Burial Agency

The Burial Agency (埋葬機関, Maisō Kikan^?) is a group of special Inquisitors gathered by the Holy Church. The director manages seven primary agents allowed free action by an archbishop. They are the Holy Church's very best Executors, capable of fighting against members of the Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors head on.^[1]

History

In the late 15th century, Michael Roa Valdamjong founded the Burial Agency alongside the ancestor of Narbareck, also called Narbareck, when he was still human and a member of the Holy Church. He relinquished the Burial Agency to Narbareck who tells him she accepts his decision and understand it is his first step towards completing his Thaumaturgical Theory.^[2]

Characteristics

A secret division of the Holy Church, an organization of Europe's prominent religion whose name means "universal".

It comprises seven militants called Executors, named after their intended role to "execute the Lord's teachings as His proxy". Its extraterritoriality within the Church precludes the attainment of power and in return affords it freedom from authority. A walking armoury; a security force consisting of a mere handful of people. They are in charge of exterminating the "inhuman things" that never show themselves, which the Church condemned as heresies — vampires.^[3]

When it comes to the Executors of the Burial Agency, they will stop at nothing if it's to apprehend a Dead Apostle, even having a whole town disappear from the map. They have the authority where whatever they do is allowed if their opponent is a vampire, and that includes the city targeted by the Dead Apostle: whether humans still live there or not, if it's an already defiled land, they will burn it down all the same. For the Burial Agency, being a non-human Prime Species is on its own "evil".^[4]

Assembled with Agency Director Narbareck at its top, each and every one is a failed saint that rivals a whole Assembly of the Eighth Sacrament. There is an eighth reserve member, but they are not granted the same privilege. The privilege of independent action permitted by the Archbishop are the 7 members only, therefore it was decided that adding more than that would be dangerous.^[5]

The Burial Agency is known as a den of monsters, as each member save for Mr. Dawn is capable of fighting members of the Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors head on. The name is passed down among the Dead Apostles, warning each other of their terrifying power. Hansa Cervantes, an elite Executor states that his own abilities pale in comparison to their power and is insulted that someone would believe that they were on the same level.^[1] However even within that den of monsters, Executor Ciel is noted to be special, having defeated three members of the Twenty-seven Ancestors on her own.^[6]

Members

Director - Narbareck^[5]

1. Cardinal Noi Seonator Granfatima^[5]
2. Prelate Andrei Godbevach^[5]
3. Sister Kiara Kissyoin^[5]
4. Exorcist Mr. Dawn^[5]
5. Unknown^[5]
6. Executor Argaleon^[5]
7. Executor Ciel^[5]
8. Reserve - Unknown^[5]

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