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The World of Yggdrasil and the Power of Mana
An In-Depth Exploration of the System, History, and Legacy of Power
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I. The Nature of Mana
Mana is the fundamental energy that permeates the world of Yggdrasil. It exists in all living and non-living things—from the tiniest insect to the vastest ocean, from the grains of sand beneath one's feet to the blazing stars above. It is the raw force of reality, and all power—magical or martial—derives from its manipulation.
Every being is born with a mana core, a spiritual organ that draws mana from the world and stores it internally. However, not all can manipulate it effectively. Most civilians possess a passive core, while mages and warriors have developed cores that allow active manipulation.
Mana Users diverge into two paths:
Mages externalize mana, using it to shape reality through spellwork and willpower.
Blade Users (including swordsmen and archers) internalize mana, reinforcing their bodies and weapons for combat. They do not cast spells, but their strikes hold as much weight as magic itself.
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II. Mana Manipulation: Mages vs. Blade Users
Mages – The Will to Shape the World
Mages draw mana from their cores and project it outward through incantations. These incantations guide the form, element, scale, and nature of the spell. At higher levels, incantations become shorter—or unnecessary altogether—as willpower alone shapes the spell.
At the peak of their art, mages manipulate natural laws: bending fire to ignore water, creating gravity wells, sealing space itself. However, only the most supreme may challenge causality—time, fate, and memory—and even then, one limit remains absolute: Death. No mage may undo its finality.
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Blade Users – The Will to Dominate the Body and Blade
Sword-wielders draw from the same mana core, but rather than expel it, they retain it internally. Mana courses through their bones, skin, and muscle—reinforcing speed, strength, perception, and resilience. It allows them to move faster than sight, shrug off fatal wounds, and duel monsters ten times their size.
They may also channel mana into their weapons—but not to enchant them with spells. Instead, it sharpens them beyond reason, letting them cleave air, split force, or crush magic through sheer kinetic power.
Archers follow the same path, except mana flows into their arrows rather than blades. Their bodies become honed instruments of mobility and reaction, while their arrows bend through wind, pierce magical barriers, and explode with impact guided by instinct.
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III. The Hierarchy of Power
MAGIC USER PATH – The Path of Externalization
1. Adept Mage
Begins sensing and drawing mana. Requires full incantations. Weak spells, low efficiency, slow control.
2. Arcanist
Harnesses core elements (fire, water, wind, earth). Gains tactical flexibility and moderate efficiency.
3. Spellbinder
Develops personal spells and layered effects. Can manipulate multiple elements. Quick casting, enhanced precision.
4. Archon Mage
Commands destructive and supportive spells across small fields. Combines intellect with experience for high battlefield value.
5. Magic Sage
Silent casting. Area-wide influence. Can summon storms, alter terrain, or heal battalions. Complete mastery over elemental forms.
6. Spell Sovereign
Creates domains—zones where their magical laws override natural ones. Commands ambient mana. Cannot, however, break physical or existential laws.
7. Mana Monarch (Only One Alive at a Time)
Wields the very code of existence. Speaks the Language of Creation. Can:
Bend time,
Rewrite memory,
Reshape natural law (except for death).
The Mana Monarch is beyond magic—they are magic incarnate. Their presence warps logic, and they are the closest to Halad's divine legacy.
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SWORD USER PATH – The Path of Internalization
1. Trainee Warrior
Struggles with balance and flow. Basic muscle reinforcement and stamina control.
2. Warrior
Channels mana into limbs for burst strength and speed. Combat instincts begin forming.
3. Blademaster
The blade becomes an extension of the self. Can predict, counter, and overpower with seamless grace.
4. Warlord
Leads armies, crushes formations. Indomitable strength and strategic dominance. One-man army potential.
5. Iron Saint
Body is virtually unbreakable. Can resist elemental forces, poison, pressure, and fatigue. A legend in any war.
6. Blade Sovereign
Master of combat momentum. Can redirect force, deflect spells, and collapse energy through motion alone. Can strike through illusions and sever enchantments.
7. Godpiercer (Only One Alive at a Time)
Cuts through time, severing possibility. Their blade:
Ends fates,
Wounds gods,
Shatters causality.
The Godpiercer is not a warrior—they are a phenomenon. Their legacy is marked not in scars, but in rewritten eras.
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IV. Deeper Understanding of Mana
Finite and Infinite:
Most people are born with finite mana reserves. Once depleted, they must rest to recover.
Heroes:
Only those summoned from other worlds possess limitless mana cores, which expand endlessly with growth.
Ambient Mana:
High-level mages and warriors draw from ambient mana, allowing prolonged combat or spellcasting without exhausting their own core.
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V. Lore of the World
The Creation of the Universe
At the dawn of all things, the great divine Halad forged the universe from nothing. In time, he shaped the world Yggdrasil, a realm of balance, beauty, and danger. He then created three gods to maintain it:
1. The Humanity Goddess
Shaped humans, elves, dwarves, beastfolk, dragons, and all intelligent races.
2. The Creation God
Wove mountains, oceans, plants, skies, and celestial bodies.
3. The Hell God
Governed the realm of death and souls. Feared and revered, but necessary.
These gods were mighty—each a match for a Godpiercer or Mana Monarch. Yet from mankind's excesses, a fourth god was born:
The Hatred God
A deity born from:
War,
Greed,
Overexploitation.
It was a being of imbalance and destruction.
When Halad, weakened from creation, faced the Hatred God, he was slain and absorbed. But before the Hatred God could fully reign, the three remaining gods sacrificed themselves to seal him in a different dimension.
Their disappearance marked the year 483 of the Hagronian Calendar.
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VI. The Rise of Mana and Civilization
Year 727 – Mana is officially discovered by humanity after centuries of struggle.
Year 831 – Mana becomes a staple of daily life—used in farming, medicine, warfare, and construction.
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VII. Dungeons and Dimensional Rifts
In 834, the first crack in the seal occurred.
The leakage of divine energy into Yggdrasil created the first Dungeons—mystical pocket dimensions filled with:
Monsters,
Curses,
Forgotten relics,
Each dungeon follows its own rules. They are conquered by:
Slaying the dungeon boss, or
Solving its ancient, magical challenge.
Dungeons reward conquerors with powerful weapons, artifacts, and knowledge—some gifted directly by the will of the world, others left behind by fallen gods or ancients.
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VIII. The Magic Blade Academy & Legacy
Year 849 – The Magic Blade Academy is founded by Lucius Reinhardt, the first Godpiercer, and his wife Selene Vaeloria, the first Mana Monarch. Together, they train a new generation to prevent chaos and uphold balance.
Year 851 – The second seal crack occurs. The Hatred God's First Commander escapes and lays waste to the Starbrok Empire.
Lucius is slain. Selene, in her grief, casts a forbidden ritual. Instead of resurrection, she accidentally summons beings from another realm—the first heroes.
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IX. The Heroes of Salvation
Seven otherworlders were summoned, each with endless mana potential and unmatched growth.
The Seven Chosen Heroes:
1. Kael Serin – Flameborn Blade, master of crimson fire.
2. Eira Voss – Mistress of Ice and Illusion.
3. Thorne Gavran – Earthbreaker and dungeon conqueror.
4. Naomi Tsukiko – Lightbound Archer, first to fell a Demon General.
5. Azar Nox – The Void Tactician, manipulator of space and shadow.
6. Lucien Graves – Storm Herald and airship commander.
7. Mira Aethra – Spirit Whisperer, connected to Yggdrasil's ancient will.
Together, they defeated the Demon King Karax'thar, the Hatred God's First Commander.
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X. The Final Sacrifice and Present Day
In 853, Selene gives her life to reforge the seal. Her last words:
> "It will hold—but only for three more centuries."
Now, in 1174, the seal weakens once more.
Summoning Kenji and his class to the world
There are 9 races in the world
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1. Humans
Humans are the most widespread and adaptable race in Yggdrasil. With average mana pools but unparalleled ambition, they thrive in nearly every region—from towering cities to frontier lands. Their innovation and versatility have led to the rise of powerful kingdoms, including the Starbrok Empire. While not naturally gifted like other races, humans grow rapidly and can master any path—magic or blade. Many heroes, monarchs, and legends come from human lineage. Their sheer willpower allows them to overcome the odds and even ascend into the ranks of Mana Monarchs and Godpiercers, making them unpredictable and deeply respected across the world.
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2. Elves
Elves are long-lived, graceful beings with a natural affinity for magic and a deep connection to the mana that flows through the world. They hail primarily from vast, ancient forest realms hidden behind layers of illusion and nature-born defense. Elves prioritize harmony, knowledge, and elegance in both combat and culture. Their spellcasting is fluid, often performed without verbal incantation, and many elven mages ascend quickly to Sage or Sovereign rank. Though physically delicate compared to other races, their refined senses, precise control, and long generational memory make them formidable and often serve as advisors or scholars to empires and guilds.
And because of there long life span they hardley ever have mate and for that reason the elves are spread far between only about 300 left in the entire world.
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3. Beastfolk
The Beastfolk are a diverse and proud race of humanoids who share traits with animals—such as fur, claws, tails, or heightened senses. Found in rugged mountains, deep forests, and wild plains, Beastfolk live in tight-knit tribes and warrior societies that honor strength, instinct, and pack loyalty. Their mana is primarily internalized, used to enhance their bodies in battle. Many are born with innate talent for tracking, agility, or hand-to-hand combat. While often underestimated by more "civilized" races, Beastfolk are among the fiercest fighters in Yggdrasil and frequently produce elite warriors, scouts, and archers for adventuring parties and war hosts.
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4. Dwarves
Dwarves are short, stout, and incredibly resilient. They make their homes deep underground or within mountain fortresses, where they forge some of the most powerful weapons, armor, and mana-imbued artifacts in the world. They internalize mana not just for combat but to enhance their craftsmanship, using rune-tech and forging rituals that have been passed down for millennia. Though gruff and tradition-bound, dwarves are unmatched in their endurance and defensive capabilities. Many Iron Saints and Warlords have dwarven blood. Their societies are rich with clan honor, smithing guilds, and ancient tunnels filled with secrets—and monsters—from the earliest eras of Yggdrasil.
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5. Dark Elves
Dark Elves, or Nether Elves, are a shadow-bound cousin of the Elven race, often found in the depths of subterranean cities or cursed forests where light seldom reaches. Possessing a mysterious beauty and innate stealth, they are masters of illusion, silent magic, and assassination. Many Dark Elves favor manipulation over brute force, using magic to deceive, ensnare, or corrupt. Despite ancient conflicts with surface races, they have a complex culture built on honor, cunning, and balance. Their dark mana techniques and unique spellbinding methods are often sought after by rogue mages, and their assassins are feared across all kingdoms.
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6. Nymphs
Nymphs are ethereal beings closely tied to the natural forces of Yggdrasil—rivers, winds, forests, or starlight. Unlike elves, whose magic is learned, Nymphs are born with flowing mana that reacts to their emotions and environment. They often live in secluded glades, waterfalls, or sacred groves, existing in harmony with beasts and the world's lifeforce. Their appearance can change subtly depending on their elemental bond. Nymphs are gifted in healing, support magic, and environmental manipulation. Rarely violent, they are nonetheless capable of unleashing devastating power when threatened. They serve as guardians of ancient places and sometimes as envoys of the forgotten gods.
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7. Demons
Demons are powerful and complex beings born from mana twisted by strong emotion—especially hatred, ambition, or despair. Some were once mortal; others were spawned in the chaotic remnants of fractured dimensions. Demons are often associated with destruction, but not all are evil. Their society is hierarchical and brutal, with strength dictating position. Many possess unique magic forms or monstrous transformations. The rise of the Demon King and his armies shook the world, reminding all of their latent power. Some demons have since integrated into society as mercenaries, gladiators, or dark scholars, but many still serve the sealed Hatred God in secret.
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8. Giants
Giants are massive, mountain-dwelling humanoids descended from titanic ancestors once said to rival the gods themselves. Towering over all other races, they possess immense strength and endurance. Though slow to anger, their wrath can shatter cities. Giants rarely use intricate magic, instead relying on raw mana to fuel thunderous physical techniques. Their combat style involves overwhelming pressure, throwing boulders, or earth-shaking charges. While often seen as primitive, many Giants follow ancient warrior codes and philosophies of balance and honor. Some serve as guardians of sacred sites, while others wander the world seeking challenges worthy of their colossal might.
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9. Merpeople
Merpeople, or the Sea-Bound, are aquatic beings who dwell in underwater cities across oceans, lakes, and deep rivers. Their civilization is ancient and technologically advanced, using mana-infused coral, water pressure manipulation, and song-based magic. They can breathe both water and air for limited times, allowing them to interact with land-dwellers. Merpeople are excellent scouts, hydromancers, and navigators. Their culture reveres the tides, storms, and sea beasts—some of whom they can summon. Though mysterious and often secretive, merpeople have played pivotal roles in world events, especially when oceanic dungeons emerge. Their alliances with land races are rare, but often powerful.
Even though this chapter has been pretty long and I've got to say some of my best work I'm still not done but the only thing that's left is the countrys so next chapter the info dump will be over and U will be able to return to reading about Kenji.