Chapter 10: Inglis, 6 years old
The Eux family was about to head out for the baptism day. Inglis, now at the age of six, was in the manor’s living room as she gazed out of the window at the pouring rain over a valley further out of town. The rain was far from the ordinary, for it carried with it a prismatic hue.
This phenomenon was called the Prism Flow which was rumoured to be the cause of Magic Stone Beasts. When showered by it, the natural flora and fauna would turn into magic stone beasts and attack people. However, humans remained unaffected by the phenomenon.
The presence of the rain so close to town had the people on high alert since none of them wanted their livestock to turn into magic stone beasts if it was to hit the city. Just as people said that every rose has its thorns, the rain was much the same — While it was breathtakingly beautiful, it was also an abomination to the people.
That was for everyone, except for one little girl… Inglis, whose blood boiled and heart leapt at the mere sight of the rain. She sincerely hoped that it would produce a strong magic stone beast that was worthy of combat with her. While training with Raphael and Ryuk was good and all, she wanted to try fighting something that had every intent to kill her. Magic Stone Beasts were the perfect candidates since they held no compassion for human lives.
Pour more! Come closer! Give me more opponents to practice with!
Inglis thought happily 1
In contrast to Inglis and her happy thoughts, Selena looked dejected.
「How awful, what an ill omen… Even though today is the girls’ baptism day.」
Inglis and Rafinha were finally at the age that they could receive their Rune — an indispensable tool for humans to operate Artifacts (another essential weapon used to fight the magic stone beasts). But of course, that rule did not apply to Inglis as she had learned a few months back when the Prism Flow had fallen near the city, allowing her to try out a few techniques. While ordinary metal weaponry couldn’t injure magic stone beasts, she had confirmed that as the Divine Knight, she could defeat the magic stone beasts with ether-infused techniques. Nonetheless, Runes and Artifacts were absolute musts for citizens who wished to secure lands near the area where the Prism Flow occurred.