Energy Perception

The Eyes of Death Perception (Chokushi no Magan lit. Demon eyes of Direct Death) are an added level of sight that allows the user to see the destined destruction of living things or inanimate objects, in the form of lines and points upon that being or object. The individual that possesses these eyes is able to cut the entity along these lines or stab the entity on their points, which realizes realizes their fated destruction.

Capability
The user is provided with an additional layer of unnatural sight, which allows them to see "lines" and "points" on an entity. The lines extend from the points, and crawl all over the entity like cracks and fissures in rock. The possessor of these eyes can use a sharp object to stab or cut along these lines and points, the difference being that instead of inflicting a normal wound, the user inflicts the ultimate and unavoidable destruction of that entity that was awaiting them in their future.

Because this destruction is destined, this method of injury ignores any of the victim's defenses; armor, magical protection, and so forth are useless. Resurrection or reincarnation is impossible.

The result of cutting a line is not the same as cutting a point.


 * Lines

Lines merely symbolize damage to that entity. However, cutting lines requires very little exhertion, much less than would be required to cut something up normally. Living oranisms can live through this as long as the severed line does not pass through vital organs. Powerful entities may be capable of repairing themselves when damaged this way.


 * Points

A point symbolizes the totality of that body's damage. It expedites the wounded entity to their fated doom, so far that it neutralizes the very concept of their existence. The entity's death is absolute, and so resurrection or reincarnation is also impossible.

Limits
This ability can not be deactivated, it is always on. This level of perception is not natural for a human, and so it puts a great deal of stress on the mind. It's potency is not fully realized immediately, and must be progressed through stages as the user grows older. Each stage grants the user with greater levels of perception at each stage (In the case of known user Shiki Tohno from Tsukihime, he progressed from being able to see only lines on people and objects, to being able to see points on living beings, and finally being able to see points on inanimate objects). However, at later stages, the level of stress put on the user's brain increases as well. Prolonged use can cause headaches, and may eventually cause blood vessels in the brain to burst, killing the user.

Shiki Tohno was given a pair of glasses that could stop his eyes from seeing the "death" of things, granting him normal sight and relief from the physiological dangers of this ability's use.