The ETM12 is a divine ritual. It was once called the Eto-shin Selection Festival, but is now called "ETM12" as a shortened form of "Eto-musume 12."
Zodiac Precepts[]
Zodiac Precepts are laws created for the divine ritual of the Eto-shin Selection Festival (ETM12). All participating Eto-musume must agree to them as they are the tournament rules. The ETM12 Executive Committee administers them.
Power of State[]
All divine precepts are established by the Conference of Gods, held by ETM12 Executive Committee of members chosen by the many gods, and must be obeyed by all Eto-musume.
The Divine Ritual[]
The Eto-shin Selection Festival (ETM 12) is a divine ritual in which all an Eto-musume invokes her right to issue an inescapable challenge to an Eto-shin, initiating a battle with a Sol/Lull at stake.
The Time[]
The Eto-shin Selection Festival (ETM 12) is held for a sixty day period every sixty years in accordance with the sexagenary cycle: with the goal of revitalizing Sol/Lull in the God's realm, the Eto realm, and the human realm.
Qualifications[]
The conference of Gods select 108 eto-musume and 12 Eto-shin to participate in the Eto-shin Seletion Festival (ETM12), granting them Sol/Lull seals as proof of their qualification.
Battle Procedure[]
Immediately after and Eto-musume invokes her right to issue an inescapable challange to an Eto-shin, and accepts the Eto-shin's conditions for victory, the battle for the Sol/Lull begins.
Prohibitions[]
If a Sol/Lull seal battle is approved, the Eto-shin determines the conditions for victory. Any falsehood, impropriety or danger to humans is forbidden.
Allowances[]
In a Sol/Lull seal battle or setting of conditions of victory, any Eto-musume or Eto-shin may receive any sort of help from a human, as long there is no danger to the human.
Continuance[]
If an Eto-shin loses a Sol/Lull Seal battle, her Sol/Lull seal will be transferred to the Eto-musume who defeated her. The Eto-shin may continue to participate in the ETM12 with a new Sol/Lull seal.
Revocation[]
An Eto-musume who loses a Sol/Lull seal battle against a Eto-shin will lose her own Sol/Lull seal, and her right to participate in the current ETM12 will be revoked.
Transferral[]
An Eto-shin may give her Sol/Lull seal to anyone whose skills she deems worthy; regardless of whether they battle. The recipient may then give the Sol/Lull seal to another, as well.
Ending[]
The ETM12 ends when any of the following conditions are are met: an Eto-musume collects all twelve Eto-shin's Sol/Lull seals, all 108 Eto-musume are defeated, or the sixty-day period reaches it's end.
Promotion[]
If an Eto-musume collects all Sol/Lull seal from all the Eto-shin, she will be promoted to a Eto-shin. The newly promoted Eto-shin earns the right to demote one Eto-shin to Eto-musume.
Precepts[]
The Zodiac Precepts protects the chaste souls of the Eto and govern the ETM12. Any Eto-musume who violates the Precepts will be judged by the Conference of Gods.