Kai stood still in the clearing, Cotton still cradled protectively in one arm, his void domain continuing to consume everything in its ten-meter radius around them.
But internally, three of his ten thousand consciousness threads immediately dedicated themselves entirely to comprehending the Fire Intent fragment.
Consciousness Thread #3,847: Initial Analysis
Fire Intent fragment... 0.3% comprehension of fundamental fire nature...
According to the Universal Knowledge Tablet's physics section: Fire is transformation. Matter becoming energy through combustion. The rapid oxidation of material in exothermic chemical reactions releasing heat and light...
But that's just the scientific explanation. What IS fire on a deeper, metaphysical level?
Consciousness Thread #3,848: Cross-Reference with Existing Knowledge
Fire relates to my other Laws...
Ice Law (19%): The cessation of molecular motion, absolute stillness, the end of energy transfer
