That’s a good point. And even if the magic doesn’t explode, the body might have grown dependent on the magic; we know that wizards don’t break easily, and it seems reasonable that there might be other health benefits as well.
Indeed, especially the really old ones who presumably haven’t bothered to use anything else to sustain their bodies. Rather like vampires descending into dust as the supernatural forces holding them together disappear and the entropy catches up with them.
Which is why newly-created 25 year old vampires becoming grave dust in Buffy always distressed me.
That’s a good point. And even if the magic doesn’t explode, the body might have grown dependent on the magic; we know that wizards don’t break easily, and it seems reasonable that there might be other health benefits as well.
Indeed, especially the really old ones who presumably haven’t bothered to use anything else to sustain their bodies. Rather like vampires descending into dust as the supernatural forces holding them together disappear and the entropy catches up with them.
Which is why newly-created 25 year old vampires becoming grave dust in Buffy always distressed me.