Leaving Kavi Clock Shop, Angel, whose assets had shrunk by a third, was choked by the particulate-heavy industrial exhaust of Oak District before she came to her senses, a stifled sense of having been forced into an unfair deal rising in her heart.
But when she touched the iron box containing the Mystical Item in her arms, she comforted herself again: this was a Mystical Item made from a Sequence 7 Beyonder Characteristic, and even a Sequence 9 Potion formula cost more than 100 pounds!
Knowledge was money. She finally understood the meaning of those words.
Moreover, from the Mystical Item's effects, she had confirmed something: the Beyonder Characteristic fused with the revolver—the one expelled when Cole died—had indeed belonged to a Witch.
The enhanced attack carrying flames was clearly a Beyonder Ability of the Witch pathway. Unfortunately, Cole had died from losing control after a failed advancement, contaminating the Beyonder Characteristic. Something had likely gone wrong during the fusion process as well, leaving the weapon with only two abilities and extremely troublesome negative effects.
Thinking of the Mystical Item in her arms, eagerly awaiting food, gave Angel a headache.
Before leaving, she had asked Kavi whether ordinary animal blood could be used to "feed" the Mystical Item, only to receive a disappointing answer.
"It consumes spirituality. The blood it absorbs must also be rich in spirituality to eliminate its negative effects. If you can find the blood of a Beyonder Creature, naturally, you can use that. Otherwise, no amount of ordinary animal blood will be meaningful. Human blood is the easiest spiritual-rich blood to obtain, and a Beyonder's blood would be even better."
"How much blood is enough? How would I know? You can only try it yourself until it eliminates its current negative state. But don't try it