Akinobu Marufuji (Canon)/Morning Star TM

## Summary

**Akinobu Marufuji** is an occurring character in the Fantasy Isekai Novel *Instant Death*.

He, alongside Rei Kushima and Shigeto Mitadera, were 3 of the classmates of Yogiri Takatou, who separated from the group before they reached the kingdom of Manii, going on for their own agenda.

After the defeat of Mana and the departure of Daimon Hanakawa from the capital of Manii, Akinobu, alongside his 2 male companions, found Hanakawa in a nearby village, where they used him to gain the certificate of being friends with a hero in order to persuade Ragna, a random, but extremely powerful villager to become a "Hero" to slay the Sages and other Sage Candidates.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **Low 7-B**

**Name:** Akinobu Marufuji

**Origin:** Instant Death

**Age:** 17

**Gender:** Male

**Classification:** Human, Creator, Sage Candidate

**Powers and Abilities:** **Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Creation, Soul Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation (Can create a parasite that attaches itself to someone, exploding on certain conditions. This process is through giving souls to inanimate objects), Earth Manipulation (Breathed life into a massive fortress, causing it to sport legs and arms with muscles and blood veins, essentially turning the fortress into a living thing), Plant Manipulation (Able to create trees and control its roots), Power Bestowal (Can give his creations all sorts of abilities with no limit), Accelerated Development (Leveling), Automatic Translation (via gift), Fear Manipulation (The system decreases fear towards death) and Morality Manipulation (The system numbs aversion to manslaughter. The system diverts summons thoughts from their homes), Resistance to Fear Manipulation (Those with the system get their fear suppressed by the system) and Soul Manipulation (When people with the system absorbs the souls of others, they increases the power, density, size and magnitude of their own), Death Manipulation (Everyone with the system can resist the effects of instant death magic as long as they are stronger than the user), Mind Manipulation (As a Sage Candidate, he should have mental resistance that is on par with Ryouta who had High-level resistance to citywide mind control), Disease Manipulation, Poison Manipulation and Curse Manipulation (Drugs and curses do not work on Sage Candidates due to said individuals being strengthened by the Gift)

**Attack Potency:** **Small City level** (Should be comparable to Yuugo Izumida)

**Speed:** **Massively Hypersonic+** (Comparable to Carol, who can run at these speeds)

**Lifting Strength:** **Class M** (Comparable to Yuugo, who wrestled Ayaka Shinozaki)

**Striking Strength:** **Small City Class**

**Durability:** **Small City level**

**Stamina:** High

**Standard Equipment:** None notable

**Range:** Standard Melee Range

**Intelligence:** Average

**Weaknesses:** Creator cannot create life out of nothing, and cannot give any living beings souls, since his ability does not work with beings that have souls. His ability requires him to have physical contact with the object, but he can surpass that limit by acting through the creatures that he created. Akinobu is extremely arrogant and cocky.

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

**Creator Class:** Akinobu can give life to inanimate objects, giving them ego and will, as well as instructions. For example, he can create a parasite-like creature that attaches itself onto someone. The parasite will explode inside the head of someone through given instructions by Akinobu, such as shown with Hanakawa. Another example was when he breathed life into an entire fortress, causing it to grow arms, legs and even sport blood veins, essentially turning it into a living thing. This process is done by giving souls to inanimate objects, and he can even give them any kind of power that he wishes, indirectly gaining access to those powers himself. However, Akinobu cannot create life out of nothing, and cannot give any living beings souls, since the Creator does not work with being that have souls. In addition, his ability requires him to have physical contact with the object, but he can surpass that limit by acting through the creatures that he created.

## References

1. ↑ Volume 9 Chapter 11
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Volume 1 Chapter 15
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Volume 3 Chapter 14
4. ↑ Volume 1 Chapter 31
5. ↑ Volume 1 Chapter 40
6. ↑ Volume 1 Chapter 10
7. ↑ Volume 1 Chapter 37