Discussion All about - Fear

Akiyama · Feb 11, 2010

From chapter 70 -

Being feared and respected by humans, and making them feel small and weak. This is the general concept of "fear". In simpler words, activating fear means exerting a wall of pressure and making your presence even bigger than usually felt. The flow of air becomes dominated by you. Like what is said in youkai legends, the surrounding air and mood changes suddenly. Doing this a youkai can induce the best use of his powers.
Activating Fear is "Hatsu", transfering it is "Hyoui"
The way to sever one's Fear is to break his flow of Fear. The correct way to disrupt the flow is not trying to exert a bigger flow, but by materialize your Fear into an attack that can counter the opponent.

Come here to talk everything about the development of fear as we learn more about this strange power.

1 - "Fear" is feelings towards things as of yet unknown, the word that expresses "Youkai". It's not only "terror" inspired by evil deeds, "towering" feeling when facing huge creatures, "anxiety" when facing threats, "intimidation" of being ruled but also overcome people with the feeling of "awe".

71 - Everyone's "Fear" is different. Converting Fear into a skill requires you to make use of the special attribute available only to your type of youkai.

98 - Hyakki Yakou is a group, one large force. The greater the strength of the leader the stronger the group will become. Conversely, if the leader's Fear is weak, they are reduced to mob and won't become strong. And in turn, the strength of that Hyakki Yakou will come back to the leader as well. By forming a strong bond and trust that strength will be returned as "capability".

Moderator Notice:
Added the "Fear" concept from the previous chapters and the recent one.~ Sama

Crude · Feb 15, 2010