Mystics

A Mystic Knight employing his powers as a Keeper.

A **Mystic** (sometimes called a **Mystical**) is a supernatural being created by Hephaestus, the god of fire from Olympus, and was given life by the efforts of all the gods, including Zeus, who was responsible for leading the charge.

## Zeus Creates A New Species

Several thousand years ago, Zeus realized the consequences of interfering with human affairs, and took measures to protect and allow humanity to innovate without events such as the Titan Prometheus giving fire to the humans instead of having them create it themselves. During his reign as King of Olympus, Zeus instructed his son Hephestus to create a species that would not be human, but would greatly resemble it in many ways.

These beings would draw energy and essence from two different sources, ley lines radiating primarily from Olympus. Another source of power would come from the celestial realm, another byproduct of Zeus' orders. As a consequence, two types of energy and essence would empower the Mysticals.

After the work had been completed, Zeus, along with the other gods of the Pantheon, infused their essence and power into these new lifeforms to enchant them and give them the tools they needed to carry out their assigned tasks: protecting humanity. In order to classify the mystical beings into two categories, they would need to be categorized by how they use their powers. The first group was the Seeker, which was a light energy being that illuminated the darkness from the heavens. Having succeeded in the Seeker, the ruler of the underworld, Hades, asked for, and received, the creation of a second being following the success of the Seeker. The Keeper was also a being of the night, where he prospered within the darkness and shadows of the underworld.

Possibly the most powerful creation of the gods were the two first ones created. Due to the fact that they were the first two, and the first of their kind, they were greatly enhanced in raw power, far beyond that of contemporary Mystics. Sebastian was the first Seeker and Orion was the first Keeper, and they were the two original Mystics.

### Seekers vs Keepers

It is fascinating to note that the two Mystic classes, Seekers and Keepers, are not that much different from each other, despite being in many ways the exact opposite, and they are also considered a counterbalance to the unique powers each class possesses, which are theorized to be the opposite of one another. One is, therefore, perfectly able to counter one another, and vice versa.

## Physiology

### Extended Life-Span

Mystics forged by Hephaestus differ from normal humans in a number of ways, including their much longer lifespans. In spite of the fact that many modern Mystics were born from the loins of humans, they remain not only acts of blessing but also a completely separate species from humans. It is so well designed that, without extensive research, no doctor could tell the difference. Although human life spans typically range from 60-110 years, Mystical beings like Daniel, Mako, or Adam have genetics that are geared towards extending life expectancy. Mystics can live between 150-300 years, aging quite slowly in comparison to humans. Even near death, they appear relatively young for their age, allowing them to protect those who may need them as effectively as possible. Due to time dilation from the very dimension in which they reside, those residing within the pocket dimension of the Mystic Society can easily live 750-1250 years of age compared to those living on Earth.

## Powers & Abilities

### Celestial Powers

In total, the powers of mystics are largely determined by their birth sign and date of birth, and the reasoning is that their most versatile powers, although not always their strongest, are the powers they receive from their Guardian Zodiac within the Zodiac Pantheon, which influences their abilities as a whole. Keepers are greatly enhanced by this ability as they can combine celestial energy with their zodiac spirit's grace, thus resembling their zodiac sign in their final appearance. By combining these two energies, Keepers are able to transform and fuse with their spirit, eventually resembling their zodiac sign. However, beings such as those of a Seeker do not transform; instead, their power is enhanced by summoning an individual spirit by using the essence of that Seeker. In all intents and purposes, these spirits are similar to those of the Mystic. As a part of their soul, the Zodiac spirit is able to communicate with both Seekers and Keepers.

### Primordial Energy

As well as summoning and transforming through the energy of the Celestial Realm and Zodiac Pantheon, one of the other powers and abilities that all Mystics possess is the ability to activate a power state that surpasses even the Celestial power, that is, the Primordial forms, even though they are less used and hardly known about due to considerable training and self-control that is required to accomplish this.

Primordial forms have a direct relationship between class and form, rather than sign. There are many differences between Mystic Seekers and Keepers, but both of them utilize the same celestial energy, for example, Aries Keepers and Seekers both possess combat skills, weaponry skills, and the ability to summon weapons to their sides, despite the fact that they are in completely different classes. In terms of primordial states and transformations, the Seeker and Keeper use the most primordial and immensely compact source of power, namely the power of light and darkness, when it comes to primordial states and transformations. In the beginning, these two primordial elements existed before all other things, including the gods and the Titans, when all things were created.

#### Keeper's Primordial States

It is through the evolution, utilization, and manipulation of darkness that the Keeper becomes increasingly powerful and feral. With it, the Keeper comes across as much darker, brutal, and feral demons that can only be imagined within the darkest recesses of a human brain. As a Keeper transforms into a primordial form using shadow or darkness, their power becomes exponentially greater than even that of a Keeper that transforms into a celestial form. Because it is an energy-based form predating even Zeus and the rest of the gods, primordial Keeper transformations can be extremely taxing and hard for the Keeper to maintain a sane mental state during them. When the Keeper has been transformed for a longer period of time, the intensity of the transformation and energy will ultimately make him wild, feral, and deadly.

As a matter of fact, Mystic scholars believe that such techniques can reduce a person's mental capacities, deteriorate their mind and psyche over the course of their lives, and that their mental capacity will decrease as they use such techniques more frequently. In spite of such warnings, such power is almost unheard of even among the Mystic Society's skilled fighters within the Mystic Knights ranks. It is known that only the highest ranking and most skilled members of the species of Mystics have ever achieved such forms, and they are often viewed as a badge of honor if they are performed well. It is only high-ranking knights within the Mystic Society who can attain such states as a Keeper's primordial transformation within the Mystic Society.

#### Seeker's Higher State of Form

When it comes to a mystic who is a Seeker, primordial forms are often seen as holy by many uneducated people, and many people think that they are watching angels appear in front of them. Their natural angelic appearance makes them powerful, elegant, and holy-looking. The Seekers are a class of light manipulators and beings. They utilize light energy to attain much higher forms. It is known that a Seeker only transforms during this time, since celestial energy is something that a Seeker uses as a summoned familiar for them.

As a result of these transformations, angelic wings made of the purest and whitest feathers can resemble beings of pure light. In many minds, they appear to be powerful, stellar, and astounding, and they have been viewed as beings who are working for God. Seekers can become so powerful with this form, but it has the same drawbacks as the Keeper form. Taking this form of energy will cause a shift in the mind, which goes awry the longer the person takes it, but with time, their physical body will weaken, their personality will change, and they will suffer severe mental illnesses as a result.

There is a high possibility that Keeper and Seeker Mystics, who embody the primordial powers of light and darkness, will experience its side effects because even the energy they use is older than the gods, and so it is almost impossible for even gods to tame a power of this magnitude, let alone a Mystic. Mystics, however, had been designed specifically to channel and discharge such an enormous amount of energy and essence without causing such extreme consequences. There is a huge difference between a Mystic and a human, because unlike a human, a Mystic does not just turn into atoms and then vanish in their entirety as their purpose was to fit with humans, but instead channels enormous energy to prevent the deities from interfering in everyday life.