Thrivation

"My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."

― Maya Angelou

"There’s a feeling you can’t understand unless you get hurt and cause trouble. There’s also a feeling you won’t get unless you hit rock bottom. You rebel against the ideals of life, but then everything goes bad, and for the first time, you find yourself yearning for those ideals. Pain would mean nothing without kindness. Darkness can’t stand out without the sun. Neither is something to scoff at. Both sides of the equation have meaning. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, it isn’t for nothing. If you think to yourself, 'I won’t let this be for nothing!' it’ll turn into something that will help you grow."

― Kyoko Honda (Fruits Basket)

" I watched that kid pull one civilian out after another. Must have saved 10 people. Never stopped. Never slowed down. We’re hard on him, Dean. We’ve always been. But in the meantime… He’s been running into burning buildings since he was, what, 12?"

― Bobby Singer to Dean Winchester on his brother, Sam (Supernatural)

"It was not an easy path. From his beginnings as a lowly servant...The path he had to walk to build up a unit like this...You can be sure that it was not a simple matter."

― Ei Sei on his best friend, Ri Shin (Kingdom)

"I see. Hunters are faced with an infinite number of life-or-death situations. In order to survive, Sung chose to risk his own life and end the lives of other humans...He's been forced to make overwhelmingly difficult decisions in a short period of time. I guess his appearance wasn't the only that has changed."

― Song Chi-Yul on Sung Jinwoo while watching him fight (Solo Leveling)

"I didn't climb in order to diminish my weakness. I climbed in order to build and solidify the foundation of my will. If I falter now, everything my father did and the life he gave up would all be gone to waste."

― Jin Mu-Won (Legend of the Northern Blade)

The power to thrive and develop from anything. Not to be confused with Affinity.

Also Called[]

Flourishing
Positive Development

Capabilities[]

Users possess the remarkable capacity to thrive and undergo extraordinary development, continuously enhancing their abilities, characteristics, and overall being by drawing strength from various sources, be it their environment, experiences, or other factors that contribute to their betterment.

With this unique ability, they can flourish even in the most dangerous and harshest environments, transforming into immensely powerful beings that epitomize their inherent class and principles. Empowered, enhanced, and reborn into superior versions of their former selves, they become paragons of strength and resilience.

Unlike Affinity that grants temporary enhancements, users of this power experience permanent and profound changes, solidifying their evolution and progression to a level beyond what they were before. Their journey towards self-improvement knows no bounds, as they cultivate anything to their benefit to embrace the constant pursuit of excellence as they can become unstoppable forces of positive transformation.