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Power System

Zi.

The lifeforce of the world, flowing through all things, living and inanimate alike.

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There are two (2) paths of Zi:

[Path of Sword] Zi Ring

[Path of Magic] Zi Star

Note: To awaken the first point of either path, one must meditate and guide Zi through the artery back to the heart.

Alternative Method: If a practitioner cannot awaken their first point, another may aid them… but only once in a lifetime. If the process fails, both the practitioner and the helper will suffer the consequences.

Note: Both of those requirements apply only to the first point. Beyond that, there is no guaranteed method for the awakening of succeeding points. Subsequent points may open through rigorous training, innate talent, or sudden and unforeseen insight. 

Put simply, there is no certainty that they will ever awaken.

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There are seven (7) points of Zi:

Ascendant = 1 ring or star

Radiant = 2 rings or stars

Paragon = 3 rings or stars

Sovereign = 4 rings or stars

Transcendent = 5 rings or stars

Apex = 6 rings or stars

Zenith = 7 rings or stars

Note: From Transcendent (point 5) onward, one gains the ability to manifest extraordinary techniques that transcend normal limits, called [Sage Art].

Note: Upon achieving self-actualization, one may attain a hidden rank beyond these seven, a point so rare that those who have reached it since the dawn of humanity can be counted on one hand:

—> Singularity = 0 rings or stars; the zi becomes the heart.

Put simply, Singularity occurs when all existing Rings or Stars collapse and condense into a single point within the heart.

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