Dorothy's Middle Name

The patterns symbolizing the sun, moon, and stars lit up across the floor at once. The largest pattern, centered on where Dorothy stood, was a simple diagram symbolizing the structure of the human body.

Following the ritual's requirements, Dorothy reached her hand toward the mirror. The "other Dorothy" in the mirror, who seemed to be at the end of her life, also came to the surface and reached out her hand.

Their fingertips touched through the mirror's surface. At that moment, it was as though Dorothy had become the Match Girl in the mirror, or as though the Match Girl in the mirror had become her.

"It's going smoothly. Just light and blow out four more matches, and the ritual will be complete!"

Using this ritual to complete the sublimation from a low ring to a middle ring not only made the fullest use of the Core Ling Rune, Scribe, but also tested the power of the Core Ling Rune, Roleplaying. This was the most suitable ritual Saint Byron's had devised based on Dorothy's power system and Spirit Runes. The Three Great Arcane Academies were exceptionally capable in such matters.

Shade thought to himself as he saw both the Core Ling Runes, Scribe and Roleplaying, glowing on Dorothy's Destiny Ring behind her. She withdrew the fingers that had touched the mirror, then moved to light a match. But though her hand made the motion of pulling back, her fingers seemed to be stuck to the mirror surface and would not move at all.

The Blonde Young Lady furrowed her brow in confusion.

"What's going on?"

Shade did not dare rashly enter the ritual site and could only ask Dorothy about her situation with his eyes. The blonde Miss Writer turned and shook her head at him, then gradually began to