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The {{Nihongo|'''Demon Hunter Organization'''|退魔組織|Taima Soshiki}} is an important element within the stories of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai]]'', ''[[Tsukihime]]'', and ''[[Kagetsu Tohya]]''. Though it is not often referred to directly, it is related to many of the core characters of those stories. 

The Demon Hunter Organization is made up of four families, all of whom have a [[psychic]] ability. The Demon Hunter Organization's main opponent are the [[Mixed-Blood]] descendants from the [[Oni Kind]], which partially included the [[Tohno|Tohno Family]]. However, even some members of the Demon Hunter Organization are known to have inhuman blood coursing through their veins.

==The Purpose of the Organization==
The main purpose of the organization is simple: destroy [[demon]]s or Mixed-Bloods that have thick demon blood, as they see them as an abnormality that must be corrected. A demon is a disruption and {{Nihongo|'''Demon Hunters'''|退魔|Taima}} are a gathering of those who fix the disruption within nature but they can't fix the disruption within [[human]]s. Because the Demon Hunters are an organization in the lawful spell branch, created by humans to protect the human society, as such, they are not supposed to hurt humans. For that reason, they will have a difficult time against a [[Mixed-Blood]], as they are not a disruption. 

In order for a hybrid to be considered a disruption, the demon blood needs to become thicker than the human blood. These demon hybrids who can't maintain the human side anymore are seen as being out of alignment, and the Demon Hunters finally see them as their target. However, when the hybrids go out of alignment, they become the worst enemy for the Demon Hunters. Because they have a human side, [[List of Magic Spells#Houjutsu|binding spells]] won't work on them and because they have the alien power of the demons, it's impossible to stand up against them with the body of a human. In the past when weapons were undeveloped, killing them meant many casualties.<ref name="KTRedDemonGodPr">''[[Kagetsu Tohya]]'' - Ten Nights of Dream - Red Demon God /Prologue</ref> However the [[#Nanaya|Nanaya]] family apparently did have some sort of understanding with the [[Tohno]] family, as evidenced by their reaction during the Tohno family's attack.

==The Families==
In [[Japan]] there are four known demon hunting families, however as time went by they became unnecessary. The enemy known as Mixed-Bloods, have slowly morphed from an evil that threatens society to a necessary evil. The Mixed-Bloods were no longer worshiped due to the emergence of the nation, so they compromised with human society and became organized. They skillfully brought those in positions of power to their cause, and became the ones in power. As a result, the Four Demon Hunter Houses could no longer maintain themselves.<ref name = "TMF">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Misc|TMFDHO}}</ref>

The relationships between the four families are unknown, but the Nanaya and Ryougi were once close friends.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Misc|TMFMERyougiNanaya}}</ref>

===Nanaya===
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NanayaKiri +period.png|[[Kiri Nanaya]].
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For a time, the {{nihongo|'''Nanaya'''|七夜|Nanaya}} were considered the trump card of the Demon Hunter Organization. The Nanaya continued battling the Mixed-Bloods in the modern age because that was all they were good at.<ref name = "TMF"/>

[[File:Shiki's instincts telling him to kill Arcueid (manga).png|thumb|200px|Shiki's instincts telling him to kill Arcueid.]]
Though they possessed a psychic ability in the form of [[Pure Eyes]], what truly made them so powerful was their Nanaya Assassination Arts that drew upon the limits of the human body. With the two styles of {{Nihongo|Flashing Scabbard|閃鞘|Sensa}}, the ability to attack extraordinarily quickly, and {{Nihongo|Flashing Dash|閃走|Sensō}}, the ability to move so quickly as to appear to teleport, the Nanaya were able to move like spiders to use walls and ceilings as their footholds, and use unpredictable movements to confuse the opponent. These types of attacks are also shown to be styles branched into other attacks from the clan such as {{Nihongo|Flashing Scabbard: Eight Point|八点衝}} or {{Nihongo|Flashing Dash: Six Hares|六兎}}. 

Rather than focusing on their psychic abilities like the other families, the Nanaya focused purely on the extermination of demons, and uniquely developed a murderous impulse against non-humans, which would be used together with their Nanaya Assassination Arts to great effect. So that their powers could be passed down to their descendants, the Nanaya maintained the purity of their bloodline by having incestuous relations between themselves.

[[File:Nanatsu-Yoru.png|thumb|left|200px|Nanatsu-Yoru.]]
The Nanaya family posses a small knife, a relic of the family named {{Nihongo|''Nanatsu-Yoru''|七夜|Nanaya|Seven Nights}}.<ref name="ArcueidDay2">''[[Tsukihime]]'' - Near Side: [[Arcueid Brunestud|Arcueid]]'s Route, 2/Inversion Impulse II - 2nd day/October 22 (Fri.)</ref><ref name="Knife">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Plus Period|Nanayaknife+.}}</ref> It is a switchblade with a plain hilt, with its blade and hilt of a length around 10cm. The blade can alternately be called the Nanaya, taking after Shiki's real surname. The meaning of the name is the same as well as the kanji.<ref name="ArcueidDay2"/> Even though it's called a "treasured blade" it isn't actually valuable, it's just a sturdily-built knife. Though, mysteriously it has a complex switchblade design despite its considerable age.<ref name="Knife">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Plus Period|Nanayaknife+.}}</ref>

[[Kiri Nanaya]] was the last head of this family and was considered one of the best assassins in the history of the Demon Hunter Organization, being able to fight demons on an equal ground when normally such a thing would be impossible as a human. The family was slaughtered by [[Kouma Kishima]] ([[Kouma Kishima/Remake|Remake]]) under the orders of [[Makihisa Tohno]] ([[Makihisa Tohno/Remake|Remake]]). One child survived the attack: Kiri's son, Shiki Nanaya who would later become known as [[Shiki Tohno]] ([[Shiki Tohno/Remake|Remake]]).

;Known members
*[[Shiki Tohno|Shiki Nanaya]] ([[Shiki Tohno/Remake|Remake]])
*[[Kiri Nanaya]]

===Fujou===
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Image:Fujou family.png|[[Kirie Fujou]] and her family.
Image:HKmother.jpg|[[Hisui]] and [[Kohaku]]'s mother.
Hisuiremake.png|[[Hisui/Remake|Hisui]].
Kohakuremake.png|[[Kohaku/Remake|Kohaku]].
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As the kanji in their name hints, the {{nihongo|Fujou|巫浄|Fujō}} are a lineage of priestesses (miko). Due to the [[Parallel World]]s setting, the Fujou family in ''[[Tsukihime]]'' are Psychic users like the Asakami, Ryougi, and Nanaya. But in ''[[Kara no Kyoukai]]'', they are a [[Magus|Magi]] lineage who specialize in [[Curse]]s.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Misc|KNKTsu}}</ref>

Their Psychic ability grants a superior view of the world, by being able to peer into the world of [[Spirit]]s, at the expenses of causing blindness. The Fujou familiy in ''Tsukihime'', is a clan that has been passing down special abilities to their descendants through teaching of techniques and mystical knowledge like the Nanayas. While in ''Kara no Kyoukai'', they are an ancient bloodline of Magi who pass on their abilities through blood. They specialize in acting as mediums, but originally their expertise was the use of Curses.

Since the Fujous possessed other "useful" skills besides fighting Mixed-Bloods, they focused on those areas instead and survived after retiring from the Demon Hunter Organization.<ref name = "TMF"/> The family collapsed with the death of its last descendant, [[Kirie Fujou]].<ref name="encyclopedia">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|Kirie}}</ref>

[[Hisui]] ([[Hisui/Remake|Remake]]) and [[Kohaku]] ([[Kohaku/Remake|Remake]]) belong to a branch family of the Fujou that fell into ruin after the pair’s mother broke one of clan’s taboos, which is why the two girls ended being picked up by Makihisa Tohno. They possess the power of the [[Synchronizer]], to transfer their [[Od|Life Force]] to others through sharing of fluids, which was maintained and passed down to their descendants thanks to bloodline relations.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/Plus Period|Fujou+.}}</ref>

'''Known members''':
*[[Kirie Fujou]]
*[[Yasunori Fujou]]
*Hisui and Kohaku's mother
*[[Hisui]] ([[Hisui/Remake|Remake]]) and [[Kohaku]] ([[Kohaku/Remake|Remake]]) (''branch family'')

===Ryougi===
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Image:Shiki's grandfather.png|[[Grandpa Ryougi|Shiki's grandfather]].
Image:Shiki father.png|[[Mr. Ryougi|Shiki's father]].
Image:shiki mother.png|[[Mrs. Ryougi|Shiki's Mother]].
Image:Ryougi Kaname.png|[[Kaname Ryougi]].
Shiki-ref-4.png|[[Shiki Ryougi]].
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Mana Ryougi.png|[[Mana Ryougi]].
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The Psychic ability of the {{Nihongo|'''Ryougi'''|両儀|Ryōgi}} family is to create dual personalities within themselves. The Ryougi believed that the mastering of one skill would result in the abandonment of another, so they attempted to cultivate two personalities in each member of the family to allow for different skills to be learned by each. Because a dual personality was difficult to detect in society as compared to the ESP of other families of the Demon Hunter Organization, they were able to survive when the era of demon hunting ended. When a child is born they are given one name written two different ways in [[wikipedia:kanji|kanji]].

Their particular ESP of a dual personality is not without its drawbacks, however. The vast majority of the Ryougi became insane due to becoming unable to regulate their two halves within themselves and became murderous beasts, including [[Shiki Ryougi]]'s grandfather.

The ultimate goal of the family was to bring forth a child with the [[Origin]] of 「　」, nothingness. In order to have a dual personality split perfectly into two halves, it was necessary to have an empty "container" without any impurity. After countless years of research, they were able to give birth to [[Shiki Ryougi]], the pinnacle of their ideal. It appears that they possess a method to awaken the Origin of newborns, having done so with Shiki. The Ryougi also train their children in the arts of swordsmanship and self-suggestion, allowing them to become one with their weapons when in battle.

This family is apparently still active but no longer fighting Demons. They are now more like the [[Tohno]] family, in that they are wealthy landowners and represent Japanese upper class. The Ryougi have become a {{WPlink|yakuza}} family.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|KnK2ShikiFather}}</ref><ref name="LEMAv2c1"/> The Ryougi mansion has about 20 servants including the young ones.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|KnK2RyougiServants}}</ref> Unlike the Tohnos, however, they live in a large Japanese-style mansion surrounded by groves of bamboo. They have a second house in Tokyo which is also surrounded by bamboo.<ref name="LEMAv2c1">''[[The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II]]'' Volume 2: The Devil of the Wandering Sea (Upper) - Chapter 1</ref>

The family relationship is somewhat distinct within the family.<ref name = "Ryougi family">{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|KnK2RyougiBamboo}}</ref> The Ryougi household still observes the old Japanese dining traditions. In ancient Japan, hierarchical relationships were made readily apparent even within families. A dining table where everybody sat down and ate as equals would be unheard of. Rather, each individual is given their own table that indicates their status.<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|KnK2RyougiMeals}}</ref>

The [[Yakou]] family are a branch family of the Ryougi.<ref>''[[The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II]]'' Volume 2: The Devil of the Wandering Sea (Upper) - Chapter 2</ref>

'''Known members''':
*[[Shiki Ryougi's Grandfather|Shiki's grandfather]]
*[[Mr. Ryougi|Shiki's father]]
*[[Mrs. Ryougi|Shiki's mother]]
*[[Kaname Ryougi]]
*[[Shiki Ryougi]]
*[[Mana Ryougi]]
*[[Mikiya Ryougi]] (married in)

===Asakami===
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This family once had two branches; the main branch called {{nihongo|"Asakami"|浅神|Asakami}} and the minor branch {{nihongo|"Asagami"|浅上|Asagami}}. The Psychic ability of the Asakami family is powerful [[Telekinesis]]. The Asagami Family notably comes from a long line of shrine maidens who communicated with [[Divine Spirit|God]]s and the supernatural, and the surname was once spelled with the Chinese character meaning "deity."

The fall of the Asakami branch was self-inflicted. They worshiped the captured Mixed-Bloods as guardian gods, and their lineage became diluted due to the continued interbreeding with their own enemies. In the end, they almost became [[Mixed-Blood]]s themselves. The Demon Hunter became the Demon, such is the tragedy of the Asakamis.<ref name = "TMF"/>

With the family's main branch collapsed, their minor branch still exists, though now is only a business organization. It is unknown if the family bears any relation to the [[Asagami Private Girls Academy]] that [[Akiha Tohno]] attends but
[[Fujino Asagami]]'s father sponsors the [[Reien Girl's Academy]].<ref>{{#lst:Encyclopedia/KNK|Reien}}</ref> The Asagamis are a special case for they completly deny all of their former ways as Demon Hunters, believing that modern human society no longer has any need for people with supernatural abilities.

The [[Kara no Kyoukai - The Garden of sinners Movie 3: Remaining Sense of Pain|movie]] points out the difference by having Ryougi Shiki pronounce the name of the main branch as "Asakami" whereas the minor branch remains "Asagami". In the novel the difference in the kanji used is presented, but the pronunciation between the two remains the same.

;Known members
*[[Miyuki Asakami]]
*[[Hanefune Asakami]]
*[[Fujino Asagami]] (last known descendant of the Asakami family)
*[[Kouzou Asagami]] (Miyuki's second husband)

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