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[fallforthesky]

[Scuffling. It's not a new sound this week. This time, however, the sound comes from the network as Lenalee distractedly fumbles to start a feed. Audio, because there isn't anything actually tangible to direct the feed at, and, well. She's currently crouched atop the windowsill of an unoccupied room on the seventh floor, like someone taking refuge

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[adreamminealone]

M-miss, a-are you okay? [He sounds both worried and tired.]

I-I'm afraid these things can't be fought in any way... Even magic seems to be useless against them...

[fallforthesky]

[Oh, a new voice... Lenalee tries to level her own out a little, so she doesn't sound quite as hysteric. What ends up happening is she just runs her mouth off.] Ah, I'm fine, thanks! Just a little... s-stressed. I was hoping maybe t-the further we got into this week, the more tangible these things would become, but I suppose not. Did you say magic?

[adreamminealone]

I was hoping for the same actually... [He hesitates a little before answering the question: Um, yes. I did say magic...

[fallforthesky]

Magic like... what? [This is rather a foreign concept to her, despite the nature of. Well. Her entire life.]

[adreamminealone]

[He's a little surprised at first.]

Magic like... casting spells to strike your enemies, for example?

[Oh right, magic might not exist in other worlds. Even in his it's something... rare.

It'll be a lot of explaining though...]

You see... Um, magic is like a special skill that can be used for a lot of things. Offensive magic consist of mostly elemental spells, that can, for example cause an explosion or summon a lighting to strike the enemy. Those spells usually use power of one of six elements, that is, power of fire, water, wind, earth, light or darkness. There are also spells that can heal wounds or cure disease and also ones, that can, for example make the caster or his allies stronger, or create a protective barrier around the target. Types and strength of spell depends on the person who uses them, but the stronger the spell, the more time is needed to cast it.

[fallforthesky]

[The kind of magic Ruca's describing sounds so very different from the kind of magic that allowed guardian deities and reanimation in her world. It sounds... fantastical. Light and Darkness sound at least a little familiar, at least. Unfortunately, her awe over the rest is somewhat dimmed by the fact that something as powerful as causing an explosion or striking someone with lightning is as ineffective towards these invisible beings as everything else.] I-- I see.

[She shifts again on the sill, and yes, she is considering taking a dive out as the scratching below her moves higher up the wall.] S-So you... you can do these things? And they didn't work?

[adreamminealone]

...My power is... limited to fire-based spells.

[There's silent for a moment, before he speaks again.]

B-but, yes. The spells I used never hit these things... almost like they weren't even there...

[Another thing is that the spells he used weren't really strong, because he didn't want to destroy anything.]

[fallforthesky]

[There's a very long silence on this end, too, during which Lenalee is considering one of the most frightening possibilities. Eventually:] ...You don't think that... perhaps they aren't there?

[adreamminealone]

...I... don't know what to think anymore. [He really, really doesn't.]

[fallforthesky]

[A tired, almost self-deprecatory laugh.] N-Neither do I, to be quite honest...