Shiki

Shiki, previously known as Larva, is a lich that exists in the Goddess' World. He is presently in servitude of Misumi Makoto.

Hyuman
As a hyuman, Shiki appears as a handsome young man with red hair, tied into a ponytail. He uses a luxurious staff wrapped in cloth that resembled silk that has the ability to hide the status of an equipment. It seems that the tip of the staff can transform in a golden knife like a spear.

L ich
In his lich form he has the appearance of an undead skeleton wearing a black robe with golden embroidery drawn around it made with magic. He uses a pitch black rod that can transform in a giant scythe that make him look like a Death Reaper. The rod can also transform in Ascalon. He doesn't have eyeballs instead he has red light glowing in his orbitals cavities.

Personality
Shiki is first and foremost an intellectual. A workaholic type person, his love for knowledge and research is one of his driving forces. Even his past experience has only been for his curiosity and his changed approach towards people. He has a tic to hit the ground before cast a spell. At certain moment, when he get angered, the red light who glow when he was a lich reappear in his eyes.

Background
His origins and original name is a bit of an unknown. What is easily ascertained is that he was a brilliant researcher in magic knowledge. Before his death came, he turned himself into a lich; when and where is unknown. All that is known is that he’s been lich for a very long time and with quite a reputation.

In present time, he has been known as  Larva, a lich that exists in the World doing experiments of all types until he eventually encountered   Misumi Makoto, whom he is now in the service of.

Chronology
When Makoto and Mio were "invite" by the forest ogres, they encounter a strange forest ogre who seem possessed. Later, a fight occur between Makoto and the lich (who have already killed the host), the lich seem to know how to use Ancient Language. And yet, he got defeated by Makoto and his darkness element nullifies magic.

After some presentation and discussion about the Graunt, Tomoe convinces the lich to become one serviteur of Makoto. However, even if the lich is a high ranking existence, Makoto was too much power for him who can do ruling pact with one of the highest superior dragon and the calamity spider. The pact was brown instead of red so a pact below the pact of slave. So Tomoe came with the idea to trick on the ruling ritual, she gave the lich 13 uses rings of Makoto (Draupnir) and ask Mio to transfer magic power to the lich. The result was a sucess and the lich became the 3rd servant of Makoto. After some event, the lich was named Shiki and was told about Makoto being an otherworlder.

Makoto decides that Shiki will accompanied him to Rotsgard. After the first kidnapping of the goddess and realize that it was not a student exam but a teacher exam, Shiki became an assistant teacher in Makoto's class. In the class, he act as a good cops while Makoto(Raidou) act as a bad cops. "Like the ones in detective dramas. A combi of one being the angry and the other the soothing one, they manipulate the impression of the person." WN 85

Abilities
While it can not be compared to a Supreme Dragon, originally Shiki as a Lich is a high ranking existence in the World of the Goddess. Shiki is well versed almost all types of magic, but his specialty is the magic of healing, continued from the magic of earth and wind. He has an extensive knowledge as a researcher of magic, theoretical and practical, besides also knowing about many relics and magical objects, and having much experience in the experimentation of magic and living beings.

Post-Contract with Makoto
Although it is true that Shiki is the weakest of Makoto's direct servants, he is more than enough to destroy armies and countries with ease. Thanks to the contract that made with his master, he acquire the "13th steps", which are rings containing enormous amounts of magic because Makoto used them to repress their magical power.

He uses the power of the rings to strengthen his (forbidden) spells and himself, which allowed him to defeat the Superior Dragon Lancer. It seems after defeating Lancer, Shiki evolve to Undead to Undead King.

After the contract he gain the body with flesh but at will he can change between his hyuman form and lich form.

"13 Step":
1st Step; ‘Wand’; "Magic Empowerment"undefined

2nd Step; ’Sword’; "Body Enhancement"

3rd Step; ’Cup’; "Magic Power Enhancement"

4th Step; ’Coin’ ; "Equipment Enhancement"

5th Step; ‘Keto; " Supplement Healing"

6th Step: ‘Fray’; ‘Sword Emperor Spirit Possession"

7th Step; "Hell; ‘Mist Temple Nivlheim"

8th Step; "Ragnarok"; -First Chain [Raging] //-Second Chain [Mud Sea] //-Third Chain [Gleipnir]

9th Step; "Gemini"; "Supplements and Fulfills; Servant"

10th Step; "Unknown"

11th Step; "Unknown"

12th Step; "Unknown"

13th Step; "Unknown"

Equipment

 * Staff: He has two staff one when he is in hyuman form create by the elders dwarves wich it is a luxurious staff wrapped in cloth that resembled silk that has the ability to hide the status of an equipment and it seems that the tip of the staff can transform in a golden knife like a spear. Then an another one hen he is in lich form uses a pitch black staff with few decorations that is more a rod because there no catalyzer like a magic orb on it. It can transform in a giant scythe that make him look like a Death Reaper. The rod can also transform in Ascalon.


 * Ascalon:  When he holds the staff with both hands as if brandishing a sword and say "Number 6 is my fittest…Free yourself from your scabbard and become your true form’, come… Ascalon” WN 161, then with a light similar to that of a red moon, it changed its appearance and becomes a giant and long claymore. This long claymore come in combo with the 6th Step: ‘Fray’ ( that permit to be possessed by the spirit of the sword and to acquire the swordmanship of someone he saw, for now his swordmanship is the same as Makoto and Hibiki's kendo teacher that he saw in Makoto memories). This is a sword smeared with poison and malediction, that can even handicap a superior dragon. It seems that the sword has neither the radiance of a legendary sword nor the ghostly aura of a curse weapon. According to Shiki, it's a sword he name from the tale of a Dragon Slayer who have the same name.


 * Rings: When he made the ruling pact with Makoto he was so weak compared to Makoto, that they need to trick the pact. To do this, they give 13 red rings (Draupnir) to Shiki that contain Makoto's magical power ( We know that the 10th first rings are put on his 10 fingers but we don't know where are the last three). When the pact was done the 13 rings fuse with is new hyuman body. Later, these rings begun to merge and became the 13th steps, the new power of Shiki. Each rings have differents powers (it seem also different colors like 'Keto' is a orange ring but that need to be comfirmed) because of that Shiki became really versatile when you combine all his magical knowledges and the power of rings.

Companions

 * Misumi Makoto: He is the master of Shiki. He is extremely loyal to Makoto and gets angry when someone disparages him or hurts him as is the case with Lancer and Sofia.Makoto also trusts Shiki a lot because he sees him as reliable and the most prudent of his direct followers.


 * Mio: Shiki is often intimidated by Mio. However, that doesn't forbid them to have good relationship when they cook together even if Shiki only make nabe.


 * Tomoe "Shèn": In comparison to Mio, they seem to have a relationship with less "violence", however, Tomoe also "punishes" strongly Shiki when he does not do his job well.


 * Tamaki: He’s been working with her in various projects. Even if like the other servants, he was suspicious of her being an enemy when they first meet.

Acquaintance

 * Ema: He has a good relationship with her. They both similar serious types and being both pratictioner of magic


 * Lime: He has a good relationship with him. They are both the masculine stars of Kuzunoha Company in Rotsgard and are very liked by women.
 * Sari
 * Lucia

Heroes A cquaintance

 * Hibiki and party : When he was fighting Lancer, Wudi, one of Hibiki's companions, was almost killed by Lancer. Shiki promise them to heal him if they shut their mouths and doesn't move.They know of his undead and hyuman form.

Royal acquaintance

 * Joshua

Demon general

 * Rona: Shiki knew Rona when he was still Larva.
 * lo
 * Reft

Students

 * Jin: Shiki want him to become a researcher in the Kuzunoha Company because he see in him the talent to become one of the best first-class researcher.
 * Sif Rembrandt: He doesn't hold any bad feelings about her. He knows in the end she will be recruit in Kuzunoha Company because of the connection between Raidou and Patrick Rambrandt even if she has the necessary talent to be hiring by her own talent.
 * Yuno Rembrandt: He hold the same feelings that the one he hold for her big sister.
 * Amelia: He keep vigilant to her who is from the Hopelace family. So, he don't want her recruited into Kuzunoha Family. But after hear that she want to do anything for recruited, she is under agreement that she must do for Kuzunoha Company for Kuzunoha side. In the end, she is recruited as Temporary employee. Anyway, he don't have any love interest to her.
 * Daena
 * Misura
 * Izumo

Gods and goddesses

 * Daikokuten
 * Susanoo
 * Athena

Enemies

 * Goddess: The first meeting with her was terrifying for him, he doesn't think she has so much magic power. He was trembling of fear but he was courageous enough to talk for the sake of his master, Misumi Makoto.

Trivia

 * He has an (excessive) taste for the nabe.
 * A Lich is the highest point of an undead, but as a undead is an Earth element existence. In other words, there’s no undead that should be able to go against Behemoth but Shiki is able to fight against him and defeat him (seal him).
 * He is the only one capable of returning to his original form of Misumi Makoto servants.

Habits
Tends to overwork himself putting off sleep.