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Sen Kagemiya (影宮閃, Kagemiya Sen) is an ayakashi majiri and a member of the Night Troop. He was formerly on a combat team with Gen Shishio, but disliked him because Gen's solitary nature made him difficult to understand and work with.
Appearance
Sen has blond hair, though both his hairstyle and face have an overall feminine look, which confuses more than a few people.
Personality
Sen has a very abrasive personality, and tends to snap at even his closest friends. He is especially critical of Gen and Yoshimori, though this seems to be because he envies their inner and outer strength, and wishes he was a better friend to them both. Sen is very afraid of bugs, and hates being told he resembles a girl more than anything else. He has a habit of stabbing Yoshimori in the head with a single claw when annoyed with him. Though Sen has trouble admitting when he is fond of someone, he is especially close to Kei Sazanami, who is helping Sen perfect his mind reading technique.[1] Oddly enough, Sen develops some habits and mannerisms that make him something of a replacement for Gen, such as joining Yoshimori on the school roof.
History
Sen was one of several Night Troop members that had problems with Gen in the past. He resented Gen for charging into battle without working with comrades, and more than that, for defending Sen without being asked. When Sen approached Gen about the problems he was causing, Gen simply explained that he was doing the job that had been entrusted to him, but this did not make much sense to Sen.
Plot
Sen attends Gen's funeral with the rest of the Night Troop, but at first does not seem to care much. When Shu Akitsu assumes that Sen liked Gen, Sen becomes very defensive and embarrassed, and starts listing all of Gen's faults (which is usually a sign that Sen actually does like someone).
When the Night Troop temporarily moves to Karasumori to help defend against Kokuboro, Sen is unimpressed with Yoshimori as a Legitimate Successor, and challenges him to a capture game (very much like the one Atora challenged the kekkaishi and Gen with, except that this time, Yoshimori is alone against Sen, Shu, and Dai). Yoshimori manages to catch Dai, but is startled by the appearance of Shu's wings, allowing Sen to sneak up behind him and grab him by the throat. Sen assumes he has won and insults Yoshimori's abilities, but leaps away as Yoshimori activates his low-level zekkai, destroying Sen's claws.
Powers & Abilities
Sen under Karasumori's influence
Sen apparently has some practice in masking his presence, though more powerful ayakashi tend to sense him right away.
Claws: Sen is frequently seen growing long, dark claws when threatened. Oddly enough, he does this most often when attacking friends that annoy him.
Mind Reading: Sen can read minds without transforming, though he is still perfecting this technique. His eyes still tend to change when using this power, as if he were entering his ayakashi transformation.[2]
Ayakashi Transformation: When partially transformed, Sen is enveloped by an aura, and his eyes both widen and darken in color, taking on a feline appearance. While under Karasumori's influence, he also develops whisker marks on his face and sharpened teeth, in addition to his usual claws.
- Scent Tracking: Sen's specialty is tracking ayakashi by their scent while he is transformed. Supposedly, through scent alone, he can approximate an ayakashi's location, strength, abilities, and thoughts to some extent. When in good condition, he can also track humans. However, he must focus all of his senses while doing this, which leaves him defenseless, and any distractions can interrupt his concentration.
Trivia
- Sen has a habit of commenting on what he sees as a person's defining characteristics, which is usually insulting. More than once he refers to Tokine as "Miss Short Skirt," and states, to her face, that she is "the type of girl who goes out of her way to crush men's hopes."[3]