The Gift (異能, Inō?) refers to innate abilities that individuals are born with, granting them access to one or more supernatural powers (超能力, Chō nōryoku?).
Description[]
The Gift is congenital and a person is either born with it or without it. Nothing could change that.[1]
The most common Gift is Spirit-Sight, the signature power of the Gifted and the most used method to determine if someone is born with the Gift. Spirit-Sight allows the user to see the Grotesqueries, which are invisible to ordinary people.[2] Small children are naturally more sensitive to the otherworldly.[3]
By the age of five it would be clear whether a person possessed the Gift. If they developed Spirit-Sight by then, they might also have other dormant powers.[2]
However, sometimes a baby’s budding awareness of the supernatural would peter out, and they never develop Spirit-Sight. As follows, if they are completely blind to the Grotesqueries when they are very young, it is a strong sign they are Giftless (無能, Munō?).
The few exceptions to this rule are exceedingly rare. Most parents would give up hope at this point and assume their child just doesn't have special abilities.[3]
Gifts can be developed in many different forms of abilities. It could be the ability of telekinesis, conjuring fire, manipulating wind or water, teleporting (瞬間移動?), walking in midair, or clairvoyance, among numerous others. It is also not unusual for a Gifted person to have multiple abilities.[3]
For instance, Kiyoka Kudou is hailed as the best Gift-user of his generation, owing to his ability to activate multiple powers at once without any difficulty.[3]
Information about Gifts are essentially a state secret. It isn't something an ordinary person would casually get their hands on.
Only Gift-user themselves, or a member of a family who possessed the Gift, are able to have a deep understanding of Gifts and able to do Gift research for further understanding of those abilities.[4]
Unlike in the Imperial Capital, knowledge of the supernatural abilities and techniques hadn't yet fallen into obscurity in the old capital, where most of the renowned Gifted families still live.[2]
An unspoken rule among Gift-users is to minimize the use of their abilities, reserving them for emergencies or situations where their powers are absolutely necessary, such as when dealing with Grotesqueries. They avoid showcasing their supernatural abilities in front of ordinary individuals whenever possible.[5]
Gift-user[]
- Main article: Gift-user
A Gift-user, also known as the Gifted, is a person who possesses one or more Gifts. They are predominantly individuals of noble lineage.
Known Gifts[]
| Gift | Japanese | Purpose | Known Users | Image |
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| Spirit-Sight | 見鬼の才 | Perceive Grotesqueries | Kiyoka Kudou, Yoshito Godou, Kaya Saimori, Tadakiyo Kudou, Minoru Tatsuishi, Shinichi Saimori, Kaoruko Jinnouchi, Kazushi Tatsuishi, Kouji Tatsuishi, Takaihito. | 
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| Dream-Sight | 夢見の力 | Manipulate dreams and clairvoyance | Miyo Saimori | 
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| Divine Revelation | 天啓 | Precognition of disasters | Emperor, Takaihito | 
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| Telekinesis | 念動力 | Move the objects | Minoru Tatsuishi, Kazushi Tatsuishi, Kouji Tatsuishi, Yoshito Godou | 
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| Pyrokinesis | 発火 | Create and control fire | Kiyoka Kudou, Minoru Tatsuishi, Yoshito Godou, Gifted Communion members | 
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| Electrokinesis | 電撃念動力 | Create and manipulate electricity | Kiyoka Kudou, Tadakiyo Kudou | 
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| Hallucikinesis | 幻を操る | Create and manipulate illusions | Arata Usuba | 
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| Healing | 治癒 | Treat any injury instantly | Hazuki Kudou, Fuyu Kudou, Jakuji Unan | 
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| Telepathy | 精神感応 | Connection to people’s minds | Sumi Saimori | 
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| Aerokinesis | 空能力 | Manipulate air and wind | Minoru Tatsuishi, Tadakiyo Kudou, Gifted Communion members | 
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| Hydrokinesis | 水流能力 | Manipulate water | Houjou, a Gifted Communion member | |
| Opinokinesis | 五感操作 | Manipulate the five senses | Naoshi Usui | |
| Cryokinesis | 冷凍運動 | Create and manipulate ice | Kiyoka Kudou, Secretary of Education |
References[]
- ↑ Novel, Volume 1 Chapter 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Novel, Volume 1 Chapter 1
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Novel, Volume 1 Chapter 2
- ↑ Novel, Volume 3 Chapter 6
- ↑ Novel, Volume 5 Chapter 2
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