"I don't know what power mortal persistence can possess, but I want to be like them too—at least try. Can you give me some spirit?"
The Saint laughed:
"Of course."
The last wisp of undispersed White Fog surged into Shade's body. The spirit within him, suddenly so abundant it nearly exploded, finally accelerated the Destiny Ring behind him to its limit.
In the desert wind, beneath the silent moon, amid the crackling of the campfire, a sheet of parchment suddenly floated out of Shade's pocket.
Every letter in the story of "The Mermaid Princess," personally Written by the Chosen One of Space—Dorothy Louisa and Leisha Cavendish—began to glow. The luminous letters peeled away from the parchment one by one and flew into the Destiny Ring behind Shade, which shone almost as brightly as the Sun.
The rotating Destiny Ring stirred up a Gale, but Ms. Knight, squinting against the wind, still saw a brand-new rune being inscribed upon that ring.
Desire was born from yearning, and persistence arose from desire. Mortal souls were so fascinating. Those who would rather Sacrifice themselves than give up possessed the most precious golden souls. When the story of the Mermaid Princess reached its end, she and you, gazing at the newborn Sun, both possessed a character as unyielding as stone.
You had listened to the fairy tale you told and learned the Enlightenment of civilization.
The three illusory items and the brass-colored spiritual radiance transformed from the glowing ink that peeled from the parchment gradually condensed at one point upon the rapidly spinning Destiny Ring. Though they were clearly in a sea of sand, the cries of seagulls, the whistles of a cruise ship, and the crashing of waves all sounded at that moment. Amid those sounds, a new Spirit Rune appeared, revealing Shade's