Limitations of Sorcery

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Well, I was running during PT this morning, and hating with my gut (Actually, mostly my lungs, but my gut was involved) when I struck about an interesting thought. I asked Yuffie the other day about Ninja Skills. And didn't get a response. Considering I was asking a ninja, this is reasonable. I was going to ask her more about them, because hey, ninjas are awesome. Anyone who says otherwise is a pirate.
 

But, I'm getting off topic again. The point is, I'm wondering how magic ties into physical skills. Because you know, I can't just throw down a smoke bomb and disapear, or run up buildings. There's more than mortal strength involved. It might not be magic. It could be ki. If it's chakra, I will find a copy of Naruto and burn it,  but that's still a possibility. Hell, SORA CLEAVED BUILDINGS at the end of KHII. Did the Keyblade help? Probably. But as any physics course can tell you, you have to use energy to get energy. I'm assuming that they're inputing some unknown thing, that I'll call magic until further notice, to help them output more force, or achieve effects that should be impossible.

Of course, this difference in force output could be ascribed to unknown physiological differences too. For all I know, the people of RG have denser musculature as a result of some mineral in the water. Or, it could be that the very physics of other worlds allow for greater suspension of 'reality' as we know it, enabling feats beyond what you and I consider normal human ability. The reduced power of magic on earth seems to support this theory. However, until I can compare something 'physical' it is entirely possible that it just applies to magic.

Once we get past the basic metamagical-physics(?) of the issue, we hit the bits I consider more interesting. Implementation of 'Reinforcement' magic. It is entirely likely that different worlds have different variations of this technique, creating a unique plethora of ways to enhance oneself. Pursuit of all of these, or even a decent chunk would be something worthy of a lifetime of study.

Then, we get into the 'skills'. These are things that by all rights, should be impossible, but like magic, work anyway.  I'm calling them skills rather than spells, because they're what happens when Leon's sword does that glowy thing, and Yuffie's shuriken flies around, and come back. Are these things the crystallization of years of training and refinement of techniques, or are they accomplished more through force of will and magic?

Furthermore, is there a limitation to what can be accomplished via 'Reinforcement'? With enough time, skill, and training, could one become a literal super-man? Or, is this just what it sounds like, something that merely Reinforces that which is already there?

Drifting further off-topic, how far can magic be pushed? Song is an accomplished caster of Dream spells, and Merlin in the games is at very least capable of levitation and crafting a Bag of Holding, to say nothing of Ansem's accomplishments, or even Ren's attempting to recreate an entire world. The more I learn about magic, the more it seems like people put mental limits on what it can and can't do.

While we are not the masters of the True Magics from the Nasuverse (yet), there is no reason not to try and achieve impossible. Magic is limited, so far as I can tell, by only your imagination, and what you dare. It's a wondrous and terrifying realization.

And after spending fourty five minutes typing, I wonder if most of you have realized this.

TLDR, Ninja's are awesome. How do they do their tricks? Also, Magic is scary awesome.

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So, in order to keep up the illusion of being organized, here is a confirmation post for the side questing!

Aero - Ari, Fox, Ray (modteam adventures?!)
Blizzard - Amy, Jalen, Song
Cure - Kairi
Fire - Peter
Gravity - Rox
Holy - Riku, Roxas
Magnet - Ren, Paine
Reflect - Greta
Stop - Aria, Seph
Thunder - Lesley

*Paine is also up for a side quest, if anyone wants a Gullwing tagging along.

Leave a comment if something should be changed or added or if you're confused about anything. Also, comment if you want to go after the Fire component; it's all lonely there with no one coming for it. ):

And you all know where you're going/what you're doing, right?