Celestial Spirit Magic

{{Character Template (Magic)
|name=Celestial Spirit Magic
|image=[[File:Aquarius is summoned by Lucy.png|300px]]
|kanji=星霊魔法
|rōmaji=Seirei Mahō

|type=[[Holder Magic]]<br>[[Spatial Magic]]
|user= [[Anna Heartfilia]]<br>[[Bero]]<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 68, Pages 3-4</ref><br>[[Daichi Shinagawa]]<br>[[Everlue]]<br>[[Grammi]]<br>[[Hisui E. Fiore]]<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 207</ref><br>[[Karen Lilica]]<br>[[Katja]] (former)<br>[[Layla Heartfilia]]<br>[[Lucy Heartfilia]]<br>[[Sorano]]<br>[[Will Neville]]<ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 141</ref><br>Will Neville's disciples (former)<br> [[Yukino Agria]]<br>[[Zoldeo]]
}}
'''Celestial Spirit Magic''' (星霊魔法 ''Seirei Mahō'')  is a [[Holder Magic]] and a type of [[Spatial Magic]]  used by Celestial Spirit [[Mage]]s that involves the summoning of [[Celestial Spirit]]s.

==Description==
'''Celestial Spirit Magic''' is a type of Magic in which the user summons [[Celestial Spirit]]s by opening their gates through the use of [[Celestial Spirit Gate Keys]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Pages 10-11</ref> These Keys are separated into two classes: the more common Silver Keys and the rarer Gold Keys.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 7</ref> Keys for Celestial Spirits are counted in Units (collectively without regard of Gold or Silver),<ref name="Ch4">Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4</ref> and a Celestial Spirit Mage is noted by how many Units they have obtained.

==Contracts and Rules==
When a Celestial Spirit Mage receives a Key and opens its Celestial Gate for the first time, they have to set up a contract with the respective Spirit. This contract consists of asking the Spirit which days it can be summoned by its contractor.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 4, Page 11</ref> This simple agreement leads to a dedicated and serious bond between the Spirit and summoner.<ref name="Ch4"/> However, under certain circumstances, i.e. during battle, and a Spirit is summoned for the first time, the making of a contract may be suspended on a later date.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 62</ref> Contracts can be broken if the Mage gets arrested, releases the Spirit by themselves, or dies.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Page 21</ref> When a Celestial Spirit Mage summons a Spirit, it appears directly next to them, as that's where the gates to the Spirit world had been opened. It's impossible to summon spirits elsewhere.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 3, Page 9</ref>

[[File:Celestial Spirit Contract.jpg|thumb|left|200px|All Celestial Mages must make contracts with Spirits...]]
{{ImgRight|Broken CS contract.jpg|...but the contract is broken when the summoner dies|size=200px|thumbnail}}
The Spirits must also abide by certain rules enforced by the [[Celestial Spirit King]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 74</ref> The only rule that has been introduced in Fairy Tail so far is that a Spirit may not directly or indirectly kill its summoner under any circumstances.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 74, Page 11</ref> When the Gates are closed, it is required from both the summoner and the Spirit to agree upon the gate's closure.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 144, Page 4</ref> However, Spirits can also be "forced closed" in battle, which means they can be forced back into the Celestial World by the summoner's will, though not every Celestial Spirit Mage is capable of doing such.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 33, Page 24</ref>

Celestial Spirits also have different categories of sorts that fall under the basic summoning conditions from their owner. For example, [[Loke]] summons himself most of the time without [[Lucy Heartfilia]] doing so herself;<ref name = Loke>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 114, Pages 19-20</ref> [[Virgo]] has also summoned herself various times,<ref name = Virgo>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 146, Pages 8-10</ref> as have [[Gemini]], [[Aquarius]], [[Taurus]], [[Plue]], [[Horologium]], [[Capricorn]] and the Eclipse Celestial Spirits. Also, if the trust between the Celestial Spirit and the owner is not an issue, contracts can be temporarily dissolved.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 202, Page 8</ref> It also seems that if the Celestial Spirit is strong enough, they can employ their own Magic to stay in the Human World, when/if the contract is not in action.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 72, Page 22</ref> Additionally, a Celestial Spirit may grow stronger if their summoner grows stronger in terms of Magic Power.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 46, Page 15</ref>

==Keys==
===Golden Keys===
<gallery widths="170" bordersize="large" bordercolor="gold" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
Aquarius Key.png|link=Gate of the Water Bearer Key|Summon [[Aquarius]]<br>The Water Bearer
Taurus Key.png|link=Gate of the Golden Bull Key|Summon [[Taurus]]<br>The Golden Bull
Cancer Key.png|link=Gate of the Giant Crab Key|Summon [[Cancer]]<br>The Giant Crab
Virgo Key.png|link=Gate of the Maiden Key|Summon [[Virgo]]<br>The Maiden
Sagittarius Key.png|link=Gate of the Archer Key|Summon [[Sagittarius]]<br>The Archer
Leo key.png|link=Gate of the Lion Key|Summon [[Loke|Leo]]<br>The Lion
Gemini Key.png|link=Gate of the Twins Key|Summon [[Gemini]]<br>The Twins
Aries Key.png|link=Gate of the Ram Key|Summon [[Aries]]<br>The Ram
Scorpio Key.png|link=Gate of the Scorpion Key|Summon [[Scorpio]]<br>The Scorpion
Capricorn Key.png|link=Gate of the Goat Key|Summon [[Capricorn]]<br>The Goat
Pisces key.png|link=Gate of the Paired Fish Key|Summon [[Pisces]]<br>The Paired Fish
Libra key.png|link=Gate of the Heavenly Scales Key|Summon [[Libra]]<br>The Heavenly Scales
</gallery>

===Silver Keys===
<gallery widths="170" bordersize="large" bordercolor="gold" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
Crux Key.png|link=Gate of the Southern Cross Key|Summon [[Crux]]<br>The Southern Cross
Horologium Key.png|link=Gate of the Clock Key|Summon [[Horologium]]<br>The Clock
Lyra Key.png|link=Gate of the Lyre Key|Summon [[Lyra]]<br>The Lyre
Nikora Key.png|link=Gate of the Canis Minor Key|Summon [[Nikora]]<br>The Canis Minor
Caelum Key.png|link=Gate of the Chisel Key|Summon [[Caelum]]<br>The Chisel
Pyxis' Key.png|link=Gate of the Compass Key|Summon [[Pyxis]]<br>The Compass
Polaris Key.png|link=Gate of the Bear Cub Key|Summon [[Polaris]]<br>The Bear Cub
Deneb Key.png|link=Gate of the Swan Key|Summon [[Deneb]]<br>The Swan
</gallery>

===Black Keys===
<gallery widths="170" bordersize="large" bordercolor="gold" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
Gate of the Snake Charmer.png|link=Gate of the Snake Charmer Key|Summon [[Ophiuchus]]<br>The Snake Charmer
</gallery>

==Spells and Abilities==
[[File:Force Gate Closure.gif|thumb|right|200px|Force Gate Closure]]
*'''Force Gate Closure''' (強制閉門 ''Kyōsē Hēmon''): Closing the gates requires a mutual agreement from both the summoner and the spirit. However, some Celestial Spirit Mages have demonstrated the ability to force the gates to close in battle, compelling the Spirits to return back to the Celestial Spirit World.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 33</ref>

[[File:Lucy standing with her Celestial Spirits.jpg|thumb|200px|Multiple Spirits Summoning]]
*'''Multiple Summons''': Summoning more than one Celestial Spirit uses up a lot of the summoner's Magic ability which may even lead to their death. However, some Celestial Spirit Mages have shown the unique capability to summon multiple spirits at the same time.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 74, Page 14</ref> If one is capable of this feat, it provides greater flexibility as he/she is able to combine the strength and abilities of their spirits for more powerful [[Sandstorm Axe Aldebaran|attacks]].<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 271, Pages 6-9</ref> They can also use their own Magic in combination with another spirit to increase the power of an attack.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 272, Pages 10-12</ref>

*'''Celestial Fireworks:''' By twirling any Gate Key, the user can make fireworks of a golden color.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 102, Page 13</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 41</ref>

*'''Recompense Summoning''' (代償召喚術 ''Daishō Shōkanjutsu''): A technique that makes possible for a Celestial Spirit Mage to summon the [[Celestial Spirit King]], who does not have a physical key, but there are certain conditions to do so. The first condition is that the Celestial Spirit Mage must have enough Magic Power to summon at least three Spirits of the Zodiac at once. The second is that a Golden Zodiac Key must be sacrificed to do so. The final condition is that the Mage and the Spirit of the Key must have a high level of trust between them. Whichever Key is sacrificed to summon the King will then crumble to pieces, and will henceforth be unusable. As such, the Spirit of the Key will no longer be able to travel the Mage's world. Therefore doing so is considered the very last resort.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 384, Pages 15-28</ref>

*'''Telepathy''': On a couple of occasions, spirits have been shown to be able to communicate with their owner (via their keys) without being summoned.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 224</ref><ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 327</ref>

*'''Self Summoning''': On various occasions, some spirits have been shown to be able to summon themselves without the need of their owners. Notable spirits include Loke,<ref name = Loke/> Horologium and Virgo.<ref name = Virgo/>

*'''[[Star Dress]]''' ({{Ruby|星霊衣|スタードレス}} ''Sutā Doresu''): A Celestial Spirit Magic spell in which the user incorporates the power and Magic of the Celestial Spirit they summon into their body, which manifests itself in the form of a dress and a tattoo of the Spirit's zodiac sign on their body.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 422, Page 12</ref>
**'''[[Star Shot]]''' (スターショット ''Sutā Shotto'') is a Celestial Spirit Magic spell in which the user while wearing the [[Star Dress#Sagittarius Form|Sagittarius Star Dress]], nocks multiple homing arrows that explodes upon contact.<ref>Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 446, Page 22</ref>
**'''Star Dress Mix''' ({{Ruby|星霊衣 合成|スタードレス ミックス}} ''Sutā Doresu Mikkusu''): A technique that makes possible for a Celestial Spirit Mage to combine their star dresses into one, which manifests itself in the form of a dress and a crossed keys tattoo at the back of their hand with each key representing the [[Celestial Spirit Gate Keys]] of the Star Dress Forms that are being merging together.<ref>Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Manga: Chapter 31, Page 20</ref>

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