Chapter 74
I think it’s a good idea to explain things sometimes. Knowledge is meant to be shared, after all. I’m a scholar and a teacher, even if I don’t behave that way most of the time. I will include a snippet of knowledge every time I add something to the journal.
I read a little of Natasha’s journal and noticed she doesn’t really understand a few things.
In this instance, I shall broadly explain E’er.
E’er is a subatomic particle, symbol ƹ, with a variable charge and behavior depending on the environment it is observed in, and a mass a hundredth of that of a neutron.
Studies have shown it’s incapable of coupling with itself. It can, however, transform matter. Levels are an example of this.
When a creature dies, E’er is released in its compressed state, which forms clumps that dissipate with time if left alone. This obeys the Laws of E’er; E’er cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
Some argue E’er is the source of life, and it once came close to be an accepted theory, but Perculis himself was against this and proved life can exist without E’er thanks to his skills as an Archon. Natasha’s recount of her previous life and mentioning E’er not existing further disproves E’er as a source of life.
The action of manipulating E’er and, by extension, transforming it, was called ’E’eruum’ half a million years ago, and has since been simplified to ’E’er’ (written in cursive).
As an individual pushes E’er into the knowledge of a skill, the formula transforms the particles and bring forth an effect on reality itself. I myself ignite E’er when using Pyromancy. Fire is not created out of thin air as a child would believe.
This would be the conventional usage of E’er. Things go deeper as one learns more, naturally.
If I actively read a formula from a book, I can manipulate ambient E’er and bring forth phenomena. It takes a long time since I’d have to read and translate while manipulating decompressed particles. Skills automate this process, as we brand the formula into our minds. This way, ’E’er’ becomes unconscious.