Five Elements Mutual Destruction

Five Elements Mutual Destruction (五行相剋, Gogyōsōkoku) is a collection of 5 spells that revolves around the Five Elements or Five Phases: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

Five Elements Theory

The five elements (五行), or five phases, have two types of interactions with each other: mutual generation (where one element leads to the formation of the another) and mutual destruction (where one element opposes the another). These two types of interactions can be seen in the diagram, where the generative interactions form a circle and the destructive interactions form a pentacle. The collection of spells in Five Element Mutual Destruction allows the user to effectively counter an enemy's spell of the opposing element.

The Five Spells

The five spells are:^[a]

• Wood parts Earth (木剋土, mokkokudo)
• Earth dams Water (土剋水, dokokumizu)
• Water extinguish Fire (水剋火, mizukokuka)
• Fire melts Metal (火剋金, kakokukin)
• Metal chops Wood (金剋木, kinkokumoku)

Spell Mechanics

Effect

Magical energy is poured into the appropriate talisman, and when it is exposed to the correct opposing element, then the talisman will activate and the spell is casted.

Manifestation

Magical energy is poured into the appropriate talisman, and when it is exposed to the correct opposing element, then the talisman will activate and the spell is casted.

Source

The spell draws on the caster's magical energy; however, if the spell is casted against to a spell of opposing element, then the magical energy from the opposing spell will be stolen and added.