Divine Revelation

**Divine Revelation** (天啓, *Tenkei*?), also known as **precognition**, is the psychic ability to perceive the future.

## Description

Divine Revelation is a type of supernatural ability passed down through the direct imperial line. This Gift would give the user advanced warning from the gods about disasters that would befall the nation. Using their Gift, emperors throughout the ages would learn of threats to their country and either avoid them or take great pains to keep casualties at a minimum. However, there is no way of knowing if these divine messages are indeed the work of the gods. What is certain, is the history of Gift-users obeying these Divine Revelations as part of their duties and using the information to combat Grotesqueries.

This ability can be activated by simply closing one's eyes. Subsequently, scenes that are not part of the current moment will appear in the user's mind. It's not limited to visual imagery; the user can also hear the voices of the people in the scenes. These scenes will become reality in the near future.

Possessing Divine Revelation is a necessary qualification for being emperor. Currently, Prince Takaihito is the bearer of the Divine Revelation. He is the reigning Emperor’s second son and has inherited the Divine Revelation, unlike his older brother. Because of this, it is nearly a given that Takaihito would take the throne. Such is the importance of the Gift of Divine Revelation. At present, the reigning emperor is in poor health. Takaihito is using Divine Revelation in his stead to give directives to relevant parties. Later, it turns out that the emperor has already lost his Divine Revelation ability, and his body is withering away. He is on the brink of losing both his status and his life. As abdication cannot be sanctioned, the emperor will not be stepping down from the throne for the time being. Regarding Divine Revelation, the only choice is to have Takaihito serve in his stead.

The supernatural ability of Dream-Sight could even surpass Divine Revelation, as Dream-Sight users can see all of the past, present, and future in their sleep, depending on the degree of skill and talent the user possessed. Because of this, the Emperor has been gripped with a sense of danger for a long time. If Divine Revelation was inferior to Dream-Sight, he was afraid that both he and his family would be ousted from their position.

## Plot

After his body has withered away, the Emperor passes his days sprawled out on the floor and thinking about the future. Even when he closes his eyes, he can't use his Divine Revelation ability anymore. Not once had the gods showed him the future of his descendants and that is why he felt he needed to make his own moves, so he could take hold of the future he envisioned. He then authorizes Arata Usuba to begin their operation as scheduled and orders a chamberlain to drive the ghosts in the Burial Grounds to the countryside, regardless of how many live or die.

After the seal around the Burial Grounds was broken, Prince Takaihito invites Kiyoka Kudou, Masashi Ookaito and Kazushi Tatsuishi for an audience. He informs them about a Divine Revelation he received. He warns them that a battle is coming. If things go poorly, lives will be lost. However, he does not know who exactly will perish, as his powers are still unstable, because he has yet to ascend to the throne. This was all that was shown to him. But he is certain that the thread itself is dire. The prince then concluded that he will contact them if he has any other visions. After this Divine Revelation, the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit is sent on a mission to deal with the escaped Grotesqueries from the Burial Grounds. During this mission, Kiyoka is attacked an has fallen into a coma.

Some time after Miyo saves Kiyoka from his coma with her Dream-Sight ability, they hear from Takaihito that the mastermind behind everything is the Emperor, due to his fear of the Dream-Sight ability surpassing his family's Divine Revelation. Takaihito also reveals that his father has already lost his Divine Revelation, despite still being the reigning emperor. As abdication cannot be sanctioned, his father will not be stepping down from the throne for the time being. So regarding Divine Revelation, the only choice is to have Takaihito serve in his stead.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3  Novel, Volume 2 Chapter 1
2. ↑  Novel, Volume 5 Prologue
3. ↑  Anime, Episode 8
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5  Novel, Volume 2 Chapter 5
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1  Novel, Volume 2 Chapter 3
6. ↑  Novel, Volume 2 Prologue