The Moon Spellcaster's Core Ling Rune contained a Silver Moon Spirit Rune identical to Shade's. As grayish-green light spread across her Destiny Ring, a brand-new Spirit Rune—Blasphemy: Decay—appeared. At the same time, the Miracle Spirit Rune—Life, which she had already mastered, began to shine with an even more brilliant light.
Her long black hair drifted behind her as her entire body glowed. Shade felt that, at this moment, she truly was communicating with the tree, and the process continued for a very, very long time.
Meanwhile, the grayish-green glow rising from where the trunk met her palm also began to spread across the entire tree trunk.
Downward, it illuminated the roots beneath the ground. The spiritual glow pierced the soil, allowing Shade to clearly see how the giant tree's roots spread underground. The area covered by those roots was even larger than its crown;
Upward, it illuminated the canopy overhead. Grayish-green light flowed along every branch and fork, reaching farther and farther until the space above them became a sea of scattered grayish-green lights like a starry sky.
The only things that remained unlit were those "corpses." Naturally, Shade was glad they had not begun glowing.
In the end, that light even spread to Shade through their clasped hands. But Shade had no Time Curse, and he did not share much of a connection with the tree either, so—
Outlander, you have encountered the curse of the Curse-Eroded Great Tree.
"What?"
Due to your Nature Affinity trait, you have automatically been exempted from all effects of this curse.
The night rain grew heavier and heavier. At 7:10 that evening, the lady finally opened her eyes again. When her hand left the tree trunk, the light above and below them gradually faded away.
She turned to meet Shade's gaze:
"No problem.