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Akasha or Akash (Sanskrit ākāśa आकश) means space, sky or aether in traditional Indian cosmology, depending on the religion. The term has also been adopted in Western occultism and spiritualism in the late 19th century. In many modern Indo-Aryan languages and Dravidian languages the corresponding word (often rendered Akash) retains a generic meaning of "sky".[1]
The word in Sanskrit is derived from a root kāś meaning "to be".[citation needed] It appears as a masculine noun in Vedic Sanskrit with a generic meaning of "open space, vacuity".[citation needed] In Classical Sanskrit, the noun acquires the neuter gender and may express the concept of "sky; atmosphere" (Manusmrti, Shatapatha Brahmana). In Vedantic philosophy, the word acquires its technical meaning of "an ethereal fluid imagined as pervading the cosmos".[This quote needs a citation]
In Vedantic Hinduism, akasha means the basis and essence of all things in the material world; the first element created. A Vedic mantra "pṛthivyāpastejovāyurākāśāt" indicates the sequence of initial appearance of the five basic gross elements. Thus, first appeared the space, from which appeared air, from that fire or energy, from which the water, and therefrom the earth. It is one of the Panchamahabhuta, or "five gross elements"; its main characteristic is Shabda (sound). The direct translation of akasha is the word meaning "upper sky" or 'space' in Hinduism.[citation needed]
The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy state that akasha or aether is the fifth physical substance, which is the substratum of the quality of sound. It is the one, eternal, and all-pervading physical substance, which is imperceptible.[2]
It falls into the Ajiva category, divided into two parts: Loakasa (the part occupied by the material world) and Aloakasa (the space beyond it which is absolutely void and empty). In Loakasa the universe forms only a part. Akasha is that which gives space and makes room for the existence of all extended substances.[6]
Dracula might take this. I believe that they both pre-date Christ, but Dracula would be immune to her pyro, which only works on Vampires of her bloodline, and cannot be used against other ancients either way. Dracula was a ruler, but also a warrior, and if there is prep, and he knew who he was dealing with, he'd more then likely bring an army, and a sword or two. He has so many abilities that Akasha does not, however if she can keep the fight going, she can get him into a position where he has to flee, (during dawn) and when she notices his weakness, she holds him until he's ash, unless he goes mist of course. Great fight! Drac 7/10
@Guardiandevil83: I've only seen the movie and just got the book but haven't read it yet. If her power to ignite their blood is limited to only her bloodline then I think your take on the fight is pretty spot on.
It really is. And I did make a mistake, Dracula does not pre-date Christ, I was thinking of that Dracula 2000, film and even then he was one of Christ 12 deciples, Judas actually. So Akasha would be older. But Dracula is still old enough, and experienced enough to challenge her. And even beat her, what with his sorcery and all. He can turn to were versions of Wolves and Bats, mystify, and even has mind control over humans and other vampires, (weaker then Akasha of course) She mostly had pyrokenesis, super speed, flight, and strength. Not to mention telepathy. There was literally no Vampire on the earth she could not sense. Her invunerabilty to sunlight could work in her favor as well though, since she could alway's find Dracula during the day. In ''The Vampire Lestat." It was shown that Rice vampire instinctivly lash out at anyone who threatens them while they slept, when Lestat killed a man while still hibernating, who had the rotten luck of stumbling into Lestat's resting place. Dracula does not have this luxury, proven by his ''death" at the end of the book. If Dracula say's screw it, and kills her right then, it's all good. If he flees, to evade the sun, Kasha follows and rips out his heart.
This is a false assumption about Dracula. He is not mortally affected by sunlight in Bram Stoker's novel, his powers are just restricted. He still possesses enhanced speed, reflexes, and strength in his human form.
The original Dracula does not predate Christ. The character was based on Vlad Tepes, who was alive sometime in 1400's. So as a vampire, he is around 430 something years old during the events of Dracula. But the fact that he is the original vampire also has to be taken into account. Meaning that he is superior to the rest of his kind in respect to the scale of his power and likely his physical aspects as well.
Akasha was a powerful vampire, but Dracula is on another level IMO. He displayed abilities in Dracula, as well as his other appearances in fiction, that Akasha has not come close to displaying.
This is confirmed by Van Helsing in Dracula, and later when Lucy Westenra was able to slip through a "hair's breath space" when Arthur, Quincy, Johnathan, Seward and Van Helsing confront her in the graveyard)
Van Helsing states he is as strong as "20 men", although the degree of his strength isn't largely explored in the novel. We do see suggestion that he possesses immense physical strength through inference. Johnathan Harker is able to lift and hurl a wooden coffin containing Dracula himself, and a large amount of soil (likely in excess of 300 pounds) off of the gypsy cart at the end of the novel with effort. Van Helsing suggests that no one dare face him without protection to ward his touch (crucifixes), lest they be destroyed. He can scale sheer surfaces with no apparent effort, and was agile enough to catch 5 prepared and well armed men off their guard when the group confronted him at Piccadilly.
Possesses decent weather manipulation (he caused the storm that caused the Demeter to crash into the coast earlier in the novel), and can summon winds and mists to conceal and speed his journey back to Transylvania.
Possesses the ability to enthrall his victims, and can telepathically induce a stupor to incapacitate victims/ obstacles (evidenced at the Westenra house, and him putting Johnathan into a catatonic state when he "baptised" Mina).
I'd say Dracula takes this fight handily. More versatile powers, and likely more powerful overall than Akasha. Really the only way that Akasha could pull the win here is if Dracula is of her bloodline (already proven impossible, since Dracula is the original vampire, and of a different bloodline) and she can affect him with her pyrokinesis.
@steelhound56: purely novel versions akasha stomps she would burn him to cinders. All Anne rice vampires have super speed, agility, strength, and elders can fly and cloud minds and there powers grow with age. Most importantly Akasha can drain him off his abilities if she drinks his blood. Akasha was a egyptian so she does tychnically predate jesus.
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