Magnus Mysterious Death

After browsing through one shelf, I got a sense of how this world operates. Though similar to mine, it is also entirely different. Humans like me live here alongside other races, as I saw outside a few moments ago.

I was also able to view a world map. The lands were separated by water bodies and consisted of entirely different types of beings. Seeing their images felt surreal.

However, this world isn't that different in one more aspect: war. The kingdoms have been at war for so long that not even the authors could pinpoint its origin. I read multiple books but never learned what sparked it all.

Worst of all, if prisoners were found in another land, they were either made into slave workers or burnt alive to instill fear among the enemy. But instead of creating fear, it created unending hatred, leading to more war. This world is truly screwed. If this continues, I don't know where it might lead. I don't want to be caught in between the power kingdoms and die without being able to do anything about it.

Furthermore, it would appear that human rulers are the worst of all. They wouldn't comply with the treaty and would just send thousands of troops to other lands.

Reading multiple books, I noticed that humans always did the most useless things. Isn't it pointless to send troops to enemy territory? Even I can see that if you enter the enemy land straightforwardly, even more so through water, your loss is inevitable. Then why do human rulers still send troops in large numbers, knowing that they will lose? It's really messed up.

But there was still one thing that could help me: I learned about Magnus. Sadly, there was only a single book about it, where peace among different species occurred for the first and last time in history.

Also, Magnus isn't magic, as I initially thought. It was originally a person's name. That person, Magnus, was able to bend the laws of physics at will, which made sense to people here.

In the texts, he was portrayed as a god to the entire world, capable of moving mountains, creating new courses for rivers with his hands, and even reviving the dead. To me, personally, it was an exaggeration.

The author says Magnus can only be activated when it has a source, that being the life force. It's as if by using Magnus, they are giving up their life force. Is it like an exchange?

"Use Magnus but give your life instead. If that's so, why do people use it? Wouldn't they die quickly if their life is being sucked out every time they use Magnus?" Are people foolish?

I can't use Magnus clearly. Is it because I'm not from this world, or because I don't know how to? Either way, I need to know how to use Magnus, or I'm sure I will be dead again soon if I don't know how to protect myself.

Also, it wasn't always called Magnus; it was called something like 'Foma,' but after the death of Magnus, people started calling it Magnus in his honor. But one thing made me uneasy about him: if he was such a great and most likely on par with gods (believing the texts), how did he die? It didn't say he died of old age, and neither did it say he was killed in battle. Then how?

The end line - [After the end of the First Great War, Magnus left us as if his only reason to live was for peace…]

This is too vague. It doesn't make sense for such a powerful being to just disappear, and most of all, people believing he died. That guy played the most crucial role in creating an alliance between different races up against the demon, and the only reason they won.

To think he just disappeared makes almost zero sense - to me, at least.

If he was genuinely that powerful, I need to know more about him. I have this eerie feeling that his way might be able to help me.

"Who is the author, by the way?" On the first page, he addressed a remarkable line to Magnus-

[To my Dear Friend, Magnus]

With a small photo in the corner. But which one is which? Two people standing with hands on each other's shoulders, one wearing spectacles, the other holding a long stick with a huge bump at the top. I shouldn't laugh, but it feels like they're at a comic con.

I can't seem to figure out which is which. Both seem almost of the same age. The author didn't mention anything specific about Magnus in his book that could help me figure out which one is which in this picture.

But I suppose that's only for me. People in this world will surely know which is which because Magnus is the only reason they're alive.

I'll ask the receptionist later about him. For now, let's put it aside.

"Should I go out now?"

Zaap

Once again, I shifted space and was up in the air.

"Wh-Whoa!" I exclaimed as I saw the ground hundreds of meters below. "Argh!!"

Boom

Suddenly, there was a blast beneath me. I couldn't comprehend what was happening. All I could make out was that there were two figures fighting a few meters below in the AIR?!

But I feel like I've seen both of them. Just when I was wondering that, I began to feel the air against me. That's right! I was falling! Am I going to die like this?!

"Xavier! Where's my guide now at times like this?!" I yelled.

Just when I yelled, I noticed myself in a still position. Is he here?

"You don't need to yell like that every time," I heard Xavier's voice.

"You bastard!" I exclaimed. "You know how frustrated I am from being moved here and there against my will! Why did you send me here?!"

"I didn't bring you here," he said.

"Huh?"

"I didn't bring you here, Alex."

"Th-Then who did?!"