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Tatuya emitting Psions in the Anime
Psions (想子, literally "Thought Particles", the English spelling is "psyon") are non-physical particles that come under the dimension of psychic phenomenon, an information element that records the result of cognizance and thought. They are similar to Pushions in that Pushions are the particle manifestations of emotions from intention and thought, while Psions are the particle manifestations of intention and thought. [Note: This is still at a hypothetical stage.]
Psions and Pushions are both observed in "Para-Psychological Phenomena" which includes Magic as well. These particles are composed of non-physical entities and are not similar to 'Fermions' (that makes the composition of matter) or 'Bosons'.
Modern Magic[]
Normally, Psions are used in Magic and in the technology systems of modern magic, emphasis is placed on the control of Psion. Magicians first started from learning how to manipulate Psion.
Most Magicians, if not all, can perceive Psions being used. The Kirlian Filter can bring Psions into the visual spectrum to be captured with photography, even if the user cannot see the Psions.
Eidos, that is the theoretical basis of modern magic and activation rituals, and Magic Rituals, that are techniques that support the foundation of modern magic, are forms of information constructed with Psions. Most of the time, Psions travel through the information dimension and so are not limited by distance or obstacles. Despite this, Magicians are limited by their awareness of their surroundings, so they are unable to bring about changes in the Eidos of targets far away or out of sight. The exception is Non-Systematic Magic, where Psions travel through space and therefore are affected by distance.
CADs absorb Psions, which the Psion Information Aide transmits into the chosen Activation Sequence. The Activation Sequence will then be fed back to the Magician who will construct a Magic Sequence from the Activation Sequence, which will then affect the Eidos of the target.
Highly skilled Magicians generally do not leak Psions when casting spells. This comes from leftover Psions from activation and invocation of the magic. The leaked Psions interact with photons, leaving behind Psion light which only Magicians can perceive. When a lot of light is produced, the Magician is wasting Psions and therefore is unskilled.
Ancient Magic[]
Yakumo seeing the difference in Psion Emissions of Tatsuya and Miyuki
In Ancient Magic, these particles are referred to as chi or prana, the sanskrit word for the cosmic energy that is the essence of existence. Ancient Magic Users like Kokonoe Yakumo is able to see the psion emission of other magicians especially with out any lights around like Miyuki's psions that glitters and shines knowing no bounds, while Tatsuya only emits his psions outside of his skin without a single unnecessary drop. [1]
Psion Count[]
Gram Demolition using Psions to blow away Magic Sequences
| “ | "Compared to the prince and princess, those magicians barely have any psions." | ” |
—Ushiyama to Tatsuya | ||
Activating and constructing magic sequences consumes psions and even if the cost is small, repeating the process over periods of time will eventually cause the magician to feel the burden. In the scale on psion count, Tatsuya and Miyuki have top-class amounts of psions and because of this, they are both able to use magic that requires continuous activation of magic sequences much longer compared to modern magicians before getting exhausted like when using Flying Magic. In the 2060's, the psion count of a magician's mind-body (referring to both the body and the mind as one) is seen as a more important scale of their power than the speed of the construction of magic sequences. Since constructing magic sequences for Ancient Magic is incomparably slow and less efficient, it needs a lot more psions compared to Modern Magic. [2]
But with the rise of Modern Magic and with it, the advancements of activation and magic sequences as well as the technological development of CAD's, lacking of psion is seldom a direct problem with executing magic thus there wasn't much point of having a high psion count for modern magicians except maybe to brag. [3] With the modern scale shifting from psion count to magic power, Tatsuya is seen as inferior magician but is still able to use Gram Demolition that requires him to compress a huge amount of psions and making him one of the few magicians who can use this Counter Magic. [2]