"Magic? Magic? No such thing as magic. Ambient malleable energy fields, powerful, but interfere with basic laws of physics. Useful when harnessed properly, amplified away and directed as signal. Harmful otherwise. Corrodes devices, intelligence, everything. You survived? Pity." He casually reaches down and pulls out a pistol, aiming it at Draiss without even looking at him, firing three shots; a surprisingly powerful weapon, despite its small size, hurling a small-caliber, but fast-moving bullet, designed to shatter inside the victim. "I<em>will</em>see this mission through to its completion, even if the rest of you bastards are willing to surrender and abandon everything!"