User blog:Deafro/Theory on Dust Manufacturing

One of the reasons I like this show so much in particular is its magic system and its merging with physical principles. Dust looks at this moment to be a powdered substance capable of storing various forms of energy. Red Dust generatesheat, Purple Dust contains free floating electrons, Blue absorbs heat. This capacity to freely move the various forms of energy helps to bring a large boom in technology and leads to the present society we see in the current story. How is this Dust manufactured though, and where does it come from? There is no evidence to suggest that this is the absolute method they use, but I figured I'd share and see what you all thought.

My theory is that this Dust is simply a well of potential energy, and it absorbs various energies around it like a sponge to dampen its potential. People might find this Dust rather early in in the quarries, but the natural form of Dust is a dirty cocktail composed from varying levels of heat, motion, electricity, light, and other types of force. Its unpredicatable, and does a little of everything, so it isn't all that useful when it comes to practical application.

In order to use the Dust then, they have to bleed out all these different types of energy and leave it in a pure state. Think of it like finding a page covered in random scribbles, and then whiting out all the marks. They force the Dust to give up its dirty mixture of random energy through various tests, and while this might take a extensive period of time to refine, a blank slate is what comes out the end, a material ready to be imprinted with whatever energy they feel is needed.

From there the company imprints a small portion of Aura into the mixture, then places it into a situation where it can absorb only one form of energy. Red Dust for example would be packed into a sealed container where it can't move or absorb light, and be placed in a roaring fire, the heat of which will be absorbed into the Dust. Purple Dust would be treated the same way, using the metal container to create a charge around the Dust that the Dust can absorb into its makeup. Once this process is completed, the Dust itself is in a state ready to be used, and is sent out to be distributed across the world.

Seems like a cool idea to me, especially the Aura imfusion, because that could explain why people with Aura can use Dust. Let me know what you guys think, and I hope you have a good day.