Sorcery

Sorcery (魔術) is the art used by all Sorcerers and Exorcists. It is primarily taught in the Mage's Guild and was the foundation for Ars Magus and its foundations. It costs seithr to use.

Unlike Ars Magus, the basis of Magic rely on borrowing the spiritual powers which are originally present in nature which is formed by the user's willpower according to Konoe A. Mercury. Sorcery attacks also cause scarring of the Soul.

Originally founded in ancient times as a way to combat creatures outside of the logic. The ability to use Sorcery is inherited in a manner similar to genes, although how the Sorcery can be accessed tends to vary. Sorcerers are typically able to cast spells by incantations or motions, while Exorcists require talismans, charms and the like. Jubei hints in BlazBlue: Chronophantasma that the skill of a Sorcerer can be gauged by their casting time. There are only a handful of spells that are actually shown and named despite the extensive implied amount; these spells include: Shikigami Raven, Azure Requiem, Infinite Corridors, Gravity Seed, Infinite Gravity and Mind Eater.

Objects themselves possess varying affinity with Sorcery, seemingly the older they get the greater that affinity becomes, to the point that they can greatly enhance the utilized spell. An example of that is Terumi's cage made from old wood, which purpose was to strengthen the seals on the door and in the room.

Normal humans and Beastkin's magical abilities are often poor, meaning that they rely on science and Ars Magus instead. Ars Magus was actually born from the fusion of science and Sorcery, and as such, the two arts are closely related; the Mage's Guild and the Orbis Librarius Norma eventually merged for this reason.

After the Dark War, the amount of Sorcery users fell into a deep recline thanks to the dissolution of the Mage's Guild. As of Chronophantasma, there exists only four confirmed living beings capable of performing Sorcery: Konoe A. Mercury, Celica A. Mercury, Rachel Alucard and Kokonoe. There also exists two confirmed artificial humans capable of performing Sorcery: Hazama and Kazuma Kval. It is highly implied that Hades Izanami can perform Sorcery as well.

However, in XBlaze – Code: Embryo, there is a greater amount of Sorcery users with each having specialized in these attributes. The Sorcery users and their attributes in XBlaze are:
 * Kuon Glamred Stroheim – Fire
 * Sechs – Gravity
 * Acht – Ice
 * Drei – Boosting abilities
 * Elise von Klagen – Defensive Sorcery
 * Mei Amanohokosaka – Ying-Yang
 * Marcelyn F. Mercury – Azure Blaze