Noctis Miseria

Noctis Miseria (, Nokkutisu Miseria; lit. "Accursed Blessing of the Lunar Celestial Body") is one of the three innate Magic Skills found in all Vampires — "pure", "half", "turned", or otherwise, serving as a representation of their status as creatures of the night. Typically, since it's ingrained into their very DNA, it can be performed without the need for practice, acting as an extension of their being. Of the three skills, this one has limitations and activated automatically and acts as the reason for their nocturnal activities. Thus it was given the epithet of "Bound Gift of the Lunar Deity" (月神の限界土産, Tsukigami no Genkai Miyage).

Typically, this skill is dependent on the phases of the moon — which determines how much power a Vampire gains from the moonlight's exposure; this gives them a similarity to their counterparts, the Werewolves — another race dependent on the moonlight for empowerment. However, they're able to manipulate its light to a certain degree, employing in a similar vein to Moon Magic, Solar Magic, and other light-based abilities respectively. Interestingly enough, it's counted as a form of Enchantment as it also relates to the utilization and influence of one's Magical Aura.

Trivia

 * The author decided to create this as a Magic Skill rather than just a normal ability or Magic because he felt that it would make more sense in this manner; some material used to create it, most evident by the pictures in the article, came from the series Rosario+Vampire, which made very clear connections between Vampires and moonlight.