Chapter 386: Weakness and Strength
The transformation of life was wondrous.
Ruger pursed his lips. He had even given up watching that strange little demon. Though he was interested in the tiny thing as well, the wizard apprentice undergoing transformation and advancement right before his eyes was clearly far more tempting. For a moment, his mind wandered, and he felt like a little demon himself, facing temptation. Then he made up his mind not to mock that small fellow who could not control himself anymore. The sublimation ritual created by the wizards had successfully struck at its weakness. Everyone had a hidden side, just as Ruger had once sat in a chair with his toes unable to touch the ground. Whether one was strong or weak, once their true nature had been figured out and thoroughly studied, they would become very dangerous.
Kurt's spiritual power was changing as well, and his face was filled with enjoyment.
And the illusory God of Sorrow had already become more real, its presence steadily climbing. Many of the twisted parts of its divine body were gone, filled in by newborn power. At least now, it no longer looked as alarming and unsettling as it once had. If it did not move, it was merely a statue with a somewhat peculiar and eerie style.
Thump! Thump!
The God of Sorrow's heart beat powerfully once more.
The sounds echoed through the great hall in waves.
Everything around them seemed to be cheering, even those two great black iron doors. Earlier, in order to stabilize the demon's form, something black and screaming had been drawn from those doors. Now, even more strange and unknown things surged forth. The entire damp, shadowy hall trembled, as though every brick and stone upon the ground were shouting with all its