07-Ghost
Teito Klein is a former slave sent to attend the Barsburg Empire's military academy due to his ability to use Zaiphon, a type of supernatural power. The ability is rare, and thus highly prized. Teito is an amnesiac (someone will be unable to recall events that occurred before the development of amnesia) and doesn't remember anything of his past, but he has recurring and often traumatizing dreams in which he sees a grand church or castle and a man he feels
he may know.After a year at the academy, Teito takes the graduation exam; it is notoriously difficult with the average pass rate of one in twenty-five and rumor has it that candidates died in the exam. The night before Teito and his best (and only) friend, Mikage, take theexam, they swear they will never abandon each other when the other needs help. The next day, Teito is delivering papers to a professor when he overhears his name. He stops to listen and realizes that the speaker, a man named Ayanami, is the person who killed the man he sees in his dreams, who is his father, the king of the destroyed Raggs Kingdom. Teito is found eavesdropping and tries to attack his father's murderer, but is quickly brought down by one of Ayanami's subordinates and sent to prison. Mikage comes to help him escape, only to find that Teito has managed to fight past the guards by himself. The two flee the building, but are cornered on a balcony. Teito pretends to hold Mikage hostage, threatening to kill him if the guards pursue him, and tries to escape when Ayanami sends a Zaiphon attack after him, which Teito manages to partly deflect. A Bishop in the nearby 7th District takes the injured Teito to the church to recuperate. Because of the law of sanctuary, as long as Teito stays in the church the army cannot enter the place, hence cannot arrest him.
In fact Teito carries the Eye of Mikhail, a powerful talisman that his home country, the Raggs Kingdom, was ransacked for. The tragic death of a loved one catapults him into his quest for revenge against the Barsburg Empire and knowledge about his past, while he becomes entangled with the Gods, Verloren, and the 7 Ghosts.His best friend's fate spurs Teito into trying to master the Bascule — a powerful weapon that can harness and focus his innate power. Friends become enemies and rivals become allies as Teito begins to fulfill his destiny, and protect his fallen country from the minions of his former masters.
Who are the 07-Ghosts and Verlolem?
According to a centuries-old myth, the God of Death Verloren committed a crime (of killing the chief of heavens' daughter) in the heavens and was forced to escape to the earth. As a result, the hearts of people were invaded by this evil god and they slipped into despair. Lamenting over their suffering, the Chief of the Heavens dispatched seven heavenly lights in order topunish the evil Verloren. Called "The Seven Ghosts", they are said to have sealed the detestable Verloren on this earth and are the guardians of the Empire. Mothers tell their children that if they're naughty, the Seven Ghosts will come to take them away. Since Verloren has been sealed away, his messengers, the Kor, find and contact humans to bring them under his influence. If a contract is made, a mark appears on the person's chest. This is known as Verloren's curse, and indicates one's heart being eaten by darkness. The 07-Ghosts work is to fight against Verloren and his curse and try to stop contracts from being fulfilled. Only the Bishops can remove Verloren's curse, in a complicated ceremony.Wars are Kor that grant 3 wishes. Warsfeil are people who can control Wars. In the anime, these words follow German pronunciation rules ("Vars" with a short a).
The 07-Ghosts are humans with such extraordinary Zaiphon abilities that they are considered to be blessed by God. Each of the 07-Ghosts has died. Frau, Castor, Labrador, Fia Kreuz, and Lance have been revealed to be Ghosts thus far; all should have the mark of their Ghost on their hand. The Ghosts' names are Zehel, Fest, Profe, Randkalt, Rilect, Ea, and Vertrag. Each of the Ghosts has a specific power : Zehel cuts a person's ties with misfortune, Fest binds souls together, Profe is capable of foresight, and so on. Their names, when written with kanji, give clues to this power. It is also mentioned in the manga that 07-Ghost are actually made from fragments of Verloren by the Chief of heaven.
Although Verloren had been sealed away in Pandora's Box for over 1000 years, his soul is freed once again begins to invade the hearts of men.
The 07-Ghost
Zehel - 斬魂 "the cutting spirit" (Frau; the Ghost who severs bonds)
Fest - 繋魂 "the tying spirit" (Castor; the Ghost who ties soul to soul)
Profe - 言魂 "the speaking spirit" (Labrador; the Ghost who prophesies)
Randkalt - 消魂 "the extinguishing spirit" (unknown)
Rilect - 遺魂 "the bequeathing spirit" (Lance; the Ghost who can see one's past)
Ea - 醒魂 "the awaking spirit" (unknown)
Vertrag - 契魂 "the pledging spirit" (Fea Kreuz; the Ghost who manipulates souls)
Source: Wikipedia , animenewsnetwork
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