Celestial Spirit Magic

Celestial Spirit Magic (星霊魔法 Seirei Mahō) is a Holder Magic, Caster Magic and a type of Spatial Magic used by Celestial Spirit Mages that involves the summoning of Celestial Spirits.
==Description==
It is a type of Magic in which the user summons Celestial Spirits by opening their Gates through the use of Celestial Spirit Gate Keys.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Pages 10-11 These Keys are separated into two classes: the more common Silver Keys and the rarer Gold Keys.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 7 The Keys for Celestial Spirits are counted in Units (collectively without regard of Gold or Silver). On rare occasion, a Celestial Spirit Mage can summon a Celestial Spirit without the use of a Key if they are in a world with an overflowing amount of Magic Power like Elentear.Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 69, Pages 14-16
==Contracts and Rules==
When a Celestial Spirit Mage receives a Key and opens its Celestial Gate for the first time, they have to set up a contract with the respective Spirit. This contract consists of asking the Spirit which days it can be summoned by its contractor.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 11 This simple agreement leads to a dedicated and serious bond between the Spirit and summoner.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 12 However, under certain circumstances, i.e. during a battle, and a Spirit is summoned for the first time, the making of a contract may be suspended on a later date.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 62, Page 15 Contracts can be broken if the Mage gets arrested, releases the Spirit by themselves, or dies.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Page 21 When a Celestial Spirit Mage summons a Spirit, it appears directly next to them, as that's where the gates to the Spirit world had been opened. It's impossible to summon spirits elsewhere.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 3, Page 9
The Spirits must also abide by certain rules enforced by the Celestial Spirit King. The only rule that has been introduced in Fairy Tail so far is that a Spirit may not directly or indirectly kill its summoner under any circumstances.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 74, Page 11 When the Gates are closed, it is required from both the summoner and the Spirit to agree upon the gate's closure.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 144, Page 4 However, Spirits can also be "forced closed" in battle, which means they can be forced back into the Celestial World by the summoner's will, though not every Celestial Spirit Mage is capable of doing such.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 33, Pages 16-17
Celestial Spirits also have different categories of sorts that fall under the basic summoning conditions from their owner. For example, Loke summons himself most of the time without Lucy Heartfilia doing so herself;Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 114, Pages 19-20 Virgo has also summoned herself various times,Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 8-10 as have Gemini, Aquarius, Taurus, Plue, Horologium, Capricorn and the Eclipse Celestial Spirits. Also, if the trust between the Celestial Spirit and the owner is not an issue, contracts can be temporarily dissolved.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 202, Page 8 It also seems that if the Celestial Spirit is strong enough, they can employ their own Magic to stay in the Human World, when/if the contract is not in action.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Page 22 Additionally, a Celestial Spirit may grow stronger if their summoner grows stronger in terms of Magic Power.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 15
==Keys==
===Golden Keys===
Aquarius Key.png|link=Gate of the Water Bearer Key|Summon AquariusThe Water Bearer
Taurus Key.png|link=Gate of the Golden Bull Key|Summon TaurusThe Golden Bull
Cancer Key.png|link=Gate of the Giant Crab Key|Summon CancerThe Giant Crab
Virgo Key.png|link=Gate of the Maiden Key|Summon VirgoThe Maiden
Sagittarius Key.png|link=Gate of the Archer Key|Summon SagittariusThe Archer
Leo key.png|link=Gate of the Lion Key|Summon LeoThe Lion
Gemini Key.png|link=Gate of the Twins Key|Summon GeminiThe Twins
Aries Key.png|link=Gate of the Ram Key|Summon AriesThe Ram
Scorpio Key.png|link=Gate of the Scorpion Key|Summon ScorpioThe Scorpion
Capricorn Key.png|link=Gate of the Goat Key|Summon CapricornThe Goat
Pisces key.png|link=Gate of the Paired Fish Key|Summon PiscesThe Paired Fish
Libra key.png|link=Gate of the Heavenly Scales Key|Summon LibraThe Heavenly Scales
===Silver Keys===
Crux Key.png|link=Gate of the Southern Cross Key|Summon CruxThe Southern Cross
Horologium Key.png|link=Gate of the Clock Key|Summon HorologiumThe Clock
Lyra Key.png|link=Gate of the Lyre Key|Summon LyraThe Lyre
Nikora Key.png|link=Gate of the Canis Minor Key|Summon NikoraThe Canis Minor
Caelum Key.png|link=Gate of the Chisel Key|Summon CaelumThe Chisel
Pyxis' Key.png|link=Gate of the Compass Key|Summon PyxisThe Compass
Polaris Key.png|link=Gate of the Bear Cub Key|Summon PolarisThe Bear Cub
Deneb Key.png|link=Gate of the Swan Key|Summon DenebThe Swan
===Black Keys===
Gate of the Snake Charmer.png|link=Gate of the Snake Charmer Key|Summon OphiuchusThe Snake Charmer
==Spells and Abilities==
===Spells===
Unison Raid.jpg|link=Hydro Screw|Hydro Screw
Casting Urano Metria.jpg|link=Urano Metria|Urano Metria
Lucy Aquarius Dress.png|link=Star Dress|Star Dress
Lucy's Star Shot anime.png|link=Star Shot|Star Shot(via Sagittarius Form)
Lucy uses Aquametria.png|link=Aqua Metria|Aqua Metria(via Aquarius Form & Virgo Form)
===Abilities===
*Force Gate Closure (強制閉門 Kyōsē Hēmon): Closing the gates requires a mutual agreement from both the summoner and the spirit. However, some Celestial Spirit Mages have demonstrated the ability to force the gates to close in battle, compelling the Spirits to return back to the Celestial Spirit World.
*Multiple Summons: Summoning more than one Celestial Spirit uses up a lot of the summoner's Magic ability which may even lead to their death. However, some Celestial Spirit Mages have shown the unique capability to summon multiple spirits at the same time.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 74, Page 14 If one is capable of this feat, it provides greater flexibility as they are able to combine the strength and abilities of their spirits for more powerful attacks.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 271, Pages 6-9 They can also use their own Magic in combination with another spirit to increase the power of an attack.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 272, Pages 10-12 While in Elentear, a Celestial Spirit Mage can also easily summon many of their Celestial Spirits at the same time.Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 78, Pages 11-12
*Celestial Fireworks: By twirling any Gate Key, the user can make fireworks of a golden color.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Page 13Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 41
*Recompense Summoning (代償召喚術 Daishō Shōkanjutsu): A technique that makes it possible for a Celestial Spirit Mage to summon the Celestial Spirit King, who does not have a physical key, but there are certain conditions to do so. The first condition is that the Celestial Spirit Mage must have enough Magic Power to summon at least three Spirits of the Zodiac at once. The second is that a Golden Zodiac Key must be sacrificed to do so. The final condition is that the Mage and the Spirit of the Key must have a high level of trust between them. Whichever Key is sacrificed to summon the King will then crumble to pieces, and will henceforth be unusable. As such, the Spirit of the Key will no longer be able to travel the Mage's world. Therefore doing so is considered the very last resort.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 384, Pages 15-28
*Telepathy: On a couple of occasions, spirits have been shown to be able to communicate with their owner (via their keys) without being summoned.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 224, Page 19Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327, Page 13
*Self Summoning: On various occasions, some spirits have been shown to be able to summon themselves without the need of their owners. Notable spirits include Loke, Horologium and Virgo.
*Star Dress Mix ( Sutā Doresu Mikkusu): A technique that makes it possible for a Celestial Spirit Mage to combine their star dresses into one, which manifests itself in the form of a dress and a crossed keys tattoo at the back of their hand with each key representing the Celestial Spirit Gate Keys of the Star Dress Forms that are being merged together.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 31, Page 20
==Video Game Spells==
===Lucy's Spells===
Phoenix Impact Effect.png|link=Phoenix Impact|Phoenix Impact
==Variations==
When the Stars Fall.png|link=Gottfried|Gottfried
==References==
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