Sister Devlin gave Shade no warning to prepare before the blazing flames swallowed them both the next second.
Yet the flames brought Shade no burning pain. Instead, he felt a warm current of fire flow directly into his soul, after which the immense flames linked Sister Devlin's soul with his own.
Not only had the nun bestowed Spirit upon Shade in the form of flames, she was also using the First Fire to connect them, greatly reducing the consumption of the upcoming Mystic Lock.
"So the cost of Clock Tower Lovers can actually be reduced like this."
The ferocious flames made the nailed-down bug emit an even more deafening buzz, forcing Miss Danist and Miss Bell back again and again. They could no longer see the two figures within the fire, only feel the suddenly erupting elements and Tide of Spirits sweep through the surroundings, directly affecting the spatial structure around the forest.
The young Witch Apprentice had no idea what this was, but the library Administrator Miss did:
"This is his Mystic Lock!"
The autumn forest scenery did not change, but amid the rumbling of the earth, the grating sound of massive rocks scraping together made the two Young Girls stare in surprise as a dilapidated, crooked Clock Tower rapidly rose from the ground behind them.
At that moment, every hand on the Clock Tower's dial pointed to twelve. Soon afterward, however, the gale before them drew their attention back ahead.
Shade's Eighth Ring of Fate and Sister Devlin's Twelfth Ring of Fate fully appeared. The rapidly spinning eight-ring Destiny Ring was even larger than the Twelfth Ring of Fate with its dark gold sheen. As the two Destiny Rings scraped and collided, scattering sparks, Shade handed the pink crystal dagger to the nun within the blazing flames hidden