Etcetera

Myriad Reality

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If you learned the proper breathing, it should happen naturally as you spend more time in that state. Didn't Cupid teach you that already?

@DarkwolfX37

Yes, but I've never had a noticeable effect like a shield.

Myriad Reality

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It will naturally repel certain other types of spiritual energy. So by keeping a flow through your body, it will help defend against them.

@DarkwolfX37

Would you be willing to teach me that technique as well?

Myriad Reality

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Channeling it into your attacks, essentially. Using the breathing techniques associated with it will help as well. Allowing it to flow freely through you can allow it to act in defensive ways as well.

@DarkwolfX37

Defensively how?

Myriad Reality

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You know chi, right? Where I'm from, that's an "eastern" technique, which are usually useful against "western" based supernatural forces like light-based angels. As for finding their weak spot, you'll have a much easier time if you decide to get eyes beyond those that chakra can give at the end of your training here, but without them it's pretty much trial and error. Try removing limbs or the head and see how they react to it.

@DarkwolfX37

How can I more effectively use chi in combat?

Myriad Reality

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Mm. Erelim are weak against spells that draw from certain types of spiritual power, in general. Dispelling techniques are also useful against them. Nephilim are extremely varied, but usually have a weak spot of some sort. A "heart" to aim for.

@DarkwolfX37

What are some of the best spiritual techniques? And how do you divine said weak spot?

Myriad Reality

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Quite a few. The wing could be indicative of a category, or an individual "mutation" or injury. Many light-based angelic entities also use barriers, but the one I'd gravitate towards first would be an erelim. Or perhaps a nephilim. It would probably be easiest to check it than muse over the different things it could be. Erelim aren't universally one-winged, but they have a higher rate of it than most that fit into the category of both barriers and light. Nephilim tend to be all sorts of classical element based, so one that's got powers of light isn't far fetched.

@DarkwolfX37

And the weakness of those? It seems that finding a particular material that they dislike would be too simple.

Myriad Reality

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Luckily, people have done that work for us. And it's sort of like how you're confident that a homo sapiens will have a weakness to head injuries, or that a bird will be heavily affected by a wing injury. It's in their "design" so to speak.

@DarkwolfX37

In that case, how many different categories could an angelic being with barriers and light fit into? With one wing, if that's relevant.

Myriad Reality

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Yes. Nearly every supernatural force of any kind has some weakness. There are rare cases of hybrids that cover their own weaknesses, but usually combining different sources means combining the weaknesses as well. Even if the weakness is as simple as an aversion to silver, for example. The hard part is keeping track of what is best used against what.

@DarkwolfX37

How do you identify the specific weakness of any given category? And how are you confident that it will always be correct?

Myriad Reality

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Well, a species is technically a misnomer, but it fits well. Examples would be valkyries, wheels, powers, archangels, anitu, furies, tennin, etcetera. And recognition techniques range from rituals to simple spells to natural transmutational items that react to a specific type of supernatural power.

@DarkwolfX37

And each one has unique properties to leverage?

Myriad Reality

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Personally, I'm well versed in the types so I would likely recognize its specific species, but usually you can tell by drawing out the fight and careful observation of their attacks. Alternatively you can use some sort of recognition technique.

@DarkwolfX37

What are the various species? And what are recognition techniques?