Jorghan decided to end it definitively.
He combined blood and earth essence in one final fusion technique, one that required complete control over both elements and an understanding of biological mineralization processes.
He invaded the leader's body with blood essence, seizing control of what remained of its circulatory function.
Then he used earth essence to introduce mineral content.
The minerals began precipitating out of solution, encouraged by Jorghan's essence manipulation to crystallize within the blood vessels themselves.
The process mimicked calcification, the hardening of soft tissue through mineral deposition, but accelerated to impossible speed through essence enhancement.
The leader's blood vessels turned to stone from the inside out. Arteries and veins became rigid mineral tubes incapable of carrying fluid. Organs that relied on blood flow began dying immediately as their supply was literally petrified.
