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Magic
Primary Magic: The Etherborn - Ethereal Barbardium
Secondary Magic: N/A
Caster or Holder: Lost || Caster
Description:
This magic has an origin so rare that the amount of magi having ever wielded this do not pass the number of 100, even though it has already existed for millennia. The most important source for this magic to take form is Barbardium, and the myths that surround its shrouded existence, as well as an affinity to the essence that runs throughout all of existence; Ether, to gain the power of Ethereal Manipulation through it. Some gain this rare honor through birthright, others through centuries of devout training, and the select few; those who get chosen by the essence themselves. The lucky Chosen Ones blessed by Creation itself.
So in order to truly grasp what Barbardium is, and how it was integrated as a part of a select group of humans, we have to go back to its origins. How Barbardium become a legend, and how said legend became part of humanity. How it evolved and became the source of magic it is today.
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Barbardium, a holy metal of extreme toughness that is capable of holding souls. Said to be unbreakable when used by the right person, and of unknown origin; a metal so tough that not even the Great Devouring Three could absorb it without feeling the burnt of said sacrilegious act. Barbardium was first discovered in an age where Gods and Demons still walked Earthland among us mortals, held by the great Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang. The Barbardium then had been refined into a mythical weapon, an omnipotent bo staff that had the ability to shrink, grow and expand as it wanted, and could carry an immense amount of weight, due to its own density, which made it incredibly heavy as well. It fell into the hands of the Monkey King Sun Wukong later on, who was the only one recognised by the staff, which was named Ruyi Jingu Bang. Sun Wukong wielded Ruyi Jingu Bang into battle against the Heavens, and even used it once Hell came to collect his soul, not willing to reincarnate. He defied Hell and wiped his name from the Book of Life and Death, as the names of all monkeys known to him. The Heavenly Kings and Jade Emperor, who were alerted of this matter, tried to trick the Monkey King, but Sun Wukong did not fall for it and waged war on them, defeat the entire forces of the Heavens. None could stop him until Buddha stepped in and was sealed for centuries. Given a chance at freedom by aiding a monk sent by Buddha, he joined the monk on its journey and protects him many times, at the end of the travels being granted Buddhahood as 'The Victorious Buddha'.
It is at this pace that Sun Wukong gave Ruyi Jingu Bang to humanity, knowing he couldn't protect everyone all the time. He shattered the staff and gifted the shards that came from it to people he found worthy, while hiding the core body of his mythical weapon in an unknown location. The Shards of Ruyi were of the original Barbardium and thus fused with the chosen humans's hearts, down-grading the holy metal to its Divine Steel variant in order to be wielded by them. Stories tell that its true form could be awakened, but the restrictions for it were too impossible; "One had to sacrifice their life in exchange for nothing, and when passing on Death's territory repeat the crimes of the Monkey King and scheme against Hell to reclaim their soul." If anyone could do that, the power would first erase the traces of its down-graded predecessor from the wielder's body, to then use the energy from said process and the user's retrieved soul to rekindle the Barbardium's true strength.
Kenna is one of those few descendants; a rare offspring that was found worthy by the Monkey King to receive a Barbardium shard upon birth. Kenna in particular already had an unknown birth-rightly affinity to Ether essence, having inherited both the Celestial genes and thus their power from her mother's blood, as well as the Demonic genes containing the Chthonian element from her father's heritage. Only due to the fact that these powers got usurped and suppressed by the sealed Barbardium didn't they exert their presence within her magic, up until the moment she died. The magic got released when Kenna withstood Death and reclaimed her soul, overflowing her body with Ether essence that overwrote her old magic with that of the Ethereal Manipulation and the awakened Barbardium, creating the very first Etherborn to walk the Earth again after a 1000 years. Through her Barbardium, which was riddled with souls, and the help of her Ethereal Manipulation, Kenna can now converse with the dead and their souls, or in some cases use them as fuel for her spells, yet usually sticks with using the ether essence or Barbardium seperately. In some cases both can be combined into one more potent spell.
Strengths:
- Due to Nether and Aether being present within the Ethereal Manipulation, Kenna will deal more damage to those that harness Nether and/or Aether Manipulation in any way, dealing 1.5x more damage when using spells of the Ethereal or Ether sort.
- Through Soul Manipulation can converse and use the souls of the dead in and outside battle.
- This magic gives her a physical superiority over others regarding raw strength, and makes it easier to take hits of higher-ranked spells without getting stunned or thrown back.
Weaknesses:
- Cannot lift a hand against those who carry the Monkey King's Descent lineage with this magic ever.
- Due to the Nether and Aether elements being present within the Ethereal Manipulation, Kenna will get more damage from those that harness Nether or Aether Manipulation in any way, getting 1.5x more damage from said spells.
- Barbardium can be eaten by Slayers that hold the light/holy or steel element, as it is a holy metal.
- Kenna is more susceptible to mind effecting spells, making it hard for her to maintain the right balance of mind that is needed to use the magic.
Lineage:
- Gingerbread Man:
Gingerbread Man
Description: "Run and run as fast as you can. You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man."
Know the story of the Gingerbread Man? That obnoxious little dough stain that always runs faster than anyone else, running so fast that no matter how fast people try to run, they can never catch him. Until one man caught him of course. In a confrontation with this little prankish devil after a promise to the people to take him down, this man, whose name faded from history, chased him down for 7 years, 7 months and 7 days, around the world and through time and space, until one day, he did the impossible and caught the little guy purely based on his own speed, rather than relying on the cunning that the fox in the classic utilized. The tremendous feat that broke the impossible resulted in the creation of a legend and the power behind this legend gave those of this man's blood supernatural agility and speed, but with a twist. Reenacting the chase that gave them this power, users of this ability have Absolute Speed.
"Run and run as fast as you can. You can't escape me, I'm the Gingerbread Man."
Ability: Absolute Speed, the world's most powerful speed ability. It is an ability not based on adding just raw speed to the user, but on comparing the user's speed against the speed of the opponent the user is fighting. As a result when this ability is active, no matter the speed or reflexes of the opponent, the gingerbread man user is always faster. ALWAYS. Not even light-speed can keep up, but being able to exceed it would depend on the rank of the user. When used, the spell adds the speed of the fastest opponent/projectile in the field to their own, making them always dominant in the speed factor but has no effect if nothing is moving.
Usage: Moving so fast however may break one's body, especially when the opponent is much faster than your base speed. Thus, the limit for users is 2 uses per thread, lasting 1 post each, with 6 post cool down. The user's rank also limits the max speed their still human bodies can take, with bullet-speed (1200 m/s) as the limit for C-rank and below, Mach 100(34000 m/s) for B-rank, lightning(6000 km/s) for A-rank and light(300,000 km/s) for S-rank or higher.
The user is reduced in speed by 50% after using this and feels exhausted, both for 5 posts (reducing by 10% per post)
Unique Abilities:
- Underworld Lordship - Kali Yuga (domain) || Having challenged and defeated Death in his own game, Kenna's been allowed to reclaim her soul and has been awarded this unique passive ability. 'Underworld Lordship - Kali Yuga' allows her to call upon the souls of other deceased and command them without fail through her Barbardium heart; as thus, other soul-based users, and even soul slayers aren't able to absorb the souls she commands within a 15 meter perimeter of any Barbardium of her making. This includes herself, as her heart contains Barbardium as well. This perimeter grows by 5 meters per rank above D.
- Transcended Strength || A passive granted through the Ethereal essences in this magic. In order to perfectly handle Barbardium, which weight and density cannot be overthrown. Although Kenna's body is still as mortal as can be, the Ether essence grants her strength to surpass the mortal limits and transcend to that of myths. At D-rank she can handle up to 500kg without even batting an eye, with the weight she can handle tripling every time she ranks up. This insane amount of power can only be felt by others during physical and melee combat. Melee attacks do 50% more damage to people of the same rank, 25% to any higher ranked and 75% to those of lower rank, and are otherwise used for cosmetic purposes.
- Unyielding Spirit || A passive ability that enhances the durability of all defensive spells, allowing Kenna to defend against spells that are one rank higher than hers or allow her to take one extra hit of a same-ranked spell. Eg. One D-rank spell can defend against 1 C-rank spell, or 3 D-rank spells. (Has a three turn cooldown per use when used to defend against a spell one rank higher than hers.)
- Ethereal Synchronisation || Having gotten accustomed to the flow of ethereal energy through her veins, the magic has started developing Kenna's body to gain a defensive layer, allowing her a passive damage resistance of 25%. This passive resistance takes the form of an ethereal projection, making it look like she suddenly wears a metallic armor; similarly her left eye looks like it's flaring up with blue ethereal energy, while her dark hair turns into a ghastly silver color.
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