Kojitenski Ankou

-Levi Andersson

Ankou's Demon Form

"The Boss"
"The Demonic One"
"The Demon Lord"

~ANONYMOUS ALIASES~

Senji (Male Body)
Nohemi (Female Body)
Taxi Driver
Young Boy
Librarian
Doctor
Mob Boss

## Information

***Kojitenski Ankou***, commonly referred to as "*Ankou*", is the main antagonist in ***Tatakai no Mezurashi - Fighting Demons in a Steampunk World***. He is the most powerful Unusual in the world, having used his powers to wipe out over 35% of Minerva 200 years ago, sparking what is known as "The Reclaiming War". He is also the one behind the operations of The Mezurashi, commanding the 26 demons who serve beneath him.

Ankou is one of the three founding members of The Mezurashi, having formed the group in the late 1800s following the events of The Wakantobi Incident. Although Ankou is the founder and current top-ranking member of the organization, he has left all of the administrative duties up to the other two founding members, Zichi (*Upper Rank Two*), and Qira (Upper *Rank Three*).

Ankou rarely makes public appearances, rather opting to operate behind the scenes under numerous aliases and disguises in order to remain anonymous and protect himself from potential assassins and other Extraordinary Individuals. Because of this, it's difficult to tell where he is at any given time.

## Origins

There are differing stories that tell of the origin of Ankou, though the most widespread tale is that of The Fallen Portal's discovery sometime in the 1400s. In this version of the story, the portal is discovered by a group of twelve miners who were exploring the deep uncharted territories of The Vernati Desert, eventually stumbling upon what they thought was another Spirit Portal. Upon entering the portal, eleven of the twelve miners disappeared, never to be seen again. The sole survivor of the incident returned from the portal, having become a demon. It's likely that this demon was Kojitenski Ankou, as the presence of Intelligent Unusuals would begin to steadily rise throughout the next century until the start of The Great Siege in the 1500s.

## Fighting Style

Ankou fights primarily with his fists, his abilities allowing him to generate multiple limbs out of his body, creating as many as ten arms at once in order to fight with multiplied strength to overwhelm his opponents. His skin is incredibly dense, shattering even the most finely-crafted Chizirin swords on contact.

Ankou has 10 cores spread out across his entire body, the most cores of any demon in the world. His cores are also harder than any other due to the incredibly high number of humans and demons Ankou has devoured in his lifetime. His blood is incredibly toxic and lethal to anybody who comes into contact with it, aside from the members of The Mezurashi and other incredibly powerful Leviathan-Level Demons.

Ankou's regenerative abilities are unparalleled, allowing him to immediately regenerate any wound instantaneously. The only reliable method of damaging Ankou is to shatter his cores one by one in swift strikes, as whittling him down will have absolutely no effect.

## The Mezurashi

**Ankou** created The Mezurashi shortly after The Wakantobi Incident in order to create a more organized government for the unusual species, as his goal is to ultimately claim Minerva for the Unusuals and end the war. His goal isn't to cause mass death and destruction to the human population, but rather to devoid the world of the Extraordinary Individuals, as they are attempting to drive the unusuals to extinction.

Ankou founded The Mezurashi alongside two other demons, Zichi and Qira, the three of them serving as the original founding members of the organization.

## Thoughts on The Organization

**Ankou** has specific feelings about each member of The Mezurashi, more specifically, the Upper Ranks, as he has known them for a very long time, and can count on them more than the Lower Ranks. Below is a list of how Ankou feels about each member of The Mezurashi.

### ~Upper Ranks~

***Utsukushi***: The strongest demon in the organization. Ankou turned Utsukushi into a demon in the 1950s, and since then he has grown tremendously into a freak of nature capable of taking out the most powerful Extraordinary Individuals on a consistent basis. Because of this, he is highly trusted with important missions.

***Zichi**:* Essentially the Chief-Operating-Officer of the group. Ankou thinks of him as a good friend and reliable executive. Zichi does not fight often due to his high administrative status within the group, and is sent on missions sparingly. Though his powers are noted to be frighteningly strong.

***Qira**:* Semi-disliked. He considers her lazy as she rarely makes appearances within or outside the organization. However, due to her incredible gravity-manipulation and other abilities, as well as her founding status within the group, he refuses to let her go.

***Ryozu**:* He finds him quite annoying due to his smug personality, but also finds use in him gathering important information through his clairvoyance.

***Kazekura**:* He loves him. Considers him a mystifying creature. He has a lot of faith in him due to his apparent immortality.

***Akujin**:* Considers him the most important member of the group due to his ability to create new demons. Protects him at all costs because of this. He is sent on frequent assassination missions because he has proven himself to know how to survive almost any situation.

***Lijensetsu**:* Indifferent, he hasn't communicated much with him, but considering he has a 100% success rate in killing Senshi, he is trusted.

***Noma**:* An innovative creature, using technology which he has never seen before. He sent Zichi after her specifically because of this.

***Amandine**:* He considers her the most beautiful demon in the world, and frequently relies on her to spread the word of the organization and recruit demons. Another personal favorite.

***Okumo**:* Thinks of him as quite strange as he is unfamiliar with his kind, but considers the spiderfolk to be allies with the unusuals, and protects their species. This secret alliance proves as a huge benefit to The Mezurashi.

***Koshia**:* Trusted with guarding the spirit portal, also considered a reliable leader due to his age and considerably long time spent in the organization. He is a good friend.

***Midori**:* Completely useless, but he refuses to let her go because of her connections with the spirits. She works together well with Kazekura, but does absolutely nothing on her own. However, due to her cataclysmically powerful spirit manipulation, she remains an Upper Rank demon.

***Jetchi**:* The backbone of the Upper Ranks. The Boss considers her another favorite as she has killed scores of Purorigu/Senshi, and prevented weak demons from entering the upper ranks.

### ~Lower Ranks~

***Cryojin***: A promising prospect for the Upper Ranks, he trusts him to take down weaker Purorigu members, but has advised him to steer clear of Senshi for his safety. Claims he can earn a spot among the Upper Ranks if he continues to work effectively.

**Kowaishi**: An experiment turned cold-blooded killer. He is somewhat afraid of him due to him showing little to no value in his colleagues, and oftentimes fighting with them. This is because after his resurrection, his brain lost the ability to perceive ethics and morals, meaning he has no way of telling who is good and bad until he is shown, and rather opts to attack everybody. Regardless, he is strong and reliable.

**Gweni**: Ankou feels mostly indifferent about Gweni, though his opinions lean positive. She is one of the more recent additions to the organization, but has a consistent and effective method of capture and execution, solidifying her as a trustwrothy demon.

**Kukicha:** Semi-untrustworthy, as she has found herself in numerous perilous situations against Purorigu and Kanpeki alike. Though due to her masterful plant manipulation, he keeps her around and sends her on lower-level missions.

### ~Former Members~

**Deida**: A depressive lunatic who lacks empathy. Despite his cataclysmic abilities which are on par with those of Zichi, he greatly dislikes him as a person.