Kayblis/Part 2

"Kayblis"

- reaffirming his vow to become the strongest.

About
Kay-chan is a Dark Lord created from a Lis that travels around the continent in order to train to become stronger.

His real identity is that of Dark Lord Kayblis, the eldest and, in the past, most powerful Dark Lord in the world, who in the year LP7 united the Monster Realm and started the Second Dark Lord War against humanity. Following his defeat and death at the end of the war, his Demonic Blood Soul was confiscated by the AL Church and sealed away, preventing Kayblis from reviving. However, after the AL Church lost its influence and power following the divine anomaly in the year RA04, his loyal Apostles, Kaybwan and Kaybnyan along with Shariela, managed to sneak into the Church's headquarters and retrieve their master's blood soul, reviving him some time after. Unfortunately for him, his resurrection made him start from scratch, losing all the strength and power he had accumulated over millennia and reverting to his original weak self. Determined to recover his lost strength, he began training like he already did once, aiming for the seat of the strongest once more.

During the events of Rance X: Part 2 he enters the Toushin Tournament under the name of Kay-chan as part of his training. As part of the preliminary stages, the organisers of the tournament made contenders delve into the dungeon in Toushin City and reach a deeper point to retrieve an item, of which only 32 were available. Filled with dangerous monsters, and in a race against the other participants, Kay-chan entered the preliminaries and managed to be among the ones that succeeding in qualifying, although just barely. After returning his pass to Shuri, he was briefly noticed by El Mofus, who at the time had also participated and passed the preliminaries. Following his success, he celebrated along with his apostles and Shariela, who enthusiastically congratulated him until he collapsed from exhaustion. In the first round of the tournament he was paired up against one of the Four Elemental Masters Kondo of Earth, a contender who had participated in the tournament the previous year with an excellente performance, where Kay-chan was completely outclassed by his opponent. However, completely unaware of Kay-chan's real identity as a Dark Lord, Kondo found himself unable to deal any damage to the Lis due to the Invincibility Field protecting him. As both the audience and organisers were oblivious, this feat was instead attributed to Kay-chan himself, who was praised for having spectacular defensive abilities. Despite this clear advantage, Kay-chan was unable to do any damage to Kondo due to the clear difference in fighting strength. The battle ended after Kondo grew exhausted and determined that he wouldn't be able to hurt Kay-chan, surrendering and granting him the victory on the first match. During his second match however he was paired up with the experienced veteran Arms Arc, who was suspicious of Kay-chan's true identity and requested El to lend her Nikkou for the match. As soon as the battle started, Arms utilised Nikkou to break Kay-chan's invincibility field. While no one in the audience noticed what had happened, Kay-chan was immediately thrown into a state of panic and tension, sweating and surrendering as he postrates to Arms to spare him, leading to his defeat and confusing disqualification of the tournament.

On the last day prior to the finals, Kay-chan decided to kill time by wandering around in the festival taking place in Toushin City until he eventually comes across with Reset Kalar and El Mofus. The former fed him with some sweets and, enjoying the tasty treat that he was served with, thanked her for her gift and declared that he would make sure to spare her the day he takes over the continent. As the conversation continued he and his apostles nearly revealed his identity in a flashy and extravagant manner before Shariela ruined their presentation, much to Kay-chan's annoyance. After the end of the festival, Kay-chan and his apostles left Toushin City and eventually returned to Rising Dragon Mountain.

During the final battle between Rance, his children and Dark Lords with Blood Memories, Kay-chan observed the fight from afar along with his apostles. Notably, because he was at a considerably far distance from Quelplan, Kay-chan did not lose the Demon King's blood like the other Dark Lords did, allowing him to keep his enhanced powers and invincibility field. Following their victory over the Demon King's blood, influenced by the figures of Kkulf Kkulf and the other Demon Kings, Kay-chan once again reaffirmed his desire to become the strongest, leaving to continue his training to surpass Rance no matter how many years it might take.

Personality and Appearance
Despite his position as a Dark Lord, Kay-chan's appearance closely resembles that of his original race as a member of the Round One species. He's a small and round fluff ball with tiny eyes and limbs, giving him a somewhat adorable looks that heavily contrasts with that of his old self during the Dark Lord War. Unlike regular Lis such as Wuu however, he possesses two small horns at the top of his head that resemble those of a young deer which, along with his brown-colored fur, are the only physical traits he retained following his revival. Despite having lost his once colossal amount of strength, Kay-chan continues to sport a facade of confidence and arrogance, firmly believing in his own ability to be vastly superior to that of others. He has not been discouraged by his past defeat and remains confident that he will one day fulfill his desire and take the seat of the strongest, devouting himself on his training with optimisim and not even questioning the possibility of him failing. However, much like he's always been, Kay-chan remains a huge coward and is perfectly willing to throw all pride and dignity out the window in order to ensure his survival, which is more often than ever as his current strength hardly matches the size of his ego. He has no shame in winning through less than honorable means and will even boast about it if given the chance. He's determined to take on a challenge in his quest to become stronger, signing up for the Toushin Tournament despite his weakened state, but he becomes incredibly nervous and pathetic on the face of a powerful enemy, even going as far as peeing himself when Blood Memories manifested.

He travels around with his apostles Kaybwan and Kaybnyan, who remain loyal to him despite his current condition, encourage him on his training and fill him with praise him at every little achievement, much to his satisfaction. He's also accompanied by Shariela Aries, who both keeps an eye on him and cheers for him on his travels.

Abilities
An unbelievably weak and frail Dark Lord, Kay-chan's fighting strength is so incredibly low that his status as a Dark Lord goes completely unnoticed, with powers that barely stand above those of an average Lis at level 13. While he was able to pass the preliminaries of the Toushin Tournament and win the first match, these feats are attributed almost entirely to the invincibility field protecting him, allowing him to survive encounters with many monsters unharmed. His stamina however is quite low, as he was visibly exhausted after completing the trial despite the advantages of immunity the field granted him with. He possesses a Sword Combat Lv2 skill, which, despite having lost his former strength, is able to still make use of expertly, but because his physical strength is so outstandingly poor he's largely incapable of taking full advantage of his swordsmanship.

His greatest strength by far is his incredible tenacity and stubborness. He's determined to continue training for thousands of years and remains motivated for his goal even after having lost his opportunity to become the Demon King and was forced to start from zero, allowing him to continue to improve himself slow but steady. As a Lis, Kay-chan is capable of mutating over time, and as he already did once, he possesses a formidable potential that could turn him into one of the world's most powerful entities yet again. Unfortunately for him, accomplishing such a thing is a process that would take him many millennia.

Trivia

 * Kay-chan/Kayblis came in 3rd place in the "Males" category of the Rance X:Popularity Poll.
 * Kay-chan is the only Dark Lord that was killed during the Second Dark Lord War who was confirmed to have revived.
 * His nickname Kay-chan originated from the way Dark Lord Medusa used to call Kayblis in a mocking yet endearing way.