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Practitioners use specific commands: Hōi (Designate), Setsu (Place), Ketsu (Form), and finally Metsutō (Destroy) or Kai (Release).

Paper dolls imbued with spiritual energy that act as servants or decoys. Kekkaishi

A temporal space used to capture and destroy targets. Practitioners use specific commands: Hōi (Designate)

The primary tool of a Kekkaishi is , the art of creating magical energy barriers. Kekkaishi

The story follows Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs of two rival families who have guarded Karasumori for centuries. The land itself acts as a "shin’yūchi" (sacred land), possessing a mysterious power that draws Ayakashi and causes them to evolve into more powerful forms almost instantly.