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Photon Dragon Slayer Magic (光子の滅竜魔法, Kōshi no Metsuryū Mahō) is a Caster Magic, Lost Magic, Slayer Magic, and lastly as well as most obviously, a Dragon Slayer Magic which is focused upon the transformation of the physiology of the caster's body into a dragon, which are extremely powerful and flight-capable legendary creatures that are a strange mixture between serpentine, reptilian and avian traits that live in Earth Land; resulting in Photon Dragon Slayer Magic revolving around the generation, manipulation, and consumption of the element of photons, which, in physics, are an elementary particle, the quantum of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force as well as light, which is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, specifically that of visible light, the electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight in general. It can be considered the primeval version of an existence such as White Dragon Slayer Magic, Light Dragon Slayer Magic, and many more, being the precursor to all light-based Dragon Slayer Magics, remaining unsurpassed throughout the ages.
Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is touted as the very first form of Dragon Slayer Magic in the Sun Trilogy timeline, being developed by the Dragon of Dragons soon after Magic came into being on Earth Land through the opposing emotions from the Old World contacting the dormant Ley lines, resulting in an enormous surge of magical energy that washed over the world that induced a rapid evolution of the animalkingdom, blending their Deoxyribonucleic acids with that of the despair energy created by the Hellions to mutate their existences into dragonkind, with the strongest of the lot developing this magic quickly, before she instructed others of her kind to do the same, leading to the boon of Dragon Slayer Magic in the present time. It's said that Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is a one-of-a-kind magic in that it is capable of harming Hellions and wielders of Soul Armours as well as pierce through the alloys of Reionyx and by extension the alloys that compose Deus Machina even without the assistance of fighting spirit because Photon Dragon Slayer Magic was developed so quickly after the advent of magic and the mutation that created the dragons, incidentally making it the most powerful type of magic around. Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is utilized by Infinite Light Dragon God Ashur and Charlotte Merquise. Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is also the only Dragon Slayer Magic to show up in Daybreak, appearing in the final arc along with Charlotte as well as her appearance in Fairy Tail: Dawn's Ragnarok Arc; meanwhile, Ashley wields Photon Dragon Slayer Magic during her appearances as the protagonist of Daybreak Side-Story: Dragorigin and a supporting character in Daybreak proper.
As briefly mentioned above, Dragon Slayer Magic is a Caster Magic, Lost Magic, and last but not least, a Slayer Magic that allows its users to transform the physiology of their body into those of a dragon, a species of legendary creatures whom are oftentimes regarded as the strongest of all monsters with immeasurable power and intelligence dwelling within their bodies – dragons can be said to be less of an organic creature themselves but rather, an embodiment of the greatest power of all, and as such, these beings are revered and feared by all whom are knowledgeable of their existence, the mere mention of them causing shockwaves that radiate throughout the lands, magicians of all ranks and walks of life quivering at their name. More importantly, as "ultimate power made physical", they would need an "ultimate magic" to suit their very nature as power manifested in the mortal plane of existence; something that would be far above most magicians in the era that they made their mark on mankind. They could be thought of as "Elemental Magic made manifest and brought to its absolute zenith", though while a personification of the strongest power imaginable; the chains known as a "mortal body" that bind them to the dimension referred as Earth Land do not hinder their performance in battle in the slightest – in fact, their mortality and physical form allow them to utilize their unique Magic Origin which is referred to as the Factor of the Dragon (竜の因子, Ryū no Inshi); indeed, the dragon's origin produces a unique magical power that transcends what could be achieved by normal humans. Normally, a magician's body could be considered a machine which created magical energy, a Dragon's magic origin acts as living power plant which created magical energy, serving the purpose of an enormous magic core with tremendous capacity that generates all sorts of elemental energy that's independent from their body through the simple act of breathing, capable of serving as a power source to power countless appliances – all this works in conjunction alongside the perks that their biology normally gives them; and through application of magical manipulation, grants them the ability to reinforce the sheer power of their own body with their signature element which is assigned to them as birth; generating limitless quantities of their element with an absolute dominance over said element, bestowing upon the wielder of Dragon Slayer Magic fearsome power in the heat of combat. In this case, the dragon who taught the wielder was a Light Dragon, which granted them the ability of light manipulation, Dragon-style; however, in the circumstances of Charlotte Merquise, as she is a hybrid between a human and a dragon, the power of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic comes naturally, leading her to discovering this incredible dwelling within her at an early age even without any input from her mother.
The photons manifested by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic.
In the case of the Photon Dragon Slayer Magic when used by a dragon, the Infinite Light Dragon God takes blatant advantage of the fact that her mortality and physical form enables her to utilize her unique draconic Magic Origin alongside the perks that her biology normally gives her; her biological structure has been perfectly attuned to how her Factor of the Dragon functions; more specifically, since with every breath, the Infinite Light Dragon God generates energy independent from her body; which, through application of magical manipulation, grants her the ability to reinforce the sheer power of her own body with her signature element. But of course, no matter whom is utilizing this amazing power, when inducing the activation process for Photon Dragon Slayer Magic and thereby performing the signature photon particle manipulation of the magic, the caster utilizes an activation sequence not dissimilar from light-element magics of all kinds such as Light Magic, Light-Make, Light Spirit Slayer Magic, and much less notably due to its user being a loser belonging to a bigger group of losers, White Dragon Slayer Magic. This involves the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic focusing intently as they release the arcane energies that are dwelling within their Magic Origin outwards into the vicinity, from here inducing the usual fusion of eternano that's ambient within the atmosphere and said arcane energies as they take the concept of magic equaling the feelings of the magician to its absolute zenith – fuelling the fused energies with positive emotions, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, resulting in the transmogrification of their arcane powers into photons, which are particles which transmit light that are also an elementary particle that serve as their own antiparticle, and by extension light, a type of energy considered to be a form of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength which can be detected by the human eye, as light is carried over space by photons; this sequence draws from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; thus, the energies that are produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic are only light and benevolent in nature. Emerging from the soul and Magic Origin of the wielder of this Dragon Slayer Magic is a vast quantity of shining golden light that's accompanied by a brightness with no compare. Of course, depending on the brightness and the heat that the light emits when Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is being cast, it is capable of blinding as well as burning an opponent or causing the surrounding area to explode in a brilliant light, overwhelmed by a magnificent radiance; the release of this light during the activation sequence can also be used for defense.
Despite the boons bestowed upon the user as mentioned in the base description for all forms of this magic, the traits such as dramatically enhanced physical prowess and senses can be said to simply be side-effects of having the physiology of a dragon; indeed, the greatest ability of a wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is also its signature power – calling upon the assets of a dragon even if their bodily structure isn't one-hundred-percent the same as the beings from which this magic originated, the caster is capable of inducing a metamorphosis of their body structure as to take upon traits of a dragon instantaneously which is done in conjunction with the activation sequence of their light, bestowing upon the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic; draconic lungs and enhanced vocal folds that are capable of spewing photonic energy in the form of laser beams, rigid plates known as scales that grow out of their skin which are laced with photonic energies as to provide protection against light, and fierce claws and nails which are enshrouded with photons, specifically attuned to dealing incredible amounts of damage – all of this combined, results in the physiology of a Dragon Slayer transforming their entire existence into that of a make-shift weapon whose ownership is unique to them and them alone, wielding the element of photons harnessed by their dragon and passed down to them alongside the natural physical superiority of a dragon in combat, utilizing offensive ability, stamina, and vitality, to transmogrify themselves into the greatest weapon of all, thus dramatically increasing the damage inflicted upon anything that they come into contact with using the sheer force of their strikes in all ranges – however, as one may have suspected, close-combat is where Dragon Slayer Magic usually shines thanks to the overwhelming physical might of a dragon, as the magic massively bolsters the power of their unarmed blows with the user unleashing powerful close-range strikes that are empowered with wakes of destructive light which wreak havoc on anything and everything that they come into contact with, whipping up innumerable photonic storms and blasts with every movement taken. Effectively, this grants the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic the ability to manipulate, modify, consume, and generate from their body photonic energy to their fullest extent; they have absolute dominance over anything considered a "light" and everything related to and dwelling within it.
The primary properties of visible light manifested by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic as well as most other forms of light-based magics are the power transferred per unit area, where the area is an imagined surface that is perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the energy, propagation direction, frequency or wavelength spectrum, and polarisation, while its speed in a vacuum is one of the fundamental constants of nature. Visible light, as with all types of electromagnetic radiation, is experimentally found to always move at this speed in vacuum. In common with all types of electromagnetic radiation, visible light is emitted and absorbed in tiny "packets" called photons, and exhibits properties of both waves and particles. This property is referred to as the wave–particle duality. The study of light, known as optics, is an important research area in modern physics. Thus, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic has access to all of said properties, capable of displaying them in any manner that they deem to be suitable in accordance to the situation at hand. However, as mentioned above and as the name of this iteration of Dragon Slayer Magic would ever-so-subtly indicate, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic mainly revolves around the photons generated by this magic, these particles serving as a building block for the innumerable abilities Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is capable of performing. Possessing a zero invariant mass, which is a characteristic of the total energy and momentum of an object or a system of objects that is the same in all frames of reference related by Lorentz transformations, yet according to Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, possess a certain amount of momentum, the photons manifested by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, although they can be created and destroyed, their lifetime is infinite, and in that way, the element of the Dragon of Dragons can be said to embody Ein Sof, which, in Kabbalah is God prior to his self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual Realm, derived from Ibn Gabirol's term, "the Endless One" and can be translated as "no end", "unending", "there is no end", or infinity - such a power befits the likes of the Dragon of Dragons, the strongest dragon of all. Shining energies raging endlessly, all before the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic instinctively prostrate themselves before this power of infinity.
Light can also be employed in other ways, with the user being capable of emitting it in vast amounts in the form of waves and bursts that appear not dissimilar to the likes of Fairy Law, enough to cover a wide area, and of shaping it into various forms as detailed in the Photonic Forge section below. Both users of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic possesses great versatility in regards to the usage of this magic; even creating a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation to fool their opponents by manipulating the light the eyes of their enemies receive in a manner not dissimilar to the likes of Illusion Magic and release potent rocket bursts of light with relative ease. When used for offense, the Magic can take the form of a sphere-like object that can be ejected at the opponent or as a beam that can be blasted. The user has demonstrated the ability to condense their light, enabling their light to cut clean through various objects. When formed into spheres of light, the light serves to be rather concussive, able to firmly pulverize objects, such as stone; the user is able to generate powerful shields of swirling light which could withstand the full force of four simultaneous elemental attacks. The user is even able to charge up their light before releasing it. Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, as per its nature the primeval form of light-based Slayer Magic, also has the ability to produce a greater amount of light than any other light magician to exist without tiring no matter the tier of light-derived magic they harness, and the user has shown to be able to maintain successive assaults for long periods of time, befitting its trait of "infinity". Like all light-based magics, the user can run their light in an area's surface, to obtain information of past events, like a powerful form of psychometry. What is perhaps the signature ability of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is also one of the more obvious properties the manipulation of light would possess - a universal physical constant in physics is the fact that a photon travels at approximately two hundred and ninety-nine million, seven-hundred and ninety-two thousand, four-hundred and fifty-eight meters per second or about one-hundred and eighty-six million, two-hundred and eighty-two thousand, three-hundred and ninety-seven miles per second in a vacuum and light travels at the same speed in an empty space; Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is able to replicate that event, thus resulting in the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic being capable of moving at the speed of light, which is also the maximum speed at which all energy, matter, and physical information in the universe can travel. Thus, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic possesses a limitless level of speed and velocity, enabling them to move at speeds that not even the most attuned of beings can grasp and outrun or avoid anything an opponent can use against the user of this Dragon Slayer Magic; directed in accordance to their thoughts, when in motion, the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic seems to become a living laser while in motion, while also being capable of reflecting themselves to any location that they desire - this power reaches its zenith with the "Accellight" spell, as detailed below. Due to their mastery over the power of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, the user is possibly the fastest person in the world, as nothing is faster than the speed of light - with one exception.
As mentioned many times, a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic has could be perceived as "absolute dominance" over the element of light, meaning that not only can they manipulate it in any way, shape, or form, they can effortlessly harness its supplementary effects without extending them into spells - a good example is that the user is capable of causing others to view light as colour-shifts as they get closer (red) or further away (blue) from themselves- this is referred to as the Doppler Effect; the user mainly uses this power to disrupt their enemy's sights, leaving them at a loss on where to attack when facing them. In addition, the user can increase the vibrancy of these colours to temporarily blind their foes and allow them to get a clean hit in without exceptions. The user can also induce obfuscation by scattering photons, effectively enabling the user to completely turn off the lights in a room, leaving only the user able to see properly; this allows the user to carve a bloody swathe through their confused foes. It is rumoured that the user is able to cause a city-wide blackout with this technique; the Doppler Effect can also be used to detect the distortions caused by energies hitting or passing through a moving object By refracting light from their eyes, the user is capable of observing two places at once, enabling them to see from the front and in any other direction they desire; if utilized correctly, this allows the user to remove the fact that they can be taken by surprise; to onlookers, it appears as if the user has a "sixth sense" of sorts. And, of course, the user is capable of causing bilocation, which causes their foes to view two places at once; this allows the user to shift themselves towards the enemy's blind spot. Upon noticing the "fake" of the user, their foes become caught under brief hypnosis, causing those under the influence of the technique can be easily outmaneuvered by the user. However, the user must stabilize their magical energies in order for this technique to work; if the user's magical energy is thrown out of balance (this is done by rousing their emotions or by being struck by anything outside of the area-of-effect, or even by losing focus while initiating this technique), then this technique will dissipate and the user will be left stunned- this bilocation power is touted as a "high risk, high reward" type power, with it able to completely save their hide in many a situation if applied properly.
To get onto the differences between Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, White Dragon Slayer Magic, Light Dragon Slayer Magic, and god-knows-what else, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is noted to be the very first form of light-based Slayer Magic, and the stone from which countless others were hewn. While this would indicate that Photon Dragon Slayer Magic has the ability to perform all of the powers often associated with later iterations of light-based Slayer Magics, the truth couldn't be further from such a preposterous assumption- Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is an absolute. It should be taken into consideration that Photon Dragon Slayer Magic could technically count as two elements instead of just a single one in a manner of speaking- or rather, it manipulates two kinds of light, both with vastly different properties. The Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is based upon heaven manipulation, subjugation over the properties that are contained within the stars and space; allowing the user to use the properties of many astronomical objects for battle, preferably in offense. The properties of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic rely primarily on astronomical objects like stars, or the generation and manipulation of the energy of light from their own body- despite being called heavenly manipulation, it is nothing but enormously augmented light magic - however, due to the origins of dragonkind in the Sun Trilogy, it really could be considered manipulation of the heavens. Photon Dragon Slayer Magic completely blows all other forms of light-manipulating magics, no matter their status (whether they're Lost Magic or Slayer Magic) out of the water, possessing an intensity unmatched and unrivalled by anyone or anything; it can be said that even in the New Era and the fears of such unfathomable lights having been quashed as humanity has finally moved out of its divine obsession phase, there has never been anything like Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, both before and since. The sheer intensity and output released by each and every attack of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is more than enough to raze straight through any and every defense- it can be said that a spell such as Fairy Sphere would not remain unscathed through direct contact with photonic rays of photons that is released by the user. Indeed, the light unleashed with this magic can burn straight through all forms of magic-based defenses and other alloy-based structures, no matter the composition- upon contact with an opposing source of light, the photons released by this iteration of Dragon Slayer Magic devour them and use the minuscule amounts of energy (in comparison) in order to empower the speed and strength of the ongoing attack. Even then however, the sheer power of this power is monstrous, and many are easily defeated through one attack because of the speed and instantaneous effects this magic has.
Charlotte Merquise gathering photonic energies to focus into the Light of Judgment.
The photons manifested by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, as mentioned above, are known to release truly unfathomable quantities of energies, at least approximately equivalent to a nuclear explosion; indeed, it's said that the fear and fascination that humankind has of dragonkind stems from the early days, where humanity and other races worshipped dragonkind and the gods, fearing divine retribution if they were to act out of line and cause chaos. This terror stemmed from a concept known as the "Light of Judgment" (裁きの光, Sabaki no Hikari), a destructive ray of holy energy that descended upon those with wicked hearts, cleansing all in its wake. People lived in fear of this holy light shining down upon them and destroying everything, leaving naught but tears and regret, so they acted humanely as an attempt to stay in the 'good books' of what lived above in the starry heavens. This formed the crux of humanity's worship of what they saw as deities- an unhealthy relationship born from terror and anxiety. That which was referred to as the "Light of Judgment" was simply the destructive power of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic utilized by the Dragon of Dragons unleashing unending amounts of photonic energy that could raze everything that it came into contact with to the ground. Only a few beings were capable of producing such a high-quality light, with one of them being the Infinite Light Dragon God, of course. As soon as humanity learnt of the fact that this ray of divine retribution wasn't karma coming back to bite them rather spectacularly most of the time, but rather a magical power produced by exceptionally powerful beings, the fear subsided ever-so-slightly- though it never truly went away. Of course, the fear of the unknown was something that everyone, humanoid or not, was something they held close to their hearts- the fact that rays of pure destruction raided down from the heavens at random intervals was pants-shittingly scary, mind you. Photon Dragon Slayer Magic can be said to be an embodiment of the concept of destruction itself, bringing mass devastation to anything that the photonic rays released by the magic comes into contact with without fail. The photons unleashed by this magic seem to have transcendent priority, constantly smashing through any other spell that would hope to put a stop to its movements- busting through everything and anything in its way, ripping through any chances of defense like wet rice paper, the light released by this magic is truly "divine retribution" that transcends fantasy and paves its way into reality, a single strike will land without fail and vaporize anything in its way in a split second; its basic hyperresonance attack can be considered equally powerful as the Magic Council's secret weapon, Satellite Square: Etherion, if not even more-so. Because of the power displayed by each and every aspect of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, it can be inferred that it easily one of the strongest iterations of Dragon Slayer Magic to have ever existed- however, this was also a double-edged sword, and the Dragon of Dragons never taught anyone their personal Dragon Slayer Magic- indeed, Charlotte herself was born with it due to being the child of Ashur. As the most powerful light-based Slayer Magic, the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic has domination over the element of light, allowing them to take an opponent's light-based attack and turn it on them, essentially making it their own; indeed, the user controls all of the light in the area and they can manipulate it to their will. Lastly, when using their emotions in battle, this results in a massive increase the overall power of their spells; as Magic is fueled by emotions, and light-based magics moreso, this would naturally amplify the power surge they gain a hundredfold in comparison to more ordinary magics.
As with all forms of Dragon Slayer Magic, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic has virtually unlimited customization options in regards to the element formed through simple magical manipulation and reinforced through the power of a dragon – the colour of the photons produced by the magic is able to be altered freely, its properties which aren't limited to but include temperature, the smell that it emits, its taste, and overall "feel" is capable of being modified to the user's liking for countless different effects and powers, more often than not being attuned to the user's own personality and ambitions; the type of damage that the light inflicts upon anything that it comes into contact with is able to be changed at will; in its normal state, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic seems to have a "piercing" effect to it, seemingly causing armour-ignoring damage alongside the user's burning ambition given a corporal form in their element; like all Slayer Magics, the user's element is much tougher than any other example of it; in the case of the user, the light which is produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is stronger than normal light, capable of shrugging off anything thrown their way, enabling the user to overwhelm other forms of light. Of course, as the highest form of elemental manipulation around, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is capable of harnessing their magic in any manner that they deem to be suitable, commonly changing between offensive, defensive, evasive, or supplementary potencies in accordance to the situation at hand; but generally, as long as the Dragon Slayer is able to imagine these incredible photons being used in a particular manner and it doesn't break the laws of physics or conflict with any established limitations, then the sky is the limit, more or less. As per the nature of Slayer Magic, a Dragon Slayer is immune to the effects of their own element, and in this case, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic can consume external sources of anything considered to be a "light" to replenish their strength, both stamina-wise and magic-wise. They are also naturally immune to the effects of their own light that came from both their own person and to those from other sources, but must consume it through their mouths if they are to actually absorb it into their bodies; while they can't consume the light when produced by themselves, it should be taken into consideration that Photon Dragon Slayer Magic also bestows upon the wielder immunity to effects related to the light as well such as blindness and heatstroke at its highest levels. Interestingly, as stated above, the user has shown the ability to absorb any kind of light- or rather, the concept of light. This includes, not only natural sources of light such as starlight and sunlight, but even the light from the eyes of others. This can extend to the light produced by even non-light-based attacks and artificial light such as from a lightbulb.
Subspecies Abilities
Photonize (光子化, Fotonaizu lit. Transmogrify into Light Particles): Photonize is the greatest asset of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic; it is the ability to turn anything that the user of the magic touches into photons and then utilize that light in any way that they deem suitable. Photonize is a term referring to the transformation of a living organism or an inanimate object into photons; anything that can be considered to have a material consistency or dwells throughout the atmosphere, even other forms of particles- it is considered something that Photonize is capable of affecting. To go into further detail, Photonize is described as the proof of "light's supremacy"; a holy power without any equal that places all of existence under the user's thrall. It is a supplementary ability that a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic can activate at any time- however, it has been confirmed that it isn't constantly engaged due to the sheer danger it would pose to the fabric of reality. Photonize functions by converting anything that the user deems fit into photons by using the immense power of said photons to annihilate its composition before changing and recreating it into photons- as to how this works, simply by willing it, the user is capable of focusing on any form of matter, whether it be something as big as a house or something as tiny as air molecules- no matter if it is a solid, a liquid, or even a gas, as long as it exists within this plane of existence, it is a fair target for the Photonize ability. When a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic pours a larger amount of energy into the photons produced by this magic than normal, the moment that the photonic energy generated by this magic collides with any form of matter, energy and momentum are conserved, and the annihilated particles are replaced by photons; effectively enabling a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to change anything into their element as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed; since photons have no mass, such a feat can be performed in a blink of an eye. With it, a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic can absorb the surrounding structures, by forcing them to undergo particle alteration and breaking down their material consistencies and absorbing them, transforming them into photons which the caster can absorb through the traditional elemental consumption method of Dragon Slayer Magic for an indefinite period of time. Charlotte herself displays absolutely precise and incredibly impressive control over this power, as she can break down everything that possesses a material consistency within milliseconds and utilize it as a fuel to power her Photon Dragon Slayer Magic. It can literally tear away the components which make up objects, such as those which make up magic and structures, as well as the bodies of supernatural beings if they do not possess a suitable amount of fighting spirit to resist. With Photonize, the caster can alter and absorb the trees, sand, rocks, and even the buildings in Earth Land; showing no upper limit to what they can and cannot change and then absorb. As long as it possesses a material consistency, then the user can subjugate it to their will; even absorbing opposing physical as well as magical attacks and turning them into a source of energy. This ability even works on particles such as oxygen and hydrogen, allowing a user of the magic to suffocate an enemy or transform an entire ocean into light with Photonize. It has been hinted that Photonize also works on living beings, as Charlotte Merquise threatened to "turn her (Hikari Zanna) into her name" when holding her as a hostage against Tsuruko Sejren. Not only can a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic cause matter annihilation, they can turn light into matter by smashing together only two photons to create an electron and a positron – the simplest method of turning light into matter ever predicted.
Charlotte Merquise using Lordshift: Overscaler to produce the four fundamental elements from her photons.
Lordshift: Overscaler (滅竜禁内魔導・最強素天成より光創造, Rōdoshifuto: Ōbāsukērā lit. Dragon Slayer's Forbidden Internalized Magic Art: Strongest Elements Nature-Born from the Light of Creation): Lordshift: Overscaler is a subspecies ability of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic that enables its caster to not only manifest various forms of light with a wide variety of properties as well as characteristics of other elements, some of which the caster is able to create themselves; in a way, Lordshift: Overscaler can be said to be Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's equivalent of Dragon Slayer Magic's Illegal Change: Multiscale in that it can be considered something that's similar to an "altmode" demonstrated by Iron Dragon Slayer Magic and its Steel Mode or Fire Dragon Slayer Magic's Black Fire Dragon Mode, yet at the same time, it can't really be placed within the same classification as those forms. Indeed, without a doubt, Lordshift: Overscaler is the first iteration of the subspecies ability known as Illegal Change: Multiscale, which is a secret subspecies ability only discovered and developed by the strongest and most inventive Dragon Slayers around, enabling them to shift between several elements on the fly to dramatically expand their arsenal – as Infinite Light Dragon God, Ashur is known as the Dragon of Dragons, the title allocated to the absolute strongest member of dragonkind, it should come to very little surprise that the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's version of Multiscale is the most versatile. The photokinesis displayed by the Dragon of Dragons through her specialized form of Dragon Slayer Magic known as Photon Dragon Slayer Magic far exceeds any other form of light manipulation in all three dimensions capable of supernatural manipulation, embodying the Ohr, which is a Kabbalistic concept in which light is used as a way of describing divine attributes – of course, to accommodate to this incredible level of power, the Lordshift: Overscaler of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic would be beyond anything else in the dimensions. With the Dragon of Dragons being one of the first dragons to come into existence, if not the first, in a sense, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, along with the Black Dragon Slayer Magic of the Unbreakable Dark, can be considered the "starting point" of all Dragon Slayer Magic in the Sun Trilogy; thus, Lordshift: Overscaler is able to flawlessly replicate the powers of all elements, with the properties of said elements bolstered by the Ohr to bolster them beyond the levels of the original iterations. In any case, when invoking the power of Lordshift: Overscaler, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic focuses for the briefest of moments, pulsing the magical energies dwelling within their Factor of the Dragon outwards into the immediate area in order to interact with the eternano that's saturated throughout the atmosphere, thus starting up the mainstay magical energy + eternano fusion, this portion of the sequence enables the user to tap into alchemic theory, which is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that aimed to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects into its mechanics as a major proponent of the sequence as they utilize their willpower as well as their Magical Aura surging outwards from their body in order to harness the principles of convergence, with the caster inducing the activation sequence of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, taking the concept of magic equaling the feelings of the magician to its absolute zenith – fuelling the fused energies with positive emotions, this results in the transmogrification of their arcane powers into photons, which are particles which transmit light that are also an elementary particle that serve as their own antiparticle, and by extension light, a type of energy considered to be a form of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength which can be detected by the human eye, as light is carried over space by photons; this sequence draws from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; thus, the energies that are produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic are only light and benevolent in nature – tapping into the infinite potential of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, the caster uses their imagination and feelings to rewrite the composition and properties of the photons from the ground up, forming a classical element that each represent the four fundamental states of matter as well as any other element that they can imagine. Upon conversion, the caster's prowess with wielding their Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is transmogrified into absolute skill with harnessing the element of their choice at this point as the caster's Factor of the Dragon, mind, and body instinctively recognizes the conjured element as part of their photon dominance; additionally, when the element is manifested, the caster is able to induce the natural consumption power of Dragon Slayer Magic to the equivalent magic in the Lordshift: Overscaler in order to absorb the corresponding Elemental Magic. All the prefixes associated with Lordshift: Overscaler are based on the ten attributes or emanations of the Tree of Life, also known as the Sephirot, the mystic symbol used in Kabbalah, and reflect a part of the Sephirot, as well as one of the archangels as a prefix to the ability, with the exception of the Combination Spell, "Da'at: Heavenly Descent Union" which is based on the mystical state Da'at, the divine light, where all Sephirot become one.
Photonic Forge in action.
Photonic Forge (偽性・光の造形滅竜術, Fotonikku Fōji lit. Pseudo-Light Forging Dragon Slayer Skill): Photonic Forge is a subspecies ability of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic derived from the common subspecies ability of Element Forge as harnessed by Dragon Slayer Magic that can be considered to be akin to the Light-MakeMolding Magic in that both revolve around the creation of objects which are forged from light - while "creation of objects of light" is a power that's inherent within Photon Dragon Slayer Magic and most forms of Slayer Magic in general, Photonic Forge takes it a few steps further as to enable a level of utilization that's beyond simply using it to bolster the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's close-quarters capabilities. In any case, when performing Photonic Forge, the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic focuses for the briefest of moments, pulsing the magical energies dwelling within their Magic Origin outwards into the immediate area in order to interact with the eternano that's saturated throughout the atmosphere, thus starting up the mainstay magical energy + eternano fusion, this portion of the sequence enables the user to tap into alchemic theory, which is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that aimed to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects into its mechanics as a major proponent of the sequence as they utilize their willpower as well as their Magical Aura surging outwards from their body in order to harness the principles of convergence, with the caster inducing the activation sequence of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, taking the concept of magic equaling the feelings of the magician to its absolute zenith – fuelling the fused energies with positive emotions, this results in the transmogrification of their arcane powers into photons, which are particles which transmit light that are also an elementary particle that serve as their own antiparticle, and by extension light, a type of energy considered to be a form of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength which can be detected by the human eye, as light is carried over space by photons; this sequence draws from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; thus, the energies that are produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic are only light and benevolent in nature; during this process, the caster projects their Magic Seal outwards while envisioning the creation of their choice and drawing power from the atmosphere; the caster's magical energies flow from their own body and entwine themselves with everything else put into action through the activation sequence, resonating visually as a pulse of golden energy as the desired creation spawns from the glyph of energy accompanied by a swirling windstorm of light. The process in which this takes place is oftentimes less than a second, and photons can be formed into any object of the user's choosing: the only limitations are their own imagination, and occasionally, outside factors determines how long their formed spell will stay functional- though the latter can be nullified slightly through liberal application of magical power manipulation. Unlike most forms of Molding Magic, the user does not have to hold the light physically with their hands in order to shape it; making them a cut above most other forms of structure-creation magic; indeed, the only limitations are the user's own imagination, and it requires no prior movements which are all in-born with Molding Magic, instead, the user can form countless items simply by shaping their magical power as well as their light and thinking about it, not even using the proper modification technique known as Shape Transformation in order to bring their thoughts into reality; for this reason, it can be said that Photonic Forge is far more effective than bog-standard Molding Magic or powers similar to it; indeed, a skilled user is capable of creating countless amounts of objects for a multitude of uses, granting the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic a capacity to create that is virtually unmatched. The main use of Photonic Forge is to shape the light that they create into different forms such as a series of blades and is able to propel themselves on one- though, shaping the substances into numerous beasts isn't unknown. The user is known to manipulate the density of their structures formed through all forms of Photonic Forge so that they can become as hard as diamond to as brittle as glass so that once they scatter near the enemy, the user can direct the stray photons scattering off of their spells to trap them and induce a death by a thousand blasts. With it, the user can create a variety of objects out of light to be used for offensive, defensive, or miscellaneous purposes. While so, one of those miscellaneous purposes are used for making medicines, drugs, and so on in the element of light energy being primarily present in the user's raw magical energy reserve. The items created out of the element light are purely curable against any poison-and-bacteria-base magics including Poison Magic, Poison-Make, and even Poison Dragon Slayer Magic by all forms. While as for being the polar opposite of Darkness, it can be very resistant and effective against dark-derived magics such as Darkness Magic, Darkness-Make, and even Black Dragon Slayer Magic. Outside of combat, the user can also change their surroundings using light, such as causing bilocation as mentioned above, causing the foe to view them in two places at once. The light also can be used as wound dressing, stanching bleeding and preventing micro-living bacterias/germs/poisons from anyway being physically spread across the wound itself. This type of magic can cure illnesses/viruses that they were infected with during their lifetime. As a result, all injuries inflicted upon any situations will be fully healed in the process. The sheer aftereffect of this Magic upon being used on a victim is that they will begin to feel purely cleanse of several symptoms of physiological or psychological meltdown such as mental stress, depression, or coma relief from the physical body taking hold of them, etc. Abnormally, Photonic Forge has a tendency to attract and draw in positive emotions from the user who is casting it to morally effect the victim's self-esteem. This in forth rekindle back the lost feelings of hope or spirit to the victim's mind, body, and soul from ever fearing the need of despair even if they're set up in the worst situations possible for them. As the user would feed on positivity and peaceful resolution, so does it cause the victim with a corrupt mind to feel hallucinated by the brilliant light, enticing them to remember their own past and yearn for forgiveness. It would henceforth make the victim themselves want to amend for all their wrong doings, evils, and mistakes in the past as if so they can have another chance in life. One of the sneakier methods of utilize Photonic Forge is that the user has two methods in which to induce Photonic Forge; but both methods can manifest structures which can be used for a diverse range of uses. The first one is called Static Photonic Forge. This type of Photonic Forge is characterized by the creation of inanimate objects, such as weapons, or by affecting the environment around them. The second type is called Dynamic Photonic Forge. This type of Photonic Forge focuses on creating animate light sculptures, usually in the form of animals; though human body parts and the like can also be formed. Dynamic Photonic Forge is said to be more quickly cast than Static Photonic Forge. While both styles of Photonic Forge have their own pros and cons, there is no clear "superior", leaving the matter of which style is "stronger" up to how much both versions evolve.
Static Photonic Forge (具鍛・偽性・光の造形滅竜術, Sutateikku Fotonikku Fōji lit. Tool-Forging Pseudo-Light Forging Dragon Slayer Skill): Static Photonic Forge is known as one of two mainstream methods with which to utilize the power of Photonic Forge; as one may suspect by the prefix, "Static" referring to how once created, it does not change unless through the interference of an outside source, Static Photonic Forge is characterized by the creation of inanimate objects that can be considered to be tools, physical items that can be used to achieve a goal, especially if the item is not consumed in the process; this usually consists of various forms of weapons of both close-range and long-range capabilities that suit the situation at hand. Static Photonic Forge is by far the most common method of harnessing Photonic Forge because they're relatively simple to maintain when compared to the numerous beasts of light created through its sister method; obviously, a sword composed from the element of light doesn't need further instructions once created as all the caster would need to do is use it to stab all kinds of things, whereas a tiger forged from photons would require mental commands and directions to make the most out of it. Indeed, because of how basic their composition is, Static Photonic Forge also has a greater amount of customization without the need to create entirely new spells and it's less of a hassle to manifest and keep in-action for long periods of time in contrast to the summoning constructs of the Dynamic version of the magic. In terms of use, Static Photonic Forge is known to be the user's preferred method of using the sub-ability, as weapons are relatively easier to manifest and keep in-action for long periods of time in contrast to the summoning constructs of the Dynamic version of Photonic Forge. Generally, each construct is capable of matching a real steel weapon blow-for-blow without shattering- Static Photonic Forge can be utilized to form almost any weaponry at all, and the user capable of conjuring anything from nothing. Close combat weapons such as swords and spears can be created effortlessly, though due to the intricate workings of existences such as guns, they are slightly more difficult; shields and staves can be reproduced with a much greater struggle, as the cost in magical energy is high, two or three times greater than a bladed weapon. As the user's most favoured method of utilizing Photonic Forge, Static Photonic Forge has reached the point where it can be considered mastered already. During the heat of battle, the user more often than not forms various weapons with a single snap of their fingers or by affecting the immediate vicinity where combat is ongoing, granting advantages to them and hampering their opponent(s). One of the user's most common uses of Static Photonic Forge is to affect the ground beneath them by jabbing light whether it has already been shaped or not into the soil below, inducing Photonize upon the surface and everything that entails in order to convert everything into light in the environment around their figure, reducing the soil to nothing, at which point, the user can manipulate and shape these newly-formed lights in any manner that they please- effectively, because of this, when combined with the elemental consumption method of Dragon Slayer Magic, enables the user to permanently possess freedom of movement no matter what as well as devour everything in sight to regenerate.
Ashur summoning Photonic Forge: Knight.
Dynamic Photonic Forge (実降・偽性・光の造形滅竜術, Dainamikku Fotonikku Fōji lit. Entity-Summoning Pseudo-Light Forging Dragon Slayer Skill): Dynamic Photonic Forge is the second method in which to harness the might of Photonic Forge; the prefix of "Dynamic" refers to how something is always in motion once created, and indeed, Dynamic Photonic Forge involves the user creating various animate objects forged from light in order to assist them in battle, whether it be for backup, or for other purposes. These inanimate objects are known to be formed when the caster focuses more magical energy into the formation of their Photonic Forge magic seal while envisioning a proper 'guardian', at which point, the user can manifest them from their magic seal – these shining beings take upon a white-blue colouration and emit a soft glow. What a wielder is capable of manifesting is highly variable, even moreso than Photonic Forge usually is – this usually takes upon the form of numerous creatures, including vertebrates such as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals as well as invertebrates such as mollusks, arthropods, annelids, cnidarians, and sponges; of course, at greater levels of skill, phantasms which are universally a cut above the rest, legendary creatures, can be manifested, two notable examples being dragons and phoenixes. While Dynamic Photonic Forge focuses on shining animals, human body parts and the like can also be formed; skilled users can manifest full humanoid beings which can serve the purpose of a distraction or just assist the caster in battles; the user more often than not utilizes the creations made manifest by Dynamic Photonic Forge in order to assist her in battle, be used as diversions from all sorts of incoming blows, and last, but not least, as a means of transportation to reach heights that would normally be considered impossible or to evade an enemy's onslaught. Once brought into the current plane of existence, the creatures forged through Dynamic Photonic Forge function in a similar manner to Celestial Spirits summoned through Celestial Spirit Magic and Familiars, as they're directed by the caster's mental commands and have their own abilities that are bestowed upon them by the wielder's thoughts. Dynamic Photonic Forge is said to be cast at a quicker pace than the shining weapons of Static Photonic Forge; though they generally cost more magical power to maintain due to Dynamic Photonic Forge summoning beings which more often than not requiring the user to direct and command them. With Dynamic Photonic Forge and a good memory, the user has the ability to summon avatars of the foes that they've defeated in a manner not dissimilar to Historia of the Dead, the stronger they are the better. Charlotte is said to not really be interested in Dynamic Photonic Forge as she prefers to fight her battles herself, but the Dragon of Dragons was noted to be an absolute master of this version of Photonic Forge, manifesting entire armies from nothing to run wild upon those who opposed her.
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Ashur charging up Photonic Pulsar.
Photonic Pulsar (光子竜の咆哮, Fotonikku Parusā lit. Photon Dragon's Roar): Photonic Pulsar is the hyperresonance ability of a dragon, attuned to the element of light- as such, it works best with Photon Dragon Slayer Magic. When performing Photonic Pulsar, the user utilizes their enhanced lung capacity in order to gather and condense ambient eternano from within the atmosphere and store it momentarily within their mouth- from here, the user attunes the eternano gathered by merging them with their energy in order to induce the usual fusion to being power into the current realm; this results in the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic taking the 'magic = feelings' concept to the fullest—by fuelling their magic with positive feelings, the user is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; they draw more and more light into their massive jaws from which no flying, talking cats have ever seen the light of day until they have gathered enough to the point that just by propelling it outwards, they could cause a bombardment of radiance that covers an entire continent. Once this is done, in order to unleash the magical energy, the user utilizes the Dragon Cords (竜帯, Ryūtai), a dragon's equivalent of vocal cords which produce a louder and harsher sound while amplifying anything emitted from their mouth tremendously, resulting in a massive blast of energy spewing forth from the user's mouth towards the target; in the case of Photonic Pulsar, which, of course, as both of its names would suggest, is based around light, this has the effect of unleashing a truly enormous ray of light which can be considered more like a breath that releases a gigantic laser than anything else. This laser barrels down and pierces through the opponent at light-speeds while cutting a path of flame through the ground; the user is able to fire the attack very quickly, while maintaining precise aim- due to lasers moving at light-speed, it can be inferred that Photonic Pulsar both starts and ends in a split second. The whiplash of the attack can be quite huge, usually blowing apart anything behind the user at the time of attack. The beam is powerful enough to strike multiple enemies and even two adjacent foes simultaneously; violently pushing the intended opponent and objects around them away from the user with overwhelming blunt force. The moment that Photonic Pulsar impacts upon the foe's body, it explodes violently, releasing an immense amount of light bright enough to blind the foe, illuminate the vicinity to the point that it can turn night to day, clearing the murky skies and ushering in azure instantly. A fully charged Photonic Pulsar can fill an entire valley with the explosion as well as plow through a multiple layered barrier such as Defenser MAX, while creating an explosion that is far larger than a tower and the mountains around it. Indeed, the speed settings are capable of being altered as well, though this is stuck to two settings. Version one causes the caster to unleash a higher-velocity beam with enough momentum to breach weak defenses –even able to smash through steel and assorted metals- but in this case, the damage dealt to the target without penetrating their personal defense spells are significantly reduced due to the lower transference of magical power in the Dragon's Roar; though because of the high velocity of the attack, it's certain that it will reach its target. Version two is more like a classic "ki attack" from fiction, as the magical particles have less velocity, and while generally less penetrating, the particles quickly transfer their energy to the target upon contact, reverting to pure heat and destroying the target from within. The user is capable of altering the trajectory of the attack to the point that it can undergo several complex maneuvers, which can, in extreme cases, allow the user to strike more than one opponent with relative ease. Unlike many other hyperresonance abilities, Photonic Pulsar can be used without the need for particular preparations, something which makes it notably faster to use, though it does slightly decrease the strength of the attack. Photonic Pulsar requires three seconds to travel a few ten thousand-kilometer distance, and the user can immediately fire the next attack after confirming a miss, but after twelve attacks, they will run out of magical energy.
Tenfold Photonic Pulsar (１０倍・ 光子竜の咆哮, Jūbai Fotonikku Parusā lit. Times Ten Photon Dragon's Roar): In Dragonar Mode, Charlotte can perform a variant of Photonic Pulsar known as 10x Photonic Pulsar; which is the original but massively augmented. When performing 10x Photonic Pulsar, Charlotte first inhales, gathering light within her mouth; adding her own magical power into the mixture to serve as a propellant to the light; charging it up for a few moments. Once the charging phase has been completed, Charlotte unleashes a mighty roar that unleashes an enormous amount of golden energy that takes the form of a crackling wave of light that shoots forth instantly, blasting the opponent with immense power. While Tenfold Photonic Pulsar does indeed possess incredible strength, speed, and a wide area-of-effect, the spell's true power lies in the fact that it possesses the a delayed effect if the initial blast should fail, wherein the target will be blasted by residual effects left over by the wave of light. While not as overwhelming as the initial blast, the after-effect can catch foes off guard. The might displayed by Tenfold Photonic Pulsar is more than enough to completely vaporize a dracolich's horn, left wing, and the bottom half of the demon's body. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Hundredfold Photonic Pulsar (１００倍・ 光子竜の咆哮, Hyakubai Fotonikku Parusā lit. Times One Hundred Photon Dragon's Roar): An even stronger version of 10x Photonic Pulsar displayed by Charlotte in Dragoascension; when performing 100x Photonic Pulsar, Charlotte first inhales, gathering light within her mouth; adding her own magical power into the mixture to serve as a propellant to the light; charging it up for a few moments. Once the charging phase has been completed, Charlotte unleashes a mighty roar that unleashes an enormous amount of golden energy wave which has a cascade of photons that coils around it, thus creating an effect similar to a drill or a screw. The Hundredfold Photonic Pulsar rips through the atmosphere, disturbing the fabric of space, spinning like a razor as it compresses and decompresses due to the sheer speed and raw power. Possessing immense penetrative qualities, the Hundredfold Photonic Pulsar brings immense destruction while it creates a one hundred and fifty meter diameter of extremely high heated energy, and also an electromagnetic field effect- akin to a nuclear explosion. This attack creates an enormous explosion upon contact and leaves a huge mushroom cloud; similar a nuclear bomb; this effect spreads out to a fan-shaped area; indeed, the immense damage dealt by this iteration of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's Dragon's Roar is more than enough to take out an entire army of foes, no matter any precautions taken beforehand. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Photonic Pulsar - Scattershot (光子竜の咆哮・光散列, Fotonikku Parusā - Sukyattāshotto lit. Photon Dragon's Roar - Shining Diffusion Array): Photonic Pulsar - Scattershot is a variant of Photonic Pulsar where multiple blasts of photonic energy are launched towards the target at once, splitting from an enormous wave of photons into countless smaller ones. When performing Photonic Pulsar - Scattershot, the user first inhales, gathering light within their mouth; adding their own magical power into the mixture to serve as a propellant to the light; charging it up for a few moments. Once the charging phase has been completed, the user unleashes a mighty roar that unleashes an enormous amount of golden energy which transfigures into a cascade of shining beams reminiscent of shooting stars, which lock-on to their opponents no matter their position, chasing after them at incredible speed; they possess tremendous force and are touted to chase their foes to the ends of the earth, no matter where the foe is standing, even if they possessed high speed, as they would catch their foe eventually. The shooting stars can move at impossible angles that always manage to reach its target; they will always change their path around any obstacles or pierce through any wall in order to reach their target. As they move though the atmosphere, they gather and condense stray magical particles upon their forms to increase in speed. They can dodge obstacles in their way, unless it is not physically possible, never ceasing their hunt until they catch their prey. Impacting upon their opponent, these shining beams detonate with great force, enough to level a city block.
Photonic Pulsar – Condenshot (光子竜の咆哮・集束砲号, Fotonikku Parusā - Kondenshotto lit. Photon Dragon's Roar: Focused Ordinance Edition): Photonic Pulsar – Condenshot is a variant of Photonic Pulsar which is the result of compressing the photons unleashed from the user's mouth to their utmost limit. When performing Photonic Pulsar - Condenshot, the user first inhales, gathering light within their mouth; adding their own magical power into the mixture to serve as a propellant to the light; charging it up for a few moments. Once the charging phase has been completed, the user compresses the enormous roaring wave of photons about to be released upon their foe into a much smaller form- at this point, the caster unleashes a mighty roar that spawns a hyper-compressed and wire-thin beam from their mouth which shoots towards their opponent, impacting before they can even react in accordance. Despite being such a small beam, the range of the Photonic Pulsar – Condenshot is vast and its attack power is quite impressive too; it strikes the enemy in the blink of an eye- however, despite its small composition, this spell does not deal immense piercing damage- rather, the photon wavelength of Photonic Pulsar – Condenshot synchronized to the frequency of the enemy's magical output while preparing the spell, immobilizing the opponents and confining them in a sphere of condensed photons suspended mid-air, allowing the user to follow up with a 'free hit' of sorts; however, to prevent spamming, Photonic Pulsar – Condenshot cannot be cast immediately after trapping the enemy, meaning that the user will need to follow-up with something else in their available arsenal.
Cipher Pulsar (反物質・光子竜の拡咆哮, Saifā Parusā lit. Antimatter Photon Dragon's Enhanced Roar): Cipher Pulsar is a variant of Photonic Pulsar; it is effectively the same attack, but it involves the user firing Cipher energies instead of photons. When performing Cipher Pulsar, the user first inhales, gathering cipher within their mouth; adding their own magical power into the mixture to serve as a propellant to the antimatter photons; charging it up for a few moments. Once the charging phase has been completed, the user unleashes a mighty roar that releases a positively enormous wave of blackened, crackling light from their mouth which shoots forward like a tidal wave washing over everything and anything in a truly wide area before the user. This beam covers a wide range, almost five kilometers in diameter while creating a massive firestorm of liht over a large area to do heavy damage to all enemies. When Cipher Pulsar is in flight, the antimatter photons lock-on to the user's opponents no matter their position, chasing after them. They can dodge obstacles in their way, unless it is not physically possible, never ceasing their hunt until they catch their prey, accelerating destructive power; upon a single command, these antimatter photons penetrate the foe's body, paralyzing them. Upon entering the opponent's body, the antimatter photons become smaller particles. As always, the Cipher photons have the principle of antimatter, which cause degenerative action wherever they stop. There, the user commands the antimatter photons that were inside the opponent's body to explode through a mental command, releasing a large amount of black light which has the capability to destroy the foe's body outright, erupting outwards and "purifying the very soul", releasing it as a flash of light conceptualized for the simple purpose of absolute destruction, provoking the obliteration of the enemy from the inside out in a very violent manner, sometimes propelling the victim into the air or anything in the vicinity by the sheer force of the blast with an enormous explosion.
Charlotte preparing Starbright Sparkray.
Starbright Sparkray (光子竜の攻撃・気流魔砲, Sutāburaito Supākurei lit. Photon Dragon's Strike: Energy-Streaming Magicannon): Starbright Sparkray is the name of a powerful Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which is exclusive to Charlotte Merquise- it can be considered one of her signature attacks and similar to the Magic Ray spell, but still possesses enough in common with the regular Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to carry its properties. Effectively, Starbright Sparkray is a rainbow-coloured laser of photonic energy released from Charlotte's cupped hands. When performing Starbright Sparkray, Charlotte cusps her hands together while still keeping her hands open, her fingers in a clawed position as she throws her hands to her sides. From here, she gathers and condenses stray magical energies which are ambient in the atmosphere, converging at a single point between her hands. From here, she applies Shape Transformation mentally, compressing the azurite supernatural particles into that of a sphere-esque shape which spins around at high speeds- and going even further, Charlotte now induces the activation of her Photon Dragon Slayer Magic by taking the 'magic = feelings' concept to the fullest—by fuelling her magic with positive feelings, she initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; in this case, the sphere of swirling magical energies cupped between her hands becomes that of the light element, with its azure textures becoming a shining golden which constantly switches between all seven colours of the rainbow, its spectrum fluctuating wildly as the spiralling motions that the orb undergoes intensify drastically. When firing the Starbright Sparkray, Charlotte throws her hands forward, resulting in the manifestation of a Magic Seal that is mainly golden in texture and appears similar to that of a group of shining hexagons illuminated by light, all attached together to resemble a circle with a hole in the middle, with the seal charging coherent energies through Charlotte's magical energies in order to rapidly excite the constituent particles of photons, which experience an increase in density and seem to multiply; this causes them to seek equilibrium and self-stabilize, being reflected and amplified by Charlotte's willpower and formed into a high-powered and potentially destructive beam of laser energy which is in a hyper-condensed form; essentially, a powerful surging ray of pure light that shines all seven colours of the rainbow- the trajectory of which spins around at astounding speeds in a spiralling motion, faster than the untrained eye can properly comprehend- this simulates the effect of a drill, significantly bolstering the penetrative power of the Starbright Sparkray. Unlike any other projectile-type spells released by any form of light-derived magic, including fellow Slayer Magics and Lost Magics, Starbright Sparkray actually is an actual laser instead of a (comparatively) slow-moving projectile forged from light. As one knows, a laser is an amplified, single-colour source of light. The beam of light from the laser does not get wider or weaker as most sources of light do; indeed, a laser is distinguished from other sources of light by its coherence, expressed through the output of Starbright Sparkray being a narrow, almost-razor-thin beam rather than a gigantic light blast. As the laser is focused to an extremely tiny spot, it achieves a very high irradiance and a low divergence so that it does not lose power even after travelling a long distance. The Starbright Sparkray is known as a beam that burns through targets like a missile, causing everything metallic that it so much as glances through to disintegrate, vaporizing everything in its path, burning through clothing and melting defenses upon contact. Laser wounds are every bit as bloody as knife wounds, and upon connection with a flesh-and-blood enemy, Starbright Sparkray causes the water in the body to boil, expand and rip the surrounding tissues apart, much like a high velocity bullet impact. The launching speed of Starbright Sparkray is that of the speed of light, meaning that immediately after the sparse seconds that it takes to thrust her hands forward, Charlotte's strike has reached its target, impacting instantaneously with no way to dodge or defend- to onlookers, it appears as if that at the moment of Charlotte throwing her hands forward, a brief flash of light exists in the mortal plane briefly as everything before her has a hole punched in it no matter its composition, if not being disintegrated entirely- the time that this takes is less than a fraction of a second. It doesn't matter what comes between the laser and Charlotte's target, any obstacles will simply end up taking the same damage the target takes as the laser tears straight through any form of defense, no matter the origin or the composition like it was wet tissue paper, displaying immense pushing force as it blows away anything it so much as grazes while grinding any obstruction to dust like a drill eating away at bedrock. Starbright Sparkray is known to be Charlotte Merquise's signature move, and it sees liberal usage through the arc in which she is featured; as her best attack, she has displayed almost perfect mastery over Starbright Sparkray, being capable of controlling and modifying the output of the attack in almost way that she deems fit; this isn't limited to but it includes changing the properties of the lasers, causing them to inflict piercing penetrating damage, explode violently upon contact, as well as manually control their flight path through mental command alone, allowing her to ricochet them off of any surface, homing in on their target- from here, the laser(s) can swerve in mid-air to hit a target multiple times, doing so at the exact same speed as the original activation of the spell- when released in large clusters of lasers, each individual one can gather together and re-swerve with synchronized turns; even if the strength goes down, scattered is more powerful. Charlotte is also able to charge-up this technique to produce considerably more damage. An alternate method of enhancing her speed is to fire a Starbright Sparkray from each of her feet or her hands, sometimes all four limbs at once while pointing them in the opposite direction, enabling Charlotte to speed forward at light-speeds. While firing the Starbright Sparkray from both cupped hands is more dramatic, Charlotte can launch the spell single-handed as well, and in close-combat, she is shown to be capable of firing a single Starbright Sparkray from every punching motion that she makes, meaning that her rapid-fire punches possess astounding amounts of power. While almost nothing can properly defend against it, a Soul Armour's Ardor Field is capable of dissipating the photons and heat generated by the spell, and even without the forcefield, Soul Metal is quite resistant but not invulnerable. Meanwhile, Tsuruko Sejren, thanks to her composition of the hardest alloy in all four dimensions will just be knocked back a bit and receive a substantial amount of damage, but she is immune to its instant vaporization effect as she is, well, not flesh and blood.
Charlotte unleashing Photon Dragon's Glint Fist.
Photon Dragon's Glint Fist (光子竜の閃光拳, Kōshiryū no Senkōken): Photon Dragon's Glint Fist is a basic Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that is the light-derived equivalent to other punching Dragon Slayer spells; effectively, Photon Dragon's Glint Fist allows the user to imbue their fist with light and strike forward with an ultra-fast punch that releases a fist-sized lightwave. When performing Photon Dragon's Glint Fist, the user activates the spell by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the user is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; resulting in them manifesting a mass of light. From here, the user shapes this light in the form of a sphere around their hand, giving off the resemblance of their fist simply becoming immersed in photonic energy, shining brightly as to illuminate the vicinity and cause those who gaze upon the user to look away out of fear of going blind. While Photon Dragon's Glint Fist is being formed, numerous wires of photonic energy constrict and tie themselves around her hand as to induce a swirling formation and encompass her hand, spiralling forwards and ending in a point, giving off the visage of a razor-thin drill composed completely of photonic wires orbiting her fist. Once this process has been completed, the user thrusts their fist forward, jabbing towards the enemy at a speed left unequalled, theorized by some to actually be the speed of light- it truly seems as if the user has used the photonic energies gathered upon their fist in order to extend their arm and strike their opponents at a longer range; the strike immediately reaches the opponent's body first, which from that perspective seems "zoomed in." The attack lets out blinding flash of light that sears the opponent upon impact, and the velocity that Photon Dragon's Glint Fist is cast is intense to a point that even the slightest of movements travel at speeds faster than anyone, even those with clairvoyance, cannot predict. Once the drill of light has been properly manifested, Charlotte is capable of utilizing it in any way that she deems suitable- more often than not, once the drill of photonic wires have been formed around her hand, she uses the imbued fist in order to launch countless piercing blows that tear through any and all types of defenses- the Photon Dragon's Glint Fist is known to possess immense slashing power if used in such a manner, and can pierce all sorts of defenses, whether they are natural or supernatural in nature, ranging from Magic to Curse-derived. Like an actual drill, the wires of light molded into this turning, piercing form act in a similar manner to that of a bedrock excavator, with two separate sections spinning in different directions as to not throw Charlotte's fist off from reaching its target. It is one of the user's most powerful blows; mostly because of it's "multi-hit" feature which doubles the damage as the light condensed upon their fist spreads out onto the opponent, swirling around them in a powerful spiral, creating a grinding drill effect that blasts into the opponent, inflicting major damage and launching them far away, creating an impact which is powerful enough to propel the unlucky recipient several meters away. The incredible speed both makes the strike far more powerful, and harder to dodge. The amount of time in which these actions transpire make it seem as if the opponent has been smashed with the force of a powerful cannon shell, blowing them away instantly. The Photon Dragon's Glint Fist can deflect both physical and supernatural-based attacks and attack at the same time, making it both an offensive and defensive technique. It is a very useful and impossibly powerful technique that can connect rapidly and accurately, which works well with her impressive speed and agile techniques. Upon contact with an enemy, the drilling wires of light instill their rapidly swirling properties onto an enemy, acting as a drill that shaves away at the bedrock, instantly grinding into the opponent with enough force to burst through many forms of enchanted armour and defensive methods while mincing a human's body and grinding up their internal organs, leaving naught but a gigantic hole in their stomach- the force of punching forward with this attack can occasionally release a tornado in its wake. The power of Photon Dragon's Glint Fist, when infused with Charlotte's fighting spirit, is enough to directly clash with Tsuruko's Rocket Punch Limit Break.
Photon Dragon's Scintilla (光子竜の寇砕拳, Kōshiryū no Shintira lit. Invader Crushing Fist; Scintilla also being the Italian and Latin word for "spark"): Photon Dragon's Scintilla is an extension of Photon Dragon's Glint Fist; upon contact with the opponent's body with the regular attack, it tears through clothing and blackens the struck area, attaching a complex Magic Seal which is mainly golden in texture and appears similar to that of a group of shining hexagons illuminated by light, all attached together to resemble a circle with a hole in the middle- this magic seal is referred to as the Stigma (閃烙印, Sutiguma lit. Flashing Brand); it is a mark of "absolute justice" which begins to sap the enemy's magical energy (or fighting spirit) on it and momentarily takes away the body's movement, thereby leaving the foe open to the Photon Dragon Slayer's subsequent attack; with a mental command, this shining glyph begins to emit countless streaks of light which cluster together upon the opponent, exploding several times to double the damage as the streaks of light swirl around the enemy's body in a spiralling motion, as the user's fist, which is still attached to the enemy's body, suddenly clenches and the user makes a slight punching motion resembling a one-inch-punch performed at a range of 0–15 cm (0–6 in), using explosive power to generate tremendous amounts of impact force at extremely close distances; the quick movement of the wrist produces the force needed, the wrist is held with the knuckles facing out on a horizontal axis, the wrist is then moved up and a strike is produced with the bottom two knuckles; this causes the photonic energy to blast into the opponent, inflicting major damage and launching them far away, creating an impact which is powerful enough to propel the unlucky recipient several meters away- to onlookers, the time spent casting this spell makes it appear as if the user has made a slight movement, pressing a seal upon the target's form- in the blink of an eye, the user's target and everything between their target and the user's fist simply gets a hole punched through it. The incredible speed both makes the strike far more powerful than a normal light-enhanced blow, and much harder to dodge. The amount of time in which these actions transpire make it seem as if the opponent has been kicked with the force of a powerful cannon shell, blowing them away instantly; effectively, from the moment of release, Photon Dragon's Scintilla simply pierces everything between the user's hand and the target, leaving its power unable to be blocked by any form of defense as a result- at its lowest power, the simple strike, discounting the Stigma is able to cause the opponent to flat-line. The user can increase the striking reach of their fist by 'charging up' by means of first repeatedly swinging their punching arm around before using the spinning force to both engulf the arm in light to its utmost limits, and as such, it is a spell that is suitable for regular combat and as a finishing move, and has different powerful variants as a result. If thrown, Photon Dragon's Scintilla also covers a lot of horizontal distance if launched like a projectile, allowing the user to strike an airborne opponent from several meters away, effectively grounding them instantly- upon contact, the Stigma fired at the enemy simply attaches itself and explodes instantly.
Photon Dragon's Meteor Fist (光子竜の流星拳, Kōshiryū no Ryūseiken): Photon Dragon's Meteor Fist is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and a variant of Photon Dragon's Glint Fist where the caster launches countless punches per second, resembling a meteoric storm raining down upon the opponent. In any case, when performing Photon Dragon's Meteor Fist, the user activates the spell by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the user is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; resulting in them manifesting a mass of light. From here, the user shapes this light in the form of a sphere around their hand, giving off the resemblance of their fist simply becoming immersed in photonic energy, shining brightly as to illuminate the vicinity and cause those who gaze upon the user to look away out of fear of going blind. Once this process has been completed, the caster strikes forth with both of their arms rapidly at speeds beyond mortal comprehension, releasing innumerable punches that impact upon the enemy hundreds of times per second or even more as a user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic can move at speeds reaching the speed of light, over a vast distance of ten kilometers. This vicious volley of blows, said to possess the power of a meteoric storm, smash into the frame of the user's helpless opponent, obliterating and eradicating their enemies without fail or mercy. At its highest levels, the spell is capable of parting the clouds. Photon Dragon's Meteor Fist is a very useful and impossibly powerful technique that can connect rapidly and accurately, which works well with the caster's impressive speed and agile techniques. Everything that is in the range of the caster is smashed to atoms like a bug, their feeble bodies shattered effortlessly even if they attempt to resist the radiant fury of light before them; the combination of the user's overwhelming strength and their law-defying speed makes this attack ever-the-more deadlier, as the user strikes at such a velocity with Photon Dragon's Meteor Fist that more often than not, their opponents don't even realize that they've landed a killing blow until they become aware of the fact.
Photon Eyeblast (光子竜の視破, Foton Aiburasuto lit. Photon Dragon's Optic Blast): Photon Eyeblast is a rather simple Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which enables the caster do exactly as the name would suggest, to projecting powerful beams of concussive light from their eyes. In any case, when performing Photon Eyeblast, the caster focuses as much light as possible into their eyes, condensing it to the utmost limit as the user pinpoints a target with their sharp vision before unleashing the light from their pupils as two small, concentrated beams; one remains straight while the other coils around the straight beam. The resulting beam is quite powerful, drilling through most targets, and exploding on the ones it can't. The attack seems to possess highly destructive power, having caused great damage to the area it affected, destroying the ground and piercing through buildings alike, and appears to have a long range; the trajectory can be altered, allowing the caster to strike more than one opponent. This technique, as small it is, has immense power. For one, it can cause immense impact or knockback damage and can penetrate the foe's body. However, if the caster wishes, they can make the beam stun the opponents and affect their vital organs and their magic container, leaving them motionless but alive. Also, it can be used as a harmless search laser, able to lock onto targets and keep track of them. These particles generate great, directional concussive force when they interact with the objects of this universe. However, when directly compared to the other spells of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, Photon Eyeblast is rather lacking for a lack of a better word, and is usually used just to get an enemy's attention or deflect projectiles. Charlotte can increase the frequency of Photon Eyeblast, significantly ramping up its power to the point that doing so can enable the blast to tear through the atmosphere or blow back enemy spells, smashing through buildings and breaching enemy defenses in the blink of an eye.
Charlotte preparing Stellar Circle 5.
Stellar Circle 5 (光子竜の悪循環の星渦中, Sutora Sākuru Faibu lit. Photon Dragon's Starry Maelstrom of the Vicious Circle): Stellar Circle 5 is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which enables the user to project a sigil in any location that they deem suitable before summoning a small gale made up of microscopic blades of compressed light pressure, mincing an opponent near instantly. When performing Stellar Circle 5, the user activates the spell by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the user is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; resulting in them manifesting a mass of light. From here, the user snaps their fingers in the desired location, forming a Magic Seal of a golden texture that appears similar to that of a large circular grid of hexagons; the mere presence of this sigil causes multiple streams of winds to converge at a singular point before the user harnesses Photonize in order to transform these winds into light, resulting in an ear-piercing screeching noise that echoes through the air as these gales circle the Magic Seal, leaving a golden aura trail- the resulting slipstream creates a tornado effect that forms an golden cyclonic vortex of light in the immediate area, all focused on a singular location- that of where the caster directed the Magic Seal to manifest itself. The vortex of light spins around the Magic Seal at speeds invisible to the human eye- indeed, the individual currents of golden swirling around the sigil are actually microscopic blades of light similar to those generated by Sword Pressure- the sheer number of these light-cutters are to the point that not even those with the sharpest of eyesight are capable of properly counting them all. Anything that just so happens to be in the epicenter of this maelstrom of absolute annihilation is laid bare before the vicious onslaught of pressurized light blades, which slice at them endlessly- it cannot be said that one or ten edges impact upon the target's form for every second that passes, but rather, millions perform such a feat- these wind blades are sharper than actual metallic swords, and they cut so deeply that they are capable of causing damage on a cellular level, cutting off the Magic Pathways and removing the methods of casting spells from the user's existence. This spell lasts ten seconds before the lights disperse and the Magic Seal fades. Stellar Circle 5 is similar to Photon Dragon's Scintilla in that it can be used as a projectile that covers a lot of horizontal distance if launched like a projectile, allowing the user to strike an airborne opponent from several meters away, effectively grounding them instantly- upon contact, the seal fired at the enemy simply attaches itself and exposes them to countless slices of light instantly.
Defensive Spells
Vanishing Counter (光子竜の魔力消失迎撃, Banishingu Kauntā lit. Photon Dragon's Magical Energy Disappearance Counterattack): Vanishing Counter is a defensive-offensive type Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which enables the caster to prepare for an incoming attack while gathering photons before vanishing upon impact and reappearing behind the enemy, striking with a powerful kick- Vanishing Counter is exclusive to Charlotte Merquise. When performing Vanishing Counter, Charlotte gathers her magical energies while activating Photon Dragon Slayer Magic by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling her magic with positive feelings, she is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; resulting in Charlotte manifesting a mass of light which shrouds her entire body. Performing a defensive tai chi-like stance in a split second, she waits for the impact of her opponent's attack. Upon the contact of the enemy's strike with Charlotte's body, the light which engulfed her frame begins to go to work by reducing her body to elementary particles, transforming into and moving at the speed of light behind the enemy as she is instantaneously reassembled in said location, literally teleporting. At this point, Charlotte, now behind her opponent, strikes with a powerful sliding kick that deals moderate amounts of damage and can knock the opponent into the air instantly. When compared to most other counter-type spells, Vanishing Counter has the longest window of retaliating, being a few seconds in length, and the return strike comes out the swiftest due to Charlotte transforming into light, teleporting behind the enemy, and striking. When compared to other forms of counterattacking spells, Vanishing Counter is notably different in that it does not change power depending on the countered attack; rather, it does a constant attack no matter what moves it counters. One of the most interesting features of Vanishing Counter is that when in the process of evading and teleporting behind the enemy, as Charlotte has transformed her entire body into light, she is effectively intangible and leaves her unaffected even by attacks that cannot be countered. Additionally, if Charlotte is hit during the process of Vanishing Counter, like other forms of Counter, she will not flinch and simply complete the process- though she will still receive damage; she actually strikes the location around where she was hit, just like regular forms of Counter do. If Vanishing Counter is used on a ranged attack or an attack that causes its user to move quickly, Charlotte will most likely miss with her counter attack.
Photon Tensegrity (光子竜の光波防御帯, Foton Tenseguritī lit. Photon Dragon's Lightwave Barrier): Photon Tensegrity is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which enables the user to cast a barrier of light to surround themselves that can reflect attacks. When scattered in the air, the repulsive forces between the photons generated through this magic cause them to spontaneously align; which the user can form, with magical manipulation, into a regular cubic lattice structure; this is referred to Photon Tensegrity, which will slowly expand and scatter into the area. When photon particles are spread in large numbers in the open air or in open space, the particles disrupt metal. The photons also interferes with the operations of magic items due to the photon particles high charge which act like a continuous electromagnetic pulse on metal objects. The disruption of metal is due to the small lattice of the spell creating fringes that long wavelengths cannot penetrate, and that diffract wavelengths that have similar distance with the fringes. This diffraction and polarization process disrupts the alloys. If controlled, the particles can form fringes of different widths and further interfere with alloys and machinery. Photon Tensegrity forms an invisible barrier around the user, protecting them from incoming magical attacks letting only a fraction of the magical force behind them pass through to strike their body; at which point the attack is immediately nullified- the energies gathered, and then focused into the next step. This spell is not a perfect defense, as it can be worn down by repeated blows, or can be broken by a spell as a prelude to an attack. In addition, some people are capable of breaking or bypassing barriers altogether. However, this barrier's defensive properties have no effect against solid objects like swords and projectiles, and magic can still be used at point blank range within the barrier's boundary; very little is known about the limits of its defensive power, though it possesses a rather immense duration and durability, functioning as a shell of sorts, with the intensity of the light emitted by the Photon Tensegrity having the psychological effect of causing enemies to hesitate to attack them. However, the Photon Tensegrity is difficult to use has it can only manipulate so many photon particles at a time and it required precise timing; and, despite being far more advanced than any other barrier, it still suffers from magical draining. The barrier can only be used for a total of one hundred and five seconds and requires one hundred and twenty seconds to cool down. If the user has no other defensive measures this leaves a window of fifteen seconds where they have no defense against attacks.
Shining Diffusion (光波防御帯・反射公式, Shainingu Difuyūjon lit. Lightwave Barrier: Refraction Formula): Shining Diffusion is the second step of Photon Tensegrity- it is completely optional, but it certainly adds to what Photon Tensegrity can do. Shining Diffusion is effectively turning the immense defensive power of Photon Tensegrity into an overwhelming offense which brings indiscriminate amounts of destruction to anything near the caster. In any case, when inducing Shining Diffusion, at the moment of an opposing attack(s)' impact upon the shield manifested by Photon Tensegrity, the shield gathers and dissects the energies that splashed upon the spell before the user harnesses the effect known as refraction in order to deflect all sorts of attacks as to ensure that it fails to connect with the user and thus does not inflict damage, reversing the opponent's attack, whether it be close-range or projectile, upon them, returning it to sender, causing the user to retaliate in any way that they wish as well. If the attack is a projectile, it will simply be deflected behind them and upwards at about a thirty degree angle. It's worth noting explosive projectiles can still explode and will still do damage if they are struck when the Shining Diffusion dissipates. If the attack is a powerful spell such as a Secret Art, then the attacker will be knocked back at a ninety degree angle. The process involved seems to occur with such severity that the attacks appear to curve around the affected area, as though the object in question were protected by an invisible barrier/shield immediately in front of it. When reflected by Shining Diffusion, the reversed attacks can even penetrate other barriers of any kind- these are not limited to the simple Defenser, indeed, they can possibly penetrate Ancient Spell-tier magics such as Fairy Sphere. The user is able to surpass any reflecting power by reflecting back the spell they had cast from all of their opponent's sides; and they are capable of reducing by refracting the range of many magics, even some which notable in their ability to nullify any other form of Magic, and then assaulting the enemy. This technique is inspired by the processes of refraction and dispersion involved in the formation of a rainbow.
Supplementary Spells
Accellight (光子竜の光速瞬動, Akuseruraito lit. Photon Dragon's Light-Speed Instant Movement Technique): Accellight, also known as the Wings of Light (光の翼, Hikari no Tsubasa), is a supplementary Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell which grants the user the ability to move at unimaginable velocities, zipping around in the air at incredible speeds; waltzing around without any hindrances. When performing Accellight, the user charges their body in photonic energy, before using their mastery over light to defy gravity by eliminating their own weight, allowing them to stay aloft in mid-air for undefined periods. At that point, by utilizing expert magical manipulation as a small "push", the user can take off at high speed with perfect timing, so the user could remain flying in the same place without any thought. When in motion while using Accellight, the user manifests a ring of light upon their back which captures the winds with its thin curtain of magical particles, propelling the user and allowing them to build up speed over time as they dart through the air. Accellight, as the name would indicate, enables the user to move at a speed that nobody else can comprehend; all the user is required to do is utilize magical manipulation to serve as a kick-off point; granting them "true flight", moving throughout the air as free as a bird, or rather, in a "deeper" term, like a plastic bag in the wind. In any case, Accellight drastically augments their movements with the power of light, allowing them to fly swiftly, or even shoot up vertical surfaces; moving dozens upon dozens of times faster than somebody using any form of high-speed movement spells while maintaining flight for extremely long periods of time. The speed and after-images granted by Accellight allow the user to effectively dodge all sorts of multi-directional attacks. Activating this attack causes a slip stream of light effect that allows the user to achieve speeds normally impossible them in any location. By charging the particles with magical energy this allows the user an additional defensive measure as well as immense propulsion. Even if someone could detect the trajectory of their movements, it is considered to be nearly impossible to catch the user, as with their speed, the user is capable of assaulting their opponents with quick, but powerful, melee attacks. The user's speed appears to create up to eight doubles of themselves while in motion. These doubles are not illusory; they are moving at a speed between different positions that is vastly faster than the speed of sound. As such, were all the doubles to attack at once, it would mean that the user is attacking from all those positions simultaneously, giving them incredible destructive power. Similarly, because of this same speed, attacking the doubles would be futile as the user would have moved long before the attack even reaches them. The user can also enhance their already swift flight speed by riding on strong gusts of wind, and can slow or deflect falls by creating cushions of air. When used in the heat of battle, Accellight causes the user to appear as if they are simply flowing around their opponents without expending any energy at all, letting the opponent tire themselves out and thus creating exploitable openings. This conservation of energy, combined with their high stamina, gives the user an advantage in prolonged combat. Following Issac Newton's first law of motion, the user will accelerate indefinitely as long as they keep moving.
Double Chaser (光子竜の交迷幻夢, Daburu Cheisā lit. Photon Dragon's Shifting Phantasm): Double Chaser is a powerful Photon Dragon Slayer Magic which enables the caster to make illusionary duplicates of themselves. When performing Double Chaser, the user intensifies their light, releasing a burst of pure photonic energy that covers the immediate vicinity for the smallest of moment- the sheer amount of light unleashed causes a shift in the atmosphere, causing illusions all around. When the light settles in a matter of seconds, anyone in the area will see two or more doubles of the caster- this is because Double Chaser is an all-around illusion-casting spell that affects the area around the user, blurring the light in the area so that everyone will see double. Generally, the illusions manifested by Double Chaser are completely indistinguishable from the real thing to the naked eye and simple sensory-type magic, though those who have dealt with illusionists before can distinguish the two. While it is possible to manifest more than simple copies of the user and perhaps their allies, it is the easiest to perform. The user can also use Double Chaser in conjunction with their spells and attacks, allowing them to mix up the fake with the real, allowing them to hold up enemies and create greater opportunities to launch their own attacks, causing feints of a sort to distract the opponent from the real deal. However, Charlotte's utilization of Double Chaser has progressed to the point that by infusing the illusions with more of their magical energy, she can control them mentally- though she's required to stand still and direct them so that she won't lose focus. The realized illusions manifested through Double Chaser are capable of performing any of Charlotte's spells, including Double Chaser once more in order to double the amount of copies that Charlotte has summoned in the heat of battle- however, by doing so, the clones drain magical energy from Charlotte's own Magic Origin. To add to the deception pulled over the eyes of her enemies, these duplicates can bleed after being struck- though they will scatter into photons if attacked by a sufficiently strong force; but before they do that, Charlotte can disperse them by will alone in order to gain back any of her magical power that they had used in their brief moments of 'life'; generally, they're so lifelike that it's near impossible to distinguish Charlotte's Double Chaser clones from the real deal. Upon contact with the opponent, this iteration of Double Chaser causes the illusions to explode in a burst of light. Even so, Double Chaser requires a considerable amount of mental focus in order to continue stabilizing the illusions, even moreso per fake manifested, making it extremely difficult to sustain for longer than a few seconds per spell cast, though it does not cost much magical energy.
Cipher Projection (光子竜の交迷幻夢・双龍降臨, Saifā Purojekushon lit. Photon Dragon's Shifting Phantasm: Advent of the Twin Dragons): Cipher Projection is a sub-spell of Double Chaser, and Charlotte's signature method of harnessing the replication powers of the former. When performing Cipher Projection, Charlotte utilizes Photonize on anything within the vicinity in order to convert it into light before using Cipher Projection upon that mass of photons, transforming it into a perfect copy which takes upon a proper corporeality, effectively making it a 'true' clone of sorts. This particular Cipher Projection clone possesses all the same powers and abilities of the regular Charlotte, with the skills and knowledge necessary to use these powers to the same level as the original. This clone derives its energy output independent from Charlotte's own, meaning that the only reason that it drains her magical energy is keeping it sustained; indeed, because it is such a flawless replica, it can only remain in the physical realm for a few moments; otherwise, Charlotte's magical reserves will take a nasty hit and she will run out of energies to keep her going after five seconds of keeping the replication of herself materialized. It can be said to be a variant of Living Magic in that it creates a living, breathing being- though of course, it is a flawed result, as the Cipher Projection replica only lasts for five seconds. In any case, once Cipher Projection has manifested this perfect clone, the duplicate initiates Dragonar Mode alongside Charlotte, with both of them transforming into Blazer Dragoon- both of them gain the same amount of energy output and power, but any secondary effects of what is about to commence are negated in favour of pure power- but not only that, keeping both the power and the effect of the next attack for both her and her clone would likely drain Charlotte of all of her energies; now in their dragon-man forms, both Charlotte and her replica launch either a Photonic Pulsar or a Cipher Pulsar attack at their enemy, both waves of light bombarding her opponent from seemingly countless directions- they can be launched while both Charlotte and her clone flank the enemy's sides to prevent escape while keeping them stuck in the middle of colliding principles due to Photon and Cipher being polar opposites or side-by-side to expose the enemy to dual forces of matter light and antimatter light at once- however, both Charlotte and her duplicate can simply launch the same spell as to strike the adversary with double the power. In any case, once the attack has been unleashed, the clone forged through Cipher Projection fades into photonic energy and Charlotte can resume battle as normal. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Cipher Projection: Dragon Four-mation (双龍降臨・四動力, Saifā Purojekushon: Doragon Fōmēshon lit. Advent of the Twin Dragons: The Dynamic Force of Four): Cipher Projection: Dragon Four-mation is an improved variant of Cipher Projection that Charlotte can perform after extensive amounts of training which, as the name would suggest, allows Charlotte to summon three fully-fledged clones now that she has amassed enough magical energy and stamina to maintain more than a single duplicate. With four dragon-men out on the field, Charlotte can then perform all of her finishing attacks at once, or have the three replications assist her in one of her other attacks- heck, they can strike and perform all sorts of actions on their own, keeping the opponent constantly on their toes as they now have to deal with four powerful enemies at once. Once all three clones are in battlefield, by surging her fighting spirit, Charlotte combine the duplicates with herself, gaining all of their energies and overloading her Magic Origin while her naturally immense Ardor levels allow her to stabilize this influx of magical energy, allowing her to achieve Dragoascension in the middle of battle- as she is only half-dragon, Charlotte can only transform into her Dragoascension form through this method. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Photonic Forge Spells
Static Photonic Forge Spells
Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜の天叢雲剣, Fotonikku Fōji: Ame no Murakumo lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon's Heavenly Autumn Cloudy Blade): Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and the main Photonic Forge line spell; it enables Charlotte to form a sword that is made of pure photonic energy. When performing Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo, Charlotte activates Photonic Forge by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling her magic with positive feelings, Charlotte initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope. From here, Charlotte uses her imagination in order to mold the light created into the form of a double-edged sword forged completely from light, meaning that it does not possess a solid form; Ame no Murakumo is used exclusively for melee combat. With its long, spear-like handle and even longer double-edged blade, the design of the Ame no Murakumo was made to take down enemies in a single swing, but due to its unwieldy size and a weight decidedly greater than any other sword, it is said that no one has even been able to brandish this unusual blade to its full capacity. Its full length is nearly twice Charlotte's height and a blade several times wider than normal. The sword is highly sharp and durable, capable of slicing through magical barriers, and its slashes are capable of trailing large amounts of light in its wake, which can damage the opponent. Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is so deadly precisely because it's capable of being utilized in countless ways- it's almost mesmerizing that somebody can get so much mileage out of a simple sword of light. Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo can take the form of any type of sword formed from light, such as a regular sword and alter its properties to transform it into another version, such as a rapier or katana. In any form, Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is capable of slicing through magical barriers, and its slashes are capable of trailing large amounts of waves of light in its wake, which can damage the opponent. The moment that the weapon makes contact with the foe via impaling them, the composition of the weapon is altered to cause additional, smaller blades to protrude from the blade inside of the foe's body, drastically increasing the number of wounds dealt to the foe. The weapon itself can endure even the strongest of attacks, making it quite effective in blocking and deflecting incoming attacks; and it can withstand getting crushed by force. The armament is strong and sharp enough to cut clean through pure metal weapons as well; the power of Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is capable of inflicting a deep cut into the opponent's body, even if they had erected a magical defense beforehand, severely damaging them- it can defeat an Etherious compared to a Guild Ace in power in a single strike. In Charlotte's Dragoascension, Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is constantly activated, taking the form of the blades that extends from her bracelets; they can enhance her own close-combat blows, as even though they are mounted in such a manner, they lose none of their special properties. The power of Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo is enough to clash evenly with Tsuruko/Gaiki's Blazefire Edge manifested from her Ardor Flame.
Ame no Murakumo: Habakiri (光子竜の天叢雲剣・白夜殲滅剣, Ame no Murakumo: Habakiri lit. Photon Dragon's Heavenly Autumn Cloudy Blade: White Night Annihilation Sword): Ame no Murakumo: Habakiri is an extension of the regular Ame no Murakumo; when initiating Ame no Murakumo: Habakiri, Charlotte focuses the Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo, gathering the entire amount of her magical energy and focusing into the blade of her sword—gathering and converging, the sheer amount of magical power stored within the Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo results in it glowing brilliantly, illuminating the immediate vicinity, even if it was never night in the first place. The magical energy gathered, when Charlotte surges her fighting spirit, the blade of Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo extends upwards to reach over ten feet in length; or even more up to one hundred feet in length, all depending on how much magical energy Charlotte is in possession of; this enormous blade can extend at great distances to cut down large objects like satellite weapons and flying menaces. The weapon of light known as Ame no Murakumo is seen to be in two "parts", with the bottom part becoming pure magical energy and the second half highly resembling a feather. From there, gripping the sword with both of her hands, Charlotte swings the sword forward, unleashing that condensed magical energy in the form of a powerful slash which obliterates anything that it comes into contact with, dealing a single strike of massive damage. The power of Ame no Murakumo: Habakiri is so immense that it releases an energy that is so overwhelming, it is near impossible to describe to onlookers; nor can it be conveyed properly. This attack relies on indiscriminate targeting to track down the opponent's magical energy. When opposing an attack of similar power, it will not only double or multiply, but increase infinitely. This move creates a large, impressive explosion on contact, which leaves the user unharmed, but is lethal to the target, essentially reducing them to atoms at it's strongest point.
Murakumo: Binding Formation (雲剣・光の護封剣, Murakumo: Baindeingu Fōmēshon lit. Cloudy Blade: Protective Sealing Swords of Light): Murakumo: Binding Formation is an extension of the regular Ame no Murakumo; when performing Murakumo: Binding Formation, it is triggered by going by the opposite of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling her magic with positive feelings, Charlotte is capable of initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; this generates an immense amount of light within her hands and her Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo blade in her other hand begins to shine brilliantly before she stabs the shining sword into the barren earth —this sends the light into the barren earth; as it tracks the opponents down and forms circles of light beneath their feet momentarily—locking on to her foes, Charlotte snaps her fingers, causing the light beneath the ground to erupt in an enormous veil of gold shaped like a blade that reaches the sky; constricting and whirling around the foe as to trap them in the light. The spell is designed to slow their opponent down and make it difficult to inflict damage or even to attack. Just utilizing Murakumo: Binding Formation not a way to win by itself; it is usually used as a means to an end; and due to their several other healing spells and offensive attacks, Charlotte will definitely benefit from this strategy; being able to protect herself from both attacks and damage. The power of Murakumo: Binding Formation can stop attacks for a few minutes, to locking their opponent down as long as they are on the field—however, it takes a fair while to regain the magical energy drained from this spell, and Charlotte could possibly only utilize it four-five times before she had exhausted herself from her magical power.
Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜の方天戟, Fotonikku Fōji: Doragoransu Sumasshā lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon's Heavenward Halberd): Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and the secondary main Photonic Forge line spell; it enables her to form a spear that is made of pure photonic energy. When performing Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher, the wind flowing through the area focuses on one point one hundred meters above Charlotte's head. When the raging wind gathers there, a bright white light appears as if from naught; these are the photons which Charlotte has manifested through Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's Photonize ability; when manifesting these photons, Charlotte raises one (or both) of her hands in the air at her side, generating a large amount of photons between her open, facing palms at a relatively swift rate. It should be noted that in order for a stronger spear to form, she can use both hands and/or condense more magical power upon her palms. The generated photons are rapidly shaped into the form of a massive spear composed of pure light, which Charlotte proceeds to hurl at the enemy. When thrown, it produces a massive blast of photonic energy that spirals out from the epicenter of the point where the spear impacted; forming into a wavy circle of pure light that smashes through the target. Essentially, it functions in a similar manner to that of a drill—grinding through anything that the spear comes into contact with, before exploding into said blast. If Charlotte so wishes it, the Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher is capable of homing upon an opponent, dodging many an obstacle until it reaches Charlotte's intended target; however, most of the time, the spell smashes through anything that it touches until it reaches the target. Nevertheless, the Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher is capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction with relative ease—essentially, as it moves, everything about ten meters on both sides of the spear will be reduced to ashes –with the exception of objects or people using high-tier defense spells or humans- through the sheer photonic energy that the spear is composed of. While it can be defended against by high-tier shielding spells, continuous attacks can bypass the shields, eventually leaving the opponent open to being struck by the spell. In addition, the Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher moves at such a fast pace that even users of High Speed or Slowing Magic would have extreme difficulty in avoiding the spell; indeed, the attack seems to be unaffected by "terrain-effecting" or "body enhancement" magics or spells. The Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher can be launched in any position, from being airborne to while running. Launching it while airborne however increases its damage radius. Noticeably, Charlotte is capable of utilizing Photonic Forge: Dragolance Smasher in a similar manner to that of a completely ordinary spear—if this is done, then the spell will have far greater power than almost any other spear. The sheer heat radiating from the attack has enough force to cut through solid steel and even pierce through a magical barrier. This attack is powerful enough to stop the Seiken-Zuki performed by an assimilated Tsuruko/Gaiki. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Photonic Forge: Ama no Habaya (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜の燦ノ破弓矢, Fotonikku Fōji: Ama no Habaya lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon's Radiant Destructive Bow and Arrow): Photonic Forge: Ama no Habaya, also referred to as the "Arrow of Light" (光の矢, Hikari no Ya), is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and a Photonic Forge line spell; it enables Charlotte to form a golden arrow of immense power that is made of pure photonic energy, completely disregarding the need for a bow unlike other 'bow and arrow' molder spells. When performing Photonic Forge: Ama no Habaya, Charlotte activates Photonic Forge by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling her magic with positive feelings, Charlotte initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope. From here, Charlotte uses her imagination in order to mold the light created into the form of an extravagant lightning arrow-head-shaped bolt forged completely from light, meaning that it does not possess a solid form; this arrow held in her hands, shines to the point that it causes those in the vicinity to avert their eyes. When manifesting the arrow, any characters in Charlotte's line of sight will flinch; Charlotte then launches the arrow at her enemy. When the blast lands, it blows the opponents away with tremendous speed and force; blasting through everything in it's path in order to assault the opponent ferociously as the arrow sends the opponents flying at a semi-spike angle, inducing tremendous knockback from which it is difficult to recover. The move goes through walls. The spell can hit a maximum of six targets at once but the damage and knockback weaken for each target hit; thus if used on many opponents, it may not destroy the ones in the back, even if the foes are still suffering from harm. This attack goes through any and all defenses, and at extreme distances it does slightly less damage. If the opponents are too close together, they may collide with each other and prevent immense damaging from happening. The attack seems to possess highly destructive power, having caused great damage to the area it affected, destroying the ground and piercing through buildings alike, and appears to have a long range, wreaking havoc wherever it passes, as shown when it crossed the entire distance of Hargeon, generating a large explosion. The trajectory of the arrow can be altered, allowing Charlotte to strike more than one opponent. Charlotte can change the direction the arrow will go while holding it; backwards, forwards, and upwards. Charlotte's shining arrows move much more quickly than other character's arrows, and can be controlled in midair. Charlotte is not able to hold the blast indefinitely in normal use; however, if she keeps changing the direction the arrow will be released, she can hold onto it for a while. The golden arrows can actually be curved around in a full circle if controlled properly and thus avoid veering off somewhat else. As Photonic Forge: Ama no Habaya is a quick-hitting, high-power spell, it could be considered to be the most accurate metaphor for Charlotte's fighting style. Crux Kouga's signature "Eight Shaku Curved Jewel" spell is derived from Photonic Forge: Ama no Habaya.
Charlotte using Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama in order to deflect a barrage of gemstones.
Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜の綿剃刀線鎖, Fotonikku Fōji: Yasakani no Magatama lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon's Endless Razor-Sharp Wire-Chains): Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and a Photonic Forge line spell; it grants the caster the ability to generate and manipulate wires (yes, not chains, despite the name) composed out of light of absurd powers in any way that they see fit. Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama itself was originally intended as a substitute nervous system for use by surgeons, so it can substitute destroyed nerves, though its original use has been perverted to serve as an amazing combat spell. When performing Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama, the caster focuses for the briefest of moments, pulsing the magical energies dwelling within their Magic Origin outwards into the immediate area in order to interact with the eternano that's saturated throughout the atmosphere, thus starting up the mainstay magical energy + eternano fusion, this portion of the sequence enables the user to tap into alchemic theory, which is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that aimed to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects into its mechanics as a major proponent of the sequence as they utilize their willpower as well as their Magical Aura surging outwards from their body in order to harness the principles of convergence, with the caster inducing the activation sequence of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, taking the concept of magic equaling the feelings of the magician to its absolute zenith – fuelling the fused energies with positive emotions, this results in the transmogrification of their arcane powers into photons, which are particles which transmit light that are also an elementary particle that serve as their own antiparticle, and by extension light, a type of energy considered to be a form of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength which can be detected by the human eye, as light is carried over space by photons; this sequence draws from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; thus, the energies that are produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic are only light and benevolent in nature; during this process, the caster projects their Magic Seal outwards while envisioning the creation of their choice and drawing power from the atmosphere; the caster's magical energies flow from their own body and entwine themselves with everything else put into action through the activation sequence, resonating visually as a pulse of golden energy as the desired creation spawns from the glyph of energy accompanied by a swirling windstorm of light - what emerges are a multitude of wires that are forged completely from light, wires are known to be pliable strands or rods forged in countless lengths and diameters, more often than not electrically insulated, and used chiefly for structural support or to conduct electricity- these wires are known to be in all shapes and sizes, while their composition varies on what the user wishes to do with them, meaning that the mere existence of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama in the heat of battle can keep the opponent guessing as to what properties the wires will display. Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama is a rather strange spell- while one normally wouldn't consider "the ability to manipulate wires" overpowered, it could be said that the mere existence of the magic could prove such an assumption dead wrong. Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama is unique in that while it is technically the same thing as its parent magics, Photon Dragon Slayer Magic and Wire Magic, the degree to which Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama shows such power and versatility effectively means that it could be considered a proper evolution of Wire Magic, similar to the age-old theory thought up just now to have a comparison hold weight that Slayer Magic was an evolution of Elemental Magic. Generally, when harnessing Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama, the wires will shoot from the user's palms or fingertips, giving off the visage of a puppeteer controlling a play; and to be completely fair, considering what happens in the arc that displays the magic, it could be an apt comparison. While it is indeed a given that the wires produced by Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama vary considerably as they are dependent upon the caster's magical energy and their imagination, generally Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama constantly has the properties of piano wire or monomolecular wire; meaning that every wire produced by the user has absolutely immense slicing power, at least akin to an Eternano Saber, which are capable of slicing through almost any type of alloy due to producing a superheated magical aura that works similarly to how plasma reacts on solids; they can slice through human bodies and buildings alike as if they were composed of wet rice paper. No matter the form, the wires made manifest by Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama are known to possess truly mind-boggling durability and tensile strength that very few things and people can slice or even damage them- it was shown in a brief skirmish that Leanne Rockwell's Orion's Sword Heavenly Body Magic spell was incapable of even cutting them by half a millimeter. The wires generated through Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama are capable of wrapping around and attaching to supposedly any form of surface, so long as it is not a liquid; for example, a user could perhaps wrap the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama around the clouds in order to hoist themselves upwards before swinging to another cloud and repeat the process for quick transportation; they can also bundle and compress the wires in order to shape them into a variety of shapes and forms, such as ropes which double as whips, webs, bullets, and an arm drill. As mentioned above, the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama have outstanding parameters, allowing a user to perform feats such as wrapping then pulling things or bringing them closer, binding their opponents, scaring/lashing opponents, binding then snatching others weapons, swinging from high altitudes and slicing the flesh of their enemies when striking at great speed- all of this without hurting themselves. It is said that they have no actual limit to how long the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama can expand, seemingly chasing the user's enemy to the very ends of the earth, making impossible maneuvers such as travelling underground in order to catch up to their foe. It should be taken into consideration that because of the fact that wires are generally so thin that they could be considered invisible, this makes it almost impossible to see the wires generated by this magic by the untrained eye, making it extremely difficult to avoid their path, which, when coupled with their speed and strength, makes Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama a deadly combination. The longer that the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama are deployed in the current plane of the existence, the stronger they become- it is known that for every second in flight, the wires gather and compress more eternano saturated within the atmosphere in order to bolster their speed, power, and versatility a hundredfold. Of course, therein also lies an extremely useful ability- the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama are capable of performing an impromptu emergency surgery by stitching wounds and organs if the user is heavily injured, allowing them to stand up as good as new after a while- however, a the wires of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama need to be continuously renewed for the healing to last. Besides restraining enemies and even controlling other people's bodies against their will, or triggering traps, they can be pretty handy for cutting; a skilled user can use strings to cut opponents or even boulders, without hurting themselves. The wires generated by Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama can also be inserted into people's nervous systems to allow the user such abilities as reading their thoughts and controlling their bodies like puppets. It should be noted that since Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama is a variant of alchemy, then they would be able to apply the process of "creating something from something else" to the wires manifested by this magic, resulting in Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama gaining the ability to transmute anything they deem suitable in the surrounding environment into more wires –not limited to, but including the ground, buildings, forests, and vehicles- which they can then direct as if they were part of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama all along. This power of this spell is as such that a user such as Charlotte Merquise is capable of completely and instantaneously constricting extremely powerful fighters such as Leanne Rockwell, a member of the Ten Wizard Saints as well as Kinos Sejren, keeping her victims suspended in mid-air while removing any and every chance for them to struggle against the Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama. Tsuruko Sejren is the first person to display immunity to this spell- she simply overpowered the bodily control of the Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama by summoning her Zero Blades- the sheer presence of them being released from her soul caused the parasitic wires to snap off of her body.
Charlotte unleashing Extension: Chain Slasher.
Extension: Chain Slasher (追加攻撃・綿剃刀線鎖・悪流・五重殲陣, Ekusutenshon: Chēn Surasshā lit. Additional Attack: Endless Razor-Sharp Wire-Chains – Malefic-Style: Fivefold Massacring Encampment): Extension: Chain Slasher is the name of a powerful extension of Photonic Forge: Yasakani no Magatama which is exclusive to Charlotte Merquise- it enables her to slash an opponent with five wires trailing from her hand. When beginning to perform Extension: Chain Slasher, Charlotte focuses her magical energies intently, pulsing the magical energies dwelling within their Magic Origin outwards into the immediate area in order to interact with the eternano that's saturated throughout the atmosphere, thus starting up the mainstay magical energy + eternano fusion, this portion of the sequence enables the user to tap into alchemic theory, which is a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that aimed to purify, mature, and perfect certain objects into its mechanics as a major proponent of the sequence as they utilize their willpower as well as their Magical Aura surging outwards from their body in order to harness the principles of convergence, with the caster inducing the activation sequence of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic, taking the concept of magic equaling the feelings of the magician to its absolute zenith – fuelling the fused energies with positive emotions, this results in the transmogrification of their arcane powers into photons, which are particles which transmit light that are also an elementary particle that serve as their own antiparticle, and by extension light, a type of energy considered to be a form of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength which can be detected by the human eye, as light is carried over space by photons; this sequence draws from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope; thus, the energies that are produced by Photon Dragon Slayer Magic are only light and benevolent in nature; during this process, the caster projects their Magic Seal outwards while envisioning the creation of their choice and drawing power from the atmosphere; the caster's magical energies flow from their own body and entwine themselves with everything else put into action through the activation sequence, resonating visually as a pulse of golden energy as the desired creation spawns from the glyph of energy accompanied by a swirling windstorm of light, becoming razor-thin wires which extent swiftly from her fingers- these wires are as malleable as strings, and they constantly pulsate red and black, tainted by her hatred for the one her "sold her out" to the Magic Council in her childhood. Once the wires of revenge have been solidified, spawning from her malicious fingers, Charlotte then begins to direct them with swiping motions at high speeds towards anything that would prove a suitable target. Because of the composition of the wires generated by this spell, Charlotte more often than not uses Extension: Chain Slasher as a ranged claw attack, which she controls like her regular Photon Dragon's Scintilla attacks. The power and force behind each and every wire manifested using this spell is considerable; indeed, they can slice clean through a building like the concrete was just wet tissue paper and cutting things on the atomic level, bringing mass devastation to everything that they come into contact with- by applying vibrations caused by her Dragon Slayer Magic to these strings, they are capable of defying the laws of physics- she can destroy multiple skyscrapers in seconds with her wires, and pierce through solid Defenser barriers like they barely existed in this plane of existence, inflicting severe slashing and laceration damage upon any unfortunate soul that just so happens to come into contact with these evil wires. However, she can also use separate wires for different purposes- for example, during their battle, she used four to grab hold of Tsuruko Sejren's leg when she was descending with her Victorize Kick, fling her into a building, and hold her in place, but at the same time, have the final wire slash her.
Dynamic Photonic Forge Spells
Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier.
Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜召喚・星夜の騎士, Fotonikku Fōji: Āku Kyabariā lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon Summon: Knight of the Starlit Night): Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell of the Photonic Forge line which enables Charlotte to create a knight-esque figure composed purely of light to fulfill a variety of purposes. When bringing Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier into existence, Charlotte activates Photonic Forge by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling her magic with positive feelings, Charlotte initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope. At this very moment, Charlotte projects a Magic Seal of a golden texture that appears similar to that of a large circular grid of hexagons before her figure- this sigil is utilized as a medium to transmit the light created through the startup process, Charlotte using her imagination in order to mold the light and envision the creature while it exits the crest, these photons taking upon a solid form of a dynamic being which spawns from her magical seal, under her command. The light-hewn creature known as Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier takes upon the appearance of a medieval suit of armour, made completely from light yet given enough material consistency so that its armoured existence does actually appear as metallic, though some faint traces of its real origins remain. The Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is clad in silver armour that possesses several golden crests and markings, most notably on its chestplate and serving as its visor. The armour mainly covers the knight's entire upper body and legs- what seems to be a black undersuit remains- this undersuit possesses several mechanical-looking golden markings which constantly pulsate with light. The greaves of the armoured knight are serrated and have numerous rivets separating each individual section clad upon the upper legs, though the lower legs and boots look relatively normal as they are simply smooth armour plates. The upper body possesses rounded pauldrons and rather clunky-looking gauntlets with just as many separated sections as there are fully-formed portions. The chestplate of the knight covers the upper body, stopping just at the end of the upper half of the chest area, pointed down like an arrow- the areas where there would be pectoral muscles have hexagonal openings on each side from which a glowing orb of emerald shines through, with a three-pronged golden symbol at the middle of the chest area separating each hexagon. Finally, the helmet of Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is typical fare for a medieval-looking knight, the being's face obscured by this specifically-tailored mass of metal, with a subtle fin of steel extending from the top of the helmet. The golden visor is split into two on each side and is heavily stylized, with a relatively large slit to allow the knight's glowing azure eyes to see through the helmet. The armour stands at least thrice as tall as Charlotte, wielding a version of Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo that is nearly the same height as its body. The Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier can even move and fight like Charlotte as well, with the similar amount of strength as its wielder; due to Charlotte's magical power giving it extra strength. The Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier has such an immense destructive power that it is capable of defeating weaker opponents in a single blow; though stronger foes are capable of counterattacking. Indeed, a testament to the warrior's enormous strength is that it is capable of wielding its large, two-handed sword with a single hand, swinging it around as if it were a twig while still maintaining the force of a two handed blow. Overall, the Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier possesses significant physical capabilities and a variety of abilities, and is best suited for ground based combat. The construct itself is highly durable, able to withstand a blast from an Abyss Break; as the construct sustained only a few injuries. Unlike most molding magic constructs, the Ark Cavalier is able to fix and restore itself after being damaged or broken, in reflection to how much Charlotte has healed. Charlotte is capable of partially summoning any part of Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier on the fly for an instant surprise; however, it should be taken into consideration that due to Charlotte's preference for close-range combat and doing everything herself instead of relying on others, forged by her own hands or not, to do her dirty work, Ark Cavalier rarely sees the fields of battle unless it is to hold interfering foes off while Charlotte fights her own enemy. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Swordsmanship Specialist: The Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is shown to be a master of swordsmanship, being capable of utilizing the momentum of its blade in motion to execute wide swings while chaining together blows- its fighting style focuses on strong, concise strikes that yield heavy damage, while sacrificing speed for more defensive tactics; attacking viciously with large and swift sweeping movements, creating an unstoppable force; the knight has great range on its attacks, which can give some characters great difficulty when trying to get in on the construct. In battle, the Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier wields its blade with incredible prowess; the tremendous cutting power of the knight's sword strikes are capable of effortlessly slicing through magical barriers. Its precision is even able to cut off a lit candle's wick and keep it lit on the edge of its blade; as well as produce shockwaves from its strikes to intercept enemy attacks. The knight's swings have the potential to split the very earth with each swing, bringing mass devastation to every direction that the weapon lands- each of the knight's attacks is a fatal blow that needs to be blocked or dodged. With its Photonic Forge: Ame no Murakumo, it is capable of launching waves of light from the blade at its opponents with high speed and power, often taking enemies by surprise- this technique is detailed more below.
Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier using Thunder Break.
Sword Beam: Thunder Break (魔力剣波・雷電残光, Sōdo Bīmu: Sandā Burēku lit. Magical Power Sword Wave: Thunder and Lightning Afterglow): Sword Beam: Thunder Break, also known as Halo Blade (後光刃, Gokōjin) is a difficult to classify spell; it is either a regular Light Magic or even a Sword Magic spell; and despite the name, it is most certainly not a Lightning Magic spell. However, what is known is that enables the user to unleash a powerful bolt-like shockwave composed of light from their blade; despite being relatively simple, the spell is known to be tremendously powerful. In any case, when performing the Thunder Break, the user infuses the Photonic Forge: Ama no Murakumo with their magical energy while condensing it to its utmost limit, converging at a singular point—the tip of the sword; intensifying the kinetic energy that is about to be released by convergence and acceleration; all the while, the user actives the manifestation of the light element by going the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the user initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope, which swirls around their weapon, giving it the appearance of an empty hilt which has a large mass of light attached to what the user is holding. The charging process can take from about half a second to a full minute, depending on the user's preferences or the properties of the blade; the user is capable of compressing even more of his magical energy upon the Photonic Forge: Ama no Murakumo to achieve a higher level of power- the magical energy compressed, in the case of Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier, this takes the form of a golden glow that radiates throughout the area. Grasping the blade in one of their hands, Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier condenses the light to its utmost limit while the knight raises their sword clockwise until they are grasping it above their head, the sword piercing the sky. Compressing the light, the user grips their sword tightly, and at the instant of the slash, the user swiftly releases the magical energy and expels the photons compressed upon the blade which magnifies the slash attack, unleashing it in the form of a wave of energy in the form of an arrowhead-shaped bolt of light that flies forward at high speeds- this bolt of light, imbued with the immense photonic energy generated by this Dragon Slayer Magic, gives off the appearance of a divine arrow which tears through everything that it comes into contact with, including the air itself as it chases its opponent down. While normally, Thunder Break flies through the air as free as a bird, it can also be launched across the ground like a shark's fin hovering above the water; the crescent of energy mows through the surface of the Earth while in motion. Upon impact, the arrow causes a large explosion of energy with enough momentum to breach defenses; making it extremely powerful, ripping into the ground and incinerating an entire squadron of Rune Knights, scorching the very foundation of the earth, leaving naught but molten asphalt and burning away everything in sight, such as forests and rocks as it splits the skies. A single swing of it is more than enough to disperse an entire rainstorm; as well as demolish a large radius of the surroundings and leave behind a huge crater in the wake of the attack. The Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier has displayed almost perfect mastery over the Thunder Break, being capable of controlling and modifying the output of the attack in almost way that the knight deems fit; this isn't limited to but it includes changing the properties of the blasts, causing them to inflict piercing penetrating damage, explode violently upon contact, ricochet upon impact with any surface which is not the knight's target, as well as manually control their flight path. Its principal use is to strike at adversaries outside of the sword's range. Essentially, it breaks the air with a slash and forces out a powerful blast of pure magical energy at the adversary. Because it is essentially the release of focused magical energy, it is capable of destroying anything with a decisive strike of a cutting magical arrow. What should be noted is that Thunder Break possessing homing properties; tracking the foe's heat signature in order to sniff them out and deal damage.
Thunder Break: Spark End (雷電残光・全見矢羽嵐, Sandā Burēku: Supāku Endo lit. Thunder and Lighting Afterglow: Omnidirectional Arrow Feather Storm) With Thunder Break: Spark End, Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is also capable of expelling the photons condensed upon the weapon into the skies in the form of countless arrowhead-shaped bolts of light which launch upwards like a rain of arrows ascending into the air, giving off the air of a volcanic eruption, only attuned to the element of light. The sheer force and speed at which the caster releases these innumerable projectiles from their steel weapon causes a considerable amount of photonic energy to gather around them, resulting in those light particles interacting with their magical energies and forming a spherical barrier of light which is textured azure. After shooting into the atmosphere, the arrows of photonic energy begin to rain down indiscriminately like a meteoric swarm descending upon the helpless earth, resulting in enormous amounts of damage all across the immediate area as countless spears of gold fall from the sky upon anything and everything- the concept of 'friendly fire' is very much in effect here. The arrows of light are shot with enough force to repel a high-powered elemental spell. While it is possible to block many of the strikes, to do so can be seen as suicidal. When the user harnesses the power of Thunder Break: Spark End, it is not uncommon to see a flurry of golden arrows materializing out of thin air and disappearing just as quickly, flying and attacking rapidly from many angles at once; overall overwhelming the foe; or at least, placing tremendous pressure upon them, forcing them to keep their defenses up lest they be struck by a spear—causing dozens of other arrows to perforate them in a matter of moments. The shining arrows lock-on to the user's opponents no matter their position, chasing after them, and they can dodge obstacles in their way, unless it is not physically possible, never ceasing their hunt until they catch their prey. This attack embodies the idea that quantity has a quality all its own; the shining arrows released can be mentally stopped and pointed in another direction if the opponent dodges, drawing a beautiful geometric curtain of death, piercing the target and damaging them enormously. The curving aspect of this spell makes the arrows miniature heat-seeking missiles, but instead of locking on to heat, they target whatever enemy they have; making it impossible to avoid or escape from—a certain hit is an inevitability, giving the opponents little to no chance to escape unless it is physically impossible to harm them or a serious obstruction is in the way. Upon firing them, the user can allow them to pierce the ground after striking the target, causing a large amount of destruction with each weapon as the of the lights are as such that they are capable of burning through everything that they pass by, as the heat emitted by the spell is capable of melting enemy defenses and weaponry with ease.
Charge (無限光発射・剣圧縮充電, Chāji lit. Limitless Light Discharge Bladed Compression): Through a method simply known as Charge, Photonic Forge: Ark Cavalier is capable of adding more of Charlotte's Photon Dragon Slayer Magic onto the blade when they are initiating the attack to achieve a higher level of power; this process, while it does result in the spell being launched at an ever-so-slightly later date, it can drastically enhance the power, width, and size of the Thunder Break spell, and as such, the option of charging can mean the difference between victory and defeat in the heat of battle. Generally, the charging speed of the Thunder Break spell takes about two seconds down to the letter, and if the Thunder Break spell is charged, it travels in a straight line, but when fired without charging, it flies in an up-and-down wave motion. The knight is also capable of continuing to hold the spell in its magical energy compressed form and move around as normal; this can serve as a way to take advantage of extra power while taking evasive action. The knight is capable of interrupting the charge of the attack by grabbing their weapon with their free hand; the charge cancel can be used to bluff an opponent by allowing them to come close to the knight while they're charging, only to find themselves attacked by another method. This has the intentional side-effect of focusing the arrows of light manifested through Thunder Break upon the knight's sword in order to drastically enhancing the speed and power of their swings, while also releasing large amounts of photons with each strike.
Photonic Forge: Shining Liger.
Photonic Forge: Shining Liger (偽性・光の造形魔法・光子竜召喚・白金の剣歯虎, Fotonikku Fōji: Shainingu Raigā lit. Pseudo-Light Molding Magic: Photon Dragon Summon: Sabertooth Tiger of White-Gold): Photonic Forge: Shining Liger is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell of the Photonic Forge line which enables the caster to create a mechanical-looking lion composed purely of light to fulfill a variety of purposes. When bringing Photonic Forge: Shining Liger into existence, the caster activates Photonic Forge by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the user initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope. At this very moment, the user projects a Magic Seal of a golden texture that appears similar to that of a large circular grid of hexagons before their figure- this sigil is utilized as a medium to transmit the light created through the startup process, the user using their imagination in order to mold the light and envision the creature while it exits the crest, these photons taking upon a solid form of a dynamic being which spawns from the user's magical seal, under their command. The light-hewn creature known as Photonic Forge: Shining Liger takes the form of a relatively large lion, about as tall as an adult human being; like all other beings made manifest through Photonic Forge, this lion is known to be somewhat mechanical in appearance, and as the kanji for its name would indicate, the Shining Liger's textures are mainly in whites and golds, with a metallic golden mane as well as a triad of blue-textured orbs held in "cases" of sorts, with two where its ears would be, and one attached to its forehead. The rest of its head is mainly white, with several blackened portions such as the parts around its scarlet eyes. In terms of bodily structure, the Shining Liger has black portions taking the place of the middle of its limbs separating the upper parts and its paws, which have golden claws. Finally, while the Shining Liger does not possess a tail, it has two partially cybernetic hands protruding from its back, extending from a pool of azurite light on both sides. In terms of specifications, the Shining Liger is known to be rather fast and powerful, appearing and vanishing in the blink of an eye while the opponent in unable to track the photon-forged beast. Possessing heightened senses such as smell and hearing, the Shining Liger is capable of reacting well before the enemy; the lion is also able to sniff out magical auras to track the target down. Photonic Forge: Shining Liger, in battle, often cloaks itself in photons while racing around and delivering countless claw slash and body-slamming moves, though its strongest attack is the Liger Jaw spell, as detailed below.
Liger Jaw (光牙通光牙, Raigā Jō lit. Shining Fang Passing Shining Fang): Liger Jaw is a Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell and the signature spell of Photonic Forge: Shining Liger; it involves the lion leaping forward, charging its fangs in photonic energy before chomping down on the enemy. When performing Liger Jaw, the Photonic Forge: Shining Liger activates Photon Dragon Slayer Magic by going to the extremes of the 'magic = feelings' concept—by fueling their magic with positive feelings, the lion initiates the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature; drawing from the inner feelings of the humanity to purify the world off all its evils and mistakes, like a beacon of hope. These masses of light cloak around the lion's jaws, specifically its fangs, causing them to shine golden, and in a single movement, the Shining Liger pounces forwards at blistering speeds, chomping down on a helpless enemy. By themselves, the fangs imbued with light are relatively harmless, but something has to enter the Shining Liger's open mouth for Liger Jaw to have any effect. Once the target has been caught within the lion's grip, the Shining Liger can bit down repeatedly, dealing a moderate amount of damage for each chomp- while it might not seem like much at first, the damage quickly racks up- the more worn-out and wounded the enemy is, the more times the Shining Liger is capable of biting them. Once a target has been secured, the Shining Liger's light-imbued fangs now make their full power known- slicing straight through thirty millimeters of metal, the fangs can rend defenses in twain, tearing straight through full-body defensive fields and devouring any item that happens to be stuffed within the lion's massive jaws.
Lordshift: Overscaler Spells
Keter: White Wing (聖一歩・白翼, Ketā: Hakuyoku lit. The First Holy Step: White Wing): Keter: White Wing is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the High-Speed Dragon in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as the the layer of gases that surrounds Earth Land and is retained by the planet's gravity as well as wind, which is the flow of gases on a large scale, thus granting the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic the ability to generate, manipulate, and consume said element.
Chokhmah: Purple Poison (聖二歩・紫毒, Chokumā: Shidoku lit. The Second Holy Step: Purple Poison): Chokhmah: Purple Poison is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the Absolute Toxicity Dragon in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as poison, which are substances that cause disturbances in organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when an organism absorbs a sufficient quantity, thus granting the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic the ability to generate, manipulate, and consume said element.
Binah: Black Fang (聖三歩・黒牙, Binā: Kokuga lit. The Third Holy Step: Black Fang): Binah: Black Fang is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the Unbreakable Dark in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as darkness, which is the polar opposite to brightness, the result of the condition of a very small amount or even an absence of visible light; beings are incapable of distinguishing colours in conditions of either high brightness or darkness, and in conditions of insufficient light, perception is achromatic and ultimately, black as well as shadows, which is a space where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object, occupying all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it, thus granting the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic the ability to generate, manipulate, and absorb as well as consume said element.
Chesed: Iris (聖四歩・虹彩, Cheseddo: Kōsai lit. The Fourth Holy Step: Iris): Chesed: Iris is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the Brave Flame Dragon in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as fire, which is the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products, thus granting the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic the ability to generate, manipulate, and consume as well as absorb said element.
Gevurah: Blue Waves (聖五歩・蒼波, Hameshu: Gevurā: Sōha lit. The Fifth Holy Step: Blue Waves): Gevurah: Blue Waves is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of Azure Wave Marshal Dragon, La Sirene in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as water, which is a transparent fluid which forms the world's streams, lakes, oceans and rain; additionally, water is the major constituent of the fluids of living organisms, thereby enabling the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to generate, manipulate, and presumably consume and absorb all types of water when Gevurah: Blue Waves is invoked.
Tiferet: Yellow Soil (聖六歩・黄土, Chiferetto: Ōkā lit. The Sixth Holy Step: Shell-Ridge's Striking Jaws): Tiferet: Yellow Soil is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the Earth Dragon King in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as soil, which is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and countless organisms that together support life as well as most solid objects, specifically all minerals and mineral compositions regardless of their state such as a mountain, a boulder, sand or dirt, and many more, thereby enabling the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to generate, manipulate, and presumably consume and absorb all types of earth when Tiferet: Yellow Soil is invoked.
Netzach: Emerald Lightning (邪悪七歩・翠雷, Nettozakku: Suirai lit. The Seventh Holy Step: Green Lightning): Netzach: Emerald Lightning is a relatively advanced Photon Dragon Slayer Magic spell that's derived from the subspecies ability of Lordshift: Overscaler – as the name might suggest, it enables the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to channel the power of the Shockwave Dragon in order to transform their base element of photons into the element known as lightning, which is a sudden electrostatic discharge during an electrical storm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between that cloud and another cloud, or between a cloud and the ground, thereby enabling the wielder of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic to generate, manipulate, and presumably consume and absorb all types of lightning and electricity when Netzach: Emerald Lightning is invoked.
Da'at: Shining Bind (聖終歩・座標撃の全趣交錯, Dātto: Shainingu Baindo lit. The Final Holy Step: Coordinated Strike of All Aspects Mixed): TBA
Advanced Spells
Dragon Slayer's Secret Art (滅竜奥義, Metsu Ryū Ōgi): The strongest techniques of a Dragon Slayer. What should be noted, is that the user of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic's bog-standard Dragon Slayer's Secret Arts are about as powerful, if not more powerful, as anyone else's Dragon Slayer's Ultimate Arts (滅竜極義, Metsuryū Gokugi) and Dragon Slayer's Forbidden Arts (滅竜禁義, Metsuryū Kingi)—this is because they have not bothered to obtain those, and instead focused on strengthening the basic secret arts; as through arduous training, these Dragon Slayer's Secret Arts can be considered some of the strongest around.
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Charlotte unleashing Over Flash.
Illuminator: Over Flash (無極曙・龍羽風生に暫く・無限光の星降ル祭ニ, Iruminētā: Ōbā Furasshu lit. Limitless Dawn: In a Moment Where a Dragon's Wings Flap, The Festival of Falling Stars that Shine Eternally): The second Dragon Slayer's Secret Art of the Photon Dragon Slayer Magic line, and the first one that does not require possessing Dragonar Mode in order to utilize. In any case, when performing Over Flash, the caster enters a state of trance while expanding their magical energies outwards, causing the area around themselves to become full of star-like lights, followed shortly after by a dark blanket reminiscent of a night sky, causing planets and galaxies which are composed of both cipher and photons to start appearing around the immediate vicinity. These photons shaped into the universal aspects swirl around like a vortex, shrouding the area in their energies which produces a shine brighter than the stars in the night skies. Once this has been done, the caster is capable of performing three mathematical calculations in order to decide how much damage the attack would do- the first two equations calculate the sun's and planet's potential attractive forces. The third equation calculates Earth Land's potential attractive forces and the fourth misstates that the photons and cipher are working on a two-dimensional level, as it is the equation for the area of a circle, all to direct the energy used to cause the activation of Over Flash. While performing this triad of calculations, a complex Magic Seal which is mainly golden in texture and appears similar to that of a group of shining hexagons illuminated by light, all attached together to resemble a circle with a hole in the middle forms behind the caster- and a larger one manifests in front of them, giving off the appearance of the user being sandwiched between them. Once the equations are finished, the caster unleashes positively enormous amounts of light in the form of a powerful three-streamed blast of photonic energy and cipher energy, signified by one blast being golden, one being black and one being a mixture tempered by infusing fighting spirit into it- these trio of blasts travel towards the enemy, smashing through anything that they come into contact with like it had been exposed to the heat of the sun as they expand vertically while moving away from the caster. The trio of photonic energies simulate the rending of space and creating an artificial dislocation of the space-time continuum, allowing their power to act as a crushing torrent of pure power that extends from the heavens and the earth while annihilating both, affecting everything caught in-between these spheres while pulverizing anything unfortunate enough to be in the way of the spell, swallowing and crushing all in its path, releasing dazzling light that does naught but intensify as the spell continues. As the blast moves away from the user, opponents that come in contact with the vortex are knocked slightly to the side, and are thus forced to travel with it. Opponents that are in the center of the vortex are more easily trapped by it. The user recoils slightly when they perform the attack, but they are unaffected by gravity until the move ends, so it is mostly insignificant. Each blast is capable of hitting about seven point five times a second, smashing each and every enemy with the splitting of time and space while reducing everything to nothing in the blink of an eye.
Charlotte's Secret Arts
Dragoon Streiser.
Illuminator: Dragoon Streiser (無極曙・光龍騎蹴り, Iruminētā: Doragūn Sutoraizā lit. Limitless Dawn: Shining Dragon Knight Kick): Charlotte's most powerful attack; it is one of the Dragon Slayer's Secret Arts, the strongest spells that a Dragon Slayer is capable of performing. When performing Dragoon Streiser, Charlotte gathers and condenses light into her leg; causing her leg to emit sparkling, glittering wisps of golden energy, promoting a calm breeze that flows away from her leg- as Charlotte continues charging photonic energy upon her leg, this breeze increases in intensity until it becomes a powerful gale that expels colourful bands of light that begins to resemble a Northern Lights-esque aurora, all flowing from her foot; this results in a focusing of power that becomes so intense that her leg begins to shine golden. From there, she harnesses her immense speed by kicking off the ground ten times in the blink of an eye –the first kick releases a small shockwave with special properties- in order to leap a good twenty feet or so into the air, Charlotte applies the high-speed movements granted by transforming her body into light in order to accelerate her movements to tremendous speeds—so fast that the opponent cannot see where she is moving—then, by jumping forward, she unleashes a powerful flying side kick that attacks the opponent head-on; once in the air, a projection of her dragon form snakes around her as Charlotte corkscrews into a kicking position, then as she reaches the peak of her jump, the dragon projection sends her flying forward with a Dragon's Roar; causing her to slam down upon the opponent with her foot with a strike that equals over three hundred tons in weight, more than enough to completely shatter the opponent into innumerable fragments. The only major weakness of this technique is that Charlotte has to focus all her power into her legs, forcing her to lower her arms and enter a guard-less stance; which can allow the opponent to strike; as she focuses all of her power while maintaining her center of balance and delivers a kick at the opponent's weak spot; shattering any defenses and severely winding them. This attack is equal to Tsuruko as Gaiki's Victorize Kick Limit Break in terms of power; indeed, when the two attacks clashed during Tsuruko and Charlotte's final battle, there was no victor- instead, upon both legs slamming into each other, both girls fell to the ground, having wounded themselves to the point that they could no longer stand- considering that both kicks have shown to be capable of one-hit-killing the divine, simply breaking their legs makes it come off quite easy. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Fourfold Dragoon Streiser (四動力全開・光龍騎蹴り, Foafōrudo Doragūn Sutoraizā lit. The Dynamic Force of Four Full Throttle: Shining Dragon Knight Kick): Fourfold Dragoon Streiser is an upgraded version of the regular Dragoon Streiser, brought about by Dragoascension being hewn from the Dragon Four-mation spell. In any case, when performing Fourfold Dragoon Streiser, Charlotte summons a complex Magic Seal which is mainly golden in texture and appears similar to that of a group of shining hexagons illuminated by light, all attached together to resemble a circle with a hole in the middle which she launches forward at the opponent, causing the crest to smash into the enemy, momentarily distracting them before she harnesses Dragon Four-mation in order to summon three perfect duplicates of herself in Dragonar Mode; however, doing so reverts her back to her regular Dragonar Mode momentarily. Now with four Blazer Dragoons against the enemy, Charlotte's replicas blast the enemy with streams of photonic energy which latch onto the opponent's limbs, holding them in place as three rings of light form before Charlotte. The final step of the attack now initiates, with Charlotte flying through the golden ring projections foot-first, with each successive ring compressing one of the clones summoned by Dragon Four-mation onto her body- after she has passed the entire triad, Charlotte becomes Blazer Dragoon Victory once more, as light compresses upon her leg- and with that, Charlotte slams into the weakened opponent with an extraordinarily powerful diving kick instantly. Because she moves faster than the eye can see, the opponent won't be able to react until after she has already hit them; the power of Fourfold Dragoon Streiser is as such that with it, even if it is used as a nonlethal attack, Charlotte is capable of launching an opponent all the way to the sun at light-speeds. Fourfold Dragoon Streiser is Charlotte's equivalent to Tsuruko's Victorize Kick Version 5 in terms of both function and power, used as a strike without any equal only to reveal itself when there are no other chances of defeating an enemy in front of her. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Illuminator: Radiant Dragon Fang (無極曙・覇王翔光龍滅牙撃, Iruminētā: Rajianto Doragon Fangu lit. Limitless Dawn: Overlord Shining Flying Dragon Destroying Fang Attack): Illuminator: Radiant Dragon Fang is referred to as the "true form of Photon Dragon Slayer Magic" and it is more often than not Charlotte's finishing move against stronger enemies; it is a Dragon Slayer's Secret Art unique to Charlotte and Charlotte around. When performing Radiant Dragon Fang, Charlotte gathers and condenses light into her body; causing her figure to emit sparkling, glittering wisps of golden energy, promoting a calm breeze that flows away from her frame- as Charlotte continues charging photonic energy and cipher energy upon her body, this breeze increases in intensity until it becomes a powerful gale that expels colourful bands of light that begins to resemble a Northern Lights-esque aurora, all flowing from the epicenter of her very being; this results in a focusing of power that becomes so intense that she begins to shine golden. At this point, Charlotte releases large amounts of cipher energies which cause the light to be released slightly as an icy tornado which flows around the vicinity before Charlotte collides with the opponent, resulting in them becoming frozen and incapable of freeing themselves from this icy prison. From here, Charlotte is capable of attacking them from any and every direction as she circles around her enemy at high speeds as they quickly and surely get sucked into the icy tornado and become flung into mid-air. Now that the opponent is set up for the next step of the blow, Charlotte stomps upon the ground, forming a complex Magic Seal which is mainly golden in texture and appears similar to the bagua, the eight trigrams famously developed by Chinese strategist Zhuge Liang, signifying that there is no escape now that the next step has been initiated. From here, Photonize activates, gathering anything and everything in the vicinity and converting it into photons before shaping these masses of light into the visage of a dragon composed completely of golden light which flies forth, chasing after the enemy as its roars disturb the fabric of time and space- everything that it passes is rend in twain as it travels through the atmosphere; if they come into contact with other enemies, the dragon can carry the foes into the air in order to receive the full brunt of this attack alongside the other opponent, dealing damage along the way. Although Charlotte is invincible when utilizing it, the poor recipients of the attack can be assaulted by others; leading some of her subordinates to bombard them when they are helpless. While the dragons shoots towards her enemy, Charlotte leaps upwards, flyingup the dragon's head and absorbing herself into the rising dragon before colliding with the trapped enemy and disintegrating them. Radiant Dragon Fang deals obscene amounts of damage to anyone caught up in the attack, while the amount of property damage as a result is more than enough to destroy half of Four's Ancient Area, which was separated from the regular slums of Four some time after Ashur's fight with Nidhoggr in that exact location. It should be taken into consideration that it is entirely possible to break free from the ice of cipher that traps the opponent and leaves them incapable of dodging the rest of the attack, meaning that there is a way of evading this overwhelmingly powerful attack. However, if the enemy manages such a feat by breaking the icy barrier, Charlotte can use Double Chaser to summon two other duplicates and from here, the two duplicates and Charlotte turn into dragons of light which then bombard the enemy, dealing damage that equals the normal amount of destruction Radiant Dragon Fang would regularly cause. Another version of dealing with evasion is the moment the enemy lands on the ground, the dragon of light turns into ice via cipher, chasing the enemy down and refreezing them, before transforming back into pure light before vaporizing them. while frozen and after the gear unfreezes itself during landing, the dragon turns into ice element and chases the escaping gear and refreezes it, turns back into flame element and destroys it completely. While it was created for the sole purpose of exacting revenge upon Tsuruko and is used against Deen Lhant, Kirika Hotsuin, and Sion Kenzaki, during Charlotte's duel with Tsuruko in the final chapters, she only uses Radiant Dragon Fang to counter Tsuruko's brand-new Shining Sword Breaker- the collision of the two resulted in an Ardor Clash which transported Tsuruko and Charlotte to Soulspace. This attack is exclusive to Charlotte.
Ashley's Secret Arts
Ashur unleashing Illuminator: Ain Soph Aur.
Illuminator: Ain Soph Aur (無極曙・天震星爆砕, Iruminētā: Ain Sofu Auru lit. Limitless Dawn: Heavenly Quaking Star Explosion): Ain Soph Aur is the name of the strongest Dragon Slayer's Secret Art of the Photon Dragon Slayer Magic line; it is said to be the end-be-all of offense; Ain Soph Aur is designated as the strongest light-derived magic spell in all of existence, without any equal. It is an attack that is exclusive to Ashley Briett, also known as Infinite Light Dragon God, the Dragon of Dragons. When performing Ain Soph Aur, Ashley gathers and compresses immense amounts of magical energy in the vicinity upon her person, before she fuels this magic with positive feelings, initiating the usual fusion of eternano and magical power, only manifesting magical power in a light and benevolent nature, converting this magical energy into a light which has a brightness beyond equal, as Photonize activates, converting the immediate surroundings into more light- the intensity of such photons condensed is to the point that those who gaze upon Ashley in this brief state can feel their eyesight slowly but definitely slipping away as they begin to burn up. At this point, Ashley joins the open palms of her hands together, with all the fingers on one hand in contact with the corresponding ones on the other hand, and then separates her palms while keeping the fingers in contact through her tips, gathering enormous amounts of recently converted light in the atmosphere the hollow part between her hands, expanding from the holes between Ashley's fingers. This spell even drains magical energy from all chosen life forms that surround her, conducting that energy into a small sphere of amazing power; this sphere has a cascade of glimmering golden wisps circling around it, and surrounding Ashley's figure is a calm breeze that drifts away from her, expelling colourful bands of a Northern Lights-esque aurora. The light that Ashley has generated takes the form of a large sphere, which only grows and grows until it takes upon the visage of the moon. From here, Ashley punches the sphere, causing the golden orb to release a number of shiny rays which are fired towards the targets, leaving their starting point in a curved trajectory to strike them. Foes are thus bombarded by a barrage of beams which cause heavy damage upon them, striking them in rapid succession, before they converge as a massive, horizontal column of light that pierces the heavens remarkable distance behind it. The power of Ain Soph Aur is so immense that it releases an energy that is so overwhelming, it is near impossible to describe to onlookers; nor can it be conveyed properly. This attack relies on indiscriminate targeting to track down the opponent's magical energy. When opposing an attack of similar power, it will not only double or multiply, but increase infinitely, continually increasing in strength until it has gathered enough power to completely overpower the opposing attack and land a certain strike which can deal a certain kill. This move creates a large, impressive explosion on contact, which leaves Ashley unharmed, but is lethal to the target, essentially reducing them to atoms at it's strongest point. Interestingly, the name of this attack is derived from the Hebrew term Aur Ein Sof (אור אין סוף), meaning "never-ending light" or "light without limit". This term appears as part of the Jewish Kabbalah methodology, referring to the source of the Sephiroth, and thus the source of the universe as a whole, and all created existence.
Trivia
Photon Dragon Slayer Magic is the strongest form of Slayer Magic displayed in the Sun Trilogy- both the final boss of the story (for now) and the strongest dragon of all use its power.
