Ghost hunters and exorcisms... Just a bunch of staged mumbojumbo for a quick buck and a spook, right? In truth, there is no method of discerning the real from the fake. Though, what can be said is that haunted locations, posessions, strange happenings, mysterious disappearances, etc. have plagued the realm of the living for centuries. Yet, we live in a world divided on the subject; the believers, often times than not, getting chalked up on the crazy side. Well, whether they know it or not, the crazies actually got it right for once. To be more precise, humans have known for quite some time now. Most have just stopped believing, listening or both. The real question should be: How do we know which ones are the bad spirits? The answer is quite simple; the ones that are trying to kill you... of course.

Luckily enough, there is some balance in the world, for every yin there is a yang. There are, unseen, enforcers in the world and we've known about them since the early days of man. Native Americans, shamanistic cultures, and other have shared the belief about butterflies. They are "heavenly messengers" and, should one flutter by, it is asking a person to embrace some kind of change in their life. The person is also being reminded that they are on a long journey of the soul. On this journey they will encounter endless turns, shifts, and conditions that cause them to morph into ever-finer beings. All of this couldn't be any further from the truth, but that's only part of it.

What are guardians?

The missing link, that never seems to leak out to the general public, actually lies within the true nature of the butterfly. They are (not ALL butterflies) more complicated beings. They are the unseen enforcers, protectors, the worlds spirit guardians. Though they do not work alone. Each spirit guardian is assigned to a human. Sadly, it takes more than appearing from thin air to start their newfound partnership. Remember the whole "if a butterfly flutters by" part? Well, that's only the first part. It's like a guardians way of yelling at the person saying "HEY YOU HUMAN!! NOTICE ME!!!!". After that, the human must actually acknowledge the butterflies presence as something... more. Some may get a strange feeling or even find something entrancing about it. This is actually the hardest part. Most simply wave the butterfly off as something admirable, cute, and go about their day. Thus, it's not unheard of for a guardian to wait out its intended partners life-span before being assigned a new partner. The next step is, no doubt, the easist. For the special ones, that have heard and answered the call, all they have to do is follow the butterfly. There are no prerequisites for the location, it's usually just a secluded area; whether it be near a lake, in the middle of a forest, abandoned house, etc. After playing a little game of chase, the guardian will reveal itself to its partner.

Soul Link | Class Types | Magic

Everything might be a rush after the guardian has been revealed to you and you may even be ready to hit the streets and bust every evil spirit you see. Just one moment cowboy... You can't play with guns you don't know how to use. Listen closely, while in the world of the living there is only one, proper, way to make use of a guardian and its abilities. That way is through Soul Link. This term couldn't be any more self-explanatory. The guardian will enter your body, as it is the vessel, and your souls will merge. After this is done you will not only adopt the guardians abilities, but also some of its features; resulting in a transformation. Inheritances (appearance-wise) vary. One may find that the transformation is as minor as sprouting wings, growing taller or changing hair color. Another might find that theirs is almost a full-on transformation.

Now that you've accomplished a soul link, it would help to know what you can do. First off, every guardian is of a specific Class:


Second, each guardian is capable of using magic. Their magic is, somewhat, easily identifiable by the colors of their butterfly:


Welcome To The Institute

Sacred Hearts Institute is located right off the coast of Kyoto, Japan, on a man-made island. It serves as a base of operations and training facility for people who have contracted with a guardian. To the outside world it is viewed as one of the most prestigious schools one can attend. The island is connected Kyoto by a singular bridge and is quite possibly one of the most difficult places to get to, without authorization. There are guards placed at both ends of the bridge and security patrolling the island. Each guard, of course, has their guardian to protect against otherworldly threats.



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You can edit this however you'd like, so long as you have all the information that's here

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Birthplace:(because our characters can come from any part of the world)
Normal Appearance: (Anime picture, words, or both)
Appearance after Soul Link:
Personality:
Bio: (Optional)
Other: (Anything else you'd like to add, such as, "likes" "dislikes"... hell even throw a theme song in here if you'd like)

-Guardian-
Name:
Appearance: (Butterfly form)
Appearance: (True form)
Class:
Fighting style: (For Combat class only)
Weapon: (For Weapon class only)
Magic: (Check out "Magic By Color")
Personality:

RULES

-Everybody play nice: I expect no drama in OOC. If you have any issues take it to PM. If I need to dip my fingers into the issue, to get it resolved, then I will do so in PM.

-All the usual stuff: No metagaming, no powergaming, I am the GM and my word is final, blah blah blah. I'm sure you guys have seen these rules everywhere.

-HAVE FUN! Most importantly, I want to make sure everybody in enjoying themselves playing here

-Posting order: If we are in a scene that requires everybody to be in the same place at the same time, we will wait for everybody to post before moving on (unless somebody has gone missing for several days). If there are people participating in different scenes, then I would ask that you wait until everybody has at least established where they will be. Once everybody is in their respective scene, then you can keep the posting order between the group. To help this run smoothly, I would ask everybody to coordinate with each other. Figure out who wants to play where.

-COMMUNICATION: We are all susceptible to drowning in real life issues, myself included. I just ask that, if you're going to be gone for a while, you give me a heads up. Otherwise, if you just disappear, I'm going to assume that you no longer want to participate in the roleplay and drop your character. If a week goes by without having heard anything, I will try to reach you via pm and we will continue posting without you. If two weeks roll around and I still haven't heard anything, I will send another PM giving you 3 days to at least respond. If I still haven't heard anything within those 3 days, that's when I will start making plans to drop your character.