Above the Phantom Tide.
Before Luther, the spirituality from Lovia's prayers mingled with the mist, forming a mirrorlike surface of water. Through it, he saw the world of the City of Silver, the vast stockpile of Beyonder Characteristics in the warehouse, and the sacred seal around its perimeter.
"So many contaminated Beyonder Characteristics... Well, they have held on in the darkness for over two thousand years..."
Luther examined the characteristics. His spiritual instincts told him that most belonged to the low and middle Sequences; there weren't many at Sequence 5 or above. As for Colin's precautions, he didn't mind them. On the contrary, trusting him completely without hesitation would have been foolish.
There are rather a lot of characteristics... Anyway, let's get started...
With that thought, he picked up the Sunless Cross and raised it high amid the surging, seething tide.
Whoosh!
An enormous amount of spirituality poured into it. The bronze corrosion on the cross rapidly flaked away, revealing a body seemingly formed from light.
With a thought, Luther controlled the Sunless Cross, gathering streams of warm light into beams and sending them shooting toward the mirror.
The core ability of the Unshadowed, Purification!
Meanwhile, in the City of Silver, pure gold filled the world before them. Warm beams of light spread gently yet inexorably. On the tiers of iron shelving, light enveloped the distorted Beyonder Characteristics, purging the contamination within. Clouds of black mist rose from them, only to vanish completely in the golden radiance.
Colin's eyes widened as he watched.
He's called the God of Blood and Shadows, so why is the miracle he bestowed such pure light?
Golden light washed over Colin, seeping into his body with waves of warmth. The negative emotions buried deep in his heart, accumulated over so many years, faded little