Vitakinesis is the ability to control and manipulate the healing process.
Description[]
Vitakinesis is a very useful ability to have. One with the ability can restore biotic organisms to their optimal health, curing damaged or withered organisms, wounds, broken bones, low vitality, and diseases/poisoning. Powerful User can heal/undo any/all damage to a flawless or perfect state, as all evidence, trace or even memory of the wounds are gone from the targets body after they are healed/repaired. Restoring the body to a pristine condition, even if the wound is recently inflicted or ancient. It seems to be an ability possessed by the children of Apollo, and the Norse god of summer, Frey and his children (through Alf Seidr). This ability can also be possessed by powerful children of Asclepius (but in a lower level than Apollo's children).
Percy Jackson and the Olympians[]
The Lightning Thief[]
After arriving at Camp Half-Blood for the very first time, Percy Jackson receives healing for his injuries from the fight with the Minotaur in the infirmary.
Later, during Capture the Flag, Percy's demigod abilities as the son of Poseidon causes him to heal from the wounds inflicted upon him by Ares' Cabin and the hellhound when Percy is in contact with the creek water.
After Percy falls into the Mississippi River from the Gateway Arch, the Chimera poison in his system is healed.
After being stung by a Pit Scorpion, Percy receives healing from Chiron.
The Titan's Curse[]
Artemis tries and fails to heal Zoë Nightshade of the fatal injuries that she has suffered.
The Battle of the Labyrinth[]
After Percy Jackson lands on Ogygia, Calypso uses her magic to heal his injuries.
The Demigod Files[]
The Sword of Hades[]
It's mentioned that Percy Jackson's wound from the keres requires a god to heal it. After Iapetus' memories are wiped by River Lethe and he becomes Bob, the Titan heals Percy's wound with just a simple touch.
The Last Olympian[]
Apollo's Cabin acts as healers and archers during the Battle of Manhattan. After Annabeth Chase recieves a poisoned wound, Will Solace is able to heal her.
After Kronos' defeat, Apollo heals Annabeth's injuries at Percy's request.
The Heroes of Olympus[]
The House of Hades[]
While in Tartarus, Bob is able to use his healing powers to treat many of the curses that Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase receive from the arai. When he is unable to treat Percy's Gorgon Blood poisoning, Bob brings the demigods to the friendly Gigantes Damasen who successfully treats Percy.
The Blood of Olympus[]
Nico di Angelo's overuse of Shadow Travel to transport the Athena Parthenos across the world nearly kills him, but Gleeson Hedge is able to use what he calls sports medicine to stabilize the son of Hades. Later, upon touching Nico's hand, Will Solace's powers as a son of Apollo allows him to sense just how close Nico is to fading away for good.
After the Battle of Half-Blood Hill, both the Greek and Roman demigods receive healing for their various injuries.
The Kane Chronicles[]
The Throne of Fire[]
With the help of Jaz's ren and a healing figurine of Carter, Sadie Kane is able to use her brother's secret name to heal him.
Ra's return to the mortal world revitalizes all of the fighters in Brooklyn House and pulls Jaz out of her coma.
Demigods & Magicians[]
The Son of Sobek[]
Carter Kane uses a healing potion from Jaz to heal both himself and Percy Jackson.
The Staff of Serapis[]
Sadie Kane uses one of Jaz's healing potions to heal Annabeth Chase's injuries from a train wreck.
The Trials of Apollo[]
The Hidden Oracle[]
After Apollo shows up at Camp Half-Blood, his son, Will Solace, attempts to heal him. However, as Apollo is now fully mortal, this nearly kills him.
The Burning Maze[]
When Apollo purposefully stabs himself with an arrow as a distraction, Medea frantically uses her magic to heal him, thus distracting her so that Jason Grace can break free of Medea's venti tornado.
The Tyrant's Tomb[]
After the now-mortal Apollo is severely wounded by a eurynomos, the efforts of Pranjal, the son of Asclepius, to heal him only manage to slow the zombie infection down. Pranjal suggests that Apollo's lingering divine essence is blocking his powers from working and that only a god will be able to heal the wound.
Later, Diana heals her brother's wound after killing Tarquin. Apollo is surprised, but Diana tells him that while she's not a goddess of healing, she is still a goddess and can take care of her little brother's boo-boos.
The Tower of Nero[]
Following the Battle of Nero's Tower, Apollo's Cabin treats the injuries of both the demigods and the surviving germani.
The Nico di Angelo Adventures[]
The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure[]
Will Solace uses his healing song to open the Door of Orpheus. unexpectedly causing green shoots to grow around him with a few even blooming yellow flowers which Nico di Angelo notes is a new one. Along with the rest of his powers, Will's healing powers are weakened by being in the Underworld and then in Tartarus as they are both far away from his father's domain.
Sikander Aziz series[]
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City of the Plague God[]
As part of Sikander Aziz's immortality granted to him by accidental ingestion of the Flower of Immortality, all of his injuries heal upon resurrection from his various deaths. Sik's healing is increased along with his vitality when he recieves a double dose of the desert hybrid's power.
By seeding a hurricane created by Gilgamesh with Mo's Promise, Sik creates a healing rain over Manhattan that cures the residents of Nergal's Plague.
Fury of the Dragon Goddess[]
Sikander Aziz loses his healing abilities along with the rest of his powers when Lugal uses the Tablet of Destinies to strip Sik of his immortality. When the tablet is wiped clean, Sik's powers return and all of his injuries from the battle heal almost instantly.
Abilities[]
- Able to heal one’s self of injuries and diseases.
- Able to heal others of injuries and diseases.
Known Users[]
- Apollo
- Diana (while not a goddess of healing, she is still capable of others to at least some degree)
- Asclepius (his daughters and their children)
- Poseidon and other water gods/spirits can use this ability too (due to the fact that water is the element of healing)
- Hecate (using magic)
- Calypso
- Iapetus
- Damasen
- Sekhmet
- Frey (with Alf Seidr)
- Ashvins
- Hunters of Artemis
- Apollo's children
- Percy Jackson (capable of healing himself while in contact with water)
- Nymphs and satyrs (through songs)
- Hecate's children (using magic)
- Medea (using magic)
- Followers of the Path of Sekhmet (Path of the Gods)
- Magicians of the House of Life (using healing magic)
- Magnus Chase (with Alf Seidr)
- Members of the Gom Clan
- Mateo Matisse
- Sikander Aziz (Flower of Immortality granted self-healing as well as his use of Mo's Promise)
Trivia[]
- Percy possesses a variation of vitakinesis. In The Mark of Athena, Percy heals Jason after being submerged by the nymph's water. Also, in the movie he healed Annabeth's wrist by means of water.
- However, in Jason's case this was more Percy using his power to extract the water from Jason's lungs.
- Users of Alf Seidr has a level of this power, not being demonstrated if is in a same or a lower level.
- While using his healing song to open the Door of Orpheus in The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure, Will Solace inadvertently caused green shoots to pop up around him and a few to bloom yellow flowers which Nico di Angelo notes is a new one.