Before kingdoms rose,
before laws were written,
before fear learned how to wear armor—
there were six children.
They were born on the same night, under the same sky, crying with the same breath. Identical in face, identical in blood… yet each carried something different within them.
They were known later as the Six Primordial Twins, the first beings to ever wield power.
One commanded Fire, bending heat and flame as easily as breathing.
One ruled Water, shaping rivers and healing wounds.
One bore Earth, raising mountains and breaking continents.
One held Nature, creating forests and life itself.
One carried Thunder, moving faster than sound, tearing the sky open.
And the last…
The last twin was never spoken of.
Darkness.
Together, they shaped the world. Storms obeyed them. Oceans bowed. Life flourished—and so did destruction. They were gods in all but name.
But even gods bleed.
When the Primordial Twins died, their power did not vanish. It shattered—splintering into fragments that seeped into humanity itself.
Those fragments became known as Veins.
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THE VEINS — POWER WRITTEN IN BLOOD
Every human is born with Veins—mystical energy lines running alongside the heart, spine, and nervous system. Veins decide everything:
What element a person can wield.
How strong they may become.
And whether they will ever escape their limits.
Most Veins are weak echoes of the Primordials, diluted by generations. But a few… a terrifying few… are not.
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THE SIX VEIN CLASSES
Faded Veins — The Common Blood
Ninety-five percent of humanity carries Faded Veins.
They are not powerless—but they are limited.
A Fire Vein may only raise body heat.
A Water Vein might close shallow wounds.
Thunder grants quicker reflexes, not lightning.
Earth hardens skin.
Nature sharpens senses.
They cannot create elements.
They cannot change the world.
They exist… and survive.
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Pure Veins — The Awakened Few
Four percent of the population awakens Pure Veins.
These people can truly manipulate their element—though only in basic forms.
Fireballs.
Stone shaping.
Water whips.
Static lightning.
Vines that move.
Pure Veins are respected… and watched.
Because Pure Veins can evolve.
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Ancestral Veins — The Mythic Sin
Once in tens of thousands, a child is born with an Ancestral Vein.
These are not fragments.
They are perfect replicas of a Primordial Twin's power.
True fire.
Absolute water.
Living earth.
Creation-level nature.
God-speed thunder.
An Ancestral user does not use an element.
They are the element.
And because of that—
The government kills them on sight.
No trials.
No mercy.
No records.
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Irregular Veins — The Broken Harmony
Rarer still are Irregular Veins—humans born with two elements.
Most die young. Their bodies tear themselves apart under conflicting power.
Irregulars fall into three categories:
• Dormant Irregulars — One element sealed, one active.
• Awakened Irregulars — Both elements active, wildly unstable.
• Balanced Irregulars — A miracle.
Balanced Irregulars achieve perfect harmony, fusing elements into new forces:
Fire + Thunder → Plasma
Water + Nature → Life
Earth + Fire → Magma
Water + Thunder → Storm
Nature + Earth → Gaia
They rival Ancestral users.
They are executed without exception.
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Mimic Veins — The Cursed Gift
One in a million awaken Mimic Veins.
They can copy any element they touch.
But every copy tears their Veins apart.
Every use steals their lifespan.
Push too far, and the body collapses into a Wraith—a monster of broken powers and pain.
Copying Darkness is almost always fatal.
Almost.
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The Darkness Vein — The Forgotten God
There is only one known Darkness Vein user.
The element abandoned by history.
The twin erased from records.
Darkness does not overpower elements.
It erases them.
Fire dies.
Water evaporates.
Nature rots.
Earth collapses.
Thunder vanishes.
Darkness drains memories, dissolves identity, and devours fear itself.
The one who carries it is hunted by all kingdoms.
Her name is spoken only in whispers.
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VEIN EVOLUTION — ASCENDING THE BLOOD
Veins evolve through stages.
Stage 1 — Awakening
Basic control. Most never pass this stage.
Stage 2 — Resonance
Body and Vein synchronize.
Eyes change color.
Power purifies.
A Signature Technique is born.
But emotions twist—fire breeds rage, thunder feeds restlessness, darkness brings numbness.
Stage 3 — Ascension
Only Ancestral and Darkness Veins can reach this stage.
Users gain: • Elemental deity forms
• Unlimited element generation
• Domain abilities
• Regeneration bordering immortality
Darkness Ascension is feared above all else.
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BALANCE AND FEAR
The elements obey a natural cycle:
Fire > Nature
Nature > Earth
Earth > Thunder
Thunder > Water
Water > Fire
Darkness stands outside the circle.
Above it.
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THE BLACK IRON ORDER
To control fear, the kingdoms created hunters.
The Black Iron Order.
They execute Ancestrals.
Hunt Irregulars.
Harvest Mimics.
Erase Darkness from history.
They do not protect the world.
They contain it.
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THE TRUTH
Veins were never meant to be controlled.
They were meant to be inherited.
And as long as blood flows…
The Primordial Twins will never truly die.