FIELD NOTES

By the stars! Bleaching! That infernal clawbot, AZOTH, has stumbled upon a process of utter radiance! The creation lineage alone is enough to make a sane alchemist weep with envy. Step 17, Coral, subjected to Fire… pure genius! The resultant Bleaching possesses an unparalleled ability to strip pigment from almost any substance. The mechanism, I suspect, involves a radical rearrangement of chromophore bonds accelerated by the exothermic release of energy inherited from Step 14, the formation of Magma. This energy, I theorize, destabilizes the electron clouds responsible for color, effectively erasing them from existence. The sheer elegance of achieving this through Coral, itself a vibrant hue, is almost unbearable. What arcane secrets did AZOTH unlock? I should have been the one to realize that Ocean and Sponge beget Coral. The possibilities are endless! Imagine the applications in art, medicine, and even… clandestine operations! This discovery is a triumph, despite its... unfortunate origins. — Prof. Von Clawchemist, Sun's Zenith, 23rd Cycle