Author's Note

Hi, me again. A couple of my readers have asked for a glossary, so here it is. It is understandable, seeing as I don't update that much, and it must be hard to remember everything since it's so far from cannon. If there's anything you don't understand in the current fic, anything you'd like to be added to this guide, or want a more thorough explanation about, don't hesitate to ask. If it's still within these first 10 (11) chapters I'll add it to this Glossary. I'll renew the glossary every 10 chapters too.


Glossary I

Characters

Togashi Yuuta:

Yuuta was always a normal kid. He however always believed he was more. He had the so called "Chuunibyou-syndrome", and pretended to be a lone anti-hero who fought against creatures from another world. After never having normal social interactions with his classmates throughout middle school, only really connecting with Sophia, a girl who also suffered from Chuunibyou, he decided to leave those ways behind when starting high school.

His dreams of a normal life were crushed however after being pulled into the Otherworld by Rikka. He awakened as an Ability User. While his mana manifestation was black at that point, the phenomenon hasn't repeated itself, so no one really believes him.

After awakening he was approached differently by Nibutani, and recently started dating her. She is also the one who got him to train himself in the usage of his powers. Although he is suspected to be immensely strong, that power was only shown shortly around his awakening.

No one is aware that Yuuta hears a voice every once in a while, one that helps him come to terms with certain bizarre differences between him and normal Ability Users. It's also because of this voice he decides to keep these differences secret as much as he can.

Through training he with his weapon Ganjouna he's strength increase incredibly fast, earning him a Captain-Commandant rank in Shinka's temple. He leads the ninth section of the twelfth division, and earned the respect of his subordinates quickly through the help of Aika.

Nibutani Shinka:

Daughter of the leader of a Temple, Nibutani was always deeply involved in the political aspect of the fight against the Otherworld. Even more so when she surpassed her father and became the warleader (shogun) of her Temple.

She was tasked with watching over Rikka while she is in high school, a demand from the Temple Council the Organisation filled, most likely for some political advantage at some point. While watching over Rikka, she sensed Yuuta's awakening and decided to rope him into her order. And then she fell in love with him.

She is Yuuta's main training partner and was still surprised at his power when he used it during her father's test, implying that Yuuta's strength was growing at a terrifying rate, she has claimed to be scared of him occasionally, when he lashes out with his power. At this point however, she can still beat him if she tries.

Takanashi Rikka:

Rikka is the current Wielder of the Wicked Eye, a stigma she 'contracted' at a young age. Nevertheless she is one of the strongest Ability Users out there. She was trained from a young age by the Organisation. She also possesses the memories of the previous Wielders of the Wicked Eye, which gives her vast knowledge on the Otherworld, and its inhabitants.

The Eye influences her mental stability, and she is prone to lashing out in anger, often doing things bordering on the mad. For this reason she was hidden away and kept from normal society as much as people. Recently however, she was allowed to start going to high school.

One of Yuuta's mentors, she has commented about the oddities in his powers and growth often, but gets brushed aside by the rest, them thinking it's only because he is a late bloomer. Instructed Sanae to create Ganjouna for Yuuta.

Walter

Only known under his first name, he is the first ability user Yuuta befriends outside of his school life. Raised by his British mother he doesn't mind when people address him with his first name. He's Captain-Commandant of the fourth section of the twelfth division.

He claims to be willing to follow Yuuta until the end of his life, which unnerves Yuuta incredibly.

Dekomori Sanae:

Unknown mostly, she is a prideful craftsmen, who has a peculiar way of introducing herself. Cold to most, she quickly opens up when talking about her craft. She does not seem to dislike her pupil, stating that late bloomers are often great craftsmen, and created Ganjouna for him under Rikka's instruction. Teaches Yuuta to craft and maintain his equipment.

Isshiki Makoto:

Member of the Makoto Clan, Isshiki started infusing his mana circuits in his weapon from a young age, using his almost invisible mana signature to spy on the enemies of his clan and the Temple Council they serve.

He befriended Yuuta before knowing he was to be his pupil eventually. He teaches Yuuta hand-to-hand combat.

Takanashi Touka:

High Priestess of the Organisation, she is an enigma, the only information we currently possess about her is that she is the strongest living Ability User and that she at a point in her past defeated the biggest danger to the real and Other world so far, The Dark Flame Master.

Nibutani Takahiro

Shochou (leader) of a Temple. Shinka's father. Standing at two meters he's a tall man, with broad shoulders. He lost his wife while Shinka was still young.

Shoichi Akehiko

A man with a thin moustache from a well an aristocratic family, he considers everyone inferior to him. Hair weirdly white, combed back. Uses a rapier. One of the eight Captains of the Ninth Section. He dislikes Yuuta because of the broken jaw when they first met.

Reluctantly accept Yuuta as his superior.

Nashima Aika

A young woman, with long black hair tied in a ponytail, few strands strutting out. The strongest of the eight captains that confront Yuuta. Uses a katana and wakizashi. She gets along well with Yuuta who was placed above her after their battle, admiring his natural swordsmanship. She stills enjoys sparring with her Captain-Commandant once in a while.

Ito Nakashim

A burly man with thick, brown curly hair. While he is a Captain, he is mostly a craftsman, specializing in maces, use and creation. Older twin brother of Ito Nokashim.

Ito Nokashim

A burly man with thick, brown curly hair. While he is a Captain, he is mostly a craftsman, specializing in flails, use and creation. Younger twin brother of Ito Nakashim.

Saito Arai

Slightly older than Nashima Aika, she specialises in spells. While she has a vast mana pool she has trouble channelling the full extent still. Her blond hair is shortly kept. Doesn't use a weapon, always using long range spells. Suspected to have a block because of fear of the power she can use.

Kubo Kenji

A heavy shouldered man, standing at 2 metres 10. Uses two heavy war axes. Is not known for his intelligence and relies on brute strength to win all his battles.

Ueno Hana

A silent woman, light brown hair tied up in a bun and thinly framed glasses covering devastating red eyes. She always shows up at the right place, on the right time during battles. The greatest strategist of the eight that tested Yuuta.

Fujii Dai

An enigma even within his temple, not much is known about this lithe, short man (only as tall as Shinka). Stronger than he seems, he prefers using a curved short sword in addition to throwing knives.

Yamishita Kazuma

A scribe from the ninth section, to which Yuuta took a quick liking after he gets picked up by Aika to help her. He got roped into helping Yuuta in his plan to get the Second Section under his control.

Kennou Kai

Intermediary between the Temples and the Organisation.

Manata Tairo

A man in his early seventies, who stands about as tall as Yuuta, and has long grey hair tied together in a tail that hung over his shoulder until the end of his middle. His face is unsurprisingly wrinkled, but the man was strong enough still to keep his Captain position, so he is not to be underestimated.

Nairo Nobuna

A man at the end of his forties, wearing thin grey spectacles over his dark blue eyes, is a bit taller than Yuuta and has the weird habit of shaving his head, but leaving his dark brown beard, which has grown out to his midriff. He has been trying to get the Captain-Commandant position for a while but was always deemed lacking, He feels some resentment toward Yuuta for this fact.

Nara Yuuji

Captain-Commandant of the Second Section of the Twelfth Division.

Factions

Roamer:

All the creatures from the Otherworld were originally Roamers, or with one soul, these usually fight between each other and never try to attack us or cross over in our world. When they fight between each other, the winner will steal the soul of the loser.

Demons:

Those left soulless become Demons. Weaker than both others, they grow in strength by fighting and training among each other. They also unite in Flocks and then Armies to have a stronger position against their enemies, us and angels. We use demon army ranks to classify all creatures by comparing their strengths. When they die their objective knowledge retains and waits to be reinhabited by a soul from a defeated angel.

Angels:

Those with two souls become Angels. One of the souls reconstructs themselves as the body and the other becomes the primary mind, that makes decisions. That's why they have 2 voices. While they hardly fight between each other, they fight demons, to consume their bodies and increase their strength. When they die, the primary mind will search a demon's knowledge and be reborn as a new Roamer. The body decomposes and the soul links with the element in which it died also creating a new Roamer

The Organisation:

The oldest association of Ability Users, started in Italy, Europe, around 476. Much of this group is shrouded in mystery and they are distrusted by their Japanese counterpart, the Temple Council.

The Temple Council:

A loose association of all the temples in Japan, who share knowledge and information, to counter the Organisation's influence in their country. At least that was their purpose when they were formed, in the late 1800's. Lately they themselves have started trying to expand their sphere of influence as well, recruiting several powerful Clans and Ability Users.

Locations

The real world:

While normal people are completely unaware of this, our world is filled with mana. This spiritual energy also exists within every single human, and gets used by everyone (when healing from wounds for example). Some humans are born with an above average amount of mana however and are capable of using their mana to fight, heal, and other practical applications. No one knows why our world is filled with mana, and why Ability Users exist.

The Otherworld:

Nobody knows how large the Otherworld is, or what it is. The most accepted theory is that it is a different plane of reality that exist in the same space as ours, which would explain why people can transfer between the two. The denizens of this world however wish to invade ours to consume our mana filled world. All creatures in the Otherworld benefit from consuming mana. Some speculate that their world used to as filled with the energy as ours, which is the reason they want to invade our world.

Objects

Ganjouna:

Yuuta's longsword, made by Dekomori Sanae. It's extremely heavy, and constantly saps Yuuta's mana. Used to train him, it could be an immensely dangerous weapon if he ever masters it completely. Originally Shinka thought it only sapped about fifteen percent of his strength, but after seeing him battle the eight Captains, she hypothesised that it's more likely seventy percent or more.

Shirobuchi:

The lightning boken Yuuta received from Heliath. A simple weapon, and Yuuta enjoys using it when he can. For him it's the proof that he is an Ability User, and that his crazy dreams are not as crazy as they seemed. It also holds the promise he made with Heliath to fight again when he's reborn.