What is a Highschool: Blood and Sorrow?

In the year 1965, a "Stigmata", as the scientists called it, began developing in the blood of new born children all over the world. Nobody could explain why, but they soon found out that this "Stigmata" wasn't a birth defect, but a blessing. Those with this Stigmata had powers of some kind, but the world began to refer to these powers as magic. The people gifted with this Stigmata could use magic and also use it to summon otherworldly beings from another dimension known as "Persona". This ability to summon a Persona gave those with the Stigmata the new name "Summoners". Everyone began questioning their safety though, and countries all over the world began limiting the Summoners, forbidding the use of magic in public as some magic was very dangerous. This frustrated a lot of Summoners, causing a lot of people worldwide to rebel, eventually tearing the world in two. The Summoner's Guild was then created in 1999 to protect Summoners and the world's population, catering to both sides. The Summoner's Guild put together strict rules, limiting the Summoners globally, something that a lot of the Summoners of the world were not happy with. However, the peace was maintained until 2025 where Summoners stood firmly for those that were unhappy with the Summoner's Guild rules. This separated the Summoner's Guild, bringing upon a Civil War that affected the entire world. After a year of extensive battles, in December of 2025, the side against the Summoner's Guild were overwhelmed, forced into into submission. After they surrendered, those that allied themselves with the bad side were imprisoned in their respective countries.

Highschool: Blood and Sorrow is a story about Rauda Ishimaru, a 15 year old high school student, and his 5 friends and the experiences they face as Summoners in the somewhat near future. The year is 2045 and all nations in the world seem to be at ease for the time being. But when a new enemy arrives and threatens to end the world as we know it, the Summoner's Guild must intervene and Rauda and his friends are caught right in the middle.