Demonic Magic

Demonic Magic is a style of magic which involves manipulating various physical properties of one's soul. Though not exclusively combative, it is the main method with which Demons in Fire Lily fight.

## Styles

There are seven primary styles of Demonic Magic, each named after the sin of the Original Demon who pioneered it.

### Wrath

The Wrath style of Demonic Magic is based on compressing and heating the soul. In combat, Wrath Demons will commonly throw their souls with their movements, using the increased density to hit harder. More advanced Wrath Demons can use similar methods to burn their opponents, or even manifest Hellfire.

In Chapter 3, All Might describes Wrath Demons as being "by far the strongest among the Demons, as far as sheer physical power is concerned."

Wrath is often considered to be the style with the steepest learning curve, because many of its methods rely just as much on physical strength and pain endurance as they do on magical skill. It was developed by Satan.

### Envy

The Envy style of Demonic Magic was originally developed by Leviathan, and is based on the sublimation of the soul. Envy Demons specialize in stealth and mimicry, but are capable of acting offensively as well.

Higher level Envy Demons can use the particles of their souls to manipulate photons. This technique is known as *Light Bending*, and it can be used to achieve a variety of affects, from non-psychic illusions to full invisibility. Although lower level abilities do not involve manipulation on the scale of single particles, Envy is nonetheless considered to be one of the more technical styles because of these high-level abilities.

### Greed

The Greed style of Demonic Magic was pioneered by Mammon and is based on manipulating the electric charge of one's soul in order to generate magnetic fields, which allow them to either attract or repel magnetic objects. At higher levels, Greed Demons are capable of generating electricity, which they can use to shock opponents in combat.

Like Envy, Greed is considered to be quite technical due to its core concept revolving around a change at a subatomic level.

### Pride

The Pride style of Demonic Magic was developed by Lucifer, and revolves around increasing the volume of one's soul. This grants Pride Demons a greater degree of flexibility in combat by allowing them to launch attacks from areas outside of their physical body. This effectively gives them the ability to manipulate their environment.

Pride Demons are widely considered to be well-rounded generalists, in that they frequently take techniques from different styles and adapt them to suit their needs.

### Sloth

The Sloth style of Demonic Magic was developed by Belphegor, and is characterized by lowering the temperature of one's soul below freezing levels. Doing so gives Sloth Demons the unique ability to avoid taking damage from hits, leading to it being widely considered to be the most defensive style.

At high levels, Sloth Demons can use their cooling techniques to lower the temperature of an opponent's soul, which can slow them down, or even put them to sleep.

### Gluttony

The Gluttony style of Demonic Magic was developed by Beelzebub, and involves transforming one's soul into a sticky, stretchy, gum-like substance. Gluttony Demons can then stretch their souls to latch onto objects or opponents, either to pull them closer or fling them away.

They can also use this ability to pull themselves toward other objects, provided that the object they're pulling on is heavier than they are. For this reason, Gluttony Demons are generally thought to be the fastest, most agile of the Demons.

### Lust

The Lust style of Demonic Magic was developed by Asmodeus, and is characterized by the liquification of one's soul. Lust is generally associated with psychological attacks, most of which fall into one of two categories.

* Active Hypnosis, wherein the target is being directly controlled.
* Passive Hypnosis, wherein the target's perception of the world is manipulated, producing what is known as an *illusion.*

Lust is not generally considered to be an offensive style in the early stages, but at an intermediate or advanced level, Lust Demons will usually start to learn more direct attacks.

Since the majority of an Angel's soul prior to Falling is already a liquid, Fallen Angels often find Lust magic to be more intuitive than other styles, which makes it a popular specialization within that population.

### Relationship Between Styles

The types are often positioned in an adjecency circle, with more similar styles being placed closer together.

In addition to one's main style, it is common for Demons to learn techniques from styles of adjacent to their own. An example of this would be Katsuki, who, despite being a Wrath Demon, is relatively skilled in both Envy and Lust Magic—the two styles adjacent to Wrath.