According to a centuries-old myth, the God of Death, Verloren (Dutch или German for Lost), 'killed' the daughter of the Chief of Heaven and was forced to escape to the earth. In retribution, Verloren invaded the hearts of the people, who slipped into despair. Lamenting over the people's suffering, the Chief of Heaven dispatched seven heavenly lights in order to punish Verloren. Called the "Seven Ghosts", they are сказал(-а) to have sealed Verloren on the earth and served forevermore as the guardians of the Empire. Mothers often tell their children that if they are naughty, the Seven Ghosts will come to take them away.
Though Verloren has been sealed away in Pandora's Box for over 1000 years, his messengers, the Kor, find and contact humans to bring them under his influence. If a contract is made, a mark appears on the person's chest. This is known as "Verloren's curse," and it indicates one's сердце being eaten by darkness. One of the duties of the "07-Ghosts" is to fight against Verloren and his curse and try to stop contracts from being fulfilled. Only the Bishops can remove Verloren's curse.
The 07-Ghosts are embodied in humans with such extraordinary Zaiphon abilities that they are considered to be blessed by God. They were originally fragments of Verloren, and they were sent down to the earth by the Chief of Heaven in order to stop Verloren. Each of the 07-Ghosts has died in his Назад life, and they all retain their memories of their past lives. Frau, Castor, Labrador, Fia Kreuz and Lance have been revealed to be Ghosts thus far; all of them have the mark of their Ghosts on their hands. The Ghosts' names are Sichel/(Zehel), Fest, Profe, Landkarte/(Randkalt), Relikt, Ea and Vertrag. Each of the Ghosts has a specific power:
Sichel / Zehel - 斬魂 "the cutting spirit" (Frau; the Ghost who severs bonds, especially one's ties to misfortune)
Feist - 繋魂 "The Tying Spirit" (Castor; the Ghost who binds souls together)
Profe - 言魂 "The Speaking Spirit" (Labrador; the Ghost who prophesies)
Rilect - 遺魂 "The Bequeathing Spirit" (Lance; the Ghost who sees one's past)
Vertrag - 契魂 "The Pledging Spirit" (Fea Kreuz; the Ghost who manipulates souls)
Landkarte / Randkalt - 消魂 "The Extinguishing Spirit" (unknown)
Ea - 醒魂 "The Awaking Spirit" (unknown)
As many names in 07-Ghost originate from German words, these names should also be related to German. However, some translations have been contested with some degree of confusion and speculation.
Sichel/Zehel - еще commonly appears as "Zehel" but the correct German translation is "Sichel", which means "sickle" или "scythe" due to his choice of weapon.
Feist - Sometimes also written as "Feste", may come from the German adjective stem "fest" meaning fixed или firm as in "feste freunde"(fast friends). By extension of meaning "feste" also refers to a stronghold или fortress in German, in this context the word might carry connotations of military comradery.
Profe - An alteration of the word "Prophet" which has the same meaning in German and English.
Relikt - Means "relic" in German.
Vertrag - Means "contract" in German.
Landkarte/Landkalt/Randkalt - This is possibly the most debated name. In German, "Landkarte" means "map". The name Landkarte may be consistent with the intended meaning of "the extinguishing spirit", because what does not exist on a map may not exist at all. It can be seen in many wars, razing a town to the ground effectively extinguishes it from maps. "Rand" in German means "edge" или "border" and "kalt" means "cold". The combination, "Randkalt", is not a German word.
Ea - In Japanese katakana writing,the English word 'air' is pronounced "Ea. Considering the pronunciation, the related German words may be "Ära" (meaning "era"), "Ehe" ("marriage") или "eher" ("earlier").
Though Verloren has been sealed away in Pandora's Box for over 1000 years, his messengers, the Kor, find and contact humans to bring them under his influence. If a contract is made, a mark appears on the person's chest. This is known as "Verloren's curse," and it indicates one's сердце being eaten by darkness. One of the duties of the "07-Ghosts" is to fight against Verloren and his curse and try to stop contracts from being fulfilled. Only the Bishops can remove Verloren's curse.
The 07-Ghosts are embodied in humans with such extraordinary Zaiphon abilities that they are considered to be blessed by God. They were originally fragments of Verloren, and they were sent down to the earth by the Chief of Heaven in order to stop Verloren. Each of the 07-Ghosts has died in his Назад life, and they all retain their memories of their past lives. Frau, Castor, Labrador, Fia Kreuz and Lance have been revealed to be Ghosts thus far; all of them have the mark of their Ghosts on their hands. The Ghosts' names are Sichel/(Zehel), Fest, Profe, Landkarte/(Randkalt), Relikt, Ea and Vertrag. Each of the Ghosts has a specific power:
Sichel / Zehel - 斬魂 "the cutting spirit" (Frau; the Ghost who severs bonds, especially one's ties to misfortune)
Feist - 繋魂 "The Tying Spirit" (Castor; the Ghost who binds souls together)
Profe - 言魂 "The Speaking Spirit" (Labrador; the Ghost who prophesies)
Rilect - 遺魂 "The Bequeathing Spirit" (Lance; the Ghost who sees one's past)
Vertrag - 契魂 "The Pledging Spirit" (Fea Kreuz; the Ghost who manipulates souls)
Landkarte / Randkalt - 消魂 "The Extinguishing Spirit" (unknown)
Ea - 醒魂 "The Awaking Spirit" (unknown)
As many names in 07-Ghost originate from German words, these names should also be related to German. However, some translations have been contested with some degree of confusion and speculation.
Sichel/Zehel - еще commonly appears as "Zehel" but the correct German translation is "Sichel", which means "sickle" или "scythe" due to his choice of weapon.
Feist - Sometimes also written as "Feste", may come from the German adjective stem "fest" meaning fixed или firm as in "feste freunde"(fast friends). By extension of meaning "feste" also refers to a stronghold или fortress in German, in this context the word might carry connotations of military comradery.
Profe - An alteration of the word "Prophet" which has the same meaning in German and English.
Relikt - Means "relic" in German.
Vertrag - Means "contract" in German.
Landkarte/Landkalt/Randkalt - This is possibly the most debated name. In German, "Landkarte" means "map". The name Landkarte may be consistent with the intended meaning of "the extinguishing spirit", because what does not exist on a map may not exist at all. It can be seen in many wars, razing a town to the ground effectively extinguishes it from maps. "Rand" in German means "edge" или "border" and "kalt" means "cold". The combination, "Randkalt", is not a German word.
Ea - In Japanese katakana writing,the English word 'air' is pronounced "Ea. Considering the pronunciation, the related German words may be "Ära" (meaning "era"), "Ehe" ("marriage") или "eher" ("earlier").