Getting a new basic elemental knocks him out

“Can you get an Earth Elemental?” He finally asked. “You have all of the basic four, but you also have Metal, so…”

I understood and waggled a hand.

“It should definitely be possible,” I said. “Shouldn’t even be a problem for an Element like that, but…every time I get an Elemental, it knocks me out for about six hours for this whole dream vision thing. At first I thought it was just because the ritual was exhausting, but it happened three times and I made some pretty huge improvements in-between the first and second. Instead…I think it’s really more of a part of the ritual itself then just a side effect. I can go do it right now, but I’d be worried…”

I shrugged.

“I get it,” He grunted. “No way of knowing what might happen in six hours when you have an army of Grimm at your doorstep—or under your ass, as the case may be. I suppose it doesn’t matter, since we have Onyx, it’s just…well, I wouldn’t mind having the earth on my side if it came to a fight underground.”

“Having the forces of nature back you up is pretty awesome,” I agreed, smiling when he rolled his eyes. “I can send my other Elementals down, if you need them. Maintaining them is pretty trivial now, though they’ll be pushing my range; they could cause their fair share of havoc. It’s just…”