Nightscape (Eva)
The books Piotr gave her had helped. She'd read throughout the night, studiously. The more she learned, the more convinced she became that this world - this Earth - was nothing like her Caeleste. There was mention of other worlds far from Earth, but it seemed that little detail was available past that. No mention was made of different planes of existence, so Rayne kept that thought to herself. It was possible that these Earthlings didn't know about different planes of existence. It was possible, in fact, that Earth couldn't even access them.
There seemed to be very little magic involved in anything here. Instead, the people of Earth relied on science, the understanding of how the pieces of their their world worked. It was, perhaps, a little like alchemy. But their religions didn't have gods who were active, or gods that could be called on for magic. It was very strange.
Blood magic, she discovered, worked as well on Earth as it had in Caeleste. There was that.
After answering a good amount of questions from the warrior who'd brought her here, Rayne left the inn where Piotr had arranged their stay. It was night in Electric City, but the lights were bright. She stepped out onto the street, took her bearings, then began walking east. It was best, she thought, to get accustomed to the city that purportedly had the answers she was seeking.