The two distinct colors gave Ethan a sudden, profound understanding.
The outer layer radiated an overwhelming, devouring heat, the kind that felt as if it could melt the sun itself. Just being near it made his skin prickle, like standing too close to an open furnace.
Yet at its heart was something far stranger.
The inner blue core emitted a bone-deep cold, a chill so absolute it felt capable of shattering even the hardest ice. The contradiction was unsettling, heat and cold coexisting in perfect balance, neither overpowering the other.
Fire Blaze Radiance.
It embodied the principle of Extreme Negativity Begets Positivity. Even so, Ethan trusted his instincts more than theory. That inner blue fire was the true essence of the Radiance. Though it felt cold beyond reason, he was certain that anything it touched would not freeze. It would simply be erased, broken down past atoms and reduced to nothing at all.
