Re: Asura's Wrath Art Book 14
Bubba Lual
Driven by pure rage and with his wrath as his only weapon, Asura will face many hardships, fight against old friends turned enemies, and eventually face the greatest threats to his homeplanet and the whole universe.
Asura's most defining psychological trait is his extreme, unbridled wrath and anger, which is mostly linked to his Mantra of Wrath. Due to this, he is also shown to have immense anger management issues. Throughout the story Asura showcased a godly portrayal of wrath, as if he was wrath incarnate. It is further suggested that Asura is the God of Wrath.
However, despite his negative faults, Asura is a good-hearted warrior with a strong moral code and gets angered when he sees an act that goes against his morals. Asura values the lives of the innocent (be they mortal or demigod) and does not believe in sacrificing the innocent for ANY reason (good or evil) as he greatly disapproves of the Gohma's attacks on Gaea, Deus' plan for the world and the Seven Deities' method of collecting Mantra by slaughtering humans. Asura even stated that, "there is no need for gods that only take", and was horrified and angered to discover how many human lives his ex-partners had taken in order to get more Mantra to fight the Gohma. Asura was often shown to hate those who value themselves over others, as he is against Augus' philosophy about fighting and one's own pleasure being all that matters in life. Asura is capable of developing strong bonds and perceiving others as friends, despite his wrath. This is proven by his friendship with the mortal girl who accompanies him after his second return from Naraka and by his companionship with Yasha and Augus. Even when subjected to the mindless rage of his Wrath form, Asura possessed enough control over himself to avoid attacking innocent mortals and civilian demigods, instead focusing his rage on the Gohma and the Shinkoku military.
Wyzen soon too meets Asura personally. He explains that the Eight Guardian Generals disbanded after the coup d'état, becoming the self-proclaimed Seven Deities. Wyzen continues to monologue, but is soon interrupted by Asura's fist, prompting a duel between the two. As they duel Wyzen transforms into his Vajra form, stating that this power was brought by Mithra, Asura's daughter. Asura remembers Mithra and furiously demands to know what the Deities had done with her. Wyzen refuses to answer him and continues their fight.[7] With Wyzen continuously ranting about Mithra suffering because of Asura's actions, Asura gets empowered by his rage and activates his Six-Armed Vajra form. Wyzen eventually taps into the Karma Fortress's Mantra Reactor to become Gongen Wyzen, a form which increases his size to the point where he becomes as large as the planet. As Asura is about to be crushed under one of Wyzen's fingers, Asura recalls his entire past, and is filled with indelible wrath. Asura's subsequent concentrated onslaught towards Wyzen's finger is so great that it completely obliterates Wyzen. However, Asura's arms are completely destroyed in the process and, exhausted, Asura falls to the ground unconscious.[8]
Not long after paying his respects to his fallen mentor, a Gohma Striker appears, followed by a vast horde of Gohma on the horizon; upon noticing this, Asura prepares for battle again.[13] An intense battle follows.[14] The girl finds Asura a few days later, once again turned to stone but reviving soon after she finds him. She returns him to the village, presumably to introduce him to her village and family. However, just as they arrive another fleet commanded by the Deity Olga launches a barrage of missiles to purify the land. Asura survives the attack, but finds the girl's charred body in the rubble. Asura is furious at the pure villainy and greed of Olga and the Deities, and witnesses their vileness at first hand. Completely consumed by fury and wrath, Asura goes berserk, transforming into a form known as Berserker Asura, and wipes out most of the fleet within minutes.[15] Dumbfounded that Asura's power has somehow surpassed what took the Deities 12 millennia to gather, Olga commands the Brahmastra to fire directly at Asura. Yasha tries to stop the firing sequence, but fails to shut it down before Asura is caught in the blast, merely diverting the blast but giving Asura a chance to escape.[16]
Despite the Brahmastra being depleted, Asura and Yasha leave with Mithra's blessing to face Vlitra. Asura and Yasha battle their way to the "face" of Vlitra, but are overwhelmed by the beast. Mithra, having sensed this, grants Asura the Mantra within the Karma Fortress and heals Yasha, transforming the former into Mantra Asura. Now stronger than ever, they manage to force their way into Vlitra's core, the very heart of Gaea, encountering a colossal monster that startlingly resembles Asura's Berserker form. Realising that this is the source of Gaea's wrath, Asura, with the aid of Yasha, slays Vlitra and escapes out of Gaea. As the remaining Gohma are pushed back on the planet below, Asura returns to the Brahmastra to reunite with Mithra,[21] but is interrupted by Olga. Despondent over Deus' death and the loss of her fleet, Olga takes Mithra hostage and threatens to kill Mithra as revenge. She attempts to kill Mithra, but the Golden Spider suddenly appears and kills her, stating that he cannot allow anything to happen to his "vessel".
Preparing for his final confrontation, Asura meditates underneath a waterfall, seeing visions of the other Deities and reminiscing about Durga, strengthening his resolve and purpose. Riding atop what is presumed to be his own flagship, he heads into space to confront Chakravartin. Chakravartin attempts to destroy Gaea in a single blast, but Asura, with the power of the Mantra Reactor, transforms into a god-like form known as Asura the Destructor and deflects it. Asura engages Chakravartin, who again requests that Asura become the new god of the planet only to be rejected once again. The very fabric of time and space begins to come apart as they duel at the edge of Creation for the fate of Gaea. Chakravartin is eventually pressed into his final form, but is brought to his knees by Asura's sheer force of will. As Asura prepares to kill Chakravartin, Mithra breaks free and urges him to stop. Mithra states that if Chakravartin is killed, all the Mantra in the world will be forever lost. This will render all of Shinkoku's technology and the power of the demigods useless, including the Mantra Reactor keeping Asura alive. Asura chooses to destroy Chakravartin nonetheless, resigned to his fate and happy to die so long as Mithra can live free from danger. As the landscape around him collapses from Chakravartin's absence, Asura shares his final words with Mithra and vanishes, finally free of his wrath.[3]
Asura is an elite demigod warrior and former Guardian General, also being previously trained by Augus, a former Guardian General who became one of the Seven Deities. Asura is one of the most powerful (if not the most powerful) beings in the universe, possessing many superhuman abilities. Even among demigod standards, Asura is much stronger than most. Over the course of his story and his vindictive quest against those who betrayed him, murdered his wife, and kidnapped his daughter for the purpose of bringing about an age of prosperity free from the impure Gohma, Asura has fought and defeated hordes of Gohma, legions of Shinkoku Trastrium soldiers, entire fleets of Shinkoku battleships, and extremely powerful foes: his former demigod comrades. In the end, his greatest foe and true target of his vengeance and wrath proved to be no one other than the creator and god of Mantra, Chakravartin, who too perished to Asura's wrath and power.
However, what highlights Asura from the other demigods is his unparalleled rage and wrath, a great deal of it intrinsic to his Mantra Affinity of Wrath, which serves as the source of his strength and power. The extreme rage that fuels Asura's power proved to be fearsome enough to rival and destroy godly entities.
The years of training and combat have made Asura into a genius fighter and a tactical warrior that could adapt to his opponents and accurately predict their moves, figuring out effective counterattacks on the fly with relative ease; often doing things such as catching weapons with his bare hands and reflect attacks back to their attacker. Asura is capable of taking on numerous opponents at once, and can overwhelm foes even if they are armed or many times larger than himself. On numerous occasions, Asura has demonstrated significant coordination and dexterity in combat, as well as the ability to fight without his arms (often when they are destroyed), resorting to kicks and headbutts. He and Yasha have repeatedly shown perfect coordination, battling together with great dexterity against immensely powerful foes such as Deus, Gohma Vlitra and Chakravartin. Alongside his tenacity and wrath that strike fear in even members of the Seven Deities, Asura can be equivalent to a combat god.
Immortality: As a demigod, Asura possessed immortality and was unable to age. He is 28 in body and mind, but would not age and his lifespan was eternal thanks to Mantra and his demigod physiology. This is further proved when Asura's physical body was alive even after twelve thousand years. Asura could not be killed by conventional methods and can only be destroyed by other deities and the Gohma. Asura's inability to rest in peace due to all of his wrath is likely what keeps him unable to die, even at the hands of a god.
Indomitable Will: Asura has displayed an incredible force of will throughout the story, with the main goal of saving his daughter Mithra. After coming back to life, his desire to save his daughter and exact revenge against those who betrayed him awakened an unwavering motivation in Asura, being determined to destroy every deity in his way, including defying and slaying the all powerful God of Mantra to save his daughter and make her smile again, no matter the cost. This unstoppable tenacity allowed him to push past his limits and ultimately triumph against all odds several times, even defy death itself and revive after death via his sheer indomitable will. Asura's indomitable willpower is also tied to his wrath; the stronger his wrath, the stronger his willpower is to overcome seemingly insurmountable forces.
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