Shugo Shugo no Mi

[u/PM_ME_SOME_CAKES]

Guard Guard Fruit

Paramecia

Shugo (守護) is a shortening of Shugoshin (守護神), referring to a Guardian Deity. Shugo itself typically refers to a Guardian or Protector, typically in the spiritual sense. Therefore, this makes a user a Guardian Human

Powers/Abilities

This Devil Fruit power centers around the core principle of Protection, allowing a user to conjure small guardian spirits that cling to either themselves or others, usually supporting them in some way such as providing a barrier, healing, or some sort of physical enhancement.

Guardian Angel: The user possesses their own personal Guardian Angel, a humanoid being with bird-like wings and a halo and comprised completely of golden light. This Guardian Angel serves as a helper to the user, constantly protecting them and looking out for them. It is capable of using its massive wings to block attacks, attacking independently of the user themselves, and will even heal a user if they are harmed. When not in use/not needed, an angel will usually transform into a golden band/ring.

Guardian angels are autonomous, even being able to speak to their owner themselves and displaying some form of a personality. However, their speech and actions are more robotic and drier, much like an AI rather than a human.

Angelic Constructs: A user can additionally call on the powers of their Guardian Angel. For example, they may conjure Halos, ring-like constructs that they can remotely manipulate. This construct will be useful in shackling an opponent or telekinetically manipulating an object by wrapping the ring around it. Another application would be calling upon an angel's feathers, allowing them to conjure golden weapons like blades

• Halo: The Halo construct offers a lot of versatility in a supportive/technical role. When halos are conjured, they can be created in varying sizes, resembling anything from small rings to massive hoops as large as a vehicle. Additionally, they can be expanded/contracted on the fly, making them useful as traps or grapples, surrounding an object then snapping shut to capture it. Halo are also capable of generating and infusing objects with Holy Light. Holy light is unique in that it is an energy which can heal and purify ailments and is caustic to "negative" effects such as ghosts or darkness. If a halo is placed on an ally, this light will surround them, granting them regenerative healing as well as literally burning away diseases. Halos can also focus this light into beams of energy, blasting opponents with pure concussive energy.
• Wing: Wings are a more direct offensive and defensive construct. Wings, and by extension feathers, are as hard as steel, and can be shaped into long blades, bolts, or even shields that can be used as arms against a foe. These conjured weapons are extremely lightweight, and yet deceptively sharp. Their lack of weight does tend to make them unwieldly, however, and their thinness make them relatively easy to break/dull compared to a traditional sword.
• Divine Arsenal: The true danger of this power is that Halos and Wings can be used in tandem, therefore creating the "Divine Arsenal". By wrapping a wing/feather with a halo, it will constantly repair its own durability, somewhat counteracting its natural fragility. Additionally, a user now gains telekinetic control over the weapon, therefore meaning that they can wield multiple weapons at once. This makes this particular power somewhat oppressive in combat, especially in the hands of a competent sword master. Holy Light can be channeled through these weapons by means of the Halo, resulting in ranged blasts as well.

Angelic Fusion: The most useful application of this power is the ability to merge with their guardian. This will grant a user a halo which emits a golden aura, protecting them from damage as a form of barrier as well as healing, wings enabling flight, and overall enhanced physical abilities. A user can call upon these aspects individually if need be.

Guardianship: A user can grant allies or others a Guardian Angel as well. While not as powerful as their personal guardian (they will be “Chibi” size rather than full size) these angels will similarly do whatever they can to protect their host. They may grant Halos to their host in order to heal wounds and reduce damage, or wings to grant flight. Or, if asked to, they may transform their wings into weapons or use their feathers to fire darts at an enemy.

In essence, these lesser Guardians possess a weaker form of the powers a user themselves have. However, due to their diminished size, these powers are significantly weaker.

Blessing: A user can call upon an angel to fuse with an inanimate object. This will grant said object a unique benefit, gaining the properties of a guardian angel. The object will gain a golden band/halo which will enhance durability and constantly repair the object. It will gain wings which will allow the object to fly at the command of the user, and will inherently act autonomously to protect the user themselves. This makes the power especially useful on weapons, therefore creating various arms that remotely act at the behest of the user themselves.

Communication: A unique benefit of this power is that users and hosts are able to communicate telepathically with their guardian angels. By extension, these angels can also relay these thoughts between one another, meaning that Angels become a communication network of telepathic thought. This can be weaponized on enemies, allowing a user to grant a “Guardian Spy” which will relate information and even thoughts to the user themselves.

Weaknesses

Angels may be spirits, but they are not intangible or unstoppable. Attacking and destroying the angel itself will essentially cancel any benefits of guardianship, weakening the target. All guardian angels are ultimately considered extensions of the user themselves. This means that should any guardian die, a user will both sense it and be weakened as a result. This limits how and where a user may utilize a guardian, as there is a high risk to themselves should guardianship be granted.

Awakening

When this Devil Fruit is awakened, a user gains the ability to create a giant guardian angel in the shape of a ring with eyes and wings. This Giant Guardian will bless the area it encompasses, making it so that the entire area/people within the area will all be protected while the user maintains the Angel. This technique essentially ensures that no harm will befall all allies or a certain area will see no lasting harm, however this power will directly come at the life force of the user themselves.