An Ablution (
It can only be performed by shinki. As former humans, they have a sense of right and wrong and are therefore the only group capable of judging another shinki's sins. However, shinki tend to be reluctant to perform this ritual due to the risk it incurs and high stamina that it requires.[1]
Casting Sequence
Performing an Ablution requires three shinki to stand in the form of a triangle around the offending shinki. They recite the following incantation and isolate the offender within a Purgatory, an enclosed space made of three intersecting borderlines.
「
夜 ト 神 」に捧 げし御 霊 拭 いて賜 りし御 名 を守 らん、汚 れ払 いて俗 心 は無 にアカキ・ナオキ・タダシキ魂 。身 ぎ 身 削 ぎてキヨクあれ――獄 ！
(Original Japanese text)
[Yatogami] ni sasageshi mitama nuguite tamawarishi on'na wo mamoran, kegare haraite zokushin wa mu ni akaki, naoki, tadashiki tamashii. Misogi misogite kiyoku are– Goku!
(Romaji transcription)
To safeguard the name, dedicated to [Yatogami] and having its spirit wiped clean, cast off thine impurity and extinguish thy carnal mind, thou bright, meek, upright soul. Strip thyself of uncleanness and be thou also pure. Purgatory!
(Official English translation)
We now cleanse this spirit belonging to the god [Yato] and we preserve the name with which it was graced. With defilement expelled and avarice removed, we bring forth a sincere, principled, and just soul. With flesh pared, may he be cleansed.
(Official English dub)
Once started, the Purgatory will attack the impurities attached on the shinki's body, causing tremendous pain to the offender and, to an extent, the god. To remove the impurities, the offending shinki must confess all of their sins and repent. However, should they fail or refuse to do so, the impurities will eat away at the soul and its bestowed name, changing the shinki into an ayakashi.
An Ablution is deemed successful when both the shinki and their master are free from any blight, which may take as long as an entire night.
The greatest safety risk is encountered when the offending shinki partially or completely transforms into an ayakashi, since it will be inclined to attack everyone present. Therefore, the shinki who are performing the Ablution must not leave their positions or let down their borderlines for even a moment, since doing so will release the offending shinki-turned-ayakashi from its confinement.[1]
Usages
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Yukine
First Ablution
- God: Yato
- Sins committed: Stealing, lying, trying to grope Hiyori, breaking windows at Shiratori Academy
- Cause: His jealousy towards living people who have the kind of life he could no longer have
- Impurity level: Severe
- Purification status: Successful; remains Yato's shinki[1]
Second Ablution
- God: Yato
- Sins committed: Kissing the Stray and lying to Yato
- Cause: His guilt over having kissed the Stray
- Impurity level: Severe
- Purification status: Successful; remains Yato's shinki[2]
Miyu
- God: Tenjin
- Sins committed: Cutting her own wrist
- Cause: Negatively influenced by the reasons for Yukine's first Ablution
- Impurity level: Unknown
- Purification status: Successful; excommunicated by Tenjin[3]
Aiha
- God: Bishamonten
- Sins committed: Bullying Tsuguha, attacking Yato and Hiyori, using a cursed weapon
- Cause: Her desire to be noticed by Bishamon
- Impurity level: Severe
- Purification status: Successful; remains Bishamon's shinki[4]
Cultural References
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 11: A Name (Vol 3)
- ↑ Chapter 75: And Then He... (Vol 19)
- ↑ Chapter 12: To Cut, or Not To Cut (Vol 4)
- ↑ Chapter 23: Guiding Light (Vol 6)