Ankoku Daichi

Ankoku Daichi, or Graviton, is Lellorium's third-highest ranked hero and a member of The Celestials.

Personality
Ankoku is known to be a distant yet friendly individual. In the past, Ankoku was withdrawn and had shown to have pessimistic tendencies but presently has adopted a more optimistic and light-hearted personality thanks to the people he's surrounded himself with. He is quite intelligent, being able to solve complex mathematical problems within moments, simply by knowing the equation, and being fluent in multiple languages like Japanese, English, German, Russian, Mandarin, and French, to name a few. Ankoku has also shown to have great skills when it comes to handling technology such as gathering information.

Although Ankoku becomes quite awkward around children and seems to want nothing to do with them, he often ends up indulging them; they seem to enjoy his company, and animals also seem to be quite fond of him. All in all, even though he tries to deny it, and not many people see it, he is a kindhearted person, but he just doesn't know how to go about it since no one ever really taught him to be. As such, he prefers not to participate in most special events or social activities, however, he will cooperate if necessary with little actual argument save for perhaps a few muttered complaints.

Appearance
Ankoku is a petite, lean-framed man with pale white skin and silver-white hair with bangs covering his left eye. He has narrow, fuchsia-colored eyes and a black choker necklace to cover the scars beneath it.

He is most commonly seen wearing clothes consisting of the colors black, purple and white. His trademark look is a black hooded jacket with purple accents and ahite fur- rim on the hood, a white long-sleeve shirt beneath a black leather vest, black trousers and black buckled combat boots.

Ankoku's hero costume consists of similar colors, his jacket shifting into the upper half of his armor, and his boots shifting into the lower half. The armor itself is made of adamantine and infused with jade crystal, compliments to Eight of Hearts.

Abilities & Powers
Ankoku’s power derives from a black pair of gloves with a purple design on the back resembling that of an ON/OFF button. Channeling his power through these, Ankoku is given the ability to create gravitons, as well as alter the gravity of anything he touches and/or is within his range. He is capable of manipulating his own gravitational field enabling him to levitate, walk upside-down, or simply creating his own center of gravity in which he can manipulate as he pleases. He can repel and attract objects or matter, or move objects in a manner similar to telekinesis. When Ankoku uses his power, his body and the affected item(s) will be outlined with a glowing purple hue, thus showing what is or isn’t being manipulated. Ankoku is capable of using his power both offensively and defensively. For offense, he can increase his weight to amplify his strength up to 3x’s peak human strength or tear up chunks of the ground to crush his opponents. For defense, he can change the gravitational field of the object(s) coming towards him or manifest a barrier of gravitational energy to block attacks.

Miseria
There is one more stage that Ankoku keeps hidden, his “jack of all trades.” To others, it appears as a temporary mental state that is almost like a disease, possessing him and taking control over his actions, however that isn’t entirely the case. This state is believed to be the true nature and form of Ankoku’s power, this state named “Miseria”.

To enter Miseria, Ankoku must relinquish all conscious and subconscious control over his power, unleashing its true form and allowing it to run wild. His mind is wiped of all unnecessary thought, thus becoming a slave to the gravitons around him. Whilst in Miseria, Ankoku’s powers are multiplied by 2x, with his speed and strength increasing tremendously. His density will naturally increase to the point he is capable of crushing a tank with his bare hands. The true terror of this state is Ankoku's ability to summon balls of compressed gravity that can consume anything it immediately touches. These “balls of gravity” take some time for them to generate and ‘grow’ from his palms, at least 3 seconds to reach its full size. The distance in which these compressed gravity balls depend on Ankoku’s strength. As powerful as Miseria is, the drawback is that Ankoku cannot control his power, himself, and whoever or whatever he attacks. Once Ankoku has entered Miseria, he cannot stop it until his body gives out, ie passing out, or he is stopped by an outside source. The approximate time Miseria lasts is around 3 minutes. Afterward, Ankoku will collapse from exhaustion and enter a coma-like state. Traces of Miseria — found in his eyes — will remain on him for the next 2 weeks.

Sendback
From an incoming projectile, upon the point of contact, Ankoku can take control of the object’s gravitational energy. Obtaining control over the object(s), he can then reposition its target before sending it right back via his own physical strength/force. Right before he sends the projectile back, he must release his control over its gravity so as to not affect the item’s trajectory. As effective as this may be, this technique requires the object in motion to come into contact with him (which can be pretty scary when you have something flying at you at 100+ mph) and requires time to make proper calculations in his subconscious. The distance and speed at which the newly aligned projectile solely depends on Ankoku’s strength. This skill is most effective in mid-range to long-range combat.
 * Weakness: This technique is most effective in mid-range to long-range combat. Ankoku requires time in order to activate this skill, so usage of it in close-quarter combat is very difficult.

Gravity Shield
By manipulating the gravitons to have a negative mass, Ankoku can create something like a purple orb around himself, or a single plane in front of himself, and use this to repel large scale physical attacks. Whatever attempts to cross this barrier will rebound, though the direction it goes is not up to him. There are two applications here: The theory of anti-gravity and Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion. Applying the theory of anti-gravity, by creating a space with negative mass, Ankoku can create a repulsive gravity field, thus the attack being rebounded from him. However, in order to successfully repel an attack, Ankoku must create the proper amount of negative mass to equal the force/strength of his opponent’s attack (For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.) This means enemies with strength-based powers, physical-powers, certain elements (plants, rocks, steel, etc. elements that are affected by gravity) and long-distance combat most likely won’t be able to break through this barrier.
 * Weakness: Gravity Shield takes a high amount of concentration to both generate, sustain and alter accordingly, meaning Ankoku can’t move from his location while Gravity Shield is active. He won’t be able to move while keeping the shield up. Abilities that cannot be affected by gravity can bypass his defense techniques (like electricity and wind)

Meteor Shower
Using a handful of blank bullets, marbles, pebbles— anything pocket-sized — Ankoku can make it “rain” whichever material it is he wishes to use (typically marbles because they’re cheaper and easier to get). By increasing the weight of these items, he can hurl these items at his opponents at incredible speeds and with a destructive force parallel to his strength. Ankoku can affect multiple items, making it very useful to use when he has multiple targets. The problem with this though is that the items must be on the small side, thus overall accuracy being a little more difficult to control. He’ll have a 50-50 chance of actually hitting his mark hence his usual move in using multiple objects. This technique can be applied to larger objects like boulders and debris, but the quantity will be less.
 * Limit: Can be applied to small objects like 30 mm bullets, quarters or marbles

Gravity Well
Unable to directly affect a human’s(s) gravitational field, Ankoku has discovered a loophole to this. Instead of aiming to affect a person’s specific field (which he can’t do cause manton limit), Ankoku can indirectly affect that person’s natural pull to the earth by creating an environment that falls under his laws. In other words, within his radius limit, Ankoku can cause that specific area to have either a great amount of gravitational pull or can reduce it thus making the area “weightless”. This is most beneficial for dealing with long-range attacks that are beyond his defensive capabilities, holding people down without touching them or stopping falling rubble that is too heavy for him to manipulate. When Ankoku creates these gravity wells, he is not affected by his own created environment.

Gravity Repulsion
Gravity Repulsion occurs when Ankoku places himself as the center of gravity, making the pull quite strong thus gathering an enormous amount of gravitational energy from his surroundings. By condensing it, he builds up this energy before releasing it all at once, sending a shockwave of gravitational energy (or some wonky version of kinetic energy) that would send items, or people, flying backward. It’s an effective technique for when he’s being restrained.

Graviton Shielding
Manipulating the gravitons around himself, Ankoku can cause the gravitational forces surrounding him to push photons away. The end result… some sort of displacement. By forcing the photons to move away from him, he can cause the light to refract thus displacing where he is.
 * Weakness: Ankoku’s own perception is altered, rendering his sense of sight unstable. The usage of the blindsight rune and hearing is crucial for this skill.

Meteor Strike
A more impactful version of Meteor Shower but for larger objects. By keeping his gravity control on an object(s), Ankoku can continuously increase the weight of the items to create a devastating strike.

Background
Ankoku was born to Dahlia and Ruko Daichi, both being individuals who are incapable of parental love. Dahlia being a CEO of a successful trading company, demanded absolute perfection and order. Ruko, on the other hand, was a mobster posing as the owner of a chain restaurant who earned his money in the most conniving and underhanded methods. Growing up, Ankoku was often terrorized by his father and for the most part, neglected by his mother. On the occasion she would speak to her son, she was indifferent, treating her son like another business figure. Obtaining his powers at the early age of 7, Ankoku's mother immediately brought her son to many doctors, demanding they 'fix' him and eliminate his powers; once manifested, the metahuman gene was a part of his DNA meaning it cannot be reversed.

With nothing to get what she wanted, Dahlia completely dismissed Ankoku and pretended he didn't even exist — if it wasn't perfect, then it was of no importance to her, no matter who it was. Ruko, Ankoku's father, however, saw something else in Ankoku's supposed flaw: he saw an opportunity. Manipulated and mentally abused into doing Ruko's dirty work, Ruko pulled Ankoku into the blood-filled life of a gangster, using him to eliminate enemies and potential threats. If Ankoku refused, severe punishment was to follow; his house and his life had become a game of survival.

At 13, Ankoku had already hospitalized 38 people, at least 70% of them with life-long disabilities. It's not like he enjoyed what he did to those people, in fact, many times he tried to talk them out of fighting and to simply surrender before anyone got hurt, but not once has those tactics worked. Withdrawn and not wanting to get involved with his peers at school, Ankoku lived quite a lonely life until a boy named Kiyoshi Anatsu popped in, turning his life upside-down. At first, Ankoku attempted to drive Kiyoshi away through intimidation, even threatening to hurt him if he didn't go away but all of his attempts were rebuffed by Kiyoshi's determination. Bewildered by Kiyoshi's persistence, Ankoku eventually caved and the two became unlikely friends.

It always puzzled Kiyoshi why he always saw his friend covered in bruises and wounds, even expressing his concern for Ankoku's health, but each time Ankoku waved off his friend's concern and went on with his day. Kiyoshi didn't want to but with how often Ankoku showed up to school in bandages, he couldn't help but conduct his own investigation to find the truth. It didn’t take long for Ankoku to discover Kiyoshi’s sneaky actions, and as soon as he did, he cut all ties with him and returned to his world of isolation. It hurt Ankoku to have treated Kiyoshi, his one and only friend, like so but it was because Kiyoshi was his friend that he had to; he had to protect the one person who wanted to help him.

2 years following the incident, Ankoku continued doing what his father ordered him to, getting rid of possible threats to Ruko’s illegal activities and eliminating all possible weaknesses. One day, Ankoku was sent out to take care of some unsavory business when he was reunited with his middle school friend, Kiyoshi. It terrified Ankoku, seeing the person he once saw as a friend but treated so horribly those couple of years ago, but Kiyoshi forgave Ankoku knowing full well why he did what he had to. Just like old times, Ankoku and Kiyoshi returned to being friends but this time, Kiyoshi was determined to keep it that way. Devising a plan to get Ankoku away from the clutches of his father, Kiyoshi convinced Ankoku to escape to the countryside where Kiyoshi had some family he could stay with. It was risky, but it was a chance Ankoku couldn’t let pass by. This could be what he was waiting for, a chance to leave this life of survival, to finally begin to live.

If only Ankoku had said no, perhaps things would’ve turned out differently. Word of Ankoku’s escape reached Ruko’s ears and the possessive father took immediate action. Getting to the meeting location before his son, Ankoku’s father took Kiyoshi hostage and forced 15-year old Ankoku to make a decision: to stand up to his father and lose his friend, or return home and keep his friend. The choices were unfair, to begin with, but Ruko didn’t take any chances. Ankoku’s father lived a life without weakness, and now he did the same for Ankoku. Angry and disappointed in Ankoku’s actions that led to this point, Ruko left his grieving son to survive on his own, finding no more use in him. People like his father, filled with greed and pride, were everywhere, and many innocent people suffered because of it. Ankoku couldn’t let this go on any longer. Burying Kiyoshi beneath a tree in a cemetery, Ankoku made a promise over his grave that he’ll one day give Kiyoshi the peace he deserves; he’ll grow stronger to face his father as he should have but in the meantime, he’ll ensure that no one else will suffer in silence.

Quotes
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