The next morning.
"What are these?"
Freya picked up a token from the table and turned it between her fingers.
The four of them had gathered in Caelus's room the next morning. Sylvia sat beside him while Himmel examined the two neat groups of tokens.
"Creation, Space, Time, and Destruction. One set for you and one for Sylvia."
Freya stopped turning the token.
"Authorities?"
"Yes. Go ahead and absorb them."
Himmel reached for one before she could begin.
He examined it for several seconds. Then his gaze moved to the others.
"These are complete."
"I checked."
"You made all of them last night?"
Caelus nodded and explained how the completed Mystic Code research had led him to Derivation. Himmel listened without interrupting until he described the refinement into Creation.
"Wait. You refined a Mystic Code into an authority?"
"That was my reaction too."
Himmel stared at him.
He knew Caelus could duplicate things. He hadn't imagined that the ability extended this far.
