Kuusetsu

Kuusetsu (空折) is a character from the Japanese manga series Mato Seihei no Slave. She is one of the Eight Gods of Thunder who wish to destroy humanity and is an antagonistic character.

Characters Consumed

 * Naon Yuno
 * Koko Zenibako
 * Mira Kamiunten

Personality
As she was initially an impassive egg-like creature, Kuusetsu has no inherent personality of her own. However, after devouring and absorbing Naon and Koko, Kuusetsu inherited their personalities and became a vibrant and lively woman who is obsessed with beauty. Regardless, Kuusetsu remains devoted to the Eight Thunder Gods' mission to destroy all humans. After absorbing Mira, Kuusetsu's personality changed once more, becoming a bit more cocky and confrontational.

Motive
Initially, Kuusetsu devours other beings in order to "evolve" and obtain a human form. However, even after transforming, Kuusetsu retains a notable appetite and wishes to continue devouring humans, especially those she considers beautiful and those that have special abilities so she may absorb their powers.

Background
Little is known about Kuusetsu's background, but, as one of the Eight Thunder Gods, she evidently began her life as a large egg-like creature. As she needed food to develop, her fellow Gods brought a number of humans for her to devour, but Kuusetsu turned them away.

Mato Seihei no Slave, Chapter 43
Still in her larval egg form, Kuusetsu's fellow Gods abduct and present the unconscious bodies of Naon Yuno and Koko Zenibako to her, hoping that she will eat them. Ater briefly inspecting them, Kuusetsu eagerly opens up her "mouth" and devours them, first consuming Naon and then Koko. Afterwards, Kuusetsu enters an incubation period in which she absorbs Naon and Koko into her body and inherits their traits and abilities. Once the incubation period is over, Kuusetsu takes on a humanoid female form, physically similar to both Naon and Koko.

Mato Seihei no Slave, Chapters 76 & 77
Kuusetsu has an intense battle with Mira Kamiunten, who previously helped thwart her attempt to abduct and devour several human women, and whose mission it is to subdue her. Over the course of the battle, Kuusetsu gains a certain level of respect for Mira, coming to admire her strength and beauty. After a final clash, Kuusetsu ultimately prevails and she proceeds to devour Mira, absorbing her traits and abilities.

Shortly after, Kuusetsu battles Yuuki Wakura and Kyouka Uzen, but she is defeated and Yuuki penetrates her body, freeing Mira, Naon, and Koko. Kuusetsu reverts to her egg form and attempts to swallow Kyouka, but she fails and her body is destroyed. However, her soul survives in Yuuki's body.

Method of Consumption
In her larval egg state, Kuusetsu can create a large mouth-like opening from her body and utilize several tendrils to grab and consume her prey. After swallowing her prey, Kuusetsu enters an incubation period and then transforms, inheriting some physical and personality traits, as well as any superhuman abilities, of those she has devoured. Since Kuusetsu was evidently very weak in this state, she required her Thunder God brethren to provide "food" for her that was already incapacitated.

After transforming into her female humanoid form, Kuusetsu can still devour humans by opening up a large mouth from her abdomen. From this mouth she can extend several tendrils, making it easier for her to grasp her prey and feed them into her body. This appears to be a fairly delicate process and so Kuusetsu must generally weaken or incapacitate her prey before consuming them. Just as before, Kuusetsu inherits physical and personality traits and abilities of anyone she devours.

Additionally, Kuusetsu has a series of dots beneath her eyes that seem to indicate how many people or powers she has absorbed. For instance, two dots under each eyes means she has absorbed two people, while three dots under each eye means she has absorbed three.

Appetite
Although it is not her sole motivation, Kuusetsu still wishes to devour humans when she is hungry. However, she can be quite fussy about whom she eats both as an egg (as she had refused several other "meals" before Naon and Koko) and in her humanoid form as she refuses to eat people she considers ugly. Ideally, she also seems to prefer devouring people without their clothing as she stripped several women she planned on eating as she abducted them. Those she absorbs apparently stop sating her after a while and she routinely becomes hungry for more. While already holding two people inside her, she evidently planned on eating several women she had abducted, indicating there seems to be no limit on the number of people she can eat. However, she also claimed that she was full after eating just Mira.

Status of Swallowed Prey
Those swallowed by Kuusetsu are apparently kept alive but unconscious inside her, acting as living "batteries" for her body. According to Kuusetsu's ally, Shikoku, her victims can potentially live inside her for eternity, effectively making them immortal, though they remain trapped in suspended animation. However, in some circumstances, Kuusetsu's victims may resist from within her body and it may take time to fully absorb them. This is seen when Mira slows down the movements of Kuusetsu's clones and even takes control of one to attack her. Additionally, although her victims remain alive and intact, Kuusetsu's body dissolves their clothes, leaving them completely naked. Victims that spend an extended period of time in Kuusetsu may also experience muscle atrophy as Naon and Koko's bodies felt sluggish after they were released.

Quotes
"An ability user is the best meal. Because they and their abilities become mine." - Ards Fansub

"I'm sure the two inside of me would be happy to get more company." (referring to Naon and Koko) - Ards Fansub

"You're pretty beautiful, Mira!" (last words said to Mira before absorbing her) - Ards fansub

"I just absorbed Mira, so I'm kind of full" (said to Kyouka and Yuuki after absorbing Mira) - Ards fansub

"And look what happened! She got absorbed and now you get this clone festival!" (said to Kyouka after she argues that Mira was correct in trying to stop Kuusetsu) - Ards fansub

"Don't give me that shit! I will soon have completely absorbed her..." (said after Mira takes over one of Kuusetsu's clones and attacks her) - Ards fansub