"I've met the Mysterious Lady."
Rayne immediately sensed the arrival of Vejestri's avatar. Though he often grumbled about her in private, when she appeared before him, he still maintained an expression of respect and piety.
The Goddess of Magic studied Rayne twice.
"Graz'zt's shadow illusion obscured my perception, so I failed to see through it in time and arrived late." Vejestri offered an explanation, her voice carrying a hint of apology and, vaguely, some embarrassment. As the Goddess of Magic, she had actually been deceived by an illusion created by a Demon Lord.
If Rayne hadn't repelled Graz'zt and forced the shadow illusion to dissolve on its own, she might not have realized the truth even now.
What if something had happened to Rayne...
When Vejestri discovered the change, she had actually been extremely nervous. Rayne was far too important to her.
Because of all Rayne's actions and contributions, her Divine Power had grown more in these past ten years than it had in the previous millennium. Now that she had grown accustomed to this surge in Divine Power, she had even become somewhat dependent on it. She couldn't imagine how great the loss would be without Rayne!
Thus, after discovering the anomaly, she had descended her avatar without hesitation.
To reach him as quickly as possible while reducing the resistance to descending into the Material Plane, this avatar contained only a limited amount of Divine Power, equivalent to an expert of the Middle Saint Tier. She had even prepared herself for the avatar's destruction, seeking only to stop Graz'zt and save Rayne.
Seeing him safe and sound, she merely nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Rayne immediately sensed the Goddess of Magic's thoughts.
He was skilled at seeing through people's minds. Even without using the Soul Eye,