(Extra): The Tree Paths

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Path of the Body; Sóma

This path involves the manipulation of the body. It is the most common path.

Students of this Path can harden their bodies. Dislocate bones and stretch their skins to extend the reach of attacks.

Higher levels allow for;

*Blood manipulation.

*Full control over every organ.

*Bone manipulation.

*Bio electricity manipulation.

A simple path to learn, difficult to master, with great many health benefits, and many ways to utilize it.

Masters of this path can perform horrific things with their bodies that make them fantastically strong.


Path of the Mind; Geist

This path involves the manipulation of the mind. It's the rares used path.

Students of this path use the power of their minds to manipulate objects and others, along with enchanhancing senses, and perceiving more of ones surroundings.

It is difficult to learn of not naturally gifted, yet it's the easiest to master once you understand the limitations are within one's self.

On a basic level, users can move objects.

Advanced levels can;

*Create illusions

*Create sensations

*Predict opponent's movements/hear thoughts.

The limits of these abilities are determined by the user's and their opponent's willpower and understanding of the ability.


Path of the Soul; Seisho

This path involves the manipulation of the soul. It's the second rare path.

Students of this path use the power of the soul to coat their bodies with energy, believed to be the soul itself.

Called an "aura" or "cover". This path gives a light armor for defense and boosts all abilities of the user, including the abilities of the other 2 paths.

The path is both difficult to learn and master. There are only four known stages of the ability. Each is rarer to see than the last.

Ancient texts foretell this path's power follows the stages of Matter. The true potential of this path can only be brought out with skills in the other two paths.




The Side effects;

Overuse of Sóma and pushing beyond what one is capable of can cause several injuries. An example is blood manipulation can explode veins.

Overuse of Geist can cause headaches and nose bleeds.

Side effects of Seisho only accrues at the highest level of the power.


The 3 paths...

One out of one hundred people is capable of using two of the paths. One in one thousand are able to use all three.

Mixing, and combining the paths will lead to greater power.

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