Important information (spoiler warning)
It will be updated as the world-building expands throughout the story.
This Earth is not the same as ours. It is one touched by the Essence Record.
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Essence Record
The Essence Record is a mysterious phenomenon that appeared without warning across the entire planet. No one knows whether it has any physical form or if it's simply an intangible structure—a system that transcends the limits of human understanding.
What is known so far is that its main purpose is to push living beings toward evolution. The Essence Record awakened the energy known as mana—dormant for eons—and established a new order, granting every human the chance to grow and surpass their former limits.
The Essence Record does not enforce any specific path—it offers choices, leaving the direction of growth to the individual.
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Essence Power
Upon defeating an enemy, the Essence Record automatically absorbs a fragment of their essence and converts it into Essence Power—a pure energy of growth. No physical trace remains, but its effect is instantly felt.
Essence Power boosts a being's core attributes, enhancing their physical and mental performance and accelerating evolution.
The amount of Essence Power received depends on the difference in levels between the combatants and the nature of the defeated enemy. However, if someone repeatedly kills the same type of creature, or the strength gap becomes too great, the Essence Record stops awarding rewards—body and soul develop resistance to repetitive essence. This forces living beings to constantly seek stronger opponents and surpass their limits.
Regardless of combat, each human receives 4 status points upon leveling up, which they can freely allocate to their attributes.
Currently, it is unknown how the Essence Record distributes points to evolving animals, or whether their path fully matches the human system.
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Essence Crystal
An Essence Core is a rare energy nucleus that materializes after the death of a being. It is primarily used to evolve skills, break through Tier restrictions, and amplify abilities before activation. Under certain conditions, it can also be used to create or upgrade Artifacts.
Essence Cores can appear after the death of any creature, but their manifestation chance is extremely low. The higher the being's level, evolution stage, or uniqueness, the lower the probability that the Essence Record will condense its essence into a Core.
This makes these cores among the most highly sought-after resources in existence.
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Skills: Types – Tiers – Classification – Evolution
TYPES:
There are three types of skills: Passive, Active, and Special.
At the start, a human may learn up to 6 active abilities.
Active and Passive skills are acquired via Essence Scrolls
There is no limit to the number of passive skills one can possess.
Special Skills are unique abilities that cannot be obtained through Essence Scrolls or standard means.
They are innate, awakened under specific conditions, or activated as a result of racial potential awakening.
It is still unknown when or how one might unlock additional external skill slots.
TIERS & CLASSIFICATION:
Skills (both active and passive) are classified by Phase and Tier of Mastery.
Tier of Mastery:
- Novice
- Initiate
- Adept
- Expert
- Mastery
Example:
Writing Amazing Novels (Passive Skill – Phase One – Tier: Novice)
From weakest to strongest:
[Unclassified Skill – Tier: Novice / Initiate / Adept / Expert / Mastery]
→
[Phase One Skill – Tier: Novice / Initiate / Adept / Expert / Mastery]
→
[Phase Two Skill – Tier: Novice / Initiate / Adept / Expert / Mastery]
→
… and so on.
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Skill Evolution
Skills can evolve through the Essence Record.
To achieve this, specific conditions must be met, depending on the nature of the skill.
The difficulty of evolution depends on factors such as:
- The Phase and Tier of the skill
- The skill's type (Active, Passive, Special)
- Its overall strength
- Its evolutionary potential
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How Stats Work:
Health (HP):
Represents the body's overall vitality. Affects healing speed, recovery from injuries, and the effectiveness of healing abilities and medicines.
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Mana (MANA):
The amount of magical energy a body can store. It is consumed when activating many skills and spells.
If an entity absorbs too much essence from the world, their mana pool may rise faster than the body can support—leading to destabilization or even death.
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Strength (STR):
Affects physical power—based on how it's used, it may also enhance acceleration and striking force.
Example: Stronger arms allow for heavier blows, while more powerful legs enable explosive jumps and faster movement.
This stat increases physical damage.
DO NOT confuse it with Attack Power—they are related, but not identical.
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Agility (AGI):
Determines movement speed, precision, reaction time, and dodging ability. It also improves mental processing and reflexes.
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Vitality (VIT):
Indicates how much damage the body can withstand before breaking down. The higher the Vitality, the longer a being can fight without exhaustion.
Example: A novice may fight for 10 minutes, while someone with high Vitality can go an hour without major stamina loss.
Upon leveling up, all spent Vitality is fully regenerated.
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Intelligence (INT):
This stat affects both the strength of magical skills and the mana pool (amount and regeneration).
INT = Magical Power + Control + Mana Capacity
- Increases damage from magic-based abilities
- Raises maximum mana
- Accelerates mana regeneration
- Allows for control of complex spell structures
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Artifacts Grades:
Gray Box= Normal grade Artifact
Bronze Box= Rare grade Artifact
Red Box= Magic grade Artifact
Yellow Box= Epic grade Artifact
Blue Box= Legendary grade Artifact
Purple Box= Demi-God grade Artifact
White Box= God grade Artifact