I'm just going to say it, because I really want to express how I feel about this while it's still fresh. Do we have too many slayers? I know this is a RP and we're having fun, but for me, why is slayer magic so popular? Sure it's cool and interesting, but what else about it does it make it stand out than choosing a non slayer magic? I can understand maker magic since it involves the user to have creative mind to do their magic. Grey and Lyon's for example have the same magic but both are used differently.
But back to slayers. It felt special at first since there were a few, but it kinda feels like we're just adding slayer to the name of a magic. There's dragon taming magic which allows the user to control multiple dragons instead of slaying them. We need to save these endangered species everyone. We could catch and train them. If a pokemon trainer was a magic, I would catch them all lol xD
But ya, slayer magic doesn't really feel that special. I would go into more details, but I rather not spoil anything from the anime/manga for anyone. But as a quick example, how many slayers have we actually seen slay the thing that they're supposed to slay?
I really don't mean to be a party pooper. But I'm just trying to follow the rules of having unique range of various kinds of magic. Yes, there are different kinds of slayer magic, but I believe wizards can still perform their magic skills high enough to match or surpass surpass.
So again, I'm not too upset about this. I'm just saying, is making a slayer magic that necessary and important for the character? If you want the character to have it, fine, go ahead.
Well I like to see the magics I choose from a plot or narrative standpoint and what that magic can possibly entail.
The following was made up and is in no way related to the manga or anime as far as I have any knowledge.
Like when I made the Dragon slayer story, I personally, feel free to disagree, thought it added to the depth of the council and how far it would go to keep control or gain power. I mean restoring near fossilized eggs and hatched and raising them. Experimenting. Hurting, etc.
Then Amaya came and I compromised. I didn't know about the God Slayers much really. And somehow another DS who is first gen came. Idek.
In my mind, A devil slayer can open up devil stuff. Sins, hell, layers of hell, maybe not zeref but a fear like plotline. Imagine the reactions of people who are just getting used to magic again if they recall history of devils and zeref because of a magic. I don't see the slayer so much as I see devil or god or dragon and what it could possibly introduce. Maybe I'm not making sense though.
Also, while I have thought about other ideas, I have not worked out much of anything solid as of yet and like to try my hand at creating a magic. IE much creative liberty with the limited knowledge and information of DeS magic. As far as I have seen, Slayer magic is also fairly malleable depending on the mage, much akin to maker magic.
