Chapter 77: Divine reward
"I lost my <Poison> ability..." Sherazade murmured as she regained consciousness.
Naturally, she would have preferred to lose an ability she didn’t use, but <Poison> wasn’t one of her strongest powers. Besides, things could have been much worse, if she had lost <Mana Manipulation>, she would have faced much bigger problems, as she would have been unable to use all of her magic-related abilities.
But there was no use dwelling on what could have happened. The reality was that she had been completely defeated. On top of that, she had been forced to use her last resort, something she had never thought she would need.
After everything, all she could do now was accept that she had failed her mission. If she had already lost the first time they fought, what chance did she have against the group now that she was weaker?
Accepting this reality, she was forced to remove a small bluish crystal, embedded in one of her earrings.
She infused her mana into the object, causing it to glow faintly. The light flickered softly for a few moments until Sherazade heard a low humming in her mind.
At the same time, Amanda, who wasn’t even inside the rift, heard the same sound. The blonde picked up a much larger bluish crystal that she kept in her drawer and also infused her mana into it.
"What happened?" the woman asked in an irritated tone.
After a brief delay, her words resonated in Sherazade’s mind, making her sigh. She was not the type to make excuses, so her report was straightforward and concise.
"I was defeated."
"What do you mean?" Amanda asked, genuinely surprised.