Was it wind or magnetism? I forgot what that video was talking about.

The force in his hand grew stronger as he imagined moving energy from the rest of his body into his palm.

A faint pressure gathered in Andreas’s hand, not like heat or wind, but like space itself was folding inward. As he focused, the sensation spread beyond his hand and into his awareness, unfolding into an invisible map of distances and motion. The street no longer felt empty. It became a structure of positions, angles, and subtle forces. Walls existed as boundaries of compressed matter, and the air as shifting currents of microscopic movement.

Then the scale expanded. Streets formed lines, buildings became dense clusters, and far beyond them he sensed vast stretches of land and water, each defined not by sight but by measurable separation.

Andreas felt the sensation sharpen, not into images but into certainty. Every point in space carried exact meaning. Distances, angles, pressure, and intensity appeared in his mind without calculation.

He did not need to think about them. He simply knew, the same way a bird moves through the air without understanding aerodynamics. The space around him unfolded into precise relationships. He knew how far the walls were, the direction and strength of movement in the air, and the density of objects layered across the city and beyond. Even distant places, the burning farms and the far off sea, registered as measurable coordinates rather than sights. It was not knowledge he learned, but knowledge his body recognized instinctively, as if his senses had shifted from seeing the world to experiencing it.

But the experience was not complete and halted as he experienced beside him burned flames that should have been burning him. Kihoko’s flames produced no heat against his skin. Nearby, a dark fluid moved inside what appeared to be the body of a pregnant woman. Yellow goat eyes opened within the fluid, each staring toward him.

Then everything burst into gray mist.

The woman’s organs and muscles fell away from the bones. The grotesque sight knocked Andreas out of his stupor, and he pinched his nose as he smelled faint hints of iron.

He turned to look at Kihoko and Naxys. They looked at him curiously, their hair flowing slightly toward his direction. Andreas felt embarrassed by the attention, so he swatted his hand until the magnetic effect faded.

“So Andreas, are you well?” Kihoko asked with a worried expression.

Naxys took a few steps toward Andreas and placed one hand on her hip as she leaned slightly.

“Y Yes, did I do something wrong?”

“Well, it depends. I feel like something is watching me. This started when you tried to use your spirituality. Can I say that this is you?”

“I think so.”

Naxys laughed lightly.

Andreas smiled at her laughter, and the strange supernatural experience brought some clarity to his mind.

“So what do I do next?” Andreas asked.

“That is up to you. As long as you can sense your spirituality, any ability depends on you and your beliefs. But if you have a uniqueness, then that might be... no, I do not think that is something you will need to worry about,” Kihoko answered after sighing and handing the contract to Andreas.

“What is a uniqueness?” Andreas asked as he took the contract and read through the details, noticing that the fourth condition was a blessing of the Flames Within from Naxys.

“Hm. It is an ability, like my contract and Naxys’s Flames Within. They usually come from personal beliefs or philosophies, such as the Greek idea of inner flame, or from personal interests. Mine comes from my love of harpy related stories, but not the myth versions. Think more like the ones from Dungeons & Dragons. We need these abilities to use spirituality safely,” Kihoko explained with a smile as she watched Andreas sign the contract.

“So I do not need it because...?”

“Because you are already using spirituality without a uniqueness. You were watching us from impossible directions, and who knows how far your perception reached. People do not use spirituality that way, especially not instinctively. And your origin remained unchanged in the contract, which suggests that spirituality is more of a suggestion for you than a powerful boon,” Naxys answered.

“Oh. That.”

“Anyway, I think that Faunus goat is dead, and I am no longer in the mood to chase animated armor. So how about we leave this stupid city and meet again in the real world,” Naxys said dismissively.

Andreas and Kihoko looked at her.

“Well, I did not want to fight anyway, so that works for me. Andreas, what do you think?” Kihoko asked.

“I still do not know anything. What do you mean by real world? Where am I and what is happening? Can you please explain something?”

“Oh, I almost forgot about that. Let me think. Based on the situation, I am guessing you are possessing Aldric’s body. You are in a city destroyed by a Faunus goat, an animal with a uniqueness that allows it to travel between worlds or realms without being influenced by terrifying beings. The real world simply means outside the influence of the Faunus goat and anything else affecting this place,” Kihoko said as she paused, stroked her chin, and lightly flapped her wings.

“You should try dream divination to get more information,” Naxys added while giving him a bottle of purple syrup.

“Okay?” Andreas said as he accepted the medicinal looking bottle.

“Drink that and think about meeting this Aldric person. It should be easy for you.”

“Uh, okay. I will try,” Andreas said with an awkward smile.

“Now we should leave before we deal with the military,” Kihoko said to Naxys.

“Very well,” Naxys replied.

Kihoko flew above the buildings and pointed south.

“Andreas, go straight that way. It should be easy for you to blend in if you do not act too strange.”

“Sure thing,” Andreas said.

As he watched her fly, he found himself wondering how her wings supported her weight since they only beat once every ten seconds. To Andreas, the impossibility of Kihoko’s flight distracted him from appreciating her angelic form.

Andreas watched Kihoko and Naxys leave as they promised to find him in a couple of days.