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[ Circe's Explanation ]
The Aether is a power that one could achieve if one survives death or a state closer to it.
To unlock it, one must be extra worthy and lucky to begin with, for none can unlock it without a great sacrifice.
For the Aether is a power that is produced by the Soul and Flesh, combined with an existing Mana Energy that one possesses, creating a new Energy that would encapsulate both Soul and Flesh as a whole.
Despite the great specialty, the Aether is weak to the Divine Power. For the Divine Power could easily vanquish, harm, and destroy the Aether like thunder zapping on the water. That's why when one achieved the Aether, it is ill-advised to face those with Divine Power.
But, there's a way for an Aether User to succeed.
Since this world of humanity is always attacked by monsters, then one could use the Aether to kill them since the Aether is effective against the monsters' Deviant Energy due to the monsters' Demonic Inheritance.
Like water that consumes the blazing fire, the Aether swallows the Demonic Energy's power, absorbing and also combining it, making an Aether User receive the Demonic Energies Natural Divine Immunity Antibodies that could work against Divine Power.
That's why, I believe that the reason the Black Shadows won against the Diviner's Gifted People is that the Black Shadows already absorbed too much from the monsters they've helped to kill, making them have great antibodies against the purifying nature of the Divine Power.
But still, the Demonic Antibodies wouldn't be enough, despite knowing the Deviant Energy is stronger than the Divine Energy. But after many Timelines, the Divine Energy in the current times had developed more immunity to it, due to the gods' absolute reign and prosperity.
That's why absorbing the Deviant Power and increasing the Mana in one's body itself is not enough, since the Divine Power mostly affects the soul through the Body, then one should need the energy that could actually empower the body itself.
The 'Ki'.
The energy produced from the humans' very flesh, builds strength slowly, making the body sturdier just like the very earth itself. With the Ki's help, the Ki could make the Aether more powerful to withhold both the Mana and the Deviant Power, increasing the Demonic Antibodies' capability against the Divine Power.
After all of the energy components are complete, then one could finally take full control of the Deviant Power or if possible, merged it with the other powers using the Aether to help balance and protect them from each other due to their contrasting nature.
That's the very properties of the Aether as well as the other energies.
The Divine Power is the most powerful now, it shines and illuminates the other energies, a power that could affect all, affect the flesh through the soul, like thunder, the thunder that empowers the user with full force that controls and creates nature around them, and the power that could also harm any other opposing energies of existence.
The Deviant Power is destructive, it works like a poison that corrupts the flesh through the soul, not only that, it could also corrupt the nature around them by the ability's very control over them, destroying everything like fire, the most harmful element that rivals that of thunder.
The Ki is strong, it works to build its users' strength and endurance, empowering the flesh to its best, making it more strong like the very grounds of the earth itself. A Ki also enables the user to conjure a variety of skills that could affect the opponent's body.
The Mana is relaxing, it fuels the flesh with a great breeze, connecting it more to the nature around it through the air that surrounds the user. The Mana is also as powerful as the Ki, but it enables the user to conjure a variety of skills that not only affects the flesh but also nature in the slightest bend.
The Aether is encapsulating and balancing. For the very energy is made through Mana that affects the Soul after its user survived death, a rare occurrence. Through the Aether, it could contain and encapsulate all the energies of nature like water that nurtures the land, suffocates the air, consumes the fire, and survives the harmful electrify of the thunder.
" That is how it works, all things had their properties and effects over the other. "
" Like the Soul that affects flesh and flesh affects soul... "
" Each energy affects the other and is balanced by the Aether... " Circe explained.
" Do you understand? "
" So basically Spiritual-based Energies does like this... "
" Divine Energy affects the Aether, the Aether affects the Deviant Energy, and the Deviant Energy affects the Divine Energy. "
" While the Natural-based Energies works like this... "
" Ki affects the Aether, the Aether affects the Mana, and the Mana affects the Ki. "
" I see... " Ragna says as he listens to this, realizing how much the Abyss Tower actually prepared him as he thinks more about it.
"( During my first time meeting with Twelve, since Twelve had the Mana, he subconsciously made me have it while the Mana had to be gradually eaten by the Yakan Curse. )"
"( Thanks to the Yakan Curse torture that kills me many times within the
"( After obtaining the Aether and killing more monsters, I gradually develop the Demonic Antibodies that prevent more of the Yakan Curse intervention, it gradually develops as I kill many monsters in the tower. )"
"( In the tower, as I met Galen, learning the Ki was the final step, since not only it flourished the Aether, but also increased the gradual development of my Demonic Antibodies, and for the last step... )"
"( Aphrodite's final Gift that was injected to me during the 'Aether Metamorphosis Ritual', which was the final step for the Divine Energy empowers both my soul and spreads to the body. )"
"( As I received it, and use the Ather to encapsulate and try merging all of their aspects... )"
"( Both Galen finally obtained the 'Black Spirit' transformation, that's how it actually happens, thank goodness I've met Circe. )"
"( With this, I think I know why also that Galen's transformation is not as powerful as mine, I simply forgot to teach him the basic ways of the Mana despite him must've had it from me through my Aether transfer during his first training. )"
"( F*k! How could I... )" Ragna covers his eyes, feeling regret that Galen fails to survive, which he believes might've been one of the things he forgot to teach him while he was still alive.
"( I'm sorry, Galen... )" Ragna regrets while Circe sees his face.
"( It's all my fault, if I see things more at that time, you'll )"
"( Keurkh... )" Ragna regrets while after explaining it all, Circe sees Ragna and begins to think.
"( No wonder he could withstand even Zeus, he's a great hybrid, no, a Chimera User of all of those energies, literally like a Chimera Monster back in the days of old. )"
"( The Abyss Tower is the key to this development, there's no mistaking it... )"
"( Other this happens by fate or this kind of thing was smoothly planned... )" Circe wonders about it while she was wondering, the scene changes into Ragna Twelve's part of the System Space as he used the
" Hmmm... "
" Hope all of this works... " Twelve tells himself that.
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Extra:
1. The Energy Properties in the Universe:
Energy Vessel: Soul and Body/Flesh
Energy Types:
1) Soul: Soul-based energy is a Controller Energy Type.
Energies: Divine Energy > Aether > Deviant Energy
Effects: Divine Energy > Aether, Aether > Deviant Energy, Deviant Energy > Divine Energy
2) Body: Body-based energy is a Conjurer Energy Type.
Energies: Ki > Aether > Mana
Effects: Ki > Aether, Aether > Mana, Mana > Ki
note:
'>' means affect not strong against.
Every kind of energy is unique in its effect, it affects the other energy that is weaker and stronger.
2. The term 'Hybrid' and 'Chimera':
Hybrid:
An organism or entity that is a combination of traits or features from different species or sources. A result of crossbreeding between different species or subspecies, resulting in offspring with mixed characteristics.
Chimera:
An ultimate hybrid creature composed of a combination of various monsters or even humanoid-like creatures forming a single body. The Chimera is literally the most powerful stage or status of a hybrid since a Chimera usually possessed the highest quality and quantity of its hybrid features.
These two terms are applied to both monsters, minor lowborn demons, or even humans for the things described earlier. The term classification itself is still vague since only a few people like Circe know such things, or perhaps more.
The known subjects (In the Current 1.111th Timeline) for these two terms itself are only Ragna, Yukino, and Adrian Waterson for now.
By their status, they could be classified as a 'Chimera' since they are beings with great mixtures of things within them, either born with it or obtained.