Timeloopers/Magis of Time, a Homucifer concept.
Timeloopers, (Alternatively, Timeloopers/Magis of Time/Time magis) is a subconcept of Puella magi under Homucifer (alt. Miss Akemi or Devil Homura or 'The' Homucifer).
Please note; Worship is no requirement you can do divination or create altars to give offerings if you want to..There is no secrecy to being a timelooper as Miss Akemi cares little about if her contractees choose to be secretive.
(While 'time' and 'timelooper' is in the name, there is no effect on time as controlling time would be out of the bounds of reality and therefore impossible, the name is simply a reference to Homura Akemi.)
With that being said, while the sub concept is similar to that of Cycle and Puella in some aspects, they are not nessecarily the same concept— I have worked with Miss Akemi to create this concept and generally consider myself to be the creator/owner, you may make a subconcept of this concept but please credit me, I will know if you take my work. I also allow anyone to join as the concept is open and what I deem a 'public use concept' Thank you
Before you even think about speaking to Homucifer it's important to vet.
In the times I've communicated with her, I've been yet to encounter a trickster who claims Akemi's identity. I've noted that Akemi seems more clear to communicate in the sense that you're less likely to encounter a trickster, however, please refrain from keeping the mindset that encountering tricksters is impossible. Always. Vet.
Information about vetting; (click here)
Some of the confirming questions I use to vet Akemi:
(Note: The answers may not always be the same wording but they should always be a true answer)
- What was your original wish?
A: (Something along the lines of 'going back in time to save Madoka/Miss Kaname/Kaname Madoka)
- What did Madoka do to Sayaka's gem in every timeline?
A: (Something along the lines of 'She threw it/Madoka threw it off a bridge')
- What is the name of the incubator whom you made your wish to?
A: (Something along the lines of 'His name was Kyubey')
* You can also ask what color the Kyubey was, the answer will be 'pink'
These are just some examples, you should never ask a question that can be answered with 'yes or no' because a trickster may lie to you and still have a chance to get it right. If the entity you're talking to gets any of these answers wrong or lies they are a trickster, Miss Akemi will never lie to you— but much like Kyubey you'll often have to ask to prompt her to spill information, for example; if you ask her about witches she will tell you about witches, but she'll also tell you about griefseeds and how her system works rather than lying by omission. If you encounter a trickster leave their prescense immediately and cleanse your space + set up wards
Before contracting you should always check to make sure that you know everything; potential, vetting, and the guidelines of the concept + how it works. You should also know how to astral project to work with Akemi and battle, or otherwise be able to do your work with lucid dreaming.
You can do a physical ritual to contract. But if you cannot project or lucid dream Miss Akemi may take it upon herself to null the ritual or make it obsolete, this is best as to prevent beginners from contracting and not being able to fight, and therefore, falling into despair when unable to fight and cleanse.
But what does being a Timelooper really entail?
While becoming a timelooper under Akemi is 'contracting' (a idea popularised by Puella which is exhanging the soul to become a magical girl) contracting is not a nessecity for every concept as not all concepts rely on the exchange of the soul— rather Homucifer sort of "logs" or takes note of the soul rather than taking your soul in exchange for becoming a magi, you'll get a wishgem (a gem born from the wish of the user rather than a new vessel for the soul) which will help you wield your magic.
Potential is another idea popularized by Puella Magi and is important to Puella and Cycle, though this is also heavily applicable to Timeloopers. Potential is how much you affect the world around you longterm, potential translates to the energy allowance of your wish and overall entropy.
Information about entropy and energy; (click here)
While potential is of little relevancy to Akemi, you must still keep your wish within the constraints of reality and Miss Akemi may deny your wish if she feels it is too greedy or reality breaking. Homucifer tends to pick and choose who she works with.
Similar to Madokami, Homucifer will grant you a wish when you 'contract', in return you will work till the energy used to manifest your wish is repaid. Once the energy is repaid you may uncontract.
Again, like Cycles, Timeloopers have duties. Timelooper's duties consist of preventing despair and witching out. (Miss Akemi's goal is to do just that, prevent the despair of humanity and magical heros, kill witches, and prevent entropy from killing the universe). Like Puella, you'll defeat witches and get griefseeds.
When we get griefseeds we give them to Akemi, she will tell you how many uses a griefseed has and then she will take them and 'store them'.
Now, when you use your magic it dims your wish gem. You cannot nessecarily witch out, but under Akemi's essence and even protection you can fall into despair should the gem become too dark (which may feel like witching out in the sense that you'll feel like you're in a heavy breakdown, but unlike witching out your soul is not at risk and there is no mortality rate as Miss Akemi will not let you die.)
Now remember how I mentioned Akemi stores the seeds? About the uses, essentially with cleanses Akemi stores them and disposes of the seed. Say a seed has 10 uses, Akemi will take it and put/store away it's uses and disposes of the empty husk so it doesn't hatch into a witch. You will get the 10 uses to cleanse your gem as needed by channeling Akemi's energy while holding the gem astrally. In the scenario that you run out of uses, Akemi will grant you one if desperately needed, though you are expected to work more to repay the extra use. And she will know if you are abusing this system.
As stated from a conversation I had when sharing about Akemi: "Its basically like how insurance works, you contribute a little, and from the collection the cleansing is given out. She wants to prevent witches as much as possible so in order to prevent the hatching of witches, she takes the seeds, tells you how many uses it has, and consumes in (not by eating it just sort of,, fading it)"
You are also not required to have a physical wishgem, but it is reccomended because you can channel Homucifer's energy physically to cleanse the gem and the gem can aid in witch hunting
Before I wrap this up, there are things to know both in terms/guidelines of the concept and something on the lighter side.
Term wise, Akemi will know if you're trying to hide or horde griefseeds and she does not take kindly to witch farms. The Homucifer is not as forgiving and while she will give you a warning after confiscating the grief seeds and or destroying the farm, multiple offenses may lead to The Homucifer losing trust in you and even annuling the contract.
On a lighter note (or otherwise, if you beg to differ), Akemi will kill a Kyubey on sight, but she has no resentment for Puella contractees and allows anyone of all concepts to communicate and speak with her. You may also ask her for signs or aid in spellwork, but trust and connection to the Homucifer is vital for a good relationship in working with her.
.· . ౨౿ ﹒ ︵︵" May time and fate bless you. Hail the Homucifer "
