Illeon

Magic, despite its intuitive results, is excessively abstract in its very definition. Thus, the definition of magic varies according to one's personal beliefs and values.

Some claimed magic was a type of technique utilizing mana as a medium. Others called magic a miracle, creating something from nothing.

And to him, who knew the truth of the world, magic was defined as the power to manifest the impossible through sacrifice.

Illeon, a High-ranking Dark Mage Executive and ruler of the Fog-covered City, gazed at the blood-stained, colossal Arena while sipping wine.

*Magic...*

For ages, it was a forgotten truth since the moment mana became the medium, but magic was originally an Exchange Ritual achieved through sacrifice.

In other words, magic was a result created by 'sacrificing' a certain medium. Therefore, 'exchange' was the precise term to describe magic.

Thus, conventional magic employed a method of sacrificing mana to exchange for the magic it sought to create.

*But in the case of Black Magic, not only mana but other things can also be sacrificed to create it.*

Considering the nature of exchange, the greater the value of the sacrifice—that is, the more intense the energy it possessed—the better the outcome that could be produced...