The apple lying on the snowy ground amid the wind and snow glowed faintly. The nature of Bent Arc had not actually changed; the apple was still Solidified Fate, only its appearance and shape had changed under Ellie's talent.
But even so, the ability to alter the shape of Solidified Fate was terrifying. Even if Luvia had been here, she would probably have been astonished by the sight before her. Fate was a ring because the God of Fate was Ouroboros. And now that fate could be turned into an apple, perhaps that meant—
But Ellie did not care about anything else. Seeing that the apple had truly appeared, she happily let out an "Aang~" and asked Little Mia whether she wanted something to eat. After receiving a disgusted meow in response, Ellie ate the glowing apple created from Bent Arc herself—something no one else could do either.
Thus, Ellie's Destiny Ring appeared again, and the brand-new Spirit Rune Blasphemy—[Freeze]—was inscribed upon it. This Spirit Rune perfectly matched the fate represented by Bent Arc.
Little Unicorn was quite satisfied with this, but the "Meow~" from above made her turn around and look toward the rock wall whose ice layer she had just smashed through.
By then, the white mist formed by falling ice blocks and snowflakes had dissipated. Upon the smooth cliff face, an enormous golden serpentine rune had clearly appeared.
Although Ellie did not know what it was, she could sense that the rune was older than even the oldest bloodline memory she possessed, and more mysterious than the most mysterious stories she had heard from Chloe.
At that moment, Ellie understood that her and Little Mia's mission tonight was to break rune seals like this throughout the Thirteen Seals in Snow Mountain. So, after raising her horn and