Mana User

**Mana Users** (マナ使い, *Mana Tsukai*), abbreviated as **Users**, are a series of enhanced individuals acting as the countermeasures against dangers to the known Universe.

## Characteristics

Users are entities of a more complex existence. They can preform feats beyond the fields of science and technology through their enhanced physiology and practice of mana. A User manipulates this conceptual energy in an unlimited number of ways. It can be discharged as raw energy, transform into something else, convert one thing into another, or act as a medium of some sorts. Their mana, simply put, further pushes the limits of the natural world through unnatural means.

The term "User" is to act as an umbrella term. It may also include individuals who do not directly utilize mana, but can still detect mana signatures around them or have surpassed the base limitations of their kind. But each and every User is unique down to their identity, traits, and abilities.

Despite their absurdity, Users still engage in normal activities when not out fighting. As a matter of fact, it's important for a User to not stand out as much. Working jobs and wearing normal clothes lets them continue being a regular member of society so they are not treated as an outcast. At the end of the day, Users are not gods or superheroes. Just ordinary people with unordinary abilities.

## Awakenings

An "awakening" is the general term to describe an individual first obtaining their unnatural abilities. This is first formed from a catalyst, a sort of trigger that makes the individual extraordinarily powerful. Catalysts include, but are not limited to, a deeply-rooted desire or goal, repetitive action, a spontaneous event, a near-death experience, contact with an ancient artifact, machinery, a genetic disorder, and a family lineage.

In terms of frequency, there is none. This is not a case of "one in every one thousand humans", nor can it be determined through acts of luck. If one becomes a User, then they are simply a User, and there is nothing more to it.

## Biology

Pure mana completely rebuilds the individual's biological and atomic composition without harming them or their consciousness. Users still possess all of their blood, organs, and internal components, allowing them to function like any other humanoid. However, they still have the same basic needs as any other human being, such as the need to eat, drink, and sleep, which are vital to sustaining a healthy mana flow. Sleep in particular can rejuvenate a User's health and undo any noticeable damage to their body overnight.

A User is essentially a physical spirit by nature, unable to be harmed by normal means. Man-made constructs and conventional weapons have no hopes of damaging a User. They are impervious to biological diseases and error as well. Only a User, their abilities, or anything of similar magnitude can deal meaningful damage to them, rendering any other form of attack completely useless.

Users are incapable of aging, possessing some degree of immortality. Their awakening is complete at the stage of their life that is considered "most ideal" to them. "Age" then becomes a foreign concept that can no longer be achieved. It is not uncommon for Users to consider themselves "ageless" or assign an approximate numerical age to themselves.

## Combat

Users are extraordinarily powerful on account of their impossible existences. Users are described to always be at odds with the laws of physics. Many feats that would be impossible for normal beings to achieve becomes second nature for a User, especially in battle.

Users are high-speed beings initially designed for combat and defense. They possess unimaginable strength, speed, and technique that would be difficult to keep up with at all. On the other hand, Users are still prone to fatigue. Being completely exhausted or running low on mana in the midst of battle can put a User in an undesirable situation.

The most basic of exchanges between two Users can easily level the area in which they are active. Attacks and blows would only be made out as of shock waves, sparks, and debris. Their base strength can easily bend, crush, and break materials and terrain. When a User sustains damage, it is literally chipping away at their bodily mana. Depending on the severity, a User could loose a substantial amount of health if they are overpowered in a fight.

Most of the time, a User's speed renders them nothing more than blast of air. When they dodge or counter an incoming attack, avoiding it would only take a fraction of a second to perform. The speed and length of their dash allows Users to traverse areas with upmost speed (70 miles per hour on average). They can easily scale surfaces, make their way through uneven terrain, and catch up to vehicles without so much as breaking a sweat.