Ley Lines (Heroic Chronicles)

"It's said that when Earthland was forged, it was instilled with a mysterious energy to help keep the planet stable. This energy source was something that helped stabilized all forms of life for many millennia, even after mankind's rise to power. Eventually, it began to manifest itself in various forms of phenomena we know today. For what reason, we don't know. It's believed that it was the energy that we later refer to as "magic". Thus many consider it to be the infamous One Magic."

- A magic scientist's explanation of the Ley Line's origins.

Ley Lines (, Rei Rainzu; lit. "Mysterious Energy Veins of the Planet") is an anomaly that has existed since Earthland's creation, being an embodiment of the energies trapped within the planet' surface to help keep it stable. It's a Magic Phenomenon that acts as the source of all natural phenomena, such as weather conditions, growth & development of life, etc. while serving as a memory archive for all things that existed on Earthland since the beginning. The mysterious and ever-changing nature of this phenomena has gave it the epithet of "Vernias Naturia" (, Beruniasu Nachuria; lit. "Terraforming Phantasms of the Ancient World"), which is later recognized by the general populace and used in various myths and lore over time.

Interestingly enough, it tends to manifest itself as pure and highly-concentrated energy shaped in lines and arranged in certain patterns at specific places in the world, which would denote its namesake. This only happens every few centuries or when the planet itself is under duress from a powerful force or artificial influence. This would mean that the Ley Lines have some form of sentience, something unheard of in most phenomenon — regardless of its nature.

Trivia

 * is an actual concept used by various geographers and scientists. It's commonly defined as the alignments of places of significance in the geography or culture of an area, often including man-made structures. They are in the older sense, ancient, straight track ways in the British landscape, or in the newer sense — spiritual and mystical alignments of land forms.
 * The author wanted to use the concept of Ley Lines in order to enhance the experience of his storyline, wanting to explain why magic and other forms of energy are considered to be so powerful. In addition, he wanted to give a little backstory to Earthland's creation, but not altering the content to match canon.
 * The concept of Earthbound Manifestations was directly taken from the Earthbound archetype from the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise.
 * Some concepts from this article are also based on other series that talk about Ley Lines in some sense; this is so that the author could properly add his interpretations about the concept. All credit goes to the respective sources.
 * This article is much different than the Ley lines article created by Ash. Can't stress this enough.