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* In ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'', the technology used by the Shinkoku and later the Seven Deities is powered by an energy source called "Mantra" which is created either by prayer from mortals, or processed directly from mortal souls. The latter allows for acquisition of Mantra faster, [[Human Resources|at the obvious expense of human life]], while the former allows for [[God Needs Prayer Badly|a steady supply of energy without people dying]]. The majority of this power is collected in a massive superfortress in orbit known as the Karma Fortress, which is used to power a [[Wave Motion Gun]] known at the Brahmastra whose sole purpose is to defeat Gohma Vlitra, a continent-sized monster that appears every several thousand years. The individual demigods are also powered by ambient Mantra, with the the Eight Guardian Generals empowered by an "affinity" that generates and draws upon Mantra when they feel a strong emotion. Asura's affinity, for example, is Wrath, so when he gets pissed [[Unstoppable Rage|his cybernetic body draws upon more power]]. The Mantra is also controlled and directed by a "Priestess" who has an unusual talent for directing Mantra, witht he current Priestess being Asura's daughter, Mithra. Ultimately, {{spoiler|the other Guardians betray Asura to take Mithra and use her to control the Mantra while they establish a brutal regime to harvest Mantra from humanity through systematic murder.}} Asura is....[[Unstoppable Rage|less]] [[Papa Wolf|than]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|pleased.]]

* ''[[Netstorm]]'' is pretty much made of this: everything that interacts with the game, rather than being background, is explicitly magitek - except Priests, who ''make'' all the magitek.