The Ogre Strength Fairy and the Eldest 'Son'-Chapter 37 - Lessons on the Essence of Pulling

Donning a set of light training clothes similar to that which the young heiress had once claimed to like ’very much’, Qat had ended her soak in the water and stepped purposely toward her hiding place. Her blonde hair still reflected a bit of wet shine because of her failure to fully dry it. She didn’t want to waste more time so the tool was ripped from under her bedding and placed on the table that she would always sit at when writing responses to the other girl’s many letters.

/ Hello darling~ what do you want to know? /

The starting greeting used the formal and silky voice of the heiress. It surprised her the first time, but she had gotten used to it by now. She hastily stated what she wanted from the next use session.

"I want you to talk about the techniques for Gravity I should be practicing."

/ Since you know about those, we must have talked before! I’m glad this tool is being helpful to you. All the love I put into it was worth it. /

Watching the little figure smile and blow a kiss made the swordswoman slightly uncomfortable. Her fingers rubbed the spots on her chin and cheek that had last been touched by the real version’s lips. She was glad that this wasn’t something anyone else would ever see!

/ Interrupt me if you are looking for more advanced advice. The Gravity related techniques I had in mind to start with are as follows: Weighted Strike, Gravitic Leap, Deflection Field, and Gravitic Cushion. Which of these would- /

"Actually, stop. Before I listen to these, I want to go over what you told me before. Tell me about Gravity."

/ Certainly~ Our higher spiritual cultivation does make our memories a lot better than a mortal, but hearing something said out loud again can always give us new thoughts. /

Qatrand was nonplussed. The girl really did think of including responses for so many things. She wondered how it all worked...

/ Gravity is a sort of invisible force that pulls everything towards the center of large objects. Heavier objects, like our planet, have a stronger pull. That’s the usual reason things that go up in the air fall back down. Think of it very simply as a natural tendency for things to come together. /

During her lecture, a diorama of a solar system was shown. The Yecine had seen it last time and was fascinated once again. It wasn’t the kind of thing that they were taught about at the Youth Guild. Most of what she was being told wasn’t, which is why she asked a number of questions - or for it to repeat what it said - the first time she listened to this topic. Now, she was about to try a different tactic as she pointed at the sun, planets, and moons curiously.

"El, what is this?"

When she interrupted the illusion, usually it would completely change to a new ’scene’, but this time it didn’t... entirely. There was a bit of a stutter, but then the miniature heiress looked at the model of planets, then back at her with a smug smile.

/ Wouldn’t you like to know? Maybe you can ask the real me if you are so interested~ /

A dominant hand twitched - Qat really wanted to grip the girl on the forehead, but she wasn’t actually there! The fact that she prepared a recording just for this scenario was... was-

"Just continue the lecture."

The small copy of the heiress smiled and nodded without any more provocation.

/ Gravity definitely isn’t just about ’down’. It’s about attraction between all objects with mass. The strength of the pulling force also changes based on distance. The closer the two things are, the stronger the pull. /

The swordswoman felt it made enough sense. It was easier to attack or grab something in range - and you would need to close the distance if you weren’t.

/ At the advanced levels, Gravity can even bend light and affect time. It’s a force that shapes the very fabric of the universe, so to have it as an Aspect is *very* impressive. Would you like to know more advice about manipulating it, or is there something else you want to learn? /

"Yes, I’ll listen to the explanation of using essence again. You were right that hearing it twice might make me think of something I didn’t before." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

/ Since you are already an Enchanter, you know how to accumulate essence into your field. Which means you are perfectly able to recognize and affect essence at a distance like any cultivator. To manipulate gravity, the goal isn’t to add it to your field. Instead think of it as the ’weight’ of your essence ’pulling’ against that in an inanimate object. /

During her explanation, she split into two. One of the representations sat down while drawing floating dots of silvery brightness towards herself. The other raised her hand and an auric field became visible around it and a separate stone, with the field around the young girl being much brighter than the example object.

/ By focusing your essence, you can intensify as well as potentially lessen the natural gravitational pull on an object - or a whole area once you are stronger. The essential description of *how* to do this is by adding essence to the item or zone that is charged with your Element. While your manipulation works on the essence and not the physical mass of things, the effect still happens because that is just how this form of power works! /

Similar but alternately colored dots that were intended to depict energy flew away from the field around the second imagery of Elua and into the stone. The whole essence chunk that it landed in became ’infected’ by the Gravity Aspect. As it glowed more and more bright silver, it suddenly crumbled.

/ Do be aware that increasing Gravity too much can have bad effects. Objects can break or be crushed under too much pressure. Including yourself. A physical cultivator of a higher realm than that of your essence can mostly handle this problem without being too careful. I expect that you won’t be able to raise the pressure this high until at least some time in your essence Primalist realm. /

The illusory scene changed and the mint-eyed miniature pointed and waved her finger with the other hand posed on her hip.

/ Even though I say that, I insist you take things seriously and practice your control. Mistakes that get you hurt are not acceptable. I don’t really care if you hurt someone else that much, other than how it might make you feel bad personally, but you absolutely cannot hurt yourself only because I didn’t make myself clear. This is a dangerous power - *all power* is dangerous if not used with consideration. /

"Alright. I promise I’ll be careful."

/ Now that I’ve clearly warned you, I’ll give you an example of an advanced idea. /

Once again, the portrayal of the brunette became a duo. Both moved off from the other and both raised their hands to then ’display’ the use of their essence field. A point in the distance in front of each of them became brighter and brighter. Then a bunch of rocks appeared and started doing different things depending on which of the two ’points of essence’ they were in proximity of.

/ Some day, you could also create physically invisible ’wells’ of raw essence that objects naturally want to fall - or be pulled - into. The opposite is also eventually possible, if you can master the principles of Element inversion. The accumulations of essence that you make through either rituals or sacrificing your own can then cause nearby things to want to roll *away* from it. /

If she had been listening to this before the visit with Elua, she would have just thought the girl either read it somewhere or that her imagination was a lot better than the Yecine’s own. Now, she began to wonder if the fiancee hadn’t actually met... or *fought* someone with Gravity as an Aspect. The advice and imagery was just far too exacting for it not to be the case!

"Hey, did you know someone in your past with this Element?"

The imagery flickered and the form of the girl went through familiar changes. Her body language became tighter and the eyes lost their luster.

/ By ’Your Past’ do you mean that I’ve finally told you something about myself that you didn’t know when I left? /

The swordswoman nodded to the dull voice, but then remembered that El had told her when she gave it that questions it had asked needed spoken words in return to continue responding. It really only used Qat’s general location to aim the movements and didn’t actually ’see’ her.

"I know that this... is a second life for you."

/ I’m sure it feels strange for me to praise myself in a recording that I’m not even present to listen to, but I’m proud of the me that was capable of telling you some of my truth. I can only hope ahead of time that you took whatever I told you well. /

"I did, don’t worry."

The teenager spoke the words out immediately before realizing the thing she was speaking to didn’t have the capacity to worry...

’I think. It would actually make it kind of easier to accept if this illusion was being run by a full copy of her mind and not all recorded ahead of time.’

It was treading into territory beyond impressive and into scary that she went this far in the matter. However, it did fit with Qatrand’s understanding of her fiancee. She really just couldn’t stand not telling her everything!

The many letters that talked about her days and thoughts had always insinuated it.

/ I’m glad. I wasn’t sure how you’d react. There’s probably so much more I haven’t told you, but you must understand that I’d rather do it in person, in time... so that I can both worry and be relieved by your reaction. /

For a few seconds after the dull voice finished speaking, pigeon-blue eyes quivered and squinted. If she wasn’t sure how things would have gone, did that mean there were other reactions that were recorded? Had Elua prepared something to say to her even if she had admitted to *hating* her now - or at least that she wasn’t taking the story she was told that well?

’I feel like... she might have prepared them. But I also expect that now that I’ve said what I did to it, I can no longer access those conversations.’

If there were ever a contest that expected a betrothed to know the eccentricities of their partner so well, perhaps through writing answers on a board and flipping it around to reveal it, the blonde would rank quite highly. She was entirely right on all counts! The responses to this conversation were linked in a way that they destroyed the others.

Without any questions or statements posed while the Yecine sat in thought, the illusion flickered again. This time the smaller than usual girl’s facade had been put back in place. She smiled demurely before placing her hand on top of her chest, above her heart, and closing her eyes.

/ I hope you understand why I kept it hidden. There’s a lot about my past that I’m not proud of, but I do want you to know it. If you have questions, remember them. We’ll find the time to talk when I return. For now, let’s focus on your training. Your growth and your safety are what matters most to me. /

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