Chapter 44: 15 year old Inglis and the Town Ruled by a Highlander (15)
Where Black Mask’s hand and the Ice Pillar met, a pale instance of light rose, imitating smoke. And it kept puffing, raising into the sky, dispersing without traces. That light was—
「Ether…!」
It was the first time Inglis had seen another person manipulating Ether. Then, is this man a Divine Knight too?However, a blessing from the Gods is indispensable in the baptism to become a Divine Knight.If so, then Gods still exist somewhere in this world?
Inglis couldn’t feel the presence of the Gods in this world after her reincarnation, she had tried to find them for a long time now. The Goddess that had baptized Inglis to become a Divine Knight and gave her the chance to live her second life was Alistair, yet, Inglis couldn’t feel her or the other Gods anymore.
Divine Knights were demigods. When they focused their mind, they could feel the presence of the Gods, watching over the world with affection, but now, that presence was gone. Have they permitted the people to live independently, or have they chosen to forsake us?
Inglis hadn’t an answer to that question, but with the existence of another Divine Knight in front of her, she knew that there was some ordeal outside of her knowledge. That was one definite answer she had.
In addition, Black Mask’s manipulation of Ether was completely foreign to her. It only spoke of the finesse of his mastery over Ether.
「By disassembling the Ether that made up its body without disturbing the composition ratio, just like so, its shape will be preserved, and… 」
As he finished speaking, the fume of pale Ether light suddenly increased explosively. Afterward, a change was happening to the frozen Cyrene. Just like what he said, the ice pillar’s shape was maintained while its size kept getting smaller.