Professor Sylph chuckled softly. "Kazel, he's not a god."
Dark turned to Professor Medea and asked, "What about you, Professor Medea?"
Professor Medea Bartholomew replied with a smile, "If it will be revealed soon enough, why take a risk over it?"
"True." Dark nodded and continued listening.
"Prepare!"
Without warning, a completely flat voice entered the minds of everyone present.
A moment later, everyone emerged from their thoughts and opened their eyes, gazing solemnly at the torches in their hands.
The most crucial part of the entire ritual was about to begin!
Above the bronze hall, Professor Kazel held a wand in one hand and several Magitech Cards in the other. The Eye of Truth had long since been activated.
He extended his hand, and the wand in it pierced directly into the pedestal supporting the enormous heart.
Beside him, "Aries" Oli had already drawn the Armed Card named "Golden Holy Armor: Aries Palace" from her Card Case!
"In the name of Oli Dimon..."
Her lips moved as she recited rapidly under her breath, her chant growing faster and faster until the sounds nearly merged into one continuous line.
Then, an aura as terrifying as that of a god slowly seeped from the Armed Card.
The phantom of a woolly, curly-haired ram emerged from the card's surface. It gradually grew larger, then gave a light leap and landed beside Oli.
The ram phantom had no physical form, yet when Oli reached out to stroke it, it felt as if she were touching something real.
She gently patted the ram phantom on the head, then pressed the still-glowing Armed Card against her chest. Gentle white light, soft as water, burst forth in an instant!
"Baa—"
The ram phantom let out a soft bleat, then abruptly contracted and slipped into Oli's