Upon hearing the word "mirror," Shade's ominous premonition reached its peak. He wanted to follow Mr. Granjay, but the stabbing pain in his heart made it difficult even to stand.
A rumbling rose from all directions. Around the summit of the low hill, densely packed towering stone mirrors—obsidian floor mirrors identical in shape to the Stone Mirror Demon's main body—slowly emerged from the soil, standing amid the black mud like tombstones. This ritual had been prepared in advance, but due to the Puppeteer's Script, no one had noticed anything unusual beforehand.
The demon's power poured forth without restraint, making the already black sky even darker. Although those at the foot of the hill were less affected, some Mid-Ring Arcanists with insufficient soul resistance were instantly seized by intense nausea and headaches.
Although demonic power had also appeared during the Battle of Eldron Lake, it had never been displayed so clearly before. At the Church camp near the hillside, a professor from the Astronomy College of Saint Byrens Comprehensive College and the diviner accompanying the Seer Association flipped over their Tarot Cards together:
"Demon!"
After the ancient Stoneville Kingdom fell, the Stone Mirror Demon's power had lain hidden beneath the land of Randall River Valley for nearly a thousand years. At last, it was exposed before the Orthodox Church for the first time.
Miss Benanis and Luvia understood the local demon's power better than the Church did. The two women looked up at the hilltop, watching the towering mirror surfaces seem to forcibly raise the hill itself, turning its summit into an ancient and sinister ritual ground.
As black mud stained the stone mirrors, two forces filled with immense malice toward the world fused perfectly together. The mirrors reflected the glowing souls and glowing stone statues. But soon, only stone statues