Qi

## External Energy

Qi is an Unnatural Type of External Energy within Oxygen, which is caused by mutations trough Paraactivity, which in Cosmos is foreign, and thus can only come into our world trough cracks in the Rift, aka from other realms.

Paraactivity alters elements similarly to how radioactivity alters stuff, however, in this case it simply alters its neutron and electron amount, duplicating them on reaction, in the case of Oxygen, it becomes an element known as Qi, a type of Element capable of answering to electric stimuli, such as the electric stimuli in our brain.

This allows us to manipulate Qi with our Willpower, depending on the number of Neutrons and electrons in the Qi, it can be classified as a different type of qi, having a Sigil is like a well of specific Qi types to harness, which becomes native to your own Soul/Mind. Non-Earth Beings have a special Organ capable of filtering Qi just like we simply breathe with our Lungs, for us humans, a sigil can act in a similar way as such an organ. Mortal humans without sigils do not have such organs, which means they are completly incapable of controlling magic, however, some can use qi in order to empower themselves slightly, but its much more difficult for us.

## Gaining Qi

There are 2 known ways to gain more control over Qi than one already has

1. Gain an Astral Sigil upon oneself
2. Gain a Magic Artifact

A magic Sigil is basically a contract between two entities, with one of them being a high magic entity, such as a demon, an angel, a fey etc.

The sigil has a Marking corresponding to the entity you make a contract with in the form of tattoos and similar, the higher an entities qi control is, the more contracts with mortals it can make.

However, even the lowest of magical creatures, even lesser demons, can make min. 1 contract It is even possible to make contracts with gods or demon lords themselves, however those do it rather rarely... Magic artifacts are artifacts that are imbued with qi or come from the a non-mortal realm, such as the feywilds, the Aether, the underworld etc. Examples of those are magic staffs, organs or limbs of magic creatures, or even simple clothes, weapons or even items used or worn by a high magic entity, such as a god a good example of a high grade magic artifact is Odins missing eye.

Qi can be manipulated trough a catalyst, which can be an Artifact, runes, a sigil, a qi-adept soul and similar things.

The amount of Qi control someone has, as well as their general supernatural power granted by sigils, artifact or natural reservoirs are ranked like this: XL

L\*

L (Legendary)

S

A

B

C

D

E (lowest possible level, duh)

Different types of Qi are more difficult to control, D is the easiest level being able to be mastered by teenagers, B+C is the standard for well trained humans, A is considered above average, S is an extremely high level of Qi control, and L is demi-immortal level, L\* and XL are the highest level only a few can hope to achieve, to have such a level, one needs to be either a diety or a vessel of one, with XL being exclusive to non-humans, thus L\* is the highest possible qi level for a human.

## Qi Breathing

Those who are able to naturally utilize Qi are stronger in their Utilization, due to a Specific way of using and Absorbing the Qi, which is called Qi Breathing. Many people developped a specific way of Qi breathing to maximize the output and minimize the energy input, this also directly can change the strength of used Qi.

#### Force Qi

> The Ability to change the Density of Qi, as well as cause Expanding and Suction Movement with the Qi, this allows for usage of qi in the form of minor telekinesis or force fields. Force Qi does not have a color, and is, like air, not visible.
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### C RANK

#### Wind Qi

> The Ability of Wind Qi is to Accelerate, slow or move air Particles around oneself to move wind, create fog or even Storms. Wind Qi is grey when used, similar to the color of tornados.
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#### Water Qi

> By using Water qi, you can telekinetically manipulate liquid-based Material, which is easy with low-Proton Liquids, but the more Chemical Weight an Element has, the more difficult is it to control its liquid form. Water Qi is a dark Blue in color.
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#### Enhancement Qi

> Enhancement Qi allows you to activate certain Processes in your Body, such as Adrenaline, as well as alter Properties of oneself temporarily such as changing Protein amount within your bones, increasing shock resistance and more. Enhancement Qi can purely be used on yourself, as it requires focusing Qi within one’s core. Enhancement Qi has a dark green color
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#### Fire Qi

> Fire Qi is simply the act of quickly accelerating qi to a point where it causes sudden Increase in Temperatures, which can cause warmth, fires, sparks or even combustion. Fire Qi has a bright red color
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#### Ice Qi

> The Opposite of Fire Qi, Ice Qi is a bit more complex as it requires you to slow down qi in order to cool down areas, which can reach temperatures cold enough to create ice. Ice qi has a bright gray color
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### A RANK

#### Psychic Qi

> Psychic Qi refers to a technique where Qi is condensed into smaller proportions to alter the electric impulses in ones Brain, this can be used to alter Memories, or even cause Illusions, though its incredibly difficult to achieve properly, it is considered a forbidden type of Qi, and being interrupted while performing it causes Whiplash Qi reactions within oneself. Psychic qi is Pink in color.
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#### Bio Qi

> Bio Qi is an Advanced Form of Enhancement Qi, formerly known as Dread Qi, it is feared due to its recent usage for Necromancy. Bio Qi refers to the ability to awaken and manipulate Biological substances by forcing certain cell Activations and processes, this can be used to warp one’s own flesh or animate corpses. But also to manipulate or animate Plants and other Biolgical things. Bio Qi is a neon Green in color,
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#### Amalgam Qi

> Amalgam Qi is a unique Aspect which uses the Concept of Fusion 2 types of Qi into one, using this, one may be able to combine Wind and Fire Qi to create Flame Tornados, or Solar and Enhancement Qi to envelop oneself with a Lightning Aura. Amalgam Qis color always consists of a mixture of the two fused qis
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#### Language Qi

> Language Qi is a very unique type which uses the form of Language as a way to direct Qi, this is also how enchantements are most commonly made, by enfusing runes with Qi, thus making the Qi correspond to the language/speech within those runes. Another usage could be making your Voice have a direct effect, that could as example be the act of commanding someone to kneel, which Language Qi would then try to stimulate their brain to follow the command. This is also how spells are created, though only the spell creator needs use over Language Qi, the Spell user only needs an appropiate willpower to stimulate the qi within the spells.
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#### Solar Qi

> An advanced version of Fire Qi, where Thermal energy itself is Manipulated, which, combined with other Qi, can make Lightning, plasma and other thermal related things, depending on the Qi level of the user, the control varies. Solar Qi is a bright yellow in color.
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#### Spatial Qi

> Spatial Qi refers to the ability to warp Space around oneself, manipulating the gaps and distance between things, using qi in a way to achieve telekinesis or even wormholes. Spatial Qi is Turqoise in color.
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### L RANK

#### Destruction Qi

> The Absolute Version of Force, Fire and Solar Qi, where Qi is accelerated to extreme speeds in a fraction of a second, causing such intense vibrations around a targeted area that it causes immense Ruptures or Shockwaves. Destruction Qis color is Purple
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#### Terra Qi

> Terra Qi represents the ability to manipulate Solid matter, most commonly earth or crystals, allowing one to reform, split and control solid matter Precisely.
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#### Chronal Qi

> The Absolute Version of Fire and Ice Qi, where one slows down not only Qi, but the fundamental matter and atoms things are made of, in a controlled rhythmic matter, which to the naked eye, looks like time accelerates or slows down. Chronal Qi is a dark cyan
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#### Quantal Qi

> Quantal Qi refers to using Qi to manipulate the fundamental Forces as well as the natural Laws of our world in various ways, this can refer to gravity, friction, inertia and similar laws, it is one of the broadest Qi types, and thus incredibly difficult to harness. Quantal Qi is orange in color.
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### XL RANK

#### Pure Qi

> The Practice of Pure Qi refers to Manipulating Qi native to other Beings Cores. Naturally, you are only able to manipulate Qi within your own body or that freely floats in the air, just like how you can only sweat, and not make someone else sweat by sheer willpower. Pure Qi allows Manipulation of every Qi, even foreign Qi, allowing you to reshape the Qi used by an Opponent or simply fire it back at them, however, that only works if your opponents Qi Ranking is lower or equal to your own. Pure Qi is a bright white in color
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### P1 RANK (+1 above human XL)

#### Astral Qi

> Astral Qi governs the manipulation and control over non-material things of the astral plane, such as energy or souls, though soul manipulation is still bound by plausibility, not allowing the manipulation of souls of living beings, it can also unlock parts of a soul, such as ones 'wild spirit', called animal spirits by humans, wjere they can temporary take on the form of an animal. Astral Qi is Silver in color.
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#### Creation Qi

> This Qi is Special, as it looks like you create something from nothing, but in reality, you grasp the Qi within the air, and reshape it into other forms, or use qi to change one element into another. Air into stone, water to glass, metal to water… Creation Qi is shown in a golden glow.
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### P3 RANK

#### Null Qi

> Null Qi essentially allows one to form a black hole-like formation by twisting and splitting qi ona. fundamental level, which allows complete erasure of non-biological things, such as energy and stone etc. Null Qi is a very dark purple
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#### Solaris Qi

> One of the newest types of Qi, capable of Mimicing the sheer destructive Power of a Star, by focusing the Aspects of Solar Qi purely in Plasma and Fire, and Condensing it. This type of Qi allows the user to create Minature Stars with their own Gravitational Pull, as well as being able to create Heat-based things trough immense Vibration. Solaris Qi is a very bright turqoise color.
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### P25 RANK

#### Law Qi

> A type of Qi unique to celeatial and similarily powered beings, which allows one to manipulate plausibility, to make the impossible Possible, basically, reality manipulation. Law Qi is a Crimson red color.
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### Ancient Rank

#### Ancient Qi

> A sub-type of qi that flows faster, stronger and purer than regular qi, but is also harder to control, it is unique to ancients as well as ancient vessels. This can be combined with any other Qi type to enhance its power and control over the element. Ancient qi always adapts to the color of its sub-type above.
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### Chakravartin Rank

#### True Qi

> This Qi type is unique to Chakravartins, allowing them to use every type of qi listed below in its absolute form. True Qi can take on any color the user wishes.
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### Forbidden Qi/Techniques

> *The following types of Qi have been outlawed across all 6 Dimensions by the Chakravartins, because it is known to be incredibly dangerous and violent. They are less direct types of Qi like above, but more a way to use qi that has been forbidden. As such, they sometimes are called Techniques*
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#### Ruinous Technique

> Unlike previous Qis, this type of Qi is fueled not by Willpower, but by intense rage, hatred and bloodlust, allowing its wielder to reach horrendous effecs such as bending a target to ones will, to do this, one would need to overpower the targets mind, meaning someone with a fragile mind is an ideal target. A Victim of this Qi, when exposed to Ruin Qi for a long time, will start to get glassy eyes and stay under the users influence permanently. This Qi can also activate bodily functions such as Pain, or enhance functions like adrenaline. This Qi is midnight purple/Black.
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#### Intrusive Technique

> The Forbidden Technique of Psychic Qi, in which, as above, the rage, hatred and etc is used to fuel a variation of Psychic Qi that directly goes into the users conciousness, allowing them to not only view their thoughts and memories, but also take the targets emotions and turn them against them, either trapping them in a comatose state if they manage to overpower them, trapped in their own dream or nightmare, or cause them to see false visions of what they fear.
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#### Tearing Technique

> This Technique uses various types of qi to cause the qi to slash directly at a target violently, which cuts trough most things, even energy, flesh, and can even scrape trough adamantine if repeated. This technique, if hitting sentient matter, will immediatly tear apart their hit body part, if a limb is hit, its cut right off, and if the body is hit, this will cause a huge wound across their chest that will cause them to bleed out. A wound inflicted by this Technique cannot be Healed by normal means short of a Phoenix's Blood.
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#### Dusk Technique

> The Dusk Technique allows its wielder to wield a black tar-like substance that can transmute itself into any shape, and freely change its attributes based on the users wishes. This type of matter is also the same as the one we find within Sheol, as such, if touched, it can slowly or quickly (depending on the user) remove the users Senses to a point where they will not be able to sense anything anymore. This can be healed trough a long process, but will still cause those afflicted to go mad.
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#### Pandoras Technique

> Similar to Control Qi, this type of Qi is not fueled by pure willpower. This Qi is fueled by negative or even evil desires the user holds, when fueled in such a way, Pandoras Qi, will start to charge, which takes a minimum of 5 seconds to charge up. When charged up, the qi attacks the target of the users desires, not only inflicting great pain, but taking the targets emotions and putting them into the user, essentially turning the target into a Husk with no happiness, no anger, no willpower, no passion...nothing. This also does not work on someone with an exceptionally strong mind, as you need to overpower their will. Additionally, using this makes the user fuel themselves by emotions, overuse with start turning them selfish, influenced by their emotions rather than logic, and after time, they will cease to have any empathy or logic at all. The targets emotions can be restored, however that is only possible when either killing the user or using Pandoras Qi on them. This Qi is coloured a pure red.
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### **Qi Categories**

#### **Elemental**

* Wind Qi
* Water Qi
* Fire Qi
* Ice Qi
* Terra Qi
* Solar Qi
* Solaris Qi

#### **Biological**

* Enhancement Qi
* Bio Qi

#### **Fundamental**

* Creation Qi
* Chronal Qi
* Quantal Qi
* Spatial Qi
* Null Qi

#### **Kinetic**

* Force Qi
* Destruction Qi

#### **Psionic**

* Astral Qi
* Psychic Qi
* Language Qi

#### **Transcendal**

* Law Qi
* Pure Qi
* Amalgam Qi

#### **Ancient**

* True Qi
* Ancient Qi

#### Forbidden

* Ruinous Technique
* Intrusive Technique
* Tearing Technique
* Dusk Technique
* Pandoras Technique

## Boons

**As Mentioned, a Patron can bestow a Boon to a Vessel, which is a type of gift or ability from them that they own or have access to, these Boons are now categorized in the Following Ways:**

#### **Patrons Authority**

This Boon grants the Vessel authority over the Patrons Domain, such as Cerberus Authority over the gates and chains of the Underworld, or Odins Authority over the Valkery.

#### **Patrons Loan**

This Boon grants the Vessel a Personal Blessing from the Patron Abilities, which is a gift in a non-material form, such as being blessed with the Gryphons Ability to Fly, or a different ability given by the patron. The patron can only give an ability or skill they have themselves, so Zeus cannot give the ability to breathe underwater, as example. These abilities only include some form of Personal or Biological Ability, so as example Zeus ability to strike lightning precisely does not count.

#### **Patrons Blessing**

This Blessing gives the Vessel control over some form of Supernatural Ability the Patron Possess, similar to Qi, but this uses your own Willpower/Stamina instead, and requires 0 Qi, and thus cannot be manipulated by Pure Qi either. This could be telekinesis as example, which usually is achieved with spacial Qi, but in this example, doesnt require Qi.

#### **Patrons Promise**

This Boon makes a connection between the Vessel and the Patron, allowing either of them to request, or for powerful Patrons perhaps to force a meeting in the Limbo between Realms. In there, vessel and patron, as well as anyone else permitted into that space, can commune with each other freely.

#### **Patrons Artifact**

This is less of a Boon and more simply a gift, an Artifact given by the patron, which said Patron owns or has access to, such as Poseidons Trident, or Thors Hammer

#### **Patrons Legend**

A piece of Lore from the Patrons Story woven by Anansi, this could refer to an achievement, such as Thor striking down jörmungandr, or Susanoo Striking down Yamato-no-Orochi, and gives the vessel an empowerment, such as example the lore of Susanoo giving the vessel enhanced power against drakes

## Misc Sigil/Qi things

### Ascension

Ascension is the process where a sigil "ranks up", where the vessel gets more in tune with its Patreon, and the abilities strengthen, this occurs when a low ranking sigil made by a high ranking patron is on someone, where the patron does not give all abiltiies at once in order to test its vessel, which most of the high ranking patrons do, Vessels can have a single or multiple ascensions, where the patron slowly gives its vessels more of its abilities if it deems them worthy

### Multi-Sigil

Some People with extraordinary Willpower can make deals with multiple Beings, however doing so is difficult.

Firstly, it requires all contracted beings to be in Sync and mutual agreement

Secondly, it requires a large amount of Willpower to handle that much Dimensional Pressure on your Mind

and Third, having two conflicting qi wells within your body can cause your body to react negatively, similar to allergies. Depending on the severity the bodycells mutate under the pressure, and can take the form of various Illnesses, and in the worst case scenario, even cancerous growths

### Call of the Patron

Patrons that are extraordinarily Powerfull, mainly 4th dimensional beings, can temporarily take control over their vessel, which is easiest if the vessel permits this, but can also be forced by a very strong patron. Doing this temporarily infuses the sigil with the Patrons true Qi, which is stronger than any Qi on Cosmos, and usually the qi native to the realm of the Patron. This can show either in Posession, a spectral image over the Vessel, or other ways, and allows the Vessel to use a higher percentage of the Patrons Authority, due to the sheer pressure this technique demands, this is something only Vessels of S rank or higher Qi can achieve, and even then it is incredibly difficult to maintain.