Chapter 106: The Supremacy Arc, Part 9
[Congratulations! You have acquired a brand-new Kenketsu. Ability unlocked: God’s Grace. With it, you can summon a clot of blood and slice through space. Requirement: Ashmourne must be active.]
What was that voice...?
A woman’s voice. Cold — like an echo reverberating through my mind. It wasn’t external. It whispered from within me, like a dream, or a system prompt in some artificial simulation.
Strange... as a child, I loved playing games.
Taurus, if that’s you — stop screwing with me.
But no... this voice didn’t belong to Taurus. It was different. Soft. Almost maternal. Or maybe I’ve just forgotten what it’s like to hear a voice that isn’t soaked in hatred or war.
Something like this happened once before — during the Nightwatch mission... when I first awakened the Kenketsu of Taurus. There was a voice then too.
God’s Grace. I can feel it now — the ability to cleave through space using nothing but blood. But not yet. I can’t reveal I’ve grown stronger. I must hide it — for now.
Then — a flash.
My mother’s face. She appeared before me, clad in white velvet, her arms outstretched, floating above me like a spirit. For one moment, I felt her warmth.
And then... she vanished.