Holy Magic

* Skill

**Holy Magic** (神聖魔法, *shinsei mahō*?) is, in essence, a type of Spirit Magic where the contracted spirit is divine in nature.

## Fundamentals

* Holy Magic, at its core, operates on the foundation of faith, wherein one's belief in miracles is paramount. Diverging from conventional magic, Holy Magic dispenses with the need for amassing Magicules or relying on innate magical aptitude. To harness Holy Magic, an individual must establish a pact with a deity, entrusting their faith to access a portion of the deity's power. The potency of this magic directly corresponds to the depth of one's faith and devotion. Through prayer, practitioners channel their will, transcending the limitations of time and space to resonate with their 'God,' thus borrowing their power. The strength of this magic is intrinsically tied to the intensity of one's emotions and faith. This entire system is collectively referred to as the **Ultimate Secret of Faith and Grace** (信仰と恩寵の秘奥 shinkō to onchō no hiō).

## Usage

Holy Magic can be categorized into two distinct groups, differentiated by the nature of the utilized power: a neutral type that interacts with spiritual particles, and another characterized by the "Holy attribute." The first category carries the "Holy Attribute," which can purify magicules, while the second category boasts the remarkable capacity to directly manipulate "Spiritual Particles" without any attributes, creating a neutral type. These categories encompass a wide array of applications, ranging from potent healing spells to the most formidable offensive incantations.

### Basic Level

Basic-level Holy Magic utilizes energy from the "Holy Attribute," serving to purify magicules and mend wounds. This level of Holy Magic stands as the most frequently employed. Despite its limited offensive capabilities, which are less effective against ordinary beings, they transform into highly potent forces against monsters and particularly the undead, often resulting in a almost always guaranteed elimination.

* Recovery (傷病治癒(リカバリー), *rikabarī*?): Healing Magic that closes wounds and reattaches severed limbs. Cannot restore the target's stamina or blood supply.
* Healing (体力回復(ヒーリング), *hīringu*?): Healing Magic that restores the targets stamina and lost blood.
* Holy Cannon (霊子聖砲(ホーリーカノン), *hōrī kanon*?): When unleashed, it projects spheres of highly condensed Holy Energy. Upon making contact, these spheres disassemble and purifies magicules, rendering them nonexistent. It distinguishes itself primarily by its offensive nature, which is rare among holy spells
* Holy Bell (聖なる福音(ホーリーベル), *hōrī beru*?): A wave of holy energy surges outwards from the user in all directions, purifying a large amount of magicules and destroying monsters while the sound of a bell sings their requiem. This magic is traditionally used to purify Undead and curses.
* Prison Field (四方印封魔結界(プリズンフィールド), *purizun fīrudo*?): Barrier Magic that keeps monsters from escaping while filling the area with holy energy. This greatly weakens most magical beings and even upper level Majin will find themselves in a much tougher fight because of it.
* Holy Field (聖浄化結界(ホーリーフィールド), *hōrī fīrudo*?): Barrier Magic that works under the same principle as Prison Field but ramped up the the max. Usually maintained by several high level practitioners working in tandem, within the radius of the barrier purification of all magicules commences. This outright kills any weaker monsters and those that manage to survive will find themselves greatly weakened and unable to use Elemental Magic and Magic derived skills.
* Turn Undead (死者浄化：ターンアンデッド, *shisha jōka: tān andeddo*?)

### Divine Miracles

Miracle Level or Divine Miracles (神の奇跡 kami no kiseki?) makes full use of manipulating Spiritual Particles more directly. The magic belonging to this category offers immensely more powerful healing spells and the offensive spells, that are fatal regardless of if the target is a monster or not.

* Regeneration (部位再生(リジェネレーション), *rijenerēshon*?): Healing Magic that can completely heal almost any injury and restore missing limbs and organs.
* High Heal (上位回復(ハイ・ヒール), *hai hīru*?): Healing Magic that restores a persons stamina and restores lost blood but on a much greater level compared to "Healing". It can also be used over a wide area for the healing large amounts of people or large areas of plantlife.
* Resurrection (死者蘇生(リザレクション), *rizarekushon*?): Healing Magic that completely heals the target and can even bring them back from death if their soul is still present.
* Disintegration (霊子崩壊(ディスインテグレーション), *disuintegurēshon*?): In a process similar to nuclear decay, spiritual particles bombard a target and destroy them all the way down to the soul from existence.
	+ Trinity Disintegration: x3
* Trinity Break (聖三位霊崩陣(トリニティブレイク), *toriniti bureiku*?)
* Holy Blade (聖剣発動(ホーリーブレード), *hōrī burēdo*?): The user or target's sword is coated in a layer of volatile spiritrons capable of slicing through almost any barrier.
* Holy Ray (霊子閃光波(ホーリーレイ), *hōrīrei*?): A spell devised by Rimuru. The user fires rays of volatile spiritual particles from their finger tips. The power is adjustable and its lack of holy energy makes it safe to use even for monsters.
* Holy Ark (聖櫃(せいひつ), *seihitsu*?): Materialized coffin forged from spiritual particles, capable of imprisoning a target without regard for space. This vessel brims with such an abundance of holy energy that even the caster risks severe burns upon contact.

## Trivia

* Since holy magic is usually associated with the Western Holy Church and monster slaying, it is widely believed in-universe that monsters are not capable of using holy magic. Therefore, most characters react in shock when they see a monster casting it.
* Demon Lord Luminous Valentine is capable of instantly producing large scale magic because increasing one's followers increases the forced wield by themselves in return.
* In Luminism being able to use "Miracles" is required to advance to the rank of Bishop.