Onikage

Intro (Myth Series: Ayakashi) Onikage never forgot the day he died. The agony of a hundred blades was surpassed only by the cold fury that seized his soul, cursing humanity as his blood filled his mouth. Unbeknownst to him, a forgotten god, awakened by his potent rage, granted his final wish: to see the world burn. He was reborn from the tainted earth as a being of immense dark power. Once, Onikage was a compassionate monk, named Akira, bringing solace across ancient Japan. But winter's gnawing hunger and a mysterious deadly plague hardened hearts. Villages slammed their gates shut, and accusations flew. He watched helplessly as his loved ones succumbed to the deadly plague, the final blow being his young sibling, Hana, dying in his arms. Branded as plague carriers, Akira and his monk brethren were attacked by a vicious mob. Offering no resistance, he prayed for release, but instead of nirvana, a cold, ancient voice offered Akira a pact: rebirth as a vengeful Ayakashi- a being of death and malice. He accepted, trading his soul for the power to rewrite his fate. Akira rose then as Onikage, a grotesque shadow of his former self, consumed by rage and sorrow. He became a force of vengeance, tasked with delivering retribution upon an uncaring world. He is the storm, the plague, the harbinger of destruction. Fueled by the memory of Hana and his brethren, his purpose is clear: to reshape the world in the image of his suffering, a world consumed by darkness where no prayer is answered. Onikage will not rest until all are consumed.