Soul

Souls refers to the spiritual essences within every living being as well as the spirits of the dead that roam the world.
==Appearance==
Disembodied Souls have the appearance of small glowing lights that float in the air or even as white-colored flames. They can however take the appearance of what they originally looked like when they were alive, albeit transparent.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 379, Pages 23-24
==Description==
Souls are spiritual beings of those who have died, typically they should move on to the afterlife in peace. However there are times when souls still wander in the living realm as ghosts, flowing through the heavenly river and remain unseen and untouchable by those still alive, some still remain in the area of their deaths.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 300, Page 18 Magic is the physical embodiment of the Soul within all living beings, it’s essential to utilize it when combined with the Ethernano in the atmosphere.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 2, Pages 21-22
==Interaction==
Various abilities exist that allow the spirits of the deceased to interact with the living. 
Souls who have yet to move on can be summoned by magic spells within range to communicate with them for a period of time, depending on the spell, these can only call upon the voices of specific souls such as of a certain.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 301, Pages 16-17 Some magical abilities allows users to utilize wandering ghosts and other spiritual beings in any way, such as collecting them as allies and utilizing them for assistance, examples include Seith MagicFairy Tail Manga: Chapter 108, Page Cover and Legend of City.Fairy Tail Manga: Volume 21 Bonus, Guild Cards
Curses can also allow its users to utilise souls for less ethical means. Through the use of Necromancer, a soul can be restored to its body, however it still isn’t considered truly “alive” but simply moving and are freed when the user dies.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 393, Pages 5-7Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 393, Page 19
Souls can also act as source of sustenance to certain beings, regardless of living or dead. Users of the Absorption Curse absorbs a multitude of souls into their person and gain their abilities. This also includes absorbing Magic by itself as it contains aspects of a “soul”.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 366, Pages 10-11Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 366, Page 14Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 375, Pages 13-14
Those who use Spirit Dragon Slayer Magic can not only consume souls to strengthen themselves but also gain the qualities of a ghost and manipulate anything spiritual such as souls of the dead for offensive means.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 34, Pages 19-20Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 35, Pages 4-7
Interestingly, Thought Projections of living Mages can not only act similarly to ghosts but also physically interact with them.Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 37, Pages 18-20
==References==
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