"Yes... but not like the ones you described," she answers, and trying to keep the mood light, she smiles. "My power doesn't come from an external force."

Rather, she doesn't think it does. There's the whole matter with the sealed Goddesses being the originating force of all magic, and all espers having been granted their powers from such — and that the destruction of the former will annihilate all beings with magic. But that is something Terra may never find out, if she remains in this world.

"I've heard that mages in other worlds seek out power, or must be taught how to use it. That's not true for me."