Majin Curse


 * For a complete list of Curses, see Kagiri's Grimoire. For a list of Majin and their allocated curses, see List of Majin.

A Majin Curse (魔神の呪), usually referred to simply as a Curse (呪) or a Possession Curse (憑拠) refers to the abilities that Majin possess that are similar to Affinities; as they are wide-ranging and produce effects that mirror or go beyond those of the natural universe, however cannot be used by the Majin in their natural Spirit form and instead require a host vessel through which they can be used.

Majin Curses bear resemblance to Affinities yet there are a number of fundamental differences, such as their occurrence, requirement for usage and most noticeably their classification. What separates them definitively is that Majin curses do not draw energy from the universe to be used and instead seem to be a result of the Majin form emulating the DNA variation that occurs in the formation of an Affinity in other beings.

Definition
A Majin Curse refers to the abilities Majin are able to summon through their spirits yet cannot be used unless within a host vessel and only through a host vessel, as Majin do not possess a soul and thus cannot draw the energy from the universe naturally required to produce such abilities. While the power of the Curse that a Majin has is not equivalent to the power of their Spirit, those of a higher Spirit level (mostly Flame Spirits) tend to be able to make better use of their Curses as they can possess more powerful and more compatible hosts.

While Curses are exclusive to Majin, through the phenomena of Majin Symbiosis it is possible for hosts to make personal use (of varying degrees of free will) of the curse belonging to the Majin residing within them. Only a being with enough Will and/or intelligence to overcome the equivalent in the Majin's strength of control will be able to enter any sort of Symbiosis, thus Majin that do not trust their ability or strength often avoid the risk by possessing the easy to access and easy to control Mabutsu. Majin who instead locate more intelligent beings beyond their ability to control tend to do so as to hide if they have escaped hell, or instead for the sake of survival if the host is unwitting to their possession, as the Majin will still give full control to the host in exchange for using the host as a shell to hide in. Only the most bold Majin that a reself-confident enough in their skills of manipulation, influence and cunning will possess a higher valued yet risky target in exchange for the benefits it could bring.