Cardinal Codes

The Cardinal Codes (, Kādinaru Kōdosu; lit. "Mythical Sequences of Otherworldy Phenomena") are a set of magical sequences which serves as the foundation for most forms of Magic used throughout history; they're considered to be one of the biggest mysteries in the magical world, equating to or possibly surpassing the various Magic Phenomena that's appeared at some point in time. It's very nature being something that no person can truly comprehend, it's one of the "chief topics of interest" in Esoterology and various other sciences throughout the world.

As it was discovered and subconsciously implemented by the very first generation of Mages, their vague knowledge of the concept was passed down to their descendants — which would later become part of the universal magic theory, "Mythic Cardinal Formula" (神話枢機卿式, Shinwa Sūkikyō Shiki), which would detail both its origins and the possibilities each one possess. Typically enough, it's heavily hypothesized that said Cardinal Codes are emanations of the One Magic (一なる魔法, Ichinaru Mahō), thus its nature fully understood when one reaches the precipice of all spellcasting. The only thing known about them are that there's sixteen currently discovered by various Archmages, which would be dubbed "aspects" (側面, Sokumen) — based on various elements that make up creation.

Trivia

 * This was meant to be a joint project between the author and Per, the fellow Magic God of the site, but was later abandoned because of the latter's irl duties. Thus, this became something implemented in the author's Heroic Chronicles storyline.
 * This concept was based on the same one from the anime/light novel series, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, because the author believed that it was a good way to expand the origins of magic and underline the possibilities it brings, instead of simply dubbing it "reality warping". In a sense, this article gives a certain degree of a scientific viewpoint in terms of magic as a whole, making it more "reasonable" than in the canon.