Characters that appeared in NAITO's Canticle. This page is for the Empire of Yomi.
This page contains massive spoilers, none of which are marked. Tread carefully.
Mara
- Absolute Xenophobe: He absolutely despises all races besides his own, believing that demons are the dominant species.
- Antiquated Linguistics: Typically speaks with outdated English phrasing and words, which is a testament to how long Mara's been around.
- Big Bad Duumvirate: Forms one with whoever he's working alongside behind the scenes.
- Body Motifs: Mouths, as evidenced by his initial character sketch.
- Evil Overlord: He's the fifth emperor of Yomi, ruling over the realm as he plots towards the mysterious "Advent".
- Face Framed in Shadow: Whenever he isn't wearing his hat, his face is always obscured by darkness.
- Freakiness Shame: He is always seen wearing a veiled hat over his face. By his account, it's because he's ashamed of his human appearance. Ironically, he's described to have an absolutely beautiful face.
- Hell Has New Management: Takes over after Orochi's death as the the new emperor of the underworld. Judging by the votes, the choice was unanimous.
- Humans Are the Real Monsters: This is what Mara believes wholeheartedly.
- I Reject Your Reality: His entire viewpoint on modern life in Yomi, wishing to make things like they were back when demons ruled over the Earth.
- Large and in Charge: He's listed as being 230 cm (7'6"), making him a freakishly tall leader.
- Make an Example of Them: Towards the Shinigami after ordering Sierro's execution.
- Nightmare Face: Mara has purple irises with yellow sclera and three pupils in each eye, a black tongue and to top it all off — a freaking mouth in his eyesocket!
- Off with His Head!: He orders Sierro to be executed this way.
- Suicidal Overconfidence: Everyone who challenges him encounters this trope. If they don't fear Mara's power, they're usually too ignorant.
- Undeathly Pallor: His skin is ashen grey, like a corpse. Combine this with his other freakish features and he's a walking example.
- The War Has Just Begun: Mara pretty much announces this to the people of Yomi.
Orochi
The fourth Emperor of Yomi. He's respected for making improvements to the country and being a wise ruler, however there are some who take issue with his stance regarding demon empowerment.
- Boom, Headshot!: Sierro shoots him through the head with a magical beam of light.
- Dangerous Forbidden Technique: The "Forbidden Jigadō One-Hundred One: Eight-Branched Pale Summit" spell allows Orochi to summon a massive multi-headed snake from his body at the cost of becoming paralyzed.
- The Good King: Orochi was apparently a great and kind leader that was good to his people, and is greatly missed despite his pacifistic tendencies.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: In the same chapter of his introduction in Chapter 3, he's assassinated by Sierro.
Zorastarot
The third Emperor of Yomi. He was an immensely powerful demon who loved to engage his followers in battle in his spare time. After his passing, the annual Zorastarot Tournament was created in his honor.
- Death by Irony: Zorastarot loved to spar with his subjects and challenge them to duels. Ultimately it was a simple cold that proved to be his undoing.
- Sudden Name Change: Was originally named Zoroaster, after the Iranian prophet
. It was changed shortly after and revised in all releases to avoid offending anyone belonging to the Zoroastrian religion. - Warrior King: One who loved combat more than anything else.
Azazel the Great
The second Emperor of Yomi. He was extraordinarily strong and the founder of the Deepcut, Jikininki and the Council of Princes.
- Our Founder: The emperor who established the Deepcut and later on, the Jikininki Ten. He also created the Council of Princes to serve as proper leaders who could replace him after his death someday.
- Reluctant Ruler: He never wanted to be emperor and was content being the leader of the Deepcut. However, destiny felt differently.
- The Wise Prince: Regarded as the wisest of the emperors to date.
Baal
The first Emperor of Yomi. Not much is known about him other than his many heroic exploits, including being the founder of the Empire of Yomi.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: During the Great Soul War, he was a living badass - securing victories left and right before Izanami's surrender. After that, he became the leader demonkind needed and established an empire by himself.
- The Conqueror: Baal was an accomplished general during his tenure, being behind most of the Demon army's many victories.
- Founder of the Kingdom: He took up the mantle of leader after Izanami's defeat and later established the Empire of Yomi.
- Passed in Their Sleep: Baal is described as dying peacefully in his sleep.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: Baal didn't just sit on his throne, he got up and single-handedly fought in several battles until his death.
- Shrouded in Myth: Little-to-nothing is known of his origins other than he was a powerful general that eventually helped lead the demons into Yomi, establishing his empire.
Kirin
Formerly the personal bodyguard to the Emperor of Yomi and later becoming leader of the feared Onryō Squadron. She is currently ranked Tenth within the Jikininki Ten.
- A Good Way to Die: Kirin is genuinely happy she got to go out defending her empire and country. Averted in end, as she survives her wounds.
- Ascended Extra: Introduced originally as a simple bodyguard and seemingly dies in her debut chapter. She survives and becomes the leader of Onryo Squadron and later Mura's successor as Jikininki.
- Amazonian Beauty: She's dressed in armor, wields a spear and is exceptionally fit.
- BFS: Kirin's sword-lance hybrid of a weapon that can fuse to her arm and fire blasts of funneled Tamashiryoku.
- Blade Below the Shoulder: Kirin's sword is able to fuse onto her arm, allowing her to swing and stab it more easily.
- Blessed with Suck: The stone-like birthmark in her chest. Unfortunately for Kirin, it prevents her from harnessing and casting magic.
- Determinator: Kirin's resilience is legendary even among stronger characters in the series. She never gives up once she sets her mind to something, even if she fails repeatedly.
- Empowered Badass Normal: Despite lacking the ability to cast magic, Kirin makes up for this with her tactical experience, badass weapon and team of kick-ass soldiers.
- Gut Feeling: Has a bad feeling regarding the lack of guards present during a meeting with an incredibly hostile empire. Turns out she was right.
- Hades Shaded: She has light grey skin, an unusual trait for most demons in the series.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Kirin can easily become enraged over the slightest things, usually if she doesn't get results fast enough.
- Made of Iron: One of three survivors from Sierro's onslaught. To be clear, she survived being impaled by multiple beams of molten-hot light.
- No One Should Survive That!: Takes a lot of damage over the series, being impaled several times for instance.
- Oddly Shaped Sword: Resembling more of a lance than a sword, the blade is shaped like a spiral with an obnoxiously-huge cross-guard.
- Your Head A-Splode: How she kills a Shinigami mage, throwing her spear directly through his skull and reducing it to a bloody stump.
Hurr Nidar
The Chief Justice of the Empire of Yomi. He also serves as a stalwart friend of Naraka, with their rivalry going back ages.
