Magical Power

"Power... it draws its source from one's strong will, belief and experience."

- Dreyfus in Chapter 66.

A is a mysterious and supernatural ability that allow its wielder to perform various techniques. Generally, it is unique to individuals.

Description
Magical Powers are mysterious abilities invoked through unknown means. The source of an individual's power is stated to be drawn from one's will, beliefs and experiences. The power resides within the body itself even though the catalyst to awaken one's power is unknown, the former being supported by the Holy Knights' beliefs that their bodies are imbued with "magic that transcends human knowledge." Magical powers can also be gained and utilized from other sources of power by research and experimentation. There are times when powers are inherited.

These abilities can be categorized into offensive, defensive and support skills in battle. The Holy Knights from different kingdoms across Britannia use their magical abilities to protect people from various threats.

Everyone has their own unique magical power, though some powers can be shared by more than one person, such as the case with Gustaf and his sister Jericho. Some races have magical powers that are shared across their races population, though individuals would still have their own individual magical powers. In some cases, powers can even be taught to others, such as how Chandler taught Meliodas how to use Full Counter.

A persons magical power can also be measured as a numerical value by Balor's Magical Eye, along with Physical Strength and Willpower. These three factors, when added together, determine one's overall Power Level. Magical abilities can also be sensed through the exertion of the individuals' auras and those who felt it have different reactions towards such levels of power.

Weaknesses
While powers grant users various advantages and benefits when engaged in combat, there are drawbacks for using them :
 * Full Counter's inability to reflect indirect or normal attacks ;
 * Ruin's ability requires a unique staff's bell to make it work;
 * Invasion's requirement of a long-range distance ;
 * Lancelot's "Destructive Force" which prevents him from using a weapon without destroying it afterwards.

A magical power weakens and grows unstable if the user loses control of their emotions, though this may be remedied through training.

Development
Magical powers grow and evolve with time and training.

According to Lancelot, magic families fall into two categories. Those that "power up" becoming more powerful and those that "transform" in stepwise fashion changing their own nature.

Types
As explained by Pellegarde, there are different of Magical Powers by which abilities fall into one of nine categories. There are very rare instances of a person possessing two or more types of magic. Few cases among these people possesses four or more types of magic. Such people are called Hero-Types.
 * Allows the user to exert magical power with destructive properties, with natural forces like thunder or flame, or a unnatural dark force.
 * Allows the user to modify the properties of matter. There are multiple varieties to it, like modifying an object's weight, the hardness or water into ice.
 * Allows the user to heal injuries and ailments of themselves or others. Its effects and scope are diverse and is regarded to be mostly belonging to the Goddess Clan and the Druids who worship them.
 * Different forces, like locating a particular object or finding out how genuine a person is, have been identified.
 * It is regarded to be able to manipulate a person's mind and their memories. Depending how it is used, it can be even more powerful than the Destruction-Type.
 * A magic power that generates illusions or causes auditory hallucinations. It is thought to be found mostly in the Fairy Clan
 * Allows the user to approach their opponent without being noticed or track the opponent's movements from faraway.
 * Allows the user to imbue things with magic (e.g., their fists or weapons) to strengthen them and/or give them the properties of said magic.
 * A force surpassing the human intellect, that predicts the weather or the future events. It is regarded to be the rarest of all magic.
 * An extremely rare type of power; those who possess four or more different types of magic fall into this category. So far, the only known person to possess this form of magic is one of the Four Knights of the Apocalypse, Percival.

Miscellaneous
Some abilities, unlike real Magical Powers, generally function as characteristics unique to certain types of individuals. Unlike Powers, they do not disappear when their user dies.

Trivia

 * Most, it not all of the magical powers' effects closely resemble their users' traits and personalities:
 * Ban's Snatch corresponds to his habit of stealing.
 * Meliodas' Full Counter reflects his intention of not wishing to directly harm others.
 * Dreyfus' Break symbolizes his ambition and strength of will.
 * Despite magical powers being largely unique, there are several cases where individuals related by blood have displayed similar abilities.
 * Dreyfus's Break and Griamore's Wall have opposing properties but are dependent on the user's willpower.
 * Gilthunder's Thunderbolt and Zaratras's Great Thunder are similar in every aspect but name.
 * Gustaf and Jericho's Ice Fang revolves around the manipulation of ice.