NOTE: This is only a brief explanation that you can use if you want to know the system before it is explained in the stories.
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If you like to understand the concept of magic during the novel, I suggest you leave this page and go ahead to the next one ( I still will try to explain bits of the system during the novel)
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OK, here we go.
The universe where the stories take place is composed of 3 dimensions. Earthly, Spiritual, and Dreamlike (or Oniric).
The Spiritual and Dreamlike dimensions represent the order and chaos of the universe respectively while the Earthly dimension represents the balance. For this reason, it is intersected with the two dimensions. Humans and a few other species are the product of the 3 interactions between the dimensions.
For the sake of the lecture, I will explain here only the interaction between the Earthly dimension and the spiritual one. The Dreamlike dimension will have another intro dedicated when I’ll publish some stories on it.
ESSENCE
Moving on to the relationship between the Spiritual Dimension and the Earthly Dimension, we begin to bring light to the concept of Essence, a remnant of the spiritual dimension through which it is possible to establish a connection with the dimension itself from the earthly dimension.
If for the earthly dimension matter is the basis for the spiritual one this place is taken by Essence, which exists in innumerable forms.
The spirit dimension is in fact populated by beings formed from essence. In practice, a Spirit is nothing more than a complex and organized agglomeration of the essence. Spirits are present in all shapes and sizes in both the spiritual and earthly dimensions, precisely a spirit formed of pure essence and harnessed in a body composed of matter is known as the Soul.
The Spiritual world is composed of Pure Essence but its interaction with the earthly world results in remnants of essence associating with their material counterpart. (Example: water essence will be in proximity of lakes, seas, etc)
Each spirit passively and/or actively absorbs essence by slightly converting its properties according to its internal structure.
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Here are some rules that apply to souls:
* Most Souls have the ability to absorb and harness certain types of essences and form a complete connection with the spiritual dimension.
* Each Soul can cultivate within itself only one type of essence.
Pure essence breaks down into primary essence, consisting of the main elements:
* Water
* Wind
* Fire
* Earth
These types of essence are not capable of being used to cultivate a real type of path and can be used simply in the most basic manners (such uses count both daily chores or help for the technological developments). Some people may use the primary elements during a fight but they are not very suitable for that.
When the primary essences combine their result is the Advanced Essence
It happens spontaneously, although it is possible artificially for certain elements, that these essences combine into more complex essences going on to create unique elements.
The birth of these elements disperses new pure essence that will reform other such cycles over time.
Pure becomes Primary
Primary becomes Advanced
Interaction and utilization of the essences produce Pure Essence
Advance essence
The advanced essence can be divided into different sections. This depends on how the essences are combined on their own.
1 -Deviant/Common
In this case, primordial essence has accumulated on identical types over long periods giving rise to these peculiarities. An element can have multiple deviations, which depend on what way the combination between the essences of the same type occurred. Here are the main categories
Ice-Snow (Water)
Metal-Sand (Earth)
Sound- Tornado (Air)
Ash-Plasma (Fire)
Some types of Advanced Essence may have a sub-category in which you can specialize (for example metal can specialize in gold, silver, etc., this obviously takes away from the flexibility of the magic but allows a much more refined and powerful use of the single element)
2- Ethereous
In this case, the essences combine with each other by expanding or dampening their effects. The order in which these combine determines what type of element comes out. The potential is the same as for Deviants. Examples here:
- Magma (Fire+ Earth)
- Lightning (Fire+ Wind)
- Clay (Earth + Water)
- Steam (Water+ Fire)
3 -Trinity
Rarer case than the first two. Primary elements coming together are 3. Greater potential than the first two. Some examples.
- Explosion (Fire+ Earth+ Wind)
- Blizzard (Water+ Wind+ Wind)
- Mist (Fire+ Water+ Wind)
4 -Abnormal
These are called those types of essences that originated from the unions of primary and non-primary elements that still combine. Although one might think they are similar to the Trinity case, the difference is that some of the elements involved are Ethereous or Deviants, elements that have lost the original characteristics of their primaries and developed new properties. They have the same potential as the Trinity and consist of a Deviant or an Ethereous and a primary. Some examples include.
- Glass (Sand+ Fire)
- Lahar (Clay+ Fire)
- Earthquake (Earth+ Sound)
5 - Catastrophe
Same logic as abnormal but with higher potential than any other type. Formed by a Deviant, an Ethereous, and a primary (Advanced Essence cannot join with the essence of the same category). Some examples include.
- Storm (Lightning+ Tornado+ Water)
- Eruption (Magma+ Ash + Fire)