(I"M SORRY THIS GETS VERY TECHNICAL VERY FAST I LOVE EXPLORING THIS KIND OF STUFF…
everything here is the most that the Flame Research part of the Underworld knows and is still working on. People like Verde are On It. Not Kakishima though. Kakishima has their own file. And, boy, is it a file.)
everything here is the most that the Flame Research part of the Underworld knows and is still working on. People like Verde are On It. Not Kakishima though. Kakishima has their own file. And, boy, is it a file.)
Wave Energy, Energy Type, and Wavelength are considered 'clinical terms'. See this link for the use of Attribute vs Element. On this page, the five terms will be used interchangeably to describe Flame types.
history
Since ancient days there have been tales and legends of people accomplishing impossible feats. Tales of people with incredible strength, incredible abilities. People who can fly. People who can wrestle lions. People who can throw lightning bolts. Some of them become gods, some of them become heroes. Some become angels. Witches. Shamans.
Those whose histories have been preserved far back enough speak of creatures who first harnessed the Flames. Some called them True Earthlings, the First Settlers, the Heavenly Beings, the Original Flame. More colloquially, they are known as the Source of All Flames, or just the Source.
There are those who believe that this ability was taught by the Source to the humans, either as a gift and reward, or so that humans could better serve the Source (in these cultures they are considered god-like, sometimes revered, sometimes not); others believe that humans stole it from the Source, by secretly watching and learning (god-like or simply advanced beings, usually not revered); others still say that humans tore down the Source and did anything from feeding on their flesh or putting the Flame organ within themselves to gain their abilities (different species, outside invaders, god-like and immortal but not invincible).
The phenomenon known as Dying Will Flames has, thus, always existed. Cultures across the globe call them various things, though all names have something to do with either fire or death. In every case, the term would be followed by references to an ‘energy’ emitted by the ‘body’, though few can explicitly describe how this energy is formed or emitted.
Iosephus Laurentius (now known as Geppetto Lorenzini) named it morientis spiritum, the Dying Breath. It was, in his theory, a strength that came when you breathed your last, the very last thing you clung to while on the precipice between living and not living. Those with a strong Breath came back. Those who did not… did not. From this the Italians coined the term Dying Will Flames, for the fact that it tended to show itself when one was near death. The Dying Will Bullet was manufactured to take advantage of that.
The ancient Chinese called them Flames, or Fires. They spoke of two types: Flames of the Heavens (the character 天 is used for both ‘sky’ and ‘heaven’), and Flames of the Earth. In recent ages it is referred to as Chi and the Chinese believe that it can be accessed through meditation, coming to terms with one’s mind and heart. Perhaps 99% of those showing signs of Flames in China and related territories exhibit Flames of the Sky. In remote areas, they still have Flames of the Earth. Unfortunately, these energies are about as rare as Skies nowadays, and no research on them has ever been done or documented, as far as anyone knows.
More commonly, they are exhibited and known as Auras (or Chi, a sort of.. mystical thing that you could feel, or sense, but not necessarily see. Not a lot of people really believe in it, even if everyone talks about things like someone having a ‘gloomy air’ about them, or someone who is so chill that you feel calm just by being near them (or in some cases, pissed off at how calm they are). It’s like love. It’s chemical. It’s electrical.
It’s natural.
Those whose histories have been preserved far back enough speak of creatures who first harnessed the Flames. Some called them True Earthlings, the First Settlers, the Heavenly Beings, the Original Flame. More colloquially, they are known as the Source of All Flames, or just the Source.
There are those who believe that this ability was taught by the Source to the humans, either as a gift and reward, or so that humans could better serve the Source (in these cultures they are considered god-like, sometimes revered, sometimes not); others believe that humans stole it from the Source, by secretly watching and learning (god-like or simply advanced beings, usually not revered); others still say that humans tore down the Source and did anything from feeding on their flesh or putting the Flame organ within themselves to gain their abilities (different species, outside invaders, god-like and immortal but not invincible).
The phenomenon known as Dying Will Flames has, thus, always existed. Cultures across the globe call them various things, though all names have something to do with either fire or death. In every case, the term would be followed by references to an ‘energy’ emitted by the ‘body’, though few can explicitly describe how this energy is formed or emitted.
Iosephus Laurentius (now known as Geppetto Lorenzini) named it morientis spiritum, the Dying Breath. It was, in his theory, a strength that came when you breathed your last, the very last thing you clung to while on the precipice between living and not living. Those with a strong Breath came back. Those who did not… did not. From this the Italians coined the term Dying Will Flames, for the fact that it tended to show itself when one was near death. The Dying Will Bullet was manufactured to take advantage of that.
The ancient Chinese called them Flames, or Fires. They spoke of two types: Flames of the Heavens (the character 天 is used for both ‘sky’ and ‘heaven’), and Flames of the Earth. In recent ages it is referred to as Chi and the Chinese believe that it can be accessed through meditation, coming to terms with one’s mind and heart. Perhaps 99% of those showing signs of Flames in China and related territories exhibit Flames of the Sky. In remote areas, they still have Flames of the Earth. Unfortunately, these energies are about as rare as Skies nowadays, and no research on them has ever been done or documented, as far as anyone knows.
More commonly, they are exhibited and known as Auras (or Chi, a sort of.. mystical thing that you could feel, or sense, but not necessarily see. Not a lot of people really believe in it, even if everyone talks about things like someone having a ‘gloomy air’ about them, or someone who is so chill that you feel calm just by being near them (or in some cases, pissed off at how calm they are). It’s like love. It’s chemical. It’s electrical.
It’s natural.
today
The human body is capable of producing where between 10 to 100 millivolts (that’s .01 to .1 volts) of electricity in the form of electrical signals telling muscles what to do, what sensations are being felt, basically messages and instructions for the body, and also as a secondary fuel source. It’s not a lot- you could probably light a very very weak light bulb if you also wore a wool shirt and rolled around on a rug for a few minutes. And yet, somehow, this small amount of electricity is all we need to function in our daily lives.
Now, imagine that times, say, a million? Or maybe even just a thousand. Maybe even a hundred. Okay, so 10 volts of electricity still isn’t a whole lot. But 100 volts is. So is 100,000 volts. Of course, if the human body actually was able to generate that much power, we’d be glowing. We’d also burn up. Theoretically, anyway. That’s probably where ‘spontaneous combustion’ myths come from.
Flame researchers still can’t tell what causes this phenomenon that allows the body to generate that much electricity, that much energy. They are even less sure about how the body withstands it. But what they know for sure is that it’s linked to emotional state; the generic name for the phenomenon these days is Dying Will Flames. Basically, it’s a type of high-density energy that is emitted when near death, or in a life or death situation. The resolve to accomplish a feat causes the amygdala (the central hub of all things Feelings and Emotions) in the brain to go on overdrive, generating a shitton of electrical energy, and this tells the rest of the brain to send all this extra juice down to the rest of the body to be used up properly, lest the body/brain fry itself.
At its most basic, this translates to enhanced strength, enhanced senses, more energy for the cells to operate under. This leads to, generally, impossible feats in dire situations, but is also responsible for adrenaline fueled rages, crimes of passion, being able to fall off a skyscraper without breaking a bone. The energy emitted from every single cell in the body manifests as a sort of Aura, not quite tangible but something that can be sensed, or seen, for those who are sensitive to such things. Things like someone having a very positive, sunny aura, or a calm aura, or a gloomy aura, or a murderous aura. It is the body releasing enough energy in response to stress or emotion that it can be felt by others outside the body.
At other levels, the effect of this energy on the body come in two flavors and differs depending on the energy wavelength. There is a Passive effect, and an Active effect. In some cases, the two are almost identical.
Now, imagine that times, say, a million? Or maybe even just a thousand. Maybe even a hundred. Okay, so 10 volts of electricity still isn’t a whole lot. But 100 volts is. So is 100,000 volts. Of course, if the human body actually was able to generate that much power, we’d be glowing. We’d also burn up. Theoretically, anyway. That’s probably where ‘spontaneous combustion’ myths come from.
Flame researchers still can’t tell what causes this phenomenon that allows the body to generate that much electricity, that much energy. They are even less sure about how the body withstands it. But what they know for sure is that it’s linked to emotional state; the generic name for the phenomenon these days is Dying Will Flames. Basically, it’s a type of high-density energy that is emitted when near death, or in a life or death situation. The resolve to accomplish a feat causes the amygdala (the central hub of all things Feelings and Emotions) in the brain to go on overdrive, generating a shitton of electrical energy, and this tells the rest of the brain to send all this extra juice down to the rest of the body to be used up properly, lest the body/brain fry itself.
At its most basic, this translates to enhanced strength, enhanced senses, more energy for the cells to operate under. This leads to, generally, impossible feats in dire situations, but is also responsible for adrenaline fueled rages, crimes of passion, being able to fall off a skyscraper without breaking a bone. The energy emitted from every single cell in the body manifests as a sort of Aura, not quite tangible but something that can be sensed, or seen, for those who are sensitive to such things. Things like someone having a very positive, sunny aura, or a calm aura, or a gloomy aura, or a murderous aura. It is the body releasing enough energy in response to stress or emotion that it can be felt by others outside the body.
At other levels, the effect of this energy on the body come in two flavors and differs depending on the energy wavelength. There is a Passive effect, and an Active effect. In some cases, the two are almost identical.