ETHER
A form of energy born from the thoughts of living beings.
Ether was the residue of the collapse/(big bang) — the memory of creation, a substance that shapes reality.
This means:
Ether = the blueprint of the universe.
Sorcery = altering that blueprint.
Etheric energy created from the thoughts of living beings that causes their bodies to have powers,adapt and change essentially speeding up evolution.
*Ether is but a name it can be referred to with various others including mana, life force, ki, chi, prana, etc. It depends much on who and where you ask about it.
Ether is awakened by taking a sweet drug known as sugar/ Nirvra.
The human body cannot naturally store ether hence the use mana drives/the second heart. A mechanical organ that stores ether.
There are atleast five known forms of power
known in the Twin Galaxy.
True sorcery
Fractures
Essence
Chaos
Overmana
True sorcery is the power used by the God Emperor and individuals close to his level or similar to him.
Its is characterized by a beautiful golden glow of pure cosmic ether with the ability to rewrite reality.
It is sometimes called the divine word.
Now fractures, these are interesting for they come in five different flavours or rather six(again depends on who you're asking)
The Terrans/ the six major races have access to higher forms of sorcery known as Fractures (power).
Fractures have three releases each race has their own interpretation of these releases.
The six fractures are;
Shards
Cress
Leak
(whispers)
Reach
*these powers cannot be used without the use of sugar/nirvra and a mana drive as well as mana disks.
SHARDS
Shards
shard is the higher form of sorcery (fracture) for old earth humans .
shard is usually a single or multilayered complex ability that is unique to every wielder though children sometimes may manifest their parents or ancestor's shard.
shard is manifested when an ether awakened human experiences a near death moment or deeply traumatic event.
The ether in their mind changes thier physical mind developing a shard.
it is difficult for a 'shard bearer' to gain more than one shard but not impossible.
runes , chants & hand signs can increase ones shard output aswell.
to explain a shard in question is difficult due to its uniqueness to a specific individual but they all generally work the same.
shards are powered by the minds , thoughts, as well as creative ether:
a sorcerer can use destructive ether where it is appropriate in their shard to cause its reverse effects. (Not always applicable to every shard)
stronger abilities of shard are such as the
break/kowasu, with the assistance of appropriate hand signs and chants causes releases of a powerful attack that can be only used once with the shard bearer unable to use their shard after.
a refractory period is required.
break falls under the releases of shard namely:
1)break/kowasu:a singular overly complex attack that encompases every aspect of a shard.
2)shatter/koketsu: the shard is released from the body as a being entirely composed if ether. ==a souls shard ==
-in this state one cannot use their shard only ether. Inexperienced sorcerers use this to learn more about their shard abilities.
3)shattered/fusion: once a sorcerer masters their mind and soul through enlightenment they can fuse bodies with their soul shard.
-they're powers and ether reserves are multiplied thousands of times over not just added together.
CRESS
Cress is the fracture that belongs to droidmen as well as living machines.
But the gist of it is that their fragment uses plant life to amplify them. kind of like the hornblest.
Cress is the ability to form a symbiotic bond with organic plant life , treating the plants structure as an external structure of nerves and muscle fibres.
Power source: creative ether is used to initiate the bond but the life force of the plant sustains and amplifies the user. Destructive ether can be used to cause toxic blooms and rapid decay in the connected plants.
Enhancements: chants are used specify biological function or structure they are intergrating with (eg root bind)
Releases (Higher Abilities) These forms require mastery and represent a shift in the Droidman's connection to the flora:
1. The Bloom/Kaihou (Break/Kowasu Equivalent) A single, complex command that forces a vast, localized area of plant life to instantly bio-engineer itself into a single, massive Arboreal Construct (a mecha-like siege weapon or defensive shield) that is operated by the user's mind. The energy drain is immense, requiring a refractory period where the Droidman cannot use Cress until the flora regenerates.
2. The Seed/Tane (Shatter/Koketsu Equivalent) The user's augmented consciousness is released from the body into a perfect digital/plant-based avatar of pure Ether. This Conscious Seed can travel through any plant life network and manipulate its host plants, but the Droidman's original body becomes immobile and vulnerable.
3. Arboreal Fusion/Gattai (Shattered/Fusion Equivalent) Complete, permanent fusion with a chosen higher-order plant-machine, multiplying all powers and Ether reserves. The user becomes a fully self-sustaining, mobile bio-system, effectively a demigod of flora and machine.
LEAK
Leak the fragment/ higher sorcery of the hornblest.
leak takes further the enhancement aspects of ether on the body.
Hornblest are a naturally large people standing at an average height of 9'5 and a weight 320kg.
leak is used to turn their ogre like frames into giants.
leak is the mastery of mass, density and kinetic energy.It allows the Hornblest to not just grow larger, but to instantly manipulate the density of their body, making them heavier than stone or lighter than air. Its origin is tied to the Hornblest's innate physical mass and strength.
power source Primarily Destructive Ether is used to compress and stabilize matter, increasing density and kinetic impact potential. Creative Ether can be used for controlled, frictionless movement or to create voids in surrounding matter.
enhancements Hand Signs are essential, as each gesture represents a mathematical constant or physical law (e.g., a specific angle of the wrist to invoke a particular gravitational acceleration). Chants are used to declare the required mass or density ("I weigh ten-thousand suns!").
(releases.)
Apex crush- a single, gravity-defying strike where the user temporarily grants their fist an infinite kinetic mass. This strike can ignore durability or armor but leaves the user physically exhausted and incapable of using Leak for a full day.
Echo of might-The user releases their physical aura as a towering, non-corporeal entity composed of pure kinetic energy. This Echo can manipulate inertia and momentum in the environment.
Colossal fusion-, absolute mastery over mass. The user can instantly shift their density from near-zero to neutron-star level. This fusion grants full control over their own gravitational field, multiplying their power thousands of times over.
WHISPERS
Whispers , the vallenian fracture.
-whispers enhance spoken words with natural ether which causes who ever hears their commands to follow them without objection.
Echoe: this release allows a vallenian's to create a perfect clone of themselves.
Screach:allows vallenians to mimic the facial features of other people and species as well as their physical attributes one to one.
Condtions-for use of these powers is some kind of erotic sensual physical contact with their victims.
Whispers is the ultimate sorcery of psychological manipulation and sensory rewriting. The core ability is command, but its true power lies in altering perception, identity, and memory. The condition of "erotic sensual physical contact" is a necessary step to harvest raw, emotional ether from the victim, which is used as fuel.
Power Source Primarily Creative Ether is used to weave the spoken word. The core power source, however, is the Sensory Ether harvested from their victim, which is used to power the advanced releases like Echoe and Screach.
Enhancements Hand Signs are used to specify the target's sensory input they are manipulating (e.g., a gesture over the ears to affect only hearing).
Chants are complex rhetorical structures used to build layered, self-reinforcing commands that are impossible to rationally object to.
Releases (Higher Abilities) Whispers releases are based on the ultimate manipulation of the mind and body:
The Vallenian Fracture/Haigyaku (Break/Kowasu Equivalent) A single, universally-compelling command that targets the victim's core identity or memory.
It can cause a permanent psychological alteration (e.g., making a warrior believe they are a pacifist or erasing a critical memory). The Vallenian suffers immediate, painful memory loss in return.
The Etheric Mask/Tsumugi (Shatter/Koketsu Equivalent) The user releases their Vallenian essence as a phantom composed entirely of sonic ether.
This Mask can possess a victim, using their Ether and base physical abilities (but not their unique Shard/Fracture releases). While released, the Vallenian's physical body is catatonic.
The Siren's Zenith/Danjin (Shattered/Fusion Equivalent) The complete fusion with the Etheric Mask.
The user achieves perfect, decentralized consciousness, allowing them to simultaneously maintain hundreds of Echoe (clones) and Screach (mimicry) forms, operating as a flawless hive mind across a great distance, multiplying their reach and power.
REACH
Gadsons use the fracture known as reach.
Reach is a fracture that prevents the use of any other form of sorcery/ether manipulation leaving them vulnerable but they can mimic true sorcery/god emperor powers at a weak capacity.
Their sorcery is highly dependent on their mentality in short the more they believe a certain thing is this way the more they get stronger or that thing ends up being reality.
Nature/Origin Reach is the power of absolute, self-imposed reality. It functions by the user's consciousness overriding the conventional rules of the universe with their own Conviction. The core limitation is that it initially leaves the user vulnerable to outside sorcery because their mind is fully focused on projecting their reality, not defending it.
Power Source The fundamental fuel is the Gadson's Willpower/Mentality, amplified by both Creative and Destructive Ether. The stronger the belief, the lower the Ether cost for the reality-altering effect.
Enhancements Chants are used as Declarations of Truth to solidify a belief (e.g., "This barrier is unbreakable by all things below me."). Runes are used to anchor a conviction in the physical world, making it harder for other sorcery or reality to override the Gadson's self-imposed law.
Releases (Higher Abilities) Reach releases are based on the ultimate projection of self-will:
The Gadson's Decree/Sokuza (Break/Kowasu Equivalent) A single, universally-true action or statement that temporarily imposes an Absolute Reality on the local environment for a few moments (e.g., "All Ether is inert for three seconds"). This law is undeniable by even higher-tier beings but causes catastrophic mental backlash, severely weakening the user's Conviction afterward.
The Truth Manifest/Shinjitsu (Shatter/Koketsu Equivalent) The user releases their pure Conviction as a being of crystalline light—a manifestation of their Soul's Shard equivalent. This Manifest can perform complex reality-mimicry, but the user's physical body is rendered catatonic and completely vulnerable, as their mind is fully externalized.
The Unyielding Mind/Zettai (Shattered/Fusion Equivalent) The Gadson achieves mental and spiritual enlightenment, permanently merging with their Conviction. Their ability to mimic True Sorcery becomes equivalent to low-tier True Sorcery itself. Furthermore, their absolute belief that they are invulnerable to outside sorcery negates their initial vulnerability, multiplying their reality-altering power.
*NOTE THE SIXTH FRACTURE IS KEPT UNDER DEEP SECRECY AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE KNOWN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NOT EVEN THE SIXTH RACE OF TERAN IS KNOWN TO THE COMMON FOLK.
*ESSENCE*
This is a type of sorcery used by Grimveil sorcerers.
Heretics who lie in wait beyond the Grand Spine.
Essence is essentially their word for ether.
Essence is energy born from thoughts related to death.
This energy can be used quite similarly to ether in almost all its functions.
Grimveil sorcerers naturally create an organ within their body that can store essence known as core or second heart.
The higher form of sorcery gained from the use of essence is the "resurrection".
A resurrection is a unique power to an individual gained through experiencing death and returning from the "road of reincarnation".
It as well grants the individual a transformation.
*not much is known about it by the Golden Moon.
CHAOS SORCERY
The power used by Iron Ocean mages.
A chaot/chaos sorcerer uses the rawest form of ether known as Chaos.
Some say this ether's natural original form.
*not much is known but within the records:
It is the manipulation of matter through the use of chaos energy.
*OVERMANA*
*Just like chaos not much is known but is believed to be the form of sorcery used by higher and lower cosmic entities.