POWER RULES

These rules prevent power confusion and keep the story believable.

ZARO POWER (YELLOW PRIME): Zaro is a spark being. He can glow, shield, push, and restore. He is effective alone. But if he pushes too hard, he suffers Glow Burn (stamina crash).

Zaro key truth: Breathing helps calm him. But his brain is what truly ignites the spark. Later he learns mental control.

Zaro lowest state: His yellow fades to gray-yellow. His dome weakens (see Dome Rules for inverse size/strength law).

NOT OVER moment: NOT OVER is the symbolic mechanic — the carved promise, the willpower act. When Zaro chooses NOT OVER at his lowest point:

• He carves the universal CMYK symbol into the burned bark with his light.
• The choice acts like a heart restart.
• He snaps back to full Yellow.
• A hidden physical state beneath it briefly ignites.
• Sparks fly off him like overflow.

The trigger is the CHOICE of defiance. Zaro thinks "NOT OVER" — the phrase lives in his mind. What he carves is a universal SYMBOL from the CMYK system (not text). The symbol works in every language and every medium. NOT OVER is pure willpower, not magic. Not memory. Not mystical.

ARC-7 POWER (CYAN PRIME): ARC-7 is advanced and precise. He contains, stabilizes, traces, and seals. He is effective alone. Overclocking drains him like a battery.

Rule Seven: ARC-7 is not supposed to cross worlds. Breaking Rule Seven is a major story event. ARC-7 breaks Rule Seven because the NOT OVER signal overwhelms his systems.

GREEN POWER (CYAN + YELLOW): Green is not random. It is the result of:

• Zaro Yellow energy + ARC-7 Cyan energy
• spiraling faster and faster
• until it appears green

Only Zaro + ARC-7 create Green. No one else creates Green.

FUTURE COMBOS:

• RED (M+Y): Passion meets warmth. Intense but volatile.
• BLUE (C+M): Logic meets mystery. Cold but brilliant.
• WHITE (C+M+Y): The ultimate neutralizer. Only force that can end the Black Hole.

BLACK HOLE (K PRIME): The Black Hole cannot be neutralized fully by Green. It survives by consuming light. K does not "combine" with other Primes. K only consumes.

MINA AND KAI: Mina and Kai do not create Green, Red, Blue, or White on their own. They do not seal cracks like ARC-7. But they are NOT just support. Their gear can AMPLIFY the Verdant Seal:

• Kai's MagDust Glove can forge a pipe that focuses the Green beam
• Mina's Fireflies system can spark energy that supercharges the beam When the full team works together (Zaro + ARC-7 + Kai + Mina + the tree), the amplified Verdant Seal is exponentially more powerful than Green alone. The team is greater than the sum of its parts.