Xingese 'alkahestry', on the other hand, draws its power from the 'Dragon's Pulse', a living energy force that flows throughout the world from the mountaintops that breathes life into the planet the same way blood flows through one's body. In Fullmetal Alchemist, Amestrian alchemy draws the energy necessary to perform transmutations from the movement of the planet's tectonic plates.This is a very bad thing, considering just how much the world of Fairy Tail relies on magic. Face disrupts the particles in the atmosphere that make magic possible. It does, but under very different rules instead of being diffused throughout the world, it naturally coalesces in the hearts of people. The fantastical world the protagonists were displaced from was this trope, so when they got shunted into Earth and couldn't feel any magic, they assumed Earth didn't have any. Played with in The Devil is a Part-Timer!.And Hueco Mundo, the realm of Hollows, it's even denser. In Soul Society, where Reishi is a lot more dense, the characters can use their powers a lot more effectively. 'Spiritual Particles') and can be used to fuel/enhance the inner-derived soul force known as Reiatsu.

Spiritual Energy in Bleach, which manifests in the form of Reishi (lit.Some powerful mages can use Mana Zone to control the mana in the area around themselves, increasing their spells' power and range. Environments with strong and wild concentrations of mana, such as Strong Magic Regions, make it harder for mages to properly use their magic. In Black Clover, mana is a supernatural energy used to activate spells that exists not only inside people but also in the world.If the Background Magic Field has a will of its own, then you are dealing with a Sentient Cosmic Force. The trope name is intended to echo real-world background radiation, which captures many of the trope's aspects in a less fantastical way. See also Place of Power, Minovsky Physics. Said field will usually be detectable, resulting in Supernatural Sensitivity. Currents in the Background Magic Field may lead to Ley Lines. The Background Magic Field may be composed of, or easily turned into, Mana. This may range from supernaturally altering the geography and climate to enhancing or inhibiting Functional Magic by its very presence. Note that while many settings can be assumed to have this, examples should only be included where the Background Magic Field is explicit, apparent, acknowledged, and has tangible impact on the world without anyone even having to do anything to disturb it. Often it's the sole source of magic in the setting. If a background magic field exists in a setting, you can be quite sure that at least one school of Functional Magic will involve the channelling of this magic into a more focused form.

Areas of calmer magic are much more predictable, and in areas where the field is weak or absent, magic might not even be possible. However, it can also greatly (if unpredictably) increase the powers of mages who tap into it. In areas where the background magic field is dense, strange things happen, including spontaneous miracles, bizarre weather, and hideous mutation. This background magic field, then, is magic in its rawest untapped form as a pervasive energy field that can and does affect the setting in much the same way that radiation or weather might affect our world. In some settings, magic is more of a raw natural phenomenon than something derived from designated gods or demons, acting as a kind of atmosphere enclosing a planet or permeating the universe.

Magical background