Mystica

Mystica is a supernatural substance native to to organisms on three specific planets called Hyphae, Apollo and Earth. Due to it being a rare source of power learnable by anyone, it is highly desired by aliens from other worlds and has forced technological advancements on lifeforms without this power. 
== Origin ==
Yuuziro states that Mystica was never originally a product produced by mammals who lived within the planets that had Mystica, to which she adds that plants and bacteria were the origins of the power. Hyphens did not originally have Mystica until they discovered the forest of Eternity, where they further discovered unique plants which contained an internal ocean of energy they did not understand. Yuuziro stated that this forest was created by an ancient deity known as Malvedà, who blessed but equally cursed the planet with Mystica. She goes on to state that upon the creation of the forest, animals, insects and archaic Hyphens discovered the forest and ate every fruit, every leaf and every plant available to them at that point in time. Mystica within mammals spread around the planet like a wildfire. Yuuziro theorised that the planet was most likely becoming the source of Mystica production, believing that the planet itself was absorbing the Mystica from the Forest of Eternity, and then spreading the stockpiled Mystica above the surface and into the atmosphere. She refers to her claim that Malvedà was the main producer of Mystica, and that she was initially intending to revolutionise colonies of organisms from far planets, specifically ones that she deemed as the most interesting. Yuuziro believed that the current state of the world was exactly how Malvedà predicted, hoped and wanted it to be. 
According to Yakèm, Mystica’s existence dates back to 997 Trillion Years ago, and further states that like the reality they live within, Mystica has been infinitely spreading. He believes Mystica isn’t limited to a planet, and rather, is omnipresent beyond the planets. And theorised that all Mystica has a source within an unknown place. His theories were proven to be correct, as it was revealed that an ancient deity called Kegèn had infinitely been producing an infinite amount of Mystica from within the very centre of their reality. As Mystica was the product that helped create the universe. 5 powerful beings manifested from a singular being and helped spread mystica throughout existence.
=== Overview ===
Mystica is the primary source for even the most simple Novae. Which are the names of techniques and skills used through manipulating Mystica. Through a vastly finite amount of methods, the most simple and used method is Hand Gripping, which is a method where a practician uses their left arm to clench their right fist, which should already be clenched. Through this, untamed Mystica can be channelled through the body and harnessed into controlled and accessible power. Mystica can be controlled and manipulated to create feats that would normally defy logic. Examples of these are walking on walls, walking on water, producing ice or casting dreams or illusions. Mystica normally isn’t visible to those who do not contain it unless it is produced in mass amounts, and when visible, it is a purple or pink colour. The amount of Mystica produced or controlled is dependent on how many Boundary Chains are destroyed, every individual with Mystica starts out with 30. 
Long after it had been spread by Kegèn, also known as The Origin, Mystica has become an essential thing to those who possess it, which may be an evolutionary change to the body. And when more than 80% of Mystica is burnt out, it can cause comas and or even death. When 100% is burned out, the user’s body undergoes an implosion. Three major parts of the body which channel Mystica the best are the Brain, the Heart and the Muscles. Each seems to react positively and safely to the use of Mystica. Users can expel chakra or launch chakra out of their bodies by shifting the position of Boundary Chains to create a flux of energy. Boundary chains can be seen as roots of mystica, as they spread all around the body of those who use it, and absorb the natural energy within an organism and in return produce Mystica within the body, specifically the veins, arteries and bones. These chains, contrary to their purpose of producing Mystica, also break down Mystica. The chains can be seen as a chemical reaction taking place, the strongest points of the body that are the result of continuous clashing between natural and magical energy. 
To simplify this, when an organism obtains Mystica or is born with it, Mystica tries to spread its way around the body to try and overload the body with energy. Natural energy, which is produced by mammals with a beating heart, interacts with Mystica and causes a clash. Two energies trying to overpower the other. These constant clashes cause the bursts of energy to happen within the body, which causes the creation of chains. These chains can often prevent potential from being unleashed but also ensure survival, and if all chains were to be destroyed, the user would immediately undergo internal reactions, which would last for mere minutes until magical energy overpowers the natural energy. Users of high mastery are able to control and manipulate their chains without destroying them, and through shifting the chain’s location within the body, it can influence how much energy can be outputted or used within an area where the chains aren’t present. It is implied that Mystica gets stronger throughout generations, and that one generation will almost always be superior to that of the last, this is due to the fact that with Mystica getting stronger, chains get smaller and weaker due to less reactions taking place because of the stronger opposition. Because of the chains growing smaller with every generation, it is believed those with Mystica will end up going extinct. But this is contrary to certain genetics, genetics thay are the result of adaptation, certain races or even groups of people as small as communities have developed a body with slightly more tolerance to the effects of Mystica. 
Mystica is a reproductive substance. This means that Mystica is able to not only replenish what part of it has been lost over time but also that it can increase in amount. When Mystica is left untouched, it is free to grow. This means that it’s only way of being stopped is through its clashing with natural energy. But it doesn’t take long for Mystica to overpower natural energy, which allows Mystica to continue developing and expanding until it eventually kills its user. As a way to effectively delay this from happening, people have been using Mystica in large amounts or simply used it a lot, this caused Mystica to continue replenishing itself rather than multiplying. This way of slowing down a possible death has lead to people engaging in interplanetary wars, people fighting not only to feed their greed and thirst for more, but to also save themselves. Certain races or species have had enough development time within 10,000 years to develop a faster heart rate, fast enough to help produce more natural energy to allow for natural energy to consistently clash or even overpower Mystica, people with these adaptations tend to live longer. Certain people are unable to contain as much Mystica as others. If someone with a positive X amount of Mystica were to try and supply someone with negative X amount of Mystica with Mystica of their own, negative X amount of Mystica would be unable to maintain the person with positive X amount of Mystica. Not only is how a body maintains Mystica is different, but Mystica itself is diverse and different, albeit the differences are insignificant. 
Natural energy alone is the energy produced by the rate of someone’s heart. An organism with a heartbeat produces an energy called natural energy, although it is in small amounts. Natural energy can be increased in amounts through someone’s emotional state, through the use of effective training on the body, through the use of a healthy diet and through the use of adrenaline. Users with natural energy have the ability to syphon the natural energy from other organisms as a way to replenish lost or used up natural energy. Which is extremely healthy for the body. Those with precise control over their natural energy are additionally able to manipulate how fast their heartbeat can be, although it can’t amount to those with a genetically faster heartbeat. It is also worth noting that natural energy has the potent ability of causing hearts to beat. Hearts that have stopped beating can beat through the use of natural energy. This is another reason why natural energy is necessary for the body, as while heartbeats produce natural energy, natural energy also helps the heart beat, both are dependent on each other, and without either, death is still certain. Additionally, natural energy can be infused with Mystica through the use of high concentration techniques in addition to having extraordinary skill in Mystica and natural energy manipulation. But when these two are infused, they grant a temporary large flow of energy to use, it is temporary because one would have to continuously pour energy into controlling these two energies to allow for a fusion to take place. 
Each Mystica user’s energy is different due to the fact that all Mystica is slightly different to each other. Because of this, detective type users are able to determine who is who simply based on their energy. The energy that’s detectable is also differentiated when an individual absorbs the Mystica of another being, absorbs another being or replicates the appearance of another being. Although when an individual copies or replicates the appearance of another individual, despite changing their Mystica, it doesn’t become the same as someone else’s. Mystica is easy to differentiate, when someone obtains too much Mystica or has used too much Mystica, they have their Mystica slightly changed. When someone has used up too much natural energy, that can also change how Mystica will be sensed or detected. Despite the fact that Mystica can change so easily, Fixed Mystica cannot. Fixed Mystica are Mystica with a sealed Mystica, meaning that the energy and power within them is sealed tightly within something, usually, these are weapons which Mystica is mainly used to help empower weapons. This is why Mystica-based weapons tend to never run out of Mystica, as they are a fixed weapon. (It is worth nothing Mystica can be transferred into inanimate objects such as weapons or any form of matter, well mastered users can then manipulate those things.).
=== Mystica Harnessing ===
Because Mystica takes time and a large amount of training to slowly develop and harness, the key factor of harnessing and controlling Mystica is to focus on small amounts, and learning how to control that small amount of Mystica and gradually build more up and learn how to control it once more. Which proves to be an effective method as the user is not overwhelming themselves or underwhelming themselves. In order to not use too much of their Mystica supplies, or to use so little amounts of Mystica that the technique flops, users have to use as much as I’d required to allow for a balanced drainage yet efficient use of mystica. If an attack needs to be slightly stronger, users can input slightly more amounts of Mystica into their techniques in order for them to either be stronger and more destructive or more efficient and faster. As mentioned earlier, one’s emotions can trigger how Mystica is harnessed, negative emotions typically create an unstable amount of Mystica to be produced, leading to imbalance and lack of effectiveness. Meanwhile, positive and neutral emotions tend to lead to a more stable flow of Mystica, which allows for Mystica to be produced efficiently and effectively. Throughout a user’s lifespan, harnessing Mystica tends to grow easier from ages 13-40, this is a time when Mystica has developed within the body sufficiently, meanwhile it hasn’t begun to cause damage by overpowering the opposing energy within the body. 
Typically, the level someone has in terms of harvesting their Mystica energy is ranked by letters. E being the worst and S+ being the best. 
Simple training variations and techniques for improving a user’s manipulation over Mystica are the Solitude Meditation, Flight Training and Levitation Training exercises. They are a good way to help grow used to the use of Mystica and help effectively balance out the amount of Mystica worth using. Handgripping are often used to not only manipulate Mystica more easily but also to help channel and flow it through a specific point in order to produce and launch Mystica more effectively. Additionally, this method of manipulating and channelling Mystica allows the user to acquire more patience, as it typically takes several months if not years to complete the basic control over Mystica. Users who are experienced or naturally gifted in the skill of manipulating Mystica often are Ritual, Illusionary or are first-aid types. This is because these types are often more advanced, complex or more draining and require an advanced level of control over Mystica to be performed properly and effectively. This also applies to other variations of Mystica manipulation such as support type magic, melee type magic and elemental type magic. 
Casual ways of manipulating Mystica are for helping to calm oneself down, such as when someone is stressed, they can manipulate their Mystica in order to ease their body and calm themselves down. Basic level control over Mystica can help with illness or minor flu’s. 
Mystica can help users who are able to effectively channel magical energy throughout certain parts of their body to help perform a specific function, such as enhanced physical strength or to increase the durability of a certain part of the body. While the boost isn’t significant, it roughly ranges from a 0.5 to 2x increase, and if desperate, a maximum of 5x increase. This helps witches, magicians and wizards in combat or in order to flee as it can help augment their speed, strength and resilience. This proves to be a valuable and effective form of manipulating Mystica. But it isn’t limited to physical benefit, as it can help augment one’s intellect on a minute to mediocre level, amplify one’s senses or even increase someone’s thought speed. However, augmentation cannot be continuously used throughout a fight and isn’t recommended to be used commonly, this is because channelling Mystica into a specific part of the body can overwhelm that part of the body. This can lead to bone breaking, muscle damage, soreness, numbness or even accidental bursting of the limb entirely. 
As stated before, a Nova is the manipulation over Mystica. This name by definition can be applied to: elemental magic, illusionary magic, ritual magic, sealing magic, ranged magic and cursed magic. Nova comes in 4 main forms, those are: Nova, Supernova, Meganova and Hypernova. The names help imply that there is a level of power that differs from name to name. Nova are typically the weaker and most balanced form of techniques, they aren’t too weak and can still deal fair amounts of damage, however they are mainly used for beneficial reasons. Such as striking using an attack without having to lose too much energy or to not cause too much self harm due to overusing Mystica. This form of Nova is taught to younger individuals and those new to the concept of Mystica. Supernova on the overhand are far stronger than a Nova yet far weaker than a Meganova. Supernova are roughly 10-15x stronger than a Nova, they use techniques faster than a Nova and more efficiently than a Nova. Their downside on the other hand is that they use 8x more energy than a Nova which means they are harder to master and learn. Meganova are stronger versions of Supernova, roughly 15-20x stronger than a Supernova. They have all the benefits of a supernova, but are superior benefits than what a supernova could apply. They have the same drawbacks and disadvantages as supernova, but are far more drastic as the drain is 15x greater than that of a supernova. Hypernova are considered the elite and strongest type of nova out of the regular 4, as they are the most powerful, fastest, destructive and effective forms of Nova, they are rare and often can only be used 2-4 times by the most elite witches, wizards and magicians. 
Kilonova are the ultimate form of Nova out of any to exist. They are considered the final attack, or the finishing blow due to their raw power and effectiveness. Kilonova are roughly 30-50x stronger than a Hypernova, but because of their drainage of energy, they really are the finishing attack. This is because the drainage is over 40x greater than a Hypernova.  
When creating a Nova, the three methods of manipulating Mystica are referred to as Form Transmutation, Power Manipulation and Wild Manifestation.
* Form Transmutation deals with the shape of the energy being manipulated, the form it’s meant to replicate, the range of the attack itself and the size of the attack or technique. 
* Power Manipulation deals with the power behind a technique or an attack. Essentially, the user is controlling how much power is meant to be involved in the attack and the damage that should be done. 
* Wild Manifestation deals with the forming and defining of the wild properties involved in the technique. ‘Wild’ is another word for nature, the ‘Wild’ embodies elements of all forms, and defining what Wild Properties a technique has can influence the elemental nature behind a technique. Typically this isn’t too hard to learn once an individual gains a decent understanding of Mystica manipulation, users tend to have an average of 3 main elements. However there are many forms of elements, the average total elements an individual has is roughly 7-8.
Elemental magic tends to be a technique using a single element. However some users are able to infuse two different elements to create a technique that embodies both elements. These are called Infusionists. They are considered rare, and even rarer if they can infuse more than two types of elements. 
There are also elemental types that are considered rarer than others, from a cultural understanding, those with rarer elemental powers tend to be sold off to richer families, or are studied and experimented on. This makes them even rarer. 
When overusing elemental magic, users without a racial benefit tend to be affected by their own elements negatively over time throughout the course of a battle. An example of this is fire magic, they can burn the user internally and externally if overused.
== Branches ==
Elemental Magic. (See here for more info)
Melee Magic   (See here for more info) 
Physical Magic (See here for more info)
Support Magic (See here for more info)
Mystic Magic (See here for more info)
Form Magic (See here for more info)
Fundamental Magic (See here for more info)
Ranged Magic (See here for more info)
Category:Mystic Art