"Oh~ I'd only ever heard of this sort of thing before. I never expected to see it with my own eyes!"
Maid sighed softly, while Shade's face was full of smiles.
"It's even better than I expected. The original ability to observe blood has been retained, and it's become even clearer. More importantly, the Echo's properties have been enhanced. For living people, I can now drip an individual's blood, or something similar to blood, into my eyes or inject it into my body. For a certain period after that, my eyes can see their movements."
Holding the cat, he stood up.
"Tifa, you dripped your blood into my eyes just now. So for about an hour, while I have the thaumaturgy active, as long as I come to a place where you appeared within the past twenty-four hours, my eyes will be able to see your blood-colored phantom. Those haloed shadows will trace your continuous movements and actions through space. This is not only a Blood Echo, but also an echo of time and space."
Maid considered it.
"Blood, time, space... Although this thaumaturgy has no offensive power, its effect is incredibly useful. What about corpses?"
"The corpse doesn't need to be intact. As long as I drip the corpse's blood into my eyes or inject it into my veins, I can see the blood-colored halos formed by all its movements during the hour before death and the hour after death. Yes, combined with my Spirit Communication ability, Soul Echo, no dead person will be able to keep secrets from me now. Of course, I still have to find the place where they died."
Shade nodded, suppressing his smile.
"Not only that, I think I understand how this thaumaturgy could be acquired through normal means. I'm definitely the first Ring