Chapter 430: Proof of Existence (18)
0% Mages study the hidden laws of the world.
According to myth, long ago, Arus was born with light—and as light emerged, so did darkness—bearing the name Omeros. From that moment on, the primordial order began to take shape.
Light and darkness are inextricably bound. Where there is light, there will inevitably be shadows. And just as light gives birth to fire, darkness, in turn, begets water.
Thus, in places brimming with heat and light, water disappears; while in dark, cold regions, fire naturally vanishes. These laws were woven together in a precise and intricate balance.
The only being fully aware of these secrets was the Heavenly God Arus.
The reason he symbolizes reason and wisdom lies here. For omniscience was the only path to omnipotence.
However, wisdom was not solely reserved for the divine.
When Omeros crafted the bodies of all living beings, Arus scattered fragments of his secret wisdom among them. Among these beings, some were especially favored by the god.
Those beings were dragons, who soon began their own search for truth. When thousands of years passed and the dragons faded from the world, it was humanity who inherited the fragments of those hidden truths.
And thus, magic was born.
Given such a background, the mages’ thirst for knowledge was terrifying. All unexplained phenomena became their subjects of research, and they frequently resorted to any means necessary to unravel the mysteries before them.