Chapter 99: The Temple That Hunts Hunters (And the Couple Who Walked In Anyway)
"Structure of your mana...is it?"
Adrei propped her chin as she gazed at the fog. Aside from possible gadgets from Coriel the scientist, she couldn’t recall her being adept enough to warp Demond’s magic.
That is especially true considering no one was able to crack through Demond’s weaved <Ice Birds> in the Dragonsong War for decades as well.
"Then perhaps it is not the scientist’s work, but that resurrected vampire? With a newly found spell or trick she learned from La Llorona?"
"I refuse to think my magic would be so easily warped by a vampire who found a new trick so easily," Demond sighed as her hand drifted along the fog as she walked.
"More importantly, the nature of the warping feels...off. My <Ice Birds> do not particularly resist it, like they do not sense any intent of malice either."
"Then there remains only one possibility." The Dragon’s scales flared up, her draconic lens scanning through the fog for danger. "Like my concept-defying flames, there were very few entities strong enough to manipulate your magic."
"...the Divines, is it?" Demond groaned, her palm glittering frost as she summoned her staff. "And based on how my birds didn’t resist, a Divine related to Ice or Water."
"Most likely, it is [Undine]." The Dragon’s fingertip coursed ashes as it hovered in the fogged clearing. "Specifically, we have arrived in one of her temples."