This situation immediately made Pest cry out anxiously. "Asuka, hide!"
Pest's warning came too late.
Aura aimed the black light gathered in her palm directly at Asuka. Asuka instinctively raised her right hand toward the radiance.
"Huh?"
Black Rabbit had rushed over to help Asuka, while Sara, Pest, and the others who had been about to approach were all distracted by the flames Asuka had unleashed.
"What is this?"
Asuka herself was puzzled by what was happening before her. The flames released from her right hand directly burned away those black rays.
"How is this possible? How could a human neutralize a god's attack?"
Aura's voice was becoming unsteady. This development was completely beyond her expectations.
As the Death Authority approached, Asuka had merely said instinctively, "Burn."
That alone had allowed her to block an attack that was certain to kill her.
Precisely because Aura was a mage who knew the truths of countless worlds, she understood just how incomprehensible this was.
Even Black Rabbit, who was very familiar with Asuka's Gift, had taken a long time to understand the current situation.
"Could it be that Asuka's Gift Authority also includes the power to destroy an enemy's Gift?"
Black Rabbit began recalling her many experiences with Asuka.
Black Rabbit Fainted ### Asuka had once made those with a lower Spirit than hers obey her.
She could also add power to others or enhance the power of Gifts themselves.
Could the Authority Asuka had released now also be something that directly affected Spirits?
"That Gift Sara created definitely isn't powerful. It's a protective item that can't even melt iron.
"But as long as Asuka uses it, even a simple blessing that releases flames will be maximized, becoming a divine or Buddhist miracle capable of forcibly burning even concepts."
"Maximize a blessing?"