Hello and welcome to Enigma, fellow Demon Busters and Demons

> [WORLD]

This is the world of chaos, created by someone, who ascended to godhood thanks to great intel and hunger for power. Many of you can find places that may or may not be familiar to you. Other words and timelines mix here, by the wish of The Ruler, so you may even encounter yourself from the past, the future, or even alternate universes where your fate was different. The Ruler of this world can alter this world to match it’s dwellers' minds and memories of their home world (even if it looks weird…). All who appear in this world wake up at the same starting point, so one old man, unfortunate enough to end up here, established a camp in this area, so that the people could find shelter and rest, as otherwise they shall quickly become a nice and easy snack for some hungry demon in the wilderness.

> [The shelter camp is located in Kichijoji, #campsite]

> [DEMONS]

Most of the demons you encounter are dangerous, and defy even the Ruler’s intent. That’s in their nature. Despite that, some may want to help you on your way, while others may want to devour you or even use you to feed their groups with your Magnetite and Magatsuhi. However, if you are strong and brave enough, you can fight or negotiate with demons. But do not expect demons to be easy to recruit, or that the result won’t be it just running away after draining your pockets.

> [MAGNETITE & MAGATSUHI]

Magnetite is the mystical substance that helps demons and humans maintain the physical form. While in the body, it resembles a translucent liquid and is contained mostly in blood, organs and other body liquids, such as sweat and tears. Outside of the body it can manifest as violet colored bright crystals that are easy to break, or vibrant purple dust. Despite demons being purely made of Magnetite, the richest source of it is the human body, and the source is renewable, since the human body can restore its blood volume, while demons can only devour Magnetite to maintain their physical form, which withers away and dies if there is not enough magnetite. Humans fused with demons have their bodies altered so much that they need magnetite to survive and can also die from the lack of it, even if they look human enough. Magnetite can be acquired through eating flesh, drinking bodily fluids or through skin (bodily liquids splattered over skin) or as crystals.

Magatsuhi is a non-material substance that gives power to the demons. The main source of it is the strong feelings of humans and demons, something like their soul pretty much. Hurting or killing a demon makes you drain some or all of its’ Magatsuhi. As for humans, demons can drain Magatsuhi from them, as it mostly forms when the human feels sad, angry, desperate or scared (that’s why demons prefer to keep magatsuhi sources in prisons and abuse them for maximum potency). Draining Magatsuhi from a human makes them feel weak for some time, maybe even lose consciousness, but losing too much of it is never fatal for humans, nor demons. Even though the loss of Magatsuhi is not fatal, losing large amounts of it can cause emotional withdrawal. Magatsuhi can be found in human and demon blood, but in very minor quantities not sufficient enough to maintain any kind of powerful demon.

> [DEATH & DIGITALIZATION]

Death in this world is a new beginning, that kick starts a new phase of life. Upon experiencing death, the human denizens of this world undergo a process known as Digitalization.

Digitalization is a state of being in which a person connects to the Makai, the world’s underside, where demons originate from. In essence, Makai is very similar to a computer server, where demon data and everything else is being stored, in a manner similar to programs. As such when humans get transported to the Makai, they end up becoming similar program-like entities as well. The outcome of the digitalization process depends on the resolve of the human spirit as weak willed people are more likely to be consumed by it and re-emerge as demons of the undead type. However, those who have the power to go on are granted a new beginning, albeit in a form that is no longer a truly human. While digitalized people possess far greater power than their previous incarnation, they cannot truly develop as they are stuck in a perpetual state of backup, basically. To some, this static way of life may be pleasing, as they experience eternal youth or far greater abilities, but to those who are willing to further advance their spiritual journey, the act of digitalization will greatly hinder that. In a way digitalized humans become closer to demons.

When fusing with a demon, a human also undergoes digitalization, as their being merges with that of the demon. While this process can grant a person great powers, there is also a high risk of the person’s self being corrupted by the demon and rendered chaotic and unpredictable, often with violent outburtsts, like craving for blood or magatsuhi, especially during some moon phases.