Ran was a member of Lord Tensen and part ruler of Kotaku. He wore the title of Imperial Juntei Teikun as part of a façade to maintain control of the Hōko. Ran had golden eyes, eyelashes and long, dark hair that resembled long leaves and a white flower on the right side of his face. Two petals from the flower act as strands of hair, with one having a distinct appearance. He had a well-toned build and wore a changshan with a flower pattern, a sleeveless shirt underneath also bearing flower patterns, dark pants, and sandals. In his Kishikai state, Ran's body grew to an enormous size, was made entirely from long black and white leaves, and a single dark left breast. He had four arms, each pair representing his two chi's. He also had a pair of heads representing his Yin and Yang, and were conjoined from the mouth. The heads were surrounded by leaves that he could close to protect his face, resembling a burgonet helmet. Ran was very loyal to Rien and carried the same view of seeing the Tensens as family. After being reunited with his banished sister for so long, Ran was filled with joy and tried pleading with Mei to rejoin Lord Tensen, stating that it broke his heart after finding out that she left and believed that Rien only banished her out of love. Even after she refused, Ran still desired to have her return even if he had to use force. Like all the members of Lord Tensen, Ran had no sympathy for humans and used them as they see fit. He believed that it was a futile effort for the trespassers to invade the palace and try their hand at opposing the Tensens, showing signs that he views them inferior compared to his family. However, he is not above praising or admiring them if they show impressive skills. Due to specializing in Dō'in, Ran was extremely passionate about the physical work of the body and fighting styles that can only be obtained through diligent training. As such, he had a tendency to stretch his body even in conversation. Upon transforming into his Kishikai, Ran expressed his physicality while attacking Gabimaru and Yuzuriha. He was also up to the challenge of facing the two in their use of ninjutsu in order to strengthen his Dō'in training.
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
Gabimaru the Hollow, a former ninja assassin of Iwagakure who is known and feared as a heartless husk of a man, spends his days on death row wondering when an executioner skilled enough to so much as harm him will arrive, as he thinks nothing of seeing an end to his meaningless existence... Or so he thought. After a skilled female executioner belonging to the Yamada clan by the name of Yamada Asaemon Sagiri confronts him, she makes the young ninja open his eyes to the fact that he wants live in order to reunite with his wife and offers him a proposition: if he ever wishes to see his beloved wife again, he is, under the auspices of the shogunate, to embark on a perilous voyage to a mysterious mystic island said to house the Elixir of Life. Should he be the one among many rival death-row fiends and scoundrels to find the elixir and return with it for the shogun, he will earn a full exoneration, and, more importantly, a chance at an ordinary married life with the light of his life — the woman who made the world seem not so ugly. Gabimaru gladly accepts the task but soon finds out that he has received more than what he bargained for. Is what awaiting him and the other contenders Hell? Paradise? Or Hell's Paradise?
