Elysia in Another World (Part 1)

Ch24: Troublemakers P4

Chapter 24: Troublemakers P4
~24.4~
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"Restrictions?" Rei asked.

Kye nodded. "Time magic can be dangerous. Kyra?"

"Yeah, so..." and Kyra began explaining. There were many restrictions on time magic. Time travel is possible, but strictly prohibited without permission. Reversing time or adjusting the speed of time is prohibited. Long-form time magic, such as the aging magic Kyra used, cannot be cast on another person without their approval.

What exactly could a time mage do, then? Any of those things, but not without good reason. In her original body, Kyra could do anything she wanted so long as she had a reason, except influence people more powerful than herself. She could not time travel back before Elysia existed, for example.

In her mortal body, she was limited by the amount of mana she could channel. She could still view the past and future. In a fight, she could easily dodge attacks since she knew where they would hit. She could also augment the speed of her perception, a skill she called Thought Acceleration.

There existed several combat spells that could manipulate time in a controlled space, and Kyra could easily use those. Kye and Alethea used one in the battle above Arslade in their first year called Temporal Barrier to slow time so much that they virtually froze a demon beast in place.

"My magic will rapidly age your bodies. I added seventeen years to myself and Liya. I don't want to make anyone as old as Aunt Yami, so I won't advance anyone beyond that."

Does everyone have their aethersilk bands?" Kye asked.

"Yes." "Sure do!" "Yep!"

"Okay. Everyone sit in a circle with Kyra and me, and hold hands." They all sat down together and formed a circle. Liliana and Aliana sat in the circle with their three on their laps, intent on soul diving with them. Once they were all sitting, Kye wrapped them all with white aether and pulled them into her soul space.

Surprisingly, everyone had an adult form, even Liliana and Aliana's children.

Kye smiled as she looked at their adult inner selves.

"Leo, Luci, Leti?" Liliana and Aliana were taken aback. Each touched their child's faces.

"Leti, is that really you?" Aliana asked as she examined her adult daughter. She had the same long black hair, albeit some of it tied into a side ponytail.

"Hi, Mom!"

Kyra was the only one that understood why. "So you three have had a handful of previous lives, including in Athas. Eve was very thorough with the souls she placed here. Wow. Your mana signatures don't match closely enough to be parent and child, but it seems you were only a few generations apart in Athas from your mothers."

"I was initially concerned about allowing mortal children to undergo this rapid growth," Kye said. "I wasn't going to even consider allowing it after we entered the soul space if they didn't have an adult soul. But since they do..." She shook her head. "Liliana, Aliana, this is also your choice. I won't allow it if you don't consent to this. Leo, Luci, Leti, do you consent? I won't allow it for any of you if all five of you don't consent."

The three looked between each other. Luciana asked, "If we do this, what happens to us outside? We were excited for it outside, but in here with an adult mind, I'm concerned for the child version of me outside."

"Oh, that's a question for me," Kyra said. "So, this magic does not simply age your bodies. It ages your mind. Your child selves outside will grow into your adult selves in here in the process. And you will remember all your past lives as well if you do this."