Hey! I love the stuff you've typed up, Tachi. It's an interesting approach to magic and a fun idea, so I figured I'd try my hand at getting in. Any problems/clarifications and I'll be happy to work it out.Name: Ou Ten
Age: 14
Appearance: "Stillness and silence."Personality: Subdued and calm but by no means shy, Ten is very open person with plenty of love to spare; so much so in fact that he views all life as immensely sacred, from his peers in the academy to the insects on the ground. Negative emotions and responses are rare things to come from the young monk, but they can be drawn out of him with enough dedication - if you can get to this point with him, then you're probably doing something
incredibly wrong.
Ten is a very virtuous person indeed, but he does have his vices. He will often espouse the importance of dedication, discipline and moderation, but this is hypocrisy coming from him. He's an obsessive by nature, once he becomes interested in something he feels he must excel at it or know as much as he can on the subject. It just so happens that so far, his obsession has been purely on his monks lifestyle rather than anything that could be considered gluttonous.
Clubs: Book club, Gardening club
Brief Backstory: Ten was raised to be a monk, and has spent most of his life surrounded by them in a tranquil monastery located in the Guangxi province of China. Tradition and routine heavily dominated his life; one such ancient (and dangerous) tradition forged his contract with the Qilin. In face of this unique feat among the monks, he was permitted to leave the monastery to become more worldly. It was not long before he learned of the Covenant Academy, a place with fellow contractors such as himself whom he could learn from. The spark of curiosity ignited into a blaze, driving him from his homeland to Japan.
Contract(s): Four the Qilin
Contracted Beings:Name: "Four-Syllables-of-Primordial-Divinity"
Type: QilinPersonality: The Qilin, simply called 'Four' by Ten, mirrors its summoner in many ways despite being mostly non-verbal divine creature. It is a peaceful creature which places value on all existences, but unlike Ten there is a very clear prideful streak present in Four. It is a docile thing, yes, but if its pride is insulted it will not hesitate to stand up for its self with a rather painful head butt. It becomes downright fierce if an innocent is threatened by conflict, rushing to defend them. The Qilin is large enough to serve as a mount, but one had to earn that right.
Powers: Friend of the Land - Thanks to Ten's contract with the Qilin, the young monk now has a greater empathic connection with animals. He cannot directly understand anything an animal would be communicating, but he can get a feel for what they're thinking.
Fusion: "Mandate of the Heavens, Divine Benevolent Ruler!"
The Qilin may be weak by the standards of most magical creatures, the abilities it grants a contract holder are great. The Qilin are drawn to wisdom and kindness in individuals, and they rewarded it justly. When Four fuses with Ten, the young monks gain 'mandate' over the domains of plant life, fungi and earth. On top of that, he acquires the Qilin's levitation and flight ability. The strength of the mandate granted by Divine Benevolent Ruler is appropriately dictated by his wisdom and kindness. For example, if Ten were an absolute pacifist sage, the strength of Divine Benevolent Ruler would be near its peak. However, it could never be used for fighting if he wished to maintain it at that level. As it is now, Divine Benevolent Ruler allows him to accelerate, control and mutate the growth of plant life & fungi with some minor geokinesis. Ten's knowledge and ability to conceptualize, imagine and multi task plays a large part in how far he can actually take this ability.
The fusion manifests self in golden scales covering the top of his forearms, tufts of blue hair encircling his wrists. The golden antlers and accessories of the Qilin reshape and reforge into halos of distinctly
Vedic and Buddhist design, maintaining their position behind him perfectly. A sensation of clarity, a calm in the eye of the storm, radiates from him in this form. Indeed, the name of the fusion is accurate - it feels like observing a divine and benevolent ruler.
Summon: "O Celestial Messenger of Greatness and Peace, Four-Syllables-of-Primordial-Divinity!"Innately, the Qilin's abilities are rather limited due to its status as sort of harbinger and divine pet. To this end, it has powers based mainly around movement.
Levitation & Flight: Its feet never touch the ground, constantly held above the dirt by small clouds that manifest below each foot. With this ability, it can charge through the skies as fast as it would on the ground.
Speed: At its highest speed, Four could give any muscle car a run for its money in a straight stretch.
