Appearance DescriptionBlue skin with orange 'veins' and green dots, grey eyes with just a black pupil (no irises), monstrous right arm with a human looking hand but also with a mantis claw to it. Left arm is like a larger mantis shrimp claw. He wears usually red robes with blue, yellow or purple decals on it, in a peacock manner.
NameDian Jue, Courtesy name: Kangxian
Age27
SexMale
Height175cm
Weight100kg (prior to Equinox 70kg)
HaircolourGreen (Formerly black)
PersonalityWhen first spoken to, Kangxian would come off to most as having a smooth and almost seductive manner of speech, his voice seems to fit his mannerisms as the man constantly be turning around clad in robes of various kinds, most of them being red with gold on them. His movements are quite fluid, like as if he were in water, just floating about.
The man seems very keen on asking questions and providing answers, even to questions not directed towards him, providing doing so is within his interest ofcourse. The man seems to have a cold and calculating mind even amidst the most dire of circumstances, even when he would bark out commands to those he would find in his company.
He isn't the type to bow to anyone, unless doing so would benefit his cause or that his opponent is beyond him.
When engaged in combat, Kangxian fights both with grace but also with a fierceness and merciless manner, giving his opponents very little time if any to recuperate. Using cheap tricks to win is also not beyond him, but if the moment requires it he will gladly undertake a one on one duel of sorts and not allow anyone else to interfere.
If a foe or ally would try to interupt a fight he wishes to continue then they too may risk getting at the receiving end of his powers. That said, the man is not entirely all about fighting or being unreasonable. He just views himself as an apex predator in a forest, he considers his own capabilities closely as well as that of others. Even if someone has skills far below his, he values determination, dedication and people who follow a code of living, even if said people would be his enemies. And in such cases he won't even allow his allies to end such an enemy, because those who strive for higher grounds are a thing he admires and feel resemblence to.
Trying to get others to see things his way or providing suggestions to allies and foes alike is another thing the man is prone to do. If he finds interest in some particular individual, he will pursue that one until he seizes hold of them or loses interest.
Ability Code NamePeacock Mantis
ADB Entry (Ability Description)Aspects of the Peacock mantis shrimpThe mantis shrimp has the quickest punch or move by any animal alive, so it doesn't come as a surprise that this man can punch fast and with devastating effect.
Kangxian's grotesque looking arms are both powerful and quick weapons which he utilizes well to achieve results. When the man strikes using his mantislike appendages, he does it at such speed that it is enough to cause water to boil from the pressure itself, and as if the initial hit wasn't powerful enough, there is usually a second hit caused by a shockwave of just the sheer speed. Meaning that even if the man would miss with a punch, the shockwave could shatter cars, concrete and hurl things caught in it's path a distance depending on the weight of the object or target.
When it comes to defensive properties, his skin is covered by small plates which gives him both resistance to many sorts of damage but also makes it very hard to break his bones and limbs. These plates while small renders the man resistant to all but the most powerful of bullets, which may cause cracks to appear in the plates if let say he is hit by a sniper rifle.
Kangxian has been bestowed with amazing vision, most of it is his ability to zoom in on things far away if need be or to see things which are normally well camoflagued or hidden from most others field of vision. Being able to see well in the dark, heat vision and ultraviolet. He can alter his vision to what best serves his need.
He is also an oddly good swimmer, his turning speed in water is better than his top-speed though. He can also breathe underwater.
ClassificationDelta
HistoryKangxian is born taiwanese, raised there and educated well in matters of english, history, psychology, philosophy, martial arts, theatrics and more. But the man moved to Vorpool just two years prior to the Equinox incident, seeking a new life and a new life he found, but not the kind he was expecting.
His parents and relatives were left behind in Taiwan, and presumed slain at the first awakening when chaos erupted. Kangxian's relationship with his family wasn't the best, prefering solitude to gather his thoughts and find himself, whom he truly was and what he wanted to do with his life. He had a promising career in martial arts, but due to an accident where he lost his left arm that path was cut short. The young man found himself leaving to Vorpool soon after his injury, finding employment in a library.
Kangxian enjoyed the silence that libraries brought, and to delve into the many history books of the world, written by the winners of wars of the past or not. It was amidst all this knowledge that his views on the world and it's people became warped, changed or altered... whichever word one would prefer.
The young man, cursing his injury for having prevented him from reaching his dreams. He grew bitter and resentful towards others, especially those who didn't appreciate their lives or gifts which they had been given. His own ambition, whilst halted by his injury he came to realize... was still alive. Alive and burning like a firestorm inside of him, just waiting to burst out and engulf things in fire.
If that's what he needed to do, perhaps there would come a time for when he could press forwards...
How he was affected by the EquinoxKangxian woke up screaming, his vision was strange as if he had been blind all along before. How long had he rested? He didn't know, but the feeling where his left arm had been had been replaced with pain, he could feel as if something was devouring him or growing on him, like a symbiote or a parasite. He didn't know which. He reached for his shirt, tearing it apart looking at his skin at his chest and right arm beginning to become blue, with small streaks of orange and green dots over it.
His right arm began to also ache and distort, the pain causing him to faint and then wake up. He reached out with his right arm and hand, he saw his fingers being distorted and along the arm was now a large mantislike claw attached to it. The young man shook and screamed out, swinging his arm before him as if trying to shake it all off, his mantis-like claw slamming right into the bedroom dresser, the lamp on it, and through the concrete wall and sent a shockwave through the path.
Thankfully there was none living in the direction of that wall, it lead outdoors and he could see the outside how parts of the city was in total chaos. The man then looked to his left, and there was an even larger mantislike claw, which looked more like it was made for punching than grabbing. He clenched his teeth together, this wasn't a dream... how could it be? Kangxian moved over towards the large mirror in his apartment, on barefeet which were now also blue in colour. He could also see small plates on his chest and body, as if he had become some form of crayfish.
Then he saw himself, through his new eyes, the irises were gone, all that existed in his eyes were a grey area with a black pupil. His eyes wandered to his body and arms, to the monster which now appeared in the mirror before him, he reached to his face with his humanoid looking arm feeling it. It felt rougher than before, his entire body felt rougher. But he felt strong. Very strong. The hole in the concrete wall was proof enough that he wasn't wrong.
He pulled his both arms back before slamming them forwards, it sent the wall crumbling down and the shockwave sent all manner of debris flying all over the close vicinity, some of the concrete landing on a nearby car, causing it's alarm to go off. The young man came to realize then that this curse wasn't a curse at all... but a gift. A power. And powers were meant to be used.
He knew just the right way to use them.
Favorite Quote"There is a tree in the garden, and on it there is a cicada. This cicada perches up there, chirping away and drinking the dew, not knowing that there is a praying mantis behind it."
