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Finally and finally, Mika turning to Yuu's demon arc, finished on chapter 107 but now this is time to talk about his power and all!

Thankful of what Asuramaru mentioned on chapter 94, demon Mika is a demon completely different than the others with probably some kind of too different power and abilities

As we know we have two types of demons:

The possession type demons like: Asuramaru, Noya, Mahiru-noyo, Raimeki and Kiseki O which are useful in close combat fights

The other kind of demons are the manifestation type demons like: Gekkoin, Byakkomaru, Shikama doji and Tenjiro which are useful in long distance fight

So demon Mika should be in one of these groups too right?!

Or maybe not~ !

On chapter 98 we had Kiseki O and Asuramaru's discussion around how powerful demon Mika is

And well yeah we can assume that as Mika wasn't fed by a human's desires yet then he wasn't that powerful enough but sure now he has Yuu as his source of energy and so we can see his real power too.

As demon Mika is a blade then this is easy to assume that he must be a possession type demon which is useful in close distance fights but we also he can creat strange crosses just like how Kiseki O can creat coffines or Asuramaru can creat thousends of blades so this can be another evidence that Mika is also just a possession type too but what if he is not just a possession type? What if he is both the possession and manifestation types at the same time?

Hello everyone, I hope you’ve been well dear readers. This time, another theory comes and of course, we’re getting close to another release date for the chapter that will surely surprise many!

This theory is quite something I’ve been meaning to write but of course, the meaning beneath this title it’s related to something instead of someone, therefore, let’s begin!

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

One of the things that have been building doubts and questions is the fact that, among the demons, there are those who are labeled as “Apostles”, but, what does that have to do with the latest theory?

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 102

The Apostles were chosen by Shikama Doji due to unknown reasons but it’s likely that they were turned into vampires not by his blood but by the blood of the Dark Sun, which can be said it’s exactly the material Yu was made of, is there proof to this?

Yes, there is and that can be seen back when Ashera was turned into a vampire; he didn’t drink the blood of the First, but rather, he drank the blood of a synthetic human or seraph which was Yu:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 79

That said, it can be taken as a base that the other apostles such as Raimeki, Byakkomaru, Kiseki-O and Gekkouin could have been turned that way. 

But returning to the main point of the theory, it might seem that the Apostles have been restrained by their respective owners in the case of Yoichi Saotome and Shiho Kimizuki:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 102

But, despite how good it might seem this, what can be said of Byakkomaru and Shinya Hiragi along Kureto Hiragi and Raimeki?

For this, it is needed to consider some aspects such as the relationship between demon and wielder all together with the rank and the control they possess.

Shinya Hiragi and Byakkomaru

So far, the bond between demon and wielder is one on which Byakkomaru might actually be aware that Shinya is a human that doesn’t allow his heart to be consumed by him easily; Byakkomaru views Shinya as a human that has an apathetic nature towards the world and only Guren has made him change such opinion of the world which is heavily reflected in chapter 83:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 83

But even still, Shinya managed to develop an emotion despite how he grew up, it could be said that he longed to have what Guren had in terms of wild emotions, to be someone who didn’t give up easily which is why as readers, we were able to see him get a boost of power in order to save Guren which of course was a loss due to the huge difference of power between both characters.

But then, something comes within this, what could it be?

Correct. After the demon Mikaela woke up, all the Apostles regained their former memories and identities along the fact that they served the First Progenitor with no hesitation or doubt towards him.

This only suggests one thing within the last two demons that still have free will in terms of not taking action in relation towards the plan of the First in capturing the soul of the demon Mikaela.

It could be said that, in case of Byakkomaru, there are two scenarios suggested by the readers that participated within this theory:

First scenario:

Despite Byakkomaru serving the First Progenitor, he’s very aware that Shinya is in danger, what do I mean?

If many might recall, back in older chapters, Byakkomaru always aimed to protect Shinya from Guren and Mahiru:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 56

Byakkomaru got awareness that Mahiru wasn’t a normal demon compared to him along the other demons that existed within his range of knowledge, and now that he has awareness of the situation along the fact that Shinya and him have a deep bond of trust, there’s one thing that could go within the benefit of the First Progenitor, what could it be?

If many might recall, Shinya doesn’t trust Mahiru one sole bit, and the First Progenitor has no benefit from her or rather he doesn’t enjoy the fact that Mahiru managed to overcome his gaze in order to make a plan in a slow pace that could actually make him kneel against humanity for the first time:

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

Along with this, the sisters managed to surpass his expectations to the point he accepted he felt fear towards them:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 103

Therefore, it could be said that Byakkomaru might be able to manipulate Shinya along Guren’s squad in order for them to work for the First Progenitor, what do I mean?

One thing that Guren’s squad has suffered as a punishment or rather as a consequence of his actions is the build up of distrust, even if his squad still follows him, the seed of distrust was planted long ago, the very moment Guren allowed himself to be possessed in early chapters, the very moment he couldn’t give into detail what he was aiming for along how he had to betray his friends again in order to start the gears of the plan to face down the biggest threat of humanity, such things that were building up are enough to make Guren’s squad face him down for answers, but, considering the amount of power of the First along the fact that Byakkomaru is a loyal follower and Apostle of him, it’s highly possible that a breaking point might exist to the point on which Byakkomaru will take control of Shinya Hiragi.

Second scenario:

For a second scenario, it’s also possible that Byakkomaru might be limited due to the fact that Shinya’s condition isn’t the best one; his heart was made to be strong at a very young age, to the point despair is not something within Shinya, it’s as if he embraced it in order to feel numb, but, within this the condition of the 10 years plays at hands, but why when it’s well known that Byakkomaru has no memories of such events.

It’s quite possible that, thanks to Mikaela’s awakening as a demon, Byakkomaru might have remembered some things after Shinya “died” and was “resurrected” but considering the abnormalities during the process, it could be said this second scenario dances within uncertainity.

 Kureto Hiragi and Raimeki

In contrast of Shinya and Byakkomaru’s bond; Kureto’s bond with Raimeki can be described as professional, what do I mean?

Their bond is mostly tied by how a demon should work and how the wielder should behave in order to not get his heart devoured by the demon. But, even if that’s the case, due to the events with Shikama, Raimeki’s bond with Kureto was sightly boosted so she could protect Kureto’s heart.

After Shikama left his body so he could possess Shinoa, it is reflected that Kureto learnt how to let loose of his desires in order to protect what he held as the new King of Humanity:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 80

But despite this, Kureto has more awareness of the situation at hand in contrast to Shinya, what do I mean?

Kureto has knowledge that Mahiru has been dealing against the First Progenitor for a longer time compared to the vague knowledge she left with him back in the Catastrophe.

He’s aware that Mahiru managed to make sure Shinoa’s heart could withstand all the strain the First Progenitor would submit towards her at a very early age so she could later defend herself alone against him.

Along with this, Kureto has an understanding that Guren has his secrets for very good reasons that he might not understand completely but, at the same time, might find them within a range of reason due to the fact that Shinya can’t have knowledge about it.

Furthermore, there’s something Kureto does know thanks to Shikama himself, what could it be?

Correct. Shikama once welcomed Raimeki, giving him a sense of wary towards his demon:

Image taken from Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign - Chapter 58

Within this, two scenarios appear in terms of who might be in control:

First Scenario:

For the First scenario, it can be said that Raimeki, taking an approach against Kureto in a more meticulous way, she might be able to persuade Kureto on why exactly herself as a demon decided to work in favor of the First Progenitor, to the point on which she can slowly use Kureto’s desires by doing something similar to what Gekkouin and Kiseki-O did back in chapter 98, which was borrowing power from their wielders without allowing them to know for what reason.

Such method could eventually lead to an eventual internal conflict on who to trust and who not to the point the JIDA might collapse.

But, it is to say that this scenario is the least possible to happen, what do I mean?

Compared to the bonds of other demons and their wielders, Kureto makes sure to take care of the amount of energy he has to ask towards his demon, furthermore, he relies more on tactics and the training he carried away since he was a child in order to achieve his very own goals. Saying this, it leads to the next scenario.

Second Scenario:

In contrast to the first scenario, it’s very likely that Raimeki will have a hard time to see Kureto letting loose of his desires so she can absorb them due to the fact that Kureto does not trust entirely his demon, he has self awareness of the dangers that leads to trusting one’s demon, along the fact that Kureto knows that all the vampires and progenitors that have existed were sired by no one else than the First Progenitor.

Kureto is very aware that the World came to an end thanks to him due to seeing his father being a mere puppet of him, seeing how the Hiragi Family has been under his rule for centuries only makes Kureto an individual capable of not being a reliable source for the First Progenitor, but rather, another of the obstacles that his Apostle will have a hard time dealing with.

Therefore, in general, what can be said of this theory?

The fact that the black demons managed to create bonds with their wielders, along the fact that some were shattered in the process, it’s unknown what lengths they can take in order to possess their wielders to make them go against their wills; but, within one case in particular, the seed of doubt and hesitation play a huge role on how the balance will side at the very end...

What do you think dear readers?

Let me know what you think!

I genuinely ship them, almost like my OTP. They really meant to be together. (I didn’t really like Mahiru, but I’m not going to be biased, because honestly Guren and Mahiru meant to be together, AS MUCH as Guren with Shinya)

However I’m pretty flexible and open to any ship. I also ship Guren with Shinya just because they’re adorable, and Kimizuki also can be shipped with Yoichi or even Yuu. However I mainly ship Kimizuki with Kiseki-o and Yoichi with Gekkoin.

I dunno… I just really love shipping people with their demons. Because each of them already connected mind and soul. 

Example: Originally, I only shipped Shinoa with Mitsuba or Yuu, but lately I begin to ship her with Shikama Doji too. Same reason on why I approve Kureto with Raimeki. 

Special exception: Shinya and Byakkomaru is strictly fluff and cuddles, and not about romance. They’re fracking adorable. I love kittens