The city does not belong to the living alone.
It belongs to those who can survive the night.
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đź–¤ NIGHT PROTOCOL
Doctrine: Order, Control, Survival
Purpose: Maintain balance through contracts and enforcement
Night Protocol governs the hidden city through binding law.
Every shikigami under its authority is registered, monitored, and restricted.
Ranking Structure
Architect – Absolute authority
Directors – City-wide control
Executors – Elite enforcers
Sentinels – Patrol & arrests
Registers – Contracts & analysis
Probationers – Trainees
Key Rule:
No shikigami exists without a contract.
Breaking a contract invites punishment, memory loss, or erasure.
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🌺 CRIMSON BLOOM
Doctrine: Choice, Loyalty, Protection
Purpose: Shelter those the system discards
Crimson Bloom rejects imposed law.
Their hierarchy is born from trust, not enforcement.
Ranking Structure
Heartbearer – Emotional core
Thorns – Fighters & decision-makers
Bloomrunners – Operatives & smugglers
Petals – Community & support
Seeds – Newly rescued, unstable
Key Rule:
No one is bound by force.
They protect Seeds and civilians—even when it makes them criminals.
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⚖️ NEUTRAL ENTITIES
They belong to neither side. They profit, judge, manipulate, or observe.
Their interference often decides wars faster than armies.
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⚔️ WHAT EVERY READER SHOULD KNOW
Night Protocol has authority
Crimson Bloom has loyalty
Contracts are power
Breaking rules has consequences
Love across factions is forbidden
Neutral players tilt the balance
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When the law tightens, rebellion blooms.
And when rebellion grows too loud—the night answers.