Clockwork Secret Art

The Clockwork Secret Art is a powerful magic technique that manipulates time. Primarily used by the Clockworker Family, the difficult and draining spell could be used for great effect across a variety of purposes.

Mechanics
The high-level spell allows the users to manipulate time to an extent. Skilled practitioners can greatly reduce the flow of time around the caster, allowing people and objects surrounding them to move in slow motion. As a result, people under the influence of the technique perceive the user as moving relatively fast. Masters of the technique can completely halt time.

When cast on a particular area or object, it can also be used to reverse the flow of time on aged objects, allowing them to be rejuvenated in working order while the technique is still in effect. However, the technique cannot resurrect the dead, regardless of time of death. The spell can also reverse the effects of demonic possession and uproot demons from their hosts so they could be more easily exorcised.

While the technique is being cast, the perceived time of day and weather around the user flows back a certain period, though reverts to normal when the spell is finished its casting. The technique is activated by reciting its name and consumes a large amount of magic power, making it difficult for unskilled users to invoke the technique repeatedly for long periods of time. If improperly cast, the technique can be extremely dangerous to the flow of time for the objects its cast on.

Users

 * Kiril Clockworker
 * Elluka Clockworker
 * Gumillia

Curiosities

 * The technique bears a similar name to the Clockwork Lullaby, Clockwork Medicine, and the Clockworker Family; it is unknown if the name bears any further connection.

Appearances

 * The Daughter of Evil: Wiegenlied of Green (first mentioned)
 * The Daughter of Evil: Praeludium of Red (first appearance)
 * Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook (mentioned only)
 * Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
 * The Daughter of Evil (manga)