While I told Garen that I should be safe once I arrive at the fairy gde, and I believe that I will be, I would still like to know precisely how cautious I ought to be of potential fairy pranks.Yet, before I begin testing my magical immunity, I notice Talia has continued staring at Nibi, who hovers above the table, apparently still shocked by her magical performance.Did she perhaps realize how dangerous that blue fairy could be, the one that she scolded just a short time ago?Oh, she has begun moving again.

  *Cp*Cp*Cp*“That was incredible, Nibi! It went phoo and then crack and boosh and, and-”

  Talia then turns to me, wide open eyes seemingly sparkling.

  “-could you grow to become as good as her with your magic someday, Sis!?”

  Ah.Occasionally, Talia acts quite mature, being even more responsible than I was at her age, not that I would ever tell her that.But at other times, such as this one, she is the same as any other kid.Apparently, she was simply enthralled by the magic demonstration.Though, while I’ll agree that it was quite impressive, did she have to make it sound as if I should aspire to be like Nibi?

  “Miep!”

  And, of course, Nibi basks in the compliment.I don’t believe it’s possible for her grin to grow any wider.After all, I’m certain she was doing her best to funt her magic just now.

  “Yeah, sure, Sis. She does have the advantage with water and ice, but I bet with some practice I’ll eventually be able to do something simir.”

  “That would be amazing! Could you do it again, Nibi!?”

  “Yes!”

  “No! Once was enough! I need her to aid me with another task.”

  “Aww!”

  “Besides, this mess needs to be tidied up before Mum comes home and, as you are well aware, I’m not able to do it very quickly as I am now.”

  “Ugh, okay. Garen, could you carry out the rge pieces for me?”

  While they tend to the wood that is now scattered everywhere, I turn to Nibi.

  “Could you create another icicle? One about half my height?”

  “Yes!”

  Once she flutters down to nd beside me on this now pristine table, she crafts a shard of ice, which I then reach out and grab hold of.Hmm, apparently I can touch her magic without it melting.So what caused it to do so when it struck me earlier?It appears the same as her others, a smooth, gradually thinning icicle with a point.Considering how easily the one from earlier pierced through that log, I wonder how sharp this ice truly is?

  Reaching out to the tip, I gently tap my finger on it.Yet, instead of feeling a prick as I expected, the point turns to water and drips down.Odd…Perhaps it only occurs when magic is about to harm me?Thinking about it, I suppose it wouldn’t make sense for this body to be constantly nullifying magic if I’m now made of it.

  After getting Nibi to reform the tip, I attempt to cut my hand on it, with the same result.Yet this time, I’m prepared for it, and focus on determining what precisely is going on.Once I repeat this action several times, I believe I know what is happening, albeit not exactly how it’s happening.It seems that whenever the ice is about to pierce this skin of mine, the magic within it scatters and dissipates, causing the water to melt.Moreover, now that I’m feeling for anything unusual, I can tell there is a slight strain deep inside my chest at the same time that this occurs, leading me to believe that something within me is responsible for this.

  However, a couple things still confuse me.The first of which has nothing to do with what I was trying to determine, but now that I’m inspecting her ice closely, I realize it contains more than just water essence.While the bulk is made up of the water she somehow gathers, combined with the water essence she carries, there’s a small portion that is formed from something else.If I’m correct, it’s another essence entirely, but in such small amounts that it hides within the other, leaving me unable to discover what it is.Furthermore, while I’m holding the ice, it’s continuously fading, and the melted water doesn’t contain it at all.

  Deciding to remember this for a future time, I turn my attention to the other confusing thing.A portion of the magic Nibi pelted me with melted before it even struck me, yet I can hold this ice without any issues.What keeps it from disappearing as well?Perhaps this means there is another part to a fairy’s magical immunity?

  After taking a step back, I try focusing on removing the magic from the ice, but that merely results in the usual slow absorption of water essence.There must be something I’m missing.Maybe I can just will it to go away?No, that didn’t work. What was I thinking when that first icicle was about to strike me?Hmm, perhaps if I focus on how frightened I was?Ah hah!The ice melted without me touching it!Slower, but still quite rapidly.

  Now I’m curious.Will this work on any essence, and if it does, what will happen as the magic leaves?If I simply disperse the magic in the earth, will it cause a hole to form in the ground?Or if someone throws a stone at me, will it turn to dust?Would instantly scattering nature magic cause pnts to break apart?Could I stop absolutely anything from striking me!?

  After quickly telling Garen, who had been watching me work, that I need to go outside for a few moments, I fly to Talia’s garden to try my ideas.Yet with rather disappointing results.Living pnts are nearly entirely unaffected, the magic within only slowly eroding, and the ground itself utterly ignores my attempts.Moreover, when I form a spike of earth from the soil and try to destroy it, a crack runs through the tip, but otherwise, the pilr stands unharmed.It would seem that the magic contained within it isn’t present enough to cause a significant difference when it’s lost, as nearly all of the dirt comes formed from the earth below and isn’t created from the essence directly.This could potentially be a problem.When I arrive at the gde, I’ll need to be mindful of the more physically focused fairies.Though, with how earth essence causes me to act, I doubt earth fairies will actively seek to cause me trouble.I expect that would simply be too much effort for them to consider doing so, as long as I don’t severely anger them in some way.

  Shortly afterwards, with my dream of being untouchable now thoroughly dashed, I return into the house to find Talia pcing the final wood shards into the firepce and Garen sitting at the table, staring into the distance.Assuming he is pondering everything I recently told him, I decide to leave him to his own devices for the time being.Consequently, instead of continuing into the common room, I stay in my own and nd on the rge bed, followed by Nibi, of course.Perhaps now I can finally attempt what I wanted to do hours ago.Design a new method of protecting myself with magic.

  As for what I am able to do currently to keep myself safe, I can create a ranged weapon in the form of the icicles, albeit not competently, and if anything comes too near to me, I can attempt to fly away.Or I can hope that I have sufficient time to be able to do something on the spot with my magic that will help…*Sigh*With my current size, that list is far, far too short for comfort.At least when I was human, I could use my bow, which is now pointlessly hanging on my wall.

  Regarding weapons, it’s possible that I could fashion something to use with my hands, but at my size, fighting physically ought to be my st resort.Simply imagining what little effect an arrow would have from a bow I could actually use would be enough to cause me to ugh if this weren’t a serious problem for me.And even if I could magically forge a sword or spear that suited me, I don’t know how to wield one, nor do I have the strength to do so in the slightest.

  That leaves only magical attacks, which I need to practice in the gde outside the vilge.If my spells can cause even a portion of the damage Nibi’s spells can, I might accidentally create holes in the walls of our home by attempting them here.However, to travel anywhere regurly on my own requires that I know how to protect myself, as the risk of being eaten as I am now is far too great for my liking.There are a vast number of creatures that I thought nothing of before, but are now fearsomely dangerous to me.Brrrr.Even the thought of what could happen causes shivers to run through my wings.No, my next spell ought to be something that will simply shield me from attacks.I should be able to do that without damaging anything.

  Hmm, but what exactly should I attempt first?Some form of armor, perhaps?While my body seems to be as durable as I am used to, and I heal incredibly quickly, I now live in a world of giants.As such, I can’t expect that a massive bird or bug will be hindered much by my bare skin and this dress.Not to mention any rger creatures.Seems like a good pce to begin.

  Of course, that begs the obvious question, what should I make it from?Based on what occurred earlier, it needs to be fashioned entirely of a single type of essence if I’m to have a chance of it working properly.Earth is the most obvious, being hard and durable, but it may be difficult to work with.Also, I would expect it to be simir to my pa’s iron equipment, meaning that I would likely be unable to fly with its weight.Which is why I don’t intend to ask Garen to forge me anything, as any metal armor would be far too heavy.Not to mention the difficulty of forging iron into something that would suit me.Although, I may be able to find an answer to those problems with my magic, but that would surely take quite some time.I’d rather explore my other options first.

  Truly, while I know that it’s unlikely to work well, I’d much prefer to use wind.It’s nearly always avaible, and if whatever I create requires a flow of essence, simply breathing may provide enough.Moreover, wind essence simply feels better to me.

  To be honest, my greatest reason to form it from wind may be simple curiosity.I’ve always believed the wind was merely the breath of creatures or gusts blowing about, but when I draw in its essence, I can feel that it constantly surrounds me like a garment, albeit an extremely light one.Furthermore, ever since I began flying with my own two wings, I noticed that I apparently gather something soft within and under them that allows me to partly float on it, even though I can’t see anything there.A feeling akin to how I used to gather water in my hands.And if it is indeed simir to that, I ought to be able to use my magic to fashion it into shapes, as Nibi does her water.However, that may be a moot point if I cannot create a useful spell with it.Even with magic, wind may simply not be suited for use as protection.Yet, I would at least like to try.But where do I start?

  Well, perhaps if I begin working on a design, something will naturally come to me, as occasionally occurs while I’m working on dresses.First, I’ll attempt something basic.It’s supposed to be armor, so I could try creating a yer of wind that goes over my whole body.I’m not certain how durable it will be, but I’ll have to try it to find out.

  Pushing my intent into my magic, a ball of cyan energy forms between my hands.Yet, when I begin following the feel of the magic, I once again find the same difficulty I had before with the drawers in my room.It simply will not become entirely correct.The sensation that assists me in forming the essence merely agitates me, telling me that this won’t yet do what I wish, but unhelpfully so, as I can’t determine what I ought to change.I try everything I can think of, increasing the essence, reducing it, twisting it, turning it, pushing it, but nothing seems to be exactly right.Considering what happened the st time, I don’t want to use any malformed magic within my home, so I need to somehow work this out.

  Finally, I decide to attempt a simpler idea.Instead of having the spell create a barrier in the shape of clothing, which may be too difficult for me, I’ll have it expand out and create a basic, smooth wall of wind around me, simir to wrapping myself in a rge cape or bnket.That ought to be easier.

  With my intent changed, the feeling shifts, and I again begin tinkering with this cyan orb, but with the same result.This is so frustrating!

  “Gah, why won’t this stupid essence do what I want!?”

  “Having trouble, Sis?”

  Looking up, I see Talia peering around my doorway, watching me.Yeah, sure, I’m probably glowing again, prompting her curiosity about what I’m doing.I suppose there’s no harm in telling her.

  “I’m merely attempting to create a spell to form a yer of wind around myself, but this little ball of magic doesn’t wish to cooperate. I’ve tried everything I can think of, but it’s still not right!”

  “Well, if you want it to be all around yourself, perhaps it’s too small?”

  “No, I’ve tried making it rger and it doesn’t help.”

  “Then what about making it bigger on the inside?”

  What?How would I make this magic orb bigger inside?

  “What do you mean?”

  “If you’re supposed to fit inside of it, shouldn’t there be a hole in the center rge enough for you?”

  Oh, I see where she’s confused.

  “I’m not actually trying to go inside this tiny orb though. For one thing, I wouldn’t fit. This bit of magic is supposed to create the barrier when I’m finished.”

  “Well, maybe it will help it become that way if you make a space? Have you tried it?”

  “Nooo, I haven’t. But how would I make a hole inside of this without ruining it?”

  “I have no idea, but then, I’m not the one who is a fairy. Can’t you, I don’t know, feel it? You keep saying you can feel magic now.”

  “Yeah, sure…*Sigh* I’ll give it a try.”

  I said that, but what exactly does she expect me to do?Poke my finger into it and hope essence falls out?It’s not a barrel of water!Yet, I’ve run out of ideas of my own, so I suppose it’s the best one that I have.

  Oh.Apparently, that is precisely what I needed to do.These magic spheres are simir to shaping a ball of mud or cy.I press against them, and they stay in whatever form I leave them.So this time, I simply put a finger directly into the center of it.Instantly, the nagging feeling changed and I could finally feel precisely which part was incorrect.Something on the inside is wrong, as if it’s too full.Thankfully, while my wings are often the easiest way for me to absorb essence, they certainly aren’t the only one.Many times, I’ve pulled in energy directly through my hands and feet.Hence, after putting my finger into the glowing light, I merely take in the part that seems wrong from inside of the ball.Somehow, the cavity I create stays hollow, while the hole caused by my finger seals itself shut with no apparent difference to before, leaving me with a magical sphere that is hand carved inside and out.And most importantly, feels correct.This crafted spell should now do what I desire upon release.Finally, this sphere is complete!

  “Thank you, Sis! That helped me so much!”

  “My idea really worked? Then I want to see what it will do!”

  “Yeah, sure, but don’t expect anything amazing. It’s just wind, after all.”

  Now to find out if the spell truly does what I’m hoping for.