Orion picked up the device and tapped on it, displaying the selected part.


    "That''s one weird device."


    Amelia stared at the multiple things on appearing on the screen.


    "It looks like one of the devices my father would create."


    "Maybe that''s why it looks like this? Maybe you saw something similar and the element reproduced it from your memories?"


    Thinking that it was a possibility, he agreed.


    "Right, I might have glanced at something similar in one of the recordings they left me."


    Both of them began to familiarize themselves with the device, and understood how to use it.


    "So you can zoom in and out like that?"


    "Seems like it."


    There was not much they could do with it beside tapping on it, but they quickly got the hang of how to use it, and what its purpose was.


    "Yes, it''s just as I expected it. We can shape the whole space in any ways we want, with the right materials at our disposition."


    The screen showed a overview map of the space of Horizon.


    "That''s our house, and that''s the guest house?"


    "Since there''s nothing else, I''d say it is. So, what happens if we click on the house."


    Orion clicked on the square that had both houses on it. The screen zoomed up, and displayed more squares.


    He continued to click until there was no more zooming in.


    "That''s the most we can go. We''ve managed to build the house on two squares, because there''s only half of it right there."


    There was a little scaling on the side that Orion noticed but kept it to himself.


    ''Something unexpected happened. The place grew without me noticing.''


    The scaling showed that a square was roughly ten meters by ten meters, or a hundred square meters, a measure he wasn''t familiar with.


    From a bit of mind calculation, he deduced that the result was the multiplication of the width and the length, and left it at that, thinking that there was no clear use in his daily life.


    ''I remember the place feeling like a kilometer wide on both sides from the middle. So it should be a square of two kilometers on four sides.''


    ''So why is it a rectangle now?!''


    Orion lost his cool when he realized that his power could be out of control. If that was the case, Horizon was more of a danger zone than it was their safe haven.


    ''Does it have to do with the spying individual?''


    After thinking about that, he crossed it immediately.


    ''I should be the only one being able to use that element, there''s no reason for that to happen. It means I really managed to lose control of it.''


    Hiding all of that from appearing on his face, there was something he couldn''t hide, and Amelia was right next to it.


    "Orion, something''s wrong? Your heart is beating too fast."


    ''Damn it, I had forgotten.''


    Since Amelia was leaning on his chest, she could feel his heartbeat.


    He closed his face and slightly turned his face away.


    "How can I say this?"


    Clearing his throat, he went for it.


    "It seems that I haven''t controlled this space well. It evolved without me noticing, and I''m getting slightly stressed about it. If it''s unstable, I can''t have us stay here."


    This was a serious matter for him.


    "I''m pretty sure you just haven''t noticed until now because you haven''t played with your new element enough. You''ve only used it for portals and moving around."


    He listened as Amelia began to give him the reason for his lack of attention over this matter.


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    "Remember that the first ability you used when you created it was Horizon."


    "Huh?"


    "What?"


    Orion had a blank expression on his face. Amelia threw something at his face, something so obvious, it slipped through his mind until now.


    "Horizon is an ability?"


    "Of course? Are you alright?"


    Amelia began to worry about his mental state.


    "Ah! Of course! I was so excited that I completely forgot. What would I do without you Amelia?"


    He placed the hand that was used to drink his coffee on her head and began to caress her hair.


    "Right?"


    She smiled sweetly when she learned how important she was once again.


    ''When I created that little sphere of void, I immediately used it without paying it any attention.''


    He closed his eyes, entering the deepest part of his soul, where the two enormous spheres were rotating around a third, much smaller one.


    Approaching the orbs, he avoided being bumped by the light and dark sphere, touched them lightly, and walked toward the small sphere of void.


    ''I did you wrong already. I took your ability for granted, and never even pay any mind to you, even though you''re making it work more than necessary for us.''


    The little sphere seemed to be quivering. It was only an impression because of its shape, that sometimes undulated.


    ''Food.''


    ''Hmm?''


    A voice he heard before, small in intensity, echoed in his mind.


    ''You want some magic?''


    ''Food.''


    Orion opened his eyes and looked at the tablet in his other hand.


    A little warning icon suddenly popped in the top right corner, instantly noticed by Amelia.


    "Hey, something popped up. Seems like a warning. Did we mess something up?"


    Clicking on it, Orion read the notice that appeared.


    "Fe3D tHe v0iD."


    "Woah! Creepy!"


    "Give it a break, it''s doing its best."


    Laughing at Amelia who got scared of a few words, Orion removed his hand from her head and began to let magic flow freely from him.


    He lifted his hand above him, and thread of flowing magic began to leave his fingertips.


    "What are you doing?"


    "I''m feeding the void as asked."


    As if it was going according to its desire, a small opening formed next to Orion, sucking the threads in.


    A percentage bar appeared on the device, indicating how much it wanted.


    "You greedy element."


    Orion smiled, showing all of his teeth when he realized the amount it wanted.


    "Fine, I''ll give you what you want. I don''t need it anyway."


    ''Other than give the overflow to Tiohr-nam.''


    During the next five minutes, droplets of sweat began to drip off his forehead. Amelia stayed to wipe the sweat with a handkerchief.


    Orion closed his eyes because of exhaustion. He hadn''t recovered everything after fighting Karteira, and he didn''t want to postpone the void''s request either.


    There was no clue how it would react. If the element reacted right now, there was no certainty that it would do the same later.


    "Don''t force yourself. You already done a lot today."


    "I know, I''ll keep doing what a want anyway."


    With a tired smile, he answered Amelia. Just then.


    *Blip*


    Amelia turned around to look at the device, which made a sudden sound.


    ''Full.''


    "You can stop! It says it''s full."


    He trusted her words and stopped creating magic threads. The opening absorbing the threads disappeared too.


    "That element is a nightmare to use. I think I''ve created it at the wrong moment."


    Leaning on his chair, he opened his eyes to see Amelia wiping his face still.


    "Thanks."


    "Don''t mind it."


    The two remained silent for a minute.


    "I really want to sleep right now, but I guess we''ll look at this first."


    "Right."


    Amelia turned around and sat correctly with her back on his chest. They both looked at the device once again.


    A new mark had appeared on the top right corner, replacing the red warning by a blue exclamation point.


    "Let''s see."


    Orion clicked on it, and a list of things were written.


    -You have improved Horizon. By doing so, space has been greatly increased.-


    <The previous 3km width has been pushed to 5km, and the 2km length has been pushed to 4km.>


    <Improving the size of Horizon becomes possible with exponentially increasing magic energy cost.>


    <At the Master''s request, the magic absorber can be opened at any times, and can feed on every types of magic inside Horizon, though the Master''s magic would be more filling.>


    <By bringing the correct amount of required materials and substances, changes are able to be made to the space.>


    <Only a 100m2 of space at a time is authorized to be modified. If a request to modify another square is placed, cancelling the previous order is necessary.>


    <A selected amount of individuals chosen by the Master can be authorized to access the Horizon device, and provide requests for improvements.>


    <Any built structures inside a square will remain untouched during, and after an improvement.>


    <The possibility to regulate the time flowing in Horizon has been granted to the Master.>


    There was a lot to process for Orion. Who would have thought that this space, who for him seemed so simple, was all but that.


    "Orion... what did you create?"


    "Ah... *sigh*... I have no idea."


    A dry laugh left his mouth. He was too tired to deal with this absurdity right now.


    "I didn''t feel any rumble, and the light hasn''t disappeared on us. That space upgrade was smooth and unnoticeable."


    "It sure was. You''re not going to tease me about being the ''Master''?"


    "Not right now. Maybe after you''ve rested."


    "I''m grateful for that. Do you mind if we take a look at how to improve the area around the house later?"


    Amelia stood up from his lap, and took her chance to caress his hair.


    "I don''t mind. We have all the time in the world anyway."


    ''She''s quite understanding. I''m grateful to have her.''


    Orion stood up from his chair, took his cup of coffee, downed the leftover, and walked to the kitchen to clean it.


    After that, he returned to Amelia.


    "What are you going to do?"


    "While you take a nap? I''ll go talk to Karteira. I''m going to have to explain everything so she doesn''t freak out later."


    "Right. Thank you. If you need anything, come wake me up."


    "Don''t worry, I''m a grown adult, I can do anything."


    "I bet you can. Alright, see you later."


    "Recover well."


    They both waved at each other. Orion walked up the stairs, while Amelia looked at the device on the table.


    ''It''s unpowered. Even if I wanted to, I can''t show it to Karteira.''


    She took it and placed it in the living room, where it would be used in a much more comfortable spot.


    After that, Amelia returned to the dining room, walked into the kitchen, and opened one cupboard.


    She took out a few snacks, and walked upstairs.


    *Knock* *Knock*


    Knocking at the middle room on the second floor, she heard ruffling inside.


    "Karteira, I''m coming in. There''s something we have to talk about."


    Hearing sudden rushing inside, she was about to enter, but the door opened.


    "Come in."


    Karteira looked away for a second, before back staring at Amelia.


    ''She''s acting weird, and I want to know why.''


    Amelia entered Karteira''s room with a grin.