Angel

Angels (天使) are immensely powerful beings with very volatile existences. They can be beings of either divine origin, such as the Archangels Gabriel and Michael of Christian doctrine, or artificial existences consisting of masses of highly concentrated AIM fields built-up from the thousands of espers within Academy City. Angels of divine origin get their magical power from a substance known as Telesma.

Angels in the Magic Side
Angels, both divine and artificial, have been described as possessing halos above their heads and various forms of wings manifesting from their backs, as well as speaking in a language that sounds like high-pitched gibberish to normal humans. Archangel Gabriel has been shown to possess the ability to manipulate any celestial body through the use of "Astral in Hand", allowing it to immediately block the sun by speeding up Earth's rotation.

In order to be "summoned" or take a physical form on Earth, Angels must have a medium, or "core", to keep them bound to the Earth. Likewise, if the core that binds them is destroyed their physical form will leave the Earth.

Vento of the Front explained that Angels have no free will of their own and that they are meant to be God's perfect tools, as God's tools the 4 archangels of Christian Religion have all different attributes :


 * Archangel Uriel, also known as 'God's Flame' or ‘Fire of God’
 * Archangel Raphael, also known as ‘Medicine of God’
 * Archangel Gabriel, also known as ‘Power of God’
 * Archangel Michael, also known as 'Regard of God' or ‘The one similar to God’

The Angel name's and attributes are widely referenced by magician's spell chants through out the story, and they are even the basis for the development of the abilities of God's Right Seat.

Angels outside the Magic Side
One example of an "artificial angel" is FUZE=Kazakiri, the "artificial angel form" of Kazakiri Hyouka, an existence that manifested from the mixing of AIM fields throughout Academy City and resides in the "Imaginary Number District" when not physically manifested. FUZE=Kazakiri, an existence that is considered considerably less powerful than an a Christian archangel, has displayed the ability to fire beams of energy that can reach several kilometers in length, project an AIM barrier that protects all those around her, flying at supersonic speeds and manifest a powerful energy sword.

Aiwass, the entity that Aleister Crowley supposedly summoned and the true author of the "Book of the Law", has also shown the characteristics of an Angel, possessing a halo above its head and a divine form. Accelerator and Kakine Teitoku, the two most powerful espers within Academy City, have also shown the characteristics of angels when in their "Awakened" forms, developing wings against their backs and, in Accelerator's case, speaking in the language of the Angels when in extremely tense situations. AIM Burst, AIM entity product of the Level Upper network also displayed angelical attributes such as a Halo and wings similar to those of FUZE=Kazakiri.

It should be noted that Kazakiri=Hyouka, Aiwass and AIM Burst all had small rectangular shaped cores inside their bodies that sustain their existence.