New System

The magic system behind the new S story is much different to the original version.

## Origins

### The Bird and The Lion

The Bird and the Lion are the manifestation of magic on Earth and the sole origin.

{Magic is a parasite for Earth, which was introduced by the Bird and the Lion, basically an alien thing that descended into the earth initially to invade, yet a few humans and other creatures’ genetic makeup reacted positively to the parasite, and thus magic and magical creatures were created. However, the Earth itself doesn’t have the properties to maintain magic, thus magic overall was not “absorbed” into the earth, thus allowing the parasite to remain with a mind of its own in which its referred as the Bird and Lion.} -Just copying pasting notes. Have to change

## Structure

### Genetic Makeup

While influenced by genetics, the concept behind magic can be divided into different

sections. The magic itself is a manifestation of such parasite, that after years of mixing has been altered into genetically being passed down, in addition to experimentation conducted by people.

The magic allele that a magic user carries in recessive. In order for someone to acquire magic, both parents have to carry the allele. A parent with homozygous non magic allele cannot have a magical offspring even if the other parent carries homozygous magic alleles. As shown in the picture to the left, all possible combinations would result in the offspring carrying the magic gene, but not unlocking it. "M" has been used to describe the non magic allele and "m" for magic. However, if such offspring were to marry someone with magic, their children has the possibility of being a magic user, and a non magic.

If both parents have homozygous magic alleles, there is only one genetic variation, which is (mm), or in order words a magic user. However, it is not impossible for an offspring with a Mm variation to acquire magic. This is only pssible by exterior means, where the offspring would have to be tested with a variation of the parasite, transforming their genetic makeup to mm, thus allowing the user to inherite one of the parent's element.

### Elemental Genetics

Similarly, the element inheritance of an offspring of magic users has a system. While an offspring's family may be mixed in magical elements, the offspring themselves is limited to only the elements that the parents carry. The child can only receive the element of one of their parents, and not of their grandparents, great-grandparents, and other ancestors. For example, an offspring of a mother water mage and a father light mage receives water magic from the mother. The offspring's maternal grandfather is a nature carrier and paternal grandfather is an ice carrier. The offspring is not able to unlock the nature or ice element as none of the parents themselves have such element. There are, however extremely rare cases where the offspring is able to unlock a parent's element and potentionally unlock some factors of the other. In order for this to occur the elements would have to be similar, though this is extremely rare.

Regardless, genetic memory exists. By messing with the parasite itself and other components of the being, it is possible to unlock the blocked elements. However, this process often results in failure and can potentionally have catastrophic results on the user. By unlocking the genetic memory, the user has the potential to mix their magic with an ancestor's resulting in a new element or combination. It is rare for the user to gain access to another element and keep their original intact.

## The Elements

Born from a parasite, magic first arrived to the Earth as an abnormality which would in the future change the world as a whole. It is unclear as to what the original magic was, though folk stories and myths have stated that the magic, after having invaded the humans, begin to alter with their personalities and surroundings, thus becoming the Main Elements.

### The Main Elements

The Main Elements consist of 4 basic elements, Earth, Fire, Air, Water, and Light and Dark (also known as Darkness). These were the primogenitors of all other elements that would later form from genetic variation and mutations and outside factors. Unlike Light and Dark, the other elements are often reverence as the original elements, often forgetting the other two.

After many generations, the main four elements began to loose power, thus dividing themselves into various different subcategories. To acquire the full extent of the element is practically impossible naturally in modern times. While each element has been divided into main categories, subcategories, and highly specialized magic,

#### Earth

It has divided into 2 main branches: Nature & Rocks

#### Fire

One of the few elements that did not split into main categories.

Air

It has divided into 2 main branches: Wind & [[

However, there is a specific element sub-category branched out of the two main branches, known as Sound.

Water

It has divided into 2 main branches: Water & Ice.

#### Light

One of the few elements that did not split into main categories.

#### Darkness

One of the few elements that did not split into main categories.