Brainwashing Magic

Mind Manipulation Magic is a type of magic involving the alteration of the memories, thoughts, beliefs, and perception of the affected target. A powerful and often demonic art, mind manipulation was both flexible and difficult to counter for even experienced mages.

Mechanics
Mind manipulation magic allows the user to manipulate the target's mind, thereby making their memories, thoughts, beliefs, and perception subject to the caster's will. When invoked, the power if often cast through the eyes and coincides with a colored glow in the irises; by establishing eye contact, the user is able to affect the intended target. However, mind manipulation can also be projected as a field around the user, making all within the area fall under the spell's effects. Similarly, it can invoked upon the caster as well without requiring any other prerequisites.

Mind manipulation comes in two known varieties: brainwashing and hypnosis. Brainwashing consists of erasing existing memories from the user's conscious mind and can even void out the existence of an individual from the target's memory. As a power of the Demon of Lust, it also entails indoctrination, causing targets of the opposite sex to become enamored with the spellcaster. As a result, the brainwashed targets can be enthralled and manipulated by the user with ease. When contracted to the demon, the brainwashing power can be used freely without need for the Venom Sword as a medium.

On the other hand, hypnosis involves the complete manipulation of the target's perception, causing the affected to potentially remember or believe things as they aren't actually are. Therefore, the user can alter their appearance in the target's mind, presenting themself as something or someone else. The spell can be cast on the user, causing them to also perceive themself as the same entity that others believed to be seeing. The hypnosis itself is capable of simulating human interactions such as eating, moving, touching and talking to those under its effects.

Due to its power, mind manipulation can even affect skilled mages and, in the case of hypnosis, remain completely undetectable to even discerning eyes. But, while they create powerful illusions for the caster, the power is not absolute. The affected memories cannot be permanently altered and may resurge when the target is placed under extreme stress. Likewise, alterations to ingrained thoughts and beliefs such as sexuality can also be resisted if not continuously applied. If the user is seriously injured or killed, the effects of the mind manipulation will subside as well.

Users

 * Demon of Lust
 * Demon of Sloth
 * Sateriasis Venomania

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Curiosities

 * The different consciousnesses resulting from Eve Moonlit's hypnosis are referred to in narration as transmigrations despite being fundamentally different magic techniques.