Spell Absorption

Spell Absorption
The Warring Triad (Final Fantasy) can absorb the effects of any spell cast in their presence
Power/Ability to:	absorb spells

The power to absorb spells and utilize them in some ways. Variation of Absorption.

Capabilities

The user can absorb effects of spells and/or spells themselves, while removing it from the source, into their body and use it in various ways, gaining some form of advantage, either by enhancing themselves, gaining the drained power, using it as power source etc., either temporarily or permanently.

Applications

• Absorbing Regeneration
• Affinity
• Assimilation Shield
• Enhanced Condition/Supernatural Condition

Variations

• Elemental Resistance/Elemental Immunity - by absorbing elemental spells.
• Enhanced Durability/Invulnerability - by absorbing spells that do physical damage.
• Spell Negation - only to spells cast on the user.
• Teleportation Negation - by absorbing spells that are meant to teleport the user to another location.

Associations

• Absorption
• Magic Immunity
• Magic Negation
• Magical Energy Absorption

Limitations

• May be limited to how much one can absorb.
• May have limited range, including touch only.
• Spells that can cause instant death may still be able to get through the users' defense, if they are not totally immune.
• May include Healing spells.

Known Users

• The Warring Triad (Final Fantasy)
• Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy VIII)
• Quistis Trepe (Final Fantasy VIII)
• Spellfire Wielders (Forgotten Realms)
  • Shandril Shessair (Forgotten Realms)
• Siphoners (The Vampire Diaries); via Magical Energy Absorption
  • Heretics
  • Kai Parker
  • Josie and Lizzie Saltzman
• Touta Konoe (UQ Holder)

Known Objects

• Bellanax (Arkwell Academy)

Video

Kai Parker (The Vampire Diaries) absorbs the Traveler Spell