User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories (S4). Second Theory - Shikama Doji’s upper hand and the possible manipulation of the squad/@comment-36009152-20190810162305

Amazing incidents all round! It was an extra unique experience for Kimizuki to witness an ancient being with chains coming out of his back, meeting up with his father who has joined the party possessing the body of a young girl, who is also Kizimuki’s squad captain. All he was expecting was his sister turning into an all destructive seraph XD

With Saito who arrived first, just to say for him when he instantly attacked all those present, it is a question why Kimizuki was spared by him. First Kimizuki wouldn’t raise his weapon to someone who just done what he saw, on Rigr’s part maybe he was aware of who Kimizuki was from his cursed gear, and he kept tabs on Yu and Mika (far out but would Guren have told Saito who he was and his importance?). Then there was whether Saito kept Kimizuki alive hearing that Mirai is his sister – Rigr may have needed someone he felt could control her, namely her brother.

Then there was Shikama Doji but put that down to the fact that a seraph, more importantly Saito was there, no need to pay a random small fry to him in Kimizuki any mind.

But I like what you said better.

Shikama Doji has an understanding of human emotions but he doesn’t always use them for his own purposes. Wonder if he was capable of empathy to the point where he too would spare Kimizuki recognising that it is very bad to attack someone who just wants to defend his sister.

Still the first is clearly conscious of protecting his new body, and they are good points, Kimizuki is a valuable means of defending Shinoa. Being aware of which humans are against others, and the first has a valuable means of getting some humans to his side, something which Saito has already done to great effect. Also an expansion from control via possession into manipulating humans indirectly like “serve me Kimizuki, you need to defend Shinoa” like. Though again Rigr is one step ahead, he took the initiative to make an alliance of sorts with Kimizuki when the first reached for seraph Mirai.

Whilst Shikama Doji may still be able to convince other members of Shinoa’s squad to protect him, of which he may need protection with Saito attacking, and Urd Geales, Lest Karr, Ky Luc and Krul who all may join in the attack against him arriving soon. Option 2 of blackmail is the more likely one for Shikama Doji now, what with Rigr having done the moves Shikama Doji should have done if he wasn’t so… is absentminded the word? - Focused on many areas and others have just tapped into other underdeveloped areas, yes.

For Shinoa’s caring side to be exploited by Shikama Doji when he was monitoring it and seeing it for a chance to blackmail, simply awful! As for Kimizuki the knowledge Shikama Doji has is also a sure fire way, he can just simply copy what Saito done but has the addition that Kimizuki can also protect Shinoa as well as Mirai… from what Shikama Doji can do if he refuses to comply XD

Wonder if the first went to Mirai as a seraph to help for the battle against Rigr and the Hyakuya Sect. He certainly took off in a hurry upon hearing that they had arrived at Shibuya. Whether the first went there to get to the seraph first (and failed) or went there to track down Saito, Shikama Doji did intend to factor the seraph in with their fight. Having lost that, and opting to fly away he is wary of Saito’s power, bribing Kimizuki to bring Mirai back may be a means of the first winning this fight. Going by manga panels it seemed an equal projection of power, Shikama Doji’s scythes whirling round, it what is a beautiful halo of lethal power, connecting with these apocalyptic beasts Saito has materialised.

It is a lovely perspective; two supreme evils facing off can bring, we don’t need to worry if someone can gets hurt, you can just enjoy the sheer awesome of the fight. Even more so when it is a spectacular one like this between Shikama Doji and the first!

One thing is for sure, they both have an upper hand, and it will depend on whomever they can sway to their sides. For Shikama Doji he has intimate thoughts of what makes the squad tick, and with characters attacking him, the prod he needs to seek out the team as allies.