When Shade returned home from Randall River Valley with two Red Butterfly Cards, it was nearly lunchtime. He saw Luvia and Iluna's shoes in the entrance hall and knew they had already returned.
Sure enough, when he went up to the 2nd Floor and entered, he found Luvia and Iluna chatting on the sofa, while Little Mia lay on the windowsill basking in the sun as usual.
"Welcome home!"
Shade opened his arms and hugged each of the two girls. The three had finally reunited at Saint Derain Square after so long, and Shade was delighted.
Iluna and Luvia had each taken leave from the Church and the Seer Association. Having just returned to Tobesk City, they had personal matters to handle, so neither of them needed to work for the entire day.
Shade therefore went to a restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue to order lunch and had it delivered directly to the house.
Since it was a meal at home, they could be more casual. They discussed many things over lunch. Iluna displayed her now eight-ring Destiny Ring and told the other two about the new power she had gained:
"When I advanced to the eighth ring through Two-in-One after fusing with Shade, Shade's soul was very warm."
She was a little embarrassed as she said this, but seeing that Luvia had no reaction, she continued:
"Later, Shade fused with me and the Chosen One of Space to repair that spacetime vortex in the sky. During that time, I came into contact with the essence of that composite soul that had just become a Chosen One, so I gained another Spirit Rune: Distorted Space."
As she spoke, she demonstrated the new ability she had acquired. She had not suddenly learned spatial movement powers like Laguerre's Leap, but another peculiar