Post by Ayen on Jun 14, 2012 4:11:48 GMT -6
The following post contains information about the Life Force introduced in the Dead on Arrival story.
What is the Life Force?
The force that creates life; Life Force. It is the science behind what binds everything together in the universes and allows them to exist.
Is it the same thing as a soul?
No. Souls are able to charge up an individual's Life Force but they are not the same thing. As one example Superwoman was able to destroy a vortex created by Ranko by draining its life force and a vortex wouldn't have a soul.
Can my character go without a Life Force?
No. If your character didn't have a Life Force they would cease to exist.
Why is there a hole in it?
So I can penetrate everything in existence (jk)
The hole represents an end to an individual/object's life. The closer that person or thing is to the end, the larger the hole in their Life Force becomes until that's all that remains. This is a process that can take centuries to run its course, meaning the body will die out long before the Life Force will, which is exactly why there are spirits. Creatures that has the power to absorb souls are able to prolong this process by using those souls to fuel their own Life Force, but that is only prolonging the inevitable.
Additionally, a god is able to quicken this process by exploiting the hole in an individual/object's Life Force and draining it; because of this it's also called an exploit point. The act of draining somebody's Life Force does take some time to do meaning the one being drained has enough time to get away. If a god was reckless in this act they would end up obliterating whatever is around them.
Can a god create life with the Life Force?
Yes. By drawing an outline with the Life Force a god is able to construct something from the drawn outline and then create whatever the god can think of. This is how the Arashi were created by Lord Yahweh and how Superwoman was able to reconstruct the perfect replica of Tori's destroyed body.
Who can see and access the Life Force?
Gods, arashi and paradoxes. The Life Force allows them their omniscience by looking into it and seeing that individual's past. Since the future is not written in stone they cannot so much see the future as they can see an infinite selection of possibilities, a god and arashi omnipotence keeps them from going mad while the paradox is exactly as their name suggests; they should be going insane but they aren't. Tajna Rasha is a rare exception in this case as his abilities allows him access to the Life Force for his omniscience to work but since he isn't omnipotent such a power has reduced him to madness.
Does The Creator have a Life Force?
The Creator created the Life Force, it is the entity that fuels the Life Force which then fuels the rest of creation. The Creator's energy is separate from the Life Force and has no end. It was, is and forever will be.
What happens if a god abuses their power?
The Creator will take them over his knee and spank them for forty days, and forty nights before releasing them. After that a large red imprint of a hand will appear on their bottom and every time they sit down they will feel the power of the Creator burning their ass!
….
The Creator will take away their power.
Can a god/arashi drain each other's Life Force?
No. Their exploit point is sealed for just this reason. Paradoxes are immune to Life Force draining. Why? Because they're paradoxes... Maricul/Luca Valentine was able to hide her exploit point by using equipment from the Downward Spiral, which energy is identical to The Creator making the tower the only thing within existence that stands out from existence.
And that concludes this guide. If there are still any questions to how the Life Force works simply post them and I will add them to the above list.
What is the Life Force?
The force that creates life; Life Force. It is the science behind what binds everything together in the universes and allows them to exist.
Is it the same thing as a soul?
No. Souls are able to charge up an individual's Life Force but they are not the same thing. As one example Superwoman was able to destroy a vortex created by Ranko by draining its life force and a vortex wouldn't have a soul.
Can my character go without a Life Force?
No. If your character didn't have a Life Force they would cease to exist.
Why is there a hole in it?
So I can penetrate everything in existence (jk)
The hole represents an end to an individual/object's life. The closer that person or thing is to the end, the larger the hole in their Life Force becomes until that's all that remains. This is a process that can take centuries to run its course, meaning the body will die out long before the Life Force will, which is exactly why there are spirits. Creatures that has the power to absorb souls are able to prolong this process by using those souls to fuel their own Life Force, but that is only prolonging the inevitable.
Additionally, a god is able to quicken this process by exploiting the hole in an individual/object's Life Force and draining it; because of this it's also called an exploit point. The act of draining somebody's Life Force does take some time to do meaning the one being drained has enough time to get away. If a god was reckless in this act they would end up obliterating whatever is around them.
Can a god create life with the Life Force?
Yes. By drawing an outline with the Life Force a god is able to construct something from the drawn outline and then create whatever the god can think of. This is how the Arashi were created by Lord Yahweh and how Superwoman was able to reconstruct the perfect replica of Tori's destroyed body.
Who can see and access the Life Force?
Gods, arashi and paradoxes. The Life Force allows them their omniscience by looking into it and seeing that individual's past. Since the future is not written in stone they cannot so much see the future as they can see an infinite selection of possibilities, a god and arashi omnipotence keeps them from going mad while the paradox is exactly as their name suggests; they should be going insane but they aren't. Tajna Rasha is a rare exception in this case as his abilities allows him access to the Life Force for his omniscience to work but since he isn't omnipotent such a power has reduced him to madness.
Does The Creator have a Life Force?
The Creator created the Life Force, it is the entity that fuels the Life Force which then fuels the rest of creation. The Creator's energy is separate from the Life Force and has no end. It was, is and forever will be.
What happens if a god abuses their power?
The Creator will take them over his knee and spank them for forty days, and forty nights before releasing them. After that a large red imprint of a hand will appear on their bottom and every time they sit down they will feel the power of the Creator burning their ass!
….
The Creator will take away their power.
Can a god/arashi drain each other's Life Force?
No. Their exploit point is sealed for just this reason. Paradoxes are immune to Life Force draining. Why? Because they're paradoxes... Maricul/Luca Valentine was able to hide her exploit point by using equipment from the Downward Spiral, which energy is identical to The Creator making the tower the only thing within existence that stands out from existence.
And that concludes this guide. If there are still any questions to how the Life Force works simply post them and I will add them to the above list.