Doctor Schneider stood with his back to Shade, reaching out to help Priest Augustus suppress the soul's reaction within the Demon Sword. Perhaps he was no match for Priest Augustus in delicate soul manipulation, but when it came to playing with and punishing souls, he was an expert:
"Destiny is the hardest thing to understand. The five of us came all the way here from the city tonight, which is incredible in itself. If Fated Story has already begun, then our appearance tonight cannot have been a coincidence."
"Was the diviner drawn here by destiny?"
Priest Augustus asked. What he truly wanted to know was whether Luvia was this time's Chosen One.
Shade looked at Luvia. The Girl with Purple Eyes smiled and shook her head.
"I don't know either. Fate is impermanent; anything could happen."
She stared intently at that piece of Serpent's Shedding as though it were some priceless treasure.
While the Doctor and Priest dealt with the Demon Sword, Shade took Dorothy and Luvia out for a while. Of course, he was not planning to continue tracking those swords, much less crazily do anything with the young ladies on this cold Snow Mountain night. Instead, he led them upward, toward the hidden area where Sylvia's High Tower stood.
That tower was located on the ridge of a side peak of Fatumonst Snow Mountain. If Shade had not already possessed the tower key Sylvia had "lent" him, he would not have been able to enter even if he found that area.
The key glowed faintly in the darkness. When Shade aimed it at the air ahead and turned it, ancient steps appeared one by one before them. The young ladies looked around curiously, and Shade led them to the remains of the low wall. After stepping on three