Blood Magic

Blood is life, blood is power, blood is eternal for those who wish to live forever while all others will run and cower. - Excerpt from the Book of Blood

Blood Magic is considered one of the most sinister of the Dark Magics ever produced for its twisted nature in involving the blood of living things to gain power. It is said the Blood Magic was gifted by Paraka, the Blood God, to his first followers, Vampires that gave them great power as they feasted on the living. But the practice soon found its way to others and spread with time as they found different ways to use the blood to their advantage.

Manifestation

Flexible Source

Blood Magic has no favored area of use; instead, it is flexible enough to take from different places, making it more balanced in its use. The possibilities all depend on the imagination of the user in question and the skill they can achieve. However, not favoring any areas like most other magic types makes it much weaker and will be limited by how powerful it can become. Most who know this fact try to make it up by using magic items or potions to strengthen the blood they are using.

Domination of Life

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Blood gives life, which most know to be accurate as it flows through their veins and keeps them alive. It is one of the reasons it is used by those seeking power most of all. By controlling blood, some believe they have power over life and can dominate it to their will. All who have blood shall bend to their will as if they were their power and nothing else. Blood Magic is considered dangerous as it is atrocious as it can manipulate those subjected to it, often unwilling and unaware of its influence on them. As if they were puppets with no free will at all and just tools for someone else’s agenda.

Secrets of Blood

Those who dabble in Blood Magic will often find things that most people will never realize, as blood contains more than anyone can ever learn. Some have unlocked this power through great lengths of research, and others have done so by accident. But these discoveries have revealed truths that most people would not even think about in their entire lives, from the anger that is hidden deep inside their very being to the diseases that have almost killed them and have made them stronger. Nothing is hidden from a Blood Mage for longer as they know blood better than anyone else and can use it in many ways that can make people question what they know about themselves. Even when rituals are conducted, they can lead to things that are best not revealed in the light of day.

Localization

Power In Blood

What makes blood magic so dangerous is that it has no restrictions as long as blood is used. This means that any living creature or the user in question can use blood to perform their spells. This means it can be used anywhere if blood is available to a user. However, this can also be its downfall, and its power can become its crutch, for it is dependent on it. Making it easier for a user to become weaker if they lose too much of their blood or lack the blood of others to use their magic. This is why they keep it on them for quick use when the time is needed or just for emergencies if things end up poor for them.

Type

Metaphysical, Arcane

Strength of Crimson

The power of blood magic does not solely depend on the quantity of blood needed; it may also depend on the quality of it as well, as some blood is more powerful than others. Namely, blood that contains magic coursing through its veins or divinity that can be used to strengthen the magic it uses. Those born with magic, magical creatures, or those who have divine ancestry tend to have more power in them and are often targeted by Blood Mages because of this. This can also be true in some cases of cursed Bloodlines that may be used for certain effects of using their blood.

Areas of Interest

Enhancement: Blood magic is strong when it comes to empowering a user or those around them. The blood will enable to become stronger and faster to name a few. But it often takes a toll on the body.
Control: It is key to controlling Blood Magic as manipulation of blood is how its spells work and the amount of control the user has the more effective the spells are. The more control one has the means the more powerful they become as the blood bends to their will.
Support: Blood Magic is mostly used to support a user are those around them in certain situations. Such are empowering them or crippling their enemies. Along with other features such as defense capabilities by creating standard defenses or living defenses that can attack as well as defend them.
Sacrifice: All that power from blood often comes at a price like any other magic, but it can be more serious due to conditions that come with it. Those that use blood magic will often destroy their bodies to become vessels of power or those around them to maintain the power no matter the cost.
Restoration: What might not be expected is blood magic to aid in healing, but it can as it will is in restoring damaged tissue or wounds. Along with the possibility to extend one's lifespan through it.