Akuma
Names: AkumaWarlord Akuma
First appears in Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin, chapter 71 ([ 61 ])
Appearances
What you know
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 71Akuma is a level 100 war mage and leader of the War Mage Rebellion, possibly the strongest non-god caster on the floor.
- Ch 71Akuma took the Gate of the Feral Gods from Elle and teleported away after insulting Carl's bare feet.
- Ch 90Akuma says the War Mages only wanted the Scavenger's Daughter, hidden in the castle, and now have her.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 25Akuma secretly asks Carl to kill two teams next heat and visit C&W&U alone, offering to smuggle friends to the Pineapple Cabaret.
- Ch 26Akuma led the War Mage Rebellion in Faction Wars, killed Stalwart, stole the Gate of the Feral Gods, then vanished.
- Ch 37Eris says Akuma and his war mages have a way to crack open the Pineapple Cabaret, a possible escape route for crawlers.
- Ch 39Akuma of the War Mage Rebellion killed the upgrade imp Hickster and left Carl a note demanding he come alone.
- Ch 39Akuma and other war mages killed Prince Stalwart, stole the Gate of the Feral Gods, took Larracos and found the Scavenger's Daughter.
- Ch 40Akuma says the AI is drawing NPCs and mobs from emergency reserves because too many crawlers have survived to this floor.
- Ch 40Akuma warns that because NPCs have awakened, nothing in the dungeon will be allowed to survive past this season.
- Ch 40Akuma wanted Carl to eliminate two teams so the system would pit him against friends, forcing him to help the war mages.
- Ch 41Carl fist-bumped Akuma to add him to chat, which works only on the same floor; Akuma mostly refuses to answer.
- Ch 58Akuma named Herot and mentioned threats in the Cabaret including the Ogre Imperium and a shadow mimic infestation.
- Ch 82Akuma claimed a Nothing spot on the Wheel of Fortune would portal crawlers to a holding area Herot could access from the Pineapple Cabaret.
Connections
- leadsWar Mage Rebellion
- enemy ofCrown Prince Stalwart
- related toThe Gate of the Feral Godsstole it from Elle
- related toAgathaAkuma dislikes his co-warlord
- enemy ofAgatha
- related toCrown Prince StalwartAkuma killed Stalwart
- member ofWar Mage Rebellion
- enemy ofHicksterkilled him
- enemy ofElle McGibbons
- related toHerottaught by Herot
- related toCarlmanipulating Carl into an alliance
Key moments
- Book 7 · Ch 71The war mages rebel
War mages teleport to Elle's gate, knock her out, kill King Stalwart, turn into a new independent faction under Akuma, and steal the Gate of the Feral Gods.
- Book 7 · Ch 90Akuma's warning
In warlord chat Akuma asks Carl and Donut to kill Agatha, saying the War Mages got the Scavenger's Daughter, then leaves the realm, ending the War Mage Rebellion.
- Book 8 · Ch 25Akuma's secret note
A gremlin hands Carl a note whose hidden message from Akuma asks him to kill two teams and come alone to C&W&U after the next race.
- Book 8 · Ch 37Eris freezes time
Eris appears with a robot Uzi Jesus, urges Carl to ally with Akuma and to worship her, and grants a nearby crawler a permanent effect.
- Book 8 · Ch 39Finding Akuma
The group enters Chicken and Waffles, finds Akuma's murdered upgrade imp and note, and Carl opens a trapped secret door to reveal Akuma.
- Book 8 · Ch 39Elle's revenge on Akuma
Donut mutes Akuma and Elle shatters one of his frozen testicles, then sets terms for his interrogation under Imani's anti-magic shield.
- Book 8 · Ch 40Interrogating Akuma
Under a draining anti-magic shield, Akuma explains reused NPCs, the dungeon framework, and that everything in the dungeon will be destroyed after this season.
- Book 8 · Ch 40The Pineapple Cabaret revealed
Akuma reveals Herot and Menerva secretly built the Cabaret behind the seventeenth floor, and that the war mages need crawlers to retake it.
- Book 8 · Ch 40Carl punches Akuma
Akuma admits he wanted Carl to kill two teams so he'd face friends and be forced to help; Carl breaks his nose.
- Book 8 · Ch 41Planning around Akuma's offer
After leaving Akuma, Carl sets plans to verify his claims and find routes to the Pineapple Cabaret while Donut explains it all in chat.
- Book 8 · Ch 82Pontiff's casino discovery
Pontiff reports the Wheel of Fortune now shows a quoted 'Nothing', casting doubt on Akuma's casino escape plan.
- Book 8 · Ch 104The contenders are shown
The AI shows images of gods and contenders, including Taranis, Eris, Odette as Nekhebit, Princess Donut, Carl, Lucia Mar, Samantha, unknown figures and finally the Unwashed, before a one-hour countdown to the Ascendency.