The long wooden ladder binding the unconscious Alessa, under the remote control of numerous guardians, who all extended their right hands and made the "ram's head" gesture of judgment and condemnation, slowly floated above the flames.
The sacred pillar of light that had pierced through the central church of Silent Hill's Otherworld
extended from the void to the skies above Marcello Town, then descended onto the "Unity" symbol atop the central church, before continuing into the church and intertwining with the five-meter-wide pillar of light at its center.
The focal point was Alessa's body.
White flames scorched Alessa's body.
The evil spirit soul within her was slowly transformed. A strange power blending darkness and holiness gradually formed inside Alessa.
In the sky around them, beneath the flickering light of the central statue, streams of authority representing the Otherworld and holy power
gradually seeped into Alessa's body.
Within her body, they condensed into a rune resembling a "scale," slowly merging with the golden divine power that was gradually being born from the fusion of holy and dark forces.
Every time the Summoning God ritual was held, divine power would condense to communicate with the slumbering deity. At the same time, the deity's authority would be drawn out—usually around two percent.
Moreover, the holy authority belonging to Heaven would return to the god once the ritual ended.
This time was no different.
Except, what existed within Alessa at this moment was not the witch's soul, originally filled with pain and suited for the sacrificial ritual.
It was merely a twisted, chaotic evil spirit!
Wu Heng could already see that the evil spirit soul he inhabited was slowly breaking apart and dissipating under the impact of this divine power and holy authority.
Its entire soul was filled with instability, as though it had