Origin Of Abilities And Tiers– Aether
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ADAPTER'S RUNE;
After becoming an Adapter, a unique rune appears on the back of a person's hand. This rune consists of a core at its center, surrounded by a ring.
To grow stronger, humans absorb Aether from their surroundings, which enhances their body. As a result, small Aether orbs form on the ring and begin to revolve around the core, resembling planets orbiting a sun.
Once a person accumulates a specific number of Aether orbs, they undergo a breakthrough, forming an additional ring around their rune. This process strengthens both the body and mind, improving all aspects of human physiology—much like upgrading a machine.
This advancement is called "Tiering Up", a classification system later proposed by humans.
Humans can absorb Aether through:
Aether-enriched food
Meditation, refining Aether from the air using their rune
Only beings with intelligence have a chance to awaken the Adapter's Rune. Some intelligent species, such as Dragons, Vampires, and others, also use these runes to absorb Aether.
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HUMAN TIER SYSTEM:
1st Tier – 2 orbs
2nd Tier – 4 orbs
3rd Tier – 8 orbs
( Minor Bottleneck )
4th Tier – 16 orbs
5th Tier – 32 orbs
6th Tier – 64 orbs
( Major Bottleneck )
7th Tier – 128 orbs
8th Tier – 256 orbs
9th Tier – 512 orbs
( Ultimate Bottleneck )
10th Tier – ???
No one has ever reached the 10th Tier. The highest recorded Tier is the 9th.
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MUTANTS TIER SYSTEM:
These beings follow the same tier system, but they do not have runes on their bodies to absorb Aether.
Instead, they naturally absorb Aether through eating and breathing. Those who fail to adapt die—a clear example of the "Law of the Jungle".
As they absorb Aether, they evolve from lower lifeforms into higher ones upon reaching the necessary criteria.
Their tier system also ranges from 1st Tier to 9th Tier, similar to humans. This also applies to:
Corrupted
Undead
And other evolved species.
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