Towa Higurashi's powers and abilities
Despite being highly athletic, having grown up in the modern era for her preteen and early teenage years, Towa is the least combat-experienced of the three Half-Demon Princesses. She would easily let her guard down and be susceptible to attacks, which initially let her be possessed by a Hitōkon. She was also initially unaware of her status as a hanyō, resulting in her powers not be as developed as either Setsuna's or Moroha's.
Despite this, Towa is still shown to be a powerful hanyō in her own right. She was able to land a critical blow to Mistress Three-Eyes, whose strength was increased by two Rainbow Pearls, a feat neither Setsuna nor Moroha could accomplish. While possessed by the Hitōkon, who can draw into its host's abilities, Towa can fight evenly with the battle experienced Setsuna. Later on, she was the only one who actually managed to hold her own and injure Kirinmaru out of the trio, impressing Kirinmaru to where he admitted her worth as one of Tōga's granddaughters.
According to Zero, Towa's strength comes from the love that surrounds her.
Dog Demonic Power: Being the daughter of an extremely powerful daiyōkai, Towa boasts incredible demonic power, impressing even Setsuna and Moroha. However, having grown up with no one teaching her how to utilize her powers, Towa is unaware of her own abilities and what she could accomplish. It appears that her powers only manifest when she is in a heightened emotional state.
Demonic Energy Projection: Towa can strike silently at a distance with thin projections from her fingers.[5] Her demonic aura takes on the form of Sesshōmaru's true form.[6] When she gets angry from her bloodlust, her demonic aura takes on the form of her grandfather.[7] Even when not engulfed by her rage, her paternal grandfather's spirit still appears such as when she summons the Tenseiga to his skeleton.
Swordsmanship: Being that swordplay is her main form of combat, combined with the various bokken and shinai in her room, Towa is implied to be proficient in swordsmanship. Indeed, she was skilled enough to hold her own against Kirinmaru and even manage to cut him during their first encounter, causing him to compliment her skill, whereas Moroha and Setsuna were easily defeated by him in a straight fight.
Demonic Energy Blade: By channeling her demonic power into her broken katana, Towa can generate an energy blade. The blade's size and length can be controlled at will, granting Towa great offensive and defensive abilities.
Sōryūha (蒼竜破そうりゅうは, Azure Dragon Wave, "Dragon Strike"): From the tip of her energy blade, Towa can unleash a powerful demonic energy wave in the form of a blue dragon similar to the one her father had frequently had generated from his Tōkijin.
Twin Azure Dragon Wave
Sōtō no Sōryūha (ツイン蒼竜破そうりゅうは, Twin Dragon Strike, Double-Headed Blue Dragon Strike, "Twin Azure Dragon Wave"): An evolved and much stronger version of the technique used by Towa in her full demon form, Kirinmaru was the one whom gave it the name. She can utilize it with her both the replica of Kikujūmonji, and the legendary Zanseiken as well.
Ryusei no Sōryūha (流れ星蒼そう竜りゅう破は, "Shooting Star Azure Dragon Wave"): An additional variant of the technique passed down from her father, it was first used to counter the Grim Comet.
Spell: Since Setsuna had a seal from Miroku with his Buddhist powers, she learned it from him as to banish Tōkotsu as she chant, "'Meet an arat, then slay the arat. Meet your parents, then slay your parents.' Know that the light to your path lies their end." Then Towa uses her Energy Blade of the replica of Kikujūmonji to rest in peace.
Demonic Energy Whip: Towa can manifest her demonic energy around her opponent and ensnare them. Her father possesses this ability as well, but only in the anime.
Demonic Energy Absorption: Towa can absorb demonic energy, effectively increasing her own. This can be done both through direct enemy contact or by simply absorbing any leftover traces on her body after receiving an attack. In addition, Towa is also capable of infusing demonic energy into objects as seen when she infused her own power into Meiōjū's shell to activate his spirit.
Demonic Energy Barrier: Towa manifests a pale blue barrier when in her full demon form which she can use to protect herself and others.
Experienced Combatant: Towa is very proficient in unarmed combat, able to easily switch between kicks, throws, and elbow strikes. Even while holding her strength, she can still easily defeat a gang of bullies, who were significantly larger and heavier than her, regularly.
Enhanced Physical Abilities: Being a hanyō, Towa's physical abilities are far superior to the average human. As a child, she could jump from a tall tree and land on the ground without injuring herself. As a teenager, she can easily lift up and throw a man many meters through the air with just one hand. She is also capable of jumping incredible heights and leap vast distances. When she fought Kirinmaru, a sword blow she landed was actually able to injure him and cause him some pain. This has earned her a few awards in kendo, athletics, and martial arts.
Enhanced Sense of Smell: Being a hanyō, Towa possesses an incredibly acute sense of smell, able to detect a human's presence and/or whereabouts even at far distances. However, having lived in a peaceful modern era for a long time, she wasn't familiar with this skill.
Enhanced Breath: During her upbringing in the modern era, Towa displayed strong lung capacity when she blew out her birthday cake. Instead of the flames of the candles however, she ended up blowing the top frosting off the cake and onto her foster family.
Enhanced Durability and Reflexes: Being a hanyō, Towa is far more durable than the average human. A gangster hit her several times in the face with a wooden katana and did not cause any real injuries. She can also withstand demonic attacks and absorb the latent yōki.
Enhanced Agility: Towa can quickly jump great heights due to her superhuman strength and dexterity. She is also well versed in climbing and jumping up a building in the city. Her stamina, however, is not as strong, leaving her unable to physically keep up with Moroha or Setsuna on foot.
Telekinesis: When fighting against Kyūki, Towa was able to retrieve her Kikujūmonji from the tiger demoness's tail right before using the Azure Dragon Wave.
Poison Resistance: Inherited from her father, Towa is immune from poison-based attacks, such as miasma and poison mist.
Cold Immunity: It is unknown that Towa can stand very low temperatures, as seen in Episode 14, when she, her twin sister, Kirara and Goro where not affected by the icy cold in the mountains, like her father and grandfather. That turns out to be a demonic power because when she turns into a human, she then suddenly freezes.
Transformation (変化, へんげ, "Henge"): Due to her dual nature as a half-demon, Towa is able to take on either a full-human or full-demon state. For the former case, this takes place during the night of the new moon. Whilst the latter case occurs when she enters a heightened emotional state, namely through rage and/or vengeance.
Levitation: Through her full demon state, Towa was shown to be capable of flying with a light blue aura surrounding her body.
Spiritual Sight: When using the broken Tenseiga, Towa gains the ability to see the messengers of the netherworld. She also has the unique ability to see the spirit of the Windmill of Time, Akuru.
Flutist: Towa has been shown to have some flute playing skills when she played the Star-Slicer Flute.
Sacred Tree of Ages portal teleportation: Towa has briefly entered the Sacred Tree of Ages via Mount Musubi's barrier. In Episode 40, it is her first time going through the Sacred Tree of Ages with her sister Setsuna as their father Sesshōmaru's haku is draining.
