Magical Barrier Particles

Magical Barrier Particles
Japanese	魔障粒子
Rōmaji	Mashōryūshi
Information
Usage	Anti-Magic
User	Keyes Tempester Bloodman

Magical Barrier Particles (魔障粒子 Mashōryūshi) also known as Anti-Ethernano Particles and Bane Particles refers to very poisonous anti-Magic particles and particles that Magic barriers are comprised of.

Description

As a poison, Magical Barrier Particles have thus far been only primarily employed by Etherious. They take the form of a thick black (dark purple in the anime) mist that quickly spreads in its environment, feeding on the Ethernano in the atmosphere and living beings and contaminating it, thus causing anyone exposed to it be severely ill and even death. The particles are also said to contain very trace amounts of iron.

Such poison aside, Magic barriers like Jutsu Shiki barriers are also comprised of what has been called Magical Barrier Particles, which are the same as, or at least of similar nature to, said poisonous particles, as the both of them were at one point shown being nullified together, whilst being not referred to distinctly.

Effects

Any Mage and non-Mage who've breathed in the particles to it will not only have their Magic weakened, but also undergo Magic Deficiency Disease becoming lethally poisoned even with just small quantities, with hundreds within an entire town deceased.

The symptoms may become visible as follows: the veins around the victim's eyes puffing up, and then the victims violently expectorating blood before, presumably, dying of contraction, all in mere moments; Dragon Slayers, however, because of their special lungs, have a far greater resistance against them than normal in case of inhalation. In Gajeel's case, his iron lungs give far more resistance by comparison.

Etherious are generally unaffected by these particles, as Tartaros stores a certain quantity on hand and weaponize it.

Even if some attempted wear masks to prevent inhaling these, the toxic particles can still enter through the skin over a prolonged period of time.

Protective Gear

Because of the particles lethalness, extra precautions are needed when handling them. Officers from the Magic Council have a team that must wear hazmat-like suits and gears that covers the entire body with absolutely no skin exposure. The gear especially includes a gas mask with goggle lenses and tubes that lead metallic pack, supposedly containing oxygen to breathe and a pointy witch-like hat. These people also carry a staff with the Council's crest on top with a circular sign that reads "KEEP OUT" to warn others as they assess the casualties and search for potential survivors.

Antidote

Healing Magic doesn't appear to be an effective solution to the particles. Therefore a counteracting agent can be formed to cure those who're still alive and bedridden by the particles. Defusing the toxin within the body, thus saving the victims from the diseases risk of death and its other harmful effects. This is however rare and difficult to obtain, the only known time required the blood from Tempester who infected Laxus and his group specifically with the particles from his body, as well as a potion and medical specialist to concoct the antidote.

Other Treatments

Outside of antidotes, other forms of treatment are even more rare and scares, usually being tied to someone's unique abilities. Wall Eehto, was capable of completely nullifying and erasing the particles within an area and a person with absolute ease, supposedly through the use of Alchemy.

Weaponized

Only a small amount of characters have been able utilized Magical Barrier Particles in fights due to a natural resilience to them:

• Tempester's body holds a large quantity of Magical Barrier Particles that only gets released upon his physical defeat, causing his body to explode and infect to a whole town. Within his Etherious Form, his arms and lower body become cloaked in a mist of these particles.
• Keyes is able convert and deform his body into Mafical Barrier Particles, giving him a form of intangibility to avoid physical attacks as well as float through the air. He can to mentally manipulate the particles however he wishes for offensive attacks, especially with the use of his Khakkhara.
• Bloodman, who copied all the abilities of Tartaros' Nine Demon Gates, including Keyes', is also able to morph his body into the Anti-Magic Particles to avoid physical attacks. In fact, his body releases a large amount that just being near him is enough to infect several people and cause instant death. Bloodman can also manipulate these particles into various Cursed techniques.
• Gajeel Redfox's the only known Human who was able to make use of these particles, due to his iron lungs giving him some degree of resistance to the effects, at least enough to avoid its worst effects and survive. Also, due to traces of iron in the particles grants him enough power to enter Dragon Force when ingesting enough of it. The particles he took into in his body also allowed him to counter the intangibility of those who use these particles.