Although Sarah had summoned [Plague Swarm] at the outpost, proving that she might still retain a little divine power, that was hardly unusual.
The gods no longer looked upon this forgotten corner, but that did not mean they would withdraw their blessings in an instant.
To them, doing so was both pointless and exceedingly tedious.
Just as even glancing at the ants beneath their feet cost humans unnecessary effort.
The best approach was to let those granted divine power disappear along with this world, which was ultimately doomed.
The divine power bestowed upon their believers would eventually return to the gods in another form.
This made the loss of divine power a gradual process, and slowly reduced the Matron Mothers who had once been able to cast ninth-ring divine spells to mere mortals.
But that did not stop Tang from weaving it into a suitable lie:
"I saw her tear the scroll apart with my own eyes, releasing the magic stored within. Countless insects swarmed out of the torn paper like a black cloud. That power wasn't hers."
After all, whether it was a lie or not, it all led to a subject no mortal could escape.
"She has already been abandoned by the gods. And not just her. Every priestess, every Drow has been abandoned by the gods—ever since centuries ago, when Kling still ruled over us.
"Why do you think Kling assassinated those priestesses? Why do you think she had the power to do it? Precisely because she knew Lolth had long since stopped favoring the Drow. That was how she slaughtered the believers the Goddess valued in a single night and established her century-long rule! And now, the Spider Silk Family is merely invoking the gods' name to do the same thing the Kling Family did back