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Ye lord! Mask of blood and flesh, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on to the south!
— Incantation for Hadou #31 Shakkahō from Bleach. It's a fireball-like spell.
"Foolish sinner, I sentence you to cast your screams unto the heavens you worship. The jaws of the dragon born from my flesh shall swallow you, and you'll become an offering to the Gods as you howl in pain! Legendary sealed skill, Blood Sacrifice!"
— Naofumi Iwatani, The Rising of the Shield Hero
"Tasogare yori mo kuraki mono,
Chi no nagare yori akaki mono,
Toki no nagare ni umoreshi,
Idainaru nanji no na ni oite,
Ware koko ni yami ni chikawan,
Warera ga mae ni tachi fusagarishi,
Subete no orokanaru mono ni,
Ware to nanji ga chikara mote,
Hitoshiku horobi o ataen koto o!
DORAGU SUREIBU!"
Chi no nagare yori akaki mono,
Toki no nagare ni umoreshi,
Idainaru nanji no na ni oite,
Ware koko ni yami ni chikawan,
Warera ga mae ni tachi fusagarishi,
Subete no orokanaru mono ni,
Ware to nanji ga chikara mote,
Hitoshiku horobi o ataen koto o!
DORAGU SUREIBU!"
— Incantation of the Dragon Slave from the Japanese version of Slayers
"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows,
Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows.
I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand
Before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand.
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess!
DRAGON SLAVE!"
Buried in the stream of time is where your power grows.
I pledge myself to conquer all the foes who stand
Before the mighty gift bestowed in my unworthy hand.
Let the fools who stand before me be destroyed by the power you and I possess!
DRAGON SLAVE!"
— Incantation of the Dragon Slave from the English version of Slayers
Film — Animated
"Heed me now, thou who is darker than dusk,
Heed that which is more red than blood,
In the name of that which has been buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal,
I summon thee, Master of the ultimate darkness,
Have no pity on the fools who stand in our way,
Infuse me with power; let your strength become mine
to wipe them from the face of this earth
to deliver unto them the ultimate doom!
DRAGON SLAVE!"
Heed that which is more red than blood,
In the name of that which has been buried in the bottomless abyss of time eternal,
I summon thee, Master of the ultimate darkness,
Have no pity on the fools who stand in our way,
Infuse me with power; let your strength become mine
to wipe them from the face of this earth
to deliver unto them the ultimate doom!
DRAGON SLAVE!"
— Incantation of the Dragon Slave from the English version of Slayers: The Motion Picture
Film — Live-Action
Ron: Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat yellow!
[The rat squeaks]
Hermione: Are you sure that's a real spell?
[The rat squeaks]
Hermione: Are you sure that's a real spell?
Literature
"Blind your eyes, mystic serpent," he chanted in a blood-freezing whisper. "Blind your eyes to the moonlight and open them on darker gulfs! What do you see, oh serpent of Set? Whom do you call from the gulfs of the Night? Whose shadow falls on the waning Light? Call him to me, oh serpent of Set!"
Stroking the scales with a peculiar circular motion of his fingers, a motion which always carried the fingers back to their starting place, his voice sank still lower as he whispered dark names and grisly incantations forgotten the world over save in the grim hinterlands of dark Stygia, where monstrous shapes move in the dusk of the tombs.
Stroking the scales with a peculiar circular motion of his fingers, a motion which always carried the fingers back to their starting place, his voice sank still lower as he whispered dark names and grisly incantations forgotten the world over save in the grim hinterlands of dark Stygia, where monstrous shapes move in the dusk of the tombs.
Inquisitor Ravenor: Is there not some incantation?
Zygmund Molotch: [giggling] Incantation?
Inquisitor Ravenor: I don't, I'm happy to say, know much of these things. I assumed there would be some words to speak, some ritual.
Zygmund Molotch: What a strange notion your kind has of mine, Gideon. You picture us all, sheltered away in our covens, mumbling arcane phrases from decrepit tomes for the adulation of our masters.
Inquisitor Ravenor: I'm sorry, I assumed—
Zygmund Molotch: Actually, there is, and I want you to say it.
Zygmund Molotch: [giggling] Incantation?
Inquisitor Ravenor: I don't, I'm happy to say, know much of these things. I assumed there would be some words to speak, some ritual.
Zygmund Molotch: What a strange notion your kind has of mine, Gideon. You picture us all, sheltered away in our covens, mumbling arcane phrases from decrepit tomes for the adulation of our masters.
Inquisitor Ravenor: I'm sorry, I assumed—
Zygmund Molotch: Actually, there is, and I want you to say it.
Live-Action TV
"Sobek, grant the power... that it may mold this wretched creature... that it may be reborn... that it may serve... ARGH! Dark incantations! Always overwritten."
— Glory, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pinball
"Hocus Pocus preparatus,
Play this pinball apparatus!"
Play this pinball apparatus!"
Video Games
I who stand before the abounding light of the Heavens,
Commands thee who opens the gates of hell.
Come forth, DIVINE LIGHTNING!
This ends now!
INDIGNATION!
Commands thee who opens the gates of hell.
Come forth, DIVINE LIGHTNING!
This ends now!
INDIGNATION!
— Tales of Phantasia, the Abyss, Symphonia, Destiny, Eternia, Innocence, Vesperia...
Ye must desire respite from thy empty existence.. Thou shalt have it! Celestial Star!
— The incantation for the Celestial Star Great Magic, Valkyrie Profile
My body is made out of swords.
My blood is of iron, and my heart of glass.
I have overcome countless battles undefeated.
Not even once have I retreated,
Not even once have I been understood.
I was always alone, intoxicated with victory on a hill of swords.
And thus, my life has no meaning.
Certainly, this body was made out of swords.
My blood is of iron, and my heart of glass.
I have overcome countless battles undefeated.
Not even once have I retreated,
Not even once have I been understood.
I was always alone, intoxicated with victory on a hill of swords.
And thus, my life has no meaning.
Certainly, this body was made out of swords.
— Archer, Fate/stay night
Vast is the sea, its waves reaching horizons far and wide;
eternal is the radiance of its azure womb.
And so let us ride this moment and dash forth, swift as light, quick as a star eternal.
Hear my plea, and grant this one wish:
the world longs for an era of peace; days that know not strife.
In a world where only peace is lord, and men join hands in liberty…
Allow me to sing but this,
Halt, O time, for thou art fair beyond measure.
I wish upon your unending star – guide me to heights unknown!
Atziluth (Emanation)
Res Novae - Also Sprach Zarathustra (A tale of transcendence to crown the new world)
eternal is the radiance of its azure womb.
And so let us ride this moment and dash forth, swift as light, quick as a star eternal.
Hear my plea, and grant this one wish:
the world longs for an era of peace; days that know not strife.
In a world where only peace is lord, and men join hands in liberty…
Allow me to sing but this,
Halt, O time, for thou art fair beyond measure.
I wish upon your unending star – guide me to heights unknown!
Atziluth (Emanation)
Res Novae - Also Sprach Zarathustra (A tale of transcendence to crown the new world)
— The incantation of the Ephemeral Moment, an aria that brings time to a halt across all of reality sung by Ren Fujii, Dies Irae
"And from the deepest pit of the seven hells to the very pinnacle of the heavens, the world shall tremble! Unleash Ultima!"
Cluckios Manifatore
— "Turn To Chicken" incantation, Dungeon Keeper 2
Al: "This is the land born of the gods' original sin, carved into the howling spiral. This is the end of the holy man's journey, where he arrived beaten, weathered and worn. Here and now, we will fulfill the Covenant."
Etheldreda : "It is like a fairy tale, a faint dream that disturbs one's sleep with a feather's touch, an ephemeral vision that vanishes with the dawn. Though its shine is merely that of a child's treasure, we worship and protect the Covenant."
Al: "I am the Light. I am the shine of Life that illuminates the night traveler's road."
Etheldreda: "I am the Dark. I am the Black Wings of Death that seal the road with heavy chains."
Therion: "I am the Light. I am Violence and Hate, burning my eyes, burning my self, burning the world."
Kurou: "I am the Dark. I am Eternity and Love, unstained, unwavering, unhesitant."
Al and Kurou: "Love is bitter and powerful. It tortures me."
Etheldreda and Therion: "Hate is sweet and heavy. It consumes me."
Kurou: "It is Good."
Therion: "It is Evil."
Etheldreda: "It is Acceptance."
Al: "It is Rejection."
Everyone: "It is a mating ceremony, pure and foul, the song of failed worlds as they are expunged, born together only to die together."
Etheldreda and Therion: "With the deep darkness of Hate in our hearts."
Al and Kurou: "With the desperate cry of Life in our hearts."
Etheldreda and Therion: "Upon the flower of mourning we swear..."
Al and Kurou: "Upon the flower of blessings we swear..."
Everyone: "...We are the Weavers of Worlds!"
Etheldreda : "It is like a fairy tale, a faint dream that disturbs one's sleep with a feather's touch, an ephemeral vision that vanishes with the dawn. Though its shine is merely that of a child's treasure, we worship and protect the Covenant."
Al: "I am the Light. I am the shine of Life that illuminates the night traveler's road."
Etheldreda: "I am the Dark. I am the Black Wings of Death that seal the road with heavy chains."
Therion: "I am the Light. I am Violence and Hate, burning my eyes, burning my self, burning the world."
Kurou: "I am the Dark. I am Eternity and Love, unstained, unwavering, unhesitant."
Al and Kurou: "Love is bitter and powerful. It tortures me."
Etheldreda and Therion: "Hate is sweet and heavy. It consumes me."
Kurou: "It is Good."
Therion: "It is Evil."
Etheldreda: "It is Acceptance."
Al: "It is Rejection."
Everyone: "It is a mating ceremony, pure and foul, the song of failed worlds as they are expunged, born together only to die together."
Etheldreda and Therion: "With the deep darkness of Hate in our hearts."
Al and Kurou: "With the desperate cry of Life in our hearts."
Etheldreda and Therion: "Upon the flower of mourning we swear..."
Al and Kurou: "Upon the flower of blessings we swear..."
Everyone: "...We are the Weavers of Worlds!"
Western Animation
"For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!"
— The incantation that activates the Amulet, Trollhunters
"For the doom of Gunmar, Eclipse is mine to command!"
— The incantation that appears on the Amulet after possessing the Birth Stone, the Killing Stone and the Eye of Gunmar, Trollhunters
"I summon the All-Seeing Eye to tear a hole into the sky. Reveal to me that which is hidden. Unveil to me what is forbidden."
"I call the darkness unto me from deepest depths of Earth and sea. From ancient evils unawoken, break the one that can't be broken. To blackest night, I pledge my soul and crush my heart to burning coal. To summon forth a deathly power, to see my hated foe devoured."
"I call the spell which has no name. My mother's gift with which she reigned. Eclipse my heart with rightful power. Stand before the queen and cower."
"Break the bond, tear the fabric, cleave the stone, stop the magic."
"I call the darkness unto me from deepest depths of Earth and sea. From ancient evils unawoken, break the one that can't be broken. To blackest night, I pledge my soul and crush my heart to burning coal. To summon forth a deathly power, to see my hated foe devoured."
"I call the spell which has no name. My mother's gift with which she reigned. Eclipse my heart with rightful power. Stand before the queen and cower."
"Break the bond, tear the fabric, cleave the stone, stop the magic."
— Various spells, Star vs. the Forces of Evil
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
— Raven, Teen Titans (2003)
