'Create Soulscape!'

The goddesses don't appear right away but that's not really a problem. I lay back on the grass and enjoy the sunshine, that's when I realize part of the problem I have been having. My emotions have been out of whack because I am trapped underground again and I hate it.

They say that knowing is half the battle, but knowing what is bothering me doesn't really help since I am trapped. After a bit of time passes I get a little bored, so with a thought I create a big screen tv and start watching anime. Just because I have seen them multiple times doesn't mean I can't enjoy watching them again.

I am about halfway through one of my favorite series when I feel a presence appear behind me. When I turn to look I am surprised to see both Krenocia and Seronia. I was sure they would be too busy to both come, but it is a pleasant surprise.

"Hello, Krenocia, Seronia, welcome!"

With a thought I create a big comfy couch for them to sit on and a small table with drinks on it. Because I was watching anime I created soda instead of tea without realizing it, when they drink it after saying hello they both look startled. So I end up spending the first little while explaining the food and drinks of my world and even creating some examples for them.

I don't really mind, it is kind of fun to just hang out and not think about the important stuff. After a while I even stop thinking of them as goddesses and just treat them like friends. It takes even more time to explain when they ask what I was watching when they arrived so I find myself explaining anime.

As anime is one of my oldest loves I end up talking to them about it for hours and even showing them examples. I get carried away since it is one of my favorite subjects, I only get brought back to reality at one of Seronia's comments.

Seronia says "Oh, so the main character got summoned to another world, is this why you adapted so quickly?"

"Partially, yeah, I watched and read a lot of stories like that. I also played a lot of games set in a fantasy world and a lot of the theories in them turned out to be fairly accurate."

Krenocia says "So, what you are saying is you spent most of your first life training for this one?"

"Well, it wasn't intended to be that way, but yeah, I guess I did."

We share a laugh and continue talking about anime. Seronia is especially interested in the leveling systems in the anime. Which makes sense since she is going to be controlling the level system for the humans eventually.

So I show her more anime with level systems, then we move on to manga. I even teach her about D&D to give her another point of view. I do my best to explain balancing classes and setting restrictions since I don't know how the Orb of Arkat works.

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Krenocia says "Our time is running short, as fun as this is, so if you have questions now is the time."

"Okay, first of all why didn't the drakes body have a mana core?"

Krenocia says "Because a drake is a greater monster not a mana beast. The mana beasts are man made, greater monsters are natural."

"So the dragons that destroyed the empire were also greater monsters?"

Krenocia says "Yes. Duke Daggun didn't make them, he tried to control them and failed."

"What makes them greater monsters?"

Seronia says "A greater monster is a classification used for monsters that are deemed capable of destroying a city on their own."

"Are there other greater monsters besides drakes and dragons?"

Sernoia says "A few, but luckily they are rare and tend to sleep a lot."

Krenocia says "There are the cyclops and titans. As well as several that live in the deep ocean, but you shouldn't ever encounter them."

"So the dragons are all asleep? I don't have to worry about them?"

Seronia says "Yes. They are only active when magic is at the peak."

"You mean the hero summoning time?"

Krenocia says "No, magic rises and falls over centuries, that creates the hero summoning times. But magic also rises and falls over eons, that is the peak we are referring to."

"Okay, when is the next peak?"

Seronia says "Not for another thousand years or so."

"Well, it's good I won't have to deal with them. Wait, do the drakes sleep like that too?"

Seronia says "Yes, they wake up easier than the others but they sleep almost as much. Why?"

"Doesn't that mean it will be a long time before the drake is reborn?"

Krenocia says "Yes. I'm sorry."

"Guess I won't be meeting him again in this life."

The sisters are quiet for a minute while I am saddened by the news. I only knew the drake for a short time, I can't understand why it is affecting me so much. I shake my head several times to try and clear it so I can return to the conversation.

"Second question, what can you tell me about demons? Specifically unique demons."

Krenocia says "What do you want to know?"

"Everything. I don't know what will help me on my path, so please just tell me everything you can."

The sisters turn to look at each other, they seem to be communicating. Why would they need to discuss my request? Did I somehow find a touchy subject?

Seronia sighs and says "Okay, we will tell you, but you can't pass on this information to anyone. We spent a lot of effort to remove this from the history of humans."

"What happened that you went through so much effort to hide it?"

Krenocia says "It has to do with the nature of the continent and the origin of the demons. For starters you know the shape of this continent and about the land bridge right?"

"Yeah, I've seen some of it at least."

Seronia says "That is all a lie. This continent and the land bridge are all just a large peninsula of the main continent."

"Um, I don't understand. Can you show me?"

Seronia nods and then a globe slowly takes shape between us and my mouth drops open. The goddesses remain silent and allow me to slowly absorb the information I am seeing. The globe shows a scale hard for me to understand, this world is at least three times the size of the earth.

Then I focus on our continent, just as Seronia said it is only a peninsula of a much larger continent. The peninsula is about the landmass of Europe, where the main continent is at least three times the size of asia.

"Do the demons control all of that?"

Krenocia says "No, not as far as we know anyway."

"What do you mean?"

Krenocia says "We haven't been able to see the main continent for two thousand years."

"I think maybe you should start at the beginning."