In arcana, not all supreme skills were perfect. Some were so powerful they took massive tolls on their users.
An example of this was Ashley's Sun Burn Divine Scripture.
An ability that granted her access to torrents of scalding Sun's essence. The more she tapped, the stronger she became, and the more damage she could inflict.
But in exchange, her soul and body — which had little flame resistance — were under constant torment from the scalding source essence.
This was why she had been hesitant and fearful of using it. She had tried to grow strong enough that she wouldn't have to rely on such painful means to win a battle… but it seemed she had no choice.
Her consciousness tapped into a blazing stream of Sun's essence. Like a bridge, a trickle of this great force funneled through her soul into her body.
