The Dragon Scale Amulet Angelina carried with her activated soundlessly at that moment. A shield formed of silver moonlight briefly bought Angelina a chance to catch her breath, but the amulet shattered completely after holding out for less than two seconds.
The gaze that did not exist in reality continued to look towards Angelina's unusual soul. Within that gaze that abominated the entire world, Angelina seemed to understand what the most chaotic existence was like.
But Angelina's own feeble strength was not enough to allow her an epiphany here and now. Fortunately, another light protected her.
It was a glowing aqua-blue gemstone.
Leisha had always considered the Sage Level Relic [Soul Gem] too dangerous. Though Angelina carried this gift from Shade with her, she had never used it. Yet now, without being activated by anyone, the gemstone floated before Angelina on its own. Amid its flowing aqua-blue radiance, the soul of an unfamiliar young girl appeared before Angelina, shielding her from that unknown being's gaze.
The "Soul Gem" had originally been formed when its holder's once-pure soul fell or deteriorated in despair. What appeared now was the previous holder's soul. Angelina knew neither her story nor her past, but when the unfamiliar soul spread her arms and turned her back to Angelina to block the gaze for her, Angelina vaguely sensed, through her thaumaturgy [Heart Sound of Chaos], the other girl's determination to protect her younger sister.
Even after death, even though Angelina was not her younger sister, that soul had still appeared.
Five seconds later, cracks appeared across the aqua-blue gemstone's surface, and the relic lost its effect as it fell toward the ground. But that was already enough. The Young Lady formed by Leisha and Dorothy's fusion had arrived before the "Infant-Holding Holy Mother," her right hand capable