Energy Casting: Electric

Time for the fifth and final type of energy casting that I will be doing a rundown of. Electric casting, the ability to manipulate electricity.

As a variety of convoluted information appeared on the terminal’s screen, Shock hovered her hands over the woman head, with small jolts of electricity sparking back and forth.
-observation of Shock, class seven electro caster

To be completely honest, this is one of the least fleshed out of the energy types in terms of combat, at least in the main series of books. No especially powerful electro casters have gotten into major battles at the moment, and there is a rationale behind that. Though electro casters can easily be proficient at combat, most resort to more nuanced methods of conflict resolution. Rather than fighting on the front lines, they command forces or help develop and maintain technology. The very best electro casters use a highly difficult technique known as overclocking.

By optimizing and manipulating the electric discharges in their own brain, they can process thoughts at superhuman speeds. This means they can perform complex tasks at super speed, as well as increase their reaction speed in dangerous circumstances. This makes an electro caster backed against a wall an incredibly dangerous foe, as they are known for creative solutions facilitated by this quick thinking.

Order cut off the Drone’s arm, who barely even reacted as he positioned his other arm now forming into a cannon, discharging arcs of lightning. “This instance is done… final attack is now, power nearly depleted. Tense Special; Mind Pattern Madness.”

Manipulating the mind is not limited to themselves, though. Sufficiently talented electro casters can read and alter mind patterns, helping treat mental issues or reduce damage of trauma. They can also cause trauma, and even temporarily override body movements by bypassing the signals from their opponents mind. This is not commonly used for extensive periods, as it requires both above average skill and running two separate streams of thought simultaneously... the puppet's commands as well as their own normal thoughts.

There are a couple other minor techniques, such as sticking to a wall using static electricity or throwing the standard bolt of lightning. If I got into how electro casting is applied it relation to the race of Drones, this write up would be too long in my opinion for a basic introduction, so I will leave it there. For that, I recommend the Agency series.

That's about all for the casting types. There are some other niche details I've purposefully left out to avoid spoilers, so if you found any of this interested, I would recommend reading some of the free Gatekeepers content I already have published on both Steemit and Minds.

(Excerpts taken from one of my currently published novels, and my upcoming sequel to that novel.)