Astral Odyssey: Dying Ember
“Yes, but that’s all I can say, because that’s all I know. Your kind hardly interacts with mages of other attributes, much less those of the light.”
“What about me?”
“Do you still use your book?”
Hikaru nodded. “Why do you ask? Is it possible for anyone to use magic without the book?”
At this point, Nozomi also noted that there was no book around the head priest.
“To access and cast your magic without the book’s aid, you need to have talent, luck, and a trigger. The trigger is often negative, but not necessarily so. May I have a look at your book?”
While Hikaru took his book out, Nozomi asked, “I don’t use a book anymore, but I still transform when I use my powers. Is it different for you?”