Crystallization Magic
"Learn it!" Faced with Tarecgosa's question, Zul'ra's answer was that he didn't need to think too much; his mind wasn't malfunctioning. This kind of magic was a game for Blue Dragonflight, but for mortals like them, it could be a revolutionary technology, like the steam engine and internal combustion engine of the Industrial Revolution. 💛🐙 ♖😺
Once Arcane Magic is freed from the constraints of energy sources and becomes widely popular, sparking a magical revolution akin to the Industrial Revolution, the strength of mortals will inevitably advance by leaps and bounds. At that time, Loa demigods and Dragon Aspects will be rendered useless, and even taking on the Burning Legion is not impossible, though the outcome is uncertain.
Given its importance, Zul'ra diligently followed Tarecgosa to learn this Blue Dragonflight crystallization magic.
Crystallization magic is based on Arcane, but it is not simply Arcane. Instead, it uses arcane Arcane to create a magical flame, and then uses this magical flame to crystallize matter. The source of this magic is the frost breath of the Blue Dragonflight.
Magic is ever-changing. Dragons are born with the power of order, so each dragon has a unique breath ability. These breath abilities are mostly in a plasma state, which looks like fire, but is full of elemental energy and the power of order, and the effects are different for each dragon.
Blue Dragonflight prefer to inhabit icy and snowy places or caves with flowing water. Their constant contact with these elements, such as frost, snow, and water, gives them the ability to breathe out icy energy. The icy spiritual energy and the power of order brew into a flame within their bellies, which they can exhale when needed.
The frost breath of a fully grown Blue Dragonflight is enough to freeze an adult to pieces.
Based on the principle of Frost Breath, the Blue Dragonflight used their magic to create a magical flame capable of crystallizing matter, turning the surrounding matter and even creatures into crystals. These crystals could be used to build nests, and because of the Arcane energy within them, they could also be used for casting spells or consumed. They regarded this magic as a game.
Zul'ra was accustomed to the ways of Shaman and had some Arcane knowledge, so under Tarecgosa's guidance, she quickly succeeded in creating magical flames that could crystallize matter, and even successfully crystallized a small piece of stone.
Zul'ra initially believed that these crystallized stones were a result of the repeated use of some kind of energy, that is, this crystallization magic was a spell that sealed Arcane energy in matter, causing the matter to change its form, but in reality it was not.
Although the Arcane energy emanating from the crystallized object has a certain limit, it exceeds the estimated amount. It seems that the Arcane energy was originally hidden in the matter and was revealed after being tempered by magical flames.
According to existing research by mages, Arcane energy flows throughout nature, albeit at varying concentrations. Mages are drawn to this energy, and there are also unique substances that can emit Arcane energy, such as the water from the Well of Eternity.
The ancient Elves empire and the glory of Quel'Thalas both relied on the abundant energy provided by the Well of Eternity, but the origins of the Well of Eternity are something even the Kaldorei probably can't explain.
The Kaldorei of today consider the Well of Eternity a scourge, while the Kaldorei who worship it, and the Sin'dorei of today, consider Well of Eternity a divine gift. They have never investigated the origin of the well, nor are there any records of it.
Although the historical details are impossible to verify, Zul'ra, through her identity as a time traveler, knows that the origin of the Well of Eternity is actually the blood of a Titans.
Titans are the beginning of all order. They are beings formed from the will of the planet, with bodies of metal and steel, and Arcane power flowing through their veins like blood.
The planet where Zul'ra is now is also a Titans, though she is still asleep. But before her, in the vast universe, there was a Titans organization called the Pantheon.
The Titans of the Pantheon were dedicated to finding their companions throughout the vast universe. When they found the companions that Zul'ra now shared, she had already been infected by an evil creature—five of them, who were also the Old Gods.
The Old Gods parasitized a planet inhabited by Titans, drawing power from the sleeping Titans to grow. When the Titans of the Pantheon discovered this entity and determined that the parasitized planet could still be saved, they immediately decided to provide assistance.
Aman'Thul, the Titans leader of the Pantheon and the High Father, descended directly from space onto the planet. He reached out and pulled the largest Old Gods from the earth, but he used too much force, tearing a huge wound in the planet. Blood gushed from the wound, and the lake formed from this blood became the Well of Eternity.
Regardless of how the Titans saved their companions, the very origin of the Well of Eternity and the Titans slumbering on the planet beneath our feet indicate that the source of Arcane energy in nature is the Titans sleeping beneath us.
Zul'ra even had a thought: was the sleeping Titans the planet itself? If so, then the Well of Eternity was its blood, and the earth's soil and rocks its flesh, or perhaps something like an eggshell? In that case, it would be perfectly normal for the matter and life here to carry Arcane energy.
"Looks like I'll have to go to the Outland sometime!" Zul'ra wasn't sure about her idea. To verify it, she needed to go to the Outland and experiment with the materials and organisms there to see if she could refine Arcane crystals. If she couldn't, then her conjecture would be correct; if she could, then she would be wrong.
Zul'ra felt a little heavy-hearted, because if his conjecture was correct, then the world he was currently in was a womb or an eggshell. Once the Titans was born from within this womb, it would mean that this planetary world would shatter and disappear, and what would become of him, and the vast majority of mortals living in this world?
If this idea holds true, then when the Pantheon imprisoned the Old Gods and shaped the world, did it consider the needs of mortals like them? What was the meaning of their existence? They resisted the Legion for the world, but in the end, when the Titans emerged, the world still shattered. What was the point of their efforts?
A flood of conspiracy theories rose in her mind, but Zul'ra forcibly interrupted herself before these thoughts could overwhelm her. Thinking about these things now was useless, and they were just simple conspiracy ideas. Why should the Titans care about humanity? The Titans were planetary life forms; mortals were like ants to them.
Just as Titans don't care about mortals, and a mortal wouldn't care about the life or death of an ant, Zul'ra felt that he didn't need to think about messy conspiracies. He should spend that time planning for the future, because whether it's Titans, humans, or ants, what they care about is themselves.
Even if the Titans are born and the world is shattered, so what? Not all the planets in this world are incubating Titans. Draenor next door is a planet without Titans, but it was still shaped by the Pantheon and gave birth to Orcs, Arakkoa, and other creatures. Even now, even though it has been shattered into Outland, it is still inhabited by people.
When the world truly shatters, Zul'ra feels she can easily move to the Outland or find an uninhabited planet, and like the Pantheon, create a peaceful world to move there. However, before that, she must accumulate sufficient strength.
There was no more at night.