Luvia shouted to Megan beside her amid the Gale:
"Come over."
"Can we too?"
"Why not?"
So Megan held down her skirt and walked over through the Gale, her right arm writhing as she moved.
By the time she reached the other two pairs of "sisters," her right hand was already holding Audrey's, and the two wore identical clothes.
Having been cleansed by the Power of Edwardz Apotheosis Art and having witnessed the radiance of Shade's ascension, they had gained further strength even without directly participating in the ritual or battle.
Their two bodies appeared at once, holding each other's left and right hands, symbolizing that the sisters could never be separated.
Thus, Leisha and Grace stood to Megan's left and Audrey's right, while Dorothy and Helen stood to Megan's right and Audrey's left.
Megan and Audrey were the first to raise their overlapping arms. The sisters smiled at one another:
"I am you."
"You are me."
Miss Danist noticed the ring on one of their hands. It was the Year-End Festival gift she had given Shade.
Grace in a White Dress and Helen in a black dress, standing opposite one another, respectively placed their left and right hands atop the Great Witches' hands.
The sisters who had crossed two eras smiled at each other:
"You are me."
"I am you."
Leisha and Dorothy were the last to raise their arms, their palms overlapping above the others' hands.
Though they had wished to meet but could not, they had finally met.
They smiled at each other, knowing that they were already satisfied:
"I am myself."
"I am myself."
The six hands of the three pairs of sisters were stacked together, smiles blooming across every face.
One pair had become one in body before birth, one pair had pursued eternal inseparability