Alchemy was not as simple as others may have assumed it to be. It was not simply mixing and refining many liquids in order to produce potions and elixirs, it was something else entirely.
It was a type of sorcery, but one that was closer to the sorcery of true names. Few could do it, even few could excel at it.
One had to be born with a special mind, body and soul in order to practice alchemy. While the exact requirements were still unknown, magical and aura prowess were required.
Alchemy was something that was not restricted to magic, in fact, it's origins came from the God beasts, it was a type of sorcery using aura, mages had simply imitated it using mana.
It displayed exceptional prowess when aura was used as the main power source behind it.
It was something with applications in almost every element, but had a far greater effect in the elements of [Life], and the four basic elements of magic, [Fire][Water][Earth][Air].
