Shade held the leaf before his eyes for over a minute before taking it down and putting it back into his pocket watch. He now had two leaves in hand, but he still had to give one to Dorothy to "prove his innocence."
"So that's how it is. The Witch Council probably knows too. So that's how it is."
He muttered.
"What's going on?"
Luvia asked from beside him. The two continued along the garden path toward the manor's rear gardens.
"Personally killing an official Chosen One won't let you inherit their power, but through certain methods, you can obtain a door—a door leading to the corresponding space left behind by an Ancient God."
Shade said:
"The special White Fog space left behind by the Ancient God Crawling Darkness is the Dark Dungeon. Entering this sort of space requires at least three things: a Spirit Rune, an artifact, and an incantation. Beyond that, some spaces require finding the door's exact location, such as the one in my basement and the Witch Council's one that requires singing. The Dark Dungeon also has a door at a fixed location that must be found. But special methods can bypass the search for the door, the Spirit Rune requirement, and the need for special artifacts."
Luvia frowned slightly, seemingly having thought of something.
"There are actually many methods, but basically none of them can be accomplished. One includes personally killing a Chosen One to obtain that Darkness Gate, which requires a rather complicated ritual and assistance. But for some reason, the Myriad Aspects of Impermanence Cards seem to possess the trait of directly absorbing doors. Now, the door to the Dark Dungeon is right here."
Shade shook the card, then frowned again.
"But wasn't Iluna the one who personally killed Daknis? Why is it