Nimda

Myriad Reality

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But still, being able to do that is impressive. But yeah there are many cultures, comparatively to the multiverse, that utilize human blood in weird way.

@Galvanize

That’s less impressive and more uncomfortable.

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It stems from several things, and it’s historically disputed since there’s no officially agreed-upon reason. It’s most likely either due to old teachings that stem from the mystical side of the Elements, or understanding of their destructive power and what it would do in the event of any civil war.

@Audacious

So you never had violent conflict. What happened after your culture advanced?

Myriad Reality

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That’s just recorded events that I have read about. A common use for humans is transfusions, creating vaccines, or studying.

@Galvanize

Yeah, we use it for that sort of stuff too. Nothing ritualistic though.

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That is true, the first part. This is all history, of course, so I wasn’t there for it or anything. But what we were taught is that we were a peaceful people at that point and didn’t have experience in conflict, even amongst ourselves. War wasn’t something that had ever even been recorded in our history before then.

@Audacious

Nothing at all? How’d you manage that?

Myriad Reality

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It’s a common occurrence. Look at it like two neighboring nations, for example. One of them has technologies and resources the other does not. The sort that improves quality of life in ways infeasible to the other. In a normal diplomatic relationship, the country with the technology would, perhaps, share the secrets and knowledge of such things out of a sense of kindness or humanitarianism. That sort of thing. Builds a working relationship that then spawns alliances and all that follows.

@Audacious

It almost sounds like your people had overwhelming strength, so they wouldn’t need it.

Myriad Reality

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I mean, it’s nothing that us Dragons do if that’s what you are wondering. Looking at history and reading though my mother’s books, I’ve noticed that human blood has been used for a variety of stuff like that. Even to heal other humans.

@Galvanize

I didn’t realize it could do anything like that.

Myriad Reality

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Well, it can fight off other beings control when people try to invade it as a pathogen, and it is utilized in a large number of rituals and events.

@Galvanize

*Blinks*
Wait a second, back up. It’s used for what now?

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So you can imagine how it was perceived, ages and ages ago, when we hit that point that any society does when it’s advanced enough. Going to space, colonizing worlds, eventually even going interdimensional, admittedly something easier for us than most. How others looked in on us from outside.

@Audacious

I didn’t realize there was a community or something who would get upset by that.

Myriad Reality

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Kinda, but one side can completely take over. Apparently human blood can be powerful.

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It’s more of my torso that changes. Look a bit bulkier.

@Galvanize

Powerful how?

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I’d agree with you. But you know how people can get when they learn you have something they don’t have, that they can’t have.

@Audacious

Sure. Jealousy’s a real thing.

Myriad Reality

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All of us. There’s… Historical context to it, to say the least. But the result is that out entire society is built around them like you won’t see anywhere else.

@Audacious

That’s amazing!

Myriad Reality

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Well it’s a good enough foundation. Usually, there’s essentially no one who can interact with them or even understand them on a fundamental level. A few individuals across all of Existence are exceptions. The entirety of my people, though, we have a special bond with them.

@Audacious

Really, all of them?

Myriad Reality

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Hopefully not, that may give me a chance to walk the line again.

@Galvanize

So it's more of an ideology thing?

Myriad Reality

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Yes.

@Galvanize

So that part didn’t change?