We went into some talking with the lady at the counter about what is the nature of the abyss?

She guided us to a rather deep understanding. The abyss is a broad street, where everyone will encourage you to keep walking, applauding your success. But at the far end, you find nothing, and the way back again is called "failure". Walking out, back on the same street is a solitary path where no one tells you how good you are, rather they discourage you for trying, aggressively yelling slurs at your back. The road down the abyss is lined with trees growing strong, and they are called "success" and "profit".

This magic is of the colours green and purple. Riding the path of the abyss is an act of balancing on the knife edge of insanity. The sharper the edge, the stronger its force, but the thinner, the easier to fall down into the abyss.