I wouldn't say I've gotten to know them well, but I've talked to a few.
[ The teen then shakes her head. ]
It's not as if you knew. And since there's not much I can do about it, I just look toward the future.
[ As well as writing down copious entries in journals, but that's another matter entirely. Gaia sobers and nods. She closes her eyes. There are things she remembers after all and, while she might have professed boredom or disinterest she was probably listening when things were explained back then. ]
All the elements exist in aether and it's everywhere. Sometimes the aether is pulled out of balance toward one of the elements. Usually that's not a big deal because it happens all the time. Like wind blowing, or a storm brewing. Or when someone uses magic to cast elemental spells. But when a lot of aether gets pulled out of balance at once, it's a catastrophe.
[ Gaia isn't making light of the topic but she's calm enough despite the seriousness to take a drink from her cup before continuing. ]
One hundred years ago... there was a fight. [ For a moment, Gaia casts her gaze downward. ] And to stop their world's destruction, the ones trying to protect it world called on a blade of Light to take down their foe. But the world had already been leaning strongly toward the element. So it tipped the balance too far.
[ She falters momentarily, looking back up at Viktor to see if he's following along. Gaia's well aware that just because the concepts make sense to her, that a stranger from another world was probably going to be confused if there wasn't room to ask questions. ]
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I wouldn't say I've gotten to know them well, but I've talked to a few.
[ The teen then shakes her head. ]
It's not as if you knew. And since there's not much I can do about it, I just look toward the future.
[ As well as writing down copious entries in journals, but that's another matter entirely. Gaia sobers and nods. She closes her eyes. There are things she remembers after all and, while she might have professed boredom or disinterest she was probably listening when things were explained back then. ]
All the elements exist in aether and it's everywhere. Sometimes the aether is pulled out of balance toward one of the elements. Usually that's not a big deal because it happens all the time. Like wind blowing, or a storm brewing. Or when someone uses magic to cast elemental spells. But when a lot of aether gets pulled out of balance at once, it's a catastrophe.
[ Gaia isn't making light of the topic but she's calm enough despite the seriousness to take a drink from her cup before continuing. ]
One hundred years ago... there was a fight. [ For a moment, Gaia casts her gaze downward. ] And to stop their world's destruction, the ones trying to protect it world called on a blade of Light to take down their foe. But the world had already been leaning strongly toward the element. So it tipped the balance too far.
[ She falters momentarily, looking back up at Viktor to see if he's following along. Gaia's well aware that just because the concepts make sense to her, that a stranger from another world was probably going to be confused if there wasn't room to ask questions. ]