Sung-Woon immediately realized what Eldar meant by ‘that knowledge.’

“You’re talking about magic, right?”

“Yes.”

The knowledge alchemists held was known to outsiders as mysterious technology, namely the art of making elixir, also known as alchemy. The mysterious technology was science, and accordingly, alchemists were scientists, and alchemy experiments were scientific experiments. There was a flaw in the equation in that the alchemy experiments weren’t strictly consistent as science was, and there was some mysticism involved, but the alchemists’ willingness to embrace failure as development was similar to scientists. However, there were secrets that alchemists thoroughly hid.

‘Demonic Magic.’

On this land, cursed individuals continued to be born just like Hwee Ravina Muel, a Human with antlers on her head. According to the setting of The Lost World, the cursed ones were remnants of ancient evil power found in ancient ruins like Pzzt, or they came from lasting bloodlines like Hwee-Kyung and Ravina. Demonic Magic could manifest as different powers with different properties, including Electricity, Flame, and Gravity, and those who were empowered by spirits of Demonic Magic could use those kinds of abilities.

However, such forms of Demonic Magic were merely supernatural powers that were a facet of something greater....