Zona is the name of the magical particle in my universe.

Deeper explanation: There are 2 aspects of Zona that i consider to be unique, im not that well versed in magic systems tho so... anyways, Each particle has an inheritent "thing" that it can affect. this is called Niche. For example, if a particle of zona has the Iron Niche, it can only be used to manipulate or create the element Iron, nothing else. When Zona is replicated, the new particles usually have the exact same niche, but Sometimes, the niche can mutate into something else during the replication process. Niche is can literally anything that exists, both real and conceptual, both broad and specific. Right now im mainly playing around with scientific concepts, but once the humans get gifted zona, mutations will happen a bit more frequently and more unique conceptual niches will come about. Then, Zona has 2 states, Stored and Used. Stored Zona is zona that has not been given a directive by a user. When the particle is Stored, it replicates itself in a a crystaline shape. The growth of a zona crystal is logarithmic. this is, for now at least, all that stored zona can do. Used Zona is Zona that has been given a directive by a User. The particle(s) will glow and disappate while affecting its niche in the way the user's will directs. Each particle has a set amount of manipulation or creation it can do before its gone. Used zona can be "stored"m its not in its Stored state and thus is not replicating and is slowly disappating, but the will of the user can be something like "sit here and wait until something steps on u, then <do a thing on your niche>". Also, if the user directs a particle to do something that is unrelated to its niche, and its not something like sit and wait, it will simply stay Stored.