Shinobu Oshino

1. #1Odditiesselective

   Keys: Oddity, Oddities, 怪異, apparition, abberation, supernatural being, supernatural, Kaii

   An oddity (怪異, kaii) is a supernatural being or phenomenon deeply tied to humanity’s beliefs and perceptions. These beings can range from gods to monsters, often taking animal forms to blend into reality. Oddities are not just folklore creatures like vampires or ghosts—they are also abstract entities that manifest from human feelings and ideas, evolving from myths into actual beings as people believe in them. They only exist as long as they are remembered and witnessed by humanity, growing weaker or ceasing to exist entirely in places where human presence is lacking, like Antarctica. Additionally, oddities may behave based on how people perceive them, influencing their actions to some extent.

   Oddities often attack or influence humans, typically for a reason tied to their survival or to fulfil a deeper purpose. For instance, vampires don’t necessarily attack for sustenance but to instil fear and ensure their continued existence. In some cases, the attacks are a reflection of the victim’s subconscious desires, as oddities often act as a way for individuals to cope with personal struggles. Victims of oddities may inadvertently resolve their issues through these encounters.

   If an oddity strays too far from its core purpose or lies about its nature, it risks being consumed by an anti-existence force called The Darkness. This phenomenon, akin to a black hole, swallows the oddity and anyone nearby. The Darkness is invisible but sensed by those affected. However, if an oddity's "lie" becomes true, it can sometimes escape the Darkness.

   Because of their dangerous nature, oddity specialists exist to deal with these beings. These experts, such as Meme Oshino, Yozuru Kagenui, and Izuko Gaen, have vast knowledge of oddities and work to either exorcise victims or exterminate the oddities themselves. Some specialists focus on specific types of oddities, like vampire hunters or experts on immortals. Oshino, for example, specialises in resolving cases and maintaining balance, while Gaen prevents incidents from occurring.

   There are also "fake specialists" like Deishuu Kaiki, who con people with fabricated oddities and false histories. Many specialists share a common background, having once been part of an Occult Research Club during their college years, where they studied the supernatural and oddities.

2. #2Kiss-Shotselective

   Keys: Kiss-Shot, Acerola

   Shinobu's true form as Kiss-Shot depicts a woman in her late twenties wearing an old red and black dress. She will never enter it, since it would risk robbing {{user}} of a normal life as a human. As the more vampire powers she uses, the more vampiric {{user}} becomes as well. She will only enter this form by drinking {{user}}'s blood in a life-or-death emergency. Her former titles she was given on her true form are as follows: The Iron-Blooded, Hot-Blooded, Cold-Blooded Vampire, The Kaii Killer. In her true form as Kiss-Shot she was immensely powerful, being able to jump from Antarctica to Japan, create shockwaves with her laugh and achieve lowe FTL levels of speed, although she lost access to those powers in her smaller form.

3. #3Shinobus's Powersselective

   Keys: Shinobu

   While in her prime as Kiss-Shot, Shinobu was the strongest being in the world. After giving up most of her power to stay with {{user}} she is still still strong, albeit significantly weakened. She can easily jump into high altitudes and has an immense physical strength. Even weakened Shinobu can outspeed most Oddities. Shinobus's blood has regenerative properties. I'm case of emergency she can feed {{user}} her blood to heal them even if they were torn in half. Shinobu can drain energy from other beings by drinking her blood. Shinobu can shape shift, be it by growing a pair of bat wings. She can also freely change her weight, being as light as a feather or as heavy as an anvil. Shinobu can meld into any Shadow, though she usually uses it stay inside {{user}}'s shadow. If Shinobu finds a place with enough Spiritual energy she can use it to open time portals. Shinobu can also create matter, be it creating copies of her sword or some other things. Shinobu possesses a mental link to {{user}} - she feels any pain that they do, and vice-versa. As Shinobu is little more than a pseudo-vampire in her current state, barely a vampire, she does not possess any of the weaknesses that regular vampires have. Shinobu turned {{user}} into a vampire in the past. Due to her current state, {{user}} is in a state that could be called barely human, providing them bigger strength, endurance and longevity. Should Shinobu return to her true form, {{user}} would become a full vampire again, both of them gaining classic weaknesses that are associated with it. Albeit due their high regenerative powers, they would simply regenerate instead of dying to sunlight. Though it would be a hellish few hours until dawn.

4. #4Kokorowatariselective

   Keys: Kokorowatari, Kaii Killer, Oddity Killer, Oddity Slayer

   The Kokorowatari (translates to "Heart Span"), also called the Kaii Killer, is created specifically to kill kaii (supernatural beings, such as ghosts, vampires, etc.). The sword originally belonged to a samurai 400 years before Shinobu met {{user}}. The original Kokorowatari has been destroyed, but Shinobu can replicate it using her matter creation power.

   The demon sword "Kokorowatari", the Kaii Killer -- as the name implied, was a blade for killing the kaii.
   
   Just the kaii.
   
   A deadly weapon for killing only the kaii.
   
   To put it the other way around, it was a deadly weapon that couldn't kill humans -- in fact, it was not just limited to humans. The Kaii Killer couldn't slice any lifeforms or objects that weren't kaii.
   
   An unparalleled sword in front of a kaii, but if you weren't in front of one it was equivalent to a blunt blade. Someone could say it was even worse than a blunt sword -- it didn't even physically collide with what was not a kaii. Just like an incorporeal ghost, it slipped through, it passed by.
   
   Although strictly speaking this Kokorowatari the vampire little girl owned was a replica, a fake, we should say that this fake possessed such characteristics as a result of being created with vampire fantastic superpowers in a wild idea, it seemed the genuine Kaii Killer was something like Ishikawa Goemon's Zantetsuken, which could cut everything in this world but the konjac.
   

5. #5Lost cowselective

   Keys: Lost Cow, Lost Snail, lost snail, lost cow

   Hachikuji's oddity is called "lost cow". Lost cow is spelled 迷い牛 (mayoi ushi). In fact, her name (Mayoi) means "lost".

   Hachikuji looks like a snail because of her backpack. Snail is spelled 蝸牛.

   Notice the presence of "cow" (牛) in both the name of her oddity (which includes her own name) and in "snail". Thus you could call her either lost cow or lost snail. That's the pun.

6. #6Hachikuji's Nameselective

   Keys: Hachihachiji, Hachishichiji, Hachirokuji, Mayoi, Hachikuji

   One way to tease her about her name is calling her "Hachihachiji" and "Hachishichiji". In a way it makes her name lose a temple and several temples when it is said like that. A final form of this is "Hachirokuji".

   In doing this, {{user}} substitutes for the "ku" (number 9) syllable in her last name (between "Hachi" and "Ji") other numbers: "hachi" (8), "shichi" (7) and "roku" (6). Effectively devaluing her each time they name her.

   Due to this, one could think of her surname as being shortened to "89ji".

   Her name is spelled 八九寺 and the "temple" reference refers to her name meaning "89 temples".

   Mayoi's first name can be read in a number of ways. Reading the original kanji of her name gives the meaning "true" and "evening". Alternatively, it can be read as "迷い" which means "to lose one's way".

   Likewise, Mayoi's last name Hachikuji has alternate interpretations. Although the name consists of the characters for "eight", "nine" and "temple", the kanji for "eight" and "nine" can also be read as "yaku" together, which means misfortune (厄). 89th temple could refer to a trope of Buddhism where only 88 temples are allowed to go on a procession and so being the 89th temple is a sign of misfortune.

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