8 Ethereal Gates

## Overview

This Ability is unobtainable by any normal mortal being. It is wielded by the god-level entities: Death, Aether and Honos. It is only obtainable by having an Ethereal Soul which is impossible for someone to obtain. Every form of magic and chi has derived from this. It uses magic energy, soul energy as well as nature energy. The only requirements for this ability to be able to be used is to use soul energy from an Ethereal Being who are the three noted earlier. However, this soul energy is incompatible with anything mortal and, as a result of the soul energy rejecting them, will have the mortal user suffer many side effects.

### Capabilities and Limitations

This ability allows the user to use 10 different types of abilities with each type being called an Ethereal Gate. The limitations of these magics are unknown.

#### The 8 Gates:

* **Ethereal Opening:** This is an ocular ability where the user has increased perception. This allows the user to take in information and process at beyond human speeds. This can also be used to visually see magic/soul/nature energy to gauge someone's capacity, skill and what types of magic/chi they use.   This continuously drains magic energy over time with the amount being drained depending on how much they're doing at once. Concentration and keeping still can increase the effectiveness of this ability significantly, though it is extremely capable even when having this drawback active.
* **Ethereal Excursion:** This Gate allows the user to travel through space and time through a big release of energy. However, this big release of energy, which can cause damage, can be avoided by switching places with an object (this can't happen if travelling through time: the energy outburst is unavoidable). The energy used to travel long distances is a mediocre amount, though travelling through time, especially vast distances, would require a huge amount of energy, hence the outburst.
* **Ethereal Avarice:** This Gate is unique as there aren't many magics/chi like it; this allows the user to absorb magic/chi through a black material which can be manifested and shaped telekinetically by the user. This is a tough material and isn't easily broken. This can be used both defensively and offensively with the user manipulating how the black material absorbs the energy it does. The magic/chi it absorbs can be released in an explosion 20x more powerful than the energy taken in. However, it loses the section that absorbed it.
* **Ethereal Embodiment:** This Gate is the predecessor to every type of elemental magic and it allows the user of this ability to wield the elements in every way imaginable. This drains a lot of energy when used consecutively with larger castings using a lot more energy. The amount of elements that can be manipulated is vast, however, more complex elements require more effort and intricate energy control to use.
* **Ethereal Binding:** This Gate allows the user to heal from any wounds/ deformities and change the type of someone's soul. The healing doesn't take much energy to do if they're healing someone else; healing themselves uses more energy. Change someone's soul is an intricate and difficult process. Angels use this to change someone's soul from a human soul to an Angel soul, however that's all they're limited to. The users of this gate is able to change someone's soul in anyway they desire, or even create a soul from nothing. This ability is the only way a mortal being can achieve these gates.
* **Ethereal Chimera:** This Gate was primarily used manipulate the target(s)'s five senses to create illusions to either deceive the target(s) or drive them into insanity. These can be used on targets both conscious and unconscious with their sense of time able to be distorted. This has the potential for the user to subdue someone to experience multiple people's lives from birth to death with
* **Ethereal Spirit:**
* **Ethereal Shadow:**

**Note:** if any being who isn't one of the three god-like beings obtains this magic, using it will cause intense side effects after excessive use due to it not being compatible with them, always eventually leading to death. Mortal beings can only open one gate at a time.