Teishidō

Teishidō (天使のよう; lit. "Angel Way", although often rendered as "Angel Arts") is one of the four basic Undouka combat forms. Teishidō is the technique that Undouka use to focus ambient reishi and their own reiatsu into mystic spells of various powers. These spells serve a wide variety of uses such as healing, defense, or combat. Teishidō was derived from the Shinigami battle art, Kidō, and as such, the two arts bear similarities. Teishidō spells are graded on a scale, ranging from Class E to Class S, the latter being the most powerful and the most difficult to perform. The scale is a measure of difficulty, as there can be multiple spells which share the same level. To use Teishidō, an Undouka must recite the specific incantation for the spell, which is typicalls long and requires several seconds to speak. Teishidō spell incantations can be omitted by particularly skilled practitioners. However, unlike Kidō, the spell whose incantation is skipped will not become significantly weaker than a recited spell, but will deplete the user's stamina. The power of a spell relies on the power of the user. Spell of any class or category can be utterly devastating when executed with finesse by a skilled Undouka.

Like Kidō, there are three primary categories to Teishidō: binding spells, destruction spells, and healing spells. Binding spells are a broad category of defensive spells which block attacks or repel and freeze enemies. Destructive spells refer to offensive spells which harm an enemy or cause damage. Healing spells are few in number, and have varying effects depending on the nature of the damage that must be healed.

Taritsudō
Taritsudō (服従の方法; lit. "Way of Subjection")

E-Class: Kagiru (制限; Restrict) — Restrains target's arms in a submissive fashion behind their backs.

Incantation: "Through the darkness of the enchanted, my feet shall walk upon the light, and with my soul, the fear shall be extinguished!"

E-Class: Kenokan (嫌悪感; Revulsion) — Creates a dome-like reiatsu barrier that repels whatever comes into contact with it.

Incantation: "Stir the fallen souls, and vex the evil spirits, oh divine ones of the celestial skies, rise!"

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