Magic System/Levels

A person's stage of existence is called by a term given by the number of times a person has advanced. Someone who has not advanced is a Classless, someone who has advanced once is a First Class, twice, a Second Class, and so on, all the way to Fifth Class, as it is unknown what lies beyond that realm. Some civilizations also have their own names for the stages, namely the Cloud Plane. Each class can be described as a step in one's journey to Divinity. It is understood that the gaps in power between classes increase the higher the class; A couple of very talented second classes can defeat a third class, and an unreasonable monster like Damien at the peak of third class can defeat a weak Fourth Class, but it is said that no fourth class, no matter how powerful nor infinitely close to divinity, is able to challenge a true Fifth Class.

A person is classless for the first 9 levels, which are purposed to strengthen one's body to the minimum extent to be able to handle mana. After they have obtained their first class they are known as a "First Class", and the purpose of this realm is to familiarize them with mana and their skill through the system-guided use of skills. Second Class is where the individual is expected to graduate from using the Records as a crutch and begin manually using their skill, familiarizing themselves with their element and the manipulation of mana in the process.

It is in Third Class where a being is required begin understanding their element and figuring out how to utilize it in their own ways. If they are not able to develop sufficient comprehension, they will be stuck at the peak of Third Class no matter how much experience they obtain. Once a Third Class being reaches the required level and achieves a sufficient degree of comprehension of their element, they are given a trial by the universe, the nature of which varies significantly from person to person. If they pass this trial, they undergo a "Universe Baptism", achieving the acknowledgement of the Universe and gaining the right to perceive utilize *Laws*, which are a higher and more complex form of elements. Laws are the domain of Fourth-Class existences.

### 9 Revolutions and Legend

Once a being reaches level 399, they can step onto the extreme peak of Fourth Class. It is divided into 9 Revolutions, called as such because each takes a lifetime to pass through, and the difference in power between each is said to be similar to the difference between third and fourth class. If the 3rd class was a journey to familiarize oneself with the elements, and the 4th class was a journey to comprehend the Laws that lay above those elements, the 9 revolutions were the process of ingraining those Laws into oneself and forming one's Divinity. After all, Divinity is something built, not granted. As such, in addition to comprehension of Laws, the journey to divinity through the revolutions of extreme peak fourth class is based on a complex and esoteric concept known as one's *Legend;* their character, accomplishments, their story, their effect on the world around them. Everything they do and are contributes to their Legend and are the foundation of their Divinity. Though Fifth Classes are most often known as Demigods due to their inability to exercise their full strength in the Lower Universe, this is mistaken, as this title would imply that there is a realm of Gods above them. However, Fifth Class existences have already entered Godhood, and so the true Demigods are in fact extreme peak masters at the 9th Revolution, as these are the most powerful existences that are capable of using their full strength unreservedly.

### Divinity

Once a being completes their 9th Revolution and crosses the line, they experience a Cosmic Rebirth. The higher form of Universe Baptism, Cosmic Rebirth is the process of validating one's Divinity, gaining the approval of the universe, and entering Fifth Class, the realm of Godhood, of Divinity. They transcend becoming the embodiment of their laws and gain the ability to bend Laws to their will. Technically, those who enter Fifth Class are supposed to ascend to the Heavenly World, as the Universe is not able to handle the full weight of Divinity, and the Fifth Classes present in Grand Heaven's Boundary are those who have resisted their ascension. They are able to do so and remain in the Universe, however they are not allowed to use their Divinity, lest they be forcefully ascended. Due to this, they are not allowed to fight using their full strength, instead serving more as deterrent than an actual fighting force.

In the Heavenly World, Demigods are about as common as Fourth Classes in the Lower World, and are divided into low, middle, high and peak ranks, based on level. Unlike in lower states of existence a person's level is far less important here as no two divinities are exactly the same, and the strength of a person's divinity is a greater predictor of strength than level. Because of this it is much more common to be able to fight against higher ranks when your divinity is stronger than your opponents.

### True Godhood

A True God is a ruler of Laws that stands above them. They do not need to control or merge with Laws as the Laws of the world will actively obey a True God's will like a servant to a master. In the Heavenly World, there exists A parallel reality called the Heavenly Realm where True Gods can send their spiritual consciousness in order to be able to fight unreservedly, as otherwise they would destroy their surroundings with the shockwaves alone.