Chapter 32: Knowledge (5)

"We finally arrived at avatar"

"Hailed as the strongest branch. Technically speaking, everyone can have an avatar too but, it is the rarest of all the branches. Why? Because it comes from soul beasts. It does not technically come from them. But, without them, you need to be a bloody murderer to get one. You see, an avatar comes from the soul. That is why everyone technically has it. But your soul is not strong enough to be manifested, that is why you need supplement. And what do you know, soul supplement is also souls. Although all entities have souls, only few have strong souls which manifest upon death. Those with that kind of soul are called soul beasts. A mana beast can be a soul beast, so on."

"How to manifest it? You just detach your soul from your body. You may not be able to feel your soul now since it is still weak but, after consuming souls of beasts, you will get there."

"It is said that souls take countless different forms varying from individual to individual. Some release dragons as their avatar. Some release some entities. No two souls are alike. Unlike bloodline where you transform to what you consume, avatar is different. Your soul only consumes the other souls and uses it as a supplement. Which brings me to a very important point. Not just for the soul but for anything you intake to your body. World energy, mana, mind energy, blood essence, soul, engrave your name unto it. I am assuming all of you have names now and should know how to refine. Refining is basically engraving your name into something. You make it yours. We'll discuss more about names later."

"States of avatar. Avatar: Midnight Maiden: Manifest, and Avatar: Midnight Maiden: Immerse. Two states only. Although, immersion has different stages as well, 1st origin, 2nd, origin and 3rd origin."

"There may be less state but do not mistake it for lack of power. As I said earlier, it is the strongest branch. It is basically a second body, it uses soul force. It's strength of course depends on the strength of your soul. You can control your avatar much easier than mana manifestations as your soul is a natural part of your body. If the enemy has an avatar, then that is basically 2v1."

"Avatars have a unique power called soul force, it states though it depends on your soul. Some can Release, manifest, etc. An example ability would be, Soul Force: Release: Scorching Tempest."

"Many are still unknown about avatars, and the rest of the branches too. This after all is still the lower grounds. Do not be shocked if you see another type of power or state, especially in avatars."

"If you ever get an avatar, make sure to groom it enough that you can trust it in a fight. Not loyalty wise, but powerwise. It is still after all your soul. It is much more difficult for your soul to heal if it is damaged. If your avatar is destroyed before you pull it in your body then you will almost die. Your soul wouldn't really extinguish, it would just break. It can still be healed though. The most common type of healing is still consuming other souls. Also, there is another type of soul growing thing. That is soul fruit. A fruit that consumed so much world energy that it developed a soul. Although it is just if not rarer than soul beasts."

"Also, not all humans you kill release souls, only those who can manifest avatars. Demons, spirits, undeads, and divines also release souls, those who are strong enough, anyway."