- "But you are going to fight, aren't you? Why would you do such thing? I do not want to fight"
"I feel the same. But as long as you continue to devour humans, I have no choice but to fight." - —The Monster and Khamsin's conversation before their final confrontation.
The Monster (怪物 Kaibutsu) was a Crimson Lord who was Khamsin's target of vengeance and also responsible for him making a contract and becoming a Flame Haze. Her true name and alias are not revealed.
Appearance
The Monster takes an appearance of a giant lump of something neither human nor animal with big, hollow eyes and mouth. The pupils shine glaringly and mouth full of uncountable fangs. This was the only form the Monster used in front of Khamsin until their final confrontation.
In human form, the Monster appears as a tall woman wearing a garment adorned with shimmering jades.
Personality
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Background
The Monster crossed over to this world during the ancient time, prior to the attempt to create the Great Binding Chain by the God of Creation. She had traveled to many places until she arrived at a land where there was a young prince who aspired to be a great hero; this piqued the Monster's curiosity so she stayed to observe him quietly. The Prince was later confined in a jail from from the instigation of his father's concubine, who wanted her newborn son to succeed the prince's father. The Monster saved the Prince from his poisoned wound and devoured assassins who were sent from the Concubine. They became friends and she told the Prince many stories, including her conducts as a Crimson Denizens, the devouring of humans for survival, and the Truth of This World. The Prince could sense the Power of Existence and felt uneasy and fear, but only asked once for the Monster to stop. Later, the Monster decided to devour the Concubine and her son, freeing the Prince from his imprisonment. They talked about many things; the Monster became intrigued with his idea of this "hero" and wanted to help him become one. Time flied by until the Prince was preparing to fight a war against a certain country that approached his land with a great army. The King, his father, plotted to capture him, sell him to the enemies, and surrender. This greatly shocked and maddened the Prince; the Monster suddenly appeared before them and decided to devour the King and make the Prince this land's ruler instead. However, the Prince, after witnessing how she devoured the humans for the first time, moved to protect his father. They fought and the Prince was gravely injured. Then, a Crimson Lord reached out to him and the contract was made. The Prince became a warrior that lived to fight Crimson Denizens and managed to drive out the Monster, who left the land.
The Monster traveled to a certain land in ancient China and changed her appearance into a beautiful woman. She rose to become its king's favorite concubine. When the God of Creation and his Servants planned the ceremony to create a paradise, called the Great Binding Chain, for Crimson Denizens in this world, the Monster used her influence to send them extravagant tributes and humans for the ceremony. She later learned of a group of Flame Haze approaching the ceremony and knew that the Prince was among them; the Monster sent assassins to kill him but failed. She hurriedly fled the land before the war that banished the God of Creation broke out. The Prince continued to pursue her and the Monster continued to make traps or send people to thwart him.
The Monster later arrived at another land (presumedly ancient Japan), again becoming an influential woman of that land. However, the Prince finally caught up to her centuries later. They inevitably fought each other, and the Prince finally managed to kill her.
Plot
The Monster and Khamsin's story was told to Kazumi Yoshida by Khamsin himself, to explain to her about one of many kinds of love. While Khamsin hated the Monster for her wrongdoings, after centuries of pursuing, his people perished, his land collapsed, he came to both hate and love her; for the Monster now became the only one in this world who remembered him.
Relationships
Khamsin Nbh'w
The Monster first took interests in Khamsin's aspire to become a great hero. She decided to help him to reach that dream through the methods Khamsin found abhorring. They later fought and became enemies. Still, they came to love each other from the time they spent together.
Powers and Abilities
The Monster was seen using her true appearance to fight. She used claws and fangs and sometimes utilized confusion and illusions to trifle with enemy. She was also able to create a cage of flames to trap and burn her enemy.
Trivia
- The Monster's design was initially revealed via Khamsin's storytelling in the final episode's episode 07. The author later implemented the design into the side story, Grasp.
- The Monster was, for the most time, referred to as "it" without disclosing whether it was male or female. However, it was later revealed to be female when the Monster was shown in its human form as a woman.
- The Monster shares the same color of flame as Rofocale. This could be deduced that Rofocale was born after the Monster's death.
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Notes
- ↑ RGB code sourced from 常磐色 on colordic