This class should represent a male counterpart for DK since we can't have male DKs, or maybe a male counterpart for a Sorc or Tamer. But DK seems more fitting.

Origin: Port Ratt region

Race: Human/Rhutum/Giant

Gender: Male (We don't have any male pure dark theme/energy wielding class, I'm begging you for one)

Main weapon: Ndachi/Odachi a Two-Handed Katana

Sub-weapon: Trinket attached to the katana / Talisman in form of an oni/kitsune mask, laying on his waist similar to Corsair's Mareca or across his shoulders like Sorc's Talisman. Could make it even a different kind of weapon type called Oni, a mask that floats around him.

Awakening weapon: Kanabo a Two-Handed Spiked Club

Theme/Ability Colors: Black/White, Dark/Misty vibe with purple/white sakura petals that revolve around souls/spirits for his main and sub-weapon while having dark/green/white effects for his awakening. Ash foresty so to speak, maybe some inspiration from Wuju in Shadow Arena.

Class Description

Succession

An exiled villager that lives in the dense, lush, rainy forests of the far east, was thrown out of his own village for tempering with the lost souls, entering their realm and coming back, bringing bad luck to their village. Close to mid-range combat. Wielding his corrupted Odachi to move in and out of realms inflicting deep wounds on his enemies with close dark misty slicings that have great area of effects, while using his Oni to summon spirits that torment the enemy from afar dealing damage and adding negative effects on his targets.

Awakening

Wandering the lush forests of Port Ratt alone for so long he started hearing whispers in his ear, calling out to him. He followed those whispers leading him to an abandoned temple riddled in different trinkets, symbols, and candles around a big weapon that were still burning, there was the Kanabo lying and waiting for the Oni to hear the lost spirits screams. Taking up the true form of the Oni, his soul is chain linked to his Kanabo. Wielding it to inflict heavy damage and strike fear into his enemies, whispering as if his enemies are hearing spirits but rather seeing full-fledged spirits surrounding them.

Abilities/Gameplay (short description)

Succession

Move-in and out of the spirit realm to confuse your enemies, slicing them and their allies from any direction while opening doors for the tormented souls to enter the world of the living causing fear and destruction on the battlefield.

Awakening

Gather spirit energy to inflict devastating blows on your enemies and unleash the spirits full potential for massive area of effect damage, distorting the space between the spirit realm and the world of the living.

Some pictures of how the class looks like

^This is how the class main and sub-weapon look like

^This is how the class with awakening weapon/stance looks like

^This is how the class main and sub-weapon look like, instead of the heads there will be masks

^This is how the class might look like

^This is the class logo

Note:

Take inspiration from Bleach, Ghost Of Tsushima, Sekiro Corrupted Monk, Ash Forest BDO, Wuju Shadow Arena, Demon Slayer, Samurai Faction Classes For Honor ( Shugoki/Hitokiri/Kyoshin/Orochi/Kensei), etc.

If you guys have some other ideas or inspirations for this class feel free to share them here.

Thank you for reading!

Cool.
Looks like more armored alternative version of ninja. Adding dark/spirit magic on top of it, I think this would feel like something between warrior, ninja and dark knight, more towards dark knight (based on gameplay description).
I would defeinitely play this class.