Trapped in Another World With No Magic

Chapter 105: Mechanic Meets an Elemental

Daniel looks at the small being slightly larger than his hand. To him, it looks like a dark-colored pixie, with big, curious eyes that have dark scleras and even darker pupils. In the right light, her hair and skin could be a dark purple, with star-like speckles.

She lays along Daniel's forearm possessively like a cat, watching him and Doephluev study her in return.

Similarly, she looks at Daniel's sword after Kaeralegeir's voice informs him that this small woman isn't a pixie or a faerie, as he suspected, but some kind of 'elemental'.

Daniel replies gently to Kaeralegeir, "What's an elemental?"

Doephluev looks up at him, and she cocks her head. "Elemental? What makes you say that?"

Kaeralegeir adds, audible only to Daniel, "Yeah, Daniel. What makes you say that? I thought we were keeping me on the down low?"

"I trust Doephluev well enough. She'll find out when she stalks me on the mission."

"Wha-!? 'Stalk' you!? I am your empress! And who are you talking to?"

Kaeralegeir sighs in Daniel's mental voice, and she replies with telepathy audible to all three of them, "I am Kaeralegeir. I am Daniel's ally. Don't worry about further information on that. I am knowledgeable on this matter, though." The elemental lifts herself into flight off of Daniel's arm, and she hovers around Daniel idly, curiously inspecting him and Doephluev. She palms Daniel's visor on his helmet, trying to study his eyes behind the transparent eye shields. He used the balinkon adhesive as a laminate for glass, which made it surprisingly strong. He can see scratches and black carbon scoring on the right side of the eye shield from where his rail gun exploded. The pixie-like elemental takes notice of the scratches, and she hovers closer, touching it as she hums softly.

Doephluev is surprised by the telepathic voice. "Wh-Who's that!?"

"Relax," replies Daniel. "She's a friend."

"W-What kind of friend?" asks the archoneldwyn.

"SO? What's an elemental?" asks Daniel again, ignoring Doephluev.

"What do you think?" asks the goddess rhetorically. "You can see her, can't you?"

"I can see her, but she looks like a pixie." Daniel gently tries to touch the elemental, and she looks at his hand, giggling as she hugs his fingers. He can feel her, like she's physically present. And, since he witnessed Arachne be summoned from seemingly thin air and magic alone, he's not surprised, though very curious.

Daniel gently moves his hand, and the elemental affectionately rubs herself on his hand and fingers like a cat, shifting with his hand until she's seated happily on his palm.

Kaeralegeir explains with a hint of exasperation, "Elementals are born of pure magic. They don't exist naturally in the world. Think of them as offspring as the gods. That's not entirely accurate, but it's the best way to put it."

"Offspring of the gods?" asks Doephluev. She tries to poke the elemental gently with her finger, but the elemental glares at her hand and smacks it away with her hand, hugging Daniel's fingers. "Hey!" whines the archoneldwyn. She asks grumpily, "It doesn't look like a child. More like a jealous mistress."

"Elementals are summoned by magic when certain conditions are met. It appears that piece of fabric summons an elemental."

"The scarf does?" asks Daniel, looking at the scarf in his other hand.

"Yes. And, since you don't come from a world of magic, her body is made of pure magic, and she's a powerful magic user. Probably somewhere between the Uhl'tall archpriestess and Hekate."