gabagoogus

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Moi stoopid magic system

Magic, power systems, techniques, I personally find it the best part of an anime or book. Seeing all of the complex interactions is crazy. My magic system is called 

DIVINUM AUXILIUM

Of course, in universe, it goes by many names, such as Blessings, Divine Intervention, or simply, a Divine fortune or any other synonym. At its core, it is the act of a being from a higher plane granting boons or power to a being from a lower plane. This could be a god giving powers to a human, or even a vengeful spirit assisting a being with a similar goal. By definition, all power users in the verse fall under the classification of a “Warlock”, but it's not just guys in robes spamming eldritch blast, as it can vary greatly depending on the blesser and the user. The main granters of boons are as followed

- what would be considered a “god”. Most gods in the verse are more so personifications of a concept or universal law, apart from the original one, known simply as Yggdrasil, who upon spontaneous existence through fluctuating virtual particles, proceeded to personify the core concepts of physics and the world. Some notable gods include Aevum, goddess of time, and Vis, god of entropy and energy. This duo were the first beings created after Yggdrasil.

-Spirits. Anything from vengeful spirits not ready to rest, to spirits of powerful people persisting after death, to long lost guardians who have lost all trace of their time as a mortal. Any being with enough willpower can come back as a spirit to aid- or hinder- those still bound to the mortal coil.

- Fae. Fae are mysterious beings that travel between the branches of Yggdrasil and hop between planes. Most who know of them think they are all annoying and mischievous, but wise ones know that only the assholes actually show themselves to common folk. They give them a bad name. While not as powerful as gods, Fae give the most unique abilities to their hosts.

While there are some exceptions, these are the main granters of power. 

Inorder to obtain these powers from above, one must first die- or almost die. Being on the edge of death is like balancing a lightswitch. One slight nudge and you either live or lights out. This time is perfect for a deity to grant boons as you are as far into the higher realms as possible without passing through, so the connection is at its strongest. Keep in mind that only those with the highest “fate weight” are chosen. This value is either from what you're destined to do to the world as of now, or what you can possibly do if granted powers. This is like a betting game for the deities as they can only have one avatar at a time, so they must consider who to bless.

 If you are lucky, instead of dying, you will have a hazy and blurry dream of a silhouette of the deity coming up to you bringing you back to life. Once awakened, the avatar will have nothing but a vague memory of the situation, the basics on how to use their new powers, and an undying and deadly sense of motivation for something. That thing? Well, it's different for everyone. Some have a clear understanding of purpose, while others just get on with an “it is what it is” and the vague knowledge of whatever they do, they will achieve something.

Now you may ask, how do these powers work? Well it's simple… I'm just kidding, it's not simple at all. Divine aid is different for everyone, as every deity is different. You'll almost never get powers directly associated with your deity, but instead something adjacent to it, which you will soon learn was actually your deities power all along, just manifested in a different way. Example: Aevum’s avatar didn’t get time powers right away, instead he got ice powers, which was secretly just him slowing down time on atoms to subtract heat (as an atoms speed=heat), creating ice.

In Order to use any of your granted boons, you need what's known as primordial soup. After a blessing, an avatar starts to naturally collect primordial soup, and it is stored within the brain. Primordial soup is produced by beings known as sprites. Tiny spirits the size of a hamster that sit at the roots of Yggdrasil and feed off of it. They sit on the same plane as human souls, which is why it's easy for humans to gather it, although only avatars can actually gather enough for it to be useful. This is thanks to a strange region of the brain that grows after becoming an avatar known as the Phasma. This chunk of brain actually sits within the soul plane and attracts sprites. Primordial soup is this bright blue neon sludge that is full of universal energy. Even the gods need it to survive. It allows an avatar to have a clear connection to their deity, and henceforth draw from their power. It basically makes you have better spirit internet to facetime your deity, with your Phasma being the router.

 The two types of sprite are Magiums and Phages. Magiums are fat and round and give a decent and long stream of soup to the gatherer, letting them use their powers for a long time, but Phages are long and jagged. They quickly inject a ton of soup into the avatar and allow for quick and powerful bursts of power to come forth. Most users of divine fortune tend to stick to gathering one or the other, but you can choose what you want more of by changing hormone levels in the Phasma. It's good to have a mix of both.

Human souls are separate from bodies. They sit on the soul plane, which is one level above the mortal plane. They are still one being, but souls are slightly separate from the body, which is why some things only affect the soul. The only part of the physical body on the soul plane is the Phasma.

The following are two examples of Divinum avatars.

Omega is a strange and somewhat insane plague doctor who is the avatar of Aevum, goddess of time. Instead of getting time powers, he instead got the ability to manifest ice from the moisture in and around him (which is just him subconsciously slowing down time on the subatomic level) This pairs well with his alchemy, which is a completely different system in the universe that i will not be talking about right now. For other avatars, the only time they get to at least see their deity is in hazy visions and dreams, but Aevum instead shows up as a figment of Omegas imagination. She randomly shows up as a transparent veiled woman, and sometimes offers advice, although most of the time she just criticises him and asks way too many questions. Omega finds her really annoying and sometimes thinks she should've just left him to die. Only Omega can see Aevum, which makes him look extremely schizophrenic. After another death, the deity either cuts off their divine power, leaving the avatar to die, or gives more power. This phenomenon is known as a Deus Ex Machina, and allows them to use their “Magnum Opus”. Now at a direct connection with their deity, the avatar can now finally use the root power granted. Omega gained the power to slow down time by 99% and to use many new alchemical techniques, and most notably a technique known as “absolute zero”. This allows him to completely stop time and rapidly mess with time and age on an atomic scale, breaking down atoms and age things until they are naught but dust.

Hellflame is another avatar who instead gets his powers from Vis, god of entropy and energy. Omega and Hellflame are both part of a small squad of mercenaries, and are great friends. Hellflame, as you would imagine, has the ability to start and control fire, as well as go into a demon state, where he gets much better durability, and absorbs kinetic energy.

He utilises his powers well, by using the force of explosions to accelerate his limbs to speeds of mach 2. He also specialises in firearms, and replaces regular bullets with bullets made of superheated plasma, which he generates by chucking any random bit of metal into his guns and heating it up. He may not look like it, but he is just as smart as omega, and has a degree in engineering, (apparently). Upon receiving a Deus Ex Machina, Hellflame gains the ability to store kinetic energy. Upon storing enough kinetic energy, he goes into a state called

Kugelblitz, and becomes effectively indestructive for a few minutes, basically like Hakari’s jackpot from JJK. The aura around him is enough to vaporise glass, and he reaches speeds up to mach 3, enough to contend with the speeds of Omega while slowing down time. His magnum opus is called Oroboros, where he summons a giant snake made of pure universal energy and unbalanced nearby creatures and objects entropy, draining the life out of living things and causing inanimate things to be exploded to dust and even erased. (kinda like malevolent shrine)

Uhhhh yeah that's a bit about my magic system. It still has a few flaws. I'll go more in depth about characters and Alchemy in a separate post I guess, if people care.

I also need help coming up with the name of the mercenary gang Omega and Hellflame are in, but ill talk about that later.

Thanks for reading.