"I can help you et Twelve Jokes," Kena continued. "Perhaps I can even convince her to help you... But I have a request for you in exchange."
"What is it?"
Endra did not say he'd do anything for it, but from the tone of his voice, Evin could infer the aning.
'He'll really do anything for it…'
"I want you to talk to about Earth."
"Earth?" Endra asked. "Why? You also ntioned it being a big na, didn't you? As far as I know, Earth has nothing special going for it."
"Nothing special?" Kena chuckled. "Earth's one of the biggest worlds conceived. Do you know how big is Alvox? In its entirety, I don't believe it amounts to twenty percent of Earth's surface. It's the Four countries sharing this small bit of land and that's it. That's not even considering the endless expanse of space surrounding it. Compared to our little bubble… it's infinity."
"The Edge of the World… so it's true?" Endra asked.
"Of course. We can only swim out so far, and we can only fly so high. Go beyond that limit, and you're subject to the poisonous space that keeps us isolated. No one survives it and nothing outlives it."
"I was thinking those otherworlders ca through a spaceship of so kind."
"A spaceship? What's that?"
"A ship that can travel through space?"
"Is there sothing like that on Earth?" Kena asked.
"Yes, but we can't travel far with it. Perhaps we could, but not yet."
" 'Nothing much' you say… Heh, I'm also sure that Earth's the most advanced technologically by far."
"It's advanced technologically, sure, but those otherworlders had rather futuristic devices on them too. Cloaking devices, forcefields… Earth certainly doesn't have those."
"What these devices use," Kena pointed at the equipnt that the otherworlders were using, "is an alternative form of mana. In this case, it's this thing called Orgone," Kena pulled out the flask again. "I don't know how exactly they function, but I imagine they work similarly to our own magical devices."
"Even then, wouldn't a World with magic be superior to Earth? I'd think much more of a world like Alvox which has magic and godlike beings in it."
"Indeed, but have you ever wondered why otherworlders never invade Earth? From your perspective, there's not much earthlings can do against mages such as myself, right?"
"Yes… Even I can wreak havoc there if I end up there again."
"Well, there are a couple reasons for that. The first one's rather basic. There's no mana on Earth, so a mage can only be as strong as the amount of lodestones they bring there. It's the sa with any other energy source. Orgone, Elan Vital, Aether… all these different versions of mana that other Worlds have, they're also nonexistent on Earth."
"I an, if they can get there, it shouldn't be hard to set up a supply line, no? They'll just need to set up a base and work from there. And if they want to, maybe they can even mount an all-out attack imdiately."
'How can you talk so passionately with soone who just tried to kill you a minute ago?"
"Sure, but that's not possible due to the second reason. The Ruler of Earth. The Almighty Creator. 'He' and 'His' subjects who are responsible for keeping the otherworlders at bay are what protects Earth's safety."
Endra seed baffled. But there was still, excitent in his voice. He never
"There really was a god back there sowhere?"
"I'd imagine. You ntioned a woman sending you here, right? She should've been his subject."
"Yes, but… it's still hard to imagine. To think I lived in a world with a literal god watching over it, but never knowing about it all…."
"Well, it's not so odd. Not many in Alvox know about us Aspects and what we do too. And if the Empress wished to, no one could've learned about her existence too.
"By that logic, I'm sure there is sothing akin to mana in your world," Kena said. "But since no human there can use it, I assu it all simply goes to the Ruler of Earth and his direct subjects? If they could keep all that power to themselves, then it's small wonder no one dares to ss with them. Despite being small, our World creates an enormous of amount of mana, you know? I can't imagine what a world of Earth's size produces."
"Huh… But is it okay for you to talk about all these things to us? It sounds like sothing only a select few know about."
"You're an otherworlder yourself and you've t others too. There's no point hiding these things from you. And it's not like the countries don't know," Kena shrugged. "I'm rely interested in Earth. These
"Which is why you want to learn more about Earth."
"Yes. Only about your technology and your religion."
'No, no, no.'
Evin said.
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