacks, amplifying his already powerful blows of his Demonic strength.

At the start of a battle, Akaza initiates his Blood Demon Art through deploying a special technique called **Technique Development**. Akaza starts by going into a stance unique to the Soryu Style which there are 2 versions of: The first version is a stance that's performed by bending his knees in a half-crouch position, extending his right arm with a half-clenched fist facing his body and bending his left arm with an open palm; the second version is nearly identical except he opens his palm on his right arm while fully clenching his fists in a downwards bend on his left arm. Like the Soryu Style, Destructive Death is a bare-fisted martial arts style that utilizes both the user's arms and legs to unleash swift and powerful strikes that target an opponent's neck and weapon. Combined with his superhuman strength and his speed, this makes him a formidable opponent in both close and ranged combat.

* **Compass Needle**: Akaza deploys a light blue snowflake-shaped compass underneath him with numbers ranging from 1 to 12. This technique allows Akaza to sense a person's "**Battle Spirit**", allowing him to detect and track the locations of his opponents, even from his blind spots, and where and how his opponents will attack him. Its effectiveness also grows the stronger his opponent's "Battle Spirit" becomes. Additionally, this technique can be used to discern an opponent's weak points, as stated by Tanjiro when Akaza always instinctively aimed for his vitals as if his fists were magnets attracted to them. Akaza always has this technique activated when engaging in combat, making all other techniques he unleashes extremely difficult to counter and evade while making his attacks all the more lethal.

* **Void Style**: Akaza punches the empty air in front him, creating a shockwave from the pressure of his fists and then sends it flying towards his enemies. These airborne shockwaves can be created multiple times in quick succession and can be unleashed in the sky or on the ground.

* **War Style**: Punching rapidly in front of himself, Akaza creates a barrage of ranged shockwaves. This attack was capable of overpowering Kyojuro's **Flame Tiger** technique.

* **Obliteration Style**: One of Akaza's most powerful techniques. Akaza lunges forward, punching with so much force it creates a powerful shockwave that is capable of going through Kyojuro's most powerful attack, **Purgatory**.

* **Leg Form: Cap Tip Slice**: A reverse, rising axe kick that creates a shockwave that deals additional damage to the target. Tanjiro noted that a slight scrape from this kick caused him to bleed.

* **Leg Form: Flowing Light Flash**: A flashing flurry of powerful straight kicks, each creating shockwaves capable of launching Giyu a great distance while being fast enough to evade his reflexes.

* **Dual Layered Demon Wick**: Akaza unleashes eight powerful punches, each strike creating large shockwaves in a similar fashion to his **War Style** technique.

* **Crush Style: Willow of a Thousand Flashes**: A powerful downward punch that delivers a large shockwave into the ground that expands outward.

* **Leg Form: Ring of a Thousand Flying Planets**: Akaza kicks his opponent with both legs in a flowing motion from under them that slowly rises upward.

* **End Style: Chaotic Blue Metal Afterglow**: Akaza's ultimate martial arts technique. Akaza creates an omni-directional barrage of thin and sharp shockwaves that seemingly strike out of nowhere from a flurry of punches. This attack was so powerful that it could completely negate Giyu's **Dead Calm** technique, a move known for its immense defensive capabilities.