[This chapter serves as a guide to the concepts explored throughout the work; written with the intent of freeing readers from descriptions and exposition during the story — thus avoiding a loss of narrative pacing.]{The content will be explained multiple times and will appear throughout the development of the story.}
𖣂︎ RevelationThe individual process carried out by each Revealed, in which an Archangel chooses an individual to Inherit the Great Will.
𖣂︎ RevealedIndividuals who undergo the Revelation.
𖣂︎ Wave of RevelationWhen a group of Revealed emerges, it is called a Wave of Revelation; a metaphorical and spiritual event in which individuals of any age can be affected. The result of being struck by the Wave of Revelation is receiving a Burden.
𖣂︎ Great WillThe origin of the Virtues; the opposite of the sins. Sefiras tend to follow the Virtues above all else. The Great Will defines what is good and what is evil.
𖣂︎ BurdensThe side effects of Revelation are the Burdens: which may be sensory — affecting one or more of the human senses — psychological, or physical."Archangels don't give us burdens, they merely reveal what we already are…" — Kimisu Hinode, chapter 7.
𖣂︎ SefirasAfter completing the process of Revelation, the Revealed become Sefiras — considered the Heroic Saints of humanity.
𖣂︎ Non-BearersThose who dedicated their whole lives to becoming Sefiras but were never struck by a Wave of Revelation are called Non-Bearers.
𖣂︎ HeritagesAfter successfully completing the Revelation process, Sefiras acquire a Heritage — cards that perfectly describe the Sefira's actions during the process.Heirs possess a Red-colored System.
✡ ProfanationIf a Revealed cannot withstand their own Burden, they become a Profane — a human who follows the path of a demon.To represent this change, the System adopts Black.
✡ DaemonsDaemons, demons, or Tempters are beings that dwell within a domain. Creatures produced from the ashes of the dead; negative feelings; or manifestations of sins."Some demons wear human skin but act like irrational animals […] If you allow your mind to be overtaken by wrath, you won't be much different from them…" — Izumi Kairen to Erika Von Berta.
✡ TemptationThe corruption that tries to consume the human mind; sins, desires, everything that opposes the Great Will.If a Sefira becomes contaminated by a Temptation, they automatically become a Profane.
𖣂︎ Sefira RankingEach Rank has a name and a maximum level, indicating the peak strength the bearer may achieve.Rank F: Feeble, level 120Rank E: Emerging, level 240Rank D: Disasters, level 360Rank C: Cataclysms, level 480Rank B: Beyonders, level 720Rank A: Arbiters, level 960Rank S: Sephiroth, level 1200
𖣂︎ PromotionWhen a Sefira reaches half of the maximum level, they enter the Rank Promotion state, where the Archangels personally evaluate whether the Sefira should advance. Upon reaching maximum level, the Archangels may or may not evolve the Sefira.
𖣂︎ RebirthWhen an Archangel decides to promote a Sefira, that Sefira's levels are reset. However, they return with a progression multiplier, helping them quickly regain their former level.
✡ Daemon RankingFollows the same logic as Sefiras, but with different names.Rank F: FragileRank E: ExiledRank D: DefiantRank C: ChastiserRank B: BeastsRank A: ArchdemonsRank S: Sovereigns