Fractured

Myriad Reality

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I found that if you invested a lot of mana into the spell, you could force it to full-cast on its own and use the incantations for something else. And with a bit of tweaking, that let me put together a loophole that made the spell feasible to use.
*Starts to speed up*
If you use a human soul as a catalyst, you can force a natural evolution into a travel spell that exceeds that of even a global teleport. And if you set up your incantations in just the right way, you can nudge it into a feedback loop that avoids consuming the soul, and only burns the initial casting cost! Neat, huh?

@Nimda

Wait, you did what to my soul?

Myriad Reality

*Glances between the two of you*

I see. So one can achieve such a thing via magic then? I think I could make that work, but it could take me a while to work out the proper incantations or spells...

@Caldizar

I have to give Lily credit for that one. When she finished designing it, it was unlike any spell I had ever seen, and nearly killed us when we finally activated it. It's also the only spell I know of that eventually became almost free to cast.

Myriad Reality

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Hmm.

*My expression turns pensive*

Well I suppose my next question is how you end up in other worlds then. Despite doing so myself, it's not exactly an event I can... repeat.

@Caldizar

Er, we... That's a long stor—

Myriad Reality

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I... don't know honestly. I have no idea where I am presently save for a tavern, and I didn't exactly leave home with a destination in mind. I don't suppose you'd have any places in mind?

@Caldizar

Usually we look for some kind of quest, like that fight we just got back from. Blind adventures are really dependent on the world you end up in.

Myriad Reality

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You're not in the habit of killing them I hope? Most gods, at least so far as I know anyway, tend to dislike that.

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*Smirks, but otherwise says nothing*

@Caldizar

Not for sport. But I'll do what it takes to survive.

Myriad Reality

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I see.

*Scratches my chin*

I suppose you could consider me a god. It's what my children referred to me as anyway, back in my world. They weren't biological descendants of course, more constructs, but you get the point.

@Caldizar

Most gods we've met haven't liked us very much. I'm glad you're an exception so far.

Myriad Reality

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Well it certainly seems like a good fit. So far as humans go anywa-

*Winces*

Eh, sorry, mortals. Didn't mean to assume, but you both look rather human to me.

@Caldizar

You're close enough for me, anyway. For the annoyance over there...

Myriad Reality

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*Raises a finger, as though emphasizing a point*

I should clarify though, that I mean in my own world. I might not know where this place is exactly...

Or why the gate took me here...

But I do know that it certainly isn't the same world as the one I hail from.

@Caldizar

You're in good company; we're not from here either. This place seems to draw in beings like us somehow. Lily and I just decided to stick with it because it reminded us of the guilds from our home.

Myriad Reality

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It felt that way. They don't make it like they used to, I always say.

@Nimda

You never say that.

Myriad Reality

*Sighs, pinching the bridge of my nose before stopping suddenly*

I just realized...

*Turns to face the three of you*

I never told you my name. It's Mazius. Mazius the-

*Snaps my jaw shut, as though I had thought better of what I was about to say*

Well, just Mazius now I suppose.

@Caldizar

Oh, well, I'm Gio. And this nuisance of a lesser spirit is—