. I grew my flukes as soon as I submerged… if ‘submerged’ is the right word when I was technically surrounded by air. The unique rules of this small world forced the free Water mana currently wrapping my body to remain together in a thick, viscous mass that gave the atmosphere on this side of the surface the same properties …

. As I walked along the path leading away from the portal, I again felt my mind opening up as it basked in the rich energy of my small world. I– as Senhion– built this place following instructions from Oranos in order to achieve this result. Most of the Descendants of captain rank and above arranged some sort of abode …

. As I understand it, when Mother first arrived in Tëan Tír to assist the Fairy Queen in her work, she sent word to my staff to come to her suite for training. Her staff made sure they knew how to take care of a fairy with naiad blood, and she gave them detailed instruction on issues involving my vampire …

. Diur’s proxy had the appearance of his real body in the adventurer’s gear that he wore in Ilim Below, even though the actual clothing and armor it imitated had been destroyed. Showing no thought as to whether it was rude to do so, he took the Fairy King’s chair and joined us at the table. “That… was a pretty …

 . “Lagan (Your Majesty), I distinctly recall asking them to bring me to Mother,” I noted. We were on the west exterior slope of the Fairy King’s Castle and Oberon was relaxing in the afternoon sun at a table in one of the various patios built into the hillside. Unusually, he was alone, except for the rabbitkin maid standing next …

. It’s amazing what an especially rich spiritual environment can do for a being such as myself. Because I did not pass through the Spirit Realm to get to this place, I was fully, consciously me, the entire way. That is not to say I would call myself the usual Tiana-slash-Robert now that my mind had awakened to its full …

. In the air before us, a faintly visible surface with ripples in motion, like water, hung midair, spreading out into the distance and passing below us. slightly to one side, a few hundred paces ahead, a waterfall of the same clear substance fell from an indeterminate point above in a thin stream into the surface, proving to be the …

. While I was flying back from the tower, catching up with Reia, I was wondering how Ryuu would take the news that I had to tell him. I imagined a number of different possible reactions, but wasn’t really satisfied with any of them. So, I didn’t have any specific expectations. I had a long conversation with Erebos about our …

. I caught up with Dilorè less than an hour out of Anto, warning her by spiritual voice that I was about to open the hatch before doing so. Of course, she should have sensed me approaching, but I figured it was the polite thing to do, like knocking before entering a room. Catching up had been fairly straightforward. The …

. As the seconds stretched out, Áne’s eyes shifted from confusion to uncertainty, finally reaching suspicion. “No matter how many times you reincarnated, you could never come back as an Elder. You cannot be reborn to an extinct species.” I smiled thinly, then resumed the spiritual pressure. Do you say the higher ups could never find a workaround? Although they …