When the holy emblem fully appeared, the entwined umbilical cords on the handkerchief flew through the light toward the two boys' heads.
The golden light emitting from the princes formed a huge clock pattern above the World Tree Holy Emblem.
Click~
With the crisp sound of the hands turning, the entire world except for Shade and the Twin Princes froze once more. But this was no longer Time Stop within a small area; it was true Time Stop caused by the power of an Ancient God.
Even Shade was briefly dazed in that instant. His Time Resistance could not withstand the power of an Ancient God. Yet he quickly regained consciousness within the frozen time, only to discover that the Twin Princes before him seemed to have shifted subtly. During the brief moment when Shade had been frozen, they seemed to have done something.
But that no longer mattered. Nothing around them had changed, and no matter what had happened just now, it would not affect reality. The Golden Miracle Elements were gradually being stripped from the princes. Before speaking of their crimes, Shade asked:
"Is there really nothing you can tell me about the future you saw?"
The princes, still maintaining adult-sized bodies, shook their heads before speaking separately:
"My name is Gudrian."
"My name is Lorian."
Shade nodded lightly.
"I understand. You have surrendered your power, and I will ensure that you grow up healthy. Then, farewell forever."
Praying to the Tree Father, Shade recounted how the Cavendish Twin Princes had disrupted the continuity of time. Beneath the World Tree Holy Emblem and beneath the clock-face mark above their heads, the princes also admitted their crimes and willingly abandoned their "noble status."
When all the Miracle Elements in their souls dissipated and entered the two entwined umbilical cords,