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"Ahh...."
—Khamsin's habitual saying before talking

Khamsin Nbh'w (カムシン・ネブハーウ Kamushin Nebuhāu?) was the Flame Haze contracted to Behemoth. One of the oldest Flame Haze, his title was "Mobilizer of Ceremonial Equipment" (儀装の駆り手 Gisō no Karite?). He was a Tuner, a Flame Haze that can dispel distortions. Khamsin was feared by both Flame Haze and Crimson Denizens who called him Demolisher (壊し屋 Kowashi-ya?), the nickname he earned from the wide-scale destruction caused by his powers.

Appearance[]

Khamsin Guren

Noizi Itō's depiction of Khamsin in the Light Novels

While he is one of the oldest Flame Haze in history, living through thousands of years, due to entering a contract when he was very young, he bears the appearance of a ten-year-old Middle-Eastern boy.

Khamsin usually wears an orange long-sleeved hooded jumper. On its sleeves is a black and white stripped pattern. He often wears the hood when traveling, with it very loose and the white drawstring hanging down to his waist. He wears black pants. On his left wrist, he wears Behemoth's Divine Vessel. Khamsin is usually seen holding his Treasure Tool, Mekest on his back.

In the light novels, Kazumi gives Khamsin a straw hat before he departs Misaki City.[2] He is seen wearing it for the rest of the series. In the anime, this not shown.

Personality[]

Having lived for his duty for millennia, the feeling of humanity which emanated from Khamsin was somewhat weak.[1] Calm and collected, Khamsin was quite wise and formal, rarely showing any emotion. Though he refrained from outright fighting Denizens and Flame Haze, preferring to tune the distortions in areas, he initially displayed an attitude typical of a Flame Haze; he didn't show too much regard for humans, choosing Yoshida for Misaki City's Tuning and showing her the reality of the world only on the notion that he saw her as "best qualified". He perceived Yoshida's hesitations and gave her a lot of advice, but only so that his Tuning could be conducted smoothly. He was a businesslike and collected professional.[3] He had the habit of saying "Ahh..." before talking.

However, he was not always so cold. In his youth, he was a kind and heroic prince who dreamed of becoming a great warrior and king after his father. After the encounter with a certain Crimson Denizen that ended up destroying his kingdom, he forged a contract with Behemoth and sought revenge against it, though this came at the price of everyone he ever knew forgetting about him. In a cruel twist of irony, Khamsin ended up spending years hunting the only thing that remembered who he was, and eventually came to love the Denizen for giving him a purpose in life when he had lost his previous one.[4]

Although he didn't show it, Khamsin seemed to warm up to Yoshida shortly after meeting her, even giving her a small relic that allowed her to move freely within a Fūzetsu. When Khamsin returned to Misaki City and spoke to Yoshida again, he had become noticeably kinder, though no more emotional. He was shown to have come to admire humans, describing them as beautiful, mysterious creatures and gladly helped Yoshida figure out why Pheles gave her the Giralda.

Khamsin and Behemoth are collectively labeled 'the geezers' by both Margery Daw and Rebecca Reed. Tellingly, the once battle-happy Flame Haze expressed some uneasiness and reluctance at the notion that they might join in battle against the Crimson Denizens, as he is known for being destructive, though this is largely unintentional on his part. Khamsin also seemed to have an admiration for artwork, as he expressed regret about having to tear apart a church during a fight against Sabrac.

Background[]

He was formerly a prince who had dreamed of becoming a great warrior and great king after his father. Incited by his concubine who bore jealousy towards the child, the king had his own son locked inside the prison. Spending days in crucial confinement, the prince slowly started to sense the Power of Existence. Strangely, he was later released from imprisonment and rejoined his father who showed no knowledge of his own concubine's existence.

One day, he was following his father into the battle with other countries and discovered a certain Crimson Denizen who was fond of eating talented and courageous humans. He realized that the creature was aiming for his father, the prince engaged that Denizen. To his surprise, that Denizen asked him why he fought his savior; he explained that it was he himself who had eaten the concubine who was jealous of the prince (explaining why he could get out of prison). The Denizen also ate the enemy country's king and generals, and was going to eat his father making the prince the next king instead, thus making his dream come true.

The prince who was disgusted by this devilish plan gallantly fought the Denizen but was eventually defeated. As he was going to be eaten, Behemoth appeared and encouraged him into making contract, becoming the warrior with the power to defeat the Denizen with the cost of "everything". The prince accepted the contract. He now acquired the power as Flame Haze and successfully drove away the Denizen, but after he came back to his country, everyone including the king himself could not recognize him anymore (as he gave up his existence as the price of the contract). Later, he traveled through the world in searching for that Denizen he first fought. Hundred of years passed, his father died, and his country was destroyed. Eventually, the prince found that Denizen and ended his revenge once and for all.

Khamsin was one of the oldest Flame Haze who went through the ancient war against the God of Creation, Snake of the Festival. At that time, he was a warrior who protected the balance of two worlds along with his comrades; as many of them sacrificed their lives to seal away the God of Creation. Khamsin had participated in every major conflict. In modern times, he had withdrawn from the front lines and became a Tuner who fixes the Distortions of this world.[1]

Plot[]

"Mobilizer of Ceremonial Equipment" Arc[]

Khamsin and Behemoth arrive at Misaki City in July in order to neutralize the distortion created from continually fights between Crimson Denizens and Flame Haze. He searches for a certain citizen who was born and lives in the city long enough to remember how the city was to perform the tuning; the candidate happens to be Kazumi Yoshida, whom he approaches and gives her the monocle-shape called Jettatura to her, giving her the basic truth of the world. He places seals around the city and perform the tuning with Kazumi's perception of the city as it was. Unknowing the secret plan devised by Crimson Lord Dantalion, the tuning worsens Misaki City's distortion by the Anti-Seal. After discovering the mischievous plan, Khamsin cooperates with Shana and Margery Daw to drive away Dantalion. Before he leaves the city, Khamsin is given the straw hat from Kazumi which he always keeps wherever he goes.

Battle of Seireiden Arc[]

Per Sophie Sawallisch's request, Khamsin comes back to Misaki City to meet Wilhelmina Carmel. He later joins her and Rebecca Reed to breach the Seireiden to rescue Shana who was taken there by Yūji Sakai. Via the secret passageway between the two flying fortresses, he wreaks havoc inside the Seireiden with Rebecca and successfully reveals Bal Masqué's base by destroying the Crypta.

Khamsin joins Shana's group and they enter the Divine Gate to thwart the Snake of the Festival's plan to recover his real body from the Abyss. He, Wilhelmina and Rebecca stay behind to fight Sabrac as Shana goes to confront Yūji. After a long fight, they eventually receive wounds and are at disadvantage due to Sabrac's newly modified Stigma, the Stigmata. They failed to prevent the awakening of the Snake of the Festival's real body, and followed the God of Creation back to the human world.

Death[]

Khamsin protects the Hyakki Yakō and Yoshida from the infinite amount of fireballs shooting towards the bus.[5] With the boss of the Hyakki Yakō creating an illusion of themselves, that illusion took most of the damage of fireballs while Khamsin connected the bus and the shore together with rocks. Then he created a shield protecting them using the Heart of Kadesh and took all the damage to himself from the rest of the fireballs that missed the illusion which burnt his left side of the body. He then entrusted Yoshida into the care of the Hyakki Yakō while he bravely fights multiple giant bomb-robots along with the rest of the Denizens from getting the flask from Yoshida.

In the end, he dies from injuries from the explosions caused by Seeking Researcher's giant bomb-robots that went berserk.[6] In his efforts to protect Yoshida and the Hyakki Yakō, the Manipulator of Objects came in time and shields them in a ball-like form while Khamsin threw them away to a distance and is left inside the ring of explosions.

Relationships[]

Behemoth[]

Behemoth is the Crimson Lord who Khamsin is contracted with. The two have the utmost respect for each other. Before Khamsin dies he says that Behemoth is the best, which makes Behemoth really grateful.

Kazumi Yoshida[]

Kazumi was initially fearful of the Flame Haze, her timid nature overwhelmed by his powerful presence and the uncomfortable facts he shared with her. Gradually she warms up to both Khamsin and Behemoth, grateful for the kindness and advice the two elders have shown her and they develop a fond concern in return. The most significant symbol of their friendship is the straw hat that Kazumi bought for Khamsin, which the Flame Haze would wear throughout the rest of the story (his only regret before dying is that he has lost the hat during the last battle).

Powers and Abilities[]

Although a Flame Haze, Khamsin's primary function was not that of defeating Denizens, but acting as a Tuner, dispelling the Distortions caused by the devouring of Power of Existence. Despite this, Khamsin was also powerful in battle, feared as the "Demolisher" for the great destructive power of his Unrestricted Spell Ceremonial Equipment.[7] He was famous for his accuracy, or lack thereof, in his attacks.

Unrestricted Spells[]

Tuning (調律 Chōritsu?):

Qadesh's Heart Chamber (カデシュの心室 Kadeshu no Shinshitsu?): It takes the shape of a pulsing heart constructed from brown flames. It can combine with Qadesh's Blood Seal and Qadesh's Blood Pulse to form the Rubble Giant, with the Heart Chamber acting as the Giant's cockpit and reactor. By using Heart Chamber with Blood Seal, Khamsin can conduct Tuning.

Qadesh's Blood Seal (カデシュの血印 Kadeshu no Ketsuin?): Qadesh's Blood Seal is an Unrestricted Spell Insignia of burning brown flames that is the fulcrum in giving Khamsin the power to control his "Ceremonial Equipment" (Rubble Giant). It is produced from the energy flow that is Qadesh's Blood Pulse. This insignia which can control carved objects is able to carve and burn surrounding objects, and connects them to Qadesh's Heart Chamber, which was created from Qadesh's Blood Pulse, allowing the Giant to be controlled.

Qadesh's Blood Pulse (カデシュの血脈 Kadeshu no Ketsumyaku?): This spell shoots out tendrils of energy from Khamsin's Treasure Tool, Mekest, and these tendrils of energy latch on to the surrounding and connect to a fragment. This is used mainly to form the Rubble Giant, but can also be used as to throw pieces of rubble at an opponent.

Rubble Giant (瓦礫の巨人 Gareki no Kyojin?): Also known as Ceremonial Equipment (儀装 Gisō?), Khamsin used Rubble Giant for combat. It was created by several Unrestricted Spells, when Khamsin used the energy flow of Qadesh's Blood Pulse to combine Qadesh's Blood Seal and Qadesh's Heart Chamber. Rubble Giant created a stone golem-like creature that cloaked Khamsin, and it could control surrounding stones.

Ra's Throwing Stone (ラーの礫 Rā no Tsubute?): It is a technique which can only be used when he is in his Rubble Giant form. It is performed by drawing rubble and boulders to the tip of Mekest and then firing it at the target.

Fist of Aten (アテンの拳 Aten no Kobushi?): It is essentially a rocket punch from a hand that has been detached from Rubble Giant. The hand ejects flames from its end, allowing it to fly. When the detached hand hits the target, it causes a big explosion because of its mass and velocity.

Treasure Tools[]

Mekest (メケスト Mekesuto?): Khamsin uses this Treasure Tool to channel his Unrestricted Spell Qadesh's Blood Pulse. He can also use it as a melee weapon.

Jettatura (ジェタトゥーラ Jetatūra?): It is a Treasure Tool in the shape of a monocle that allows the user to see Torches, as well as other existences, through it.

Quotes[]

"Ahh...."

Trivia[]

  • His surname, Nb h'w (also transliterated as Neb-Khau), was a common royal epithet from the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. It is usually translated as "Lord of Appearance" or "Lord of the Crowns/Diadems", thus points out his connection to the royal family of Pharaohs.
  • He is Ayato Sasakura's favorite character.[8]
  • Khamsin (خمسين‎ Khamsīn), literally "fifty" in Arabic, is the name of a sandy local wind that blows across northern Africa and the Middle East.

Gallery[]

Notes[]

  1. RGB code sourced from 褐色 on colordic

References[]

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