Izayoi Hyoudou/Alternate Version

## **Introduction**

**Izayoi Hyoudou** is the main protagonist of the Spin-Off of Of Metempsychosis and Paranoia, Calculations and Preparations. He is the **Demi-God** counterpart to his **Devil** version in the original story. He the Prince of the Shinto Faction and is a second-year student in Akihabara Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing Academy.

## **Appearance**

Izayoi is a tall, slender and effeminate young man with hip-length, silky smooth snow-white hair. He inherited his maternal grandmother’s gold eyes and soft milky-white skin tone.

He wears the entirety of the Akihabara Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing Academy's boys' school uniform but instead of the blazer, he wears the waistcoat.

Miki commented that Izayoi had inherited much of his appearance and apparent beauty from her mother; thus he has feminine and androgynous features. His long hair doesn't help in convincing people that he isn't a flat-chested girl.

## **Personality**

Izayoi is mostly a kind, soft, gentle and polite person. He isn't overly arrogant nor prideful preferring to be a modest and humble.

He is someone who prefers to speak bluntly and honestly. He is appreciative of people who speak without beating around the bushes and gets directly to the point of a conversation. However, when necessary he would speak half-truths instead of outright lying.

He is a calm and collected person, rarely getting surprised at unexpected events. If caught off-guard he tends to be sarcastic, sassy and sharp tongued. He dislikes surprises as he believes that the wrong kind can get him killed.

He likes teasing people and often times annoy Issei as a 'hobby'.

As a student, Izayoi is attentive, intelligent and a quick learner. He easily understands what is taught to him both in school and by his teachers of Senjutsu, Youjutsu, Kendo, Iaido, Karate, Soujutsu and Kyudo.

As a teacher, Izayoi is a mix of strict but lenient and entertaining person as he does his best in making Kunou's lessons interesting and animated so that Kunou doesn't skip them.

In a battlefield, Izayoi makes short work of his enemies by quickly killing them and conserving his energy for bigger battles. Sometimes, he tends to belittle his opponents and rile them up mid-battle to make them slip up and make mistakes, taking the chance to quickly finish them off.

## **History**

In his past life, Izayoi was in his late teens when he died not long after graduating from High School. He was the only son of his parents but had 15 younger cousins he used to look after and raise. He had a small group of friends who he treasured and cared for.

## **Powers and Abilities**

**Immense *Ki* Reserves:** Izayoi is said to have an abnormal amount of *Ki* in him. His *Ki* is larger, denser and heavier for a supposedly Human practitioner of Senjutsu and Youjutsu.

* **Senjutsu Master:** Having trained in this art since he was a child, Izayoi is highly proficient in Senjutsu, being able to control his *Ki* to strengthen both his internal and external body as well as detect others nearby based on their auras.
	+ ***Ki* Vision:** Izayoi can see Souls, trace the flow of *Ki* and *Ki* Signature of his targets, and see through Magic illusions.
	+ **Touki:** Izayoi covers himself in an aura of *Ki*, increasing his strength, defense, and speed by a considerably large amount. Thanks to his dense, large and heavy *Ki*, Izayoi's Touki is stronger than most users.
	+ **Kaido:** Izayoi can heal himself and others using both his own *Ki* and that of the surroundings.
	+ **Stealth:** Izayoi can manipulate his flow of *Ki* to conceal his presence from his targets.

* **Youjutsu Expert:** Izayoi is highly proficient in Youjutsu. Having concluded after researching that Youjutsu is no different than the Kido from BLEACH, Izayoi quickly gained proficiency in the art, recreating several Kido Spells from BLEACH with the assistance of his teacher.
	+ **Hado:** The spells in this category display the offensive aspect of Youjutsu.
		- **Tsuzuri Raiden:** Izayoi generates an electric current and shocks his opponents either by direct contact or through any kind of medium.
		- **Haien**: Izayoi fires an oblong blast of extremely hot purple energy from his hand which completely incinerates a target upon contact.
		- **Tenran:** Izayoi creates a widening tornado-like blast and fires towards his target.
		- **Soukatsui:** Izayoi generates a torrent of blue energy before firing it at his target. The energy moves like a large wave of energy, depending on the amount of power which is placed into it.
		- **Hiryu Gekizoku Shinten Raihou:** Izayoi raises his arm forward and outstretched, using his free hand to grip the firing arm for extra support, with the palm facing flat toward the target, and fires a gigantic beam of electrical energy, which creates an enormous explosion upon impact.
	+ **Bakudo:** The spells in this category display the defensive aspect of Youjutsu.
		- **Shitotsu Sansen:** Generating a burst of crackling yellow energy in his palm, Izayoi uses this energy to draw an inverted yellow triangle, which generates solidified energy in the shape of smaller triangles from its three points. The smaller triangles fire and hit the intended target, pinning them against a nearby surface by slamming into their body in three places in the shape of a perfect triangle and immobilizing them.
		- **Rikujoukourou:** Pointing his index finger at the target, Izayoi generates a spark of yellow energy, which summons six thin, wide beams of light that slam into a target's midsection and hold them in place. The target is unable to move any part of their body, including the parts which were not struck by the beams.
		- **Sajou Sabaku:** Raising his palm up to the target, Izayoi closes his hand into a fist and calls forth yellow energy, taking a form of very thick rope, which binds the upper body of the target.
		- **Danku:** Izayoi creates a solid, transparent wall of energy to block attacks and reflect them.
		- **Hakufuku:** Upon casting the spell, the intended targets see the illusion of purple cherry blossoms falling around them, their vision begins to blur and become unfocused as their consciousness becomes muddled, disoriented, and confused. Shortly thereafter, the target blacks out altogether, later awakening with an unclear memory of what occurred.

**Immense *Mana* Reserves:** In contrast to his family, Izayoi was born with a larger than average size of *Mana* reservoir, which was said to be larger than those of talented Magic practitioners. Over time, his rapid usage of **Blade Blacksmith** and Magic experiments lead to his reservoir expanding to the size of an Ultimate-Class Devil Bishop's.

* **Skilled Magician:** While Izayoi is extremely knowledgeable about Magic, having researched its history and systematics, he is barely skilled enough to cast a few spells. Due to his inability to recite most incantations without biting his tongue and (ironically) messing up the equations and formulae of the spells, Izayoi rarely resorts to Magic sticking mostly to his Sacred Gear, Senjutsu and Youjutsu. When he does resort to Magic, he uses swords with specific spells engraved into them to cast said spells.

**Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** Having trained in Karate since childhood, Izayoi is extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat which was further polished under the tutelage of Fuuka.

**Master Swordsman:** Having trained in Kendo since childhood, Izayoi is extremely proficient with the sword which was further polished under the tutelage of Raiden Mei and learning Iaido. Due to his combat style revolving around using swords, Izayoi's skill with the sword is matched only by master swordsmen like Souji Okita and the like.

**Skilled Pole Arm User:** Izayoi is skilled enough with spears, tridents and naginatas to hold his ground against an expert pole arm user.

**Expert Archer:** Izayoi is highly proficient with the bow capable of shooting spears and sword-turned-arrows from long distances.

**Expert Blacksmith:** Izayoi has learnt how to forge all kinds of bladed weaponry starting from swords to axes. He uses his knowledge and experience in forging to create weapons of better quality than the previous users of **Blade Blacksmith**.

**Superhuman Physiology:** Due to his extensive training since childhood, Izayoi has grown immensely strong in Human standards, bordering on Superhuman. His strength and durability matches that of an average High-Class Devil or a Shichi-no-Kitsune (Seven-Tailed Fox), his speed almost on par with a weak Ultimate-Class Devil Knight or a Hachi-no-Kitsune (Eight-Tailed Fox). While he is not as strong as Fuuka nor the legendary Vasco Strada, he is predicted to be on par with the latter in the future.

## **Equipment**

**Blade Blacksmith:** Izayoi's Sacred Gear which allows him to create a multitude of bladed Holy weaponry each with different attributes as per his will. Izayoi categorizes his weapons into two types. **Nameless Weapons** and **Named Weapons**.

* **Nameless Weapons:** These are nondescript bladed Holy weapons that Izayoi spawns and shoots infinitely at fodder enemies.
* **Named Weapons:** There are approximately 1110 bladed Holy weapons that Izayoi has forged, each having different names and abilities. Each of them has at least one Magic Spell engraved in them which allows Izayoi to cast spells. He only uses these weapons against opponents that can match him in prowess or are stronger than him. The ones he uses most are listed below:
	+ **Fenghuang Flower Mirror:** It is an Illusionary Hypnosis-Type Holy Sword shaped like a *Katana*. It hypnotizes Izayoi's targets and allows him to have complete control over their mind making them see and believe in the illusions created by him. However, enemies with a stronger mind and greater will power than Izayoi's will either be immune to its effects or resist them. To active its power, Izayoi must nick his target, otherwise it won't work. This sword is one of the youngest **Named Weapons** that Izayoi has forged with the assistance of Fu Hua and one of the hardest ones to master.
	+ **Sakanade:** It is an Illusion-Type Holy Sword shaped like a Katana. It traps Izayoi's enemies in an optical illusion where '*up is down, left is right, backwards is forwards'.* However, it is not just the sense of direction that is changed; the opponent's eyesight, direction of incoming attacks, and injury locations are also inverted. No matter how powerful the opponent, especially if one is accustomed to fighting, their body will not be able to adapt due to their reflexes preventing proper reaction, which causes them to continuously succumb to the power's effect. The effects can be resisted or ignore if the opponent has a stronger mind and will power than Izayoi's. Similiarly to **Fenghuang Flower Mirror**, Izayoi must nick his target to make them the victim of this sword's power. It is also one of the youngest **Named Weapons** and hardest to master.
	+ **Ryujin Jakka:** It is a Fire-Type Holy Sword shaped like a *Katana* with flames hotter than the Earth's core. The sheer amount of heat in the sword makes it so that almost anything that Izayoi waves the sword at gets incinerated or melted. It is one of the older **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Hakka no Togame:** It is an Ice-Type Holy Sword shaped like a *Katana* that reduces Izayoi's body temperature to a temperature below freezing point letting Izayoi freeze anything he wants, even *Mana* and *Ki*. There are only a few that can resist this sword's freezing effects. It is one of the older **Named Weapons** and harder to master.
	+ **Nejibana:** It is a Water-Type Holy Trident which allows Izayoi to manipulate Water. It is one of the oldest **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Suzumebachi:** It is a Poison Curse-Type Holy Sword shaped like a dagger that secretes a venom that enters the victim's body and spreads throughout their body activating the curse that slowly kills them inside out over long agonising hours. It is one of the younger **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Hyapponzashi:** It is a Melee-Type Holy Sword shaped like a *Wakizashi* that glows white and extends at high speed to impale Izayoi's opponents from a distance. The blade also carries tremendous force when extending, allowing Izayoi to push his opponents back should they manage to block it. In addition, Izayoi can maintain the extension and swing it in wide arcs, attacking multiple targets quickly and simultaneously. It is one of the older **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Sogyo no Kotowari:** It is a Youjutsu-Type pair of Holy Swords shaped like *Katana*s that has the ability to absorb an opponent's energy attack through the left sword and direct it through the connecting rope, where the five charms on the rope increase the attack's speed and pressure. It then reverses the attack's original course by firing the same attack from the right sword at full force, making it much more difficult for the opponent to dodge. The entire process occurs so fast that the attack looks as though it originally came from Sogyo no Kotowari. It is one of the youngest **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Wabisuke:** It is a Gravity-Type blunt Holy Sword shaped like a *Daito* that doubles the gravitational force acting on an object or Izayoi's opponent with each hit indefinitely. It is one of the older **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Tensa Zangetsu:** It is a Melee-Type Holy Sword shaped like a *Daito* that strengthens Izayoi's body by a factor of three and allows him to engage in High-Speed combat. It is one of Izayoi's most favorite Swords as it also allows him to fire energy waves from it. It absorbs Izayoi's *Mana* and *Ki*, condenses them before allowing him to release an energy wave from the tip of its blade in an arc. It is one of the oldest **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Koukou Gonryu:** It is a Lightning-Type Holy Sword that allows Izayoi to manipulate lightning. It is one of the oldest **Named Weapons**.
	+ **Black Keys:** It is a Darkness-Type Holy Sword shaped like long and slender rapier and extremely short hilts that allows Izayoi to manipulate shadows. Izayoi can pin his opponents by stabbing their shadows with it, but the duration of being pinned depends on his opponent's power. It is one of the youngest **Named Weapons** forged by Izayoi when he was bored.
	+ **Varka:** It is the Bow that Izayoi uses to shoot spears and sword-turned-arrows at his targets from long distance. It is made of blades in the shape of an Recurve Bow with an energy string.

* **Sacred Sword of Divine Punishment: Muramasa:** It is the **Balance Breaker** of Izayoi. It takes the form of a *Tachi*. It's blade is pitch black with a gold edge. The guard is golden colored and the handle is black with highlights of red. It is a *Divine Construct* meant to kill and destroy anything and everything. It was forged (unlocked) through a ritual atop the Ley Lines of Kyoto with the assistance of Yasaka and blessing of Amaterasu by Izayoi as the very manifestation of his ‘ideal sword’. He had forged this sword via **Blade Blacksmith** using his accumulated knowledge on Magic, Curses, Concepts, Rituals, Potions, Senjutsu, Youjutsu and forgery. While this sword had become his **Balance Breaker**, Izayoi rarely resorted to using it as it proved to be taxing on his Human body, and despite being indestructible, he feared ruining its beauty. As a result of being forged from 1110 swords, the **Sacred Sword of Divine Punishment** has three powerful in-born abilities, all of them being the ones Izayoi desired from the bottom of his heart.

* + **Rupture:** The main ability of the sword. It’s an energy wave released in any shape (i.e crescent moon/arc, wave, animals etc.) capable of destroying anything and everything in its path. This was born from Izayoi’s desire of having Gilgamesh’s **Ea**, thus named after the sword’s title.
	+ **Judgement:** The first passive ability of the sword. It makes sure that the sword can purge resentment, cut through bonds, fate, causality, destiny, the fabric of space and slice through the idea of karma itself. This ability was born from Izayoi’s favor towards Vergil’s **Yamato**, thus named after his iconic technique.
	+ **Slayer:** The second passive ability of the sword. Upon wielding, the sword enhances Izayoi’s strength, speed and durability to match his opponent.
		- **Drawback:** Due to the second passive ability *Slayer*, Izayoi cannot use the Sword of Sanction for long periods of time as the enhancement becomes too taxing for his human body to handle.

## **Trivia**

1. Izayoi's appearance has been based off of *Evan* from the game **King's Raid**.
2. The **Sacred Sword of Divine Punishment** can be considered Izayoi's **X Side Balance Breaker**.