The "Despicable" Nun

At the summit of Sikar Mountain, the Ring Arcanists of the Orthodox Church who had originally been stationed here had long since withdrawn due to the volcanic eruption. Some had entered the mountain to confront the evil spirits trying to enter the city, some had gone into the city to maintain order, and some had joined the great battle above the city.

The volcanic eruption, the god's strike upon the summit, and the Silver Moon sinking into the crater had utterly ruined the landscape atop the mountain. Though the volcano had already gone dormant, only a sparse handful of trees remained on the summit, while Summit Lake had become an abyss leading underground.

Countless white silhouettes emerged from the abyss and followed the silver Shattered Light Path toward the starry sky. On one side of the summit, a jutting cliff extended slightly over the abyss.

The wind was fierce, and the late-autumn night was cold. No one noticed a streak of silvery-white light falling from high above, followed by Shade landing on the cliff at the summit.

He curled up as he crashed onto the uneven ground. Above him was the starry sky, and beneath it, four Myriad Aspects of Impermanence Cards spun as they fell beside him.

"Oh!"

Shade groaned in pain. It was not that he did not want to go to the shore of Lake Bena, but he had overused his strength so severely that this was as far as he could manage to land.

It felt as though every muscle in his body was melting, while his soul seemed to have shattered into countless fragments, each one gnawed by maggots. The last time he had burned divinity, he had fallen unconscious until Iluna and Luvia rescued him. But last time, he had still been in a