5 Chapter Two || Illumination (2/2)
Positivity flowed into her, and Essairyn slowly waved her hand in a large circle, creating a hovering, lilac colored disk. This flying disk was common in the fantasy and sci-fi stories she had read, so the idea came easily.
She flicked her finger down, and the disk followed, moving to a stair-step height before her. She placed a foot expectantly on the disk, and to her satisfaction, she felt a solid surface.
Essairyn regarded the disk with cheerfulness as she stepped up on it, but as soon as both of her feet landed on the surface, it emanated a bright light that reached up to her knees and caused her to squint.
The light gradually faded away, and in the place of a solid colored disk, a transparent disk with two lavender outlined circles and triangles floated in its place.
The four shapes were centered on the disk, and the triangles formed a star inside the two circles. Strange letters revolved in between the two circles.
'A magic circle?!'
The ludicrous thought echoed in Essairyn's mind and enchanted her.
Humongous trees, spirit deers, grassy wolves, miniature dragons, bear demons, and now magic circles? This surely was a fantasy world.
Now, only elves or dwarves or fairies or sorcerers were left. Although, well, Essairyn supposed she was sort of the sorcerer here even if she didn't know how to cast spells like a wizard.
However, looking at the foreign lettering on the circle, she wondered if she had somehow unknowingly casted a spell; even though, she hadn't thought of any particular command at the moment she stepped.
She tried deciphering the revolving letters but forgone after a minute. The only partially recognizable letters were A, E, and N; everything else was obscure.
She sighed; if this was the native language, it would be a challenge adapting to this new world.
Setting aside that concern, Essairyn continued her plan before the luminescent display occurred.
Focusing her mind, she willed the magic circle to move upwards. The circle glowed briefly before rising swiftly but steadily into the treetops.
A smile played across Essairyn's face as she adeptly maneuvered the disk through the branches.
She might've not been able fly on her own easily, but with the help of the magic circle, she was able to soar through the air effortlessly. In a matter of seconds, she spanned several tens of stories high.
At the top, she surveyed the skies for a light source. To her surprise, although she did suspect it, there was no sun. Nevertheless, the world was indeed covered in light. The azure itself seemed to be illuminating the landscape.
Essairyn wondered if this was another dimension as the physics and biology of her world were clearly not the natural laws of this one. This was a world outside her solar system, her universe.
The thought both captivated and daunted her. It was possible she would never be able to return home.