Heavenly Kingdom: The Kingdom among the clouds

Chapter 41: Absolute Defense VI

[Azure Kingdom, Sky Castle]

Mana, among the humans of this world considered it as a supernatural force or power that may be ascribed to persons, spirits, or inanimate objects, Mana may be either good or evil, beneficial or dangerous, additionally on earth the term was first used in the 19th century in the West during debates concerning the origin of religion

It was first used to describe what apparently was interpreted to be an impersonal, amoral, supernatural power that manifested itself in extraordinary phenomena and abilities, anything distinguished from the ordinary (e.g., an uncommonly shaped stone) is so because of the mana it possesses

Mana is by no means universal; it is not even common to all of Melanesia; many of the parallels that have been adduced have been found to be specious, Mana is not impersonal It is never spoken of by itself but always in connection with powerful beings or things, Thus, mana would seem to be descriptive of the possession of power and not itself the source of power. Rather than being an impersonal power, mana is inextricably related to belief in spirits

Magic on the other hand is a concept used to describe a mode of rationality or way of thinking that looks to invisible forces to influence events, effect change in material conditions, or present the illusion of change, Practices classified as magic include divination, astrology, incantations, alchemy, sorcery, spirit mediation, and necromancy

The purpose of magic is to acquire knowledge, power, love, or wealth; to heal or ward off illness or danger; to guarantee productivity or success in an endeavor; to cause harm to an enemy; to reveal information; to induce spiritual transformation; to trick; or to entertain, the effectiveness of magic is often determined by the condition and performance of the mage, who is thought to have access to unseen forces and special knowledge of the appropriate words and actions to manipulate those forces

Phenomena associated or confused with magic include forms of mysticism, medicine, paganism, heresy, witchcraft, shamanism, Voodoos, and superstition, Magic is sometimes divided into the "high" magic of the intellectual elite, bordering on science, and the "low" magic of common folk practices. A distinction is also made between "black" magic, used for nefarious purposes, and "white" magic, ostensibly used for beneficial purposes. Although these boundaries are often unclear, magical practices have a sense of "otherness" because of the supernatural power that is believed to be channeled through the practitioner, who is a marginalized or stigmatized figure in some societies and a central one in others

At this current moment utilizing both mana and magic itself, Asagi then started gathering a huge amount of mana towards one of the bottom cannon of the kingdom as she aimed towards the direction of the northern wall of the Celestia Kingdom

Due to her own doing the whole kingdom itself was in a uproar due to the huge amount of mana gathering on one point of the kingdom, in fact every people living inside her own territory was alarmed, whether they are tourist, citizens, or just plain commoners themselves

The ground was shaking, the barrier encasing the kingdom was weakening, the huge lake was disturbed, the wind was howling, all due to the fact that Asagi was planning to shoot out one huge attack towards the northern wall

At that time inside her own throne, Asagi was then manually controlling her whole kingdom as she powered up her cannon with all of her mana in attempt to blast everything into smithereens

"Mana at full capacity, Cannon ready to fire, Point break reaching its limit, firing in... 3... 2... 1... Fire!!!!"

With a smile on her face and a gun pointing pose towards the northern wall, Asagi then finally let loose a magnified and enhanced bright blue laser towards the northern wall itself, which is equivalent in power to a catastrophic spell