#ancient order

Holmes, remember what I always taught you. Control your emotions, or they will be your downfall.

Today’s Quotes

Three quotes from a photographer whom I admire: “From the very beginning of recorded time all the great civilisations of our world have believed in ghosts and the supernatural in some form or other.  These are ancient mysteries and to dismiss them is to deny ourselves that arcane knowledge of the past that has ultimately fashioned our lives.  For wherever we may stand on no matter which…

The Chinese zodiac is more than you think.

A long time ago there was an unstoppable beast that tore across Asia and threatened to destroy everything. The people pleaded for help and in return they were given spirit animals who gathered their power and knowledge to cage the invincible beast.

However this cage was not perfect and roars would pass through the cage and fill the souls of various life with rage and evil intent. The animal spirits, or Zodiac Spirits, gave one last gift to humanity before they spent all of eternity guarding the beast.

A human would be born, one for each of the Chinese zodiac animals, who would be blessed with great skill and ability. These people would channel the souls of the Zodiac Beasts and strike down the dark voices of their caged enemy.

When one of them dies, the next human born is the new Zodiac Assassin. To this day there is still an order of monks who listen to prophesies and train each new assassin on how to hunt and destroy these “Voices”.

My old job has these guys checked on every year like taxes and so far they seem legit. We even hire them when there are no voices currently assaulting humanity. These guys and girls don’t use magic, but they are still amazing at combating magical enemies.

They do have one weakness though, they are unable to kill anyone who is born on the Animal Zodiac year that they represent. So a Rooster assassin cannot kill someone born in the year of the Rooster/Chicken. Been a problem a few times.