| This chapter serves as a codex of knowledge for the world inside the novel. The information in this codex will gradually appear within the storyline. However, to further explain the concept of the world inside the novel, you can read here to enhance your understanding regarding the story.
WARNING:
This codex may contain minor spoiler from the story. You've been warned.
★ General Terms:
i) Sky Father — The arbiter of the sky, the almighty creator who laid the foundation of the sky. The God whom humanity once worshipped. He cast humanity down to earth as a punishment for forgetting him.
ii) Sky Castrum — The birthplace of the Sky People (Aetherian). Once the sacred haven of humanity, now reduced to mere cloud and remnants of what was once built.
iii) Aetherian — The Sky People who once lived under the favor of Sky Father. After their banishment, the Sky People scattered across the Earth, a foreign soil they never once touched.
iv) Skyborne — The enforcers of divine law. A divine creation made of light and stone.
v) Day of Banishment — The day when humanity was cast out from the sky to earth.
vi) Tower of Babel — A tower that was erected by humanity out of desperation in an attempt to return to the sky.
vii) Library of Babel — A fourth dimensional space inside the Tower of Babel. It is believed that scholars used to offer knowledge to the library, in return for greater wisdom.
★ Power System:
Arcane Energy — An energy channeled directly from the world's source. Commonly used among mages and wizards.
Blood Enhancement — When a weapon is infused with the wielder's blood, the weapon became much lighter to wield and allows for faster movement and agility.
Memorial Rift — A fourth dimensional power that could shift space and time. Can be used to create shortcut or distortion effect. Distortion causes illusion or temporal blindness. Once used by Patron Liberian.
Abundance — A healing magic that uses the essence of the surrounding nature as a medium to heal wounds and sickness.
Rampage — Some extraordinary humans are born with a specific talents to transform into beasts. This transformation is called Rampage. To transform, the person must overcome their fear and awaken their Beast Gear.
★ Important Group of Interest (GoI):
1. The Central Order — A unification of all central power, an alliance made to unify all Central Kingdoms under one banner to fight off against the Skyborne. This unification was formed century ago since the initiation of the Sky Insurgency campaign at the ruin of the Tower of Babel.
Leadership: King Amadeus II | Nexaria
2. The High Table Society — A syndicate of the noble houses across all regions. Control over goods' stocks, trade, slave market, and taxation. The syndicate was established to monitor the regional economic flow of all nations world-wide. Despite being an administrative organization, they're known for their hostility in business.
Leadership: Duke Gris Aithgar | House of Floren
3. Scholar Assembly Association — A formal gathering of scholars and geniuses from across the world. This association was established during the construction of the Library of Babel to offer knowledge to the tower, in return for a divine favor. The association believe that the Library of Babel contains the answer to everything, yet answering nothing. Once known as Patron Liberian.
Leadership: Prometheus Ignamar
4. Sons of Genesis — A religious organization that still worship the Sky Father. Despite the chaos of the sky, these believers still cling to their fate, hoping that one day the Sky Father will lift their curse on humanity. They believe that they're a group of people who were chosen to deliver prophecies and divine messages of the sky.
Leadership: St.Mars Aurelius
5. Vulturebone — A group of highly armed scavengers who raids dungeons and villages. These raiders live on the outskirts of Nexaria. Although they're a small faction, they can go hand on hand against an army.
Leadership: Overlord Alexandra
6. Expedition Union — A root organization that was established to venture into the unknown of the world. The organization funds explorers and adventurers world-wide for completing commission. Valuable items such as relics, scrolls and treasure can be exchanged for currency. The union built outposts all over the world as a gathering spot and provides humanitarian aid.
Leadership: Sir Sylus Garrick
[EXTRA NOTES]
Only one in a million children are born with a Beast Gear. Ordinary human doesn't have access to the gear.
The Beast Gear is a mutated part of the eternal organ that pumps a substance called Dew of Rage inside the body.
When a person activated their Beast Gear, their speed , stamina and raw strengths are boosted by 200%.
Slavery in this story was a common thing, it was practiced all over the world and is highly regulated by the High Table Society.
Only those who mastered the art of magecraft can use Blood Enhancement technique.