monk who has lived for around 300 years and a previous acquaintance of Touko from the in London. Though he may be considered an average Mage at face value, he is highly skilled in creating Bounded Fields. He carries a special that is capable of preventing the movement of anything within it. It is mobile, something out of the ordinary since Bounded Fields are usually impossible to move, and Araya typically uses it as a weapon. Moreover, he infused himself with a large building that makes it almost like a Reality Marble, solidifying Sōren as an exceptional mage. He is the mastermind behind the actions of the other antagonists by awakening their innate abilities and manipulating them to confront Shiki. Due to Sōren's Origin of "Stillness" and a Śarīra embedded on his body, Shiki had difficulty tracing his "death," making it particularly difficult to kill him. (movies only) Director of the Sponheim Abbey, and acquaintance of Araya and Touko. They were on good terms until Cornelius realized that Touko was a better Mage than he was. Even though he was popularly considered a better Mage than her, he became so obsessed with this inferiority complex that he occasionally became deranged when speaking of her. He joined up with Araya, not because of the latter's goals but solely to kill Touko to prove his superiority. Though he is naturally more powerful than both Araya and Touko, he is blinded by his arrogance and is not nearly as versatile as they are. He used several spells in the novel, including one that had power equivalent to a Noble Phantasm, but none of them made an appearance in the movie. Chapter 6 A Welsh magus designated to be sealed, known as "God's Word", with an ability to manipulate others through his words alone, causing them to believe what he says. He demonstrated this ability by "convincing" Ryougi Shiki that she could not see him, and she was unable to cut him. Was also the one who gave Misaya Ouji the ability to manipulate the fairies, and was himself capable of manipulating memories, including recalling ones the target cannot remember. Amusingly, his ability is powerless if his target cannot hear him speak. The daughter of the Reien's school chairman, was manipulated by "God's Word" into believing that her friend, Kaori Tachibana, committed suicide because she discovered that Hideo Hayama, a school teacher, was taking