The Apostles of the Stars (星の使徒, Hoshi no Shito?), often referred to simply as "The Apostles" in the Black Cat universe is a revolutionary group led by Creed Diskenth. Their aim is to "clean the world of filth"; that is to say, kill people who cannot achieve the Power of Tao. Naturally, every member of the Apostles of The Stars has a power of Taoshi origin, which are awakened through the Shinkitou, a drink only concocted by Master Taoshis, such as Shiki. However, because some of them only acquired Taoist powers through this drink, they are a bit misguided, not even bothering to test this drink on everyone. Another member of the Apostles, Maro, is also from the Forbidden Continent, and together with Shiki, they bear the most traditional Tao powers, such as controlling and summoning bugs (Shiki), using ink marks (Shiki) and controlling gravity (Maro). Other members of the Apostles rely on more "deviant" powers, such as Creed's "Imagine Blade" in the manga, which is a sword that can expand for miles depending on Creed's mental power. Other Tao powers include Kyoko's "Fire Breath", Charden's "Blood", Durham's "Magic Shot", Echidna's "Gate", and Leon's "Wind".
The Apostles do not just wish to bring about a world revolution, but they seek revenge against Chronos, each for their own reasons; for example, Creed wishes to destroy Chronos due to his expulsion after killing Saya, and Shiki and Maro due to the war between the Taoshi and Chronos long ago. Some recruits, however, are merely criminals who wish to use their new-found powers to kill for fun. Although Tao has been the primary source of the Apostles' power, Creed also relies on Doctor's investigations on nanomachines to grant him eternal power and elevate him to a god. In the anime, Creed hinted that the Apostles had some partnership with the group of Zero Numbers.
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