Ashura

阿修羅

The series' protagonist and the final surviving member of the Ashura clan. Ashura was born after Taishaku-ten murdered his father and seized the throne. His mother, Shashi, simultaneously gave birth to Taishaku-ten's son, Ten-ou, and attempted to kill Ashura, believing he would obstruct her path to ruling Heaven alongside Taishaku-ten. However, Ashura's powers shielded him, encasing him in a cocoon where he slept undisturbed for three hundred years until Yasha-ou awakened him.
Upon emerging from his cocoon, Ashura initially appears as an infant but rapidly grows into a child of perhaps eight years. Though initially outgoing and friendly, he soon becomes aware of his cruel fate, as Taishaku-ten has had nearly everyone he associates with killed. Feeling guilty for their deaths, he vows to become strong enough to defeat Taishaku-ten himself.

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