The Asterisk War

== Summary ==
The school-city of Rokka-also known as "Asterisk." Here boys and girls of the Starpulse Generation all compete in the Seibusai-the "star battle festival," fighting for glory on the greatest combat entertainment stage of the world. Ayato Amagiri has just arrived at one of these academies at the express invitation of its student council president, but when he begins his career by making a dangerous enemy, his life on Asterisk is off to a rough start!
== Terminology ==
The Invertia: A mysterious disaster that befell Earth in the twentieth century. Meteors fell all over the world for three days and three nights, destroying many cities. As a result, the strength of existing nations declined considerably, and a new form of economic power known as "integrated enterprise foundations" took their place. A previously unknown element called mana was extracted from the meteorites, leading to advances in scientific technology as well as a new type of human with extraordinary powers, called Genestella. The Invertia was undetected by all observatories in the world, and the destruction it caused was actually much less than ordinary meteors, so the pervading theory is that it did not consist of normal meteors.
Integrated Enterprise Foundation: A new type of economic entity formed by corporations that merged to overcome the chaotic economic situation following the Inertia. Their power far surpasses that of the diminished nations. There used to be eight IEFs, but there was currently six: Galaxy, EP (Eliott-Pound), Jie Long, Solnage, Frauenlob, and W&W (Warren & Warren). They vie for advantages over one another and effectively control the world. Each one sponsors and academy in Asterisk.
The Festa: A fighting tournament where students compete, held in Asterisk, and operated by the IEFs. Each cyde, or "season," consists of three events: the tag match (Pheonix) in the summer of the first years, the team battle (Gryps) in the fall of the second year, and the individual match (Lindvolus) in the winter of the third year. Victory is achieved by destroying the opponent's school crest, and the rules are set forth in the Stella Carta. As the event is held for entertainment, acts of deliberate cruelty and attacks intended to cause death or injury can be penalized. The event is the most popular one in the world, with matches broadcast internationally. The IEFs prioritize economic success and growth above all else, so the direction of the Festa has always been driven by the majority demand of consumers. (This is why the fighters are students - viewers want to see beautiful boys and girls fight one another.) Some speak out against the Festa on ethical grounds, but under the rule of the IEFs, those voices have fallen from justified dissent to unpopular opinions. The cultures of the different schools veer to extremes, which is also by design, for the sake of the Festa.
The Stella Carta: Rules that apply strictly to all the students of Asterisk. Those who violate these rules are harshly penalized, sometimes by expulsion. If a school is found to have been involved, the administration can also be subject to penalty. The Stella Carta has been amended several times in the past. The most important items are as follows:
* Combat between students of Asterisk is permitted only insofar as the intent is to destroy the other's school crest.
* Each student of Asterisk shall be eligible to participate in the Festa between the ages of 13 and 22, a period spanning ten years.
* Each student of Asterisk shall participate in the Festa no more than three times.
Mana: A previously unknown element that was brought to Earth by the Invertia. By now, it can be found all over the world. It responds to the will of living beings who meet certain criteria, incorporating surrounding elements to form objects and create phenomena.
Genestella: A new type of human being, born after regular human children were exposed to mana. With an aura known as prana, they possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary humans. Genestella who can tap into mana without special equipment are called Stregas (female) and Dantes (Male). Discrimination against Genestella is pervasive social problem, and many students come to Asterisk to escape this. (The negative bias against Genestella is one reason why opposition to the Festa is in the minority.)
Prana: A kind of aura unique to Genestella. Stregas and Dantes deplete prana as they use their powers. They lose consciousness if they run out of prana, but it can simply be replenished with time. The manipulation of prana is a basic skill among Genestella, and by focusing it, they can increase offensive and defensive strength. This is especially effective for defense, which explains why serious injuries among Asterisk students are rare despite the common use of weapons.
Meteoric Engineering: A field of science that studies mana and the meteorites from the Invertia. Many mysteries remain pertaining to mana, but experimentation of manadite has advanced significantly. Fueled by the abundance of rare metals found in the meteorites, manadite research has yielded a large variety of practical applications.
Manadite: A special ore made of crystalized mana. If stress is applied, it can store or retain specific elemental patterns. Before the Invertia, it did not exist on Earth, and it must be extracted from meteorites. Manadite is used in Lux activators, as well as manufactured products developed through meteoric engineering.
Lux: A type of weapon with a manadite core. Record of elemental patterns are stored in pieces of manadite and re-created using activators. By gathering mana from the surroundings , they can create blades or projectiles. Mana also acts as the energy source for Lux weapons.
Urm-Manadite: A name for exceptionally pure manadite, much rarer than ordinary manadite. Luxes using rum-manadite are known as Orga Luxes. Urm-manadite crystals come in myriad colors and shapes, and no two are the same. They are said to have minds of their own.
Orga-Lux: A weapon using urm-manadite as its core. Many of them have special powers, but using them takes a toll - a certain "cost." The weapons themselves have something akin to sentient will, and unsuitable users cannot even touch the weapon. Suitability is measured by means of a compatibility rating. Most Orga Luxes are owned by the IEFs and are entrusted to the school of Asterisk for the purpose of lending them to students with high compatibility ratings.
== Powers of the Verse ==
The Asterisk War is a powerful verse with cast varying from Multi-City Block level and up to City level. In terms of speed, there is nothing to scoff at as well. Saya can fire incredibly fast Lux bullets in The Phoenix arc which have been calculated to reach Mach 23, and later down the line in The Gryps, the strongest of the character can keep up with lightning-fast opponents and lightning attacks placing them in the Massively Hypersonic+ range. As the series continues the characters and stakes keep rising, and there is likely far more to look forward to in the Lindvolus.
In terms of abilities, the verse varies greatly. From powerful Fire Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation to Precognition. There is also powerful Gravity Manipulation, Time Manipulation, different kinds of Poison Manipulation with varying effects, Intangibility, as well as plethora of attacks and abilities that can negate durability in various ways.
== Calculations ==
Julis Amaryllis explosion (Volume 1): 0.382134110787 Tons of TNT (Building level)
== Supporters/Opponents/Neutral ==
=== Supporters ===
*StorytellingDemonKing
*Godsatoshi23
=== Opponents ===
=== Neutral ===
== Characters ==
=== Seidoukan Academy ===
File:Ayato V3 300px.png|Ayato|link=Ayato Amagiri
File:Julis V7 300px.png|Julis|link=Julis Riessfeld
File:Kirin V2 300px.png|Kirin|link=Kirin Toudou
File:Claudia V3 300px.png|Claudia|link=Claudia Enfield
=== Saint Gallardworth Academy ===
File:Ernest V10 400px.png|Ernest|link=Ernest Fairclough
=== Allekant Académie ===
File:Ardy V4 300px.png|Ardy|link=Ardy
File:Rimcy V5 300px.png|Rimcy|link=Rimcy
=== Le Wolf Black Institute ===
File:Orphelia V6 300px.png|Orphelia|link=Orphelia Landlufen
File:Irene V3 300px.png|Irene|link=Irene Urzaiz
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