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Limit Break

The Seven Shapes and the Espers agreed on rules concerning what they called a Limit Break.

Now that the flow of Aether was understood, as well as StarDust as a source, it became a rule for every Esper to limit their use of magic in order to maintain equilibrium.

However, it was also decided that in times of emergency, a Limit Break could be an exception.

By using a Limit Break, an Esper would be able to wield more magic than their usual limitations allowed.

But to preserve harmony and peace, strict conditions were established, and everyone agreed that these restrictions were essential for the prosperity of Esperia.

As each Esper was unique, each Esper’s Limit Break was unique as well.

The Seven Shapes truly hoped that a time would never come when the Limit Break restriction had to be lifted…

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