*There is no magic, in the sense of a set of special extra forces in the universe or a god plane with supernatural forces at play. But the world can be manipulated in magical ways, and can support mythical, magical creatures. The universe we live in is only linear and logical on the surface, providing a substrate on which greater actors can play. Rock, wind, fire, the stars, plants, and simple animals are things of brute physics, but once you reach self awareness and the ability to plan and understand you start to have the ability to manipulate the world and its underlayment, in more than physical ways, this is magic. Oldest has been mankind’s protector and guide, suppressing major breakouts of magic, because it almost invariably leads to the rapid development and equally rapid destruction of the species. If you do not understand the underlying physics of the universe magic is a tool that can more easily enslave than free, and destroy more easily than create. For the last couple of thousand years human magic has been suppressed by the same device that killed my physical body and trapped oldest. But recently the device cycled to its destruction and magic has become accessible again, your world will not be the same.*
They were already descending towards their goal, the stench of Basik made the Iffrits lips curl back even at this distance and through the iris of the fold that locked their rift from the rest of the world.