“It's the same one I use, right? Because, as I saw, it's identical.” said Eliah. “So, what's the point?”
“Yeah, uncle.” said Alaya. “It doesn’t even work for me since Eliah and I use the same system.”
It’s… different, completely.
“What?” both asked.
Well, it’s more or less like this.
“W-what do you mean by ‘more or less’?” Eliah.
Now, let's start with...
Well, after taking the written entrance exam.
“What?” asked Eliah.
“And what did they ask?” asked Alaya, curious.
Those are trivial matters.
The results were:
- James – 80
- Erin – 65
- Andrew – 60
“I can’t believe it...” Andrew said after seeing his score.
“Hehe... I beat you!” Erin teased.
“But at least you passed, right? Haha...” said James to Andrew.
“...”
The minimum passing grade was 60.
Well, after this, they took them, along with other new students, to a large room. There, they explained the most important thing: the Makt. What they explained there was more or less this:
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Natural Powers
These are the powers you can be born with. Most of these powers are like physical enhancements (like super strength, super endurance, etc.), but some are spiritual (psychic powers). However, these can also harm their users if they are born with such a power (like only being able to breathe underwater and having a malformation because of it). These powers can be trained, but they won’t be all-powerful.
These qualities are not just for fighting. In reality, you can also find them in common cases. In simple words, these are called “gifts.”
Besides that, these powers come from what follows.
Ginnreigin, Makt, Spiritual Power, Aura, etc.:
This is, as its name says, a “power” that comes from the soul or spirit. Natural powers are also called Makt, as they are quite related, but they are not the same.
Everyone possesses it, but to use it, they first have to activate it. To activate it... you just need someone to attack you with spiritual power, awaken from an emotionally shocking experience (this lasts a few seconds), have something happen to you in a dream (unlikely), or be born with a Natural Power... Because of this last point, most people born with powers can feel spiritual power.
Another way to gain these abilities is by using a piece of a metal called Luminium, or by using the mineral as well, in the case of Samantha... I added this last part for you, to give you more context. I’ll do this from time to time.
“Oh, okay.” said Eliah.
This metal was discovered nearly 150 years ago and, due to its nature and scarcity, it wasn’t made public, at least not until after 1920 when its properties were revealed.
It is mainly used to enhance your natural powers, but... due to its nature (spiritual power), you can also create new abilities (this is if you don’t have Natural Power). For this, one must impose restrictions on these abilities so that they function.
The aura is also known as “Heim.” This allows you to sense things around you, but the more you expand it, the fewer things you can feel. Covering your body with it serves to protect you, but... it’s not very good for that, although you can create a power that, when covering your body with aura, grants you benefits.
The 4 Types:
There are 4 types of Makt, which are:
- Invocation: “To invoke” ethereal beings or objects. It also serves to summon “Residuals” of energy, meaning ghosts or specters, to use for your benefit after making a connection with them. You can also invoke your own spirit, either willingly or using a Sphere.
- Emission: Uses vital energy and can give it shape. It can be combined with other types to grant elemental affinity.
- Alteration: Increases the strength, endurance, agility of one or more members. The base power of almost all. It also creates chemical reactions to generate fire, ice, etc. In other words... it alters a space to have the necessary conditions for those phenomena to occur.
- Control/Manipulation: Manipulates real or created objects. It is mostly used in conjunction with the other types. Though, when used alone, it is like telekinesis.
Everyone can use and mix these types, but some have more affinity with some than others. One can improve their affinity in a type by practicing skills of that type.
Makt users are also divided into three groups: normal humans, super humans, and prodigies. The power level is often measured with numbers as well. Approximate values, just in case, with the sum of all other attributes: Vigor, Resistance, Mind, Strength, Dexterity, Concentration, Arcane, Will, and Spirit. There were tools to measure all of this. The sum of all this was called Aura/Power Points.
Well, humans who were born without powers had an approximate limit of 256. Super humans, who were born with natural powers, 400; and prodigies, 512. Although these were usually born without powers, and improved more slowly than the rest.
In addition to managing the Makt for training, one could improve in it and increase the limit if, being a Makt user, you receive fatal damage, survive, and recover almost completely. But doing this to make yourself stronger was not recommended due to the fact that surviving fatal damage is extremely difficult, and it wasn’t worth it for the minimal increase you’d gain.
Another thing is that one's power can increase or decrease due to their mental state. Although many times it didn’t affect anything.
Also, some Makt users, who could afford it, wore catalyst rings. These improved their control over their aura, increasing its potency. They were somewhat expensive. Misaki had one.
And well, that’s all for now.
“What you shared kind of reminds me of something...” said Eliah.
“Yeah, me too...”
“Please don’t say it.”