Aberration

Aberrations (異能), also sometimes translated as simply abilities, are powers that certain Lilies have which are not Rare Skills, subskills, or Boosted Skills. They can occur naturally, be implanted into a Lily artificially, or in some cases be learned. No Lilies are known to have more than one aberration, though they can have one in addition to other types of skills and abilities, including S-rank Rare Skills.

Only a small number of Lilies have any given aberration, and most Lilies do not have an aberration at all. Divine Possession is the aberration which the greatest number of Lilies are known to be able to use.

There are many aberrations which have no formal name, such as:


 * Hara Midori's ability to sense the presence of Caves and the Huge through her skin
 * Mori Tatsuki's ability to hear and understand the voices of the Huge
 * Tanba Akari's ability to see Magi in different colors, and with greater sensitivity than most Lilies

Aberrations deteriorate more slowly than other abilities Lilies have, such as Rare Skills, and can still be used even by those who are too old to be active Lilies.

Gaining Aberrations
A Lily awakens any aberration she may have when she is mentally overwhelmed and her negative Magi resonates at the highest possible level due to this.

When aberrations are implanted into Lilies artificially, typically by GEHENA, Huge cells are used and there is a risk of failure. It is unclear what distinguishes them from Boosted Skills in this case.

It is implied that the ability to enter Divine Possession can be acquired through training, and that many Lilies at Sakuranomori do so. No aberrations other than Divine Possession are known to be possible to acquire merely through effort.

Singular Abilities
Singular abilities are considered the most exceptional form of aberration. They are powers which (with the exception of the Funadas) only one Lily, who is herself called a "singular Lily" (特異点のリリィ), is known to have. Additionally, they are always natural, not implanted.

Known singular abilities are:
 * Hishida Haru's ability to divide up the 9 seconds for which she can enter Divine Possession into multiple uses, as well as her capacity to simultaneously perform a Magi Crystal Limit Break.
 * The Empathy Phenomenon between Funada Kiito and Funada Ui's Rare Skills

Lilies who are one-of-a-kind in other ways are sometimes also called "singular Lilies." This includes Lilies with abilities as a result of their S-rank Rare Skills, known as "S-rank singular Lilies "; these abilities are considered to be almost on the level of aberrations due to their extreme rarity. Hasebe Touka has been described as a "singular Lily" due to her unusually high number of subskills.