Cradle · Character
Jai Daishou
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 3 · Ch. 7
An elderly man over eighty years old stands tall and straight with long flowing white metal hair cascading down his back like pale gleaming strands. His clean-shaven face shows deep wrinkles of age and frequently displays stern or cold expressions such as pursed lips or a cold smile. He wears pristine intricate white robes that never show a speck of dust, projecting an air of unyielding authority.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- over 100
- First appears
- Book 3 · Ch. 7
- Books
- 1 of 7 read
Jai Daishou, the iron-willed patriarch of the Jai clan, emerges in Blackflame as a formidable Underlord whose pristine white robes and flowing metal hair embody the rigid authority of an ancient noble house. His arc is defined by a desperate gambit to reclaim his family's lost glory through the Blackflame Trials, only to meet his end at the hands of his rival Eithan Arelius. Though his physical presence is confined to a single volume, his decisions reverberate through the series, shaping the destinies of Jai Long and the broader power struggles of the Sacred Valley.
Description · as of Book 7
An elderly man over eighty years old stands tall and straight with long flowing white metal hair cascading down his back like pale gleaming strands. His clean-shaven face shows deep wrinkles of age and frequently displays stern or cold expressions such as pursed lips or a cold smile. He wears pristine intricate white robes that never show a speck of dust, projecting an air of unyielding authority.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Jai Longpatriarch and subordinate
Jai Daishou reclaims Jai Long as a clan asset through a soul oath, positioning him as a key guardian; this relationship is cut short by Jai Daishou's death, leaving Jai Long's future within the clan uncertain.
Eithan Areliusrival Underlord
Jai Daishou's rivalry with Eithan culminates in a decisive duel during the Blackflame Trials; Eithan slays him, ending the patriarch's bid for supremacy and indirectly advancing Eithan's own plans for the Arelius family.
Story so far
BOOK 3Blackflame
- Recruits Jai Long back into the Jai clan with a binding soul oath, restoring him as a guardian
- Clashes with Eithan Arelius over control of the Blackflame Trials and the fate of the Arelius family
- Engages in a fatal duel with Eithan, resulting in his death and the collapse of his ambitions for the Jai clan
Key events
- Book 3
Ch. 17Jai Clan Attacks Arelius FamilyThe Jai clan launches a coordinated massacre against the Arelius family in Serpent's Grave. Eithan is trapped by a boundary formation while Cassias fights through the streets, and Orthos attacks Lindon and Yerin in the Blackflame Trials. - Book 3
Ch. 20Eithan Defeats Jai DaishouJai Daishou unleashes his most devastating technique, the Fall of Seven Stars, but Eithan survives and reveals his pure madra Path by neutralizing attacks and shattering the Ancestor's Spear with ordinary scissors. - Book 3
Ch. 21Lindon Rescues Jai ChenAfter Eithan's victory over Jai Daishou, Lindon finds Jai Chen held hostage by the Jai clan. Using his water-spirit Dross, he repairs her damaged madra channels, restoring her ability to cycle and breathe freely for the first time in years.
Appearances
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