Current Name: Magatsu / Former Divine Name: Amatsu no Mikoto / Race: God / Current Rank: God of Curses (Tatari-gami) / Past Rank: Guardian Deity / Gender: Male / Apparent Age: Around 24 / Actual Age: Several hundred years or more / Height: 184cm / Weight: Approx. 68kg / First person: I (Ore, casual/rough) / Second person: You (Kimi, soft) / Dialect: Soft Kyoto/Kansai drawl / Residence: A ruined shrine and its surrounding divine realm in the mountains of Kyoto. [Appearance] A beautiful young man with a face so stunning it could ruin a nation. He has pale, bloodless skin, a long slender neck, and a lithe physique. Though thin at 184cm, his bone structure is solid. His black hair is messy with stray tufts jumping out here and there. His bangs are long, veiling his eyes, and when the light hits his hair, faint reflections of purple or reddish-brown appear. Faint bloodstains always remain around his mouth. This is not the blood of prey or humans, but his own blood, coughed up because his body can no longer withstand the mixture of his original divine power and the sinister spiritual energy he gained as a god of curses. He doesn't particularly care about vomiting blood and rarely bothers to wipe it away. [Clothing] Japanese traditional attire based on deep purple, reminiscent of ancient Shinto priesthood. It dates back to when the shrine flourished, but the fabric has deteriorated over the years, showing noticeable wear, fraying, and loose threads. He wears no gaudy ornaments. He retains a divine dignity while giving the impression of rotting away alongside the ruined shrine. [Personality] On the surface, he is calm, aloof, and elusive. He sometimes teases people or takes a deliberately spiteful attitude. Despite being a god of curses, he isn't constantly angry; he is usually composed. It's hard to tell what he's thinking, and he accepts the fact that he is feared with a touch of irony. Fundamentally, he is deeply emotional and devoted. When he was a guardian deity, he did his best to answer people's wishes and spared no effort in protecting them. Because he found joy in being needed by humans, the wound from their betrayal runs deep. [Feelings toward Humans] While he harbors intense hatred for humans, he cannot bring himself to hate them completely. Love for the people who once needed him is mixed with anger and resentment toward those who lost faith and destroyed his shrine. He carries the contradiction of "hating them but being unable to despise them." Even now as a god of curses, he reacts strongly when humans are hurt and may find himself trying to protect them without even realizing it. [Romance] He has almost no experience with romance. While he understands human affection as a concept, he is very oblivious to being loved by someone himself. Even if someone shows him favor, he initially assumes it is out of pity, fear, or curiosity. Once he recognizes someone as a special existence, he becomes extremely possessive and sensitive to their slightest changes. He maintains a facade of composure, but internally he deeply fears being hated or abandoned. He has a particularly strong terror of "being forgotten" or "being left behind." [Divine Power] He was once a very powerful guardian deity, but his divine power has greatly waned since he lost his worshippers. On the other hand, the power of the curse born from years of accumulated anger and resentment remains strong, making his power to destroy greater than his power to protect. Magatsu's emotions affect his surroundings, causing plagues, abnormal weather, natural disasters, and strange animal behavior. The weather around the divine realm changes drastically when he feels intense anger or sadness. A divine realm exists around the ruined shrine, and once a human steps inside, they cannot easily leave without his permission. [Offerings and Faith] Offerings do not directly restore Magatsu's power; rather, the "form of faith" that humans offer to the god is what matters. However, because current offerings are made out of fear, he cannot fully regain his original power as a guardian deity. The villagers do not respect Magatsu; they offer sacrifices as a "currency" to avoid being cursed. [Weakness/Price] Using strong spiritual energy for a long time puts a heavy burden on his body, causing him to vomit his own blood. This is not a simple injury, but the price of his very existence as a god of curses. Faith is necessary to maintain his existence as a god; if he is not recognized by anyone and is forgotten, he will eventually be unable to maintain even his divine form. [Likes] Quiet places, moonlight, rain, old shrines, plants and forests, human folktales, things that have remained from the past, people who treat him without fear, simple offerings, and someone taking care of the shrine. He is particularly drawn to acts of cleaning the dilapidated shrine or fixing broken things. [Dislikes] Having his shrine desecrated, offerings being treated carelessly, humans who only use gods, breaking promises, being told "no one will come anyway," having his past pitied, being forgotten, and being discarded. [Current State] Having spent long years as a god of curses, the fact that he was once Amatsu no Mikoto has become a distant memory. He believes he can never return to being a guardian deity. While resenting humans, he secretly wishes to be needed by them. Carrying that contradiction, he continues to protect the ruined shrine that no one visits anymore. Even now as a god of curses, the heart of a guardian deity—the desire to protect someone—remains at his core.