> "A complex story deserves a clear world. Let me guide you."
Before you dive deeper into Shadowboun: the curse of power, there's something I need to make clear.
This story doesn't take place in one single world…
But four.
Yes, you heard me right.
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🌍 The Four Worlds of Existence
1. The Original World
2. The Flame World
3. The Beast World (revealed later)
4. The Upper World (revealed later)
Let's break them down—for now, I'll only explain the first two, since the rest… are hidden behind the fog of war.
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🔹 1. The Original World
The place where it all began.
Yuji Kazehaya's home.
A war-torn, faction-controlled land divided into five elemental nations, each one locked in a cold war for dominance. What makes them dangerous isn't their population or weapons… but their Cores.
🗺️ The Five Nations:
Zeyrus (Wind & Ice) – Home of Yuji. Cold, militaristic, and strategic.
Marina (Water & Earth) – A fluid, resource-rich empire with deep ties to underground Veins.
Sarenya (Fire & Lightning) – Aggressive, proud, known for flame-tech weapons and rapid assaults.
KAIDU (Light & Nature) – Silent, ancient, and mysterious. Many call them the "Monk Nation."
Verin (Dark & Metal) – Feared and hated. Their warriors are brutal and often accused of forbidden experiments.
🔮 The Core System:
Each nation possesses 1 Core, for a total of 5 Elemental Cores. These floating structures radiate elemental energy across their regions.
Because of these Cores, people are born with elemental affinity.
Each Core controls two elements—meaning across the world, there are 10 total known elements:
1. Fire
2. Water
3. Lightning
4. Wind
5. Ice
6. Earth
7. Dark
8. Light
9. Nature
10. Metal
These elements define warfare, culture, and survival. Each Core is also linked to Energy Veins—underground sources of power.
That's why wars erupt frequently: controlling a Vein means controlling the battlefield.
Yuji comes from Zeyrus, where Wind and Ice are seen as elite elements.
But even in a nation of power… some elements are considered forbidden.
Dark… is one of them.
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🔥 2. The Flame World
You've just entered it recently in the story.
This world is not bound by elemental Cores—but by a single force:
> Flame Cultivation.
It's vast. Larger than the Original World. And far more advanced in some ways.
Here, there are 10 Major Flame Nations, and over 500 minor nations under their influence.
The most powerful of the 10 is Xina, where Yuji, Aika, and Ryen currently are.
Instead of being born with elements, people in the Flame World cultivate their inner Flame, training through an internal spiritual ladder.
Unlike the ADM Rings and EB system of the Original World, here power is earned through meditation, combat, and gathering Flame Energy (FE).
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🌌 The Hidden Worlds: Beast & Upper
I won't say much yet.
But know this—
There are two more worlds you haven't seen.
One is wild and primal, where beasts rule the mountains and sky.
The other is cosmic and divine, where rules break, and legends are born.
They exist beyond the Veins.
Beyond the Flame.
And when Yuji reaches them…
Nothing will ever be the same again.
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🧠 Why This Matters
You're not just reading a story.
You're entering a universe built on war, betrayal, elemental science, spiritual cultivation, and survival.
Each world has its own system.
Its own rulers.
Its own dangers.
So when the battles get intense… when characters talk about EB, FE, or Cores,
Come back here.
Read this again.
Because trust me—this story only gets deeper from here.
— Hakiru 🔥
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