Durga Devi

Durga Devi (ドゥルガーデビ, Durugaa Debi) is a mysterious and illusive traveler that has been reported to be spotted in various locations across the continent of Ishgar, appearing only when she seems to be needed the most;however, when this does happen, it is often before anything bad even happens. A day before, the mysterious stranger will appear in town and only act when something strikes misfortune and pain into the hearts of civilians. Over her 5000 year existence, Durga has experienced and fought in many battles, which has turned her into the god-like vigilante that she is currently.

Although the time between Durga's birth and the current day is lengthy, there seem o be no recorded instances of her being affiliated with anyone, such as a guild or a particular organization. It is unknown exactly why this is, but it could be due to Durga's antisocial personality, or the fact that she outlives everyone that she meets. Despite this, Durga's presence has still been rumored during all of this time; she has become known by countless names such as Red Cape (赤いマント, Akai Manto). More notably however, she is known as Journeyer  (旅小, Tabishou).

Appearance
Due to her constant coverage of her face and body, there is nobody in existence who has the faintest idea of what Durga looks like; of course, there are various rumors that have stemmed up over time, with the most popular theory being that Durga was severely burned all across her body and hides it in shame. However, this hasn't been proven. While determining exact facial features and skin tone isn't possibe, one can tell that she has a very curvy bodily figure with a slim waist and wide hips and breasts, with an overall slim body.

Durga's attire is one that is often pondered upon, mostly due to the fact that it is unlike any that anyone has ever seen before and does not seem to relate to the clothing of anyone particular culture. It seems to consist of a skin-tight cream bodysuit, with the most dominant feature being the scarlet cloak that she is always seen wearing. It is light crimson on the majority, with darker red triangles and intricate golden designs across the outer edges. The cape has a long ribbon tied onto the back which trails behind Derga as she walks. The cloak has a cream-colored hood with golden designs along the rim. To tie her outfit together, and to hide her face, Durga wears a tight red mask with white spots where her eyes should are, and a golden line that bears similarity to a circlet.

Magical
Avalokitesvara (観音菩薩, Kannonbosatsu, lit."Lord Who Looks Down") is a very advanced lost caster magic, that first originated long ago after it was originally developed by followers of a religion long-forgotten. The magic is known for being one of the more powerful modern variations of Eye Magic because of the fact that it is only capable of being harnessed by extremely powerful mages that have somehow formed a powerful affinity with the lost religion that the magic itself was created from. It is for this reason that it is extremely uncommon for anyone that is not a descendant of one of its previous worshippers to harness the magic. The very first recordings of this magic were written in ancient scrolls that described how the magic was supposedly sent down by an unknown god, unto a prophet who was ordered to use it for the purposes that the god themself defined. It has since been protected since the day of its existence to the present day, so that is wouldn't fall into the wrong hands and used improperly, and by someone who hadn't gained the affection of the god and the respect of the ones who practiced the religion. It is for this reason that this magic is extremely difficult to harness, as there are very few who have gained the affinity of the religion as a whole, let alone even practice it; this appears to be the reason why there are very few users of it. In order to first cast the magic, the user must first conduct meditation, by sitting on the ground, and lying their hands on their lap, palms facing upwards. Then, by reciting the signature chant of the magic, their magic origin is metaphorically "opened", so that it can effectively absorb the spirits of the long deceased followers of the religion that the magic itself stems from; the spirits that were absorbed donate their magical signatures to the user, so that they are capable of casting the magic properly, as well as giving them a boost of magical energy. When the caster opens their eyes, the appearance of their eyes will be drastically different, but will appear the exact same from user to user; the opening of the eyes reveals that the casters eyes have been transformed, to have light golden pupils that shine with a blinding light, and irises that are colored a sunset pink, with dark golden-orange runes written across them. The rest of the eye, the sclera, appears as a dark shade of purple with lighter purple streaks. After the casters eyes are opened, a loud flash of vibrant yellow light appears and completely cloaks the caster, which is actually the absorbed spirits being released back into the world around them. The large flash often allows the user to attack promptly after, as they are often stunned, leaving a window of opportunity.

As for what exactly this magic does, it is both a simple and rather complicated concept, depending on the overall magical abilities of the caster, and whether or not that they are even capable of wielding the magic even lightly. To sum it up in a rather simple way, the effect the magic has on the eyes of the caster renders them capable of absorbing the surrounding spirits of the past believers of the religion, so that they can lend their magical energy and healing aura to the caster, so that they may utilize it inside of combat. The spirits, as mentioned before, are then released back into the surrounding area so that they could move on to the ethereal plane and reach a state of enlightenment. All of the compiled power and healing auras of the spirits are "funneled" into the users magical core, and it seemingly unlocks an entirely new spectrum of power that is only accessible through this technique; it allows the user to harness the auras in a variety of ways that are capable of supporting both the caster and all of their allies, by healing them via an equal division of all of the collected souls, which as mentioned times before, have extremely powerful healing and supportive abilities that are known to enhance the human body far beyond any other possible option. These healing abilities are exceedingly helpful in the midst of combat as they heal people quickly and efficiently, returning them back to a perfectly healthy state, even if they had not been that way for some time. It is an almost instantaneous healing brought upon by various spells, which have varying levels of healing power and effectiveness over various types of wounds.

The spells of this magic, while diverse, share similar traits, which would usually signify that the magic itself is not very versatile. While this may be partially true, the wide variety and fluctuations in power between each of the spells, is known to make up for it. Another trait that the spells frequent is their ability to heal, which would often make one assume to dub the magic as one of the supportive variety; this would however, be incorrect because of the large amount of magics that possess both offensive and sometimes even defensive qualities, as shown by Manipura: Genesha's Wish, which releases beams of extremely concentrated energy that is capable of completely vaporizing nearly every organic and inorganic material that is known to man, because of its sheer heat. The truly vast amount of possibilities of this seemingly simple Eye Magic appear to be endless, as it has been shown time and time again to be capable of trumping enemies with extremely powerful magics, even the many varities of Slayer Magic that are commonly found across Earth Land, which is nothing but a candle in the wind compared to the truly in-tune spirits of the long gone religion.

Sand Magic (砂魔法 Suna Mahō) WIP