Attuned Fear

In a not so different world, there exists an anomaly, one that, for all who are witness to it, assume it's magic... However, for those in possession of said enigmatic abilities, can only scoff at the idea. Since, for all their struggle, they have no control over said abilities, and to them it is more of a law of nature, born from an instinctual emotion, one that every living creature recognizes as fear.