#callmekvin

Magic exists and is well known by the public

Doing magic is available to anyone, but different types of magic cause different levels of corruption to the soul (always some), with necromancy and fire magic causing the most corruption

It is possible to use another person’s soul like a battery, but it has to be captured first. It’s very difficult to separate the soul from the body, since the bond is very strong. It causes almost as much corruption as it saves, and while there are ways around that (like using a second soul to get a third one), it’s generally not worth doing

There’s also the moral implication of forcefully ripping someone’s soul out and corrupting it, meaning any mages who engage in this practice are considered the most evil mages in the world

But a soul that’s already been separated from its original body is easier and more cost effective to steal, making the lads valuable in the magic community

Doing magic is the one line daithi and brian wont cross. Making each other feel temporary pain is all in good fun, but the permanent corruption of the soul is too far. They both refuse to do magic, even in self defence, regardless of how little corruption a given spell would cause

When dan does magic, the corruption is shared between both souls, doing half the damage to both. He also tries to avoid using magic, but kevin made it very clear that he’d prefer to be corrupted than dead, and gave him free rein to do what he needed to do if the situation arrised. Dan also studied magic before the incident, and has the biggest knowledge base to go on