Magical Girl (Sparkalia)
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Magical Girls (Magian: 魔法少女) or Mahou Shoujo are humans who have the ability to transform into alter-ego superhumans and have abnormally enhanced physical strength and agility. Magical Girls have varying characteristics and all have powers that they can use for their own goals based on their own sense of morality. Magical Girls are said to be the ideal versions of their human counterparts; described as strikingly beautiful and the ideal form of femininity. Magical Girls typically also possess a unique outfit upon transformation and go by a pseudo-name to disguise their identity.
While Magical Girls are female in appearance during transformation this does not mean being a Magical Girl is limited to women. Anyone, regardless of age or gender, may become a Magical Girl.
Basic Abilities
Most Magical Girls have the following characteristics/abilities:
Resistance
Magical Girls do not suffer from disease nor toxin. Magical Girls are also immune to most forms of physical damage or major wounds inflicted by man-made issues. However this immunity does not typically apply to wounds inflicted by magic or other Magical Girls.
Strength
Super strength and durability. Magical Girls have capabilities drastically beyond what is naturally possible of normal humans.
Speed
Magical Girls are able to move faster than humanly possible.
Magic
Magical Girls, as the name mostly implies, are able to wield all types of magic. The overall ability of the Magical Girl depends on the aptitude as well as origins of the Magical Girl in question.
Sub Types
While most magical girls all share the basic abilities and attributes, there are difference in how Magical Girls appear, perform, and become Magical Girls. There are a variety of nations which field Magical Girls and due the varying nature of their ideology and politics, each nation has different requirements to fulfill as well as appearance, role, and overall powers.
Magian
Magian Magical Girl originate from the nation of the High Magical Girl Realm of Magia Regnum, an oceanic nation located in the middle of the Meager Ocean on the Dacia continent. Magian Magical Girls derive their power primarily from a divine being they refer to as the Ōrumaiti. They are broken into types being a full Mahou Shoujo and an auxiliary Mahou Hojo.
Mahou Shoujo
On becoming of age Magians can sign a contract, if they have the potential, and be infused with the power of the Ōrumaiti becoming fully fledged Mahou Shoujo and retain a permanent right to be one. The contract provides protection to the Ōrumaiti and also provides her with a source of life force in exchange for granting the power and longevity a magical girl possesses. Upon signing a contract Magians are infused with their magical item, thus permanently implanting the power within them, and grants them the ability to transform. The form one assumes is based on personal desire and choice, however typically the "magical girl name" is bestowed upon them by the Ōrumaiti. Full Mahou Shoujo also receive a weapon as part of their regalia which vary in type and can be summoned and de-summoned at will.
As the Ōrumaiti is an embodiment of purity, justice, and beauty, drawing upon her does grant the user this pure power. However because she herself also suffers and is inflicted with corruption as pure acts draw upon pure power, corrupt acts draw upon corrupt power. Mahou Shoujo who do not uphold their contract or otherwise use their powers against the Ōrumaiti's wishes suffer corruption. While some levels of corruption are considered normal within a Mahou Shoujo, If too much corruption occurs they can receive the what Magians refer to as "hoka fever." Hoka fever does not kill but is harmful to the body the longer it persists until the corrupted Mahou Shoujo is effectively torn apart in mind and spirit. This can range from hypersensitivity, weakness or discomfort, to fever, nausea, vomiting, and frequent episodes of skin irritation and shock. Severe corruption often warrants delusions, cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, and agitation.
Mahou Shoujo inflicted with severe hoka fever are usually institutionalized and imprisoned as they are considered a danger to Magian society. This has lead to offshoot, rogue societies isolated in Magians of "Hoka Shoujo" who embrace their own corruption. While Hoka fever can be cured, although this requires a lengthy recovery process, Hoka Shoujo are considered irredeemable and are typically hunted down and exterminated.
Mahou Hojo
Mahou Hojo are otherwise Magian citizens who possess a magical item and therefor given the right of the Magical Girl but have not signed a contract therefor not able to transform. Typically a Magian receives their magical item upon reaching the age of 10 years old. The item allows the Magian to maintain a "Magical Girl" status within Magian society, of which without one is liable to be exiled from the country, as well as the ability to use magic. The item can be anything ranging from a pendant, a wand, or even a sword or spear. The magical item is not bound to the user nor is it's power imbued into the user which leads to the unfortunate consequence that if an individual loses their item; they also lose their rights and power along with it. Item lose or theft is considered a high offense in Magian society and the consequences severe. When a Magian reaches the age of 18 they are allowed to sign a contract imbuing them with their magical item and becoming a full fledged Mahou Shoujo. However, Mahou Hojo are allowed to decline the contract and continue being Mahou Hojo. Mahou Hojo are a fundamental part of Magian society who participate on most levels of civil service and make up the majority of the population of Magia Regnum.
Unlike their Mahou Shoujo counterparts, Mahou Hojo can be both male or female in appearance as they maintain their birth physiology. Mahou Hojo also do not wear magical girl or robe attire - as they cannot transform - instead wearing regular everyday clothing.
Shinkei
In Shinkei, the Organization's army and the Federal Ten Kingdoms' Armies operate the Mahō Otome (魔法乙女, Magic Maidens), a special force unit that utilizes magical girls recruited from Jūmin-ryōiki Island. Most of the Mahō Otome's members are young women from noble families or old veterans who don't want to retire and don't have the pull to get good political appointments. In comparison with other magical girls in Sparkalia's realm, the Mahō Otome is almost equal in power. Their magical power/abilities are on par with the rest, with the exception of advanced training in modern warfare tactics and the support of technology from the Nihonjin forces.
Shinkei, in the hope of learning more about magic and mastering magic and hybrid weapons, opened and sponsored several magic academies. In the Federation of The Ten Kingdoms, magical girls are recruited and enlisted through their armies or their academies, most of the time under the decisions of states' high-ranking officials. Out of the annual 20,000 magical girls recruitment in the Organization and Federation, only 1,000 can get into the "Otome-katei" (乙女課程, Maiden Courses). The Otome-katei are military training courses oriented toward Commando operations. The courses are known for their severe harshness so only eligible magical girls can pass them. Out of 1,000 that participated in the courses, only 90 are recruited into the "Rose Platoon" (バラ小隊, Bara-shōtai), an elite special force of the Shinkei Regional Control Army, while the others are put into elite groups in the Federal Armies.
The Rose Platoon and other registered magical girls in the Organization are considered noble in the Federation's society and rangers in the Organization's eyes. Magical girls who are in the Rose Platoon usually have sworn their full allegiance with the Organization, sometimes by marrying Nihonjins or serving in the military for over 5 years. The current Head Researcher of the Shinkei Research Group, Mayumi Nikkuni, is the daughter of a Nihonjin general and a soldier of the Rose Platoon.
Lurynian
Lurnynian Magical Girls originate from the Lurynian Magocracy, is an oceanic nation located in the middle of the Meager Ocean on the Dacia continent.
Regelan
Regelan Magical Girls originate from the Magocracy of Regeliana, an oceanic nation located in the middle of the Meager Ocean on the Dacia continent.
Dza'an
Dza'ani are Kursibari Magical Girls and originate from Kursibar, a democratic corporation-state in South Laurentia. Though lacking several of the standard Magical Girl traits, Dza'ani boast the ability to heal others and to grow and utilize several additional arms to aid them.