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OmniumX.
This is a brief overview of the power system for readers who want some context.
Don't worry, there are no spoilers here.
The deeper mechanics and rules are revealed naturally through the story.
THE PRIMAL CODEX
A systemic record of power, fracture, and survival
I. Foundational Concepts
The Primal Codex
A metaphysical system that governs growth, survival, and evolution.
The Codex strengthens individuals by:
Rewarding Traits, Fragments, and Soul Arts
Refining survival instincts through repeated confrontation with death
Guiding Awakened individuals toward closing Hollow Fractures
The Codex does not judge morality. It only measures change.
Awakening Condition
Only individuals who challenge a Hollow Fracture before the age of seventeen are eligible to Awaken.
Failure results in death, assimilation, or erasure.
Survival results in Awakening.
II. Hollow Fractures
Hollow Fractures
Spatial and metaphysical ruptures containing remnants of other worlds consumed by the Hollows.
Each fracture is incomplete, unstable, and hostile.
To close a Hollow Fracture, an individual must cause a major change within the fracture through a decisive event, such as:
– Ending a central conflict or cycle sustaining the fracture
– Altering the outcome of a key event that defines the fracture's state
– Eliminating, protecting, or replacing a core entity tied to the fracture
– Triggering a collapse, stabilization, or completion of the fracture's objective
The change must be significant enough that the fracture can no longer continue in its original form.
Good or evil is irrelevant. Change is mandatory.
Hollow Creatures
Entities born from or warped by Hollow Fractures, ranked by threat:
Spawn
Thrall
Wraith
Terror
Destroyer
Forsaken
Corruptor
Abyssal
Ender
Each rank represents a qualitative leap, not just strength.
III. The Awakened
The Awakened
Individuals who successfully close Hollow Fractures and gain the ability to interact with Prana.
IV. Prana System
Prana
The essence of life and soul.
Prana can be acquired through:
Absorbing ambient Prana from the environment
Consuming Soul Cores
Prana governs all supernatural interaction.
Prana Core
An internal core responsible for storing, refining, and circulating Prana.
Damage to the Prana Core results in:
Power instability
Trait collapse
Permanent weakening or death
Prana Conduits
Magical pathways that allow the Awakened to absorb, circulate, and refine Prana.
The absorption speed, Prana quality, and recovery rate depend on the refinement and integrity of these conduits.
V. Progression Stages
The ascent of the Awakened follows irreversible stages:
Nascent
Embodied
Awakened
Ascended
Astral
Supreme
Primordial
Eternal
Each stage alters:
Prana capacity
Trait expression
Interaction with reality
Advancement always carries cost.
VI. Traits and Identity
Traits
Defined characteristics that shape an Awakened's abilities and behavior.
Traits may be:
Innate
Acquired upon Awakening
Granted by the Primal Codex as rewards
Traits evolve or fracture based on use and choice.
Class
A structural categorization that aligns:
Traits
Weapons
Soul Arts
Class ensures all abilities adapt to the Awakened's inherent specializations rather than forcing uniform growth.
VII. Affinities and Expression
Affinities
Elemental forces an Awakened resonates with.
Affinities can be:
Materialized
Assimilated
Resonants
These individuals embody the characteristics of their Affinity.
Example: Water's fluidity influencing movement, thought, or form.
Materializers
Awakened capable of manifesting their Affinity externally and manipulating it directly.
Raw power, higher consumption, higher backlash.
VIII. Soul Path System
Soul Name
A unique designation granted to exceptional individuals who establish a distinct Path.
A Soul Name is not cosmetic. It anchors identity and fate.
Soul Art
A specialized technique unlocked when an Awakened fully understands their Path.
Soul Arts cannot be copied.
They can only be distorted.
IX. Fragments and Relics
Fragments
Relics or partial soul-imprints of Hollow Creatures.
Extremely rare.
Usually acquired through killing high-rank entities.
Fragments may:
Grant Traits
Modify existing abilities
Corrupt the bearer
X. Domain Authority
Soul Realm
A Hollow Fracture world claimed by an Awakened after reaching a specific rank.
Within their Domain, the Awakened possesses:
Absolute control
Reality authority
Other parts of the power system are revealed gradually through the course of the story.