The Mystic Lock ended, and Shade once again returned to the spiritually depleted state he had been in when he first entered Night Manor. Fortunately, in this strange space, his spirit recovered even faster than usual. Of course, that might also have been because the Fifth Epoch was more suited to the existence of Supernatural Beings.
"I seem to feel that my power has grown stronger."
Shade thought to himself.
Having drunk the Wine of Elements, the effects of the thaumaturgies Kindle Fire and Summon Water had been enhanced.
She whispered a prompt in his ear, and Shade nodded. The surrounding witches, old man, and twin girls softly thanked Shade. Of course, the black-dressed girl, being the younger sister, seemed somewhat shy, so the girl in the white dress thanked Shade on her sister's behalf.
The Destiny Ring returned to his soul, and Shade continued looking toward the god at the other end of the long table.
"God, please present the next Blood Brew."
"Very good. Then the fourth Blood Brew is Doolin Poisonous Worms. Those damned insects were extremely irritating. Long ago, I exterminated every last one of them in the Material World. This bottle of wine is, in fact, an entire species of insects."
With a pop, the fourth bottle's cork ejected itself. At once, the stench of alcohol mixed with something foul spread through the entire hall. That smell was difficult to describe, but it was even worse than the mixture of garbage and excrement Shade had smelled in the alleys of Tobesk's Lower District. Yet as the stench rushed into his nostrils, even Shade, who was not much of a drinker, caught an exceptionally crisp fragrance of wine.
The two scents were thoroughly blended, yet could still be easily distinguished by the nose. Their bodies rejected