Magic

**Magic** is a metaphysical and supernatural force that is harnessed to practice various forms of energy to manipulate one or more aspects of the universe. Before a witch has come into their power, they're considered "untapped", and their magic is considered pure. However, after awakening their power, magic can encompass many different types of activities, primarily spellcasting, as well as alchemy, elemental control, etc. This also includes the practices observed by many cultures, nations and religions as well as many books and writings dating back to ancient times. The ability for witches to harness magic is a hereditary trait passed down from a person's ancestors, which allows witches to practice it.

## Overview

Magic is the ability to harness magic to manipulate reality in order to cast spells; however, the use of dark magic has corrupting effects on the user, due to the person continuously reliving a moment that made them sieve with anger in the past. Powerful magical beings like Maximus become corrupted by their powers and in turn, his magic became tainted as well. Not all witches are corrupted.

Magic can be used to override the usual laws of nature, physics and reality, but it always comes with a price. It is inherently neutral and cannot itself be split into Good or Evil, but can be used for either purpose. Since magic use is powered by emotion, the strength of the spell depends on the feelings of the caster focused into the intention and output of magic. Negative emotions are generally used to power spells while positive emotions are used to maintain the control one has over a spell.

However magic can be split into Light and Dark, forms of magic that are powered by positive or negative emotions, thus a manifestation of the wielder's will. However positive emotions do not equal goodness as a witch's attempt to protect one's loved one can result in a person's death.

### Price of Magic

The Price of Magic is the inevitable expense for using or casting magic. Often said as a warning "*Magic always comes with a price*", but sometimes the price isn't foreseeable.

## Physical Description

Magic itself often manifests as a wavy light, puff of smoke or sparkling dust, which can vary in colors, depending on the practitioner. Purple seems to be the most common color for the smoke manifestation of magic in general. The color varies according to the wielder and/or the form of magic: for instance, most of the time a person sticks to one color no matter their location (although there are certain instances where, due to unknown reason, their magic color is different).

As explained by Abraham Lincoln, each witch's physical description is represented by a color which they see themselves as, and each color represents a specific type of emotion, which every witch shows a characteristic of.

* **Red**: Red is the color of fire and blood, so it's associated with war, energy, danger, strength, power, determination, as well as passion, desire and love. Red is a very emotionally intense color. It can also mean extremes. It's the color of passionate love, seduction, violence, anger, danger and adventure.
* **Orange**: Orange combines the energy of red and the feeling of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, stimulation and encouragement.
* **Yellow**: Yellow stands for freshness, happiness, clarity, positivity. energy, optimism, enlightenment, remembrance, honor, intellect, loyalty and joy.
* **Gold**: The color gold is associated with illumination, love, compassion, courage, passion, magic and wisdom. Those with a golden mystical color often are those rewarded with triumph with its prosperous essence and powerful spirit. Royal figures and people in power often are shown with the color gold, making it a symbol of prestige and influence.
* **Green**: Green is the color of life, nature, renewal and energy. It is associated with meanings of growth, harmony, safety, freshness, fertility and environment.
* **Blue**: Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with freedom, intuition, imagination, inspiration and sensitivity. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intellect, faith, truth and heaven.
* **Turquoise**: The colors, turquoise, teal and cyan are associated with meaning of refreshing, feminine, sophisticated, calming, energy, wisdom, wholeness, serenity, emotional balance, creativity, good luck, spiritual grounding, friendship, love, joy, tranquility, patience, intuition and loyalty.
* **Navy Blue**: The meaning of navy blue resonates with many different cultures as well as a color or strength, reliability, bravery, stability, honor, and power. It is often associated with the navy, sailing, water, and sports associated with the ocean.
* **Violet**: Violet is the color of imagination and spirituality. It is mainly associated with luxury, extravagance, wealth, creativity, selflessness, resourcefulness, mystery and fantasy. Violet combines the calm stability of the color blue and the fierce energy of red.
* **Royal Purple**: The color royal purple is often associated with royalty, nobility, luxury, power, and ambition. Purple also represents meanings of creativity, wisdom, wealth, extravagance, devotion, grandeur, dignity, peace, pride, mystery, independence, and magic.
* **Pink**: Pink is a delicate color that means sweet, nice, playful, cute, romantic, charming, feminine, and tenderness, is associated with bubble gum, flowers, babies, little girls, cotton candy, and sweetness. The color pink is the color of universal love of oneself and of others.
* **Hot Pink**: The color hot pink usually serves two purposes. It can be used to show childish innocence, or a character's child-like personality. It can also be used to show a more flirtatious personality. Hot pink is normally a color associated with girls and femininity.
* **Magenta**: The color magenta is one of universal harmony and emotional balance. Magenta represents universal love at its highest level. It promotes compassion, kindness and cooperation and encourages a sense of self respect and contentment in those who use it.
* **Pure White**: The color pure white is associated often with purity, innocence, cleanliness, blankness, coldness, emptiness and safety.
* **Black**: The color black is associated with power, elegance, formality, death, evil and mystery.

## Witches

*Main Article: Witches*

Witches are magical beings with the ability to manipulate magic by commanding supernatural forces, in order to influence reality and affect change around them. But very few witches are born with "the spark", an innate inclination that will lead them to use magic whether they wish to or not. The feeling of using magic is considered the sweetest pleasure a witch can feel. However, witches must learn not to use too much magic, or else they can be overwhelmed by it. Trained witches, such as the Council of Avalon, learn to fully control and channel magic.

Witches originate and reside in the Otherworld, and attend boarding schools, such as Misticore Academy in order to train and master their magic.

Embracing one's magic slows down the process of physical aging, and many witches are able to live for several centuries.

Witches are not born equal; some are stronger in magic and can handle more of it than others. Males and females who can harness magic are different in this respect and in many others, regarding magic. For example, male witches can on average harness more of magic than female witches, similar to the gendered difference in physical strength.

## Types of Magic

### Alchemy

Alchemy is the craft of combining scientific knowledge, mostly chemistry, with magic and create potions, substances with magical properties, such as oils, powders, serums, even potions in gas form. According to Malachi, Witches with an affinity to sciences can come up with a variety of formulas, and are able to utilize regular or magical ingredients and substances to achieve a magical effect. The effects of these potions can be either medicinal, poisonous or they can even be used to detect types of magic.

### Blood Magic

Blood Magic is a magical practice that allows witches to use their blood in order to enhance the abilities of minor spells, while at a more complex level, it can be used to curse, hex or even kill humans and magical beings alike.

Blood Magic requires a certain type of blood in order to be activated or deactivated. Generally, in most Blood Magic spells, it can only be accessed by the user or a blood relative of theirs. Blood Magic is linked to a person's bloodline and can be used in different spells in order to cast a spell that can only be broken by someone in a their bloodline. Barrier spells can also be used for hiding items from those who aren't one of the caster's bloodline.

### Channeling

*Main Article: Channeling*

Channeling is a basic power of witches to draw extra power from Nature, the elements, celestial events, from other witches or magical beings in order to boost their magic. This allows users to harness energies from their surroundings to perform greater magical feats, and cast stronger spells beyond that which one is usually able to accomplish solely with their own magic. Depending on the rarity of the celestial event, more power can be channeled by the witch.

### Dark Magic

*Main Article: Dark Magic*

Dark Magic is a powerful form of sorcery that draws on incredibly powerful negative emotions and malevolent powers that are used for negative purposes, e.g. to cause destruction or misfortune, to injure or kill, or for the profit of oneself rather than the benefit of other.

Dark Magic is used when a witch has done something to corrupt their hearts, and therefore turn to darkness, most notably, kill someone.

### Elemental Magic

*Main Article: Elemental Control*

Elemental Magic is a popular form of magic, that allows witches the ability to change, control, manipulate or summon the elements of nature. These elements are Air, Earth, Fire and Water.

In terms of elemental control, Men are generally stronger with Fire and Earth and Women are usually stronger with Air and Water.

#### Air

Witches with a gift over air can control its many properties, including: speed, temperature, sound, electricity and its power.

The manipulation over air currents, as well as electricity are the most common practice of air magic. By manipulating electrical currents through the molecules of the air, electricity will emit from a witch's palms, which can manifest as typical small bolts of lightning or smaller electrical spheres that can be direct at an opponent. More skilled witches are able to tap into a telekinetic aspect of electrical magic, capable of moving living bodies or objects and even being able to disintegrate them on a molecular level.

With air magic, witches are able to control air currents, by pulling the wind molecules around their bodies, in a swirl formation, that can be hurled at an enemy as large bursts and gusts of wind. With air, they are able to manipulate the sounds in their environment, granting them the ability to eavesdrop on conversations occurring nearby or amplify existing sounds in area such as oceans and/or forests.

#### Earth

Witches can use this ability to command power over Earth are able to control soil, rock and all forms of plant life.

Witches who have the gift of earth magic are able to connect to living things, enabling them to feel how they communicate through subtle signals of nature, such as pheromones and vibrations. With earth magic, witches are able to make plants grow instantly at will, though it should be practiced with caution as a witch can over-exert themselves and cause plants to wilt with their magic. A skilled witch is able to manipulate the movements of plants, such as vines and branches, to ensnare their opponents. They are able to control vegetation and the life within it, such as by accelerating, reviving, or withering plant growth and creating various organic flora at will. The manipulation of plant life is an advanced form of elemental control, that comes closest to nature itself, and is incredibly tough to master, especially if a witch cannot control their emotions.

Another aspect of this, is to manipulate plant matter even if it is no longer connected to a living plant, such as manipulating objects made out of wood or stones. An example of this, is the ability to seal a door shut, (without a sealing spell), to fill in the space between the opening of the door, merging the edges of the cracks.

The magical connection to all aspects of earth also allows witches to draw power from natural materials such as minerals. They are able to scan the ground beneath them for the presence of bodies or objects, pulling them to the surface with their magic, or control rocks and stones, such as turning a piece of coal into a diamond. Earth magic, can also allow some witches to bore through natural substances, such as wall of stone or wood, which allows them to walk through it, resembling intangibility, as demonstrated by Jackson Pierce.

Powerful witches are able to call on nature to preserve their life essence, if they feel the imminence of death.

#### Fire

*Main Article: Pyrokinesis*

Witches can use this ability to control its flames, heat, embers and bright light.

Witches with this gift are known as "pyrokinetics". They possess the ability of spontaneous combustion, enabling them to create fire out of thin air, as well as controlling its movement, intensity and heat. With focus and precision, a witch is able to ignite flammable material or conjure a powerful stream of flames that can be directed towards an opponent. More skilled witches can channel fire magic to incinerate an opponent, thus killing them instantaneously.

Apart from its offensive capabilities, fire magic can be used in a controlled way in order to cauterize wounds, heating food or even welding purposes.

Fire magic also allows witches to control fire that was created from another source. This gives them the power to protect themselves and others from being engulfed in flames and suffocating from smoke inhalation.

Due to the fact that witches possessing fire magic generate much more heat than the average person, and as so they must discharge it, or else it will build up and cause them or anyone near them to self-immolate. Those without control can unknowingly boil substances around them, for instance, resting water can be boiled when in the presence of a pyrokinetic without control over their powers. Since pyrokinetics temperature are higher than others, they are immune to the heat and intensity of the flames they generate. They can summon it from the palm of their hands and direct it around their bodies without setting their clothes alight.

#### Water

Witches are able to use the power of water can control large bodies of water, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, etc... and can even control the molecules of water that exist in organisms.

This magic allows witches to draw water from the atmosphere, from the ground, or from existing bodies of water, such as oceans and lakes and substances which contain water molecules, such as a carbonated soda. Witches who have a gift in this type of magic are able to manipulate the shape of by creating water as they see fit; either by creating floating spheres of water, calling it forth somewhat to a geyser to extinguish wildfires, or even creating a gigantic wall of water to surround someone, for either protection or entrapment. However, as water is an element that fights its form, it takes a considerable amount of focus to keep it under control, and with enough practice, witches can use water magic to create miniature clouds that produce rain and even redirect currents to create rainbows.

Other abilities include, to keep someone underneath water for an extended period of time, while also providing them a bubble with oxygen around their face, allowing them to breathe. Water can also be used in its solid state of ice, such as freezing a person's body in a layer of ice.

### Energy Manipulation

*Main Article: Energy Manipulation*

Witches are able to harness their power in order to manipulate and shape their mystical energy into tangible constructs, absorb magical energies and primarily project bursts and waves of their energy from their hands, in an offensive manner. They primarily are able to create magical blasts in order to harm their enemies. These blasts can be used to harm others with pure force and/or burn through heat with incredible capability.

Like all magic, energy manipulation is tied to a witch's emotions and can be quite destructive and uncontrollable if not taught to be used properly. When used in an untrained manner, they can be used in the form of unstable bursts and waves, capable of destroying brick and even asphalt. They are even to convert different types of magic into their own type of magic. Witches with dark magic are able to corrupt the magic of other witches, effectively siphoning their energies and killing them.

With enough level of skill, witches are able to summon these waves with a simple hand gesture, in small interment waves, still capable of pure force. They can be fashioned into small, yet powerful bursts of energy. Witches are even able to use their energy in a gravitational manner, in order to levitate themselves and others.

### Gifts

Witches are born with an innate "gift", which is what their magical powers primarily manifest as, being either an active or passive power, such as telekinesis or empathy, but their powers can grow as witches age. Witches gifts are usually a reflection of one of three certain factors; their personality, general character or their lineage, inheriting a gift common or somewhere from their ancestry. Gifts are normally accessed by one's emotions, mind or pure instinct.

Since being a witch is a genetic trait, passed down from parent to child, the likelihood of gifts manifesting in a bloodline can become more common. Moreover, it appears that certain gifts can appear common in a family. For example, the Pierce family sees chlorokinesis as a common gift in their family's bloodline. However, just because a certain gift is common in a family line, that doesn't mean that a witch will absolutely awaken that gift.

Although rare, witches can have a gift that relates to a certain affinity to a type of spell, ex. a witch being able to cast locator spells as a gift could be able to instinctively track someone, or even a kind of magic, which makes them stronger in magic.

### Mind

Witches with power over mind have access and control over thoughts, memories, dreams and even the emotions of other people. Witches who specialize in the mind are referred to as “psychics”. They usually have a specific connection in which they channel their magic, including: thoughts, emotions, memories, dreams, illusions, intuition, movement, extrasensory perception, etc.

Witches who have an affinity attuned to emotions are known as "empaths". They have the ability to sense and feel the emotions of other people, including the power over people's feelings, moods, temperaments, general feelings and even the intentions of others, including trust. This also applies to a person's overall strengths and weaknesses. An empath can also sense what someone is feeling at will, but in some cases this power is always activated causing difficulty controlling it by focusing on one specific emotion. Empaths are able to see emotions in the form of auras, seeing different colored halos around their bodies, (for example, yellow representing deceit). Empaths are able to manifest their empathy in a specific power, that represents the said empathy, as there are a variety of different ways for empathy to manifest. An empathic manifestation develops into a specific ability for an empath to use their powers as. This differs in many large ways, (for example; Theo Hunter, a powerful empath, originally represented his empathy in the form of hearing and granting the wishes of others).

Witches with a gift in the practice of divination are known as "seers" or "oracles". They seem to be gifted with divination, are able to gain insight from the past, present or primarily the future. Witches commonly use this power to predict future events, around them, or foretelling coming a catastrophic event.

Witches who specialize in the mind also have the power over the memories of other beings. A user can probe through memories, erase or activate forgotten old memories, causing an individual to remember things, even when they were a baby.

Witches with magic over the mind are also effective in protecting their own mind or the minds of others, by create psychic barriers in their minds, in order to block out other forms of mental manipulation. With enough effort, a witch can stop the mind magic of another witch and free someone under their control, or protect their mind from being invaded.

Other abilities afforded by mind magic include telepathic communication which allows the witch to exchange information with someone else.

### Spellcasting

Witches are able to manipulate magic in order to influence reality, in order to accomplish their desires, in order to accomplish feats that are considered impossible.

### Storm Magic

Storm Magic, also referred to as Wild Magic, is a branch of Elemental Magic that specializes in summoning weather disasters. It is a branch of unsanctioned magic, that isn't suppose to be practiced, and The Council doesn't condone, nor approve this kind of magic to be used.

Witches who specialize in storm magic are able to use extreme winds, create lightning, form tornadoes, cyclones, snowstorms, hurricanes, etc, and even conjure thunderstorms. It is incredibly hard to discern and categorize, as many witches can manipulate the weather with elemental spells, although a witch possessing Storm magic are incredibly more powerful than a simple atmokinetic spell, granting them control over destructive forces of the realms, and are able to use it easier, although the control over said ability is much harder to achieve.

Witches with storm magic's emotions are psychically linked to their immediate surrounds, as they can detect heat signatures around them and are even able to perceive energy in different forms, allowing them to see their surroundings as a form of wavy energy, and are even able to sense the life-forces of others.

Storm magic also enables the user to summon deserts and sand-based disasters. Storm magic has been stated to work well with combat magic and can be employed simultaneously.

### Traditional Magic

Traditional Magic is one of the oldest and purest forms of sorcery inherent to the Earth and the forces of Nature. Although it is incredibly potent, as it relies purely on emotion and intention, and can get out of hand when a witch's emotions become incredibly dangerous, while feeling anger or fear. When using Traditional Magic, some advanced spells require the witch to call upon supernatural deities and other higher beings as a part of their spell, in order to gain more power for their spell.