“A tournament, you say? Well, its only fitting that i represent my village, Kurogane-No-Ume.”

KENZAN

Deep within a valley that never sees the sun lies Kurogane-no-Ume, a village built around a massive, sentient Plum Tree they call Kotsu-Rin, made of bone-white wood. The villagers were not traditional farmers but "Soul-Gardeners" who infused their weapons with the essence of the tree.

Centuries ago, the village was besieged. To save his people, the head samurai, Kenzan, performed a forbidden ritual: he offered his flesh to the Great Tree in exchange for the power to repel the invaders. The tree accepted, consuming his humanity and fusing his soul with its ancient, gnarled bark. He saved the village, but in doing so, he became a "Jujin" (Tree-Man)—a silent, eternal guardian who eventually outlived the very people he protected.

Now, he wanders the world as a ronin of the forest, seeking a worthy opponent or a way to finally bloom one last time.

TENTIA

THOUSAND-YEAR THICKET

Kenzan can thrust his hand into the ground, causing massive, razor-sharp plum branches to erupt from the earth in a 30-foot radius. These branches are as strong as iron and can impale enemies or create an instant fortress

The Blight-Blade (Demonic Passive)

His katana is forged from a branch of the original Great Tree. Any wound inflicted by this blade does not bleed; instead, it petrifies. The flesh around the cut turns into grey, brittle wood, spreading slowly unless the victim can heal the affected area.

(Demonic Passives are additional abilities that are given when either a human becomes a demon or when a pure demon becomes strong enough to develop one.)

THE FINAL BLOOM (Kenzan’s Overdrive, awakened)

Kenzan sheds his outer bark, revealing a core of glowing, ethereal energy. For a brief moment, he moves at blinding speeds, leaving a trail of black plum blossoms. Every blossom that touches an enemy explodes with and applies Blight-Blade dealing massive internal damage.

Ranked ZETA

With OMEGA Potential

EXTRA INFO

Likes: Rain, Lo-fi music, Sunrise, Terraiums, Maintaining his blade.

Dislikes: Chainsaws, Littering, Dry heat, Flash photography.

While he is a demon, the "Samurai" code still dictates his spirit. He follows a distorted version of Bushido centered on the cycle of life. He will never strike a child or a "sapling" (someone with untapped potential), as he views cutting down something that hasn't had the chance to bloom as a sin against the natural order.

UNIVERSAL INFORMATION

TENTIA

1. Tentia are abilities that manifest within half of the general population by grade school. Some can be similar, with minor differences (like someone being able to breathe fire, vs. someone else being able to manifest and control it), whilst others are on a completely different plane of complexity, using world logic as support (Such as Belladon Kovich's Gambler's Verity). There is quite literally no limit on the Tentia someone can have...which can be a blessing in some cases, and a curse in others.

   OVERDRIVES

   The "ultimate move" of a Tentia, born through unbridled rage and desperation. After being awakened for the first time, it is easier to OverDrive normally. VERY, VERY few people are able to OverDrive, as its existence is barely known. Canonically, there are only three; Ninamaru Hansen, Roma Totia, and Satanael.

   ꞒREDITS

   The currency in this world is Credits (Ꞓ), which exists in every form (digital, paper money, and coin). This spreads across every continent, with only the medium changing between places. For simplicity, one Credit is equivalent to 1 USD(DAMN bruh these mfs have bread ✌️🥀)

   THREATS (and) RANKINGS

   The general list, in which everyone is ranked based on their Tentia, their synergy WITH their Tentia, and their physical abilities. Tests for rankings are done at the same time one would get their I.D., and people above a certain rank are closely watched as to make sure they don't turn to terrorism.

   The list:

   ALPHA - Average civilian level.

   BETA - wall-type level.

   GAMMA - building level.

   DELTA - city block level.

   EPSILON - city sector level.

   ZETA - Can destroy Lesia.

   OMEGA - Can destroy mankind as a whole.

   NOTIUS — not properly assessed, or unable to be assessed.

CREATORS NOTES

I am unbelievably proud of this bot. I got an INSANE amount of help from big gemini. Yes, the goat gluttony uses ai too. That shouldn’t be too surprising. I like the idea of this arc so much that i decided to finally drop another bot. Poopy fart and his ideas, so goated🥹 Anyway, i hope you all enjoy this one. I don’t think i have much else to say, so peace out.

^(this will be my prod tag from now on)