Fiction:Chaosphere/Void Magic

Nihilomancy, known also as Void Magic is the manipulation of the energies of the, and the energies attributed to , the Simulacrum of Destruction, , the Simulacrum of Madness, and , the Simulacrum of Fear. A school of magic wholly dissociated from and all that is connected to it, Nihilomancy is a malevolent energy that for much of the course of history has been utilised to destroy the natural order.

History
Historically, Void Magic has existed in the same eternity as the Source, acting as a polarising force that in turn abstracted the Source into deviant and more malevolent forms. Void Magic is the very breath and motion of - the Simulacrum of Destruction and the very personification of the Void itself; the Chaosphere - Caligaduro Provectus' very domain lies within the infinitely deep and chaotic pool of energy that gave rise to  and, Caligaduro Provectus' alleged creations as well as the Void Denizens that populate the Chaosphere in an overwhelming and ceaseless number. Some believe that the ordered realm - the part of the Aethereal Firmament overseen by Isiris was shaped from chaotic energies of the Void, although none are certain or wish to believe if such a thing is true.

It is known that the Chaosphere - Caligaduro Provectus most especially wishes to drive the ordered realm into the Chaosphere and become one with the formlessness that the Simulacrum of Destruction is of, and because of this, and the rest of the Simulacrum Realms have been subject to the malevolence of the void since it first came into being. Among the first instances of Void Magic used to tear down Koldenwelt were the spawning of immense demonic beings to destroy the Colossi, although to no avail. Whilst little historical record survives of instances of use from the Void Denizens or the Simulacra themselves, the legacy of Void Magic had survived into modern times through the bodies of the - rendered destroyed and unliving by the magic until their eventual salvation at the hands of.

Source
It is common to call Void Magic an actual magic due to the lore surrounding it, although in truth, Void Magic is presence of formless and malevolent energies where Isiris is not present, and the manipulation of it is not entirely magical in a conventional manner. Void Magic is sometimes said to be one of two things; either the manipulation of the energies of the void itself, or the destruction of the Source and the manipulation of Isiris' own anguish. Void Magic is among the most malevolent of energies to the Aethereal Firmament and that the very usage of it is said to shatter the natural order and bring unpredictable calamity to whomsoever uses it. Unlike those that stem from Isiris or the Id, entities that are spawned from the Void are soulless, and thus their very existence within the Aethereal Firmament is almost as if Isiris is blind to them, but forever within the sight of the Chaospheric Simulacra. Because of this, Void Magic users are extremely dangerous to all other magic users - those that can survive through the magic are resilient to all but the divine magics of the Source, especially heliomancy. This is not to say that Void Magic users are not susceptible to physical death.

Void Magic is impossible to conjure unless an individual has been in direct contact with one of the Chaospheric Simulacra, and all attempts to conjure the magic otherwise have ended often in mass destruction.

Abilities
Void Magic manifests similarly to that of both dark magic and anti-magic, although much rather than negating or shifting the the effects of the Source around the user, Void Magic's very nature unmakes the cosmic order and thus gathers its destructive force by shifting essence and matter into forms impossible to maintain. Due to this, users of Void Magic, specifically the Shiarchon were soulless husks bound to the void by Caligaduro Provectus, and their fates were tied with his demands - only their minds and void magic sustained a physical form. As it substantially damages the universe by unmaking it, it is not uncommon to witness both Source-aligned, anti-magical and Id-aligned beings combat magical presences derived from the void despite different goals. Void Magic manifests in multiple manners - though the magic is invisible in itself, usage of the magic can cause a variety of destructive reactions with the Source, causing to appear as if the magic can manifest in fire, ice or a shadowy darkness. Void Magic's nature in abstracting the Source possesses the ability to able to distort and deform even the most basic functions of the Aetheral Firmament as to halt or even shatter time itself - although such magic and power rests only with the Simulacrum of Destruction, and even then was seldom used. Because of this, Chronomancy may also rest as a key magic able to undo the damaging of Void Magic.

Divine Magics - Heliomancy and Aetheromancy more notably, are known to be able to repel and undo Void Magic. Due to the dangers it posed to the Chaosphere Simulacra, Caligaduro Provectus extinguished nearly all of the users of both magics to reign supreme over Koldenwelt, although as the magic of both Isiris and, the divine magics proved resilient and effective in destroying Void Denizens and stopping the Chaosphere Simulacra.

Although exceptionally dangerous to the Source and nigh-impossible to stop on magical terms, Void Magic cannot exist without a physical conduit within the ordered realms of the Aethereal Firmament, and no physical form - save for the Simulacra, are able to possess such a destructive range of energies without destroying themselves and rendering Void Magic useless. Some users, such as managed to increase his power by altering his form into a wraith-like state, although was still destroyed using heliomancy. Physical death is the bane of Void Magic users, as their souls are forever bound to the Void and thus subject to everlasting torment. Darkstone is a substance fashioned by Void Magic, although it is generally considered to be a solidified wound within the Source, and acts unnaturally towards anything fashioned naturally into the Aethereal Firmament. Because of its overall stability in the universe despite it being unnatural matter, Darkstone can act as a conduit of Void Magic. However, in becoming a conduit of Void Magic, Darkstone cannot physically maintain its form when connecting with Source energies. Void Magic cannot physically strengthen a host from Koldenwelt, and thus no Void Magic user on Koldenwelt can be rendered invulnerable to physical injury.