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Posted: 18 Mar 2016 9:00
From: 兆麻

Hello, This is Kazuma- Lady Bishamonten's exemplar and I figure that this would be the best place to provide a vast amount of information to all the new Gods and their Shinkis. Since a lot of you are new and unused to the way things are viewed as, perhaps this post would be able to save some of you from making too big of a mistake.

Duties of a Shinki

A shinki's duty is to be their god's moral compass. Gods by nature are free of human sin, and by default- they are not obligated to have a sense of what is right or wrong. That is the shinki's job since they were mortal once upon a time, and they have knowledge of what is the best moral choice to make. A shinki must not indulge in actions that they deem to be morally incorrect, thus such feelings like guilt can prove deadly. When a shinki commits too many sins, or has too many negative emotions and thoughts, they are going to be blighted. When a shinki is blighted they risk endangering their god. When a god is blighted too much then there is a chance for their god to die. With all the changes happening in the heavens I am unsure of what will become of those that die nowadays.

The dynamics between multiple shinkis serving under one God.

As I had mentioned earlier, negative emotions and thoughts are deadly, so when one God has more then one shinki it is very very important to have a good harmony. My suggestion to those shinki who need to work with others to serve their god is to bring any problems - no matter how small - to their exemplar or lead shinki. Let the exemplar handle the situation and bring it to your god's attention.

Shinki's that serve multiple Gods.

Now, as fun as it would seem to serve multiple gods and have several cool and interesting shapes and names- this may not be met with much approval from the older gods. There is a special term used for Shinki's that chose to serve many gods: Noras. According to the older gods, Noras are are rather seen in a negative light. The best way to relate how the older gods see Noras is to link them to escorts? You use them for jobs that you do not want to use your own shinki to get involved in, and not mind being betrayed by them. My suggestion to those that are already Noras is to be discrete with that information or keep it to the newly created gods and shinkis.

At the risk of this post being too long, if you have any questions or concerns that need to be addressed, please feel free to address my number or approach me during my lessons at Lady Minerva's temple.

Thank you.

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It is called an ablution. It requires for three shinki's to trap the corrupted shinki in a pyramid like cell created from boundry lines. The three shinki's are forcing the corrupted one to confess their sins. This is seen as risky because if the sins being confessed could impact the other shinki's it would weaken the cell. There is also the danger of the corrupted shinki fighting against the cell itself. If the cell breaks at anytime before the soul is purified, then the akayashi turned shinki could escape and attack the other shinkis that are dealing with the rebound. This is a last ditch effort, and not many gods are willing to risk their Shinkis for others.

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I see.

[...a public confession of sins in order to wash them away?

How unpleasant.

Like many things, he supposes it would be preferable to death for many. It would certainly be preferable to inflicting that death upon one's god.]

Thank you for all of this information, Kazuma. It's very useful.

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My lady and yours seem to be have a favorable relationship, if you need some assistance please do not hesitate to ask for some additional help.

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Ah, I didn't realize that they knew each other well already.

I'm glad to hear it!

Please feel free to rely on me if there is anything that I can help you with, as well.

[He's spoken to Bishamon once, but -- really, it's past time he visited, isn't it? He can bring treats for her shinki.

Come to think of it...]

Ah, in fact, I do have a question!

What sort of cake flavors would your household enjoy most?

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Considering the fact that Lady Bishamon has quite a lot of shinkis, it would be best to get a sample platter. There's a bakery I know of where I get a discount for party orders, I can meet you there if you want.

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Ah ha ha, please don't worry about it!

I enjoy baking, and I can't let our students at the school have too much sugar during their lessons, you see. I thought perhaps her younger shinki might enjoy a treat...

[... and if she and Elsa are close, he should know them all better himself, of course.]

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Then if that is the case, I don't think you can go wrong with chocolate and vanilla. Are you sure that you would rather go through all that trouble?

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It's really no trouble at all! With all the help you and your lady have offered us newcomers, it's the very least I can do.

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I think it is the best that we could do with the current situation. A lot of you do not have older shinkis to teach you things, like I did. At least this way, we can have you guys make the same mistakes we did.

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I do appreciate the opportunity to make new mistakes.

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Is that the teacher mentality speaking or an exemplar?

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Only a man, I'm afraid.