Mana Core

### Concept

The mana core is a ball of a being's pure and concentrated life energy. Also called a mana ball, this core is where mana regenerates and is released from. Although the secrets of the mana core have not been fully unravelled, there are a few things known to those powerful beings in the Divine Realm which was accrued through millennia of study and observation. The first is that the mana core is an infinite and inexhaustible supply of pure mana, so long as the user is alive. The higher level of mana core, the more mana it's able to emit.

One's mana core may never develop past red if they reside in the mortal realm under normal circumstances. Only those who reside in the Divine Realm are able to develop their mana core to orange and beyond.

While not being a physical organ, the mana core is able to be damaged. Nobody have ever been known to survive a mana core injury as even the slightest scratch would cause a leak in the user's life force, causing their lifespan to decrease rapidly and their combat prowess to diminish to almost nothing.

### Levels

* **Low-Level**: Red, orange and yellow mana cores are all categorized as low level mana cores. These coloured cores are considered nothing more than ants for any semi-powerful being, not even being fit to be a soldier. While not being strong comparatively in the Divine Realm, any yellow cored being placed in the mortal realm would be able to decimate entire kingdoms with the flip of a hand.
* **Mid-Level**: Green and cyan mana cores are categorized as mid level mana cores. While not being as weak as the low levelled cores, they aren't near enough to the top to be considered a major power. Someone with a powerful cyan mana core could find a position as a 1,000 man squad leader consisting of mainly weak to mid levelled green cored troops.
* **High-Level**: Blue mana cores are categorized as high level mana cores. A blue core is the minimum requirement to be considered a semi-powerful being when looking at entire kingdoms in the Divine Realm. Blue cored beings have the right to become royal guards for kings of major kingdoms and can become the leader of an army consisting of 100,000 troops. The blue core also extends the user's lifespan by a drastic amount, allowing them to live 5 times longer than their original lifespan.
* **Peak-Level**: Violet mana cores are categorized as peak level mana cores. One with a violet mana core is nearly unrestrained in the Divine Realm, being able to go wherever and do whatever they want. Even with the suppression of the Divine Realm's laws, a violet cored being can turn a small mountain into dust with a single move. Kings of major kingdoms or sects all have violet cores as a form of deterrence, as if two violet cored beings fight, maps get redrawn. The violet core extends the user's lifespan far beyond that of a blue core, allowing them to live 25 times their original lifespan.
* **???**: White mana cores are not part of any category as they cannot be compared to even the most powerful violet core. White mana cores are exclusive to beings who have strength rivalling that of the Gods. A single white cored being has the strength to destroy an entire continent in the Divine Realm with nothing more than a glance. Two white cored beings have never fought before, but if they did, the destructive ripples of their fight would cause chaos and destruction of unimaginable proportion. No white cored being has been recorded to have died of old age.

### Effects

* **Physical**: A strong mana core requires a suitably strong vessel to accommodate it. If the vessel isn't strong enough, then the mana core will nurture the vessel until it is. This means that those with strong mana cores also possess monstrous physiques. This effect also works the other way, a mana core with a comparatively strong vessel will strive to become stronger to be able to fill said vessel. All powerful mages in the Divine Realm have incredible physiques and all powerful physical fighters have incredible magic as well.
* **Magical**: While mainly acting as a vessel for mana, the mana core also acts as the most powerful magical amplifier. A simple fireball spell enhanced by a blue core would have the strength to blow a hole in a magic-resistant city wall. This property has attracted the greed of countless beings who wish to find a way to extract a mana core whole and have it retain its properties. To this day, none have succeeded in this endeavor.