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Multi-Community Race: Spirit Energy Users
By: Zorbak the Ebil Moglin Date: February 3, 2019, 6:40 pm
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Community Special Race: Spirit Energy Users
"If you're to learn to use spirit energy effectively, you must
push your body past all the way to its breaking point. Only then
will you reach beyond your physical limit. Power like this must
be earned." - A teacher of spirit energy teaching a student
learning to use their spirit energy
Theme: Yurusenee (
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyvylIGaHR4
)
Bio: When people think of spirit energy users, most think of
aura users. Which isn't untrue, though aura is a more
complicated way of using spirit energy designed to be it's own
skill set. Normal spirit energy is just as usable as aura is,
and there exists a skill set for basic spirit energy users.
Depending on the race, each race's spirit may be different,
making this power harder to predict for different races, such as
hollows who use ceros or soul reapers using kido. Humans usually
have the most pure spirit energy, in which their energy is more
pure spirit and not hindered by anything like holy or unholy
energy. Races like demons have concentrated spirit energy, and
can focus more energy into their attacks. And races like
vampires and dragons have special abilities using their spirits
as well. Most don't really think about spirit energy beyond
their techniques, but just like how mana users wanted to
understand mana in order to better use mana-based magic, spirit
users developed this skill set in order to better understand
spirit energy. And as more races learn to use this, spirit users
find that all races have different spirit energies.
Race: Any race with a soul can use spirit energy, and depending
on the race, different races have different types of spirit
energy. As one might expect, hybrids have more than one type of
spirit energy they can use, but most of the time, it isn't as
potent as a full member of one race. As an example, demon/human
hybrids have the ability to use both demon and human power, but
unless the two powers are combined, their energy isn't as potent
since only a part of their soul is one or the other. Full
members of races have stronger energy since their energy is
fully one type. Each race has advantages and disadvantages. Some
races also have advanced spirit energy depending on their
training, with some races having access to unique spirit
energies not available to other races. And some members of races
may have slightly different energies depending on the person, as
everyone is unique and some might have other abilities using
their spirits other races don't have.
Examples of Typical Spirit Energy Natures (Can't list every race
due to length. Players can ask if they need ideas for other
races spirit energy and unique effects. This determines what
kind of spirit energy a character can use depending on the race
they are):
- Human Spirit Energy: Humans have the purest spirit energy of
any race, as they have no invisible natures and their soul is
pure spirit energy with no unseen effects. This makes human
spirit energy very powerful when concentrated properly, and
means they're not as affected by nature effects of other races
spirit energy attacks. For example, demons and angels using
unholy or holy natures respectively won't do as much holy or
unholy damage to humans. And human spirit energy is far more
adaptable than most other races spirit energy, allowing for
easier combination with other energies or other powers. Humans
also don't use positive/negative spirit as much, and just
concentrate pure spirit energy as their positive and negative
spirits aren't as strong as other races so they don't do any
different damage. However, while they are more adaptable and
more pure in spirit energy, they lack the power some other races
have, but have an advantage in being able to take on almost any
kind of creature with their spirit power. And among humans are
special human spirit users.
- Quincy Spirit Energy: Quincies are a special races of humans
that were gifted with a unique ability to use spirit energy
differently than normal humans. Quincies learned to use their
spirits to hunt down creatures like hollows and use their spirit
energy to destroy them. These humans develop a special skillset
usually separate from this skillset, but some can still learn
spirit energy as they desire. Quincies specialize in spirit
bows, using their spirit energy to form bows and fire arrows of
concentrated spirit energy. And each Quincy has a different
unique ability, such as one having the ability to create a
prison of spirit energy to trap people, or one that might have
the ability to increase their defense using special Quincy
techniques. Quincies aren't quite as adaptable as other spirit
energy users, as their skill set is very unique, but those with
Quincy abilities can learn how to use basic spirit energy like
other races to expand their abilities. Quincies specialize in
stealing spirit energy from the environment around them, using
it to their advantage and often using special bows that gather
spirit energy from around them to make their arrows stronger.
This is most evident with their Seeleschneider weapons they
developed with cut through objects and steal spirit energy from
the object or projectile they cut.
- Demon Spirit Energy: Demons are another big spirit user races,
as their spirit energy is very highly potent. Demons have highly
concentrated unholy spirits, and very powerful spirit energy as
a result. This means that demons use the same attacks with less
the energy than other races. While they can concentrate their
techniques to be more powerful, they have to be careful of
putting too much power into their attacks as they don't have as
much spirit energy as other races due to the concentration of
spirit power they possess. Demon spirit energy is more powerful
though than many other types of spirit energy, and still has
it's natural unholy element to a demon's spirit. Demons are more
about power than any other race, making their spirit energy
among the most dangerous due to it being used purely for
destructive power. Though demons don't have as much raw spirit
energy (most of the time) as some other races like humans, they
still manage to match the most powerful of races in spirit
energy usage. However, demon spirit is still counterable by
strong enough spirit energy attacks, and those who know how this
energy works can still counter it like any other spirit energy.
The only real difference is the unholy element and the
concentration of spirit.
- Angel Spirit Energy: Angels don't have as much raw power as
demons, but their spirits are quite different than demons.
Angels energies aren't that concentrated, and may seem weak, but
the purity of the postive spirit energy is extremely strong.
Angels don't use as much spirit energy, and their energy isn't
as concentrated, but their spirits are far stronger than most
would think. Angels also have unique abilities using their
spirit that other races don't have. The first is that their
spirit energy is more like holy light infused spirit energy.
Angel's spirit energy also has a purification effect, in which
they can purify any kind of unholy energy, or corruption in
others using their pure spirit. As one who has seen an angel's
true form can attest, their spirits are more like bright rays of
light that make up their center. Due to this, some angels even
develop holy light manipulation as a result in addition to their
spirit energy being similar to holy light in nature. Angels have
a very pure spirit, and a holy nature to their spirit. While not
as potent as humans, they manage to be just as strong as other
races. They use about as much spirit energy as humans do, but
their energy seems a bit thinner than other races. Unlike demons
who concentrate their spirit energy into a smaller attack but
with more power, angels have the same power as other more
powerful races. This often make their energy easier to pierce by
other races concentrated attacks, as stronger, more concentrated
attacks can take advantage of the angel's thinner concentration
of spirit energy. But if an angel can hit with their spirit
energy, it does intense holy light damage and costs far less
power to use because of it's less concentrated nature.
- Fallen Angels: Fallen angels are a stage in between demon and
angel, where angel has not become a demon yet. Fallen angels
have a unique spirit compared to angels, in which they are more
potent than angels in terms of spirit power, but not as powerful
as demons. Their spirit is neither holy nor unholy, but more of
an inbetween of the two. Fallen angels have fairly normal spirit
energy with slightly enhanced power, with their energy being
more than some races, but less than those with enhanced spirits
like humans. Their spirit energies are not able to purify like
angels spirits, as they lose that ability when they are cast
from Heaven and separated from the holy power of Heaven. Fallen
angels are a neutral ground between angels and demons, and have
slight characteristics of both. However, their energy is more
like that of a humans, but with more of a corrupted feel to it
due to the fallen angels often being cast out of heaven and
being corrupted by their falls, which begins their descent into
becoming demons. Though this is a subject for another time and
mentioned in another race type. Fallen angels are a fairly
middle of the road power, being balanced between potency, power
and cost of power.
- Soul Reapers: Some human spirits eventually become soul
reapers after they die if they are sent to the soul society.
When this happens, soul reapers are trained to use spirit energy
far more than most races, as their entire skill set is based on
spirit energy. Most of their spirit abilities are focused
through their soul-bound weapons, termed "zanpakuto", which are
weapons manifested from part of their spirit. This makes the
weapon intelligent and able to commune with the soul reaper, and
almost all spirit energy is focused through the zanpakuto unless
the soul reaper has hollow power or something else that allows
them to fire normal spirit energy attacks. Soul Reapers also
have spirit attacks in the form of Kido, which were specific
skills that only soul reapers can normally use, with exception
to some altered versions made by other races like the holy
vampire holy arts. Soul reapers spirit energy is often very
strong, especially when they go into second release forms for
their zanpakuto's bankai. For the most part, aside from kido,
most of the spirit power is concentrated through the zanpakuto,
allowing for more concentrated spirit energy and allowing the
weapon to concentrate better attacks and abilities depending on
the skillset. Most soul reapers don't develop this kind of
spirit user skill, but some can if they are of other races or
are unique enough in how they use their spirit power. Some soul
reapers can develop their spirit energy to large levels where
they have to be restrained in the living world to avoid
affecting the living with their energy. This is most common in
soul reaper captains and lieutenants who are among the highest
level soul reapers.
- Death Wraiths: Death wraiths are known for being creatures of
the shadows. And this is evident also in their spirit energy,
which typically has a shadow element to it. Death wraith souls
are shadow-based in nature, having a natural darkness element in
their souls. Death wraith souls are not evil or good in nature,
and just a neutral shadow type soul that uses darkness in their
spirit attacks. Death wraiths use normal shadows for the most
part, having a natural affinity for the shadows. Those with this
energy use spirit energy mixed with darkness energy, making it
useful against light users and anyone who might be vulnerable to
darkness. Death wraiths don't have too concentrated spirit
energies, but have strong spirit energy even though their energy
isn't concentrated like that of demons. A death wraith's biggest
advantage is that their spirit energy can get stronger with the
more shadows they absorb, thanks to their dark spirits. However,
light bursts like flashbangs can remove the extra power from
their souls, and can be used to counter some of their spirit
attacks. Though some have learned different spirit abilities
over time and might develop slightly different natures if they
gain natures from other races.
- Grim Reapers: Grim reapers spirit energies are purely life and
death energies. For the most part, grim reapers spirits control
their own flow of life and death. A grim reaper might use the
death energy to take a grim reaper form, or they could use their
life energy to take a human-like form. Their spirit energy is
also very unique to them, as they use life and death energies
when using spirit power instead of postive/negative spirit
power. Their spirits are more or less like whatever race they
were before becoming Grim Reapers, or some who were made solely
as grim reapers have fairly standard spirit energy. The only
real difference is the life or death aspect. Depending on what
form the reaper stays in normally, usually depends on which form
of energy they rely on, as human form reapers will often use
their death energy so they don't use all their life energy. And
depending on the person they're fighting, reapers may have
advantages against certain types of opponents, such as undead
being vulnerable to life energy. Though other than the life and
death portion aspect of their spirit energy, their spirits are
typically that of whatever race they were before becoming a
reaper. Those born as reapers often have human-like spirit
energy, but not as pure as humans due to the life and death
aspect.
- Dead Spirits and other Spirit types: Spirits have to make use
of spirit energy since they have no other energies to use.
Spirits who were once alive have the same energy that they had
in life, such as humans having normal human spirit. Depending on
the spirit, they may develop abilities if they are allowed to
wander, most of the time risking them becoming hollows or
vengeful spirits if they remain on earth. The abilities depend
on the race, but one thing they often develop is a spirit energy
that doesn't damage the living, but instead attacks the soul
directly, causing damage to the soul and resulting in damage to
the body's ability to generate energy. This is not just specific
to dead spirits, but other natural spirits that evolved solely
as spirits. These creatures use spirit energy to not attack
mortals, but the souls themselves. This is very useful against
almost any race, but far more useful against things like soul
reapers and death wraiths who exist more in the spirit realm
than the real world. Damage done by this energy is usually
recovered with time, but those hit by this may get weakened as
they take more and more hits if attacks using this energy
continue to hit. This also cannot be used to destroy mortal
creatures and objects, as it passes through physical objects.
This means only those with spirits/souls can be attacked with
this.
- Hollows and Arrancars: Over time, souls become corrupted and
become hollows. When it comes to spirit energy, most people know
hollows and arrancars for their ceros, beams of purely
destructive spirit energy that are designed solely to blast
things or people. Hollows and spirits have more spirit energy
than normal humans, and once corrupted, their spirits generate
far more power, which increases even more as they get to higher
ranks fo hollow, specifically raising immensely if they manage
to reach arrancar level. Some even have corrosive spirit
energies that act similar to acid. Normal hollows simply use
their own race's spirit abilities, having their specific
skillset, though more intelligent hollows can learn more spirit
energy use abilities as time goes on and they rise in power.
Arrancars are a different kind of beast though, and are hollow
versions of soul reapers. As such, they have zanpakutos like
soul reapers, but instead of going into shikai and banki, they
have resurreccion forms which is the incarnation of their true
power where they use zanpakutos slightly differently from soul
reapers. In terms of spirit energy, their spirit energy is used
through their hollow abilities and resurreccion forms. Arrancars
also have their own specific skillset not related to typical
spirit energy users. Arrancars and hollows have fairly human
levels of spirit, but more powerful, and their energy feels more
corrupted than a normal human. And their spirit energy is not
nearly as adaptable as humans are, which makes their spirit
energy harder to use in combination with other spirit energies
unless it's part of their unique powers.
- Vampires and Werewolves: Vampires and werewolves are fairly
similar in spirit to humans, as both races are essentially
cursed humans. The biggest real difference is that vampire and
werewolf type spirits are not pure in nature like humans, and
have their own unique spirit energy. Depending on the clan and
ability, some vampires and werewolves have more ability to tap
into their positive and negate spirit energy than others, and
some who use spirit energy can use specific abilities to their
clan and race. For example, some werewolves skilled in magic
have magic based spirits where their spirit has magic power when
used for attacks on it's own. Vampires and werewolves mostly
follow the same rules as humans, except that their spirit,
depending on the clan and their training, can be used for
different spirit abilities. As an example, the Darkfire Clan
uses their spirit energy usually either for aura use or for
elemental abilities. Vampire and werewolf spirit energies are
less adaptable than humans, but still fairly adaptable and can
still be used for many different purposes. While not as
concentrated as a race like demons, vampires and werewolves can
use their spirit energy for a variety of vampire and werewolf
specific powers, with each race having their own clans and race
specific spirit abilities.
- Dragons: Dragons have a very unique spirit, normally neutral
in nature. Their bodies, after doing things like using dragon
stones or human/dragon contracts, are more human-like in nature.
Depending on their change, most dragons usually gain stronger
spirit energy, and reduced cost. Most dragons don't rely on holy
or unholy power in their spirit power, with their race having
their own skill set using dragon spirit energy. Dragons can use
spirit energy in a more standard sense of the skill-set, in
addition to their own power. Dragons have potent enough spirit
energy similar to humans, but their spirit energy also has
elemental energy based on whatever kind of dragon they are. For
example, fire dragons have spirit energies which they can focus
fire energy through their spirit energy if they're trained to.
However, this is basic elemental energy, and not the element
itself. As such, dragons have energy just as powerful as humans,
but with the basic elemental energy, so their spirit is not
completely pure like humans despite how much their human forms
try to resemble humans. Dragons, depending on the type, can also
learn to apply holy or unholy power to their spirit energy,
depending on what type they are, such as holy dragons being able
to fuse holy power to their spirit energy.
- Demi-Gods and Gods (Olympus Only): Godly spirit energy is
something unique to deities and demi-gods. For the most part,
the spirit energy may depend on the deity and pantheon, with
some like the Dragonball Pantheon having more godly ki than
spirit, or some gods having godly spirit energy that is holy in
nature while demon gods have unholy spirit energy natures. Some
gods are even neutral in nature. This depends solely on the god
and pantheon. Deities spirit energy is usually far stronger than
most mortal beings, and can use stronger spirit energy powers.
However, they do have less potent spirit energy, meaning they
use more power. When gods and demi-gods use godly energies, it's
often to use other special godly abilities, such as children of
Zeus using lightning and wind abilities. For the most part, each
godly nature is different, and hard to predict, though most have
far stronger spirits than most other creatures. However, the
main downside is that gods often rely on worship from humans to
draw power from, which can weaken deities if their followers
don't worship them. Over time, this makes some deities stronger,
though some deities might not even get stronger from it and just
not draw energy. Deities are the hardest to predict because of
the so many pantheons and gods that one has to go on an
individual level. Demi-gods are also somewhat difficult to
predict, and usually at least one other nature due to being only
half deity. This depends on their heritage and whatever other
spirit nature they have. Some are able to fuse human spirit
energy with godly spirit energy to create their own hybrids of
energy.
Spirit Energy User Skills:
- Spirit Energy Manipulation: Those who use spirit energy
manipulate spirit energy into attacks and other constructs, a
power originally perfected by humans to fight supernaturals and
then modified by other races once they figured out how to use it
effectively. This skillset is designed around spirit energy
attacks and focusing on one's spirit, training their spirit
power. Races all use spirit power different, with some having
specific skill sets, like certain monks and priestesses having
specific spirit energy skillsets. When one thinks of specific
spirit energy skillsets, most people think of soul reapers,
hollows and arrancars or they may think of holy vampires, and
some might even think of aura users who use aura as a type of
spirit energy. In addition to specific skillsets used by certain
races, they can also learn generic spirit energy training which
has been set up to grant more ways to use spirit energy to
attack opponents. This setup uses spirit energy specifically,
using it similar to how other races use things like mana, ki or
aura.
- Unique Spirit Energies/Positive and Negative Spirits:
Different races have different spirit energies, which often have
different effects. However, there are two main aspects of spirit
energy use in battle. The first is using one's own spirit energy
and it's unique effects. This depends on the race (as each race
is different), and one must figure out the spirit energies they
can use. Hybrids may not have as strong energy in one specific
race type, but usually they often have unique energies that
blend whatever races they have to create one that is as strong
as others. (See previous section for races' general unique
abilities). Some even have unique spirit uses, such as some
dragons developing dragon hunter spirit energy unique to them or
developing advanced spirit energy types. The other main aspect
is that some races learn to utilize positive and negative spirit
energies in their attacks, using them for different things. The
most common thing associated with this is the Darkfire's
elemental abilities which use positive and/or negative spirit
energy in combination with elementals. However, it is possible
to use this on it's own to grant a spirit users attacks a holy
or dark attribute. This is more effective for some races than
others, as some races positive/negative balance doesn't work the
same way as some, like holy vampires having purely positive
energy or angels and demons not having a light and dark side but
having a pure holy or demonic soul depending on the race.
- Unique Attacks/Spirit Abilities: Depending on the race and
type of attacks one will specialize in, most spirit users have
their own specific unique abilities. For the most part, each
race has their own spirit effects, such as demons having
stronger, more concentrated attacks and a natural unholy element
to their spirits, or angels having a holy light effect in their
spirit energy. Each race tailors their effects to their
abilities their own way, and depending on the techniques they
learn, may develop some other techniques. There are plenty of
techniques that were adapted by other races, such as Kierran
Black's spirit lightning being based on a Seiji's cethran energy
they utilize in battle, or arrancars originally being the result
of attempting to create soul reaper style hollows. There are
plenty of uniqueness available depending on the individual and
the types of energies they have. This is most evidence with
hybrids as they often have more than one energy to blend
together. And on top of learned skills, it is possible for some
spirit users to be born with specific abilities and enhanced
powers depending on the person, such as one human who was born
with a spirit that had a natural ability to destroy demon energy
using his unique human spirit energy. However, because each
person is different and manages their spirit different, this
makes spirit training harder than some other energy type
abilities, because unlike certain energies like mana and chi,
spirit energy is different depending on the individual, training
and race. This makes it harder for each person to specifically
train their spirit energy, sometimes having to imitate other
techniques and modify them as they might not be able to use them
in their true form, such as no other race being able to use
ceros as effectively as hollows.
- Spiritual Aura Attack/Defense: Almost all spirit energy users
develop their spiritual aura, gaining an enhanced spirit aura.
The first use of the spiritual energy aura is a passive defense,
that can defend the user while active. Similar to those like the
Darkfires who use elemental auras, spirit energy users can use
their spiritual auras as a passive defense to dampen blows and
can even be used to attack if the user can focus their aura into
attacks. This is a fairly standard ability of those that use
specific powers in their aura. And depending on the race,
different auras will be different, such as demon aura being far
stronger and more potent, or angels having a holy light spirit
aura. Usually, the amount of spirit power an aura has depends on
a number of things. For example, larger bodies are able to
channel stronger spirit energy, as larger bodies generate more
spirit power. Depending on the race and heritage, some creatures
have higher enhanced auras with specific effects, and might have
unique abilities using their aura. For example, Tartaros Kindron
Darkfire was able to use his aura to empower those with his
demonic spirit, or certain angels can use their aura to purify
areas of impure influences. Again, the biggest influence of
effects and abilities of an aura is what race the person is and
specific spirit abilities they gain or inherit as a result.
- Spirit Aura Physical and Supernatural Amplification: Similar
to abilities like mana amplification and ki amplification,
spirit energy users also learn to use this power as well. Those
with the use of spirit energy can amp their abilities the same
way, using spirit energy to boost their stats and supernatural
abilities. With it, most spirit energies can a passive amp to
their abilities that makes ups their stats without them having
to do anything, but users can also use spirit energy to amp
themselves more when they need to, powering up with spirit
energy through their body to amp their body's abilities. One
such method involves powering up energies in the body with
spirit energy, creating more powerful energies. It was through
this method that the aura abilities were created and certain
other special spirit based amplifications. This amplification
only works as long as the body has spirit energy to use to amp
the body and powers, and without enough of it, this
amplification is not usable.
- Unique Spirit: Most spirit users have their own abilities they
develop once awakening their spirit power, and can develop their
own spirit abilities. This is something that most spirit users
are aware of, and strive for so that they can develop new
abilities to grow spirit energy user abilities and gain new
abilities as other energy users develop new abilities. Spirit
users often have unique abilities dependant on who they are,
what talents they are born with, and what kind of spirit power
they have. For example, aura users all have some sort of unique
semblance they possess, which is an example of unique spirit
abilities. Some can even develop their own abilities using
unique variations of their power, such as one who could use a
spirit sword that was able to cut through space and time, or
those like Kierran Black who created techniques like spirit
lightning that was originally unique to him, but eventually was
copied and used among other spirit energy users. Most of these
have their own strengths and weaknesses that are dependant on
the user.
- Spiritual Vectors: This is a technique used by spirit energy
users, in which they project their spirit from their backs. When
the spirit's power is released from the back, it's released as
tendrils that come out as extensions of the spirit that can be
used to attack opponents. These tendrils are typically very hard
to see, since they are clear. Some races are able to use
different shapes, such as one race who makes the tendrils into
arms with hands at the end of the arms. Depending on the person,
some people can also change the form of these vectors, such as
turning the tendrils into shields to block attacks, or can be
used to do things like create axes or other sharp weapons out of
the tendrils to attack opponents. These vectors can be used to
grab and throw objects, attack opponents, or they can be used to
fire spirit energy attacks. This power is an extension of the
spirit using spirit energy, and is a power that can be used to
deadly affect by those who use this power. Those with this power
can also use this to slice through objects and crush objects
when used with enough spirit energy, requiring users to be able
to handle putting a lot of spirit energy into this power. This
is one of the main attacks of a spirit energy user, as they are
able to use this in conjunction with other spirit energy attacks
as well. These vectors can be used to attack opponents or trap
them if wrapped around them, but must remain connected to the
body. If removed, the tendrils not only dispel, but the user
takes spiritual damage to their soul that can weaken them if the
tendrils are using enough power. Depending on the race, some
spirit energies can be seen by people more easily, such as a
death wraith spirit energy being black like shadows, or a demon
spirit energy being crimson, orange or some form of demonic
color.
- Spirit Lightning: This technique was originally used by
Kierran Black, but during a fight, another spirit energy user
copied it and created other abilities using spirit energy
similar inspired by this technique. the main technique uses
change in energy form, in which the energy is shaped to have the
same consistency as lightning. This lets someone use a spirit
energy change of form to make their spirit like a current of
electricity, in which it can be used to attack people and
through physical contact can be used to electrocute people with
his spirit energy in this form by using their spirits as
conductors. This power works just like lightning, but since it
is spirit energy, it bypasses lightning immunities, which is why
some lightning users have learned it as well to try and
compensate for those with immunities to lightning as an
alternative to corrupted lightning. This power can still be
avoided like lightning, but being dispelled must be blocked by
other energies, rather than with powers like ice or water since
this power is spiritual and not elemental. Other than that, this
can be blocked and defended against like normal lightning.
- Burning Spirit: One of the skills developed by spirit energy
users where they designed this power so that they could create
something akin to certain elemental attacks. This one was
created by using a change of spirit form to intensely vibrate
spirit energy, generating immense heat so that the spirit energy
becomes extremely hot and using change of energy form to make
the spirit like a flame. This particular attack, if not's not
obvious, is meant to be a fire-like attack, and designed to be
used like fire. This can be used to attack with spirit energy
fireballs, create explosive spirit energy attacks and be used to
burn people through physical touch. Just like spirit lightning,
this bypasses elemental immunities, being able to burn people
with spirit energy rather than with actual elemental energies.
This power is counterable just like fire, except that the fire
cannot be put out under normal conditions, and has to be blocked
or dodged. The energy can be dispelled like energy by those that
can dispel energy, but wind powers or smothering the flames
doesn't put out the flames. However, the positive side is that
this attack doesn't do as much damage as typical flames and
doesn't spread to much beyond it's initial impact.
- Cold Soul: As one might have guessed, this one was the
opposite of the burning spirit, in which those who use this are
able to use this power to generate extreme cold, similar to that
of a vengeful spirit using their emotional energies to focus
their spirits, usually focusing negative emotions to generate a
coldness that can be used to freeze an area. When used with
their spirits, they are able to use this to generate a spirit
energy so cold that it is able to attack like ice. Depending on
how it's used, it can be used to do things like create ice-like
constructs to attack opponents, fire blasts of spirit energy
that can freeze people, or freeze people on physical contact.
This power is the last of the three spirit energies designed
like elemental powers, and is designed to be used like ice.
While the ice generated is ice and can be dispelled like normal
ice, the spirit energy used is extremely cold and can be used
like ice, but can't be dispelled like typical ice like how
something like lightning would. This power is the opposite of
burning spirit, and those with it can use it to counter this and
vice versa. But those without must block this energy with other
energies, or avoid this energy.
- Spirit Gun: This attack was one of the main projectile attacks
created for the style where the user fires a blast of spirit
energy at an opponent with explodes on impact. Depending on the
user, there are different levels of spirit gun techniques.
Spirit gun is typically the base technique, where the user fires
a blast of spirit energy, big or small depending on what they
want to fire. Bigger spirit guns are able to do more damage but
take more energy, and smaller shots can do less damage but are
better for the spirit energy. This technique also has another
variation, which is called Spirit Shotgun where the user focuses
the spirit gun in their hands and blasts it outward using their
fingers to split the blast into multiple attacks, generating an
attack that can be used to hit a group in front of the user,
being an advanced spirit gun attack. Highly advanced users can
also use the spirit lightning, burning spirit and cold soul in
conjunction with this (if they are skilled enough) and can use
it to empower their spirit gun with more power, or granting the
energy a special effect, such as spirit lightning spirit guns
exploding in a burst of spirit lightning when it hits a target.
Of course, as one might expect, the larger more concentrated
spirit guns are harder to block, but strong enough defenses can
block this ability, and this ability can still be dodged like
normal if one cannot dispel the energy normally. This cannot be
combined with spirit vectors, and the spirit vectors cannot fire
this attack on their own, as the energy must be focused through
the hand, or through the fingers depending on what the person
wants to do.
- Spirit Missile: This is a variation technique of the spirit
gun, where the user creates a spear-like attack to try and
attack the opponent. This attack is designed to try and pierce
opponents, where the attack is able to generate one or a group
of spear like projectiles. Each user is able to form the spirit
projectiles as they want, such as forming them as knives, as
sharp spears, or as arrows, depending on what they want the form
to be. The effect is still the same though where this technique
is designed to spear opponents. This can also be combined with
the spirit lightning, burning spirit and cold soul to grant the
spears additional effects depending on what's used. This can
also be fired from one's spirit vectors as well, as this was a
projectile attack designed to be used by spirit vectors. This
attack is fairly adaptable and those who use it can change it's
form to better suit what they want the attack to do or what they
want it to look like. This is a fairly basic attack, but still
quite effective. Users can fire one or fire a group, though
firing more or making larger spear projectiles costs more power
to use. And while these are designed to pierce through armors
and shields, they can still be dodged, or opponents can use
cover to try and make sure they don't get hit.
- Spirit Sword: This is a variation of the spirit gun, where
instead of being fired at an opponent, the spirit energy is
focused into the hand and creates a sword of spirit energy the
user can attack with. This spirit sword is able to be used like
a sword, or the user can change the form of the sword into
another weapon, such as a spear or knife. Users can also change
the form of the sword if they want to do something like
extending the sword, or changing the form of the sword, as this
technique is another technique that is pretty adaptable. This
technique can be used in creative ways, such as some who change
it like a chain whip, or some who change the length at will to
make it extend and try to spear someone. This technique is
pretty adaptable, being able to be used a variety of ways, and
depending on the race, this can also have specific attacks, such
as demonic spirit swords also doing demonic energy damage, or
dragon spirits being able to do elemental spirit energy damage.
Some people even develop special sword techniques as well.
- Severing Soul Cutter: This is a variation of the soul sword
designed to attack the spirit rather than the body. This attack
works similar to the spirit sword, but instead of cutting the
body like normal, this is designed to attack the spirit of the
user, doing damage to their spirit. While they take no physical
damage from this technique, this technique can weaken those
struck with it as their soul is damaged, and may be unable to
properly control their energies. Some races spirits can also use
this technique to use different effects, such as death wraiths
being able to use this to attack ghosts and spirit type
opponents and do darkness damage to one's soul, which is what
the death wraith version of this technique was originally
designed for. This was originally designed to be used against
hostile spirits, so that this technique could be used to take on
spirits that would normally not take physical damage. This
technique also goes through solid matter, and cannot be used to
block attacks or projectiles unless they are spirit based in
nature, since this is made to attack on a spiritual plane rather
than a physical one.
- Spirit Beam: This was designed to be similar to those that use
ki beams and like hollows who use ceros. This attack fires a
beam of spirit energy, very similar in nature to a cero, at the
opponent to try and damage them. Depending on how the spirit
beam is fired, it can be fired in a few ways, similar to how
some hollows have created their own variations of ways to fire
ceros. The two main ways are usually firing a large beam, and a
thin beam. Firing a larger beam does more damage to opponents,
but takes more power. Firing a thin beam is designed more for
piercing opponents, which requires less power but a more
concentrated beam. There are other ways to fire this attack as
well, such as small controlled bursts, or concentrating it
different ways. And depending on the race, some spirit beams
will have special effects, like a demon spirit beam being far
more concentrated than normal and doing demonic energy damage,
or a dragon spirit beam also being elemental in nature. This can
also be combined with the burning spirit, spirit lightning, and
cold soul, in which the power can be used to amp the beam's
abilities.
- Spirit Summoning: This particular ability lets one summon
things hidden in their spirit, specifically things like their
spirit animal, or the Pai Zhua animal spirit. Users are able to
tap deep into their spirits and summon constructs of different
manifestations of the soul, and can summon those manifestations
using spirit energy in a manner similar to how Pai Zhua summon
their spirit animals. Depending on the skill set, some people
can summon multiple creatures from their soul by embodying
different parts of the soul, and depending on the skillset, some
can create their own constructs by giving their power to a
certain part of their soul and generating a spirit-based
familiar of their own. This power is designed to be very similar
to Darkfire elemental familiars in nature, beign controlled very
similarly. The summoned spirit creatures are dependant solely on
the person and what is in their spirits, with certain races
spirit constructs also being able to attack using unique spirit
energy. And in addition to being able to attack opponents, the
spirit constructs are also able to use spirit energy attacks to
try and attack opponents. As one might expect, dispelling this
requires one to dispel the spirit energy that makes them up, or
overcoming it with other energies (which can destroy it).
- Spirit Item Posession: This ability lets a user use their
spirit energy to empower objects around them. This is similar to
other spirit users who use this, in which objects, weapons and
armors can be empowered in order to use the spirit energy that
empowers the object, giving the object a life of it's own by
giving the item it's own consciousness. Depending on the
weapon's creator, some items or weapons can actually be turned
into intelligent weapons this way, or some weapons and items can
just have a consciousness of their own, which is most common
with making weapons. Some weapons that have been made in this
way develop their own abilities and their own ways of
communicating with their owner, and have their own ways of
growing. Object and weapons empowered by this gain the spirit
power of the person who empowered it, which includes the race's
spirit power, such as a death wraith spirit energy being able to
be used to make a shadow user weapon, or an angel making a
weapon a holy weapon by empowering it with their spirit. The
weapon or item empowered still uses the same powers as the
person who empowered it to an extent, and that means that they
have the same weaknesses, such as demons and angels items being
weak to the opposite force.
- Spirit Wave: This is one of the strongest abilities of a
spirit user, designed as one of the most advanced spirit
techniques one can use. Only those who have mastered the use of
spirit energy can use this power. When used, this amps the body
with spirit energy, granting a higher level of focus and power.
In addition, the spirit power is also amped through the body,
creating a powerful wave through the body that empowers it even
more. This technique, when used by a master of spirit power, can
use this to attack opponents with highly enhanced power
temporarily, or be used to fire a large wave of spirit energy at
an opponent. When used, this can also be used to purify others
of impure influences or purify them of any type of control over
their mind and body. This is a very powerful technique, but it
exacts a very heavy toll on the body, doing more damage to the
body as long as the technique is active, and overuse can weaken
a user's ability to use spirit energy. And while this is a
powerful attack, it can be dispelled or blocked by more powerful
energies, but usually more when it's fired in a wave at an
opponent.
- Spirit Share/Spirit Bond: This particular ability was modeled
after certain other arts where users share space in their minds,
but instead of doing so, users are able to bond a being to their
spirits. This is useful for bonding other spirits to one's soul
if they want to create this bond. When used, a user can bond to
just about any kind of spirit, from spirits of other people,
creatures and races, or they can bond to other types of spirits
like spirits that control the world's elements or spirits that
can be summoned from the spirit realm. When used, this creates a
bond where the two spirits are able to share their power, and
empower each other as long as they stay bonded together. The
bond can only be broken by an experienced spirit user, and while
bonded, the lives of the two are tied together, so if one dies
then so does the other.
- Soul Energy Steal: This is a forbidden art among spirit energy
users. Not just because soul eaters are seen as dangerous, but
because this ability has a price for using it. This ability lets
a user absorb the spirits of others after they've been weakened
or killed, and lets the user absorb spirit energy from others,
and taking souls if enough essence is absorped from others. This
is a forbidden art because of the price it takes, as once
someone starts absorbing the spirit energy of others using this
technique, they must continue to feed on spirit energy or they
will age rapidly until they die. However, when used, this lets
someone absorb not just the spirits and energy of those they
take from, but allows the user to gain the other person's
abilities to include fighting styles, special abilities and
supernatural abilities. This also restores one's youth if they
are not in their prime, making this more useful to older users
who want to use this to absorb the power of others to restore
their youth. However, they must keep doing so constantly, or
they will age rapidly until they die. Absorbing some spirit
energy can grant someone temporary enhancement using one's
powers and abilities, but permanent gain of the abilities
requires the full taking of the soul. This is an effective soul
eater power that lets one gain the abilities more easily, but
the price can take a toll on others, as once the price takes
it's effect, this art cannot be undone.
- Mafukan: This is a technique designed by a spirit user who had
no outlet for their extra energy, and instead created a
technique to empower an object and let it absorb extra spirit
energy from the user passively. This technique is perhaps the
ultimate spirit user art, in which this art empowers an object
close to the user to absorb the user's extra spirit energy. Over
years of storing energy, the object becomes powerful, keeping a
storage of spirit energy within in order to keep the power
stored away for emergencies. The item empowered can be anything
the user wants, but must keep it with them. The main ability of
this is to store the energy and then be able to release it
later. When used, this can be used a few ways, such as
empowering someone or oneself, revitalizing and empowering them
beyond their typical limits, or using this to even revive
someone who has died (but this takes years of gathering power
before this can be used). Some use this as a backup to bring
themselvs back to life once if they die, or they may use this if
they are in a desperate situation that they need the extra
energy. Some even use this to train, using it to weaken one's
abilities and absorb the extra energy so that they can get
stronger more quickly, in which they use this to keep their true
power hidden. However, when used to weaken someone and let them
grow more quickly, they cannot release their full power until
the energy of the item is filled again, making this a
semi-permanent weakening. This technique requires a long time of
charging before it can be of any use, and until it does, this
technique is useless. Even experienced users cannot overcome
this as this requires a lot of energy to even be able to use.
However, users can speed this up slightly by feeding their item
more spirit energy, sometimes cutting the time down it requires
to make this usable. And once used, all of the power is used in
this, so using it and trying to save some of the energy in it is
impossible, making this something the user must be sure they
want to use before doing so.
Passive and Combat Skills:
- Spirit Combat Styles: In addition to other fighting styles
individual users learn, there are also fighting styles that can
be learned using spirit energy. Among them are fighting styles
like Pai Zhua, Satsui no Hado, and Soul/Psycho power. Those that
learn these styles are able to weaponize their soul energy in
normal combat, not just using it as an amp, but also using it as
a fighting style of it's own. Depending on the user, some can
learn certain styles with proper training depending on what the
user wants to learn, or can find the ability to learn. Fighting
styles that use spirit energy in physical combat tend to have a
few things in common. The first is that the soul energy is often
weaponized in some way to use against opponents in direct
combat. The second is that those who use this often use emotions
in order to use this power. The best example is the soul and
psycho powers, which are two opposite fighting styles using
sides of the soul. The psycho power sacrifices all good in the
soul to feed the dark side of the soul, powering itself on
negative emotions while soul power focuses positive and often
sacrifies the dark side of the soul to power the good side of
the soul. Then there are other styles that use certain powers to
feed others, like the forbidden Shaolin lion style that feeds
anger to grow the power of the spirit without sacrificing any
part of the soul. The last thing is that those who use this can
often fire spirit energy attacks in physical combat, or focus
their combat into projectile spirit energy attacks that they can
use in physical combat. For the most part, these styles are all
individual and have their own weaknesses, with one of the major
ones being those who can feed on spirit energy, in which makes
these styles seem like lunch to those that feed on soul energy.
- Spirit Combat Acceleration: This is a combat acceleration
technique that was modeled after soul reaper flashstep or
arrancar sonido. This method uses spirit energy to speed up the
body's movements, and uses this to amp the body's ability to
move so that opponents can move fast enough to keep up with fast
supernaturals. This combat tactic lets users speed themselves up
by concentrating the amp of their spirits into their body,
usually projecting it into the limbs so that the limbs can move
more efficiently. This technique requires precision movement,
careful coordination and the ability to process things at higher
speeds, since this is a dangerous combat maneuver that can
easily result in someone hurting themselves, like running
themselves into things if they can't stop process what's going
on fast enough and can't stop before they hit something. This
particular style is often used by more experienced fighters used
to moving fast through combat stepping methods or other speed
based abilities, since they are used to moving fast. Using this
is very difficult, but if used properly, the skill can prove
very useful in combat. Users, however, must be careful when
combining this with combat style stepping methods, as sometimes
the combination can be too much speed to handle.
- Spiritual Defense Iron Skin: This particular passive skill was
based on the arrancar art, hierro, which uses spirit power to
strengthen the skin to increase defense in battle. This power
works similar to dragon skin in how it operates, and helps
dampen attacks so that they do less damage. The degree of this
depends on the person's spiritual power, and how much energy
they are able to generate, in which this power is trained and
concentrated using energy normally wasted when expelled from the
body. This skill's strength depends on the person, with some
having stronger ability to use this and some having weaker
abilities. Abilities like regeneration and other hardened skin
abilities make this ability weaker, since power is usually
diverted to other methods, but those with just this power can
use a stronger form of this than those without things like
regenerate. Trying to pierce one's defense requires more power,
and the stronger the technique, the harder it is to pierce
someone. This acts like a natural defense to those with this
power, and helps them defend against attacks to a degree. And
depending on the race, they can gain defense against certain
techniques, such as death wraiths spirit energy being able to
also weaken shadow attacks that might be used on them. But just
as they may gain strengths, they also gain weaknesses, like
death wraith versions of this skill upping defense against
shadow abilities, but this technique can be overcome in death
wraiths far more easily with concentrated light attacks and
blessed sea salt.
- Spirit Protection Soul Strengthening: This ability allows one
to use their spiritual power to protect their souls,
strengthening their souls against possible opponents that might
want to try and take their souls. This ability uses spirit
energy to strengthen their souls hold on the body, and is a
passive ability that prevents users from letting their souls be
drawn out of the body through opponents like soul eaters and
soul energy stealing opponents. Usually, this technique draws
the spiritual power inward, allowing users to also defend
themselves from spiritual attacks to a degree, protecting the
soul from things that attack on spiritual planes.
- Soul Binding Weapons/Attach Item to Soul: Thanks to certain
supernatural races, there are two main powers people use for
their spirits when it comes to weapons. The first is a soul
bound weapon, where certain races are able to awaken soul bound
blades depending on the race. The two most well known races that
use this are soul reapers, death wraiths, and arrancars. Those
who are able to do this usually gain a weapon specific to their
race, usually the weapon depends on the invididual and the race,
with some races having specific uses for their weapons, such as
arrancars zanpakuto's controlling their released form. The
second ability of this power is the ability to attach one's
weapons to their soul, being a power designed so that
supernaturals can have connections to their weapons that allow
them to be better fighters, and lets them not only use their
weapons more effectively, but lets them control and
summon/desummon their attached weapons at will. This second
power is usually for those that want to attach other weapons
that aren't soul-bound weapons to oneself.
- Postive/Negative Spirit Balance: In order to tune their
spirit, every person must find their own spiritual balance.
Almost all beings, with certain exceptions, have both positive
and negative portions of their soul. In order to use spirit
energy, one must learn their specific balance of power and then
balance their positive and negative (assuming they have both).
Some races can skip this step, like holy vampires, who have one
pure side, though they still have to become aware of how their
spirit energy is set up before using it. This makes it where
every one who learns spirit energy learn to balance their
positive and negative power, making it difficult for opponents
to unbalance them, such as someone trying to infect someone's
dark side of their soul to power it up. This is most evident
with those with harder to control abilities, as this helps them
more easily control their abilities, as well as giving them
experience at using their positive and negative energies. Since
some races are able to pick and chose which sides of their souls
they want to use in certain abilities, this power is pretty
necessary.
- Spirit Energy Training: Those who want to train in spirit
energy do not do so in a traditional sense. Those that train in
spirit energy cannot simply train their physical bodies and call
it a day, and require specific training. Those who train their
spirit energy have to not only train physically, but they also
have to push their spirit energy beyond it's limits, training
the spirit to generate more power on a consistent basis. When
training, most have their own ways of doing so. However, while
things like meditation can help train to some extent, the true
training comes from using spirit energy and pushing that power
beyond it's limits. There are many ways to do this, but those
who train in it have to train harder than most people who use
typical energy do. This may not be a problem for some who have
high levels of spirit, but those that do not have to train much
more harshly, making this a good path of training for those that
want to become powerful, but is difficult in the beginning for
those that don't have as much affinity for spiritual abilities.
Since most people do start small, massive training is often
necessary to be able to use spirit energy at all, let alone
grow. Some don't like the sheer amount of work people need to
put into this training, but some use it for just that purpose,
as some feel that training the spirit and the body can help them
grow as warriors.
- Soul Healing: Those with spiritual energies are able to use
their spirit energy to heal souls that have been damaged to a
degree. Those with permanent soul damage or souls that have
taken heavy damage are usually weakened or they may be affected
physically by it, but those with spirit energy are able to heal
that damage depending on their spiritual natures. Some are able
to do this more easily than others, such as angels and holy
vampires who specialize in more positive powers. Though races
like demons and death wraiths who use darker sides of their
souls may have a harder time doing so. However, they can also
use their spirit energy to remove corruption and tainting of
souls and spirits to a degree, with some races being better at
it than others. Those with this can also heal the body as well,
making this able to heal just as easily as other healing
abilities, and having more range to healing souls and spirits.
- Soul Resonance: Those with spirit energy are able to harmonize
with other spirits, being able to use this passive technique to
tune their spirit powers to combine their spirit power with
another supernatural. For example, those with living weapons or
spirit bound weapons have to use this to be able to wield their
weapons. However, those with this technique are able to tune to
others, combining their powers with each other more easily. This
can result in special techniques being usable that normally
wouldn't be able to be used, such as a demon and angel combining
their spirits to create a unique spirit attack that blends their
powers together. The powers usable depend on those tuning to
each other, and the powers of the other person. Some are even
able to use this with special abilities to transform certain
abilities as well, such as combining spirit energy summoning
with an elemental power to change the combined form into an
enhanced form as a more powerful construct. This is different
for everyone, and some may have easier times tuning to people
than others.
- Astral Projection/Commune with the Dead/Astral Possession:
Those that are in tune with their spirits are able to project
their spirits when they desire through astral projection. This
power lets a spirit user project themselves, mostly so that they
can interact with the dead and with spirits. Those with this are
able to go to the Veil where spirits are usually found, or the
user can attempt to go to the Spirit Realm, which is a realm
where natural spirits reside, if they are able to percieve the
spirits. This lets users commune with the dead, and with
spirits. Of course, the biggest use for this is to interact with
spirits, but also if one is trying to interact with a dead
spirit, it is much easier to do so in astral projection than in
physical form. Those who are in astral projection are also able
to possess those that are not immune to being controlled, in
which usually this is best done when someone is asleep. Of
course, those immune to psychic abilities and other forms of
mind manipulation won't be affected.
- Soul Reading: This lets a spirit energy use their tuning to
the spiritual to read the souls of others, usually allowing them
to sense the presence of other souls around them. This could be
as simple as sensing the presence of someone close by, or this
could include sensing things like ghosts that are not usually
physically present. This is similar to many supernatural sixth
senses, except that it lets a spirit user interact with more
things spiritually than most mortals would be able to. Not only
can someone sense the spirits of those around them, but they are
able to tell what presences are around them by the soul and what
kind of soul they are sensing, since every race has different
spirits. This skill is also immune to typical abilities to hide
one's presence, since the user can sense the soul of people,
which bypasses sensing one's presence. The only way to hide from
this skill is to suppress the soul's energy, and make it where
users cannot sense the soul of the person.
- Inner Spirit/Inner World Sense/Protection: Like soul reapers,
spirit energy users are able to focus inward in order to go into
their spirit/mind's inner world. This is similar to how soul
reapers, arrancars and even the Darkfires use this art, in which
they are able to use this to control their minds completely.
This includes being able to do things like being able to
suppress certain parts of the mind, as well as being able to
emit certain emotions despite not actually feeling them. Most
who use this art are able to fool even psychic people, in which
they can control what psychic people are able to read, and can
even use that to their advantage. Most who use this art are
immune to psychic abilities that influence the mind if they are
skilled enough with this art, though the main use of this is for
those that want to use the attach item to self power or unlock a
soul bound weapon, in which this training is necessary in order
to connect to one's own soul to do so. In order to use this, one
has to keep focus of their own mind, and make sure they don't
lose control lest they be overwhelmed and have difficulty
regaining control.
- Combat/Spirit Empowered Enhanced Physical Stats: Every spirit
user is unique and has unique abilities due to whatever race
they are, or what other abilities they have. Depending on the
user, all have enhanced physical abilities usually through heavy
training. This includes increased strength, speed, durability,
mobility, flexibility and/or stamina. One's physical stats are
usually unique to the person, with everyone having a different
balance depending on how they train. For example, one who
focuses on speed and durability might be hard to catch, and
tough to finally kill, and may focus on that aspect. For the
most part, it depends on the training and what the user wants to
focus on. However, if one focuses on one or two specifically,
they do gain stronger stat boosts, but other stat boosts are not
as high. So someone training in speed and durability might not
gain as high a strength boost. Though most fighters typically
figure out ways around this fact, and find ways to focus their
weaker stats into better ways to use them so they don't have
glaring weaknesses.
Transformations:
- Full Power Spirit Release: Arrancars, soul seapers, and
certain vampires like the Darkfires use this kind of
transformation without really thinking too much about it, where
they release the full power of their spirit to reach a more
powerful state. Usually, this state releases the full potential
temporarily of the person who uses it, where they gain enhanced
physical and supernatural stats, even sometimes gaining
abilities that can only be used in their released form. This
typically depends on the user, since each user's potential is
different, and the unlocking of this is different for each race.
For example, soul reapers unlock this through their zanpakuto's
bankai, or an arrancar uses their zanpakuto to go into a
powerful released form. Some races have different methods, and
this usually shows in each race. Some people may even just gain
a slightly enhanced stat boost and not change much at all. The
transformation is different for each person and race, making it
rare to see two of the same releases. However, the one thing all
releases share in common is that they cannot be used for long,
and once the user runs of out of spirit energy, they will return
to normal.
Weaknesses:
- Spirit energy users still have race weaknesses of whatever
they are. If one is something like an angel or demon, they will
still have typical angel or demon weaknesses. Most spirit users
can be killed just like whatever race they are, and unless
stated otherwise, most races can be killed if their heart or
brain are destroyed. Each race has it's own strengths, yet has
it's own weaknesses. Spirit users are no different. Typically,
soul healing can heal injuries of the users, but this is not a
passive regeneration, meaning that one has to concentrate in
order to use it. Of course, spirit energy users still take
damage from attacks just like any other creatures.
- Spirit energy users have a harder time training spirit energy
than most other energy users. This is due to the fact that they
have to push their spirits to the limit, which usually means
pushing far beyond the body's own physical limits. As such, this
training may add more strength, but it is much harder to keep up
with than most other energies. Spirit users are able to grow
just like typical fighters and get stronger as time goes on, but
their training is still very hard on them. Those who are just
starting out, or don't have as much experience tend to not be
able to draw on as much power unless they have a naturally
strong spirit aura, while elders tend to be able to have access
to stronger and more abundant spirit energy, but often times, by
the times they reach this stage, they are often old and their
bodies don't always keep up with their spirits.
- Spirit energy users might take spiritual damage instead of
physical damage if they overstrain their spirit. For the most
part, spirits are much more durable than bodies are due to the
soul being eternal (under most circumstances), but that doesn't
mean the spirit is invincible. Those who overstrain their spirit
too much may do irrepairable damage to their spirit, damaging
their ability to use spirit energy. And if a user has their
spirit energy turned back on them, it is possible that one can
do spirit energy damage rather than physical damage. This means
that control is typically required for most spirit users, as if
they continue to draw power even after not having any, they can
do damage to themselves, a mistake some newer spirit energy
users tend to fall into as they think they can push their spirit
further than they think. This also means that it is important to
know the limits of one's own spirit and not push too far beyond
it.
- Just like some other energies, drawing too much could risk
killing the user. It's bad enough that trying to draw too much
spirit energy can damage a user's spirit, but if one still
continues to push beyond that point that they take spiritual
damage, they can actually kill themselves if they take the
energy that binds their soul to their bodies, in which they can
accidently permanently separate their souls from their bodies,
which can result in either death, or the soul being unable to
return to the body and the body running around without a soul,
which is often never a good thing. This usually requires pushing
far beyond one's limits, something most people would be aware of
by this point if they are out of energy, but this typically is
similar to when other energy users start drawing on their vital
life force, in which they shorten their lives or even die if
their life forces are reduced to absolute zero.
- All spirit energy is generated by a certain part of the soul,
known as the soul chain. This is a part of the soul that
generates spiritual energy, and interacts with the body. If
enough damage is done to this part of the soul, the user will
not be able to generate soul energy temporarily or permanently
depending on how bad the damage is done. This means that this
part of the soul is something that every spirit user must
protect with their lives or they could risk being made to lose
their power completely. To destroy the soul chain permanently is
difficult, but with enough power and energy, it can be done.
This means that this is typically the greatest weakness in most
spirit users, and they must make sure that opponents do not do
too much damage to this part of the soul lest they lose their
ability to generate spirit energy. If permanently severed, there
is typically no recovery, with the only known cases of spirit
energy recovery being one having hidden spirit power that they
have yet to unlock in which unlocking can restore the spirit
chain, however no amount of soul healing or spirit fixing up can
heal the spirit chain once it is permanently severed. Typically
almost all races have only one spirit chain, and it is almost
unheard of for anyone to have two and impossible to have more
than two.
- Just like all energy users, spirit energy can only be used if
there is spirit energy to draw from. Once a user runs out, their
spirit energy abilities will not be usable. And as stated,
trying to use them after running out of spirit energy can be
very distrastrous. Typically, spirit energy is counterable like
other energies, with other energies like chi and mana being able
to counter like normal. Of course, as one might expect, aura
breaker weapons are also able to dispel spirit energy like any
other energy, making aura breaker weapons another useful counter
against spirit users.
- Unlike other energy types, spirit energy users are limited to
how much power they can output by the size of their body.
Smaller opponents are not able to put out more spirit energy at
once than someone who is much larger, for better or worse. While
this doesn't make those with bigger bodies tougher, it does mean
that those with smaller bodies tend to not being able put out as
much energy quite as quickly as they can. This also means that
larger bodies are also able to generate more spirit energy than
those of smaller statures. This means that larger creatures like
dragons, and even orcs are able to generate much more than most
creatures. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, as
there are strong people of smaller statures with highly enhanced
auras. The question usually becomes a question of if the smaller
people can fight smarter to take out the larger people.
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