Watch of Frozen Eras: An ancient artifact researched in detail by team GT-00263, invented by the entity known as 'The Creator'. The artefact's detailed research was aided by several mages from teams GT-00255 to GT-01255. The artefact, as expected, worked on the principals made use of by mages, using magic circles and circuits to convert energy into a barrier, covering the entirely of a singular world and slowing time to a stand still within it.
After extensive experimentation it was found the time can be frozen for five hours at max. A cooldown of one second is added for every minute above one hour in the watch's use, under that time limit there is no requirement for cooldown. As all time measuring equipment also stop working once the watch is used, it required a selection of individuals who could predict time to the precise milliseconds, a skill found in very few individuals, to discover the accurate limits. After a hundred and forty eight attempts the group of two hundred fifty individuals reached the final and precise time limits.
The magecraft stored in the pocket watch is responsible for creating a barrier and applying a specific command to the barrier, this command is stored in the pocket watch with the help of a soul-bind, linking the soul of 'The Duke', The Empress' oldest sister, to the pocket watch to use and amplify her abilities. Due to the characteristics of the soul-bind, the watch's abilities also continued to grow as The Duke grew stronger, all except the time limits and cooldowns.
There have only been three known users of the watch in its history, the mage association who first discovered the peculiar watch after The Creator discarded it, the king who acquired it from the aforementioned mage association, and The Duke herself, coming into possession of the watch after a great deal of time.
The fundamental functioning of the watch uses The Duke's Time Manipulation, manipulating Time Energy and passing it through a series of dense mana fields before dispersing it throughout the entire world. It causes a chain reaction, as the flow of Time Energy is meant to be constant throughout a world. The Time Energies of the two different densities mix and balance, creating a certain period when the Time Energy's flow is disrupted. The watch when in use serves to maintain this disruption.
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A secondary protective barrier of the pocket watch shields the user from this effect by applying low-level Reality Manipulation [Rank: SB+], inherited from the connection to The Empress. The Duke herself however, does not require the barrier, neither do The Empress or The Shadow.
Artefact Level: SE+
Artefact Toughness: Unbreakable
Usage Requirements:
Energy Manipulation: AA+
Energy Capacity: SH
Time Affinity: SY+
Weakness: Entities capable of manipulating Reality, Shadow, and Space, are immune to the effects. The effect can be resisted by certain pacts. Entities stronger than the user are immune to the effects (applicable only when both entities are above Rank: AS+).
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Soul Seer's Eyes: Special eyes which allow the wielder to observe the soul of all life, excluding a vast majority of plants and microbiology. These are not classified as Demonic, Angelic, or Chaotic, due to not being acquired either of the three means. Little is understood by others as the effects of these eyes can not be replicated through any means, not even through Advanced Reality Manipulation [Rank: Calamity (>SS++)].
According to The Empress the functions of the eyes changed over time, having started out simple in her first life to fit her understanding of existence. They grew more complex through time as The Empress' understanding of existence grew. The real function of the eyes is to observe the flow of Chaos and Curse Energy inside one's body, flowing through a being's soul. It allows The Empress to acquire a general idea of one's thoughts, body movements, their entire life till that point, their nature, and their abilities.
The Soul Seer's Eyes in simple terms allow for a much higher level of Mind Reading, Movement Reading, the skill Appraisal, and allow for a much more accurate and advanced use of Reality Manipulation, along with precise use of Soul Manipulation.
Ability Level: Celestial (>SS++)
Artefact Toughness: Exist as long as The Empress possesses sight.
Usage Requirements: None
Weakness: Do not work on entities without a soul (entities of robotic origin and certain kinds of summons, such as Shadows). Incapable of functioning on an entity in the Absolute Calm state.
Known Users: The Empress