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Eskaver wrote: SoManyMagicTrees wrote: I may just need it to be spelled out for me, but why does Nimue using magic for evil make her go Dark One while no other dark magic user has had that happen? We don't know about other dark magic (they implied this was the start of it, but we are'nt sure).

Merlin was "blessed" with great power and immortality and could only use it for good (presumably).

Nimue gave into her darkness and those powers became a "curse".

It didn't make her go evil. It simply consumed her. It was the price of the Holy Grail. Be Good or Pay the Price. So basically it being a gift has guidelines for how it's used. And it being used to cause harm comes with a price/curse/consequence. That makes sense. :)