Yayoi Hozuki

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**Yayoi Hozuki** (寶月 夜宵, *Hōzuki Yayoi*) is the main protagonist of the Dark Gathering series. She is a young girl with a spiritual constitution who's collecting dangerous ghost in order to get enough power to rescue her mother's spirit from an extreme Evil Ghost, Kuubo.

## Appearance

Yayoi is a short girl with purple hair. Her polycoria eyes are red with white pupils each that resemble skulls respectfully.

## Personality

Yayoi is a girl obsessed with the occult stemming from her desire for revenge on Kuubo for taking her mother's spirit. She will do almost anything to save her. That includes using any kinds of ghost, even if they are extremely evil.

Despite this obsession she has a strong moral compass. She will punish ghost that have killed many people, but she will be kind to those who unwillingly became corrupted. She knows that what she is doing is dangerous and will always put the safety of others as her top priority. She loves her friends and family dearly and has a strong desire to protect them.

## Synopsis

Yayoi lived a carefree childhood in a regular family, devoid of any concerns, much like any other child. However, Yayoi was born with a special physical and spiritual constitution where she can see both material and spiritual world. Her eyes manifested double pupils from a young age where doctors could not discern any problem or illnesses. As she could not understand what she is experiencing, Yayoi and her family decided to ignore her spiritual constitution and unbeknownst to her, the divine eyes will lead her to a current situation.

Prior to two years from the current time, Yayoi survived a tragic car accident that were perpetrated by evil spirits. She lost both of her parents and witnessed her mother's soul being taken away by evil spirits. Upon taken to the hospital, she experience a sudden spike in her IQ and enabled her to understand the special spiritual constitution she possess. Since then, she vows to save her mother from the malevolent spirit, Kuubo, whom she saw during the accident.

## Powers & Abilities

**Spiritual Sight**: Before the incident with kuubo she could see both the living and the dead, but overlapped quite a bit. after the car incident she was able to see both with full clarity. Her polycoria eyes can also glow red when she is using her abilities.

**High IQ**: Due to the car accident when she was younger, Yayoi's IQ became over 160. Using her newfound intelligence, she's able to analyze and create plans fast during ghost hunts.

## Equipment

Yayoi has several items to help her fight, catch and control ghosts she encounters:

### Dolls

Yayoi has several ghost captured into stuffed animals. Most of them are substitute dolls but some of them she can release the ghost and use their power against other ghosts. This is however not without caution. Many ghost have powers that will affect her and her companions and some ghost might even turn on her if she is not careful enough.

The following ghost are noteworthy:

* The Spirit in a Transitional period
* Unknown Graduate spirit
* Transcedent Jizo
* High Priest of the Evil Sutra
* Child of a Thousand Souls who cut their necks
* The Rappacious Bleached Head
* The Imprisoned Demon Seargent who died for his country
* Black Asura of the Eclipse
* Otogiri, the Soul Sucking Oiran
* S Tunnel Ghost
* A Dam Ghost
* T Tunnel Ghost
* F Park Ghost

Other equimpent include:

* A Bat
* Crowbar
* The Finger of God
* Salt
* Special rope
* Ring of Marbas
* Katashiros
* Summary of Judgements of Divinations
* Talismans

## Summons

Grieve, High Priest of the Evil Sutra!
 Child of a Thousand Souls who cut their necks | 【絶って、千魂 華厳 自刃 童子!】
Sever, Child of a Thousand Souls who cut their necks!
 The Imprisoned Demon Seargent who died for his country | 【散華して、殉國 禁獄 鬼軍曹!】
Glorious death, The Imprisoned Demon Sergeant who Died for his Country!
 Otogiri, the Soul Sucking Oiran | 【煌めいて、魄啜 繚乱 弟切 花魁!】
Sparkle, the Soul Sucking Oiran, Otogiri!
 Black Asura of the Eclipse | 【盁たして、月蝕 尽絶 黒 阿修羅!】
Wax, The Black Asura of the Eclipse!
 The Spirit in a Transitional period | 【崩して、過渡期 の 御霊!】
Crush them, The Spirit in a Transitional period!

## Etymology

* **Houdzuki** means "treasure" (寶) (**hou**) and "moon" (月) (**tsuki**/**zuki**/**dzuki**).
* **Yayoi** means "evening" (夜宵).