Warcraft is Magic

by Gnome

The 5 Stages of Magic Addiction

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Edited by MrMinimii

Hello dear readers today we shall delve into the topic of Addiction.  Azok has recently been turned back into his old Elf form.  Blood elves are addicted to arcane energy- it is magic that hasn't been selected for a spell yet.  He could no longer get it from the sun and his and his mana reserves were also running low, but the worst part was that he was beginning to go through withdrawls.  He had gone through them before when he was being tested by the order of the Blood Knights.  The stages went: Denial, Pain, Anger, Depression, and Recovery. Each stage lasted several hours and the whole ordeal lasted a full day.


DENIAL

        As he stumbled through the streets, Azok managed to knock over several stands and overturn even more ponies.  He was stopped by a small gray unicorn “Are you ok mister?”

        “Ya I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be fine? Don't I look fine!”

        “Not really,” the filly replied, “Your keep twitching and you look drunk.”

        “I’m not drunk.” Azok said as he took another swig out of a flask. “I’m not even drinking anything.”  He made it another several feet before accidentally turning into his drake form. “I meant to do that.”

        He took off into the sky flying in erratically before he somehow managed to pull a barrel roll and crash into a tree.


PAIN

Intense burning pain this stage was the worst: it was his body's way of saying “EAT MAGIC!”  Have you ever eaten a hot pepper and all you could do was roll around on the ground hoping for the pain to go away? This was infinitely worse.  Azok had been completely submerged in lava before, yet it still didn’t compare to the agonizing pain he was suffering at this moment.  His skin had turned bright red and he started to sweat blood.  Many curse words were uttered but I figured it’d be best if those were left to the imagination.  The stage itself lasts only five minutes, but it feels like an eternity for the one suffering.


ANGER

        Everything he hated, everything! He didn't know why,he just did.  Azok trudged down the street dicking at the dirt when the same small gray unicorn from earlier crossed his path.  “O hello mister. Are you feeling better?”

        “Get outta my way before I punt you into the next country.”

        “I said MOVE!” He raised his voice enough to scare the filly into running away with tears flowing from her eyes.

        The onlookers began to grumble about Azok’s bad behavior. First being drunk in public and now this?  “What are you looking at, you technicolored faggots? I oughtta come over there and shave you! That way you will look as dumb as you sound!”

        There was the sound of wings as a gray Pegasus fluttered down in front of him the Unicorn filly was on her back.  “How dare you make my baby cry, you monster!”

        “O this is rich. I’m getting called a monster by the derpy-eyed retard who can't even fly correctly. I should call child services; a rock would be a better parent than you.”

        “What...?” Tears formed at the corners of the hurt Pegasus’s eyes.

        “You're.....A.....bad.....Mother”

        The gray Pegasus flew off with tears streaming down her face just like her daughter did only a few minutes prior.


DEPRESSION

He was a worm, no he was less than a worm, he was the worst living thing on the face of the planet. Dirt was more special than him.  Or at least that is how he felt.  Azok was currently lying facedown in a mud puddle trying to kill himself, but to no avail.  There was  a noise above him and a purple aura surrounded him lifting him from the puddle.  “There you are.” She paused for a second. “When I heard you got transformed I didn't believe you, but the proof is right infront of me.”

        “I am a lowly worm who doesn't deserve life.” he muttered pathetically, tears threatening to fall from his eyes.

        “Huh”

        Azok was able to break out of his depression for a second to explain. “Magic withdrawal stage four depression.”

        “We better get you back to the library.” Twilight commented.


RECOVERY

They arrived at the library about the time that Azok entered the Recovery state of the withdraws.  “Hey Twilight, I have a question.”

        “What is it?”

        “Can you let me down?”

        “Oh, yes. Sorry.” The spell dissipated and Aok dropped to the ground with a thud.

        “Thanks. Now I have another question, where can I get my hands on some arcane energy?”

        “Why would you need something so volatile?” questioned Twilight.

        “Well, I need it to feed.” Twilight raised and eyebrow. “My new body needs to feed off of arcane energy or I won't be able to use magic. I can use a siphoning spell, but it can hurt the person, or pony in this case, so I'd rather not use it on the unicorns.”

        “How can I help?”

        “Well, If you could store up some raw magic during the week in a gem or something and give it to me, that would be very nice.”

        “O that should be easy enough.” Twilight said with a grin.

        “Thanks. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go to say sorry to somebody.”   Azok ran out of the library intent on finding the gray Pegasus and her daughter.


        As he ran through the streets, he was on a constant look out for the walleyed mail mare.  Unfortunately, his search was unfruitful. The sun was beginning to set and Azok decided to turn in for the day the search could continue the next day.  He transformed into his drake form and flew off towards his house.

He landed at his house just as the sun finished setting, and upon walking up to the door, he saw a note pinned to it.

Hey big guy i'm gonna be gone for a couple days on a job. Don't worry, it’s just some wolves getting a little too confident.

-Vinny

He went inside and began to make himself some food when there was a knock at the door.

        “Hey Vinny, although you were going to be gone for a couple days...” On the other side of the door wasn't his small green friend. Instead, it was the walleyed mail mare,  she gasped dropping several letters from her mouth.

        “O no, not you.” The poor mare curled into a ball on the ground. “Please don't hurt me, it’s not my fault I look the way I do.”

        Azok bent down and stroked the mare's mane. “I’m sorry for the way I acted today. I never meant to hurt you or your daughter.  I was going through some withdraws and that’s why I acted the way I did.”

        The pegasus lifted her head and looked at him with one of her eyes. “You really mean it?”

        “Yes”

        “Thanks..” she drug her hoof across her face, wiping a tear away. “My name is Ditzy, by the way.”

        “Well my name is Azok.” There was a long pause. “I’m making dinner, if you would like some?”

        “What is it?” Ditzy questions.

        “Muffins.”

        (A/N -  I want you to all know I have slapped myself repeatedly for making Ditzy and Dinky cry.  Also I'm thinking of doing one of my chapters in the future and let everybody watch me make it Via Google doc.  At mom's house for a month and if you haven't read my blog then you don't know but my mom is a Brony hater so i will have to work at night wish me luck.

Also don't even think about Shipping its not gona happen)

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