Kiriko Pendragon

Kiriko Pendragon is a Holy Knight of Camelot, regarded as one of "Four Protectors of Chaos".

Appearance
Much like his ancestor Arthur Pendragon, Kiriko's facial characteristics are almost identical. His shaggy orange hair is slicked backwards with one single bang falling over his forehead. He almost never takes off his bright blue scarf and is usually seen with a violet red set of clothes.

Personality
Kiriko is a polite, well mannered young man. He is often very serious in battle and will stop at nothing to win. He lacks a childish demeanor when in the present of those he regards as strong and trustworthy. Before the "deaths" of childhood friends and rivals Palomides and Gawain, many considered him a happy and good-going kid.

History
''Kiriko’s birthright was to become the next King of Camelot. At least, in his eyes. Just because he was a direct descendant of the Pendragon family didn’t mean the throne was promised to him. Next in line happened to be a direct royal family descendant named “Gawain.” When the two of them first met, they were destined rivals, fighting for the crown. Palomides, Gawain’s younger half-brother also joined their rivalry somewhere down the line. The three of them soon became inseparable. Before Kiriko himself knew it, both Gawain and Palomides had awakened their latent magical abilities. They even teased him, calling it the “Pendragon Curse” since those sharing King Arthur’s blood usually had a hard time awakening their magical ability. But Kiriko didn’t mind. As long as he worked hard, everything would piece together. And eventually, it did. Just not the way he expected.''

''“OPEN THE GATES!” Holy Knights of Camelot had finally returned. This meant Palomides and Gawain should have been returning as well. Kiriko joined the civilians in their rowdy applause for their heroes of Camelot. Kiriko smiled, responsible for the morale increase. “MOVE, HE’S HURT!” Kiriko pushed through the crowd, goosebumps reaching the back of his neck before he presented himself to three holy knights carrying the lifeless body of Palomides, a large sword having pierced his heart. Kiriko’s eyes widened, not able to produce a sound. “WHERE’S SIR GAWAIN?”, one of the civilians shouted. Kiriko’s eyes darted over to a holy knight who looked as if he were going to respond. Instead, he shook his head, tears streaming from his face. Kiriko couldn’t believe it. He fell to his knees, his throat producing a sort of laugh and scream. Tears hysterically shot from his face as he cursed the gods, but more importantly, cursing himself and his lack of magical ability. If only he were stronger. If only he awakened his magical abilities back then. None of this would’ve happened. Kiriko’s body glowed in a wicked purple hue, the very ground below him and the concrete walls dividing the kingdom from Britannia beginning to wildly deconstruct. Chaos quickly ensued, holy knights attempting to assess the situation and calm down the weeping young man. But it was to no avail. Kiriko’s mind was in a state of total darkness, poisoning his mind with his own regrets. “I wanted to become a Holy Knight… No… I wanted to become King. To get to where I want… I’ll cause CHAOS.”''

''Kiriko’s eyes quickly shot open, his tears having dried up, finding himself outside the kingdom’s gates which were somehow reconstructed. The people of Camelot tossed all kinds of food at the young boy. The King himself watched from afar, banning Kiriko for the alleged crime of murdering both Palomides and Gawain.''

Heir to Excalibur
Following the introduction to Alciel, the new vessel to house "Sunshine", Kirin kidnapped the Camelot boy by giving him teases which dictated that he knew something about Kiriko's friends. Growing helpless and impatient, the boy succumbed to the Demon's curse, his movements delayed by Kirin's Commandment of Patience. Anyone growing restless or acting with impatience will find themselves slowed to a great extent. Kirin transported the boy to a kingdom in ruins, Kiriko already recognizing that it had been the location stated in Palomides' and Gawain's mission details. Even so, it had been nothing but ruins before Kirin maneuvered towards an underground passage, escorting him through rooms of complete darkness. Once they stopped did a room become full with light at Kirin's magic, revealing two figures outlined in the wall, their bodies burnt to a crisp. A sword laid cemented to the ground directly parallel to them. Tears welled as Kiriko's mouth widened, falling to his knees, pounding against the ground, screaming and crying hysterically. All the hope left within Kiriko's heart left in that shocking discovery. With every pound to the ground, a purple hue wrapped around the surface of Kiriko's body, his eyes glowing a light-purple. Kirin interrupted, stating that the duo were protecting the ancient sword of Excalibur, and that he was its next rightful owner. Legend said that Excalibur had been sealed off and sent to a realm created by Chaos itself to protect anyone from obtaining such power. Then suddenly, the sword began to radiate in response to Kiriko's Anti-Matter purple glow. The sword produced a high pitched noise, its blade beginning to radiate with a powerful sense of aura. Kiriko immediately reacted, assuming it had been this power that killed his friends. Before Kiriko could muster the strength needed to destroy the blade, a man revealed itself from the soil, pulling Excalibur from its very glued state. It had been Gawain, the man alleged to have been killed alongside Palomides on a mission to retrieve an ancient artifact. Kiriko and Kirin watched in utter silence as Gawain spoke, pacing in rather dramatic steps. More importantly, he was stated to be one of the "Four Protectors of Chaos", a title unbeknownst to the two men. As he was about to expand on his initial statement, an ominous black hole appeared directly above the man's head. With a farewell, he was gone.

Magical Ability

 * Anti-Matter: A powerful short-ranged magic ability which allows the user to produce “antimatter”, atoms capable of causing deconstruction when colliding with physical types of matter. Physical types of matter refer to magical attacks or anything that can be physically grasped. Anything colliding with a user's antimatter will combust, explore, or be deconstructed delicately. With enough control, the user is able to infuse antimatter to a choice of weapon, using the produced antimatter as a long-ranged attack. Also, Antimatter magic cannot deconstruct magical beings as they are too complex. When releasing antimatter without a weaponry conductor, serious harm is done to the body since the user is not protected by their own explosions. Without the correct training, this ability is a double-edged sword.

Techniques

 * Anti-Bomb: Releasing as much antimatter as possible, the user will bombard the area with explosions, injuring himself in the process.
 * Deconstruct: By placing his palm on a magic attack or anything physical, the target is deconstructed. However, it will result in injured hands from explosive damage if reacting with something violent (magic attack). Magical beings cannot deconstruct because of how complex they are.
 * Anti-Enchant: By enchanting his sword or any weaponry conductor with antimatter, the user is capable of swiping away physical magical attacks. However, his sword will break after 1 attempt of this move as it blows up directly at the point of the sword, proving to be dangerous to the user if the opponent’s magical technique is much more formidable.
 * Amaterasu: By cupping his hands at the center of his core, Kiriko is able to slowly manifest antimatter, taking its negatively charged particles to add an extremely abnormal and fast rotation to the deep ominous dark substance. The substance cannot be shot at any target - making it effectively a short-ranged move. However, once penetrating its target, the substance is said to eat directly through the target in an attempt to satisfy its “hunger”. As a result, Kiriko’s arm will also be dragged into the fray, getting chewed up and swallowed all the same, making this technique a huge gamble as once it is used, Kiriko’s arm will also be swallowed when making contact with an opponent.
 * Chaos Mode: Kiriko is able to tap into “Chaos Mode”, or “Antimatter Stabilization”, a mode in which stabilizes the antimatter within Kiriko’s body, preventing antimatter from being annihilated when making contact with matter. He can also prevent annihilation for a variety of effects ranging from matter-antimatter constructs to the cohabitation of matter and antimatter beings. In other words, in this form, Kiriko has amazing control with antimatter, his body acting as an “on/off” switch, not being able to hurt himself by his own drawbacks, even being able to release antimatter from his body, using his blade to direct the energy-like slashes. Appearance wise, the extra layer around his body glows a wicked purple as his eyes also change its bright hue to something more sinister. Kiriko is only able to activate this form when in an extreme emotional state. He can only maintain this form for roughly ten minutes. After form expires, Kiriko’s body begins to enter the “HELL PHASE”, his body destroying itself from utilizing the power of antimatter incorrectly. Kiriko will be left immobilized and wounded severely.

Weapons

 * Excalibur: A mighty sword only wielded by chosen Kings of Camelot. Its wielder will experience their combat power (Strength) increase fivefold.

Relationships
Past king of Camelot, Shino Hatake, took Kiriko under his wing, training him to one day become King of Camelot. After his death, Kiriko remembered his teachings, incorporating them into his own style of swordsmanship combat.

Azlin is currently Kiriko's rival and love interest. They both share the same burden as "Protectors of Chaos".

Fairy Forest Arc

 * Kiriko Pendragon, Shino Hatake, and Setsubō vs. Yami: Win

Trivia

 * Kiriko's name is actually inspired by one of his favorite childhood anime growing up, Sword Art Online - Kirito
 * In an effort to hide his Pendragon last name, Kiriko went by as Kiriko Kaze. His last name is actually the last syllable of Namikaze.
 * Kiriko hates being called short and small despite being average height.

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