Quote Originally Posted by gornotck View Post
As to Black Mage, I didn't see it implied that it causes you to become mean and evil. It was a cautionary tale of hubris. Black magic is power, power begets hubris. The type of person who seeks power for the sake of seeking power tends to be prone to hubris, overstep their limits, and turn their friends into a fiendish hellbeast that they can barely even contain, much less defeat.
The quote I'm referring to is:

Ququruka: "You may have taken the black, but time is needed before the black takes you - before it permeates mind and body, and colors every fiber of your being dark as pitch."