Steampunk: Sixth Era Epic-Chapter 1754 - 1753: The Witch’s New Ability

Shard bent down to pinch a pinch of white ash, and he was quite satisfied with it:

"The effect is quite good, but the spellcasting consume is a bit much, and it requires a high concentration of attention. The consumption to eliminate this apple is enough for me to use Spatial Leap twice."

"The significance of the Black Moon Insignia is not in destroying something, but in the irreversible elimination of certain things. It cannot serve as your main means of attack; your ’Moonlight Slash’ and ’Moonlight Wheel’, which I cannot specifically recognize, are typical means of attack. The Black Moon Insignia actually serves as a supplementary attack for you, to eliminate the enemy’s weapon or limb in combat."

Audrey suggested, and Shard nodded and stood up:

"How is it outside?"

"The Green Lake area is completely sealed, and the two Thirteen Rings might have to stay by the lake for a while. After tonight, the Church should send more people to guard this area, and the Prophet’s Society will definitely not allow such traitors to continue existing."

She opened her arms to hug Shard, closing her eyes to listen to Shard’s steady heartbeat:

"The ancestor caused such a scene tonight, he can’t escape. Now the fog on Green Lake Central Island has moved outward by a hundred meters, and the unstable space is further affecting the entire world. I don’t understand what kind of future he saw from the prophecy."

The two of them quietly embraced for a while, separating only when Audrey felt it was enough.

"Did you finish talking with your friend just now?"

The Witch blinked:

"Yes, but she asked me to find her again in a while, she has a lot she wants to talk to me about. At the Friday banquet, I’ll introduce you... Do you need me to prepare clothes for you in advance? That friend has a Noble status, we can’t let her look down on us."

Shard shook his head:

"I have a whole wardrobe full of formal attire for attending official banquets and balls."

Most of them were stuffed in by Lecia; anyway, the Shard Family has plenty of space.

"What I am more concerned about now is, how are you?"

The ritual traces on the floor can be cleaned up later, and the 36 pearls that have irreversibly transformed into black stones have lost their value. They sat together on the sofa, the brown-haired girl clenched her fist:

"Very well, better than ever. Even before becoming a Magician, Circle Sorcerer, I never felt this good."

The Witch replied, knowing what Shard wanted to ask:

"Just like I said before, you didn’t completely separate our souls, because we were one from the start. But excessive fusion would cause soul confusion and mutual harm. We have been searching for a point, a point that can stabilize the soul while maintaining harmony and coexistence. Like a swinging Balance, the perfect point of balance must be achieved latest.

What you did is even better; you separated us, but not completely. This state has stabilized, it is the most perfect way for Megan and my soul to coexist, this is our perfect form."

She spoke quickly, probably because she was extremely excited:

"Compared to the method I found with that Thirteen Rings friend, it’s like the difference between a tiger and a kitty."

Only in Mia’s eyes would the difference between a tiger and a kitty be insignificant.

She looked at Shard with bright eyes:

"I have now completely regained the power of the Eleven Rings, and even, I see the possibility to reach the Twelve Rings. The Duality of soul gives me an advantage over everyone else. I really don’t know how to express my gratitude to you..."

Saying this, she thought of what Shard said about preparing this for other girls.

Shard also realized what the Witch was thinking at the moment, he asked:

"Do you know what power I used at that time?"

But even the Great Witch of Knowledge and Wisdom couldn’t think of the answer:

"I can only see it’s related to Angels. Speaking of which, you used Angel’s Power many times tonight. When you faced the Mirror Keeper, Angel Wings appeared behind you as well."

Shard smiled, drew the curtains, and then took out that book again.

The book opened, displaying a feather emitting a pure white Glimmer in front of Audrey. Although one of the three opportunities had been used, the Glimmer of the feather did not change at all, remaining just as heartwarming:

"This is it."

He took out the feather and placed it in Audrey’s palm:

"This is an Angel Feather, more precisely, it was given by Cherub - Kirubel."

The Witch’s eyes widened instantly:

"You mean, the assistant of the Ancient God - Secret-Keeping Mentor, the First Seraph under the Ancient God of Wisdom? You..."

"Yes, I know that Angel, that Angel still lingers in the Material World. I sought her help, wanting to save a pair of girls around me, so the Angel gave me this feather, representing three opportunities."

Although they knew from the start that Shard had used something very precious, Audrey and Megan didn’t expect it to be a cherub feather.

She looked at the feather and asked softly: 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"Those girls must be very important to you, right?"

"Yes, very important."

Audrey pursed her lips:

"I will apologize to them later. The value of this feather is no less than any Angel-Level Relic."

She carefully felt the power of the feather, then returned it to Shard. After that, she showed Shard more of her gains:

"Besides the recovery of power, the scar on my body can speak, and there’s also this..."

As she spoke, a phantom appeared in her upper body, then Megan’s soul separated from Audrey, as if lying on her back, smiling and waving to Shard. This kind of soul was semi-corporeal, although it couldn’t overly influence reality, it had a mutual touch and could be observed by ordinary people.

This familiar posture made Shard instinctively want to step back, but then he realized that their stance was probably the most correct form of "Duality."

So he overcame his small psychological barrier and reached out to touch the face of soul Megan. Both girls were slightly shy but delighted:

"Does it look a lot like that evil object with a calamity aura you summoned once? But we are fundamentally different. Megan and I can separate briefly and perform spells together. Although the soul can only separate up to half, and the spirit’s consumption is shared, it’s fortunate that our spirit is inherently more than that of a normal Circle Sorcerer."

As she spoke, a pitch-black shadow orb appeared in the physical Audrey’s hand, while a pure white light orb appeared in the spiritual Megan’s hand.

After the demonstration, Megan’s soul returned to her body. Audrey extended her right hand to Shard again, and the scar, slightly shrunk, had already shifted to her palm:

"This is a new discovery I made on the way; look."

The scar squirmed and transformed until it became a beautiful gold eye in her palm. Although this scene was extremely shocking, that eye playfully blinked.

Audrey carefully observed Shard’s expression:

"Hmm... That’s it, the scar can transform into some extra organs, allowing Megan or me to ’manifest.’ So far, I’ve only discovered that eyes and mouth can do this; the rest requires practice... I won’t demonstrate the mouth for you, you wouldn’t like talking to a hand or kissing it."

If a mouth really appeared on her palm, Shard even suspected that in the next second, the deceased Chosen of Darkness, Ivan Daknis, might rush in from outside the door. But this special ability is indeed quite practical, and Shard immediately thought of many uses.

"In the future, could you show an arm and a hand until... half a body?"

Shard asked cautiously, the witch thought about it, nodded lightly:

"It’s possible, and it’s not just half, but a large half or even the whole. Although the soul can only separate up to half, the body is actually consistent, so as long as the physical bodies hold hands, Megan and I will eventually be able to stand side by side. However, just like that terrifying creature you released, although useful in combat, that form would probably be very strange... It’s still too early to think about that now. If I want to achieve that level, I’m afraid I still have a lot of flesh transformation and control magic spellcraft to learn."

"I can’t pretend it wouldn’t be strange, but I dare say it definitely wouldn’t be ugly."

He said this, trying not to imagine the real figure of the "multi-handed, multi-footed mermaid" from desire legends.

Audrey nodded, wrapped her arms around his neck, closed her eyes, and kissed him on the sofa. This time, both were very engaged, but seeing Shard’s expression when they separated, the witch laughed and asked:

"What’s the matter, is this the first time you’ve kissed a girl with two tongues?"

Shard felt his heart rate speed up rapidly, unable to describe the feeling just now, even suspecting that "desire" had never left, but was residing in the girls before him.

[It hasn’t.]

Audrey and Megan were quite pleased with Shard holding his mouth and blushing at this moment, which indicated that Shard really didn’t dislike their current state. They gave Shard time to adapt, and Shard also tried to suppress his fleeting romantic memories:

"Of course, I haven’t had that kind of experience, and probably won’t in the future. You don’t need to prove in this way that you are normal in my eyes. Your stance is that of the Ancient God of Space ’Primordial Rift’."

Audrey shook her head nonchalantly, seemingly thinking Shard was comforting her.

"Have you investigated where I went while I wasn’t at Green Lake?"

Shard then asked, and Audrey shook her head again:

"Of course not, I wouldn’t intrude on your privacy."

"Then do you have any Spirit Runes related to space?"

He asked another strange question, and the witch nodded gently:

"Yes, I received Enlightenment - [Sealed Space] during the First Ring."

"Then please come with me, greet the owners of this inn, and then we’ll go to the underground storage. I’ll let you see where I usually go, and also let you see the stance of the Ancient God of Space."