★Nirad Realm★
This is a universally uncharted pocket dimension that is corroding the current reality while being a medium for the Mothercore to raise it's Protectors. It is mostly referred to as a jumbled mess of lost civilization and worlds. And the most Knowledgeable humans call it The Bringer of The End.
★The Mothercore is a celestial body with more than half control over the entire universe. It was specially crafted by a God-Species called The Hands to become the last protector for their respective realm after their departure to The Void Beyond.★
★Realms in the Divine Pathway (in ascending order)★
- Dormant Realm
- Awakened Realm
- Evolved Realm
- Ascended Realm
- Transcendent Realm
- Sage Realm
- Legend Realm
- Myth Realm
- Half-God Realm
- God Realm
- True God Realm
★Realms in the Defiled Pathway (in ascending order)★
- Larvae Realm
- Gremlin Realm
- Warrior Realm
- Killer Realm
- Horror Realm
- Terror Realm
- Demon Realm
- Devil Realm
- Fiend Realm
- Cursed Realm
- Unholy Realm
★Parameters used by The Mothercore in gauging a CHOSEN★
[Name]
[True Name] (Conditional)
[Aspect Ability]
[Aspect Rank]
[Affinity]
[Realm]
[Rank]
[Soul Trait] (Conditional)
[Relics]
[Spirit Beasts]
[Flaw]
• The True Name serves as a sign of acknowledgement from the Universe itself upon an individual. By invoking the power of their True Name, these individuals can exhibit a tenfold of their powers at minimum and a hundredfold at maximum potential, essentially making them Cannon Bearers.
• Aspect Ability is the most befitting and most compatible esoteric art, The Mothercore deems a person worth of and grants. Or more specifically, it shapes the unrefined esoteric art within a person and creates a new ability.
• Aspect Rank determines how impactful an esoteric art is within it's sphere of capabilities.
• Affinity is the relative attunement of a person to his or her Ying-Yang element.
• Realm determines whether a person is on the Divine Pathway or the Defiled Pathway.
• Rank mostly specifies the stage in which an individual is in a Realm.
• Soul Trait is a very rare occurrence that manifests itself in a person even before they are CHOSEN. These abilities, although quite useless on a mundane human, still posed an unnerving possibility.
• Relics are weapons or accessories either given by The Mothercore for slaying a Defiled Pathway creature or man-made by forgers with aspect abilities supporting their profession. These artefacts are usually in different grades depending on the Realm the killed creature was or the material being used.
- One Star Grade
- Two Star Grade
- Three Star Grade
- Four Star Grade
- Five Star Grade
- Six Star Grade
- Seven Star Grade
- Eight Star Grade
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• Spirit beast are creatures an individual has successfully tamed into an obedient battle partner. It might consist both Divine Pathway creatures or, in rare cases, Defiled Pathway creatures.
• Flaw is a permanent disability placed on an individual by the Mothercore. Although the Gods had allowed The Mothercore to help awaken Man's dormant esoteric arts, they were still an insecure bunch. What would happen if they returned and was met with opposition from new God's that could rival them? Because of this, the Flaw, no matter which one, stops a person from becoming a True God.
★Trials required to advance in the Divine Pathway★
- Dormant Trial: It consists of an illusion created by The Mothercore in relation to a scene in the distant past of any planet. By surviving through, the individual would successfully become a Dormant Human.
- Awakened Trial: A month after the Dormant Trial, they are forcefully transported to the Nirad Realm. And there, they would be subjected to the harshness and horror of that realm. The only way of passing the test was by finding a unique construction or stronghold and then conquering it by slaying the Creature guarding it and branding the building's rune in their names. Or most times by reaching a claimed stronghold.
- Evolution Trial: At any given time after the saturation of one's core, an individual can decide to take his or her Evolution Trial. This trial is more physical as it consists of one particular event that defers by each person.
- Ascension Trial: This trial involves an individual or a group changing the course of events in the past by a large scale without any prior knowledge of the event or how it was supposed to progress.
[Further information would be provided as the Novel progresses]