The Crimson Magister Chapter 23: V2-C4: Endurance’s First Flight

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V2-C4: Endurance’s First Flight Aqua placed her hand on the console. Instantly, it lit up, and the mental display appeared in her head. All she needed were the coordinates. “Sheira, Azure. Place your hands on my shoulder.” Aqua turned to the girls while she kept her hand on top of the console. In the instant the girls placed their hands on her, their minds linked together. She could see where they needed to go, and in that instant, the console lit up. Aqua opened her eyes as she yanked her hand back. The elven duo watched her in surprise, which did not last long as the ship’s artificial personality spoke. Acknowledged, Endurance will realign itself… The mana Engines roared to life as the ship recognized Aqua’s signature. Soon, the massive wind burst forced the hull of the airship to rise into the air. In mere seconds, they found themselves far above the Ebon Forest. The passengers braced themselves at the sudden upward acceleration, yet they relaxed once the ship stopped. The mana engines pulsed pale blue light as they automatically realigned themselves toward the entered coordinates. Nobody had time to enjoy the scenery as the engines pulsed with power, and in an instant, they found themselves traveling at speeds never before seen in this world. Capacity at 99.99%, Estimated Capacity at Arrival: 86%. “I overdid it with the charge…” Aqua sighed as she turned to the girls. “How… is this possible?” Azure shook as she approached the railing, even though they travelled at speeds that made the land below them look like a mere blur, they still did not even feel the wind. “It is the marvel of Engineering. Admittedly, I wouldn’t be able to ever create something this advanced; it was one of the most talented people I have ever met who was responsible for this ship. Even in my old world, it was an outlier and one of the reasons the engineer was hunted down.” Aqua approached them slowly. Her face carried a solemn look, yet some happiness beamed forth, perhaps because of the willingness of two elves before her to listen or something more selfish, as a wish to brag about her friend’s magnum opus. When it came to Mystic Engineering, she was quite capable, but she could not construct an artificial personality like ‘Endurance’ without his help. Her constructs were never truly autonomous, and they required manual input. Of course, they weren't anything to scoff at; she had a plethora of her experiments stashed away within her pocket dimension when she was studying the art of Mystic Engineering. One could not talk to them like with Endurance, but they most certainly could direct them to do almost anything. It wasn't only engineering marvels that she had stored; there were various potions, food, materials, and items. It was a courtesy of infinite space. It was her own world that she carried in case she needed anything. However, she did not wish to use anything from her limitless storage, just because each item could have a use later on, it was a mindset that she was truly thankful to have, as in this new world, she was unlikely to find the same raw materials. While she could always use Aether and Mana to give any material similar property, it would not be the same. A small difference that could drastically affect the resulting product. A healing potion could instead become poison, and the Vitality and Strength candy could instead make you 3x heavier. Aqua closed her eyes as she focused on what she had stored. Tens of thousands of potions, jewelry, and weapons of various properties. Some weapons were far too destructive to give to anyone in this world, and some jewelry with special effects that could bend reality to its will. Just as she was too dazed, she was pulled into reality by the Sun God. Its crackling voice pierced her mind. “I have spent some time analyzing this world’s properties.” Aqua’s eyes shot open, and her stare pierced the phoenix. “What is it?” “It’s Water and Earth. Preservation and Stagnation. It is the complete opposite of me