#ons chapter 20

Hello everyone, I hope you’ve been doing well, this is another theory that will be brought for you; stay safe!

This theory will be rather short since it’s mostly on what could happen between Yu and Ashera.

P.S: Theories are held within a neutral view and ships are excluded.

As far as we know, all of the existing demons regained their memories thanks to the awakening of the demon Mikaela and within this, Ashera was ordered to capture Mikaela’s soul for the First Progenitor:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 98

Of course, said moment took place at the same time Shinoa was struggling with Shikama:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

After such events, Shikama stopped telling Ashera one of the humans managed to hear his thoughts; therefore, this lead to Shinoa reveal who is exactly working with the First Progenitor; thus leading Yu to head off to Ashera’s place:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 99

The chapter stopped before Yu managed to find the door to Mika’s world; but, within this, why does the theory state a vs?

As @mikaisyuudere​ pointed, Yu has a strong attachment to Ashera and perhaps that might stop him from doing any move but, will you be able to confront Ashera?

The answer to this is a positive yes. Why is that?

The reason to this is because Yu, despite seeing Ashera as his friend, he wishes and longs to rescue Mikaela; he is aware that Mika protected him and thus his life was taken away but the fact that his squad leader has revealed that Shikama Doji is the one toying with humanity, this leads for Yu to actually cooperate about rescuing Mika; but then, how would a battle between Yu and Ashera go?

1. Restraining

If many might recall, the place on which Yu entered is within his heart, and his heart is tied to Mikaela’s samsara or dream world; but then, is it possible for Yu to restrain Asuramaru?

There’s a possibility he can:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 20

Back in chapter 20 when the squad was in training, Yu had to made a bond with his demon in order to receive more power; but within this, there was a curse binding Asuramaru due to Yu not allowing him to go further unwillingly; therefore, one of the methods Yu could use in order to not face Asuramaru but keeping him at bay would be restraining him with said chains so he won’t harm Mikaela.

But, will this be effective?

The issue is, it is unknown if such chains will work within Mikaela’s world despite being linked with Ashera’s which is Yu’s heart.

It’s a small possibility but not something that could happen.

2. Command

An interesting point to note is that Yu has authority over Asuramaru or that has been displayed in previous chapters such as:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 73

In said chapter, Asuramaru was trapped by Shikama Doji and couldn’t escape from him until Shinoa told Yu about it; this eventually made Yu focus and reach Asuramaru until he gave the command in order to set him free from Shikama’s grasp.

Therefore, what does this imply?

It implies that if Yu gives the command, Asuramaru will be bound by the logic of the cursed gear and will be limited in actions if Yu so does command or desire it.

Does it mean this will be the point to stop Asuramaru?

While it is true this method saved Asuramaru, it is unknown if it’ll have the power to keep it at bay, therefore, the possibilities of happening are very low.

3. Combat

While this last option is barely seen within the manga, it is the least impossible; what do I mean?

It is highly possible for the wielder to face down its own demon in order to take control of it which is something heavily seen with Shinoa and Shikama Doji. Despite not having a huge combat, there are confrontrations between them.

Therefore, it can be said this is one of the options that Yu could apply towards Asuramaru in order to bind him or restrain his actions in order to rescue Mikaela.

4. Tactic or bait

As funny this might sound, there’s a possibility that Yu might actually bait Mikaela without allowing Asuramaru to come closer; specially since Guren in the outside and the squad are working to set up a barrier and a ritual to create a cursed gear; but within this, how exactly would this benefit Yu if Asuramaru might come too?

The issue is, he could apply one of the first options with a time limit in order to let the demon Mikaela possess him in order to devour his desires and make a contract with him, allowing Yu have the chance to eventually return the demon Mikaela his memories back.

What do you think guys?

What would be the best course of action Yu could take in order to avoid the First getting Mikaela’s soul and exterminating him forever?

This is the last theory I’ve come with. Unless someone has a topic we could discuss, this will be the last theory until new OnS chapters come in.

As we saw in chapter 77, Sika Madu was able to fully possess Shinoa’s body, leaving many readers in shock. But there’s something that made me curious after I read chapter 76 and 77.

Why do I think Shinoa’s possession is a reflection of her feelings?

Well, first of all, in chapter 76, Sika Madu protected Shinoa in order to save her from being killed by Ferid, therefore, Sika Madu literally cut him in two and well, in chapter 77 he did the same thing again and for what I saw, it seemed like he also cut his arms. But in Crowley’s case, Sika Madu literally aimed his head but, why do I still think this?

Well, when Shinoa met for the first time Crowley Eusford. Crowley tried to kill her, but of course, Yu, saved her by cutting Crowley’s arm; afterwards, in Shinjuki, Crowley drank Shinoa’s blood even though he first strangled her until she stopped resisting.

As we know, Sika Madu and Shinoa have their minds linked, which means they know what they’re thinking and that informations flows through their heads. Sika Madu knows that Shinoa has kept her heart closed, being unable to feel emotions such as anger, sadness, happiness, etc.; even so, he can tell what Shinoa has lived so far.

Therefore, there might be a small probability that now that Sika Madu is in Shinoa’s body, when he stopped to see Shinya,Kureto, Guren and Mika. He didn’t hesitate to attack them. 

The possible reasons are the next ones:

1) Kureto: Well, he hasn’t been the best brother figure but it’s because his life has been harsh, being compared to Mahiru, dealing with all the family struggles.But that aside, in order to make Guren split the truth, he treatened Shinoa to have her killed or raped when she was 7 years old. Afterwards, Kureto tried to kill her again in chapter 39. But of course, in each case, Guren and Yu managed to save her.

2)Shinya: Their relationship is good but, I have a lingering feeling that their relationship when Shinya was younger, was more likely that he would talk with her because of Mahiru, or that’s what she thought. Back then, Shinya would think about helping Guren with his revenge against the Hiragi house.

3)Guren: At first glance, when Shinoa learnt that Mahiru was Guren’s sword, she was bothered by it, because thanks to the rumors, She learnt that Guren killed her sister. And we know deep down Shinoa loved her just as Mahiru did but after chapter 72, she finally discovered the truth. Even so, taking Sika Madu’s part, he knows that Guren has Rigr’s blood because he was the one that caused the division inside of the Hiragi clan. Therefore, there might be a relation with why Sika Madu is attacking Guren.

4)Mika: Well, Mika was quite a difficult case, because it took long until he trusted Shinoa. Even if he trusted Shinoa, at the begining, he was quite rude with her while Shinoa had a calm demeanor. And this is just what happened in chapter 43.Afterwards, Mika started to accept the fact that Shinoa was a good person but her jokes weren’t at all. Even so, Sika Madu wouldn’t have an excuse to attack Mika, after all, he knows the things that happen around because he could see everything through Shinoa’s eyes.

Even so, this attitude, it’s just a metaphore, it’s not made in a literal sense. I mean, the reasons of why they’re being attacked, it’s in a deeper level of understanding. But I might be wrong.

Now with the last thing in relation with Shinoa’s demeanor as a kid. As we read in chapter 77, we saw Shinoa’s look with Shikama’s eyes, even so her face was filled with the whole intention to have fun with attacking or killing the group.

Even so, this murder aura is not new, and this is thanks to the second volume of the light novels. When Guren first met Shinoa, he thought about how Shinoa could display a high level of danger from her little body. As he said, Shinoa had a murderous aura.

And this is just a theory but, what if Shinoa was more dangerous before Mahiru managed to extract her demon?

It’s just a guessing but, I kind of believe that Mahiru altered her memories before she extracted her demon. Even though, some of her memoiries returned when Shikama returned to her side.

Also, as a side note, I once read fans exclaiming how Shinoa was able to perceive Asuramaru in chapter 73. And let me tell you guys, this isn’t new. She was always able to. In the last volume of the Catastrophe, she thought about how she could see other demons.

And this can be seen when Yu and Kimizuki start their training in chapter 19 and 20. The same happened when Yoichi was about to be possessed in chapter 51. When Gekkouin tried to motivate Yoichi to kill Lacus.

Anyways, that’s all!