1. General
Magical energy serves one purpose above all, the protection of the central planes from the influence of demonic energy. In this, magical energy acts as an intermediate step, so to speak, and a weakened form of demonic energies, inhibiting and reducing their destructive influence in order to preserve the structure of reality. To fully understand how exactly this works, a look at the process of dying must be taken. When a living being passes away, its life energy dissipates and a kind of bundle of mind energy, life energy and the soul is created. This bundle is picked up by the grim reapers and transferred to the afterlife. Here, this afterlife, the demonpath, forms a kind of mirror image of the living world, which is formed of demonic energy instead of life energy.
Thus, the transfer of living power to dead power is a natural process and one intended by the natural order. The opposite, however, that is, bringing dead energy back into the living world was never intended and is contrary to natural principles. When the Lost Ones worked on the creation of magic and thus brought forth the worldshrines, they probably did not realize how much they were disturbing the natural order of the world, nor whether the creation of magical energy was thus their work or a natural reaction of Terria to preserve itself. However, magical energy, a kind of less radical, energetic structure emerged from the demonic energy before it returned to the central planes and manifested in the bodies of the mages, where new life energy was formed from the magical power.
Although it is mostly said that no demonic energy can enter Terria, this is not entirely correct. Inherent in every breath of magical energy are tiny amounts of demonic power that reach the central planes, but fortunately can mostly be dissipated and neutralized there. Still, in some cases it can cling, leaving behind traces like the demonplague.
2. Activating and structural magical energy
Interestingly, magical energy does not have the capacity to form its own structural energy, but it attaches itself to the structural templates of other energies, as does natural energy. Here it should already be mentioned that magical energy exists almost exclusively within the bodies of mages or magical beings. Within these bodies, magical energy animates both the bubbles of structural life energy and the filaments of structural mind energy. Here, magical energy can be imagined as considerably denser than other forces, which is why more of it fits into the bubbles than with other energies. This leads to a kind of overloading of the body's own cells, which increases all physical and mental attributes, but especially in the early days brings severe physical limitations.
At this point, it is worth mentioning the most important property of magical energy, its ability to imitate. Within the body of a living being, magical energy will completely imitate the functioning of life energy, replacing a scant 60% of this power in the body. The same applies to the consciousness of the living being, where also about 60% of the former mind energy is repelled from the body and replaced by magical energy, which copies and takes over its tasks. Due to its higher density, magical energy primarily increases all capacities of the bearer, but it also has a huge disadvantage. Since it fills such a huge portion of the body, it becomes vital to the wearer and there are no natural reflexes that prevent overusage. Excessive consumption of magical power can thus lead to the death of the mage. Likewise, it can also tear his mind apart.
If we now consider the leaving of magical energy from a body, what is called magic is formed, that is, the conscious use at which the second important characteristic takes effect, the talent for transformation into life energy. Magic energy literally strives to be transformed into life energy, but it is not bound by the ordinary natural laws of life energy. Thus, life energy generated by magic can continue to hold the supernatural properties of other energies. Here it becomes likewise however again part of the living world and part of a cycle from life and death, if it passes away and from it new demonic energy is born.
3. Free magical energy
Like all other energies, magical energy can be released as raw manipulation or as purpose manipulation. As a raw manipulation, it most often appears with a bluish tint and resembles a mixture of a lightning bolt and a stream of water. In most cases, both its taste and odor are described as a mixture of bitter and sweet. As an purpose manipulation, magical energy is significantly more difficult to detect, as it will mimic and appear as life energy. However, even the most powerful mages are unable to completely strip a spell of all of its magical energy. Thus, while all purpose manipulation spells will be composed of structural life energy and will also be partially filled with activating life energy, they will also be largely infused with activating magical energy. In addition, many spells are not blessed with permanence, but dissolve after their effects end. In this process, the magical "core" is expelled as free energy. This free magical energy not only has ten times the mutation potential of natural energy, but also has an amazing lifespan. In a sense, it appears as a bundle, which sacrifices its own parts in order to guarantee the life span of other fragments in the long run, whereby magical energy has more than enough time to bind itself to matter. This establishes one of the main problems with the use of magical energy.
Similar to the way the body of other living beings repels life energy in the form of the shore, the body of a mage also repels magical energy that the body can no longer store. This repulsion, thanks to the life span, accumulates in the environment and in the long run leads to the problems that nowadays, thanks to the Goddess, receive the necessary attention. The emergence of magical life forms, which in turn increase the amount of magical power in the environment, and the demonplague, to name just two of the problematic issues. We already know that magical energy cannot be completely removed from this process, not a single mage in the hundreds of years of our history has been able to completely convert any residue of magical power into life energy. This should make us realize that while magic was a necessary step in bringing humanity to its present point, it is also something we must get rid of. A remnant of a terrible past that we must no longer bind ourselves to.— Zetos
4. Frequency
Magical energy is assigned to the frequency range -2500 to -1500, and is thus found between lower frequency demonic energy and higher frequency natural energy. This means, magical energy harbors a high potential for mutation, especially towards the distant mind energy, but also life energy is strongly influenced by magical powers, which accounts for the existence of the magical beasts.
5. Demon fragments
Demon fragments are minor amounts of demon energy that persist within magical energy. While magical energy is primarily responsible for the creation of magical beasts, the fragments of demon energy within it contribute significantly more to the demonplague and other manifestations of demonic power. Getting rid of these fragments is as impossible as completely transforming magical energy into life energy.
6. Enablers
Enablers of magical energy are called mages and have the ability to channel and unleash magical energy in the form of magic. In addition, the magical energy strengthens their bodies beyond that of ordinary people. The same is true for their spirit and mind. In return, however, mages must pay close attention to the budget of their magical energy, as overconsumption brings them considerably more devastating consequences than other enablers.
7. Magical consciousness
A special property of magical energy should be emphasized at this point, even though its existence is still highly disputed today. Magical energy is said to have a form of its own consciousness. This own consciousness is generally considered to exist, but its exact definition is not clear. According to one theory, a separate consciousness for magical energy arises from the nesting of magical energy into the mind energy and thus one's own spirit. In this process, a kind of separate consciousness is formed according to the conscious decisions of the bearers as well as from their subconscious and never expressed values. Another theory takes up a similar premise, but assumes all mages contribute equally to create a kind of consciousness within all magical energy.
Exactly what is true is unclear to this day, but it contributes significantly to magical energy as a whole, for the conecptions within a mage will determine the specifics of his magic. Some mages may assume they have chosen their specific powers, but in reality their magic chooses them and it also gives birth to their specifications. Thus, two people can acquire the arts of fire magic through magical energy. One of them understands fire as a force of destruction and thus his magic also reflects this understanding. It will rage and roar, burn and ruin. For the second mage, fire is a force that burns out wounds and brings purification, accordingly his fire magic will tend more in that direction. His flames while retain destructive powers, but will burn hotter and more destructive towards unholy creatures and might even spare the innocent.
8. Tymidian-mutation
In the case of magical energy, the tymidian mutates along the ordinary nervous system and, in a sense, overgrows it with threads of magical power. This is equivalent to the replacement of activating life energy with magical energy along these filaments. In this process, a massive reinforcement of the nervous system forms at the position of the demon scar. Most mages are extremely hypersensitive along this scar. The tymidian especially increases in intensity along the hands and arms, which is why the discharge of magical forces mostly occurs through these extremities.
9. Discovery
Magical powers were firstly discovered in the year 0 otna. when the world shrine was found by the people that would later form the magic council. However at this point the power was not understood as an energy. Only in the year 42 otna during the magical upheavel in the second human freedom war humanity became aware of the energies. Simultaneously with the life energy that basically can be found everywhere magical energy became the first known energy.
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This is an awesome read. I like how magic was the world's natural self-defense. Against the people going against death and the natural order of the world or them trying to make magic. Very cool