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I don't mind either one. But if I had to choose, I would go with the portal themed. 

Mmm, actually. If you can, could you please describe how the two would would work. It would be nice to see a little detail of it.
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Sure, well, the character I'm thinking of is someone who can take relatively simple powers and get really creative with them. The Barrier Magic is similar to the way it's depicted in this anime Kekkaishi or what Invisible Woman does with her forcefields, such as being able to carry objects and people with barriers, creating platforms to walk on air, collapsing barriers on a target to destroy them, forming weapons, and so on. 

Portal Magic would be like using portals to redirect attacks back at their source, using them to cut stuff by cancelling a portal when the target is partway through them, teleporting objects and people to distant places, or bringing something through, laying traps, being able to spy on targets from vast distances and relay info, and so on so forth.