"And what of my compensation?" Nybeth asked Athena. Hearing Savranth's suggestion, he chuckled at the young man, but did little else in response. He started looking around at the battlefield, taking stock of all the damage and losses that both sides had incurred.
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Jessica nodded with interest as she listened to Ness' explanation. "Interesting. The closest thing we have to angels and demons back in the homeland are beings called oblivion spirits. We haven't been able to make contact with them, so we've only ever heard about them though."
"And it's a good thing magic is so efficient where I come from too, since it isn't exactly available in incredible amounts. All the magic we use comes from a single source, and since it's a natural source we don't have much control over how much magic is available. We just have to take what we can get and reuse it all as soon as we can." Jessica replied to Ness with a sigh. Sounding more curious, she then asked, "How do you go about collecting the byproduct though? I can't imagine it would be terrible easy if it lingers in the atmosphere."
After Ness had replied to what all else Jessica had said, she nodded back to Ness and stepped closer to her until she was standing right in front of her. "Okay, so to make this easier I need you to try and clear your mind. Just don't think about anything except trying to hear and listen." She instructed Ness. She held up her hands and gingerly placed them on the sides on Ness' head, as if she were trying to hold it up. She then closed her eyes and began humming to herself as she tried to focus.