—Sage Varn, Court of ????
Elgraad is a world sustained by three fundamental energies, flowing unseen through all living things and the elements themselves. Without them, magic is impossible. Life is impossible. These are the roots of all power:
The most primal and physical of the three.
Ki is raw life-force—born in the body, flowing through the blood and bones. It enhances the body, empowers strikes, and fuels physical arts.
- Martial warriors use Ki to strengthen their muscles, move faster, and fight longer.
- Ki Bursts allow users to project force, even manipulate pressure or weight through intense focus.
- Without Ki, a body is just flesh—easily broken.
Every living being possesses Ki, but to manipulate it with intent requires training, discipline… or despair.
The energy of nature—like wind flowing through leaves or water around stones.
Ryūki is what allows beings to control elemental magic: fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, ice, and even natural forces like gravity and magnetism.
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- It flows from the world itself, not from within.
- Mages with an affinity to a certain element can channel Ryūki through chants, runes, or will.
It is the rarest of the three to master—requiring not only affinity, but alignment with nature. Logan has no affinity for Ryūki.
The breath of the soul.
Reiki is spiritual energy, invisible and often misunderstood. It allows connection to the immaterial—spirits, memories, curses, and divine fragments.
- Spirit magic comes from reiki.
- Summoners and Divine Scholars use it to commune with ancestral beings or divine echoes.
- It's used to shape barriers, curses, illusions, and soul-based techniques.
Reiki is the rarest in combat, but also the most dangerous.
Logan has an immense affinity for Reiki. But…
He cannot use spirit magic—his soul is fractured, touched by Earth and Destruction alike.
There is a fourth form of power—forbidden, ancient, and cursed. A path that twists the other energies by fueling them with blood and death.
Blood Magic.
- Drawn not from the world or the soul, but from the sacrifice of life itself.
- Allows access to elemental or spiritual effects without affinity.
- Dangerous, unstable, addictive.
It is said that only a desperate soul with nothing to lose could survive using it.
And Logan…
He has nothing to lose—only a mother to see again, and a promise carved into his bones by a god who never lies.