The Priest Who Spurned the Light
For the five male and female Blood Elves, Zul'ra first administered phased drug treatments, gradually reducing the Arcane energy in the potions and suppressing the pain of addiction to alleviate their magical addiction symptoms.
Everyone was doing well, except for the Archmage Ubrik. This Blood Elves Archmage continued to absorb arcane energy during his treatment, and he did so very aggressively. When Zul'ra advised him against it, his replies were always full of excuses, even self-righteous ones.
"King of the Amani, Arcane is an indispensable part of us. The symptoms we are currently experiencing are merely minor setbacks, and these setbacks can be cured thanks to your superb medical skills."
"But in my opinion, you have no intention of curing your magic addiction at all; in fact, you seem to be proud of it." Zul'ra looked at the self-righteous Blood Elves Archmage and couldn't help but gasp. He suddenly understood why the Night Elves had exiled the High Elves back then.
"Ubrik, let's be frank. Are you willing to treat your magic addiction? If so, you'd better not absorb Arcane energy during treatment. If not, then you'd better not participate in this treatment." Zul'ra paused slightly, noticing the Blood Elves Archmage's frozen expression, before continuing.
"I'm doing this for your own good, because after undergoing a reduction, absorbing Arcane energy again could very likely cause your magic addiction to worsen to an uncontrollable level."
"Does completely breaking the addiction to Arcane Magic magic mean we need to give it up altogether?" Priest Ennas couldn't help but ask.
"Theoretically speaking, besides your method, you have two other options. First, find a new magical energy source. Second, let your body adapt to Arcane energy so that no more negative effects occur." Zul'ra looked at Ennas, who couldn't help but cry, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"A new magical energy source!" Ubrik's eyes widened. As a Archmage, he knew all too well how rare a magical energy source was. The Sunwell was once considered a unique gift, but the Sin'dorei had lost it, and it would be difficult to find a second suitable energy source.
"Adapt to Arcane energy? How do we adapt?" Ennas pondered for a moment. Although he was a Priest, he also understood the uniqueness and irreplaceability of the Sunwell. However, it seemed that it wasn't only new energy sources that could cure magic addiction. Not only him, but also Landra and the others next to him raised their eyes.
"This is a new idea of mine. Have you ever seen constructs addicted to magic?" Zul'ra looked at the Blood Elves ' gazes, blinked, and threw out an example. Faced with his words, the Blood Elves lowered their eyes, their hopes dashed.
"But humans aren't machines." Ubrik's face darkened slightly. Constructs don't have magic addiction because they aren't living people; they're just machines made of steel.
"Let's get back to the topic!" Zul'ra looked at Ubrik, whose face was slightly dark, and didn't continue. The addiction to Arcane Magic was difficult to deal with, but as far as he knew, the blood in the Titans' steel bodies was arcane energy, and they didn't have a magic addiction. Could Blood Elves learn from them? But these things couldn't be said now.
"Ubrik, do you wish to continue treatment? Think it over before you answer," Zul'ra asked the Blood Elves Archmage formally.
"Arcane Magic is the pride of the Sin'dorei, the Sin'dorei need Arcane Magic, and I cannot give it up." Ubrik pondered for a moment with his eyebrows lowered, then readily gave his answer.
"Your willingness to sacrifice for your race is an incredibly noble sentiment." Zul'ra nodded slightly, swallowing back the words, "I hope you can maintain this nobility to the end," for they were too hurtful.
"Thank you for your guidance, King of the Amani." Ubrik looked at the Trolls who wasn't too troubled and expressed some gratitude as well.
"And what about you lot?" Zul'ra turned to look at the other Blood Elves.
"We are Priest, and we don't mind losing Arcane Magic, because the Light can also help the Sin'dorei!" Ennas glanced at Lelia beside him, indicating that he was indifferent.
"I'm willing to try to control my magic," Landra said, adopting a neutral stance.
"We only want to cure our magic addiction." Kasma glanced at the silent Liadrin, expressing her firm stance.
"I thought I could finally relax." Zul'ra looked at the five people who were still fighting against their addiction and expressed his relief that his research on combating addiction could continue.
Ubrik chose to withdraw from treatment early. He would return to Antalas to continue using Arcane to serve his race. He also said he would contact some patients with severe magic addiction and send them to Zul'Aman, hoping that the King of the Amani could help with their treatment. Zul'ra replied that he didn't have much time and that sending some experimental subjects with special symptoms would be enough.
After sending Ubrik away, the remaining four Blood Elves ' drug treatments were quickly completed. Zul'ra took out the Light-Cleansing Potion he had prepared with starlight, but before proceeding with the next step of treatment, he consulted the four Blood Elves Priest.
"As I mentioned before, I need a Priest with three rounds of agreement to help me. Which one of you is it?" Zul'ra looked at the four Blood Elves Priest, two men and two women. Faced with his question, whether it was Ennas, Lelia, or Kasma, they all looked at Liadrin.
"Priest Liadrin?" Zul'ra looked at the female Blood Elves she had been observing for a long time. This female Blood Elves was the most special among the group being healed. In addition to her taciturn nature, being respected by Ubrik and Kasma but rejected by Ennas and Lelia, Zul'ra also felt that she should be the important person she knew.
"My three wheels have reached an agreement, but I must declare one thing: I am not a servant of the Light, and I despise that incompetent and cowardly the Light." Liadrin had copper-gray hair, a thin and beautiful face, and her eyes, under the dim light, glanced at Zul'ra before making a solemn declaration.
Faced with Lyadrin's blasphemous words, Lelia and Ennas looked at her with disgust, but they didn't show it completely. Kasma, on the other hand, simply pretended not to hear and stood there like a statue.
"Miss Liadrin, can you help others enter a meditative state?" Zul'ra glanced at Landra, only to see that the Elves's expression was indifferent. She was not a believer in the Light, so she didn't care about Liadrin's words.
"What kind of meditation?" Liadrin's long eyebrows twitched slightly. As Priest who could achieve harmony of the three senses, she understood the difference between mind and body, and therefore meditation was divided into many kinds.
"Open your mind and face yourself, let the magic in the potion cleanse and wash over your entire spirit." Zul'ra held up the potion in her hand.
"How did you do it before?" Liadrin looked at Landra, who had already received treatment, and wondered why she hadn't continued with the previous treatment method.
"A scroll, a mysterious magic scroll." Zul'ra shrugged and didn't say anything more.