Recovery (Japanese: 治癒, Kanji translation: Healing, Romaji: rikabarī) is a basic, healing white magic spell[1][2].
The spell actually does not heal the target directly, but rather hastens their natural healing rate, which makes wounds close and disappear in a matter of minutes or seconds, depending on the seriousness of the injury. However, such a process is exhausting for the human body, and therefore casting Recovery on someone who is already weak because of injury or illness will do more harm than good; the recipient may very well die. In such a case, using Resurrection is necessary. Furthermore, the spell also affects any bacteria or viruses inside the target's body, so casting it on a diseased person may actually worsen the disease.
Incantation[]
Japanese[]
聖なる癒しの御手よ
母なる大地の息吹よ
願わくば 我が前に横たわりしこの者を
その大いなる慈悲にて 救いたまえ
Romaji[]
seinaru iyashi no mite yo
haha naru daichi no ibuki yo
ganwakuba waga maeni yoko tawareshi kono mono wo
sono ooinaru jihinite sukuishi tamae
English[]
Software Sculptors dub translation:
Blessed humble hand of God.
Breath of Mother Earth,
I pray thee come before me,
show your great compassion to this person
and deliver them
RECOVERY!
Video[]
Trivia[]
- In the novels Zelgadiss doesn't know this spell at first, but Amelia teaches him how to use it.
- Lina created a variant of this spell with an opposite effect that she uses to reverse some trolls' healing ability.
- It is rumored by fans that casting the spell on undead may have a reverse effect, damaging the creatures instead of healing them, though nothing like that has ever even been discused in the series.
- Recovery appears in the trading card game Slayers Fight during its first season, as card #162.
In other languages[]
- Recuperación (Spanish, lit. Recovery)
- Hechizo Curativo (Spanish, lit. Healing Spell)
- Guarigione (Italian, lit. Recovery)
- Heilzauber (German, lit. Health Spell)
References[]
- ↑ Encyclopedia Slayers, page 235
- ↑ Slayers Reading, page 199