Golden Pink
A comedic, absurd, action-packed slice-of-life story.
Xander's Ultimatum
Ancient texts from the Third Age imply that Essence isn't destroyed, just displaced! If a vessel goes hollow, where does the Eco go?! - D.
The Secret Tether
Dantez's insatiable curiosity and Korelius's nosiness led them to a disastrous, secret event in a valley. They explored forbidden grounds near the school after Dantez suspected the Eco remnants of a dragon. Korelius died saving Dantez from the fallout.
Using his genius knowledge, Dantez performed an impossible feat: he unintentionally transferred his entire Essence into Korelius in an attempt to revive him and it worked.
Korelius is now reborned as something completely different.
Index
Turning the pages...
The Lineage Ledger
The Delees Lineage
A modest household marked by amber eyes and unexpected resilience.
Korelius Delees, 23
The Average & The Nosy
Mirandine Delees, 27
The Breadwinner & Masked Genius
Jaron Delees
The Late Father
Liana Merkis Delees
The Late Mother
Kaelen Merkis
The Careless Uncle
The Ofgreen Lineage
Notoriously known to have Golden hair and Green eyes.
Dantez Ofgreen, 22
The Youngest & The Outcast
Xander Ofgreen, 32
The Eldest Brother & Head of Household
Sofia Ofgreen, 25
The Strict Sister & Caretaker
Bertalon Ofgreen
The Retired Grandfather
Helda Ofgreen, 52
The Mother
Elara Aride Ofgreen, 29
Eldest sister & The Combatant
Velan Aride
Second Son of the Aride Household
Silas Ofgreen, 25
The Academic Sofia's Twin
Gideon Ofgreen, 25
The Perfectionist Sofia and Silas Triplet
Bartalon Junior Ofgreen
The Late Father
House Barmin
Lord Thaddeus Barmin
The Retired Elder
Sir Avlar Barmin
Eldest Son of the Lord
House Gheurt
Lord Vargar Gheurt
Head of House Gheurt
Sir Camor Gheurt
Eldest Son of House Gheurt
House Vandlem
Finn Vandlem
Only Son of House Vandlem
The Academy & Estate
Dean Aris
Dean of the Institution
Professor Vance
Faculty Member
Barnaby
Head Butler
Allen
Estate Servant
House Saint Oliver
Maxemilio Saint Oliver, 19
The Doctor's Apprentice
Look at this pattern! Every single one failed an obsession before going hollow! Wait, does Ryan's timeline match?! YES IT DOES! It's all connected!! - D.
Historical Records
Figures studied by Dantez Ofgreen regarding the catatonic history of Essence Loss.
Cooper Lang
A huge Master Essence user. The first recorded person to experience Essence Loss and become a vegetable after failing to save his brother.
Ryan
An Essence user who lost his wife, suffered complete Essence Loss, and became catatonic.
Billy Bones
An author of texts beloved by Dantez. He experienced Essence Loss right at the edge of a massive scientific breakthrough.
Sidney
A historical figure who suffered Essence Loss and became catatonic while running a marathon.
Eliony Vivianne
The former host of 'ViveEvo' who suffered Essence Loss and became catatonic on the final episode of her late-night show.
Lienne Smith
The only recorded case where the catatonic state of Essence Loss was rectified through years of intense rehab, though she remained permanently hollow.
King Karl V
A former ruler who created the master list of forbidden magic and mercilessly hunted practitioners after his Queen was assassinated with hidden flesh Runes.
The Lexicon: Eco
Aura = Stealing from Earth! Essence = Borrowing from yourself! BUT WHAT IF YOU OVERDRAFT?! A forced vacuum should theoretically reverse the flow of Eco! - D.
Lienne Smith recovered physical function but remained hollow. The Eco pathways healed, but the anchor was gone. The soul MUST be the anchor! - D.
Old Eco mutations are just genetic memory! If a lineage isolates a specific frequency long enough, it crystallizes in the DNA! - D.
The Vortex is the key!! If Aura rejects Essence, can we invert the polarity to force a vacuum?! I need more coffee and three more chalkboards!! - D.
Eco represents the earthly logic of magic in this world. It is kind of its own element that contains this aspect of it that makes things whimsical and "Magical".
Essence User (EU) is the manifestation of a person's unique Eco through their soul. People that have a big "pool of Eco" gathered around their soul, are more prone to be able to Sense Eco. Their senses are essentially able to feel the Eco in the air, in what they touch, what they eat, see, smell and even hear and compute that information within themselves. With the knowledge gathered, they are able to replicate the eco from within their soul and out, creating "Magic." If they can understand how something works, nothing is truly impossible to do.
Aura Users (AU) is the manipulation of Eco present in the environment. It relies heavily on mental fortitude. The more concentrated/in the flow state a person is, the more Eco gathers energy around the users allowing them to Move faster or punch harder or creating a protective layer on them or even straight up fly in some cases. These enhancements can transfer into their weapons the best and the weapon can get modified to amplify a specific effect.
Nobody is tied to being one or the other but using both at the same time is simply logically impossible. Using Aura to gather Eco will overload your inner Eco causing a disturbance of proper Eco Flow which in turn breaks concentration. In many cases depending on the individual, it is much easier to use one than the other.
Cado refers to a unique, natural mutation or specialty in a person's Essence, offering them abilities outside standard Eco manipulation.
Guilds are the powerful, established factions that dictate high-society politics, combat rules, and wealth distribution across the nation.
Vortex or Gravitational Anchor is the intense, crushing mental state Aura users must maintain to pull wild Eco into themselves. If focus breaks, the magic violently disperses.
Eco-weaving is the architectural art of embedding Eco into physical objects, creating self-sustaining magical technology like heated floors and floating chandeliers.
Great Evening represents a formal high-society matchmaking gala designed to secure political alliances and preserve ancient lineages through organized tournament combat known as the Dishes.
The Dishes is a brutal tournament combat that follows a Great Evening. Suitors fight to prove their genetic worth and win a noblewoman's hand.
Essence Loss is a catatonic state a user falls into when their willpower shatters after failing an ultimate life goal, causing them to become completely hollow and lose their Eco.
Saints belong to ancient families who originally used flesh Runes to heal people before the practice became forbidden. Maxemilio belongs to one of these houses.
Old Eco describes the ancient, raw magical traits and mutations that wealthy aristocratic families desperately try to preserve through strict genetic bloodlines.
Runes are a primitive, physical language of Eco. Formerly used by early Saints to concentrate magic for rapid healing, they are now strictly forbidden on living flesh after King Karl V outlawed them when his queen was assassinated using them. They are only safely used in modern Eco-weaving on inanimate machinery.
Black Flames are an ancient, dead Essence magic. Highly lethal, they never stop burning until either the user wills it or the user dies.
Sun Form is the Ofgreen signature genetic trait. Powerful members can take on the physical properties of the sun, granting them the ability to float, glow with blinding brilliance, and fire constructs of solid hard-light.