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"I'm ready for lesson number two, Energy and its Fragments."
"This will take more than 'a moment' you've asked for."
"You can't spare any time?"
"I will. It's just that they are a lot of Fragments to cover."
"You once told me everything."
I said quietly before listing the Fragments and their work in shaping the world.
-Neosis shapes thought,
-Vitaelics births life,
-Existarks guides transitions between realms, -Primetons build the quantum substrate,
-Realithem turns concepts into form,
-Abstractyx carves pure ideas,
-Aeolynths keep existence moving,
-Vocydrix gives voice and speech,
-Logosark lays the laws,
-Syntarcs weaves systems and emergence,
-Bindions hold matter together and,
-Narravine writes the story of it all.
I looked up, steady.
"Believe me, I understood you that day. And what I just did proves it."
"O...I'm surprised. But some of these Fragments aren't just limited to what you know."
"I'm here, you can tell me."
"..."
She paused for a moment, thinking of way to answer.
"How about this, just explain what I've missed regarding the ones I've already known."
She suggested.
"Ok."
"I'll explain the ones with little or more information than what I've told you."
"That'll do."
I adjusted my sitting position waiting for Lady Elara to spill them out.
"Neosis doesn't just govern thought."
She began.
"Its influence stretches from the Physical Plane all the way up to the Conceptual. Even self‑aware concepts, or beings who embody concepts, move under its shadow."
She paused, then added:
"But somewhere out there exists a Fragment that belongs solely to imagination, Imaginari. Neosis handles cognition; Imaginari fuels everything beyond it: fantasy, innovation, dream‑world creation. It's because of Imaginari that the Astral Plane doesn't collapse. Dreams become shapes, and shapes can become realities."
"Permanent ones?"
I asked.
"Sometimes."
She nodded.
"Most dream constructs vanish the moment the dream ends, a bridge you built during lucid dreaming, a companion who disappears when you wake. But others persist.
A dark tower that reappears across multiple dreams. A creature that crosses from the Astral into the waking world. Someone once dreamed of a labyrinth that other dreamers later found themselves trapped in. Those are permanent constructs."
She lifted a hand as if counting invisible pieces in the air.
"For Imaginari to function, it depends on a few other Fragments."
Cognivars, for your subconscious reasoning. Clarivide, the Fragment of Perception, serves as our lens into the Astral Plane. Realm Seeding, which shapes and stabilises the dream itself.
"And, of course, Neosis, because even imagination needs a mind to ignite it."
She lowered her hand.
"All of them together make dreaming possible. You don't notice it, but every night, half the cosmos is at work inside your head."
(I'll add an auxiliary chapter listing the Energy Fragment and their roles. No longer lectures, just what they do. It'll help with this little explanation.
Still, if you pay attention and read this chapter, you'll understand what's going on without getting the full details of the Fragments. Still, I advise you to go read them because I won't be explaining the Fragments or adding their roles.)
"You ended up mentioning more that's what's needed."
"I just wanted to highlight the distinction between Neosis and Imaginari. They both need thinking, but Neosis has more control, since Imaginari is more about manifestations, not thinking alone."
"Good thing I'm not that one-hundred-one-year-old Star anymore. I'd be out cold by now."
"Hahaha, how funny."
She laughs.
"So what's your call, eight more plus the one you already know with synergy, or should I stick to the ones you know, explaining what I've missed the other day?"
"Explain the ones I know and their synergies."
"The third option. I see. In that case, I'll add my own choice. I won't explain the synergies for the ones you already know. I'll just list them and move on."
"No problem."
(Sit tight. It'll be a VERY LONG ride. But I'll make it easy and understandable. If you read word-for-word, then it'll be a walk in the park;)
"Vitaelics is pretty self‑explanatory. But for us Stars, it barely matters."
We don't need hearts to pump blood, lungs to breathe, or even a brain to think. Most physical anatomy is optional for beings like us. Vitaelics only becomes crucial in lower, physical realities.
"Even spirits in the Spiritual Plane can survive without it."
She lifted her palm, and a small, vibrant bird formed above it, feathers shimmering with layered light.
"Take this little one for example."
She continued.
I focused, letting Etherium sharpen my sight. The bird wasn't alive in the usual way; it was surrounded by swirling strands of Energy, each performing its own function.
"You see it now, right? Everything it does, the fluttering wings, the heartbeat, even its instinct, comes from those Energy.
Every Fragment contributes something. The tricky part is that they all look identical from the outside. Unless you know the pattern, which is impossible, you can't tell which is which."
"One or two flaws are needed to be perfect. I get that."
"Maybe, maybe not. But, if you look deep into its body, you'll see more Fragments down there."
"The cells, tissue, and flesh are all bonded. It's Bindions."
"Correct. But don't forget, Bindions isn't just doing the bonding. It's making bonding possible in the first place."
'You've said that already.'
"Enough examining for now. You can do that in your free time. From now on, there will be no more examinations. Be a stubborn Star, and I won't pay any attention to your questions."
"Ok. No more examinations."
But I can keep Etherium active and see the view for myself.
"Vitaelics never works alone. It's tied tightly to other Fragments, most of all Morphytes."
She traced a finger through the air and the outline of a creature briefly shimmered there.
"Morphytes gives forms for both living and non living things. Formethium decides how that form is built. And Auranthys…"
She paused, letting the word settle.
"…Auranthys gives them a reason to move forward."
"Purpose?"
I asked.
"And will."
She finished.
"The desire to evolve, to grow, to resist, to try again. Every instinct, every drive, every 'I must', that's Auranthys at work. Even for Stars. Your hunger for new Tiers, your obsession with mastering Arts… none of that appears from nowhere. It's the Energy Fragment's in work."
She gently tapped her chest, the part giggling.
"That's Auranthys whispering inside you."
My mind quickly push away the thought, prioritising knowledge over pleasure.
"..."
I felt speechless, knowing everything I do is powered by these Fragments.
'Enta said our journey this time is freedom. I wonder if I'll be able to be free from these Fragments.'
I thought, if literally everything is bound to this cosmic force, them I wonder if I'll be able to stand above them.
"Next up is Existarks, the Fragment of Thresholds of Being. There's not much to add in the traditional sense, its function is simple, but its influence is enormous."
In Etherium, the concept of simplicity was always a lie.
"It enables crossings. When a soul drifts from waking life into a dream world, when consciousness slips into the Astral, when the dead move into the Spiritual Plane, when a being ascends, descends, transforms, breaks, or evolves Existarks is the hinge that opens the door."
Remember this: Fragments never 'always' appear. They don't follow mortal logic. Existarks only manifest when the moment itself demands a crossing.
"If no boundary is being approached… it doesn't exist there. It simply waits, unmanifested."
She looked at me with a knowing smile.
"Thresholds appear only when there is something, or someone ready to cross them."
"I understand. That's all Existarks is capable of?"
"Yes. Each Fragment has a unique role, so that's it."
Primetons birth quantum substrates, the pre‑reality essence from which both physical and metaphysical sides of reality form. They sit between both realms.
Bindions then fuse these substrates, giving them coherence, while Morphytes and Formethium decide the shape and structure based on whatever Logosark has already written.
"Logosark influences more than you think."
"More than you can imagine."
She answered.
Abstractyx, the Fragment of Abstraction, lets ideas, archetypes, and names manifest in the Conceptual Plane.
It prevents conceptual chaos by aligning with Logosark's laws. It works with Neosis for cognition and Conceptiliths for forming Major and Minor Concepts.
Concelis operates in the Meta Plane, allowing Meta Notions to generate concepts and anchor them directly to constants.
"And because of that, Conceptiliths and Abstractyx alone can shape reality without needing Realithem."
'Even though Realithem's role is to incarnate abstraction, it looks like the system has other ways of doing it.'
The mere thought of how this system operates is just off the charts.
"Hey, are you with me?"
(Hey, you too. Are you here?._.)
She asked, waving in front of me. I blinked and responded.
"I'm alright."
She sighed in relief.
"I thought you passed out and left me talking to myself. Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm fine. Please continue."
Who says information isn't harmless?
"Next is Aeolynths, the Fragment of Dynamics. This is one of the Fragments that operates throughout all planes including Etherium. You can see Energy moving up and down right? Doing their usual activities?"
(Some names are weird and long so I broke them down. Existarks = Existrar, Abstractyx = Abstrax, Conceptiliths = Concelis...check that note for more.)
"Yes."
"They move because Aelyn is controlling them. Unlike the others, it doesn't rely on Logosark. Its reach spans from subatomic vibrations all the way to Energy and Fragment movements."
With Arcanocysts and Logosark, it manipulates inertia, and can stop time, without touching causality. One of the most versatile Fragments, just like Logosark. I'm always praising it due to its omnipotent authority over the system.
"Next is Vocydrix, the Fragment of Invocation through Speech. It gives sound, and language the power to shape reality. Vocis is why spells, oaths, and divine words have weight. Like…"
She waved her hand.
"'Let flowers bloom on the ceiling.'"
Without effort, flowers sprouted from the ceiling, spreading in every direction.
'The boundless river of letters is the xonceptual form of words. And all over it, I can see a Fragment with multiple links around the form. That's Vocydrix, but the ability to shape the world...'
I understand how it works.
"It complements Arcanocysts for spell incantation, Logosark for laws as usual and Clarivide for perceptible meaning. This means that what I've said can either be seen or not. I don't mean the words, but the effects Vocis has on reality."
"I understand what you mean."
Hmm...
Suddenly, I fell into a shallow thought.
"Back when you were explaining the Planes of Existence, Energy and its Fragments were calling out to me. I mean, that's how it felt to me. The more I look with the intention of seeing what's there, the more it reveals itself. That must be Clarity right?"
"It was. Said Fragment forms the lens through which we perceive reality. It decides how much of reality can be understood or misread by influencing all forms of sensory and metaphysical interpretation.
That way, it monitors how reality is observed, filtered and understood. And do you know why Clarivide didn't allow you to perceive the Meta Plane?"
"You saw it?"
She nodded.
'So they were messing with me back then.'
"It's because Clarivide works with Umbryss, the Fragment of Obscurity. Umbryss controls what is hidden or not yet realised."
"This is more interesting than I'd thought. The whole of Existence is like an operating system controlled by these Fragments. Subarashi."
I crossed my fingers placing them beneath my chin.
(Isn't it interesting? :)
"Of course. There's more where that came from but pardon me for driving off the road. Let's pick up right where we left off."
Next is the Fragment of Law and Order: Logosark. It establishes the fundamental rules, logical frameworks, and underlying scripts that govern everything, from individual realities to Existence itself.
All law-based magic, rule enforcement, and reality stabilisation like what sustains our Order, draw their power from Logosark. It works in tandem with Arcanocysts and even has a counterpart who mirrors its behaviour perfectly.
"...I'm not a child so I don't need to ask who."
I replied plainly, not expecting me to have that mentality.
"At least respect my pause."
She raised both hands, waving, before slowly bringing them down.
"Polylogion, the Fragment of Multiversal Logic. It keeps every Ontic Layer coherent. It decides which paradoxes can exist, which ones reality rejects, and whether two different logics can interact without tearing each other apart. It also oversees three stabilisers: Paradexons, Dissonar, and Thaumel."
She waved dismissively.
"I'm not explaining those. Not today."
"Moving on… Syntarcs."
Her tone softened.
"The Fragment of Synergy and Emergence. It's the reason systems become more than their parts ecosystems, societies, even fused spells. Anything that grows stronger by coming together? That's Syntarcs."
'Power of friendship.'
She tapped her chest, again, physics in action.
"And because of that, it acts as the universal integrator. Some Fragments only work when paired, and Syntarcs decides those combinations. Its link to Logosark is weak, but unavoidable, Logosark ends up inside almost every structure Syntarcs weaves."
"A big happy family."
I said. She found it amusing, giggling softly.
"You can call them that. Next is Bindions, the Fragment of Binding and Bonding. It does exactly what it sounds like: it makes holding together possible.
Morphytes and Formethium decide shape and structure, Vitaelics fuels life… but without Bindions, none of it connects. No atoms, no molecules, no cohesion. Water wouldn't even be water if hydrogen and oxygen couldn't cling to each other.
That's why Bindions is one of the silent pillars of existence. If it ever failed, everything would unravel. Syntarcs couldn't unify anything, Logosark would lose its anchors, and Aeolynths would just watch the fall while motion kept going."
Her eyes flicked to mine.
"That's the price of standing alone. Remember that."
"You think I'll be a loner?"
"I didn't say that. It's just the pros of being alone."
"And a con of bearing all the pain."
"Last on the list is Narravine, the Fragment of Story. Narrin weaves all forms of narrative from personal character arcs to the closure of the story. Narrative tells the story, Auranthys drives one to complete their stories. So it's an inevitable force for fictional characters."
"What are fictional characters?"
I asked.
"It'll dive into new Fragments and just so you know, I've covered those you already know of."
She dodged the question, add new Fragments as compensation.
'What is she hiding?'
(Show we tell him? xd:)
"I know. I'm keeping count."
(Are you?:)
To be continued...