Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 1826

Divination of Three

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Beneath the reflection of three incomplete Old Gods Holy Emblems, in the center of the triangle formed by the three young ladies, a translucent phantom of the Golden Scales appeared. The three maids opened their eyes together, and as an inexplicable gale stirred through this Star Sea, a white Glass Ball from Tifa's pocket flew toward one end of the scales.

The Glass Ball was evidently some kind of relic as well. With a clang, as though it had truly struck the metal pan of the scales, the Golden Scales tipped to one side. The Whisper Element within the white Glass Ball, which had shown no signs of losing control before, suddenly swelled.

In an instant, white light surged forth and swallowed everything in the deep night sky. Darkness was covered by the radiance, and the stars vanished within it. The three-headed diviner chanting in an ancient language was struck by the spreading white light. All three heads screamed at once as she fell from her broom, then grabbed it and charged at them.

"That is the Poet Level relic Hope of the Day. Its trait is producing white light. In extremely rare cases of loss of control, it releases radiance and devours everything with it, turning all life into light. Miss prepared this to counter the diviner's power."

Tifa, who had released the hands of her two companions, quietly explained to Shade. They had forcibly driven the relic out of control using the power of the Great Witch of "Balance," and the witches' power protected them, Shade, and Lust Edwardz as well. The latter was not frightened at all. Instead, she happily drifted back and forth, probably thinking this was some sort of performance again.

*However, their joint casting isn't like the Thaumaturgy Linked Hearts I bought, which merges

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