–General Information:
•THE SYSTEM
–Origins: Decades ago, when the first wave of demons invaded Earthrealm from Demonrealm, humans at random were abducted by the same "Gates" which brought the demons. The force which abducted these humans is what people now refer to as The System.
The System is neither alive, nor sentient. It serves as a function which handles the operations of the Demonrealm. It also aids the "abducted" during their trials.
•TRIALS
Abducted humans are forced to survive in the Demonrealm for a specific amount of time, allotted by The System. These are Trials.
The System operates under a "fairness" rule. Meaning–based on were you spawn after abduction, or the demons inhabiting your spawn location, the allotted amount of time would differ, making your chances of survival against your chances of death 50-50.
Those who survive the first Trial will be sent back to Earthrealm with a Potential Title, a Spell, a Spell ability, a mana core, and a few attributes.
•DEMONREALM & EARTHREALM
There are 2 major dimensions–Earthrealm and Demonrealm. Earthrealm consists of mainly humans, while Demonrealm is ruled by the demons.
Humans had not even theorized the existence of demons, or a whole world inhabited by them, until the first "Gate" spawned in a small country decades ago. The entire country become uninhabitable after the demons invaded. The demons continued to destroy whatever was in their path, until an entire continent was lost. A month later, the first set of awakened people came out of Gates and after a month, they had defeated most of the demon scum.
Demonrealm is inhabited by the demons only. While there is no viable evidence, it is believed that a vast, yet underdeveloped civilization once inhabited Demonrealm. This belief is based on the ruined buildings, ancient runes, and other artefacts lost to time that have been found in Demonrealm.
•GATES
Portals which link Earthrealm to Demonrealm. It is believed that these Gates are the work of The System.
–Potential Titles, Spells, and Other Magical Phenomenon:
•POTENTIAL TITLE
A Potential Title is the first thing granted to those who complete the first trial. A Potential Title represents your end goal in magical progression–what you'll become once you reach the top. If one's Potential Title is "Flaming Angel," it simply means that they have the potential to become a literal "Flaming Angel". There is no way to diverge from this path. At the end of it all, you will become what your Potential Title dictates, if they become Titlebearers and make their Potential Title a True Title, that is.
•SPELL
A Spell is the manifestation of one's soul, and innate potential. It is granted to those who complete the first trial. Any Spell granted to an individual aids them–in one way or the other–in becoming a Titlebearer.
•SPELL ABILITIES
A Spell Ability is a power characterized by one's Spell. One gains a Spell Ability each time they level up.
•ATTRIBUTES
Passive abilities corresponding to one's innate traits.
•MANA
Mana is the vague, invisible yet mystical energy that existed everywhere in Demonrealm. Awakened increase their mana capacity and level up their Mana Core by cultivating in Demonrealm.
•MANA CORE
The Center in an Awakened one's body in which mana is stored and purified is referred to as a Mana Core.
–Magical Progression:
There are 4 ranks, determining how far one has gone in their progression towards becoming a Titlebearer:
●Awakened–Levels 1-3
●Ascended–Levels 1-2
●Ruler
●Titlebearer
All demons are placed in one of these 4 ranks, depending on how powerful they, though no one has encountered a demon in who bears a Title.
If an individual survives the first trial, they become a level-one awakened. In order to level up, they must gather a certain amount of mana fragments into the mana core. Once they absorb the necessary amount of Mana fragments, their mana core evolves, or levels up, giving the individual a higher mana storage capacity, at the same time, granting them access to a second Spell Ability. After the first trial, level one Awakened ones will be sent back to Demonrealm by The System, a year after they completed the first trial. If they survive the second trial, they will be sent back to earth with the ability to enter the Demonrealm as they please, allowing them to cultivate mana. The only way to exit though is through a Gate in Demonrealm.
If they repeat the process of Mana Fragment absorption, they will become a level-three Awakened one, and are granted a third Spell Ability.
At this point, Awakened one's are at a bottleneck. They are no longer capable of levelling up their Mana Core, or in simple terms, growing stronger.
If they wish to break through to Ascended, they will need to slay and absorb the Mana Core of a Great King, thus granting them a second Mana Core, granting them a much higher Mana capacity, also making their mana much more potent. They will also be granted a second Spell, and a spell ability corresponding to their new Spell. At this stage, they are a level-one Ascended. They will also be granted an Aspect.
(–Aspect: An aspect provides a further, deeper understanding of one's self and his or her abilities. It's a passive ability which will be much more useful later on.)
If they wish to break through to level-two, they must begin to farm demon Mana Cores. The Mana Core of a Great King requires much more supplementation than a human Mana Core, so Mana Fragments do not satisfy the core. Human Mana Cores in the first place can't absorb Mana from demon Mana Cores, only demon Mana Cores have the unique ability. In this sense, Demons are a cannibalistic race who kill each other to grow stronger, a race of creatures who only obey those stronger than themselves.
After absorbing a certain amount of Mana from Demon Mana Cores, they will transcend into a level-two Ascended. They will be granted a second Spell Ability corresponding to second Spell, and a second Aspect.
If one wants to transcend into a Ruler, they must gain a third and stronger mana core, by slaying a Supreme King. From here on is fairly unknown, as there are only a few or so dozen rulers.
–Common Technology:
•ARTEFACTS
Special items, each with their own purpose, granted to the Awakened by The System. They are granted as rewards for killing demons, or they can be found through pure luck. It is believed that all Artefacts once belonged to people who lived in Demonrealm.
Based on how powerful the use or ability of the Artefact is, they divided into four ranks:
Tier-One
Tier-Two
Tier-Three
Tier-Four
•SHADOWS
Shadows are copies of dead Demons. They can be granted to individuals by killing a Demon, but the chances of actually acquiring one is much less than the chances of acquiring an Artefact.
•FORTRESS
A conquered location in Demonrealm which has been claimed as territory to whomever conquered it.
(Note That: All who have Awakened, regardless of their rank, are referred to as Awakened.)