Magic

**Magic** was a supernatural power employed by certain beings throughout the history of Terranum.

## History

The universe where the *Terranum Series* takes place in was created by two powerful spirits: the "Holy Spirit" and the "Corrupted Spirit." After a fierce battle, they ultimately tore themselves apart. The residual spiritual energy was absorbed by the humans on the planet, leading to the first magic users. Subsequent souls that were created continued to inherit this ability to various degrees.

## Mechanics

When a soul is first created, they have the potential to be spiritually tied to one branch of magic. This ability is linked to the soul, so a person's reincarnations will continue to only use one branch.

In order to channel magic, one must turn their internal energy supply into magical energy, which is then used up.

## Branches

### Art of Lust

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **lust**. Humans with this branch of magic could use four powers:

* **Emotional Manipulation:** The user can manipulate the emotions of others, either by heightening or dampening them. They can also temporarily overwhelm the emotional state of other people, causing them to become empty and apathetic to their surroundings.
* **Healing Touch:** The user can heal the physical injuries of others. If the users run out of magical energy, their body will start sapping its own physical health as fuel.
* **Umbrakinesis:** The user can shape and manipulate darkness/shadows. This ability is easier to use at night than during the day.
* **Tantric Metabolization:** The user can absorb the energy from other people through sexual contact or intercourse. However, if they use this too much on one person, they can accidentally kill them.

Additionally, the Demon of Lust could create and control pure lust energy, appearing as purple-colored electricity.

### Art of Gluttony

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **gluttony**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **Food Enhancement:** The user can manipulate the physical aspects of any food/liquid; for an example, they can make it more nutritionally viable or easy to digest. However, they have to consider the object food, otherwise this ability won't work.
* **Blood Tracker:** The user can track the physical location of another person by ingesting a drop of their blood. This manifests as a slight pull towards the target, and lasts for around a week.
* **Precognition:** The user can read into the future and see the most likely outcome of events from that current moment. Despite this, as the future isn't set in stone, their visions may be countered or purposefully brought to fruition.

Additionally, the Demon of Gluttony could create and control pure gluttony energy, appearing as orange-colored electricity.

### Art of Pride

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **pride**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **Immobile:** The user can stand completely still, absorbing any and all kinetic energy that is applied to them. However, the user cannot move at all until they turn this off.
* **Corruption:** The user can corrode non-living objects. This ability only activates when the user touches something with their bare hands. Additionally, repeated or extraneous use may begin to corrode the user's body itself.
* **Access & Occlusion:** The user is able to lock and unlock any security system without the need for a key, passcode, or other item. Through this they can bypass doors, windows, gates, and even electronic barriers. However the more complex the system, the more energy it takes to affect.

Additionally, the Demon of Pride could create and control pure pride energy, appearing as yellow or gold-colored electricity.

### Art of Sloth

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **sloth**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **The Breath of Somnus (Sleeping Gas):** The user can create a misty gas that can put anyone who breathes it into a deep sleep or coma. The user also becomes inherently resistant to this gas.
* **Invisibility:** The user is able to turn completely invisible, unable to be seen by the average person. Along with this, they can cloak other objects, giving them the same invisible properties. But, people with strong magical powers may be able to see through this.
* **Time Bubble:** The user can manipulate the speed of time in a bubble around them. They can either speed it up or slow it down, but cannot stop the flow of time completely. Additionally, once they put up a bubble, they cannot change the rate of time within it.

Additionally, the Demon of Sloth could create and control pure sloth energy, appearing as blue-colored electricity.

### Art of Envy

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **envy**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **Object Exchange:** The user can switch the physical locations of two objects, including humans. The more similar the objects are, the less energy it takes to swap them. The objects also maintain the same forces that were acted on them before they changed locations.
* **Mirror Manipulation:** The user is able to manipulate mirrors in a variety of ways. They can communicate with others through them, travel through them like dimensional doorways, and even store objects and spirits within them.
* **Replication:** The user is able to create a copy of an object by pouring energy into it. However, once this energy is gone, the duplicate will disappear.

Additionally, the Demon of Envy could create and control pure envy energy, appearing as pink-colored electricity.

### Art of Greed

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **greed**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **Metallic Sensor:** The user can sense the location of nearby metal objects using a form of extrasensory perception.
* **Stockbroker:** The user can create, destroy, and/or alter money. The money affected is directly proportional to the user's energy, meaning that they can potentially kill themselves if they try to affect too much.
* **Lucky Charm:** The user is able to increase their luck temporarily. However, it then causes them to experience an equal amount of negative luck afterwards to make up for the imbalance. This can be applied to other people as well.

Additionally, the Demon of Greed could create and control pure greed energy, appearing as green-colored electricity.

### Art of Wrath

This branch is associated with the deadly sin of **wrath**. Humans with this branch of magic could use three powers:

* **Physical Enhancement:** The user can enhance all physical aspects of their body; this includes strengthening their body, increasing their five senses, and even manipulating their own internal organs.
* **Hellfire:** The user can produce and control specialized flames. Appearing red and black, they feed off of both wrath energy and/or those associated emotions, and are much harder to put out than normal flames. This ability gets stronger when the user is angered, and conversely weaker when they are calm.
* **Weapon Creation:** The user is able to create simple weapons made of a bone-like substance. These weapons are supported by the user's energy, and will dissolve into dust once this energy supply runs out.

Additionally, the Demon of Wrath could create and control pure wrath energy, appearing as red-colored electricity.

## Primary Users

### Weak (1)

* Karrina Ventus
* Nsia int Asare
* Jarek
* Chiyoko Faye
* Denis Glynn
* Kun Jian

### Below Average (2)

* Herman Abbey
* Heidi Frederick
* Aurelia Drago
* Roman int Guerrero

### Average (3)

* Lawrence Werder
* Gesine Frederick
* Dansu Fukui
* Payam int Freitas
* Virgilia inat Perez

### Above Average (4)

* Noemi Ibbott
* Ssanyu Pretor

### Strong (5)

* Nur el Amin
* Yasu Hisakawa
* Eleanor Johnson