October 20, 493 U.C.

Looking up at Liani, I waited. How did they let this happen?

“Casey, we are supposed to be showing you the house and getting to know each other.” Liani sighed and shook her head.

I spun and looked around the inside of the tree. How far does this go up? Does it kill the tree? How does this even—No! I need the answers. “But how? Just the fast version.”

Liani looked at me. “Humanity needs magic to survive. We were doing what we could but needed it to spread through the genome, so we leaked the recipe. Our assumption was that after they used our first vials, they’d use their own blood.”

I frowned and looked at both of them. “But we tried that. It’s way too weak.”

Liania nodded and moved closer. “Correct, but it will spread and grow with each generation. It’s not a quick path unless we completely alter their genome, and that’s not ideal for multiple reasons.”

“So, this is just a way to spread it faster?” I considered it. It made sense. The rich and criminal had more kids because they could afford them. That would help spread things faster. “It would still take like a thousand years,” I said, confused.

Jolzki chuckled and walked over. “That’s not so long to us, and we’d keep doing it for a century. In a thousand years, almost all of them would have some level of compatibility.”

“What would it make me?” Daniele asked, looking at him. “Am I human?”

“There are two options, depending on compatibility,” Liani replied. “You either become an elf or a fae. An elf is a mix of the two.”

“Wait,” I interrupted. “Doesn’t that mean you are turning them into elves?”

“Only if we continued. We won’t,” Jolzki replied. “We need them to acquire compatibility. They’ll have a small amount of fae in them, but it will be minimal.”

I nodded. “So, that’s why you didn’t get involved.”

“Until we learned what happened to you. We did not foresee that,” Liani said, pulling me into a hug.

I let her and looked up at her. “Why not?”

“The technology they use is new to us. We didn’t realize that they could,” Liani admitted. “We are sorry.”

I looked at her. “I see. So, you planned for all this to happen… But what about Platinum?” I blushed. “You know. The first recordings of me.”

“We thought it was a coincidence. That was a mistake,” Jolzki said, pulling me into a hug of his own. “The plan has been altered now that we better understand the technology. I’ll admit that was our biggest flaw.”

“And you really are just trying to help?” I asked.

“Yes. And yes, it’s selfish,” Liani said, nodding. “We need allies. There are dark things out there.”

“Like smoke monsters?” I asked. “Those are strange.”

“Yes, like smoke monsters,” Liani said. “Come. Let’s show you the house.” She turned and walked up the stairs.

I followed up the spiral staircase. “What are they? And is this tree alive?” I reached out and touched it, letting my hands drag along the soft wood.

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“It’s alive. The druids help shape houses,” Jolzki replied.

I traced it and walked up the steps, stopping at a landing with three doors. One clearly had a bathroom, and the others looked like bedrooms. I peered inside one to see a large bed, dresser, and desks. Clothing was hanging in a closet, and pictures were sitting on the wall. Looks nice.

“This one is ours,” Liani said, gesturing to the other. “That is yours. And your sister has a room upstairs.” She pointed up.

I poked my head in my room. A bed was sitting in the corner. A wooden desk and dresser were sitting there. They don’t have computers? I wobbled. No internet?

“I’ll admit that we lack a lot of the Earth technology. We’re working on that now,” Jolzki said, patting my back.

Did I go back to medieval times? Is this an Isekai? Death, save me! Even as I thought about it, the world stopped around me.

Death appeared and smiled. “Problem?”

“They have no tech!” I stared at him. “Do you have tech?”

Death ignored my question and laughed at me instead. “Welcome to a world with kings, princesses, dragons, and all your favorite things!” He smirked. “Also, chamber pots.”

“No!” I shouted dramatically.

He erupted into laughter with a massive grin. “See ya, Casey!”

Time resumed, and I looked back at the bathroom. “Please tell me you have plumbing.”

“Yes,” Liani said proudly. “We had it installed a decade ago.”

I wobbled again. Daniele laughed, and Jolzki steadied me.

“I’m sure we can find something,” Liani said with a worried smile.

“I’m not cut out for an isekai,” I moaned.

“Just teleport when you need to,” Daniele said, chuckling. “You can stay with us or get someplace in the city.”

That’s when the realization hit me. “Ela! How do I get paid? How do I make a contract?” It was my only hope to avoid medieval life.

Ela flew up and shrugged.

“It’s not that bad here,” Liani said, huffing. “Foreparents, you’re just like your sister.”

“What does that mean?” I asked.

“She’s fascinated by their tech. I’d show you her room, but you’ll get buried.”

I chuckled and walked into my room. Lifting up the blanket, I prodded the mattress. If this is straw, I’m never using it. My hand sank into the soft mattress and stopped. I paused and sat on it. Not bad.

“We do have nice things, too,” Liani said defensively.

I blushed. “Sorry. It’s just strange.”

“That’s how the people here feel, but we’re getting used to it.”

I looked at the two of them and blushed. “Sorry if that was mean.”

“It’s alright. Planetary travel is always an adjustment,” Jolzki said and chuckled. “Visiting dwarves is something else. Stone everywhere. You’re stuck in little stone buildings, and it’s so loud.”

I looked around the room. “It looks nice. Thank you.”

“You’re welcome. I know adjusting is difficult, but we’ll get through it.” Liani turned. “You’re welcome here and on Vuln. We should get authorization for Earth and Starb soon. Since you were born on Earth, they are slowly caving.”

“Thanks.” I turned and followed them down the stairs. Someone knocked on the door.

Jolzki opened it and revealed a group of four fae, and I recognized one of them. Spen’ze was standing there with a crooked smile.

“Welcome to Fael, Casey,” Spen’ze said, walking inside. “You really need a nice Fae name.”

I scowled at him. He had it coming anyway. Then I looked at the group. His parents were in green robes, and his sister was in a green dress. She smiled at me and waved.

“Casey, these are my parents, Isol and Liora. And this is my younger sister, Thalindra.”

“Nice to meet you. This is my friend, Daniele,” I said, looking over at her. I needed to teach her the language.

“Sorry, they don’t know the Earthen tongue,” Spen’ze said to Daniele. “It’s nice to see you.”

Daniele smiled. “You too.” She peered out the door into the forest. Trees towered around us. Ela landed on Daniele’s shoulder.

“Everyone, have a seat,” Liani said, gesturing to the table.

The visitors entered the room, and the conversation drifted away from my question. A question that nagged at me and sent a shiver up my spine. What was that thing, and what were the fae fighting?

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