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Mentalism

< Excerpts from a deleted blog by [redacted] >
::: A broad term for the abilities of the mind that were for millennia believed to be baked into all of us, dormant, just waiting to surface. However, extensive research conducted at the dusk of the 19th century revealed a startling truth: while everyone has varying degrees of access to what was known as “the source,” only a select lineage of individuals possessed the genetic key necessary to intentionally wield it. Active manipulation of reality, “knowing,” deliberate control? That was never meant for the masses :::
::: In order to maintain authority over the general populace and prevent any potential usurpation, a covert “purge” was executed in 1908. Invisible. Systematic. Targeted. Those identified as possessing these genes? Erased. Natural causes, short lifespans. The number of survivors was minuscule and remains shrouded in mystery. Officially, it never happened, wrapped in the tight folds of conspiracy—whispered about but never proven. The files only surfaced recently, declassified but drenched in deniability :::
::: Rumors circulate that Void+1 Industries has control over 12 mentalists, each tuned to a different bandwidth of the source. However, to date, only 9 of these individuals have been observed, their true capabilities hidden from the world. Void+1 shrugs it off, calls them regular employees of the company, just nine-to-fivers lost in the machine. But out there, in the noise and static, you catch data that says otherwise. Data that says the truth is still waiting to be written :::