Learning Japanese with Berserk: Evil power (Patreon)

The kanji 魔, pronounced MA, is the term used for the "evil power" the apostles receive.

But its use in Japanese is more general than that. By itself it can mean "demon," "evil spirit" or "evil influence". When used as a component of another word, it can also just mean something supernatural or esoteric. An easy example is 魔法 (MAHOU), which simply means "magic".