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 * Types
 * NT21
 * Individuals
 * Appearances
 * Note: Christian and non-Christian

Unsorted Notes
Cross A Cross (十字) is a symbol consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to one another. It is also a term used for symbols based around the shape and objects in that shape.

The shape has various associations in belief and religion, with a cross being the primary symbol of Christianity, representing the cross on which the Son of God died. With its associated meanings, the cross also plays an important role in various forms of magic.

Sections:
 * Etymology
 * Principles
 * Christianity (Son of God, Saint, Churches/Christians)(crucifix)
 * Non-Christianity
 * Magic? Banner of the West, Rose Cross
 * True Cross
 * Background
 * Chronology: OT2 (Aureolus Dummy), OT6 (Golem Ellis), OT7 (Orsola Aquinas), OT9/10 (Croce di Pietro/Walking Church), OT11 (Biagio Busoni), OT13 (Vento of the Front), OT14 (Lidvia Lorenzetti), OT20-22 (Vento of the Front/Star of Bethlehem), Necessarius SS (Ch5, Ch8 - Rosary)

Non-Christian Crosses:
 * Ankh
 * Crossroads/Intersections
 * Human Body (Germanic/Golem Ellis/Sephiroth)
 * Gesture (crossing)

Walking Church: <!-- Another form of the Walking Church is that of the silver Celtic Cross (ケルト十字架) that Himegami Aisa wears as a necklace to seal her ability, given to her by the Church. Despite being hung around her neck, it somehow is strangely appears to float.

Principles
As explained by Idol Theory, the Walking Church symbolically takes the essential elements that constitute a church -- and since the church provides protection to the needy, the Walking Church will replicate that protection for its wearer. For example, Index's Walking Church uses specific cloth-weaving, line stitching, and embroidery to successfully recreate all essential elements that make up a church. Because of this, anything that would not destroy a real church would be rendered ineffective against the wearer.

Coupled with the fact that Index's Walking Church specifically replicates the Holy Shroud of Turin, the defensive ability of her Walking Church has been extended to the Pope-class, rendering the defensive capability of the robes similar to the level of a nuclear bomb shelter, and its power matching the level of enchantment on the London Cathedral. Any magical and physical attack on Index would be absorbed, although, according to Stiyl only the Dragon of St. George could destroy a Pope-class barrier such Index's Walking Church. Her Walking Church was maintained by magic and, as such, could be tracked by magicians.

The Walking Church of Himegami Aisa however, seals off her ability to attract vampires. According to Stiyl Magnus, he, Kanzaki Kaori and Tsuchimikado Motoharu own Walking Churches as well, though it is unknown what kind of defensive abilities their Walking Churches contain.

Index Arc
The first Walking Church seen in the series is worn by Index, which is shortly destroyed by Kamijou Touma using his Imagine Breaker. The destroyed Walking Church would later put Index in a critical condition, after Kanzaki Kaori attacks Index mistakenly believing that her Walking Church would protect her. Even after Touma destroyed the Walking Church and therefore removed its defensive capabilities, Index still continued to wear the robes.

Sisters Arc
Himegami Aisa's Walking Church is first featured during the arc.

Daihasei Festival Arc
Oriana Thomson attacks Himegami Aisa believing that she is an agent of the Anglican Church, after seeing Aisa's Walking Church on her person. -->

Deep Blood Arc:
 * Aureolus Izzard was noted to have used a Germanic Cross and basic materials, making a soul, in the creation of the dummy version of himself.

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Abilities
Her magic name is Intimus115, "I offer everything to my lost friend" (我が身の全ては亡き友のために) Sherry is a decorated interpreter of the Royal Academy of Arts, attaining the highest honors of emblems restoration and interpretation. She is a highly valuable member of Necessarius, for her expertise in decoding and analyzing. She has the ability to decode grimoire codes hidden inside paintings; things like pigments, thickness, the theme of the paintings, any specific details can be converted into something that has a certain meaning to it. Thus, many times, the interpretations of the emblems are discovered to be wrong hundreds of years later. As such, if Index can be said to be the keeper of knowledge, then Sherry’s expertise is in decoding, to seal or interpret them.

Primary Functions
Well versed in Kabbalah idols, her primary magic used for combat is to summon a golem named Golem Ellis (ゴーレム＝エリス) named after her friend Ellis. It is derived from Kabbalah but combined by Sherry with Anglican spells. Since she's English, she changed the linguistic system of the golem from Hebrew to that of English. Furthermore, since she's a Christian, she made the golem react to the Cross. According to Index, Sherry apparently attempted to create an angel of dirt using the golem, like an angel that looks like a human from the outside. The head, right arm, left arm, legs were all created in the image of a Cross, each side assigned with the power of the four Archangels, although it is not perfect as it is impossible for humans to create angels. Using her magic pastel chalk to write a magic circle on a solid surface, Sherry can summon a golem that consists of material in its surroundings, such as concrete, iron gates, wires, and even human body parts, as Sherry has often threatened.

There is a secret code or core inside the golem that allows Sherry to control it, if ever it is destroyed, the golem too will be destroyed. It is also a safety measure, which allows Sherry to force the golem to self-destruct; by stroking it a bit with a finger, the stone golem functions will cease functioning, preventing the stone golem from going rampant. Using this through the pastel chalk as the base, the golem can be controlled through. She can manipulate it from afar, or have it run automatically. However, automatic mode will not allow her to take control of the golem anymore.

With a wave of the pastel chalk, Sherry can use it to force the golem to take in surrounding materials for regeneration, or have it recover automatically every three seconds after substantial damage. The stone golem has the ability to use anything around it to assimilate itself and repair any wounds. On the other hand, if things that are unnecessary or even harmful to the structure are thrown to it, the self-repair system will have an error.

Furthermore, it is implied that the golem is capable enough to do Sherry's laundry for her.

Secondary Functions
By drawing a magic circle in the air, through the alignment of the four archangels that are represented in the limbs of the golem, Sherry can force it to move. In both manga and anime adaptations, the spell apparently forces the golem to regenerate using surrounding materials.

Using the same method of creating a golem, Sherry can create several mud eyes for searching, monitoring, and espionage. Normally, the caster can only create one such stone golem, but if there’s only one eyeball, the composition to create a stone golem will drastically decrease, allowing the caster to create even more of it. The eyes allow Sherry to see what it sees, as well as allow it to send out her voice. The eyes can apparently either blend into or phase through solid objects. Furthermore, through the use of the spell to create another golem, Sherry can use it to allow the surface upon which the magic circle for summoning her golem to collapse, since she can only manage to summon one golem, and creating another one would make the surface and the present golem collapse.

Other abilities

 * Oil pastel chalk - The magic item is primarily used by Sherry to create magic circles to summon her golem and control it. However, it can also apparently cut through solid objects if needed by her for use as the golems materials.
 * Automatic Writing - The spell prompts her to move automatically move her hand and write on paper information unknown to her.
 * Levitation Spell - She can also use a levitating spell, which prevents her from losing balance from the tremors produced whenever Ellis attacks or walks. This spell has the side effect of slightly absorbing physical impacts

Golem Ellis
Well versed in the Kabbalah, Sherry has a golem that she named it after her friend, Golem Ellis is the closest approximation of the classic golem. However, Sherry combined it with Anglican spells. Since she's English, she changed the linguistic system of the golem from Hebrew to that of English. Furthermore, since she's a Christian, she made the golem react to the Cross. According to Index, Sherry apparently attempted to create an angel of dirt using the golem, like an angel that looks like a human from the outside. The head, right arm, left arm, legs were all created in the image of a Cross, each side assigned with the power of the four Archangels, although it is not perfect as it is impossible for humans to create angels.

Using her magic pastel chalk to write a magic circle on a solid surface, Sherry can summon a golem that consists consists of material in its surroundings, such as concrete, iron gates, wires, and even human body parts, as Sherry has often threatened.

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Orsola Aquinas Rescue Arc:

Daihaseisai Arc:

La Regina del Mare Adriatico Arc:
 * Biagio Busoni had necklaces with numerous crosses and crucifixes, with his magic drawing out multiple meanings associated with them, many from the stories of saints, as the basis for his spells.

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Divine Punishment
Divine Punishment (天罰術式) is a large-scale suppression magic spell which applies the logic that no one should bear any menace towards God, if so, punishment will apply. As explained by Idol Theory, using the significance of being pierced by steel in Christianity, such as the piercings on her face that bears the attribute of the nails that pierced the Son of God to the cross, and the hammer that she carries which bears the attribute of the hammer that nailed him to the cross. Because of this Vento of the Front can symbolically mimic the Son of God's body during his crucifixion, as such she is practically substituting herself as God for the Divine Punishment to work. In combination of her now already intimidating looks, she uses provocative speech patterns as well to incite hostility to successfully trigger Divine Punishment.

This magic literally strips people of their consciousness if they ever bear any ill will to Vento of the Front. The spell is a large-scale one considering that it can affect anyone in the world, regardless of distance or knowledge of Vento of the Front. For example a person hears on the news that an intruder (Vento of the Front) has invaded Academy City and the person bears ill will to the intruder, then that person will activate and receive Divine Punishment. The spell works by stripping away oxygen inside the victim's body, leaving the minimum necessary amount as to not hinder brain and organ functions, forcing the physical body to go into a state like an animal's hibernation period in order to preserve survival. It is also stated by Index that there may be certain stages in response to hostility given to the user such as depriving consciousness, body-binding, and even preventing interference from the outside.

Resuscitation through regulated oxygen supply to victims is impossible as such the only possible way for revitalization is when the magician deems that punishment is no longer needed, or when the core of the Divine Punishment is destroyed, which is the cross that is at the end of the chain that is attached on Vento of the Front's tongue at which point Vento of the Front will no longer be able to use Divine Punishment.

Kamijou Touma is immune to the spell due to his Imagine Breaker, while a Pope-class Walking Church can also render it's user immune from Divine Punishment. Kihara Amata is shown to be unaffected by Divine Punishment upon meeting Vento, even as he ordered Hound Dogs to kill her. This phenomenon stems from Kihara Amata's own personality; though he desired to kill Vento, he felt none of the hostility that is normally associated with the intent to kill, comparing killing people to pulling out weeds. Vento of the Front herself states that he is truly rotten to the core or at least similar to her. -->

Document of Constantine Arc:
 * During her interrogation by Stiyl Magnus and Agnese Sanctis in the Tower of London, Lidvia Lorenzetti made use of an incantation which used Agnese's cross as a conduit for a spell to destroy her bindings.

Kanzaki SS:
 * During her battle with Brunhild Eiktobel, Kanzaki Kaori locked her sword with her opponent's Gungnir at an angle to form a cross symbol for a spell to raise her opponent's Saint side, thereby weakening her Valkyrie side.

Acqua of the Back Arc:
 * Cross symbols were used to supplement the Saint Destroyer, and in the spell Pope Matthai Reese used in an attempt to bind Fiamma of the Right.

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 * Vento

La Regina del Mare Adriatico
The primary ability of the La Regina del Mare Adriatico is to be used to primarily destroy Venice, which is the main phase of the spell. The effect in destroying anything that has value is likened to the destruction of by divine punishment, as La Regina del Mare Adriatico's way of destroying Venice is to launch a rain of fire upon it.

Its second phase is to destroy anyone or anything connected to the city, such as technology, art pieces, culture, knowledge, etc., regardless of distance. Utterly destroying any trace and existence of Venice. Because of the fear of the Roman Catholic Church that the weapon would fall into the wrong hands and can be used at them, the Church made sure that the weapon could only be used on Venice, however, if such an event did occur, then the La Regina del Mare Adriatico can be used to self-destruct as a last resort. The power of the self-destruction covers at least 10 kilometers, and is likened to a tactical nuclear weapon that can incinerate anything within the range.

The spell for activating the weapon resides in a pyramidal room in the flagship, here, it also houses a spherical structure meant for the Rosary of the Appointed Time. Once activated, the room changes, with the lights surrounding the room shutting off, and the equilateral triangles that form the room slowly emerge from it's bases. Finally a light from the ceiling appears, which with coupled with the equilateral triangular shaped pillars, would reflect, inflect, and reform the light to create a large patterned path in the air, surrounding the room making it appear as a dome with a planetarium.

The spell is reinforced by alchemy as well as the prisoners of its fleet, which makes any attempt at stopping the spell difficult. However, destroying the core cross that activates the spell would not only stop the spell but destroy the core of the weapon, it would then essentially destroy the flag ship as well as the other fleet ships.

Vento of the Front rebuilt the 'Queen's Fleet' of the La Regina del Mare Adriatico, and used it to fight against Fiamma of the Right. The new 'core' is an ice-like cross shaped like an anchor, and pierced into her tongue where her old 'Divine Punishment' cross used to be.

The power and range of the Ships' bombardment attack increased exponentially, shoots giant icicles and was enough to bury Fiamma into a mountain of ice. Ultimately the power of the ships was insufficient to fight against Fiamma and the core was destroyed, and Vento was defeated.

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 * La Regina del Mare Adriatico: As of Volume 20 she modified the Queen of Adriatic Sea on top of Biagio's original modifications, and she now has the power to summon parts of the guardian magical armada to wherever she is. This is shown by a cross made of ice and shaped like a anchor pierced onto her tongue in the place of the cross that uses 'Divine Punishment' that was destroyed earlier. Vento explains this as her element is wind and wind is a crucial part of sailing, so she has partial control over spells that are water-based. However her ability to control the Queen of Adriatic was destroyed when she fought against Fiamma, when he ripped the cross out of her tongue.
 * The Star of Bethlehem was in the rough shape of a cross.

Agnese SS:
 * While fleeing with Angelene from the demon of the Ceremony of Ba Moun, Frau Halveria crossed herself with her fingers and invoked Baron Samedi, the Voodoo death god standing at the crossroads, to form an invisible barrier to slow the demon down.
 * A Necessarius magician tasked with observing the Agnese Forces wielded a censer and a cross, with Agnese noting the two as standard for an area-of-effect attack but not very flexible, guessing that he would usually be "dropped in" to crush a magic cabal on his own.

Coronzon Arc:
 * Among the recreated Golden Dawn, John William Brodie-Innes made use of sparks produced by striking the ground with his metal-soled shoes to form the shapes of various crosses, including, the , the pyramid cross and the  among others - joints in a battle formation and intersections in magical symbols, intended primarily to gather, direct and scatter power, with greater formations weaved the more time given. When the group were pursuing the British Royal Family, he made use of a modified pyramid cross to turn Cutia Virginroad's own spell against her.

John William Brodie-Innes, Abilities:
 * Brodie-Innes wears shoes with special metal soles, which produce sparks when he strikes the ground. He uses the sparks to form the shapes of various crosses, including, the , the pyramid cross and the  among others - joints in a battle formation and intersections in magical symbols.
 * The primary effects of his crosses are the gathering, directing, and scattering of power and the more time he is given, the greater the formation that can be weaved together. He is capable of using his crosses in connection with an enemy's magical symbols to turn their power against them. In the case of Cutia Virginroad, he used a modified pyramid cross to turn her spell's power into a beast made of red cubes which attacked her.

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