User blog comment:AquilaeAltair/OnS Theories. Eighth Theory - Shikama and Shinoa. Two sides of the same coin./@comment-36009152-20190321195258/@comment-38762161-20190322062355

I think it is mostly because Mahiru being the first success of the experiment, she still lacked what Shikama was aiming at, a human with vampire traits, what do I mean? Well Shinoa shares that trait along vampires, which refers to the lack of desires. Shinoa herself never had desires until she started to like Yu, even though, those feelings she felt were new for her, she wasn't sure what they meant.

"The thing is, I’m wondering if Shinoa may have never seen what Shikama really is, and perhaps the reason being is the whole look into a mirror moment that they are literally one and the same. It would be a twist if unlike other demons Shikama was not talking metaphorically, like being the same in terms of desires (unless Shinoa is truly secretly the worlds biggest maniac!) But as one half of a whole."

I honestly believe that Mahiru altered Shinoa's memories before she removed Shikama from Shinoa's body. This is because at a younger age, Shinoa started to show signs of her demon taking over, therefore Mahiru decided to take certain actions in order to prevent the demon taking over Shinoa's mind and body, also, I believe this was thanks to the technology of the Hyakuya Sect because if Mahiru told Tenri, the story wouldn't have ended well but I believe as well that Mahiru didn't tell Saito about Shinoa because if she told him about Shinoa, I believe Saito would have killed her in order to resolve many issues.

Therefore, that might be also the reason why in the light novels Shikama offered Shinoa to show her his memories and also, that Shinoa told Shikama about how he did remember many things compared to her.

"With Mahiru as a possibility, why Shinoa indeed… Just thinking aloud it might be a case that in a state of hibernation maybe Shikama slipped up and missed his chance, as he did when he was attacked by other characters, everyone fumbles. Mahiru was aware something was after her, Saito could have helped her prepare to the point where a slumbering Shikama had to wait until the end of the world event and could not realistically possess Mahiru, and had to settle for Shinoa? That covers that area if it is a thought, though not that Shikama was waiting all this time for Shinoa specifically."

Well for that, I don't think Shikama forgot or took a state of hibernation but it was more likely that he waited until the experiment had more test subjects in order to choose a vessel that held his essence. That's why Tenri procreated a lot of kids but they ended up dying, with the result of Shinoa being the last success.

And yes Mahiru was aware but this was thanks to Tenri separating her from Guren, this could have created a certain mentality in Mahiru to take all the power of the Hiragi house down. Which this leads us to Saito working with her for their own ends. Saito himself wanted to weaken the Hiragi house with Guren meeting Mahiru but what he did not expect was the fact that those two would fall in love.

That being said, is also the reasons why Shikama decided not to possess Mahiru, because the latter retained a lot of human emotions and desires.

"It is a very long shot but could Shikama be able to tell Shinoa would develop feelings for Yu if he were required for his plans? To have memories of Shikama, Yu has just as much a tie as he does to Shinoa and may be why the Hyakuya Sect kidnapped Yu. They were serious about defending him from Shinoa Shikama who is searching for Yu, for a reason we will find out when Yu’s memories return. Seraph related seems obvious, maybe too obvious."

Well the most logic reason for that might be that Shinoa actually met the Yu from the past and ended up developing feelings, which would lead us as to why Shikama knew from the very beginning that Yu would weaken Shinoa's heart walls.

And as to why the Hyakuya Sect were serious about taking Yu, well I believe Saito knows perfectly the power of Sika Madu and his ability to manipulate everything to his benefit. That being said, he would have predicted that if Yu remained there, Shikama would have manipulated Yu and the upperhand would be for Shikama.

"Considering there were options of children Shikama could use as a vessel, there would have to be something more to Shinoa with the likes of Mahiru, Kureto and Seishiro! As available options. All I can suggest is your theory is correct, he was not having Tenri create loads of kids as backup, he was engineering many for the off chance one could be born that contained an essence of himself – Shinoa from the past, to regain his body that was lost in said past. And/or he would then also has access to Yu who was sent to this time period as a seraph with Shinoa as leverage since he had foresight Yu and Shinoa would become close."

For this; in the light novels we could always notice that Tenri would complain Kureto's weakness and would compare him with Mahiru, this implies that each head of the Hiragi family were males instead of females. Also, do not forget that Shikama "possessed" each head in a different way in relation with Shinoa, most likely due to his essence being in her.

But also because Kureto and Seishiro were born normally instead of Mahiru and Shinoa.

Mahiru held many emotions in comparison to Shinoa and this is something that I humbly think Tenri knew all the way.

"To a greater extent if Shinoa is not aware of his name from a memory, but because she is him and knows her own true name of Sika Madu.

''Do want Shinoa to understand why Mahiru had to do that. Don’t mean it to be insensitive but maybe the story wants us to think Shinoa was emotionless under the guise of feeling detached from the loss of Mahiru, but in reality because she is an incomplete part of Shikama. She then was not picking up traits rather regaining them, from herself as Shikama Doji.''"

Now with this, Shinoa subcunciously knew Shikama's real name, this is stated in the light novels when Shinoa asked if the demon had a name, Shikama replied to her telling her his current name but for Shinoa, that was a hard name to pronounce which led her to give him a nickname, in those nicknames, one was "Shikamado", funny enough, if you try to write Sika in a japanese keyboard, that "Si" will turn into a "Shi, which is why I do think a part of Shinoa knew Sika Madu's real name.

Also that being an incomplete part of Shikama can be well observed in chapter 73 in Asuramaru's mind. When Shikama and Asuramaru started to fight, Shikama only summoned three scythes.

And in chapter 77, when he finally was able to control Shinoa's body, we can see him summoning 4 scythes.

As a side note, I'd like to point out that Shikama has always been a responsible demon taking care of his vessel since the beginning:

1)When Kureto tried to kill a 7 year old Shinoa, Guren was up to the rescue along with Mahiru. (Yep, Guren at the beginning was thinking about killing Shinoa if she split the truth but later on decided to rescue her. In Mahiru's case, she managed to leak all the conversation and pretend to not care of Shinoa's well being because she knew Kureto was quite the easy to manipulate)

2)When Guren delivered Shikama Doji to Shinoa and they were in her mind, Shikama didn't allow Guren's squad to die, because they were trying to survive while holding Shinoa

3)When Yu went beserk in Shinjuku, Mika was the one who rescued Shinoa, but the only one who can manipulate the strings of fate so far is Shikama Doji

4)When Kureto once again tried to kill Shinoa in Nagoya, the one to the rescue was Yu no less

5)When Ferid tried to kill her in chapter 75-76, Shikama became present at last because there were no boundaries that kept them separated anymore