Self-detonation.
In Eldoralth, this simply meant the irreversible collapse of one's mana core, the singular nucleus that was the source of one's power.
A mana core, much like a star, was a wellspring of mana, compressed into a stable state through years of refinement and tempering.
But when that stability was forcibly ruptured, either by will or overwhelming pressure, it unraveled all restraints, unleashing every particle of stored energy in a cataclysmic release.
For a Grandmaster, this was nothing but devastation.
Their mana core had enough power to level cities, melt armies, and turn the battlefield into ruin.
But a Paragon was something else entirely.
Paragons were not just powerhouses, they were living conduits of world essence, beings whose mana cores had transcended simple containment. A Paragon's core was no longer an isolated vessel, it was tethered to the fabric of the world.
When a Paragon detonated, it wasn't destruction, it was calamity.
