Akito Tasogare

Akito Tasogare is a Para-Human | Meta-Human hybrid - currently living in Kyoto, Japan. He is the head of the Tasogare family and CEO of the Seishin Corporation.

Akito Tasogare
Yes, he's aware of the eyeliner.
Born	"Akito Tasogare" May 5th, 1996 Kyoto, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Parent(s)	Hiruzen Tasogare (father), Sakura Tasogare (mother)
Relatives	Asami Tasogare (sister) Hanabi Tasogare (half-sister) Hitomi Tasogare (half-sister)
Family	Tasogare family

As both the current wielder of the Eien no Yoru, and the human host of the God-like being known as Kurai, Akito is also known as Kagemusha - the leader of the Shadows.

Summary

Early Life

Akito was born to Hiruzen and Sakura Tasogare - the former leaders of the Tasogare family in Japan. As the first born son and successor to the mantle of Kagemusha, Hiruzen ensured that Akito would proceed with the transference ritual as a child.

Through the ritual, the power of the Eien no Yoru blade was transferred to Akito - along with the malevolent consciousness harbored within. Eventually, his father passed away after succumbing to injuries from an assassination attempt - with his mother having already left earlier in his life due to unknown reasons.

As a teenager, Akito was then burdened with the responsibility of leading the Tasogare family to prominence. To that end, he devised a plan to systematically weaken and destroy their main enemies - the Hoyokazi family.

Kagemusha

After reaching young adulthood at the age of 18, the power of the Eien no Yoru blade would slowly start to influence Akito's mind - compelling him to engage in greater displays of force and strength towards his goal.

To that end, he began to commune with the spirit of the God-like being contained within the blade. The spirit would then begin instructing Akito on how to master his innate abilities, while also instructing him in the art of swordsmanship.

Once his training was complete, Akito would then become the new Kagemusha. He then assumed full command of the Shadows; a supernatural shinobi force that enforces the will of the Tasogare family.

Powers

Meta-Gene

Akito has a Meta-Gene that grants him substantial energy manipulation abilities. He can passively absorb ambient energy in his surroundings, storing it and channeling back in various ways.

He can also passively generate enormous amounts of energy - to allowing him to gradually and systematically alter his own physiology, strengthening it over the course of a decade.

His cellular structure is also reinforced by this ability, constantly saturated with energy to prolong his own longevity as a human.

Magic

As the wielder of the Eien no Yoru and the other half of Kurai - Akito is capable of utilizing the forces of Magic to an immense degree.

Initially, Akito's usage of magic was relegated to basic amplification of his physical traits - much like the rest of his family.

However, due to his encounter with Ouranos, Akito replicated his magical knowledge and gained the ability to become a master sorcerer.

Due to this increase in knowledge, Akito can now cast spells as efficiently as any skilled magician or sorcerer can.

Shadow Arts

As a Tasogare and as Kagemusha, Akito has access to four unique Shadow Arts - magical techniques and abilities that are inherent to members of the Tasogare family.

#1 - Altar

A cumulative Shadow Art first bestowed upon the original Kagemusha by Kurai. It is inherited by all future Kagemusha after him by design.

Altar is a stockpiling Shadow Art that absorbs the Shadow Arts of all members of the Tasogare family after they die.

#2 - Fissure

The Shadow Art inherited from the Eien no Yoru blade itself.

A spatial slash attack that generates magical energy that is refined to the point of being able to cut through the fabric of space-time itself.

The attack bypasses virtually all defenses unless they are supernaturally reinforced.

#3 - Expanse

Akito's innate Shadow Art.

This magical ability allows Akito to directly the fabric of space-time itself - potentially to a nigh-absolute degree.

Space Manipulation

Akito's primary usage of Expanse is the direct alteration of space itself.

Akito can use this ability to create vacuums that pull his surroundings in, or spatial expansions that push his surroundings out like an explosion of force.

Time Manipulation

Another application of Akito's Expanse Shadow Art is the ability to alter the flow of time relative to himself and others in his environment.

He can create localized spatial-temporal "spheres" to alter the relative movement of time around his targets - either freezing them in stasis or rapidly accelerating them. He can also loop them within a range of time.

Akito can also drag time to a near halt around him - effectively stopping time if he chooses to.

#4 - Shadow Beasts

The final Shadow Art, an inherited technique passed down from generations of Tasogare leaders.

The ability allows Akito to summon twelve magical creatures through a mass of shadows that he creates.

Seishin Shiryoku

The Seishin Shiryoku (Spirit Sight) is the name given to Akito's supernatural and magic-based eyes, created through the use of a Sacrificial Pact by his mother, Sakura.

From the pact, Akito gained supernatural vision - allowing him to perceive ghosts, spirits and other forms of non-physical and non-corporeal phenomena.

In addition, Akito's energy efficiency is pushed to its absolute limit due to this ability - making him virtually impossible to wear out in a fight.

This improved efficiency, combined with his inherent energy generation, give him virtually infinite stamina.

Equipment

Eien no Yoru

The Tasogare family sword, also known as Eternal Night. It is the source of the Tasogare family's magical powers - such as Shadow Arts and Sacrificial Pacts. It also houses the spirit of the magical god-like being known as Kurai.

The sword contains Kurai's will, and magically binds itself to its user - who is usually the head of the Tasogare family.

Once bound, the user and Kurai's will slowly become one - as they become the composite being known as Kagemusha.

Ownership of the blade grants the user access to powerful reserves of magical spells and techniques.

The Eien no Yoru can also absorb magical energy and disperse it. The sword can also imbue others with latent magical potential - allowing them to develop their own Shadow Arts, though at the expense of their free will.

Akito can also remotely control the sword with his mind - which he used to catch Ryozo Hoyokazi off guard in their first confrontation.

Kagemusha Armor

The mystical armor that Akito wears when he assumes the role of Kagemusha. It is reinforced with magical power, and can withstand substantial amounts of force.

The armor also distorts Akito's voice, making him completely unrecognizable.

Skills

Master Swordsmanship

Akito is a master of all known forms of Japanese sword combat - including Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. Though he has a preference for quick draw techniques to quickly finish encounters, he is also capable of longer confrontations.

Martial Arts

Akito is also skilled in different forms of Martial Arts, from Karate and Tae Kwon Do to Judo and even more eccentric styles such as Capoeira.

Notes

• Akito and his younger sister Asami are not Hiruzen's only children.
  • He has several half-brothers and half-sisters who also have Shadow Arts.
  • Akito was chosen as the head of the Tasogare family due to the Sacrificial Pact that his mother Sakura made in secret - years after he was born.
    • His immense affinity for magic and the Shadow Arts is thanks to his Spirit Sight - which is the result of his mother's Sacrificial Pact.
      • That extreme affinity is what made him Hiruzen's chosen successor.
• Akito has red eye markings on his face - which denote his fusion with Kurai.
  • He has occasionally been teased by his sister for his "eyeliner".
• Akito's favorite color is red, unsurprisingly so.
• Akito and Ryozo's fathers were originally close friends, until Ryozo's father married into the Hoyokazi family.
  • As such, Akito believes that Ryozo should show loyalty to him over the Hoyokazi family.