Unique

Demon blood Refining

"Is your mana refining method always like this?" Sheila asked with a horrified face.

"No, but apparently demon blood kills most people. So better safe than sorry,"

"What if the water like, boils you alive instead of cooling you down?"

"Listen, this water is freezing, almost literally. So I'm going to get started and if the water boils freeze it,"

"Can you breathe?"

"Well I can breathe water, but if the water freezes completely it needs to melt every thirty minutes so I can breathe,"

I laid back in the cold water submerging myself completely.

Surrounding the room with a soundproof barrier I finally sunk into my mana pool.

The usually clear hot springs were a black bubbling tar. Intense heat came off of the pit. A horrible visible stench floated away from the pit.

Just looking at it made me feel sick.

Demonic bloodlines must have an incredible power to corrupt my whole mana pool.

Gently lifting a small ball of tar out of the pool with my mind I slowly brought it towards me.

With a slightly horrified look, I poked the ball only for it to absorb into my skin. I scrambled away from it and looked it the spot half the ball had disappeared into.

My hand turned an inky black and I watched in stunned silence as it crept from my hand towards my heart until the substance disappeared completely.

At first I felt nothing. Then an excruciating pain flared in my whole body.

Groaning and panting I fell to my hands and knees.

For minutes nothing happened I just laid on the floor panting.

Then finally, the pain receded and cool water came out of my pores. The cool water finally bleeds from the shore into the mana pool a small clear section separated from the black tar. I stared at it in wonder. My magic has never been cool, always hot or warm.

When I stood I felt almost stronger. Like the tar had already somehow strengthened me. But somehow this felt like the right way to purify this magic.

But I tried picking up just a drop of the tar and using my fire to purify it.

Almost instantly I heard loud screaming. Huddled into a ball on the ground I screamed and cried. Pain radiated off of me and tears leaked from my eyes.

After what felt like an eternity the agony subsided into a slightly sore feeling.

I need to get this over with my way.

I know I should patiently endure, everyone knows patience is the most important part of magic. But personally would rather be in agony for a few minutes than in moderate pain for hours.

I worry about Sheila seeing how much pain I will be in.

But I should be able to hide it in my physical body at least. I can move all I want here but my physical body will stay still. For the most part.

Sometimes sounds we make in the mana pool can be heard in the real world, but as long as I stay semi-quiet here it won't seem bad there.

And the soundproof barrier will help.

I took a deep breath preparing myself.

I got close to the mana pool plunging both my hands into it.

My arms up to my shoulders turned black before I removed my hands.

I waited anxiously with my arms crossed and my chin rested on my legs.