Kyouya_Ootori
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 | | Subject: X 1999 / TOKYO BABYLON Wed Mar 31, 2010 1:19 pm | |
|  The events take place in 1999. The end of the world is fast approaching as superhuman individuals gather and take sides in the city of Tokyo, the battle site of Armageddon. The key player in this day of reckoning is Kamui Shiro, a young man who returns home to Tokyo after a six-year absence to protect those dearest to him, Kotori and Fuma Monou, and fulfill his mother's dying wish.
Unbeknownst to the three friends, Kamui and Fuma are destined to fight each other during the end of the world. The first half of the series focuses on the gathering of the soldiers in the final battle and culminates with Kotori's death at the hands of her brother Fuma, sealing Kamui's choice as the protector of mankind and Fuma's place as his foil. The second half follows Kamui as he grows into his role as savior while the world moves along toward its inevitable destruction.
The story is Kamui's heroic journey, where the narrative places an emphasis on his choices and how they affect the world around him as he attempts to reconcile his dual destinies.
Kamui Shiro is the series protagonist, a powerful esper believed to be the one who holds the key to the fate of the world. He never knew his father and was raised only by his mother, Toru of the Magami Clan. Kotori and Fuma Monou are the children of the Togakushi Shrine. They were raised by their father Kyogo after their mother Saya died under mysterious circumstances. The siblings' friendship with Kamui stems from a promise the three made as children: to always protect one another.[7][8]
Following Kamui's arrival the Dragons of Heaven and the Dragons of Earth, the two factions in the final battle for humanity's future, vie for the young man's allegiance, convinced his power will assure their victory. The Dragons of Heaven (天の龍, Ten no Ryū?) are the first to contact Kamui. They are picked from various schools of religious thought in Japan, including the Shingon Buddhists of Mount Koya and the Onmyoji. Also known as the Seven Seals (七つの封印, Nanatsu no Fūin?), the Dragons of Heaven are guided by Hinoto, dreamgazer for the Legislature of Japan. The Seals are the protectors of the kekkai (結界?), spiritual barriers that hold the fabric of nature together. As long as the kekkai survive, Judgment Day is postponed.[7][9]
The Dragons of Earth (地の龍, Chi no Ryū?) are the counterpart to the Seven Seals in the X universe. Collectively, they are regarded as the Seven Angels (七人の御使い, Shichinin no Mitsukai?), messengers of destruction. Their mission is to unleash death and famine so the Earth can be cured of the plague of humanity. The Angels are free agents with no sense of camaraderie who were assembled by Hinoto's sister Kanoe, secretary to the Governor of Tokyo | |
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