☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Am I mistaken, or does this look like something I saw on your teacher's shelf? Although, what's so surprising about that? It doesn't seem like something mass-produced, but it's not quite a unique artifact either.

I also have a vial with some kind of liquid at home that, in theory, should turn anyone who drinks it into a vampire, but I haven't found a use for it yet.

- I know a resident of the capital who would give an arm and a leg for a "vial with the liquid of the vampire duchess," and not at all for its special properties... Nihonka cast a disapproving glance at the charred remains of the bibizyana, as if imagining that person in its place. - Since you shared such a personal fact, I'll share a little secret with you. Maybe it will amuse you, although you probably won't believe it... Where I come from, people like me can fly through the sky. Without any airships, brooms, spells, or mechanical gadgets. If I want to, I fly, I perform such aerial maneuvers that even Heidi-san wouldn't dream of, and no overloads are scary, - she waved an arbalest bolt in the air, imitating various complex aerobatic tricks. - You can thank the Kami-sama-tachi for this, as always - they bless their most loyal followers for this, but not for their comfort. Some demons and almost all spirits are capable of flight, so this is a necessary measure to fight them. Some Japanese artists have even captured paintings of battles in the night sky - it's as if it's dotted with bright flowers blooming in all directions or fireworks from endless shots from both sides. You know, demons and spirits are not that smart and rarely capable of improvisation, so they mostly attack with typical patterns that are not difficult to calculate, preferring to compensate for this with the number of "shells." Over time, a kind of competition has even emerged among the most powerful priestesses - the pinnacle of skill is considered to be dodging an enemy shot by a hair's breadth. I don't really approve of this, and in general, this practice is considered something arrogant and gambling, and therefore close to a sinful shade, but at least it encourages people to self-improvement. Sometimes I have a strange but pleasant dream - a squadron of priestesses flying in a wedge and incinerating all the unholy on their way... - she looks with a sad smile at the place where the eyes of the roasted bibizyana used to be. - Unfortunately, this fantasy is not destined to come true. Never. Something like that is in your gravity, or maybe disagreements with the local divine entities, but all I can do is jump half a meter and fall to the ground like a sack of turnips. I became interested in gliders for this very reason. Maybe I can experience some kind of nostalgic feeling... It turned out to be the same as jumping off a cabinet with an open umbrella in my hands. It's funny in its own way, but it's not the same, not at all.