Energies of Mogar

## World Energy

*Main article: World Energy*

Mogar is filled with what is called **world energy,** a kind of mana comprised of all 6 elements and Mogar's will, that makes possible to use elemental magic by mixing an individual's mana with it.

On Mogar, all living beings interact with the world energy. It is the way the planet interacts with its children, giving them the opportunity to protect themselves.

## Mana

On Mogar, everything is imbued with **mana**, from rocks, to grass, to trees, but only sentient beings develop a mana core and can use magic. Mana is stored and accumulated in mana cores, ready to be used when necessary. Just like world energy is comprised of the six elemental energies plus the will of Mogar, the **pure mana** produced by living beings' cores is comprised of the six elemental energies as well but with the addition of their life force. This is the reason why Spirit Magic that uses pure mana for its spells is known as the seventh element of life. An individual's mana is regenerated by consuming nutrients.

As mana is comprised of the 6 elements just like world energy, it is the reason why every living being has the potential for magic, why the elemental energy of the world answers the call whenever a mage casts a spell. It is part of the secret behind Lith/Tyrant's number of eyes and Hydras' number of heads. Only those who master all the six elements are able to assemble and disassemble them into their own mana, hence capable of exerting Dominance even over spirit magic, the life essence of others. It is the proof of becoming a lesser version of Mogar itself.

Accumulation is nothing more than a way to absorb Mogar's mana, cleanse it of the planet's will, and add it to one's mana core. Awakened are by definition people capable of breaking the world energy into its six components, removing the planet's energy signature, and replacing it with their own. Only then can the elemental energy be turned into an Awakened's mana and used to develop their magical potential.

Since energy is ethereal and can't hurt its owner, mana can come out from wherever the mage wants (usually fingers, palms, and eyes to aim more easily). There are no special cells or veins, just an energy organ (mana core) which makes the energy flow throughout the body along with the blood.

### Mana Flow

An Awakened core is akin to a heart. It constantly beats, absorbing the world energy with every breath one takes and then releasing pulses of mana that course through one's body. The phenomenon is what is called **mana flow**. Each cycle tempers the body, making it able to offer less resistance when casting spells and slowly removing the impurities as the next breakthrough approaches.

When an Awakened mage's mana flow becomes a maelstrom full of vortexes that never clash with each other, it is a sign that they are no longer limited to absorbing world energy through their core, but also through the rest of their body. An Awakened violet core is formed when each of those vortexes merges with the blue core, creating a power on a completely different scale.

## Life Force

**Life Force**, or **life essence** (as it's referred to sometimes), is the lifespan of living beings. It cannot be replenished and is a set amount from the moment a creature is born. It is also what shapes the entirety of one's body, both internally and externally. Just like mana is "the energy of the mind", life force is "the energy of the body". It represents everything, from life span, to dormant/dominant genes/potential etc. While mana is mainly contained in the core, the life force is spread throughout the body. If their power doesn't balance each other, the mana core causes the body to explode.

The practice of extending one's own life force by stealing it from other sentient beings is known as Forbidden Magic. Mana and life force are 2 sides of the same coin. By merging two life forces, one can theoretically live twice as long, though there are complications such as split personalities, the fight for dominance, and the risk of rejection in the merging process. Life force is like a song performed by a living being and every defect is a sour note. Those with blue cores and stronger can perceive the life force as as melody, allowing them greater control over it. A discoloration in life force or lower volume melody can indicate a dwindling lifespan.

Awakened can extend their life by using breathing techniques, consuming world energy instead of their own life force (i.e. normal people consume 1 life force per day, while Awakened consume 1/10). White cores as well as Guardians replace all burned life force for world energy. Abominations, instead, are made of energy not life force. They burn energy to live, but can replenish it by feeding. Hybrids have 2 life forces, and at some point in their life choose one.

It is impossible for someone to absorb the life force of a different race, as their life forces are too different. Life force can be stolen or shared with spells, but it always goes from one recipient to another while shielded by darkness magic, so that the two energy signatures never interact. Otherwise the stronger life force would completely assimilate the weaker, making the healing impossible.

### Vitality

Life force is not to be confused with **vitality**/**stamina**, which is transferred between Healers and patients. However, a Healer can learn to control life force and find the dissonances in its flow and correct it accordingly using Body Sculpting.

**Note:** In the earlier half of the novel, life force was used interchangeably between "lifespan" and "vitality/stamina" before being changed to only refer to lifespan.

### Melodies

A human life force looks like a mix of lego blocks and erector set pieces, while an Emperor Beast life force looks like a burning star, and an Abomination's looks like an empty black sphere. A World Sapling tree-house's life force is like countless streams that cross paths with each other several times, a river with countless tributaries. Every single branch and leaf create their own flow, contributing to shaping a powerful stream that courses from the top of the tree to its deepest root. As put, "Each interaction change[s] their shape, size, and color, giving the impression of looking at an Escher painting while using stroboscopic lights and while being under the effects of LSD."

Unlike humans, Emperor Beasts' life forces are raging streams of pure power. It allows Emperor Beasts to shapeshift more easily but it also makes it much harder to apply Tier 5 healing magic to them.

A mother's life force is closely entwined with that of her unborn offspring. Any alteration on the life force of a child will have repercussions on that of the mother which in turn will affect any other offspring in the womb.

### Guardian Essence

**Guardian essence** is the Guardian equivalent of life force (but not quite the same). When Tyris wounded Roghar, she also crippled his connection with Mogar and limited his powers as a Guardian. Guardian essence determines all those things and sets a Guardian apart from a mere Divine Beast.

### Life Poisoning

Life forces can be altered or exchanged with the use of Tier 5 light magic. Different sources of life forces naturally blend together, even if the donor and the recipient belong to different races. **Life Poisoning** is theoretically impossible, akin to theorizing the existence of dry water. The only known example is the tree-houses in Laruel, where their alterations are so deep that they create sacks of life force. The sacks are not recognized by the tree which perceives them as a disease, causing it to mobilize its life force in the attempt to get rid of the sacks, but only ending up strengthening them. The treehouses become unable to process the light element properly.

## Elemental Energy

**Elemental Energy** refers to the energy of a single element, such as light, water, fire, darkness, earth, and air. Elements have a physical manifestation -just like it's easier to practice water magic near a river and earth magic can't be practiced without actual earth, sunlight provides pure light and fire elements, whereas world energy belongs to Mogar. To access a single element, mana is used as a focus to connect with the surrounding elemental energies.

## Death Energy

**Death Energy** is emitted from corpses in the form of a black wind. The only other instance is the death energy that seeps out from the soul cracks in Lith Verhen's cracked life force in much greater amounts due to his multiple reincarnations.

## References

1. ↑ Legion on Discord
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 832: Opening Move (Part 2)
3. ↑ Chapter 429: Death from Above (Part 1)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chapter 1075: Core Principles (Part 1)
5. ↑ Chapter 1342: Monsters Among Us (Part 2)
6. ↑ Chapter 1630: In the Flesh (Part 4)
7. ↑ Chapter 833: Traitor (Part 1)
8. ↑ Legion on Discord
9. ↑ Chapter 1076: Core Principles (Part 2)
10. ↑ Chapter 1056: Shapeshifting (Part 4)
11. ↑ Legion on Discord
12. ↑ Legion on Discord
13. ↑ Chapter 681: Mysteries (Part 1)
14. ↑ Chapter 370: Symphony (Part 2)
15. ↑ Chapter 432: Investigation (Part 2)
16. ↑ Legion on Discord
17. ↑ Chapter 687: Death Trap (Part 1)
18. ↑ Chapter 819: Erlik's Plan (Part 1)
19. ↑ Chapter 270: Body Sculpting (Part 2)
20. ↑ Legion on Discord
21. ↑ Chapter 733: True Friend (Part 1)
22. ↑ Chapter 813: Laruel's Secret (Part 3)
23. ↑ Chapter 814: Laruel's Secret (Part 4)
24. ↑ Chapter 856: Parasite Star (Part 2)
25. ↑ Chapter 914: Planning Ahead (Part 2)
26. ↑ Legion on Discord
27. ↑ Chapter 815: Life Poisoning (Part 1)
28. ↑ Legion on Discord
29. ↑ Chapter 888: Mother Lode (Part 2)
30. ↑ Chapter 409: The Idiot (Part 1)
31. ↑ Legion on Discord