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Bloodforce
Tabai's approach to Bloodforce use is far more offensive than utilitarian. His particular interest in the abilities he has been gifted has been searching for applications in fighting off poachers or intruders, and such an approach has earned him the moniker "The Dragon" by terrified exploratory chroniclers. While Bloodforce in and of itself is not lethal, Tabai has found that used creatively they can offer significantly more openings against a target for an even deadlier strike. While he is no warrior, he feels obligated to fanatically defend the temples and shrines that he builds in honor of Solis and Luna.
The following information contains Tabai's current bloodforce abilities, as well as lore-centric descriptions of what each ability entails. Due to particular plot hopes for myself, I'm going to consider these abilities mostly OOC information and will thus be spoiling them below.
GLITTERDUST
A side effect of using Bloodforce, trace elements of the wisp can remain caught in the Zykla's fur even after all available Bloodforce has been spent. They are often seen being cast away by shaking or other swift movements, but cannot be rubbed, combed, or washed out. The Glitterdust will fade on its own in time. Bloodforce is not an elemental ability. It does not draw power from the fire, air, water, and earth of the Physical world, and can only affect them when used upon them already existing. The Bloodforce manipulates the physical realm on a macro level, but cannot change the physical makeup of any object.
WISP
When the Bloodforce is utilized by a Zykla, a colored aura will emanate from the user's fingertips. Directly connected to the ability being used by the Zykla and will follow the manipulation as it carries out. It has been observed, that the Wisp can also spill from the mouth with exhales.
SOUL BURN
All that Glitters is not Gold.
While Passive light by nature, the Glitterdust is not harmless. So many flecks of light, fragments of cinder, left to drift fresh and smoldering from the defensive Zykla hide. These short-lived embers can be drawn like Glitter, swept and blown by swinging limbs or emptied lungs only to swarm their target in a cloud of heated asphyxiation. While not lethal, the burning sensation can torment eyes and throat alike, disorient at best or leave hacking their lungs out at worst.
SOUL GRIP
Soulgrip is a form of telekinesis that allows the Zykla to expend harvested blood force to manipulate objects at a distance, as though they had extended their hand to reach it. This is often limited to simple grabs or pushes, as fine motor skills become more complicated at distances. The amount of Bloodforce spent is equal in proportion to the amount of weight being manipulated and for how long. A secondary form of Soulgrip is a form of levitation in which the Zykla call Tetherbreaking.
TETHERBREAKING
Properly named, as this ability allows the Zykla to break their tether from the ground and levitate. Again, its cost varies depending on how high the Zykla goes and for how long they do so. Often ranging between a few inches to a couple of feet from the ground.
SOUL SOOTHING
Zykla may be creatures of taboo practices, but they are not without hearts. With the craft of their Bloodforce, practiced Zykla will help ease the emotional pain of another in need with the help of Soul Soothing. A simple breath or a gentle cast of their wrist the ethereal tendrils of their Bloodforce can manifest a small cloud, veiling over to swathe their quarry.
In turn, this provides an incredible boon to the other as a measure of safety, security, quieting their mind as amenity washes away whatever hardships they may have recently endured.The effects of Soul Soothing will determine the severity of the other's emotional state, lasting for a few hours on up to a week and repeated if needed for extreme cases.
SPARKLERS
An extension of the Lumes, Sparklers are manifestations of several orbs forced together upon the Zykla's will. Usually coalesced within her jaws or among her fingers, These energetic glitter bombs will struggle to stay whole until their Zykla finally releases them. A sparkler will burst into Lumes with loud cracks and bright flashes. Lumes will flash again into flares of excited Glitterdust left to swirl and spin in the air as their Zykla would make use of the spectacle as they see fit.
EMBERSTORM
It is a troublesome manifestation of bloodforce. A surge that rides on the back of fear. Conjured by the rush of adrenaline and the Zykla's fight for flight response escapes a nasty reaction of bloodforce. With a simple flick of the wrist, a cast of the hand, or a thrown open palm brings the full weight of a Zykla's bloodforce upon their target.
In a blink of an eye, a cloud of bloodforce collects into a painfully bright light, condensing in on itself until it erupts into a vibrant flash and a thunderous boom to stir the Gods themselves. Though non-lethal, this explosive retort will damage and disorientate a target's senses. None are spared the flash, not even the Zykla if they don't take prior care to their casting.
