Why is Fire (Magic) Always Purely Destructive?

[Sheilawisz]

A magical type of eternal fire called Gubraithian fire was mentioned in the Harry Potter series, and they also have an all-destroying and vicious form of fire called Fiendfyre.

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time you encounter a cold and pale blue fire that does not burn, instead being useful to dissolve crystals that are otherwise indestructible =)

In my stories, my Mages have a fire-like magical weapon. It's not really fire, as it is silvery in color (which is chemically impossible) and also it's impossibly bright, so dazzling that your eyes can get destroyed simply by looking at it, even from a great distance.

This weapon annihilates anything that comes into contact with it without a burning effect, spreading so viciously and so fast that it can destroy entire cities easily...

Fire is so fascinating to mankind that it will always be a part of Fantasy stories, one way or another =)

 

[Kahle]

Fire itself is almost an embodiment of magic and power. It was the mark of humans progressing-it keeps us warm, sterilizes food and water, provides light, and in an instant, will spread out of control, consuming everything in its path. What can provide warmth will scorch and scare if you get too close for too long. You can stare into the flames for hours, entranced; it is beautiful, yet terrible. Fire must be respected, requiring constant vigilance and control. It can be used as a metaphor for purification, or physically cleanse something, but in both cases you have to remember that very little will remain after such a scouring. Humans believe they control fire, dominate it, and that is when they make mistakes. Sometimes the fire is too powerful to be quenched. The most terrifying forms of fire in history were Greek Fire or naphtha, which could not be extinguished. We love and fear fire. It is survival and eternal pain. There is something special about fire, how beautiful it is even while it burns a city. Fire as a destructive force is the easiest form it can take. The only way fire benefits humanity is if we control it, watch over and guide it.