The Curse of Flesh was indeed a curse for the Titan-forged, stripping them of their eternally immortal bodies and leaving them subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death. But for the cursed followers of the Old Gods, bodies transformed into flesh and tentacles were a blessing. The Twilight's Hammer considered this a gift from the Old Gods.
Just like Mad Maw Esuolasi, who had been destroyed in the Twilight Highlands, the Twilight's Hammer did not consider turning into such a thing a curse. In their eyes, it was the highest reward the Old Gods could bestow, one only the most faithful followers could receive.
Yet Southwind Lord Siamat, an elemental being, could actually free the Neferset from the corruption of the Curse of Flesh. Patrick was deeply puzzled. Was this authority something the Old Gods had granted Southwind Lord Siamat, or had Siamat accomplished it through a special method after understanding the true nature of the Curse of Flesh?
"The main method of purifying the Curse of Flesh is through energy conversion and elemental purification..." Al'Akir transported a cluster of lightning particles over, their electric hiss clearly audible.
Patrick accepted it. It was somewhat similar to the runes and sigils arcanists used to communicate directly. After absorbing the memories stored in the particles, a new line of thought emerged in his mind.
Through energy conversion, Southwind Lord Siamat temporarily turned the Neferset's physical bodies into energy, briefly changing the target on which the Curse of Flesh acted. He then used the lightning-purification effect of air elementals to envelop the Old Gods' Curse of Flesh and cleanse away the curse they had unleashed.
This technique was somewhat like surgery, except that the knife operated on the curse the Old Gods had placed rather than on bodily tissue. It was through this