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** True Name Sorcerers - those who have discovered and sealed their True Names, their ties to the Source of Magic - can functionally do anything with magic, merely having to observe it to figure it out. Oh, and unless you destroy their brains immediately, they can and will survive anything up to and including having their heads ripped off. And that's if you're lucky enough to catch them before they ascend beyond physical form. In the case of Argeddion, he only needs to see a skill once before replicating it. In the case of Darquesse, she rapidly learns all there is to know about what makes the universe tick, then starts casually violating the laws of physics on the road to omnipotence. Given that she's also functionally got the emotional development of a toddler, and the LackOfEmpathy that progresses into outright BlueAndOrangeMorality, this can be... disturbing.
** Valkyrie starts out as an Elemental and Necromancer - and while prior to the Surge in the late teens/early 20s that locks them in, a sorcerer can theoretically wield any combination of powers at a fraction of their potential, her Elemental powers aren't noticeably massively weaker than the others, and she's explicitly the most powerful and quickest learner at Necromancy since Lord Vile himself, to the point where her necromancy focus (a ring) has to be replaced with an adult capacity one long before her Surge. [[spoiler: And that's ''before'' she becomes Darquesse]]. *** At the end of Phase 1, thanks to losing her True Name and with it her magic (thanks to [[spoiler: Darquesse being banished and taking on a life of her own]]), she ends up with a very nebulous power set that mostly seems to boil down to raw magic: she wields immensely powerful white lightning (which isn't always precise), she can use it as a shield or to fly (and burn her clothes off in the process), and she develops a range of PsychicPowers that allow her to [[spoiler: see the future, sense spirits, and access other people's magical abilities and copy them on a whole new level, so long as they're in range]]. Even [[AffablyEvil alt!Mevolent]] is [[VillainRespect genuinely impressed]], and she's arguably the next best thing to a True Name Sorcerer. However, she's very reluctant to study it, leading to apparent NewPowersAsThePlotDemands as she stumbles into new aspects of her powers, on the grounds that there are enough superpowered sorcerers as it is without making others able to use her very dangerous powers.

** Sylvie. Not only is she an Asura, but she is [[spoiler:a descendant of two of the most powerful Asura clans in the setting. From her father Agrona, she inherits the power of the Vritra and their capacity for destruction. From her mother Sylvia, she inherits the power of the Indrath and their capacity for creation. Fortunately, thanks to being [[OrcRaisedByElves raised by Arthur]] her entire life away from [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks both the Indrath and the Vritra]], Sylvie has turned out to be the [[WhiteSheep only decent]] [[TokenHeroicOrc living member]] of both clans as she resonates with the man who raised her over her own WarringNatures. On top of her YinYangBomb powers, after her HeroicSacrifice Sylvie's soul was displaced across time and space, making both her a TimeMaster and a NonLinearBeing. This allows her to save the future Arthur's soul from Agrona before he could be reincarnated into his vessel of choice in a form of StableTimeLoop]].

*** Thanks to retaining his mindset and experience from his past life, he is able to prematurely awaken his mana core when he was three years old, which leads to him become a quadra-elemental mage with control over fire, water, earth, and wind, on top of also being able to control the deviant forms of the first two, lightning and ice. In turn, his control over the four elements allows him to tap into [[ElementNumberFive aether]], which no one alive but the Asuras can control. Speaking of which, he was also fortunate to come under the care of the dragon Sylvia, who before her death imparted onto him her Beast Will, which not only allows him to tap into her powers but also assists in his ability to control aether. She also imparted onto him the egg containing her unborn daughter Sylvie, who later acts as his bond and mount in battle. Later on, his connection with Sylvia gets him the attention of the Asuras themselves (as Sylvia was the daughter of their ruler Kezess), who take him to Epheotus where he receives TrainingFromHell, furthers his understanding of aether, and receives new weapons. Once he returns to Dicathen in time for the Alacryan invasion, Arthur has become a OneManArmy able to slaughter a horde of mana beasts that would give most people pause.
*** In Volume 8, [[spoiler:Arthur finds out that after overexerting his Beast Will at the end of the war, his mana core had been damaged beyond recovery. From there, he finds a way to RePower himself and CameBackStrong. He learns that thanks to Sylvie's HeroicSacrifice to keep his body from tearing himself apart from using his Beast Will, his physiology has become part-Asura which not only enhances his physical capabilities beyond most mortals but also allows him to regenerate serious injuries. He develops an aether core to replace his destroyed mana core and gains a more comprehensive understanding of it that exceeds that of the Asuras thanks to studying the artifacts and ruins left behind by the ancient [[{{Precursors}} Djinn]] from whom he is descended from. He acquires game-changing spells known as Godrunes such as [[FantasticNuke Destruction]] and [[WorldHealingWave Aroa's Requiem]] as well as a suit of ancient PoweredArmor only the Djinn and their descendants could wear. He also awakens the Acclorite Wren gave him before the war, which manifests as a spectral wolf called Regis who acts as a shapeshifting FightingSpirit and can also act as a conduit for the Godrunes. Thanks to his own learning and the power of his bonds, Arthur becomes poised to become master of all three paths of aether, with him wielding [[SpaceMaster spacium]], Regis wielding [[PowerOfCreation vivum]], and Sylvie wielding [[TimeMaster aevum]], which in turn could lead to him mastering the final form of aether, [[WindsOfDestinyChange fate]], the very power sought by Agrona himself]].
** Sylvie. Not only is she an Asura, but she is a descendant of two of the most powerful Asura clans in the setting.

** Arthur himself He wins the lottery, [[spoiler:then loses it, and then wins it again]].

*** In Volume 8, [[spoiler:Arthur finds out that after overexerting his Beast Will at the end of the war, his mana core had been damaged beyond recovery. From there, he finds a way to RePower himself and CameBackStrong. He learns that thanks to Sylvie's HeroicSacrifice to keep his body from tearing himself apart from using his Beast Will, his physiology has become part-Asura which not only enhances his physical capabilities beyond most mortals but also allows him to regenerate serious injuries. He develops an aether core to replace his destroyed mana core and gains a more comprehensive understanding of it that exceeds that of the Asuras. He learns game-changing spells such as Destruction and Aroa's Requiem. He also awakens the Acclorite Wren gave him before the war (which manifests as a Shapeshifter Weapon FightingSpirit named Regis), and acquires a ancient suit of Powered Armor that only he can wear due to him being a descendant of the Djinn]].