Confidant System

**Users** | Various

**Confidant System** or also known as the **Confidant Covenant** (*Shinraidekiru keiyaku*, 信頼できる契約) is a Holder Type Magic created by Steina Diamondheart.

## Description

Derived from the Pactio Contracts utilized by magicians as a base template, The purpose of this magic is to a foster a relationship between the King/Master (the contractor) and his Confidants/Servant (the contractee) of Trust and Loyalty that ties the souls of two people together through a contract/oath. The greater the bonds, the greater the their powers and abilities are increased.

However sub-unconsciously, Steina ended up infuses her succubus nature in it.

## Contracts and Rules

1. First and foremost, in order to perform a covenant, both parties must consent and must be done inside a magic circle. The King and Confidant positions must be establish before the start, if not, The King is determent by the system based on the individuals' qualities and potential. The ritual must be performed during the night of a full moon.
2. Punishments must be establish before the contract can start and must be signed by both parties. Failure to do so will negate the both parties from receiving the systems various benefits.
3. Rules must be establish for both the King and his confidant can and cannot do and must be signed by both parties. It is recommending to be very specific as vague rules tend to be exploited through loopholes and must state "the command seals cannot...." because the command seals can bypass all punishments and rules that were established. Failure to do so will negated both parties from receiving the various benefits the system will offer.
4. The confidant must take a knee and recite the oath pledge, ""I am thou... Thou art I... Thou hast acquired a new vow.. My vow stands renewed in pursuit of the truth. In breaking free of doubt, the chain that impedes thee, is thy strength of heart made manifest. I have obtained the winds of blessing that shall lead to freedom and new power....
5. Once the Command seals appear on the King's hand, the Confidant would need to then kiss it in order to perform the "Kiss of Devotion", in which the magic circle appears and that would establish the contract.

## Benefits

It is a simple yet complex system that is design to improve the powers & abilities of the King and his confidants through camaraderie and in turn gain trust and loyalty for one another and so it is vital to not forge superficial relationships if one wishes to receive the benefits.

By cultivating their bond, both parties powers and abilities receive a power ups. As their bonds increase, both can awaken new abilities base on their personalties or the type of powers they wield.

Once a confidants bond is maxed out, the confidant is then removed from the system because at that point the confidant will never betray their king at that point

## Risks

The risk falls solely to the confidants themselves. By establishing an oath, the confidants essentially relinquish their life and freedom to the person whom they've sworn fealty to. Before one agrees to enter a contract, It is highly recommended that he or she understands the risks before entering a contract with someone.

### Punishments

When establishing a contracts, punishments are intergraded into covenant mark that appears for the confidants. If a confidants breaks a kings rule or a betrayal occurs, a punishment is automatically activated. However, The kings is able to activated a punishment through his command seals whenever they wish and can range from psychological or physical punishments. Their life is at the mercy of their King

### Commands

Through the command seals the king is able to give and enforce any order they wish against the confidants wills. This can be dangerous because many Kings' first command is to for his confidants to never harm them in any way.

Some commands powerful enough to completely alter one personality and memories, thereby bypassing the prerequisite of having a both parties to consent in forming a contract.

A prime example would be Takt Alsaholn Faubrey, a reincarnated human who who founded a major flawed with this system. Takt would force any women that catches his eyes into forming a contract, then immediately alters their personalities, transforming them into his harem of sex slaves, then he would void the contract and finally making a proper contract with said women who by then consent.

Renard, A holy knight would force peasants to form a contract with him, then command them to brutally kill one another for his own twisted amusement and force his confidants to watch as he rape their loved ones before executing them all.

King Charles, paranoid that his lower class citizens will one day overthrow him due to his incompetence as a ruler, decided to manipulated them into forming a contract with him by offering them noble status. The first command he issued was to forbade them from harming him. The second command he issued was fry the brains of half of lower class as a reminder of the punishment they face if they decide to revolt or leave the kingdom. another command he issued is that they would always smile and praise their king, giving the impression of a happy kingdom. The final command that he imposed is that the moment a newborn is born, they present it to the king where a contract is performed.

### Confidant Trades

The fact that the confidants life to basically property, Fellow kings are able to trade their confidants for someone else in order to increase his rosters strength.