Kiun

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Kiun
Name
Kanji	黄 (き) 云 (うん)
Also Known As	黄 (おう) 器 (き) Ōki (vessel name by Takemikazuchi) 雷 (らい) 刃 (じん) Raijin, The Thunder Blade (by Heaven)
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Race	Shinki
Gender	Male
Age	1200+
Hair Color	Platinum blonde
Status
Status	Alive
Occupation	Takemikazuchi's guidepost
Debut
Manga	Chapter 35 (vessel form) Chapter 56 (human form)
Anime	Aragoto Episode 12 (vessel form)

"You wanna dig out my tush crystal, Yukine?!" This article contains manga spoilers. Read at your own risk.

“	"Blessed" is a euphemism for "burier"... Blessed vessels have always come with great risk. Over-attachment to one's master can cloud one's judgement.	”
—Kiun, Chapter 76

Kiun (黄 (き) 云 (うん) , Kiun^?) is Takemikazuchi's guidepost and most well-known shinki. He is considered by Heaven to be one of the most powerful shinki, next to Shiiho.

Appearance

Kiun has the appearance of a young man with long, light-colored hair. His most noticeable features are his eyes - which are drawn with dark irises and white pupils - and the horizontal scar on the bridge of his nose and another on his neck. He is quite tall, almost rivaling Daikoku in height.

Like most of the Un-clan shinki, some of his hair is tied in a short ponytail on the back of his head with a red braided cord. He also dresses in joe, a ritual outfit worn by Shinto priests consisting of an all-white kariginu and sashinuki hakama.

When he was named by Takemikazuchi in the past, he was seen dressed in hitatare, an outfit worn by the Heian-period warrior class, with his hair worn in a top-knot.

Personality

Kiun is initially shown as formal and reserved with a strong loyalty to Heaven, thinking it blasphemous that Yukine doesn't know of Amaterasu. He has a strong sense of duty and honour, telling his junior shinki to respect their opponent in battle, and being willing to potentially sacrifice his own life during the Trial by Pledge for a cause unrelated to him.

Though he often seems absent-minded, he may have a passive-aggressive side, as an omake revealed that he buys the chocolate Takemikazuchi dislikes on purpose because he wants to 'convert him to the Kinoko side'. He is also quite blunt, only replying 'I returned it' when Takemikazuchi bought him Yato's hafuri-raising book.

According to Takemikazuchi he has rejected a lot of female shinki, and believes that because he is dead, he has no need for relationships, including friendships (and 'swears' he's not lonely). He was apparently 'sick' at the idea of going out with any of the shinki just to make them feel better when told to do so. Kiun is shown to believe that shinki must behave as their master's object and keep their distance, criticizing Kazuma when he learns that he gave Bishamon a pet name. He was shown to have cared for and pitied the young reincarnated Takemikazuchi despite this, however, but did not stand up to the elder shinkis' mistreatment.

Skills & Abilities

Ouki is summoned to subjugate Ebisu.

• Vessel Transformation: As Takemikazuchi's shinki, Kiun's vessel name is Ouki (黄 (おう) 器 (き) ). He transforms into a serpentine dragon made entirely of lightning.
  • Flight: The dragon is capable of traveling through the air at lightning speeds, even while carrying others.
  • Size Manipulation: Can drastically alter his size, ranging from smaller than the blade of a katana, to his head alone being much larger than a person.
  • Weather Manipulation: Ouki is able to create intense thunderstorms in a matter of minutes.
  • Lightning Manipulation: Has complete control over lightning, allowing him to call down devastating lightning bolts from the sky and discharge blasts of electricity from his body.

• Borderline (境 (きょう) 界 (かい) 線 (せん) , Kyoukai-sen^?): Like all shinki, Kiun is able to draw a borderline.
• Knowledge of songs: Kiun is able to undo the effects of the Lightning Ward Incantation using a counter-song, although constructing the counter took him a substantial amount of time. The exact incantation he used is unrevealed.

Quotes

• To Takemikazuchi: "It is a rare thing to become a blessed vessel. It can be seen as a good omen... or a very bad one. That 'blessing' may refer to the blessing of death. But is that truly a blessing for his master?" (Chapter 57)
• To himself: "Although, fortunately, he did accept me as his guide... that may only be because he saw the ideal picutre of himself in Ōki." (Chapter 66)
• To himself: "Calm the raging spirit into serenity... That is our duty. But we took the lightning from Takemikazuchi, god of thunder. That isn't our duty– it's a total denial of who he is." (Chapter 67)
• To Kazuma: "He honored me with the command to always be on his side. Those words have been immeasurable support in the ages I've spent in his service. That is exactly why I wish to repay Takemikazuchi-sama's kindness. If the lord would follow in his predecessor's steps, I wish to remain his ally. But should he ever extend his wrath past his shinki to harm human lives... and it should continue on to no purpose... as his retainer, I could not overlook it." (Chapter 67)

Trivia

• Kiun's true name, 黄 ki, means the color yellow.
  • The kanji added for Takemikazuchi's clan of shinki, 云 (うん) , means "to say". However, the meaning of "cloud" has also been historically associated with it since it has also been used as a simplified version of "un" (雲 (うん) ), meaning "cloud". In some English translations, Kiun's name was translated as "The Yellow Cloud" when he was first introduced.
• Despite his vessel form supposedly being pure lightning, Kiun does bleed in his dragon form.
• The distinctive scar on his nose has been left by Kazuma, who interrupted Kiun's assault on Ebisu by cutting the snout and neck of his shinki form.
• Kiun is one of four currently known shinki to take the form of living creatures, the others being Nayu, Kuraha and Shiiho. Incidentally, Kiun, Kuraha, and Shiiho sustain damage to their shinki forms during the events of the story that leaves their faces scarred.
• Kiun's preferred brand of chocolate is Kinoko no Yama. He often forgets that Takemikazuchi prefers Takenoko no Sato, as well as his other likes/dislikes, much to Takemikazuchi's annoyance.