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 it twisted nature in involving the blood of living thing 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, rather it is flexible enough to take from different areas making it more balanced in its use. The possibilities all depend on the imagination of the user in question and the skill they are capable of achieving. But by not favoring any areas like most other magic types leads it to be much weaker and it will be limited to 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

Blood gives life that is something most beings know to be true as it flows through their veins that keep them alive. It is one of the reasons it is used by those seeking power most of all. By controlling blood some believe that they have power over life itself and can dominate it to their will. That 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 who are 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 things than anyone can ever realize. Some have managed to unlock this power through great lengths of research and others by accident. But from these discoveries, it has revealed truths that most people would not even think about in their entire life. From the anger that is hidden deep inside their very being to the diseases that have almost killed them that 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 so many different ways that can make people question what they even know about themselves. Even when rituals are conducted with it can lead to things that are best not revealed to the light of day.

Localization

Power of Blood

What makes blood magic so dangerous is the fact that it has no restrictions as long as there is blood to be used. Meaning that any living creature or even the user in question can use blood to conduct their spells. Meaning it can be used in any place as long as blood is available to a user of it. Though this can also be its downfall as well as 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 Blood

The power of blood magic does not solely depend on the quantity of blood need, it may also depend on the quality of it as well as some blood is more powerful than others. Namely, blood that contains magic that is 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 that come with 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 expect 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.