"Do you understand now?"
The red-haired Sorceress stood before Shade in the night and asked. When she had gone out, she had worn a white lady's blouse paired with a brown long skirt, but after emerging from the darkness once more, the lingering night made it seem as though she were wearing an antique yet elegant black dress:
"What I showed you was neither [Night Stealth], which hides oneself in the night, nor [Shadow Step], which enters the shadow world. I embraced the night and became one with it. In that unique state, I temporarily lost my tangible form in the Material World.
"In practical terms, it grants invisibility, erases one's presence, and allows short-range instantaneous movement through the night curtain."
"Instantaneous movement" was not exclusive to spatial abilities. The earth branch also had techniques such as "Shorten Earthly Distance" that achieved the same effect.
"That Thaumaturgy is impressive."
Shade praised her. Though it was not an offensive power, and its support functions could be replaced by things like [Invisibility Spell], [Space Jump], and [Shadow Realm Traversal], this Thaumaturgy still pointed directly to the essence of the night.
"It is not Thaumaturgy. This is the divine art of the Goddess of the Night, and thus the divine art of a Sage. Faith in the Moon God can also be divided into worship of the Moon and worship of the night. The Black Night Spirit Temple in Randall River Valley is a religious site that primarily worships the Moon God's power over the night.
"The prototype of this divine art already existed in the Mythical Epoch. The believers of the Goddess of the Night silently traveled through the darkness, witnessing the stories that unfolded in the depths of the long night. It is a symbol of identity, unrelated to the strength